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Spring Break Week One Post
This week marks the first week of Spring Break for the Rio School District in the 2019-2020 school year. It also marks the fourth week of campus closures due to the coronavirus event. Somehow it doesn’t much feel like Spring Break this year. It’s normal for the administrative team to…
Superintendent Blog, Texts
Superintendent Lessons
Here are some simple math video lessons for CoronaTimes I linked the lessons to my twitter feed sharing Three Spiders in the Garden 3-4-5 Triangle  How Long Can you Hear it? What’s the Shape?  Unit Square Part 1 Unit Square Part 2 Counting with a Hat Counting Fast Counting in…
Cactus Art
The cactus is an important plant to many cultures.  Do you know some of the uses of a cactus? Do you know the different parts of a cactus? What art can we make inspired by a cactus? Supply List: Paper Pencil Colored Pencils Crayons
Art Lessons, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
Notan the Art of Dark and Light
Notan is a Japanese term which literally means “light dark harmony”. Notan is a Japanese design concept that is interested in the use of light and dark colors/shapes, etc and looking at how these light/dark art elements interact with each other. Most of the “Notan” I have ever seen as an…
Art Lessons, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
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Alma Thomas Inspired Collage
Georgia born artist and educator Alma WoodseyThomas (1891-1978) was a pioneer for African American women in fine art. Thomas is best known for her nature inspired abstract color block paintings of from the 60-70s. We will create torn paper collages with an emphasis on different colors. Hope you enjoy this lesson. Supply List:…
Art Lessons, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
Paper Cut Outs
Henri Matisse was a famous French artist with an interesting story of his life and art. Here is a video of his life Drawing with Scissors by Keesia Johnson and Jane O’Connor . In our lesson we will cut paper shapes in a variety of colors and sizes and arrange…
Art Lessons, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
Math Measures, Math Pleasures, Math Treasures
A triangle is composed of three line segments. The line segments intersect in their endpoints. To name a triangle we often use its vertices (the name of the endpoints). A triangle has three angles. The sum of the measures of the angles is always 180° in a triangle. In this…
Math Lessons
Math
To compete successfully in the 21st century and to participate fully as informed global citizens, students must have a deep level of mathematical reasoning and conceptual understanding. Rio School District teachers and administrators believe all students deserve a balanced approach to mathematics supporting their ability to: make sense of problems and persevere…
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant an art activity inspired by the children’s book by David McKee. Elmer is an elephant with rainbow and white squares arranged as a patchwork. He has a cheerful and optimistic personality, and he loves practical jokes. We will draw Elmer together we want you to focus…
Art Lessons, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
They Call it Multi-Tasking
They Call it Multi-Tasking   In the modern times we live in, so infused with demands on our attention and action, we often seem to be juggling many tasks simultaneously. Research on the brain still suggests that we may do many things with our mind and body, but we do…
Superintendent Blog, Texts
Drama
Are you are thinking you would like to become an actor? The first is to start taking drama classes. Join Mrs. D and learn from an industry expert in improv, acting and singing and dancing. No matter what many people might tell you, there is a lot more to acting than getting…
Counselor Corner
Rio School District offers 9 full-service community school counselors serving the students and families within the Rio School District. Our counseling department offers academic, personal and social/emotional/behavioral support for students and their families. School Counselors are an integral part of student support services. The school counselor is an advocate for our students…
Poppies
In honor of the first day of spring, let’s make some art based on California Poppies. The scientific name for the California Poppy is “Eschscholzia californica“.  The explorers who wrote about finding the orange poppy named it after one of the men on their boat (Eschscholzia). Supply List: Paper Markers…
Art Lessons, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
Niki / JP Collaborative MIT- Rio Blog
It was great to hear from a local student today who has made her way to MIT – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology – a world class university and seat of science on the planet. From Oxnard to Boston, this blog connects a superintendent of the Rio School District to…
Superintendent Blog, Texts

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