Academics
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Gallery of Student Work & Learning Expeditions
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Inspired by the book Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai, our 7th graders have created their own book of heartfelt poems in which they bravely share how their own lives and identities have been turned “inside out and back again.” In addition to these poems, our 7th graders have created icons of individuals that they believe are modern-day saints. Ultimately, these images allow them to better see themselves and those around them as saints in our Church.
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6th Grade | Protecting Our Common Home: Environmentalism from the Perspectives of Faith and Reason
Based on their studies in Science and Catechism, the 6th Grade Class created final products that aim to change the habits of our local community to better care for our neighborhood and the Environment. Specifically, in science, they are in the process of creating a 20-month calendar that celebrates clean energy, includes interesting facts about clean energy, and includes tips about how to use energy more efficiently. Alongside the calendar, 6th Graders have created a variety of projects that individuals within our neighborhood, school, and Church community can take to protect our Common Home.
5th Grade | CST is the Way to Be!
In ELA, fifth graders read Esperanza Rising and connected the themes in the book to all seven CST Principles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by writing articles for their newspaper The Cardinal Times. In Catechism, fifth graders learned about Solidarity through the life and legacy of Saint Benedict by making abstract hexagon designs to represent the gifts they bring to our CREW, replicating the stained glass at Saint John’s Abbey. Fifth graders also created bookmarks with conversation starters so families can get to know each other better and practice Family, Community, and Participation.
4th Grade | Making Hope and History Rhyme: Words That Will Echo Forevermore!
In science, fourth-graders coded original video games inspired by the poems, speeches, and powerful people they read with the hopes of uplifting their untold stories. Our final product is original poems written, inspired by themes we’ve studied, such as love of family, tributes to great men and women of color in our country, and causes of peace, compassion, and justice. In May, we will have a poetry reading to deliver our poems to our families and the Annunciation community.
3rd Grade | What Makes Colorado Unique?
Our final product is a page on our school's website highlighting The Top Ten Things For Kids To Do In Denver. Check it out HERE!
2nd Grade | Digging Up The Past
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Our class has two final projects, a journal entry written from the perspective of a paleontologist and an accompanying picture of a dinosaur that students have been studying. The student projects will be taken and displayed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to thank them for their role in our learning!
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1st Grade | Where In The World is Mary?
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Mrs. Roberts was taking the school on a journey around the world with Mary, but couldn’t find a good children’s book. So, we decided to write one for her. It’s called Where In The World Is Mary?
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Kindergarten | Changes in Weather Throughout the Seasons
Students created a watercolor painting of something that reminded them of their favorite season. They also wrote a story and drew a picture about their favorite day in spring.
Title 1 | Read My Lips: The Key to Correct Pronunciation
The Title 1 students in 5th Grade created a letter wall with mouth formation of consonant sounds and wrote an alliteration for each sound. The target audience is our Kindergarten and 1st-grade students.
Learning Highlight Reel:
Remembering Past Expeditions
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Theatre Performance of 'Brother Rabbit' at the Walnut Room TheatreMiddle School | Spring, 2017
With the support and direction of the CSU 4-H Theatre program, our Annunciation middle school “Young Performers" theatre troupe 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 theatre program. |
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5th Grade Visual Arts Exhibit at the Redline Gallery5th 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 and fears for our city and our nation. Their work has been featured by Westword, ABC Channel 7 News, Telemundo Denver, and Univision/Entravision Denver. |
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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, 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). 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! |
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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 five-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 deb.roberts@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 South 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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Tiny Organisms, Big Role!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 post cards that were presented to the Greenway Foundation of Denver to be used to teach the public to appreciate the river ecology. |
