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Sim Junior mannikin was purchased in January of 2023 for our Health Science classes.  The mannikin brought a whole new aspect to learning how to assess a patient and care for basic life support systems.  He came complete with a trunk full of limbs that might simulate contusions or broken bones. 

The Ag Science Van from Friends of Ag in the Department of Agriculture provides hands on science  labs for the students in grades K - 8.   Students go into the ag lab for 2 different science experiments encompassing anything from analyzing eggs to learning how plant stems soak up the water and nutrients. 

Microbots will be used in the elementary classrooms to see their creations they program in various software applications come to life in lights, sounds, and motion.   This will create further excitement to bring about ideas and implement critical thinking processes.

Various STEM kits have been purchased for the elementary STEAM library.  The collections of kits may be borrowed by any of the teachers in the elementary classrooms for use with their students.

A teacher in the JSE elementary building wrote a grant to establish a community garden for all to use.  The fifth graders weeded, planted and tended to this garden during the spring and summer months.  Anyone who is food insecure are welcome to pick what they need.  

Daniel Kirk visited all three elementary schools last November.  He is a children's author and read some of his books to the students and showed them the value of the process of writing their own stories.