Stakes’ Smarties are creative innovators as we research, plan and carry out our US landmark projects. So fun watching them learn and share ideas together. Willow Creek Elem

Music is good for the soul 🥰 Great job Charles! 🌟

Stakes Smarties had a great time designing and creating balloon floats after reading “Ballons Over Broadway” this week! We had our very own parade too! Willow Creek Elem

Stakes’ Smarties enjoyed Flashlight Friday! We built a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance using light and color! We also enjoyed flashlight reading and a visit from Buddy!! 😊Willow Creek Elem

2nd Grade had fun this week exploring magnets! We became treasure hunters searching for magnetic treasures! Then we designed our own city maps and vehicles using magnets to guide the cars through the city!!Willow Creek Elem @HumbleISD_WCE

2nd Grade had fun this week researching, drawing blueprints, and designing a model of a toy marble machine showing how a marble can roll, spin, and slide! Willow Creek Elem

Stakes’ Smarties had so much fun with 3D shapes this week!! We played Headbandz , built 3D shapes, and designed playgrounds! ❤️ Willow Creek Elem

Rock explosions, concrete, and roads..Oh my!!! Stakes’ Smarties LOVED Career Day!! Thank you to Mr Sobczak for a fabulous presentation! We enjoyed every minute of it! We even got to explore fresh samples of limestone and sand!! Willow Creek Elem

After reading Crickwing, by Janell Cannon, 2nd grade had fun learning all about the artist Andy Goldsworthy, who like Crickwing loved to create masterpieces from nature! It inspired us to go outside and try it ourselves!! We had so much fun!! Willow Creek Elem

If you floated down a River where would you end up? 2nd grade had fun creating paper models of mountains to observe patterns of how rivers flow! Willow Creek Elem

Calling all Animal Lovers!! After reading “Measuring Penny” 2nd grade was ready for a “Paw-riffic Party”! We brought our stuffed animal friends of all shapes and sizes and spent the day exploring measurement with our furry friends!! We had so much fun! Willow Creek Elem

Beautiful day for an outdoor measurement scavenger hunt!! Stakes Smarties had so much FUN! ⁦Willow Creek Elem⁩ ⁦