GUES Principal's Breakfast - Grenada School District

© 2013 Grenada School District • Superintendent - Dr. David DaigneaultElementary Communications Coordinator - Robbie Buchanan - Secondary Communications Coordinator - Gail Daigneault - Reporter - Stephanie RaperCommunicator, March 26, 2013, Page 8Discovery Lab Begins Unitof Study about PowerStudents (l to r) Garian Edwards, Autumn Yawn, Xavior Ellis, and KameronCunningham, examine their completed windmill.The students at GUES have been learningabout power in the Discovery Labduring a recent unit titled, “PoweringUp.” Throughout the unit, the studentsfocused on Newton’s Laws of Motionby investigating the motion of an objectin terms of its position, and directionof motion, and speed. The students alsolooked at alternate energy sources andfocused on wind power.The students began the unit with alaptops lesson, completing interactivemodules that related to energy andpower. The students in the lab have accessto Discovery Lab Director MelodyShaw’s website to complete all laptoplessons. This website has an individualpage that is designed each year for thestudents. They can access lessons learnedin the lab from home to show parents oradvance their learning. The website iswww.melodyshaw.com.Following the laptop lesson the studentslearned that in the United Statesthere are over 70,000 jobs available dueto advancements in wind power andabout the top twenty states that are producingenergy through wind farms.To continue learning about windpower, the students worked in teamsand assembled a windmill. The studentstested blade angles, number of blades,and direction.In another visit, the students learnedabout Newton’s third law of motion bymaking rubber band airplanes and testingthem. The airplanes allowed the studentsto see that when there is a force by oneside, there will be opposite and equalforce by the other side, causing each sideto move in opposite directions.The Discovery Lab has begun collectingaluminum cans to use for the finallesson of the unit. Students, teachers, andcommunity members all helped, collectingover the targeted goal of 650 cans inthree weeks. The cans were transformedinto pop can speedsters. Each studentmade a speedster and explored how elasticpotential energy is stored in a twistedrubber band and converted to kineticenergy. The students enjoyed testing andracing their speedsters. The DiscoveryLab thanks everyone who helped in collectingcans during the unit.GHS Varsity Tennis TeamMAE Awards GSD TeacherMember of the YearEach year the MississippiAssociation of Educators (MAE)selects one of its members to representthe association as Memberof the Year. This year, MAEselected one of Grenada’s teachers,Suzanne Shute Smith as the2013 MAE Member of the Year.Mrs. Smith is a sixth grade math,science, and social studies inclusionteacher at Grenada MiddleSchool and is President of theGrenada Association of Educators.With 23 years experienceas a classroom educator, Suzanneworks tirelessly for educatorson the local, state, and nationallevels. Mr. Lyle Williams, Principalat Grenada Middle School,commented, “Mrs. Smith keeps usinformed as she works hard for ourschool, district, and state.”During the past year, Suzanne hasfacilitated local meetings, recruited newmembers, assisted in coordinating thelocal Read Across America celebration,provided breakfast for all school staff forAmerican Education Week, and coordinatedmeetings with state legislators.She provides treats for members of theGrenada Association of Educators severaltimes throughout the school year to letthem know that they are appreciated.She also communicates with membersfrequently concerning state and nationallegislative updates, attends all the MAEsponsored meetings and trainings, ison the MAE Member Benefits Committee,and is a MAE Trainer. She hasconducted trainings throughout the stateon Classroom Management, Closing theAchievement Gaps, and Legislative Issues.Previously, she served on a committeethat interviewed political candidatesMAE President Kevin Gilbert presented the2013 Member of the Year Award to GMSteacher Suzanne Smith.to determine if the candidate would beendorsed by the Mississippi Associationof Educators and the National Associationof Educators. Suzanne attended theSoutheastern Regional Women’s LeadershipTraining Program and SoutheasternRegional Leadership Conference inWashington, DC.Last summer, Suzanne attended theJoint Conference on Concerns of Minoritiesand Women and the NationalEducation Association’s RepresentativeAssembly in Washington, DC. She sangin the NEA Fourth of July choir and representedMississippi in PAC Idol.As President Kevin Gilbert presentedthe 2013 Member of the Year award, hesaid, “I cannot think of a member moredeserving than Suzanne Shute Smith.”It is clear that Suzanne Smith is an assetnot only to the Mississippi Associationof Educators, but also to the GrenadaSchool District.GCTC Plant SaleApril 13 • 8 am - 11 amVo-Tech Green HousesGHS Jr. Varsity Tennis Team(Front l to r) Sarah Kate Griffin, Etta Jennings, Abby Vance, Boo Brasher,Calie Bowen, Rachel Braswell, (back l to r) Mitchell Sones, Jamie Fortier,Tanner Aldridge, Marty Gilliland, Taylor Hames, and Chase Alldread(Front l to r) Melissa Sones, Sloane Reid, Sidney Cox, (back l to r) JanGuilambo, Trent Walls, Peyton Porter, Mark Durham, Josh Savage, andParas Sukho