Tinker and Techxploration

The girls enjoyed the Lower School Tinker and Techxploration Fair on April 18th.  The girls had an opportunity to explore and tinker with 10 of the latest technology innovations and gadgets. 

 
The Beam is an experimental telepresence robot. It lets you move around and talk to people, even when you’re not with them in person. The Beam uses WiFi, cameras and sensors to move around.

Google Cardboard is a virtual reality set of glasses. What’s virtual reality? It’s a way to experience something through our computers that doesn’t really exist.
    
You can connect the MaKey MaKey to a computer and then to just about anything.

  
Makeup Genius uses augmented reality code to put makeup on your face!

 

Robot turtles is a super fun game that will also teach you how to think like a computer scientist.
  
Drones are machines that fly themselves.
   
Alexa is an artificially intelligent bot that you can have a conversation with.

  

Leap Motion allows you to control a computer through motion rather than a keyboard or mouse, that’s called a “gestural interface.”

   
The Spirograph was created by a mathematician in the late 1800s. He used it to calculate the area of curves. But a British engineer soon realized that the Spirograph could also be used to create really pretty drawings.

French: Bébé Jacques

The girls have been reviewing family members and learning about rooms and furniture in the house.  Watch as the girls act out a short skit about the members of a family looking for their lost baby brother.

 

French Skits

In French this week the girls have been working on how to describe how they are feeling.  Watch as they act out all the different ailments they can imagine.

Happening in First Grade

The First Grade has been learning about and celebrating holidays, famous people, and milestones. The girls enjoyed making cards for Meals on Wheels clients, Valentines for each other, reading for the Read-A-Thon, and keeping track of the days we have been in school.  They proudly paraded around the Lower School showing off their creative and unique shirts! Here are some pictures of the girls in action!

Making cards for Meals on Wheels clients 

Celebrating Winter birthdays

Chinese New Year parade! 

Happy New Year!

Valentine's Day card exchange

Happy 100th Day!

Parading around the Lower School!