The Mt. Lion Roar Newsletter

Volume 4, Issue 22: April 18, 2021

Welcome to The Mt. Lion Roar where you can read about some of the things happening in the Altoona Area School District. With nearly 8,000 students, AASD is the area's top choice for Academics, Arts and Athletics.

Homecoming 2021

Congratulations to Riley Steinbugl (Softball) for being named the AAHS 2021 Homecoming Royal! Riley was escorted by Mathew Bowser.

Other Royal Court members included 2nd Runner-up Austin Kravetz (Soccer) escorted by Hailey Kravetz and 1st Runner-Up Adalynn Cherry (Basketball) escorted by Brooklynn Rupert.

It was a great evening with special performances by the AAHS Marching Band, AAHS Cheerleaders and Lioneers.

Hot Diggity Dawg!

Students in Mr. Mathias' and Mr. Young's class were excited for the opportunity to order their lunch from the Doug's Dawgs food cart set up outside the High School.

Although the weather was cloudy with a little rain, it didn't dampen their spirits or appetites.

It was a fun experience and the food was enjoyed by everyone!

Earth Day - April 22, 2021

Photo Above: Mrs. Bonin's class made earth replicas.

Photo: Students in Mrs. Lill's class enjoyed investigating different shadow patterns.

Students at Learning Express are getting ready for Earth Day with fun lessons about our Earth. Mrs. Bonin’s students studied the shape of the Earth and what it looks like. Students also listened to stories about recycling and learned about ways to take care of the Earth. As a science and art activity, students created their own Earth replicas with tissue paper and paper plates.

Mrs. Lill’s students studied the sun. Students experimented with sun paper outside and investigated how the sun created different shadow patterns.

Creating a Greenhouse to help Plants Grow

Mr. Little and Mr. Steward’s 5th grade classes at McAuliffe Heights planted flower seeds and created a ‘greenhouse’ using plastic bags to help the plants grow.

Kindergarten students at Juniata Gap Elementary took advantage of the warmer temperatures and moved their classroom outside. Miss Harr, Penn State student teacher worked with students expanding their knowledge of 3D shapes. Students created 3D shapes using playdough, learning how to construct shapes using their prior knowledge about the attributes they exhibit.

Survey Says .....

The second graders in Mrs. Bumbarger's class at Baker Elementary used WIN time to complete a sociology project. After reading about a survey done by an ENT doctor about what part of a chocolate bunny most people liked to eat first, the students each designed their own survey questions. They collected data in various classrooms, and are working to compile summaries to share. This project reviewed and reinforced several math concepts as well: making tally charts, missing addends, multiple addends, strategies for adding two-digit numbers, checking answers with a calculator and data collection/representation.