Veterans in the Berkshire Local Schools area have come to appreciate the hard work of Berkshire Badger Lab students in honoring their service and contributions to the United States...
Area Veterans Recognized by Badger Lab Students
Veterans in the Berkshire Local Schools area have come to appreciate the hard work of Berkshire Badger Lab students in honoring their service and contributions to the United States. On Nov. 6, Burton’s American Legion hosted Badger Lab students, who served lunch to local veterans in celebration of Veterans Day. With support from the local food pantry and other contributors, the students provided a meal featuring salads, homemade pasta with all the trimmings, and unique doughnuts for the veterans and their spouses. Chad Gimmi, a veteran and representative from U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce’s office, attended to present a special recognition to Post Commander Skip Boehnlein. Led by Ashley Brzozowski, Badger Lab staff and students continue the meaningful tradition of honoring local veterans through their annual luncheon.
Burton Library Art Show
Berkshire Middle School students are showcasing their extraordinary artistry while making a noticeable impact on the local art scene at the Burton Library Art Show. The strong participation of students from Mr. Andrew Rodehorst’s art class has increased the library’s art show entries by an impressive 107% compared to last year. The overwhelming response led to the expansion of the exhibit to the upstairs gallery. Berkshire Local Schools encourages the community to view the Burton Library Art Show before Nov. 25 to admire the incredible talent of the district’s young artists.
BECC Students Having a Ball
Students in Berkshire’s Early Childhood Center (BECC) are having lots of fun engaging in a ball unit that involves a variety of project-based learning activities. All BECC classes kicked off the unit with a shared reading of the classic tale, “The Little Red Hen,” which included retelling the story in their own words, learning about the process of yeast in making bread and tactile learning with dough balls.
Continuing with the ball unit theme, the Badger Buddies classroom used their learning center time to create a bowling lane using magna tiles, cones and other physical objects. Additional activities included exploring, learning and reading books about different types of balls and how they are used. Students and teachers also shared their favorite ball-related activities such as soccer and volleyball, playing with pets and toys, such as bouncy balls.
Collaboration is also occurring across grade levels, as Mr. Kostiha, the district’s makerspace teacher, will be working with the preschool students to design a STEM-based “shoots and balls” activity, which will be constructed by older students using the various makerspace tools.
At the end of November, all BECC students will create their very own culminating project to highlight what they learned during the unit. The engaging unit is part of the Creative Curriculum utilized by the BECC, which focuses on promoting the development of the whole child through learning experiences that are child-initiated and teacher-guided. A key component of the curriculum is project-based activities that feature developmentally relevant topics and encourage curiosity, questioning and exploration.
