All 14 seniors from Pahokee Middle-Senior High’s Rocket-Powered Robotics and Stepping Up S.T.E.M. program have graduated and are college-bound! These students include the students who formed the original 6th-grade robotics class at Pahokee Middle School. Congratulations!

I LOVE this program! Rising Stars 5 at Royal Palm Beach ES is the place to be! I am loving the hands on approach that to math and science instruction! Risa Suarez Susanna Strickland Crissy Tabachnick Meghan Martinez Mickey Banek Tom Salinsky Robert Tutoni

I have the BEST job ever! Today, we learned about seed dispersal, and it was an explosive, messy lesson, but I doubt very much they will forget about how some plant's seeds disperse! Plus math games, too! Risa Suarez Susanna Strickland Meghan Martinez Robert Tutoni Mickey Banek

What do you do when you loss power in the middle of your math lesson? Why play Prime Climb of course. No tech needed! Three groups, two emergency lights, one winner per group! 9 happy kids! Priceless! Mickey Banek Susanna Strickland ChristineLPercy Meghan Martinez Risa Suarez

Investigating matter's properties without power today. Good thing the glaciers were last week! Lol! My really good slide presentation was useless, but the activities went smoothly even without power! Risa Suarez Crissy Tabachnick Robert Tutoni Susanna Strickland Jennifer Jones

Another day of learning for our Rising Ss. Don't Break the Bank fraction version, Prime Climb, and testing for heat transfer. Risa Suarez Crissy Tabachnick Mickey Banek Susanna Strickland ChristineLPercy Robert Tutoni Tom Salinsky Best summer EVER!!! Amy Snell

Treating our rock star summer school staff at RPBE to a little appreciation treat !

😭😭😭😭 Yesterday was our last day with Prime Climb. To say my students LOVED this game is not stating it strongly enough! I loved hearing them challenging each other, developing strategies, and confidence. Mickey Banek Meghan Martinez Susanna Strickland Risa Suarez ChristineLPercy

We are out..another successful summer school in the books! These dedicated and passionate educators showed up this summer to support our students that needed them ❤️They are the true rockstars! Vivian Green Jen Blake The School District of Palm Beach County

3rd grade Ss practicing rotation routines and reviewing 2nd grade standards! 15 Supreme, Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Build a Triangle Challenge. Loving the math games and the engagement! Altoria Henley Meghan Martinez Mickey Banek Susanna Strickland ChristineLPercy Dan Finkel

KEC 3rd Gr Ss working together to build their prototype of a bridge. Gum drops and tooth picks are the building materials. Great cooperation today. We are engineers We can do hard things! PBCSD STEM Crissy Tabachnick Dr. McTier The Glades Region Dr. Derrick Hibler Robert Tutoni PBCSD Science

Today we did our first Escape Room activity. So many successfully escaped! Woot! Love the smiles! Plus the first 5 done had time to learn to play Prime Climb! Yippee! Jennifer Sallas Dan Finkel Mickey Banek Meghan Martinez ChristineLPercy Dr. Derrick Hibler KEC CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY

This week's STEM activity Ss learned about the important role stilt roots have in plant survival . Thanks to the Empower STEM Grant, a group of teachers from The Glades Region were able to come watch STEM in action. My Ss rocked it! Crissy Tabachnick Jessica Zunker PBCSD STEM KEC CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY

Practicing the games in our Spring Break packet after testing for the win! Odd Pig Out and Nim 1 -2. Every kid went home with two 10 sided dice and the directions in English and Spanish. Games over worksheets! Dan Finkel Jennifer Sallas Mickey Banek KEC CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY