A (Thurs)day in the Life

Hello blog friends!

Happy Thursday! Its time for your weekly tour of Sheridan Beacons Center!

First, we go to the K-2 room, where we sang a bunch of songs today. Here is the group singing a rousing round of LaTouche!
THUMBS UP!Here is a shot from second base during a large group game of Big Base! It's like kickball, but more fun!Next, I went up to the Y's Start group. They are doing Base Math, learning a new way to look at complex math problems. They do algebra level problems with these manipulatives, it's pretty cool.I popped into the computer lab to check in on the Boy Scouts, but they were so into their work, that they didn't even look up!
The birds of Northeast Minneapolis are in luck...our first and second grade group made bird feeders, today!
Who knew dirt tasted so good? One of our K-2 groups made "dirt cups" today. But don't worry, it's only pudding, cookies and gummy worms!Next, it was snack time...our amazing Junior Staff pass out snacks to all Beacons participants.
After enrichment activities and snack, it was time for academics.
Some Third graders read books
Our 7-8th grade group is working on research projects about animals of their choice. Some of the animals that they chose were ligers, dolphins, and monkeys.It may look like our Kindergarteners are just coloring, but they were actually working on a literacy activity! They are working on the letters of the alphabet!
And before we knew it, it was time to go! Here is one of our groups coming out to the bus.Thanks for checking in on us!

That's a (Thurs)day in the life of Sheridan Beacons!

3-5 Unit Penny Wars

Penny Wars is officially over and the winning group was the Asian Youth Program, who collected a total of $24.76. This community service project was a great success for the Sheridan Beacons 3-5 Unit. The total amount collected from all of the 3-5 groups, was a whopping $105.35 . We would like to give thanks to all of the groups who participated in the Penny Wars. We had a Blast!!!!!

Save the Date! March 10 "Pizza Night"

Pizza Night is rapidly approaching, so call your friends/family and mark March 10 on your calendar to visit Davanni's in Brooklyn Center. If you dine-in or carry-out an order from Davanni's on March 10 from 5:00-8:30pm, 20% of your bill will be donated to our future Reading Center.

Our "Leaders in Training" have been working hard tutoring our Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders in the school's Media Center, and are really excited to build their own Reading Center. Please support these students as they learn how to lead through service.

GO EAT SOME 'ZZA

Beacons' L.I.T.'s Raise Money for Children's Reading Center

Sheridan Beacons' "Leaders In Training" are exemplifying the power and reach of youth voice. Given the social issue of illiteracy in children, the 7th & 8th graders envisioned creating a reading center within the Beacons' Office. The Reading Center will be an exciting, comfortable place for the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students to be tutored by older students as well as to read leisurely. They have raised over $100 thus far, and they have a "pizza night" at the Brooklyn Park Davanni's on March 10th. Please go and support this student led endeavor to fight children's illiteracy within their own school.