From April 5th through the 7th, the Texas Mobile STEM Lab will be on our campus. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes will rotate through the buslike lab during the school days. But on April 6th, Heritage families are invited to join us from 4:30-6:45pm to enjoy the lab, create a lava lamp, and have a virtual reality experience. Families will also participate in a design challenge, rotate through STEM activity booths, and have the opportunity to buy snacks/drinks from PTO or raspas from the KONA Ice Truck. It has been a long time since we have shared an evening together, and the staff is really looking forward to sharing this time with our students and their families.
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Heritage 4th & 5th Grade Lil Cardinals Basketball Teams Win Big
Intramural Basketball has come to an end, but not without Heritage 4th and 5th grades bringing some hardware back. Both teams went into the Season Tournament seated in the lower seed. After some hard fought battles, both teams ended up in the 3rd Place game. The 4th graders, led by the quickness of Josiah Garza and Jacob Higareda, put a lot of pressure on the opposing team causing lots of havok. This, coupled with Xavier Moya’s sharp shooting, was a perfect recipe for a blow out win over Pearce’s 4th grade team. The 5th Graders took a tough first round loss, but bounced back with two big wins. The Championship game was a tough-fought battle between two evenly matched teams. The first half was led by the quickness of Jenevieve Anguiano and tough defense of Dannie Monroy to keep Heritage in the game. The second half was the difference maker where Jaden Sutton and Serenity Roman put on one of the more physical halves of the season. They held Pearce to zero points in the second half. Serenity was a rebounding machine, grabbing six rebounds in the second half. Caleb Traegar then rallied the team together and put on a clinic of offensive driving and slashing the lane to the basket to push ahead of Pearce, for the victory; capturing Heritage’s second trophy of the Tournament. It was an exciting tournament and all students worked together for the big wins. We are so proud of these young athletes and know they have bright futures ahead!
1st Graders Go to the Zoo & 3rd Graders Go to the Planetarium
This may sound like the title of a Dr. Seuss book, but it is not. It is instead something our students have been unable to do for the last year and a half; go on a field trip. We are so happy that students again have the opportunity to visit community sites and enrich their classroom curriculum with hands-on learning outside of the classroom. Our 3rd graders went to the Scobee Planetarium located on the San Antonio College campus, had a picnic lunch, then returned to write about their experience. About a week later our 1st graders spent the day at the San Antonio Zoo where they were able to see many of the animals out and about. The 1st grade teachers were thankful to have so many parent chaperones; it made it nice for the students to be able to be in small groups. The students are now looking forward to their “Living and Non-Living” Unit which starts this week.
4th & 5th STEAM Flying Machines
Every Monday while our 4th & 5th grade Little Cardinal Athletes practice during their Specials time, the rest of the students enjoy a STEAM Project. This month they worked in small groups to create a flying machine, either two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Such creative students!
STEAM Event – Hour of Coding at Heritage
All Heritage students began participating in an “Hour of Code” last week. They will continue this week. The official Hour of Code day this year fell on Sunday, Dec. 12. It began as a way to demystify coding and now it is a world wide event. Students enjoyed creating code during their Computer Lab and Library times.
Toyota Donates $50,000 to Southside ISD for STEM Education
The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant of Texas unveiled it’s all new 2022 Tundra and announced a $50,000 donation to Southside ISD. In its announcement, Toyota said It wants to expand access to STEM education and workforce development with a specific focus on San Antonio’s South Side. Southside ISD is one of six San Antonio-area school districts who will each receive the $50,000 donation. Additionally, Toyota also made a $100,000 donation to the San Antonio Food Bank which is a major partner of Southside ISD.