One day last term grade 5 teachers, Mrs. Ferguson and Ms. Dyer, noticed a student struggling to assemble his plastic locker system. It was neither sturdy nor easy to place in the locker.
Mrs. Ferguson and Ms. Dyer wanted to solve his problem and cover the curriculum!
With the help of Mr. Ferguson (Mrs. Ferguson's husband), Mr. Oxner (maintenance staff) and the grade five students, a design was created after they carefully measured the depth, width and height of the lockers. They discussed: simple machines, measurement, how an assembly line works, safety and teamwork.
This morning, they went to work after Mr. Ferguson reviewed the assembly line guidelines with the students. They used sanding blocks, jigs, screwdrivers and drills. Thirty locker systems were installed by recess. After they were installed in lockers, one boy exclaimed, "It was chaos before and now it's organized!".
What an amazing success this was with 21st Century learning techniques crossing many disciplines! At Sacred Heart School we have amazing teachers going the many extra miles/kilometers to educate young minds and have fun while learning! Well done and way to go!
And, there it is!
