Our 5th graders visited Shafter High @General_Pride to see their Career and Technical Ed. The visit is part of of our @AVID4College career and college readiness tours of schools, colleges, and universities. They saw woodworking, ceramics, and TV production. #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
TV production
music
woodshop
ceramics
Today's staff development was once again led by our teachers. Staff shared strategies and takeaways from the @AVID4College National Conference. Mrs. Younger and Mr. Arreola shared how to use the DLIQ strategy throughout the curriculum.
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
DLIQ AVID strategy
Student presentations at the school board meeting tonight. Students made bottle head reps of their explorer. Two students challenged the school board and admin to a competition for stacking cups, without using your hand. Congrats to Miss de la Rosa. Mrs. Lucas, and Mrs. Parsons.
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Explorers
Stacking Cups
The Buttonwillow Christmas Parade featured students Roady, and our Cotton Princesses in the parade on Saturday. The preschool and Little Roadrunners sang while the band played at the Tree Lighting. #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
walkers
Roady
Princesses
Our BW 8th graders learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor through an Escape Room. Students worked in groups to decode a secret mission The codes required students to think differently to decipher or decode them. Each code revealed an interesting fact about Pearl Harbor.
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Pearl Harbor Escape Room 1
Escape Room 2
Our BW students who earned positive behavior BEEP tickets and put them in a drawing for UCLA swag. Maybe they will be Bruins some day. @AVID4College @UCLA @1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
UCLA Winners
Our BW 1st Quarter Academic Achievers are enjoying a Bakersfield Condors game today at Rabobank Arena. #1townschoolcommunity #BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Condors 2
Condors 3
Condors 1
Congratulations to Rafael, Dominic, Jesus, and Hannah for winning the prizes at this year's Family Science Night. This year's grand prize was a gift provided by @StemTaught. Staff students and parents enjoyed different science and inquiry activities
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Science Night Winners
Marble Run
Our second graders were designing shelves for an elf (Elf On A Shelf). Engineering a new design is crucial to help the elf. #1townschoolcommunity #BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Elf on a Shelf 1
Elf on A Shelf 2
You have admire the hardworking MOT crew. While the rest of us are enjoying vacation, they are waxing the gym floor to get it ready for basketball season. Thanks Steven, Darryl, Ruben, and Rosa. #1townschoolcommunity ##BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
cleaning gym floors
How do you begin Thanksgiving Break? The staff beats the 8th graders in a fun 3 game volleyball match. #1townschoolcommunity #BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
8th Grade Volleyball Game
Thank you to Cheryl Scott, VP-Kern Economic Development Found. for choosing BW to be a part of the STEM Grant. The mentors have been great to our girls. Today’s trip to the Santa Barbara Zoo to meet with the vets concluded with a trip to the beach. #KEDF #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Giraffes
Cheryl’s group
Ms. Alvarez, through a Donor's Choose grant funded by the Wonderful Corporation, is introducing flexible seating to her 5th grade classroom. #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Sofa and bean bags
Ball Chairs
Ms. Alvarez, through a Donor's Choose grant funded by the Wonderful Corporation, is introducing flexible seating to her 5th grade classroom. #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Sofa and bean bags
Ball Chairs
BW Seniors sharing an early Thanksgiving lunch with our Pre-K, TK, and Kinder students. #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Hiedi Witcher
Turkey Lunch
This morning 4th/5th grade shared how AVID Weekly from @AVID4College is used to work with ELD. 8th grade shared how AVID vision boards are shared on @Flipgrid as well as how it is used to explain @next_gen_math problems with exponents. @Kerncue #1townschoolcommunity
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Flipgrid Math Problems
Flipgrid vision board
Our second graders in Mrs. Caulfield's class are preparing to start using AVID binders for the first time. BW is preparing to go schoolwide AVID Elementary next year by adding grades K-2. #1townschoolcommunity #ThisisAVID #AVID4College #BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
binders 2
binders1
BW students build, design, and develop concept ideas when hands on science is part of instruction. They develop an understanding of engineering of bridges and the science behind holograms. Displays at the BW STEM fair we're on display. #1townschoolcommunity #BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Bridges
Hologram
BW boys' and girls' soccer teams faced off with Lost Hills today.
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
soccer 2
soccer 1
Kindergarten students at Buttonwillow are progressing in their literacy skills using Smarty Ants from @Achieve3000 #1townschoolcommunity #BWRunners
over 6 years ago, Stuart Packard
Smarty Pants 1
Smarty Ants 2