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Third Grade Field Trip

11/21/2019

By Molly F. & Katie K.

On November 19th the third graders of Hampton Elementary went on a field trip to Goucher College to see a theatrical performance.

They saw four different fables--The Long One, The Chocolate Cake, Stone Soup, and The Sun, the Wind, and the Clouds.

“It was about 15 minutes each for four plays.” said third-grade teacher, Mrs. Cardwell.
The students seemed to enjoy seeing different plays.

“I liked that there were different fables not just one long play.” said third grader, Emily F.

“It was cool to see their version of Stone soup. It was actually very different than the version we read,” said Mrs. Mazur, another third-grade teacher. They had been reading fables in class, so they really enjoyed seeing them.

The third graders loved going to this field trip. They even got to interact with the actors. “Stone Soup, the last play, the students were very interactive, they got to clap along.” Mrs. Mazur said.

The students thought that this field trip was very fun, and they are grateful that Hampton provides great opportunities like this!

Hampton Hosts Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

11/21/2019

  By Zahra A. & Carly C.

  Hampton Elementary School hosted its annual Thanksgiving food drive during the month of November in the computer lab to collect food for the Assistance Center of Towson.
Each grade collected certain food that was assigned to their grade level like mac and cheese, frosting, cranberry sauce, and other Thanksgiving food.  “We collected 36 bags of Thanksgiving food and 10 boxes of miscellaneous food,” said Mrs. Dyer, the school counselor and coordinator of the drive.
The Student Council Association (SCA) helped Mrs. Dyer with the Thanksgiving food drive. They helped by taking the food that the students brought in and sorting it into the boxes that were assigned to the different food. The SCA also helped by announcing that the food drive was happening on WHES.
Another way Hampton donated to the Assistance Center of Towson was that they sold turkey grams and the money from the Turkey Grams went to the Thanksgiving food drive.
But the question remains, who created Mrs. McGobbles, the turkey sitting outside of the computer lab.
“Mrs. Goldsmith created Mrs. McGobbles a few years ago,” said Mrs. Dyer.  She made it for one year, but I kept it because I liked it!"
Thank you everyone who donated to the Thanksgiving food drive, and if you didn’t you can maybe donate next year!

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Minecraft Math Night

11/14/2019

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By Hampton Herald Staff
Students and parents attended Hampton's first Minecraft-themed Math Night on Tuesday, November 12th from 6:15 to 7:30.
When families arrived in the front lobby, they went to different stations, either primary or intermediate, to sign in and receive their tickets to pre-selected activities. Students and parents chose which activity they wanted to attend first and then used their tickets to find the room number. Primary students worked independently for one station and with a parent for another station while intermediate students completed both stations independently while parents attended information sessions.
One intermediate station focused on solving word problems. When students arrived, they received a packet of word problems to solve. Once students correctly answered five of their questions, they were able to move onto an additional set. Another intermediate station was styled like an escape room, where students had to work as a team to solve equations in order to escape the Emoji Pumpkin Patch.
During the intermediate parent presentation, Mr. Wade, a fourth-grade teacher, explained to parents why fourth-grade students use various strategies, like the area model and arrays, to solve multiplication problems.
“I was trying to show the parents the power of visuals and models,” said Mr. Wade. The fourth-grade math curriculum is heavily focused on place value and mental math strategies. The students get lots of exposure to various strategies and practice mentally computing equations. “You guys [fifth graders] can multiply in your heads better than most of us,” Mr. Wade said.
Students seemed to enjoy participating in the stations at math night. Sara S., a fourth-grade student, enjoyed the variety of activities.
“I did an escape room and I also did something where you went to different cards in the room and figured out the problems,” said Sara S. “I liked that all the activities were different and each had something special about them.”
Since this year’s math night was a success, hopefully there will be plans for another math night in the future.

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