Musician Joe McDermott worked with 5th grade to create and original song and video.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Students Win in Writing Contest
4th Grade Student, Andrew and Abhinu, won the Austin Family Magazine writing contest. Each student was awarded a Kindle e-reader device.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Skype to Alaska
Ms. Derrington's 3rd grade class connects with Steve Wolf and son in Alaska. Steve Wolf is the owner of Stunt Ranch in Austin. Our 3rd graders visited Stunt Ranch to learn science through stunts and special FX.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Cactus Ranch Teacher Participates in Nasa Ladee Launch
Stacy Vernon, a teacher and fan of NASA, registered and was selected to attend a Nasa Social Event for the launch of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) on September 5th and 6th. She found out she was selected as one of only 50 participants from across the US. Selected participants were taken on exclusive tours of the Nasa Wallops Flight Facility, attended press conferences, and enjoyed taking part in a special introductory briefing broadcast live on Nasa's Educational Channel. Speakers including astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, and Charles Bolden, current administrator of NASA and former NASA astronaut, who visited with the Nasa Social Participants repeatedly and spoke of his appreciation for teachers and the importance of teachers sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for space exploration and science with their students. The Nasa Social group attended a "front row" special rocket launch viewing site for this exciting launch which was a first in many ways. The LADEE mission is the
*first spacecraft launched into deep space from the NASA Wallops Facility
Currently, Stacy is a kindergarten teacher at Cactus Ranch Elementary. She follows Nasa and many astronauts on Twitter and is active in Social Media. You can follow her on Twitter as @StacyVernon. She is excited to bring back a variety of space science activities to her students.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Tech Music
Cactus Ranch students grades 3-5 discover music sequencing and looping by creating a composition with Quavermusic.com. Click on the link below to hear a sample.
Monday, April 15, 2013
2nd Graders Take a Closer Look
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.
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
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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