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was the highlight of my day.  Last week, many of our students at Summit participated in the Hour of Code.  During their Library/ Tech class, I had my K5 students work on the Level 1 tutorials.  The student on the left in this picture stated school in September not knowing any English.  There are still many language barriers for him in school.  Following directions and knowing what to do is a continual struggle for this English language learner.  However, he totally got the language of computer coding!!  When a student next to him needed help, he voluntarily showed her what to do.  The smiles on both of their faces was absolutely priceless.  I was amazed at how engaged all of my students were during this lesson.  I am really glad we used the Hour of Code website for our coding lessons and will definitely do so again in the future.      

Attention SE WI teachers

We are starting a school/library makerspace networking groups for fellow teachers in Southeastern Wisconsin.  If you'd like to be included, please fill out this form

Looking forward to sharing ideas and hearing what other schools and libraries are doing with Makerspaces!

Coffee Cart

A recent new sight in the Summit halls is our Tuesday morning Coffee Cart.  Mrs. Judkins and Mrs. Olsen worked with Mr. Schnoor's class to develop the idea and the logistics of how the cart will run, Ms. Jens and Mrs. Olsen coordinated purchasing the necessary materials, and each week, Mr. Schnoor's students, with Mrs. Judkins' help, take orders from the staff for freshly made hot coffee, chocolate, or tea, and deliver them to classrooms around the building.

All proceeds from the coffee cart are going to the makerspace, and Mr. Schnoor's class has been tasked with the challenge of coming up with projects in the makerspace to expand or develop the coffee cart - some ideas so far have been to sew aprons, build a "snack bar" or a more permanent coffee cart, and to create cup insulators to keep the coffee warmer.  It will be fun to watch this project develop as the year goes on. Almost as fun as it is to get a freshly made hot cup of coffee handed to me every Tuesday morning!!