Schools In Paris, Henry County Will Experience Solar Eclipse

 
 
 
By Shannon McFarlin WENK/WTPR News Director
Paris, Tenn.—With our area in the path of Monday’s Solar Eclipse, the Paris Special Schools District and Henry County Schools are gearing up for educational activities. At PSSD, they’re calling it “Fun With No Sun”.
Unlike several other school districts in our area, PSSD and Henry County Schools will be in session to provide learning opportunities for the students.
At PSSD, according to Director of Schools Norma Gerrell, each school will have activities geared to their grade levels. At Rhea Elementary, students will experience the eclipse both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, students will orbit in the darkened gym around the ‘sun’—a light source that will be set up to demonstrate how the solar system produces the Solar Eclipse.
As Gerrell reported Tuesday night at the PSSD meeting, students will be provided with the proper eclipse glasses and have already taken permission slips to their parents. Those who do not receive permission to watch the eclipse directly will have indoor activities.
In a press release, Gerrell said other activities for PSSD students include designing experiments to test frequencies on AM radio stations and producing original writing about the eclipse and its impact.
Henry School Principal David Kibbler said the Solar Eclipse will be memorable as it is the first experienced since 1918 and teachers and staff want to ensure they add to the memories of all the students in its K-8 grades.
All grade levels have designed math, science, and English Language Arts lessons around the event. Kibbler said students will be reading and writing about Solar Eclipses, completing math problems and learning about the science behind it.
Kibbler said the school has created fun activities for the students and the cafeteria is working to develop “an eclipse-themed menu” that most probably will include “Moon Pies”.
Thanks to forward-thinking on the part of First Grade Teacher Chari Fleener, Henry School will provide eye protection for all students. She was awarded a Plus Endowment grant that allowed the school to do so, Kibbler said. And, parent permission slips also were sent home for student viewing of the actual eclipse.
Other schools in the Henry County system also will provide learning experiences along with the Solar Eclipse and all will be viewing it—with permission from their parents.
s In Paris, Henry County Will Experience Solar Eclipse
By Shannon McFarlin WENK/WTPR News Director
Paris, Tenn.—With our area in the path of Monday’s Solar Eclipse, the Paris Special Schools District and Henry County Schools are gearing up for educational activities. At PSSD, they’re calling it “Fun With No Sun”.
Unlike several other school districts in our area, PSSD and Henry County Schools will be in session to provide learning opportunities for the students.
At PSSD, according to Director of Schools Norma Gerrell, each school will have activities geared to their grade levels. At Rhea Elementary, students will experience the eclipse both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, students will orbit in the darkened gym around the ‘sun’—a light source that will be set up to demonstrate how the solar system produces the Solar Eclipse.
As Gerrell reported Tuesday night at the PSSD meeting, students will be provided with the proper eclipse glasses and have already taken permission slips to their parents. Those who do not receive permission to watch the eclipse directly will have indoor activities.
In a press release, Gerrell said other activities for PSSD students include designing experiments to test frequencies on AM radio stations and producing original writing about the eclipse and its impact.
Henry School Principal David Kibbler said the Solar Eclipse will be memorable as it is the first experienced since 1918 and teachers and staff want to ensure they add to the memories of all the students in its K-8 grades.
All grade levels have designed math, science, and English Language Arts lessons around the event. Kibbler said students will be reading and writing about Solar Eclipses, completing math problems and learning about the science behind it.
Kibbler said the school has created fun activities for the students and the cafeteria is working to develop “an eclipse-themed menu” that most probably will include “Moon Pies”.
Thanks to forward-thinking on the part of First Grade Teacher Chari Fleener, Henry School will provide eye protection for all students. She was awarded a Plus Endowment grant that allowed the school to do so, Kibbler said. And, parent permission slips also were sent home for student viewing of the actual eclipse.
Other schools in the Henry County system also will provide learning experiences along with the Solar Eclipse and all will be viewing it—with permission from their parents.