Seadrift PreK student Gavin Gonzalez made this ant using egg cartons and pipe cleaners. True to insect characteristics, the ant has three body parts, six legs, antennas, eyes and mouth.

Ms. Shirhall, Miss Sistare, Mrs. Dziuk and Mrs. Sternadel’s Seadrift School second and fourth graders enjoyed learning about Texas history while visiting Presidio La Bahia and Mission Espiritu Santo in Goliad.

Kindergarten students in Ms. Peters Port O’Connor class conducted a science experiment to understand more about germs. They concluded that washing hands with warm soapy water does kill germs.
In photo: Kailey Guzman, Enola Walton, Lexi Ruddick

POC 4th and 5th grade students enjoyed a trip to Formosa Wetlands. Sergio Sanchez and Gage Spencer study the wildlife. (Notice the alligator in the background.)

The Seadrift PreK class has started learning the different nursery rhymes in class. As a way to incorporate some science and problem solving, my students were given the challenge using everyday materials such as paper, straws, yarn, paper sacks, etc. to construct a way to help Humpty Dumpty (a real egg) get from our table to the floor without breaking. The class was broken into two groups. One group created a parachute and the other created a slide. The parachute lined with cotton balls was successful on the first try. The students that created the slide discovered they needed a bigger landing area to cushion the impact at the bottom and were successful after enlarging the base which they also had cushioned with cotton balls. Pictured from left to right: Gracelyn Grant, Gavin Gonzales, Payten Rivera, parent volunteer Mrs. Rivera, Victoria Spencer, Isrrael Jaramillo, and Collin Floyd.