Academics
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Gallery of Student Work & Learning Expeditions
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4th Grade | Spring, 2017
In this year’s expedition, “Capable of Change,” the 4th grade students studied our community by the numbers, asking the question: what does the data tell us about our community, and how do we feel about that? They analyzed census data about the Cole neighborhood, created detailed graphs, wrote personal reflections, and invited our City Councilman, Albus Brooks, in to share what they learned and offer their perspective. Thank you Councilman Brooks for coming to listen and learn from our 4th grade experts. |
Theatre Performance of 'Brother Rabbit' at the Walnut Room Theatre
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Middle School | Spring, 2017
With the support and direction of the CSU 4-H Theatre program, our Annunciation middle school “Young Performer’s theatre troop” performed their rendition of “Br'er (Brother) Rabbit & Other Stories” on stage at the Walnut Room, a great local restaurant and concert venue in RiNo, near our school! We are incredibly proud of the excellent performance our students put on, and want to give special thanks to the Walnut Room for hosting the event, as well as tremendous gratitude to Ken Grimes & Robert Franklin of the 4H for their tremendous dedication to the Annunciation theatre program. |
5th Grade Visual Arts Exhibit at the Redline Gallery
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5th Grade | Fall, 2016
In collaboration with local artist Dr. Ella Maria Ray, the Annunciation 5th grade students created an art exhibition displayed at the Redline Art Gallery in Denver's RiNo Arts District. In this installation, our students celebrate our multicultural community, call out injustices they see in our neighborhood, and explore their hopes & fears for our city and our nation. Through their work, the students are sharing their voice with a big audience, and their work has been featured by the Westword magazine, ABC Channel 7 News, Telemundo Denver, and Univision/Entravision Denver. |
Older Learning Expeditions
What Is A Bird?Preschool Expedition | 2015-2016
How do you know if an animal is a bird? What do we look for? Well after all of our learning, boy do we know birds! In this expedition, we learned how to identify birds by four general characteristics, and we learned what kinds of habitats birds need to survive. We also learned about a special bird - our school mascot, the Cardinal - and what makes it stand apart from other birds. Check out our video and our work to learn all about birds, especially the Cardinal! |
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Worms Are Not Yucky!Kindergarten Expedition | 2015-2016
In Kindergarten, we believe that worms are important, but most people think they're bad. So, we wanted to learn about worms and change people's minds! In this expedition, we became scientists... scientists who study worms - oligochaetologists. In the first case study, we investigated the life of a worm (life cycle, body parts, habitat, what it eats…etc). We read a diary of a worm and wrote our own worm stories. Then, we explored what oligochaetologists do and learned more about our worms through experiments. Check out our work and our video about why worms are not yucky... they're important! |
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How'd That Get There? The Mysterious Story of Seashell Fossil Found in the Mountains.6th Grade Expedition | 2015-2016
During the summer of 2015, we found a sea shell fossil in a canyon in Northwest Colorado. We were shocked! How did it get there? Was Colorado under water in the past? So, we set off on a 5-month long learning expedition to answer that question. We conducted field work in the mountains, worked with Joe Sertich (Paleontologist & Curator of Dinosaurs) from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and read and wrote a lot about the geologic history of our state. As a final product to show all we learned, we wrote and published a book about the geologic history of Colorado, complete with illustrations (click on the cover on the right to read the entire book online or order a copy). In this book the seashell (named MJ), takes us on a journey through time to experience Colorado over the past 400 Million Years! We hope you enjoy our book & contact Robert.Bernardin@annunciationk8.org to order a copy! |
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Restoring Our River in RiNo7th Grade Expedition | 2015-2016
At Annunciation, we are fortunate to have a river ecosystem right in our neighborhood, but really, how healthy is the S. Platte River ecosystem in the city? What can we do to improve it so Trout and other native species can thrive there? In this expedition, we explored the biology and ecology of a healthy, interdependent, and balanced Colorado river ecosystem, and developed ways we can lessen the city's impact on our river. We even established a cold-water river ecosystem tank in our classroom, complete with trout and a diversity of macroinvertebrates like mayfly nymphs and crawfish. In collaboration with Denver Water, the Earth Force, and Wenk & Associates Landscape Architecture firm who is leading the construction of the new riverside park in our neighborhood called RiNo Park, we are putting our learning to good use! We have given input and design ideas to the architects to help make the new RiNo park a beautiful and enjoyable community space, while also using the park to make the river ecosystem more natural and healthy. |
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We are still in the process of uploading pictures & student work from our learning expeditions. Check out what is posted so far, and keep checking back as more is posted! We try to keep this page up-to-date with the most current student work.
Expeditions & Student Work from Previous Years
Tiny Organisms, Big Roles | 7th Science Expedition, 2014
Just because you don't see or notice them doesnt mean they're not doing something important. In this expedition, we explored the important role of tiny organisms, like microbes and macroinvertebrates in the South Platte River. For our final product, we created the post cards below that were presented to the Greenway Foundation of Denver to be used to teach the public to appreciate the river ecology.
Just because you don't see or notice them doesnt mean they're not doing something important. In this expedition, we explored the important role of tiny organisms, like microbes and macroinvertebrates in the South Platte River. For our final product, we created the post cards below that were presented to the Greenway Foundation of Denver to be used to teach the public to appreciate the river ecology.
