Thursday, April 25, 2019

6th Grade Robotics in STEM

Using Hummingbird Robotics kits, the 6th grade constructed carnival rides that utilized motors, lights, and coding.



Wednesday, April 10, 2019

First Grade Shadow Puppet Plays 2019

This was a collaborative project between literacy, art and STEM.  The students wrote their own scripts, created and engineered their own puppets, and performed their plays for student audiences in our school.



Thursday, April 4, 2019

Vermont Technical College Bridge Competition 2019!

Woodstock Elementary and Prosper Valley Schools participated together in the VTC Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition.  Our schools did very well in the competition, with our bridges taking over 200 to almost 900 pounds of pressure before breaking.  Special congratulations go to Jack Quicker and Lucy Drebitko, who took first place for Originality of Design - with their double arched bridge - which supported 811 pounds.  See the bridges and the "crushings" below.


J and L Amazing Arches




First Place - Originality of Design







Wailing Winners - 665 pounds




Infinite Space Team - 371 pounds








How Girls - 231 pounds




A and E's Team - Peeps Team