Heritage Students Participate in Computer Science Education Week: Hour of Code!

Heritage students participated in Computer Science Education week during their Computer Specials class. Students were introduced to computer programming terminology such as code, computer programmer, sequence, loops and debugging. Students in kindergarten and first grade programmed by using basic, pre-reader directional arrows to move a robot through a maze. Second and third grade students programmed using drag-and-drop blocks while fourth and fifth grade students practiced creating Google logos with Scratch programming. All of these activities are accessible through the Hour of Code website www.hourofcode.com.

Invention Convention Success for Heritage Students!

Heritage students participated in an Invention Convention at Yough Intermediate School last Friday. Students presented invention prototypes and marketing strategies to a panel of judges and were awarded points for originality, creativity, usefulness, and presentation.

In the second grade division, Taylor Buccicone earned a first place ribbon for her “Glow Bo” light-up trick-or-treat bag. Ava Rutkowski and Evelyn Makosey were awarded third place for their “Easy Change Compost Bin” and Madison Wilder earned an Honorable Mention for her soccer kicking aide called the “Shooting Shoe.” In the fifth grade division, Abby Marion earned an Honorable Mention for her invention to rid water of trash called the “Water Vacuum.” Additional participants included Jaineel Varshney, Tanisha Narayani, Chris Wu and Anika Jadia.

All students worked really hard on their projects and all of the entries have been forwarded to the state level.

Kindergarten Celebrates the Season with Gingerbread Day!

Last week, Heritage Kindergarten students participated in an annual tradition - Gingerbread Day! On this fun and festive day, parent volunteers visit classrooms to spread holiday cheer and help students enjoy and learn from a variety of gingerbread themed activities across all content areas including: Math, Literacy, Science, and Art. Students read several interpretations of gingerbread stories and wrote their own stories about gingerbread. The best part of Gingerbread Day...decorating and eating the gingerbread cookies!