super heroes

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Super Hero Brain Power…

IMG_7098Super heroes unite!  During rally this morning, our own LME Super Heroes made a special appearance to remind our friends about the courage and kindness all around us.  From our Teddy Bear Drive to the smart work of our teachers, we are ready to use our Super Hero Brain power with courage and kindness.  IMG_7109We also worked on our Super Hero stance…you know…feet apart, hands on hips, chin out, and face up in a courageous thoughtful smile.  Our teachers received a little “grade” on their Super Hero progress too.

In other news, don’t forget about state assessment next week.  We will be closed to visitors and volunteers in order to maintain testing and campus security with minimal distractions.

Get outside and use your Super Hero powers to better the world today; enJOY this extraordinary spring weekend!  🙂

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What’s your super power today?

We all have gifts to share with each other; some of us just open our packages sooner than others.  🙂

Sarah Super HeroSuper Heroes have powers; some for good and some for not-so-good ventures.  During the course of conversations this morning during walk-about, several students shared their ideas from our big Super Hero Day yesterday when we celebrated the Science and Math of Super Heroes.  With help from Mr. Jerry DeCaire of Marvel Comics, students participated in creative process from conception to final comic book story product.  Mr. DeCaire is responsible for drawing the likenesses of Thor, X-Men, Wolverine, Avengers, Hawkeye, and more over the years.  Class Super HeroWorking closely with writers who create the storyline, he in turn draws realistic comic characters using math and science (really!) to create the action you see in the final product.  It’s a truly fascinating process.  More importantly (and fun fact), comic artists continue to create by hand (and not with cutting-edge technology as you might think) because human hands work faster than computer models currently allow.

superhero1Students today took the knowledge they gleaned from yesterday’s presentation to create their own concepts of super heroes–drawings and story lines.  As one little friend shared with me, “My super power today and is drawing and writing; so what’s your super power, Ms. Van?” 🙂

Here’s hoping our little super heroes never lose sight of the many extraordinary gifts and powers they have, opening and sharing them when they are ready to do so!  What’s YOUR super power today?

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A SUPER Day!

SUPER heroes landed at LME this morning—dressed and ready for educational action in fact!  In appreciation for all their dedication to our recent fun run, students and staff enjoyed a SUPER hero day filled with activities, SUPER costumes, and fun times.  Being the selfless, uplifting, patient, extra-mile, and reliable learners and classroom leaders takes SUPER power everyday; we all took some time out to celebrate our success today.  From clever homemade touches to highly involved outfits, SUPER Heroes ruled the halls and classrooms.  First Grade teachers in particular greeted learners with music and ‘JESS’ a reminder to use our SUPER Hero powers everyday when learning.

Thanks to everyone for their participation and assistance…as one friend commented, “Super Van, we’re all SUPER learning heroes at Miller!”  🙂