STEAM Challenge Day #4Three Little Pigs Story ChallengeWe all know the story of the Three Little Pigs and the houses they built, right? Using your creativity, rewrite your own story! Once you’ve written your story, build your houses using materials from home. Once your houses are built, take pictures of each of them OR record yourself reading your newly created story out-loud showing your houses. Will the BIG BAD Wolf be able to Blow your houses ...
STEAM Challenge Thursday
STEAM Activity Day #3The Great Egg Drop Challenge!!This could get messy! Ask your parents first!! 🥚🥚🥚🥚Your challenge is to create a “protective” case with an egg inside (the egg must be raw, not boiled) that when you drop it from a higher distance, the egg doesn’t crack! 🍳Use materials you have at home to create this amazing “shell”. Then, with a raw egg inside, drop your cool creation from somewhere high. ...
STEAM Challenge Wednesday
STEAM Activity Day #2Create a Rube Goldberg Machine!A Rube Goldberg Machine is a chain reaction-type machine or contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an overly complicated way!! With permission from your parents, search for some examples of Rube Goldberg Machines online. Now, using materials from your house, create your own Rube Goldberg Machine by making a blueprint first. Then try it out. How many times did it take to ...
STEAM Challenge Tuesday
STEAM Activity Day #1Build Your Own Catapult! Using materials from your house, design a catapult. Try it out 10 times and record how far the object travels each time (using a measurement tool which could be a shoe, pencil, anything!!). Bonus: What’s the average distance your object traveled these 10 times? Record a video or take pictures. Send your data, pictures, or video to Mrs. Bodell. Jbodell@graniteschools.org ...
Whittier and Hunter High Community
Our Dear Whittier/Hunter Community, Our hearts are with you as we mourn the loss of young lives from last Thursday’s tragic event in our Hunter Community. We also wish we could be with our own Whittier students this week as a Whittier family to provide normalcy and comfort to our kids. Because of Distance Learning, we can’t all be together, however, we certainly are here for any students who might be struggling with the after effects of this ...
Distance Learning Information
Whittier Parents, Good morning! Before sharing information about next week’s plan, I want to share my heartfelt condolences to this incredible Whittier community. Yesterday’s events were devastating and a complete tragedy for individuals, families, neighbors, and the entire community. Our hearts are heavy as this hit not only close to home, but within the walls of your own home. Please know our teachers, staff, psych, and social worker are ...
Update: Shelter in Place Lifted
Thank you for all of you understanding and cooperation. The shelter in place has been lifted. ...
Shelter In Place
Whittier is currently in a shelter in place. All students and staff are safe in the building. School is continuing as usual. No one may enter or exit the building at this time. AM Kindergarten students are with their teacher in the building. PM Kindergarten students plan on coming once the shelter in place has been lifted. We will update once the shelter in place has been lifted. ...
Hawk Showcase Open House
Hunter Junior High is having their in-person Hawk Showcase open house on the evening of Wednesday, January 26th. Please see flier for more information. ...