Manitou Springs Middle School

As a grand finale to their Lithosphere Unit, the 6th graders exploded volcanoes. This was not the traditional vinegar and baking soda eruption, but rather a Coke and Mentos experimentation! They tested two hypotheses: "Carving into the Mentos to expose the material creates the bigger explosion" and "An 'all-at-once' delivery system creates the bigger explosion."

Take Down Tobacco Piñata Smashing was held at Manitou Springs Middle School during all three lunches. Students who are members of the SWAT Team worked at a table and encouraged their peers to take the pledge to not vape, smoke, or use tobacco and nicotine products. Students or staff who signed up to pledge received a ticket to swing at the piñata (disguised as cigarettes/Skoal can/Vape pen). The Department of Public Health was also present with pig lungs on display which simulate lungs of a smoker versus someone who doesn't smoke.

A collaboration between Manitou Springs Middle School 7th graders and 2nd graders at Manitou Springs Elementary School involved elementary students drawing monsters and middle school students sewing stuffed creatures for them.

Leading up to Body Systems Week, 7th grade students studied the human muscle, skeletal, and nervous systems. Then they completed group or individual project presentations on other human body systems. In the one-day frog dissections, the students were tasked with identifying internal organs by removing and placing them on a grid. In this process we discussed respecting life, as well as the similarities between frogs and humans. Students had the option to be out of the room and complete a drag and drop online dissection of a grasshopper.

Grab your bike and helmet and come learn some new skills on two wheels! Kids on bikes and 3 local high school mountain bike teams will be teaching riders some new skills to get ready for the trails. We will also have safety bike check on site. no bike? No worries we got ya covered - June 10th

The Manitou Springs Middle School SWAT Team is working hard to keep tobacco out of their school. SWAT stands for "Students Working Against Tobacco." - Please watch the movie and read more about the "SWAT Team" here!

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