- February 1, 2016
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Creation LIVE: A Fifth-Grade Tradition
By Sandra Sauls, WCA Elementary School Principal “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) On January 18, 2016, Ms. Jane Poole, Child Evangelism Fellowship teacher, presented “Creation Live,” evidence of God’s six-day creation, to WCA’s fifth-grade classes. This presentation has become an annual event, providing students a physical and intellectual […]
- January 28, 2016
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Welcoming Mrs. Fuzzletop, Mrs. Frazzlebun, and Mrs. Frizzywig!
January 28, 2016 It’s the 100th day of school at Wake Christian Academy today! The first-grade teachers have taken the day off for some rest and relaxation! Not to worry, we have three qualified substitutes filling in. Who better to help the students with their 100th Day learning activities than someone who has lived 100 years? […]
- January 26, 2016
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Fall Elementary Clubs Photo Gallery: Activities for all interests!
Third, fourth and fifth-grade students in our Spring and Fall After-School Clubs find inspiration and new interests, make new friends, accomplish goals, develop life-long skills, and have a lot of fun! Our 2015-2016 Fall/Winter Clubs have recently ended so we wanted to highlight some of our favorite moments. Our 2015-2016 Fall/Winter Clubs have recently ended […]
- January 20, 2016
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STEM Week: Fourth and Fifth Grades Get Loopy
Designing roller coasters with foam insulation tubing is harder than it looks, especially when you are a Wake Christian Academy 4th or 5th Grader! During the first part of STEM Week 2016, teams had to systematically work through eight different trials to gain a greater understanding of how each modification affected the results. Their objective was to […]
- January 20, 2016
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STEM Week: Humpty Dumpty Falls for Second Grade
The second-grade classes assigned to design a contraption that would protect Humpty Dumpty during his upcoming great fall took their responsibilities very seriously. Having already learned how potential and kinetic energy works with gravity, the students knew they must protect their egg from an untimely scramble. Anything from cotton products, diapers, socks, packing peanuts, cardboard […]
- January 20, 2016
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STEM Week: First Grade’s Wild Ride
It was no easy task for our groups of first-grade students to design a marble run that would last at least 20 seconds. For three days our first-grade student teams had the opportunity to discuss, design, construct and modify their apparatus. Results were altogether impressive but most importantly, our students showed leadership, cooperation, determination, problem-solving, budding […]
- January 17, 2016
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STEM Week: Learning Soars to New Heights in Third Grade
After earning their “Gold Wings” in Computers with Mrs. Evans by completing virtual Flight School simulations, the third-graders were ready to take their knowledge to new heights. Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Tart planned some incredible learning opportunities for their third grade students for STEM Week 2016. During days 3-5, the classes explored principles of flight, motion […]
- January 17, 2016
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STEM Week: Building upon a Firm Foundation Starts in Kindergarten at WCA
The amateur civil engineers assigned to build a structure that would protect three little pigs were ready when the Big, Bad Wolf arrived. They had already learned about the importance of building on a firm foundation. These kindergarten students learned how building a house on a firm foundation is a lot like building a life with Jesus as the support. When storms […]
- January 17, 2016
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STEM WEEK: Special Guests Inspire Career Interest in Engineering
There are many exciting engineering career specialties available for Wake Christian Academy graduates now and in the years ahead. Our WCA Elementary students were introduced to three different engineering paths during STEM Week 2016. Mrs. Danielle Crane is a civil engineer at Turner Construction. She and her co-worker, Mrs. Winter Kilgore, joined our youngest, budding engineers for a presentation that delighted […]
- January 13, 2016
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STEM Week: Fourth and Fifth Grade Takes a Plunge into Roller Coaster Physics
Our focus for STEM Week 2016 is Motion and Design. Fourth-grade and Fifth-grade students got the ball rolling this week with a dive into roller coaster physics! They are exploring Newton’s Laws of Motion, types of energy, types of force, acceleration, gravity, inertia, momentum and much more. After creating virtual roller coasters in Computers, students […]