Mummy Dog Projects-World History
The Mummification and Funeral
Scratch
Our Computer Programming Kids have been creating projects on Scratch!
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century. Here they are busy at work! Amazing things going on in our Q2 building!
Programming 1 offered at Quest
Just a friendly reminder of the new class we started offering this year for our 9th grade students!
Programming 1
It is a student favorite and just another way that we stay ahead of the rest when it comes to providing our students with a Technology Rich Environment!
We want to prepare our students for the Future!
Have you completed your HOUR OF CODE?
Quest Academy participated in Hour of Code this past week! I am sure your children have been talking all about it! I know my First Grader has…He LOVED it and made sure I printed out his Certificate of Completion!
What is HOUR OF CODE?
What is Computer Science?
Computer science develops students’ computational and critical thinking skills and shows them how to create, not simply use, new technologies. This fundamental knowledge is needed to prepare students for the 21st century, regardless of their ultimate field of study or occupation.
Why is it important for students to learn about computer programming?
- Computer Science is a top paying college degree
- By 2020 there will be 1,000,000 more computer science jobs than there are students
- Without computer science not much works
- There will always be jobs for coders
- Solving problems is never boring
- Making. Really. Cool. Things!
Now it is your turn…try it out!
http://csedweek.org
If you child has been asking for more go to:
http://learn.code.org/users/sign_up
Pancakes Anyone???
CTE kids over at Q2 have been mastering their cooking skills all week!
Programming over at Q2
Mr. Moore’s Class,
“For our Maze projects we used a program called Scratch, which is a programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. We started by designing the maze layout, by drawing a maze-like background with single colored walls and a different single-colored end marker. We added a sprite that would navigate the maze. We kept it simple at first and had the sprite use the “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right” arrows to move. Eventually, we started adding much more complicated elements to our mazes. Many of my students had completely different ideas of what to include in their mazes. Some they kept simple, some added crazy colors, some had trap doors, moving pieces, and even slime. No two projects were the same, they combined, and built off of ideas they were able to see on another maze and made it into their own.”
I had the opportunity to go observe this class and was very impressed by the wealth of knowledge these students have and the enthusiasm that was displayed while I was in there. Our Administration joined in and tried to complete the mazes that the students created!
Such a great day!
This is an example of a CLASS that we offer that makes us different then the surrounding school! Another reason why Quest is the Best!
“For our Maze projects we used a program called Scratch, which is a programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. We started by designing the maze layout, by drawing a maze-like background with single colored walls and a different single-colored end marker. We added a sprite that would navigate the maze. We kept it simple at first and had the sprite use the “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right” arrows to move. Eventually, we started adding much more complicated elements to our mazes. Many of my students had completely different ideas of what to include in their mazes. Some they kept simple, some added crazy colors, some had trap doors, moving pieces, and even slime. No two projects were the same, they combined, and built off of ideas they were able to see on another maze and made it into their own.”
I had the opportunity to go observe this class and was very impressed by the wealth of knowledge these students have and the enthusiasm that was displayed while I was in there. Our Administration joined in and tried to complete the mazes that the students created!
Such a great day!
This is an example of a CLASS that we offer that makes us different then the surrounding school! Another reason why Quest is the Best!
Integers in 7th Grade
I had the opportunity to go and peek in on a fabulous 7th Grade Math class learning about Integers on Monday! Some highlights that I wanted to share were that I loved seeing the students use the Clickers to input their test data, I also loved how the teacher was using her iPad as a slate to teach. She was able to walk around the room while teaching, rather then be stuck at the board. She also has the opportunity to record her lessons and embed them onto her blog so that parents and students can see how she as a teacher presented the lesson, it will help with absent kids needing to hear the lecture/lesson that was missed from not being in class. Finally, in this class period she took her kiddos outside to work with sidewalk chalk and do some actual activity on the number line!
Way to go kids!
