While visiting @LEGO_Group today, I presented the LEGO team w/ essays & drawings from 5th graders at J.B. Watkins Elementary School in Chesterfield on what LEGO moving to Chesterfield means to them. Essays from students like Neela shine a light on the Virginia LEGO possibilities!

Last Thursday on March 14, students in Ashley Wilson's fifth grade class at Watkins Elementary enjoyed Pi Day with various fun activities in celebration of the irrational number. #oneCCPS

Diving deeper into the countries of South America with a fun Jigsaw activity! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments

Field trip to the VMFA! 🖼️ @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments

Our Roller Coaster Engineers did an amazing job collaborating with their teams to design, create, test, and present their roller coaster prototypes! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

The 5th CBG tower garden has been officially up and running for 2 weeks now and makes us all so happy to see every morning! 😊 @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

Halloween writing contest winners! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

Always a blast when @RodgersC_ comes for a CBG Enrichment lesson! Learning how to play Muggins! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

Loving the “coffee house” vibe we had going on during morning meeting while sharing our “Happiness Is…” poetry. @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

A few more pictures of our energy stations! The teamwork was amazing! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments

So much fun exploring energy hands on today! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments

Mrs. Bayly feature our class on her Instagram this week!

So much fun with Hexbugs for our first CBG Enrichment of the year with @RodgersC_! The collaboration and teamwork was amazing! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments

Following the steps of the scientific method with our Rubber Band Launching experiment! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

Celebrated the end of the first week in 5th grade with learning our first *STRATEGY* Thinking game! Did you know strategy games develop and enhance critical thinking skills?! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments

Planting with our K buddies! @JBWatkinsES @CCPSGIFTED #minermoments

The 5th graders reviewed their 4th grade plant unit by creating a lesson to teach their K buddies about the parts of a plant! They then researched the best plants to grow based on location, needs, goals, etc. @JBWatkinsES @CCPSGIFTED #minermoments

Exploring the VMFA! The tour was amazing and the 5th graders rocked analyzing and discussing the artwork! @JBWatkinsES @CCPSGIFTED #minermoments

Some fraction Jenga on this fun Friday! @JBWatkinsES @CCPSGIFTED #minermoments

A few more pics with our book buddies 😊 @JBWatkinsES #minermoments