Beech Elementary School

Our Kindergartners enjoyed listening to our community partner,Mr. Greg, speak about the lifecycle of a butterfly. He brought a butterfly hut from Ace Hardware. @BenLBruce @sumnerstem @theTSIN #Sumnerachieves

Mrs. Harrison’s second graders were given a STEM challenge to explore the difference between translucent, transparent, and opaque. @BESTEAM_Sumner @sumnerstem @theTSIN

BES fourth graders have been busy engaging in STEM challenges this month to explore sound waves and potential/kinetic energy. @BenLBruce @BESTEAM_Sumner @theTSIN @sumnerstem

Second graders practiced their basketball and math skills by creating a basketball hoop with a given circumference and diameter. @theTSIN @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem

This week at BES the fifth graders are using recycled cardboard from a previous PBL to design and create Caine’s Arcade. We are excited to see the finished product!@BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @theTSIN #SumnerAchieves

Our BES Kindergartners enjoyed learning from our community partner, Marine Biologist, Kaagen Robinson. Students learned the importance of keeping pollution out of our oceans and a STEM career at the same time. @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @theTSIN

Enjoyed celebrating our love of reading with Book Character Day! @BESTEAM_Sumner @sumnerstem #sumnerachieves

Engaging learning, collaboration,and fun = BUCS STEMtastic Friday @BESTEAM_Sumner @sumnerstem

First grade is learning about tunnels. Thank you to Matthew Over for sharing his engineering knowledge. They are ready to build pathways and tunnels for our next STEAM challenge!@theTSIN @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #SumnerAchieves

What an amazing Family STEAM night at BES! The students and their families created, problem-solved and enjoyed Hunt Brothers Pizza. @theTSIN @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

BES first grade students performed, student leadership team led an interview and a fifth grade student sang the national anthem to celebrate and honor our veterans! @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

So proud of theses ladies for writing grants to fund the supplies to support enhanced, engaging, hands on STEM activities for BES! Congratulations Cassie Venable and Ashley Jarratt! @HvilleChamber @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

What could be better than GLOW Math?? Our fifth graders were practicing common denominators with lights and music today! @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

Mrs. Harrison’s class enjoyed camping while they practiced math, reading, and writing skills. So many smiles while engaged and learning! @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

Third grade had an exciting, engaging learning experience dissecting squid today as they wrapped up their quarter one science topic: structures and functions of animals. @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

Fifth grade students interviewed, campaigned and elected their mayor of JA Biztown. @BESTEAM_Sumner

BES fourth grade students just completed a unit on the circulatory system. Today the BHS nursing students taught them how to do hands only CPR! @BESTEAM_Sumner @BenLBruce @sumnerstem #ROCvision #SumnerAchieves

Our fifth grade students enjoyed hearing from our STEM speaker, Ali Fathnejad, Associate Scientist Bioprocess Development. They enjoyed hearing about cell structure science. Bringing STEAM careers to them! @BESTEAM_Sumner @co_sumner @theTSIN #sumnerachieves

Second grade students enjoyed a book tasting today. They were all smiles, while engaged and excited about new books. #SumnerAchieves @co_sumner

Kindergartners are in for such a fun treat at Registration Night! The kindergarten teachers created a fun way to find out who each student's teacher is. They have to scratch off to reveal! These teachers can't wait to meet their new students!