The Pressure is on in 6th Grade

Sixth Graders got an exciting visitor in science class this marking period. Kristie Mazzoni, Planetarium Director and Outreach Instructor from the Children’s Museum in West Hartford, brought exciting air pressure experiments to Tyrrell Middle School. Students used bell jars, tubes, and syringes to vary the air pressure and observe changes to marshmallows, balloons, shaving cream, and water. Mrs. Mazzoni also brought a large bell jar with electric pump as well as liquid nitrogen to demonstrate more exciting effects of reduced air pressure. The Diamond Team enjoyed the air pressure activities on May 30, and the Platinum will be treated to the fun learning experience on June 8. Mrs. Bove-Virr and Mr. Jones attended workshops presented by NASA in April and were able to get grant funding for the outreach program at no cost to Tyrrell students.

Day 3 DC

The DC Chaperones snap a quick picture at the start of Day 3.

Mrs. Jones fills some down time in DC with a quick game with the kids.

Day 2 of DC Wrap Up

Arlington Cemetery

Day 2 in DC Continues

Students at the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Students stand in the same spot from which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Nate and Tyrn stop to snap a photo in front of the Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool.

Vietnam Memorial

A group of 8th graders stop for a photo opportunity at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC.

Also pictured, Mrs. Matfus helps Taylor G. make a rubbing of names on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall.

Day 2 Starts Off Memorable

Day 2 in DC started off with visits to the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.

Holocaust Museum

8th grade students are pictured outside the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.

8th grade students and teachers Skyped with, Tom Benson, a rocket scientist from NASA, on Thursday, May 24th. As a part of their study of Newton's Laws of Motion, students learned about how the laws effect space travel and rockets. A question and answer session followed with students asking questions about everything from rocket travel to black holes to aliens.

Washington DC Trip Departs

Students and Teachers left Tyrrell Middle School early this morning headed for Washington DC. Students look awake and ready for a fact filled week of touring our Nation's Capitol.

A Cosmic Time at the Renaissance Fair

TMS 6th grade students in the Cosmic Cultures Program visited the Renaissance Fair in Guilford. They were able to partake in many activities that would have been commonplace in that time period.

Apple Fieldtrip

7th Grade Project Explore students Emily Cofrancesco, Megan Doubleday, Mike Christopher, Brian Barker, and Preston Lavoie are shown shooting and editing video during their recent to the Apple store in West Hartford.

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Project Explore 6th Grader, Jillian Noack displays the 1st Place trophy she earned as Connecticut's top scorer in the American Scholastic Achievement League Competition.

Signs of Recycling

Students Tyler Browne and Skylar Ladd paint recycling signs for the Town of Wolcott as a Project Explore community service project.

Forces in Motion

8th Grade Project Explore students Briana Japs and Ally Hickey consider acceleration, gravity, and friction as they work on their rollercoaster design during a Forces in Motion workshop at the Connecticut Science Center.

French Makes an Impression

As part of their unit on Impressionism, 6th grade French students created their own masterpieces using watercolor paints.

Ellis Island

7th grade students visited Ellis Island as part of their study of the immigration period in the late 19th/ early 20th century. The day long trip to New York was very exciting! Pictured is Miss Wry's homeroom on the island.

Immigration Simulation

7th grade students furthered their understanding of immigrant life in the early 1900s with a simulation of arrival at Ellis Island. Students were assigned roles and boarded the ship bound for America!

Pine Lake CAPTivates Kids

Tyrrell students participated in a day of team building at Pine Lake over the weekend as part of the CAPTivating Kids program.