- April 26, 2024
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+ Belle Terre students apply math to the real world
Students in Ed and Theresa Wolff’s fifth-grade classes at Belle Terre Elementary School got a taste of how math is applied in the real world before trading in their protractors for polarized shades.
“Math is a subject ...which the powers of education require of students in order to pass. In the case of this class, we move math into something more than abstract obscurity; we move the students to build,” Ed Wolff said.
After the stress of FCAT testing was over, students used their knowledge of fractions, calculating surface area and determining the dimensions of a triangle to build replicas of famous buildings such the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Disney Castle and the Taj Mahal.
“It replaces that which is otherwise a number which is manipulated to acquire more numbers with a functional operation that can provide a tangible physical result. The students get it,” Wolff said.
+ Let them eat vegetables: Wadsworth, Matanzas join forces
Before school let out for the summer, Ellen Sperber’s third-grade class at Wadsworth Elementary School teamed with Lisa Kittrel’s culinary class at Matanzas High School to learn how things grow and how to cook them.
The third-graders started by studying the life cycle of plants and then planted seeds.They watched them germinate and then sprout into plants. When big enough, the sprouts were transplanted to a vegetable garden consisting of tomatoes, peppers, corn, zucchini, watermelon, cilantro, basil, peppermint, cucumber and string beans.
When the vegetables were ready to be picked, the culinary class came to Wadsworth and picked the vegetables and brought them back to their Matanzas classroom. Kittrel’s students used the vegetables in their kitchen to make several recipes and teach the third-graders how to cook.
They used Skype to connect the classrooms, and after the food was prepared by the high school students, the finished product was brought to Sperber’s classroom at Wadsworth.
“This wonderful learning opportunity gave the high school students experience with teaching a younger group of students while practicing their culinary arts skills, and it gave my class an opportunity to experience real life application of their garden,” Sperber said. “All of this could not have been done without the help and support of Sue Nocella and Maria McGovern, Flagler County’s technology experts.”
+ Education Foundation appoints new board, officers
The Flagler County Education Foundation inducted a new board of directors Thursday, June 28, at a Palm Coast Yacht Club breakfast.
The organization’s new president is Property Appraiser Jay Gardner, who will repace Robert Cuff, a local attorney.
Carla Cline will join the Board of Directors to chair its annual Masquerade Ball, to benefit the Josh Crews Writing Project, which will launch next school year. Last year, the event, led by Cline’s Leadership Flagler class, raised more than $10,000.
A list of other officers are as follows: Joseph Rizzo, president elect; Victoria Tiehen, vice president; Cheryl Tanenbaum, treasurer; Nancy Carlton, secretary. Steve Barnier, Rebecca DeLorenzo, Garry Lubi, Rachel Sheffield and Raven Sword were also named directors.
Ex-officio members include Schools Superintendent Janet Valentine and School Board members Sue Dickinson and Trevor Tucker. For more, call 437-7526.
