Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Walls' students working on problem solving and design this week and used the “RoundRobin” strategy. The students offered up different solutions each day on how to solve a specific “design problem.
#ZMSrocks! ZMS teachers painted rocks to reflect BCPS graduate profile competencies and hid them in the ZMS/Hillview community! If you find one, take a pic/selfie email our librarian Mrs. Voight at bethany.voight@bullitt.kyschools.us!
Leave them there or hide them somewhere else to spread the fun to others.
Our ZMS Band had a busy weekend! They participated in Solo and Ensemble performances, earning a ZMS record best 20 distinguished ratings!! Some band members also participated in WKU's honor band. Way to go!
Congrats to the following ZMS Band students on their success at Solo and Ensemble last weekend!!
Distinguished Solos:
Scarlett Dennison, flute
Cheyenne Harley, flute
Zariah Taylor, flute
Kaylee Miller, flute
Izzy Cornetet, saxophone
Andrea Marin Jeanty, clarinet
Hadassah Gramajo, clarinet
Cheyenne Harley, trumpet
Tyler Harley, trumpet
Joey Howard, tuba
Distinguished Duets
Scarlett Dennison and Calah Fish, flutes
Olivia Brinner and Serena Nichols, flutes
Ethan Gaw and Mason Morton, clarinets
Olivia Abbott and Issabelle Rodgers, clarinets
Cheyenne Harley and Tyler Harley, trumpets
Arianna Castanon and Brayden Cureton, trumpets
Distinguished Trios
Cheyenne, Sierra, and Whitney Harley, flutes
Calah Fish, Scarlett Dennison, and Cheyenne Harley, flutes
Kaylee Miller, Daisy Richardson, and Malaya Gipson, flutes
Distinguished Quartet
Anna Rodriguez, Riley Capshaw, Hadassah Gramajo, and Olivia Abbott, clarinets
Spring Picture day is coming!! Even though it will be on St. Patrick's Day, students should NOT wear a green shirt!! There are green screens for backgrounds and your students will look like floating heads if they wear green.
Mrs. Spratt's science classes modeled the chemical reactions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with marshmallows! Added bonus, when they eat the marshmallows, their bodies undergo aerobic (cellular) respiration.
Students in Mrs. Roach's PE classes participated in different fitness stations including yoga, fitness videos and more!
Today's snapshot into learning: Ms. Pearl is working with a small group during work time in 7th grade math.
Happy first day of March! These are our March PACK shoutouts. Each of these folks show ZonetonStrong values of Pride, Accountability, Courage and Kindness.
Join us for a family/community event full of math activities, spring games, food and fun! All ZMS students and their families are invited!
Mr. Hamer leading class discussions in 7th grade social studies.
BCPS Superintendent Dr. Bacon visited some ZMS students today! All 8th grade students researched a real world issue then wrote an argumentative letter to an elected representative or someone in authority. These students chose to write to Dr. Bacon on the topic of school start times. He came to meet these students and address their points in person!
Our archery team participated in a "home" tournament this past weekend and the 8th graders and their families were honored. Our team came in 3rd place overall.
Cheyenne Harley came in 3rd place overall Middle School Girls
Olivia Close came in 4th place overall Middle School Girls
Tyler Harley came in 5th place overall Middle School Boys.
The team qualified to participate in the KY State NASP Bullseye Tournament in a few weeks! And our 3D team has qualified to participate in the KY State NASP 3D archery tournament. This will be the 1st time that a Zoneton Archery team will participate in a 3D state tournament. Our 3D team is currently ranked 16th in the state in the middle school division.
Way to be #ZonetonStrong!!
Mrs Starling, our instructional tutor, works with small intervention groups on math skills.
Students were engaged in stations in Ms. Starks and Mr. Boston's Language arts class this week.
Students in science classes were engaged in stations, experiments, and hands-on instruction this week!
Mrs. Perugini's 8th grade students in writing classes worked together on sources for argumentative writing. They analyzed articles, charts, and videos to answer the prompt "Are professional athletes paid too much?". Students will use evidence from the text to write their pieces.
Congrats to these students who made the ZMS Baseball team. Go Timberwolves!!! ⚾🐺
Today is National Random Act of Kindness Day! Show some kindness to others around you. It makes the world a better place. :)
No School for students tomorrow (Fri) for Bullitt Day (teacher work day) or Monday! Enjoy the long weekend and stay safe!
6th grade students completed a book spine poetry challenge in the library! Student groups worked together to put together a "poem" using the titles of books in the library. There were some creative poems!
