Celebrating Freedom

Mrs. Derrington's created a WeVideo describing the Preamble and what it means to them.

Exploring the Constitution

Cactus Ranch 4th Graders participate in a web conference to discover the Constitution of the United States of America.

Rock STAARs

The students of Ms. Derrington's class created a music video to encourage Cactus Ranch students to do well on the STAAR tes.

CRE Programming Students Create Digital Clocks

The students of the programming club created digital clocks to be viewed on the school televisions. Valerie M. designed a clock to count down the remaining days of the school year.

Anti-Bullying Stop Animation Movie

4th grader Bronson F created a stop animation video for the PTA reflections contest that addresses the issue of bullying.

Cactus Ranch Digital Learning Day

Jeff Pratt visited with CRE 4th graders to talk about what it's like to work at Google and the innovative products that the company is developing. The rest of the school was able to tune in to the presentation through a Google+ Hangout OnAir.

Energy Conservation in Texas

Ms. James class hosts Mr. Hanson to learn about energy conservation. The other 5 5th grade classes were able to tune in and participate in the presentation through a Google+ On Air Hangout. The 5th grade is learning about energy conservation as part of their PBL project (Project Based Learning).