Lotspeich

Pre-kindergarten students discover secondary colors

In pre-kindergarten teacher Christian Del Vecchio’s class, students learned the magic behind secondary colors. Students were divided into pairs, each with one of their palms painted a primary color. The pairs would join hands and create their brand-new secondary color. Students erupted with ecstatic laughter after they discovered their new color. Yay orange!

TRADITIONS CONTINUE WITH FIRST AND FIFTH GRADE BUDDIES

Lotspeich first graders recently met their fifth grade buddies! As part of a fun Lotspeich tradition, the new buddies participated in different getting-to-know-you activities, and could barely contain their excitement to spend time with their new friends. Their friendships will continue to grow throughout the year by engaging in a variety of activities, and at the Lotspeich Closing Ceremony, the buddies will sing a special song together.

Exploring cause and effect

Second graders in teacher Danielle Necessary and Cicely Knecht’s class learned about the nature of cause and effect through a celery and flower experiment. On Friday, students cut flower stems and placed celery into glass jars filled with water. One by one, students took turns adding food coloring to the different jars, to stand for the “cause” they would examine. Necessary and Knecht asked students to hypothesize what they believed would happen when they checked their celery on Monday. To the students’ amazement, the celery and flowers changed the color of the food dye in their containers!