Orange Grove classrooms are back in full swing, and the learning energy is everywhere. From hands-on science experiments to creative arts, collaborative games, and music rehearsals, Panthers are diving into new challenges and building skills that will carry them through the year. Here’s a peek at what’s been happening around campus this week:

Ms. Snow’s Class: Conducting a rainbow test tube lab to practice accurate readings with graduated cylinders.
Mr. Uphoff’s Class: Identifying and classifying chemical characteristics.
Ms. Pyne’s Class: Exploring the science of measurement through the rainbow test tube lab.
Mr. Merrill’s Class: Building line graphs in Excel to display and interpret data.Ms. Cordero-Muir’s Class: Creating 4-digit numbers that meet specific mathematical parameters.
PE: Strengthening team-building skills through creative games and cooperative activities.
Ms. Willman’s Class: Asking the big question—what does it mean to think like a historian?
Ms. Sandeen’s Class: Tracking plot points to deepen understanding of a text.
Ms. Rubasch’s Class: Writing about factors that influence important decisions during bellwork.
Mr. Michelak’s Class: Making text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections.Dr. Sah’s Class: Practicing DM scale, two octaves, for precision and fluency.
Mr. Vega’s Class: Coaching the percussion section during warm-ups for 8th grade band rehearsal.Ms. Conte’s Class: Learning the guidelines of effective typography.
Ms. Antista’s Class: Warming up with major scales and practicing songs for the fall concert.
Ms. Gaskill's Class: Refreshing knowledge of common conversational phrases in Mandarin.
Ms. La Chance's Class: Creating presentations on Spanish-speaking countries.
Mr. Tompkins' Class: Expressing emotions using words in Spanish.  Which one is Mr. Tompkins demonstrating here?