The music department finished the music performances with a 5th grade band and choir performance on Thursday. Great job, students!
Next up from the music department: the Kindergarten through 4th grade music performance. It was so much fun watching the kids sing, and something even do some fun moves. Congratulations to all for a great performance!
The music department was incredibly busy this week, starting off with the sixth grade band and choir concert on Tuesday. Great performances by both groups!
Ironwood is hosting a 7th and 8th grade dance tonight in the first floor gym from 6-8pm. Admission is $5. This event is for Ironwood students only. Please see the flyer for more information.
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The 7th grade students visited Michigan Tech today, to take part in a festival hosted by Mind Trekkers. Mind Trekkers brings communities together to support an educational ecosystem and strong future workforce in STEM. During the event, students discovered the power of science through experimentation. Experiments included skewering a balloon without popping it, being inside a bubble, and even playing a piano made of bananas!
On Thursday and Friday of last week, GCC instructor Glen Ackerman Behr and his AMD 101 students gave a presentation to Woodworking students. We learned how to interface between our design software and our new CNC router.
Thank you for this opportunity and for your expertise!
Congratulations to Accent on a fantastic performance Saturday evening!
Ironwood's Varsity quizbowl team moves on to the Cerebral 16 at the WNMU High School bowl competition by defeating Big Bay de Noc. 230-150! Congratulations, team!
Parents, some of you will see a flyer for Jingle Grams coming home today. This is a fundraiser for the Class of 2027 (not 2028 like the flyer says). Jingle away!
The Accent choir walked through the halls of Ironwood, singing Carol of the Bells. Come hear them Saturday night at 7pm at the Historic Ironwood Theater!
The 6th grade decided to have a chess tournament with their free time today. These chess boards were donated to the 6th grade classes by the Red Devil Education Foundation. The kids are so excited to find out who plays chess the best in 6th grade!
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Come to the Historic Ironwood Theater on Saturday, December 9 at 7pm for the annual holiday concert by Accent! The concert starts at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for ages 13 and up, and $5 for 12 and under. The final number includes the Range Band. It will be a night to remember!
Congratulations to the 4th grade for winning the attendance competition here at Ironwood! 1st grade came in second place, and 5th grade came in third. We appreciate your efforts in getting your kids to school when they are healthy!
The Ironwood 7th and 8th grade students headed to Bessemer to learn about the Waupaca Foundry. They were able to make a keychain with their year of graduation. These students represented Ironwood very well!
Several Ironwood students participated in the "Poetry Out Loud" competition, hosted by our GOISD. Sarah Lauzon won first place. She will move on to the next level. Aidan Bach was the runner up. In addition, Kali Traczyk, Reino Ranta, and Jaiden Demaray also participated. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to Kirk McBrayer and the Ironwood Bands for excellent performances Sunday at the HIT Theater!
Thank you to Brian and Mary Stella, who donated to the band!
All of the 6th grade students had a design and build challenge for this chapter in science class. The premise was that they needed to help a rescue crew find a way to charge a device using only the body's motion. Their challenge was to design and build a device that would capture kinetic energy from the body, and convert the energy to electricity with a generator. The device needed to be easy to use and original. The students went through a process of brainstorming ideas on their own, presenting their ideas to a small group. Then as a small group come to a consensus of the best idea between them, design, and build a model of the device!
These were some of the best ideas and models:
A glove you can wear that converts the motion of opening and closing your hand to turn a generator. There were two groups that came up with the same idea independently.
A mask that has a pair of impellers that spin when you inhale or exhale. This spins a generator.
An elbow brace that spins a generator when you curl or extend your arm.
A water bottle that has a generator that works whenever the bottle is lifted to drink, as well as by jostling around while carrying it.
