Washington DC

Finally got my pictures loaded from my vacation. Below are a few of my photos from Washington DC, check them out and feel free to comment! Mr. McClung

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Christmas Vacation Update: Williamsburg, VA

Welcome to Colonial Williamsburg! recently I took a short trip to Williamsburg, Virginia. I apologize in advance for not having photos available at the time, due to the fact that I do not have a card reader for my camera handy…..however, I will move forward! The area we visited was apart of the Colonial are…

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Christmas Vacation Update: Hampton, VA

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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Last Day of The Year/House Cleaning

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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Terrific Tiger

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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Making Headlines

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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Winter Concert

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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Loose Soil vs. Compact Soil

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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Mmmmm…..Latkes…..

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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