Me, my wife, two dogs, one car loaded down like the Clampetts, and 18 short hours later we arrived in Hampton, Virgina for the Christmas with my wife’s family. Been in town since Sunday “morning”, and has been pretty uneventful thus far. However, there is so much history in this entire area. While there is…
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Today was the last day of the fall semester for us at Noel….this means means several things. First off is our sixth grade Christmas parties, each class is having their own individual parties in the morning and a whole class party at the end of the day. Our party today included a gift exchange, watching…
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Another month has come and gone….and three more terrific tigers have been named!This months awards go to Cendy from Mrs. Drake’s Class….Serenity from Mrs. Hamm’s Class….and Dillion from Mr. McClung’s Class Congratulations everyone! Mr. McClung
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Back in October, I took a visit to Harp Elementary School in Springdale Arkansas. This was a part of my educational leadership course at the University of Arkansas. Click here to check out the article about our visit to Harp Elementary. Mr. McClung
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No school today due to icey conditions….and maybe not tomorrow with more snow and ice on its way. Have a great snow day! Mr. McClung
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Another long night in Noel….but well worth it. This past Friday, Noel held its winter concert. The concert featured music classes from grades 3-6, and also the jr. high band, grades 6-8. All of the music students played a recorder during the performances. In the videos below, the sixth grade is performing what is called…
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As our unit on earthquakes comes to a conclusion, on Thursday we performed our first investigation of how different types of soil can effect the buildings they are built on. In our investigation we used two beakers full of sand, one was full of sand only, the other contained soil with glue to harden the…
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During our class on Thursday, we will conclude our study of Hanukkah by eating some traditional Jewish food. Homemade Latkes and applesauce…..just like muter use to make! My wife and I spent sometime this evening preparing latkes for my class tomorrow. This is a simple food to make, and requires minimal ingredients Ingredients:1. Shredded potatoes2….
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Ahhhh, the classic game of gambling…. as a part of our study of Hanukkah today our class split into small groups and played a Jewish children’s game, Dreidel. This game is played with a wooden top that has four Jewish letters on each side. Nun, gimmel, hay, and shin, each one of these letters has…
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Convection occurs when there is an upwelling in the earth’s mantle caused by heat. This upwelling then causes parts of the earth’s mantle to cool as it rises to the top, as it cools the mantle then pushes the oceanic plates towards the coastline. At this point subducion occurs. From this process new ocean floor…
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