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After learning about jungle amphibians, students practiced jumping like frogs to see who could get the longest frog jump!
Students at QHES STAR Academy built campsites to keep food safe from a bear. Students had to work in teams to design a pulley system to keep food off the ground and high enough up on a pole that bears couldn't get it! Thank you Challenge Island Tampa Bay for such a fun, educational STEAM project!
Pasco County Animal Services taught students about the career of Animal Control. Thank you so much for this interesting and educational visit!
Students at RBCES STAR Academy built campsites and engineered a contraption to keep food away from a hungry bear! Thank-you Challenge Island Tampa Bay for such a fun, engaging STEAM project! 🐻🌳🏕
Meet Ms. Norris, our staff spotlight of the week.
Fun Facts: Her hobbies are Circus Arts and crocheting while she snacks on fried pickles. She has one sister and three cats - Opie, Otis and Ellie.
After learning about bike and pedestrian safety with More Health, Inc. and BayCare C.H.A.T., students at QHES STAR Academy enjoyed a fun "wheel" day. Check out the video below to see how much fun students had and fitness facts about cycling! 🙂💪🚴♀️
Who doesn't like gooey, messy science and history?!? The students at RBCES STAR Academy love it!
Students at QHES STAR Academy learned about skeletons, bones, dinosaurs and fossils. Check out the video below to see some of the things they've been up to!
Students at RBCES STAR Academy learn about themselves and others with BayCare C.H.A.T. Social Emotional Learning!
Students at RBCES STAR Academy designed and built zoo animal enclosures after learning about animal habitats.
Some of you may remember making these when you were little... 🙂 Students at RBCES STAR Academy learning about sounds waves by making Robert Hooke's string phone which was invented in 1667!
Students at RBCES STAR Academy learned about rainforest lizards' habitats and adaptations. Then they created they own camouflaged lizards! 🦎
FHES STAR Academy students spent a few weeks learning etiquette - how to properly set a table, wedding etiquette, going out to eat etiquette, how to properly eat soup, how to hold a fork and knife to cut food and so much more. Thank you The Manners Advantage for these interesting and educational lessons!
QHES STAR Academy students had a "monster" of a time learning about future careers in fiber glass fabrications from the amazing Aaron Starr and Eric Long from Starr Creations, LLC. Aaron and Eric showed students some amazing monster truck creations and made students' day by giving each student their very own monster truck figurine! A HUGE thank you for visiting, spending time with students and teaching them about your career. This is an experience students will never forget!
Please go to fox hollow... my boys Charles n Leam love monster trucks!!
Everyone at STAR is great!!
Thank you again gentleman for all you did for the kids 🙂
FHES STAR Academy students' pinch pots are glazed, fired and completed. Students did a fantastic job!
More Health, Inc. taught students at QHES STAR Academy the importance of bike and pedestrian safety. Primary students participated in safety scenarios and made a Safe Town interactive bulletin board. Intermediate students played higher order thinking Jeopardy. Thank you More Health for another informative and fun lesson! We are so appreciative of you teaching us this summer!
What better way to learn about geology and math then by excavating chocolate chips out of a cookie?!
Students at a great time "exploding" elephant toothpaste to learn about chemical reactions at RBCES STAR Academy!
More Health, Inc. and BayCare C.H.A.T. taught QHES STAR Academy students bike safety. More Health gave each student a reflective vest and BayCare gave students bike helmets! Students learned so much and were able to put these supplies to use during a program "wheel day" (stay tuned for pictures!). Students were so happy they put together a thank you video to share what they learned! Thank you More Health, Inc. and BayCare C.H.A.T., students are so grateful for all you have taught them this summer!
Great job!
QHES STAR Academy intermediate students taste tested several different melons today with UF IFAS Extension FCS. Students made a huge poster of healthy food! Thank you University of Florida for sponsoring such a fun and educational program!
Did you know that cucumbers can be 20 degrees cooler than the temperature of its surroundings and that is where we get the saying, "cool as a cucumber"? Primary students at QHES STAR Academy do as they learned all about fruits and vegetables with UF IFAS Extension FCS! Students had a taste test and tried dragon fruit, papaya and strawberries. See the pictures below to decide by their facial expressions and plates which items they liked! 🙂 Thank you University of Florida for sponsoring such an amazing program!
Welcome to another wild and exciting adventure the next two weeks while exploring the jungle at STAR Academy!