CCSD Cool School News

CCHS: Last week in Steve Johnson’s class, Honors Biochem students Manny Karaway and Even Giovanetti genetically engineered E. coli bacteria. They inserted DNA from a glow-in-the-dark jellyfish (green) and synthetic DNA created in a test tube (blue).  The outcome of their work was fascinating. The bacteria now glows both blue and green in the dark. Johnson expressed his amazement at the students' achievement, “This was truly incredible. Manny and Even are fantastic genetic engineers,” said Johnson. Pictured right: Manny Karaway and Even Giovanetti's Genetically Engineered E. Coli Germs.

CCMS: Spring Jam last week was held. The event brought together parents, teachers, students, and members of the local community, who gathered on the front lawn of the District Office to celebrate the end-of-year showcase. CCMS band students wowed the attendees from the front steps as they delivered a performance showcasing their hard work, talent, and dedication. They shared their passion for music with the community and their proud parents for a memorable night.  Pictured below:  Band students positioned themselves on the front steps of the District Office to perform in the Annual Spring Jam

E.C. Best: On April 15, Melissa Humphrey, Kailey Hughes, and Marla Woods' classes put 12 chicken eggs in an incubator. They have been learning about the life cycles of plants and animals for their science standards. Each day, for 21 days, they would talk about what the chick embryo would look like and then add a colored picture to their chick timelines. Humphrey and her class candled the eggs on the eighth day to see if the chicks were growing and noted that three eggs were not fertilized. On Monday, May 6 (day 21), the students arrived at three see-hatched chicks. Later that  afternoon, they got to watch one of the chicks hatch. Pictured right: Quinn Magaña, Graesyn Vasquez, Reid Lister and Paxton Humphrey.  showing off the chicks they got to hatch in their classroom

Lahontan: Theresa Moon and Shannon WindRiver’s Kindergarten Kindness Squad, comprised of all the students from their classes, took the initiative to express their gratitude towards some of Lahontan's exceptional staff members. The students created and delivered gratitude cards and personalized totes as tokens of appreciation. See main photo above.

Northside Early Learning Center: Three-year-old students at NELC in Laura Lee's class engaged in water play. The activities provided a rich learning experience and many benefits for the students as they scooped and poured water from one container to another and watched the water going from the top of the table to the bottom. The table activities foster communication, social interaction, collaborative play, and the concept of cause and effect. Pictured left: 3-year-old students in Laura Lee's class engaging in water play.

Numa: In Kristina Lee's class, the students dove into the history of the United States, starting from the era of the first Native Americans and progressing to the culmination of the American Revolution. To bring history to life, the students crafted a 3D timeline of significant events and ingeniously programmed a “time machine” robot to travel a narrated path through the events of history. Pictured below: Numa students presenting their 3D timeline of significant events in history to their classmates