Madison 6th grade visited the City of Warsaw Wastewater Treatment plant. Students learned about all of the stages water goes through to be cleaned before reentering the Tippy River. Workers also explained how they identify problems with pumps and pipes and how they fix them. #WarsawInspires
Madison 2nd graders learned about Pollination by building a model out of Lego Spike Essentials. Students also had to program their butterfly to fly from flower to flower while they explained pollination with vocab such as stamen, pistil, and pollen. #WarsawInspires
Eleven Madison and Washington 5th graders participated in a Jr. Riverwatch program. They spent the day at Eagle Creek with Dylan Allison from the IN Dept. of Environmental Management who led the study. Students dug deeper into water testing and macroinvertebrate identification. #WarsawInspires
Madison 1st grade visited Winona Lake. Students hunted for macroinvertebrates in the lake, learned how to identify them, and played a game to learn about how animals change from offspring to adult stage. Thank you to the Soil & Water Conservation District for leading!
Madison 5th graders visited Pisgah Marsh in North Webster. They learned about soil types and how to identify trees by their leaves. Students were introduced to certain bird calls and used binoculars to search for birds. #WarsawInspires
Madison Kindergarten learned how to code by using the Scratch Jr software. They are creating a digital ABC project that is interactive and records their voices. #WarsawInspires
Madison 1st graders learned about magnets. They studied the words attract and repel and used their magnets to test what types of objects will attract a magnet.
Madison 3rd grade visited Eagle Creek to study water quality. They searched for macroinvertebrates, learned how to identify them, and played a Macro Mayhem game. Thank you to the Soil & Water Conservation District for leading the activities!
Madison 6th graders visited Eagle Creek to study water quality. Students conducted chemical tests on the water to determine phosphate and dissolved oxygen levels. They also searched for and identified macroinvertebrates. Thank you to Kosc. Soil & Water for your help! #Warsawinspires
Madison Kindergarteners visited Winona Lake to study nature and the water. Students went on a nature scavenger hunt, went bird watching, looked for macros in the lake, and played on the cool playground! Thank you to all the parents that helped especially those that braved the water! #warsawinspires
Madison 4th grade visited Eagle Creek behind Edgewood. They studied the creek by identifying macroinvertebrates. Students also learned about the harmful effects of invasive species. #warsawinspires
Madison Kindergarteners practiced putting on waders and searching for macroinvertebrates in the STEM Lab. They have a field trip next week at Cherry Creek in Winona. They are ready to GO! #WarsawInspires
Madison 2nd grade has been studying weather and the different types of snowflakes. They planned and designed their own snowflake and then transferred that drawing to Tinkercad where they were able to 3D print it. Thank you to our 5th grade buddies for helping the second graders learn the software! #WarsawInspires
For Mrs. Driscoll at Madison Elementary, the best part of kindergarten is welcoming new students into a loving school family! 💙
She still laughs about a student telling his parents what he learned on Groundhog's Day- “If the beaver sees his shadow, it means six more days of Christmas!” 😂
Every day is an adventure in kindergarten! Join us on April 2 at 6 PM for Kindergarten Kick-Off and start the journey!
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Madison 4th graders participated in an electrical safety program at Kosciusko REMC. Employees used live demonstrations to explain what happens when your power goes out and how linemen restore electricity to your house. Different workers talked about their careers and educational paths. Thank you to KREMC!! #WarsawInspires #KosciuskoREMC
Madison 3rd graders have been studying landforms such as mountains, canyons, and lakes. They used Art to create and paint their landforms using dough as well as Digital Art with TinkerCad software to design a 3D printed example of their landform. Current science standards require students to make models of their learning so this was a nice blend of traditional and modern avenues to display what they have been studying. #WarsawInspires
Madison 6th graders participated in an orthopedic lab today led by employees of Orthopediatrics in Warsaw. They spoke about their careers as engineers and how their products are designed specifically for children. 6th graders then practiced drilling metal plates on plastic bones. Thank you to Orthopediatrics!! #WarsawInspires
Madison 6th graders completed an Engineering Project. Their challenge was to build a cardboard chair using cardboard and 1 roll of duct tape. They had certain measurement requirements: their seat had to be at least 14" high, have a backrest at 90 degrees, and hold at least 70lbs. Then they presented their chair to real engineers for feedback. Thank you to our volunteers for leading a STEM career talk as well. #WarsawInspires
Madison 5th graders were treated to the fruits(vegetables) of their labors. Students enjoyed a salad bar made entirely of their indoor gardening project planted in their own compost from the fall. They had a lettuce and carrot salad with some dressing. Cucumbers are still growing. So cool when you can eat your STEM projects! #WarsawInspires
Congratulations to our January Cardinals of the Month! #WarsawInspires
