Monday, April 15, 2013

2nd Graders Take a Closer Look




Mrs. Fairman and Mrs. Bridge's students learn about the different parts of a plant with the use of the new digital microscopes.














Monday, April 8, 2013

CRE Robotics Club Meets the EV3




Students in the Cactus Ranch Robotics Club got a sneak peek of the new Lego robotics system, EV3. The EV3 project director from National Instruments demonstrated the new software and hardware that will be available for purchase in the fall of 2013.













Monday, March 25, 2013

Food Chain Discoveries


Ms. Avila-Gray, 5th grade teacher, teaches about the food chain by using a webcam and an avatar effect from Logitech software.














Monday, March 4, 2013

Preparing for Battle




Cactus Ranch students prepare for the Battle of the Bluebonnet's with our new Turning Point ResponseCard RF LCD devices.

Photo Fun




Students discover photo editing in Ms. Covington's art class using Photoshop Elements 11.

Monday, February 25, 2013

5th Graders Get a Lesson on Storms


Paul Yura,Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service, gave the 5th graders a presentation about weather and storms.

Kinder Team Creates Google Site


Cactus Ranch kindergarten teachers have created a Google Site that offers many resources for their students. CRE Kindergarten Team Website