Vandergrift Elementary Finished 3rd Overall In
Westmoreland County for the most correct
responses during the week of January 18th-24th!
Vandergrift Elementary was the daily winner form
most correct responses on Tuesday, January 22nd!
Congratulations to Vandergrift’s Top Scorers:
Malcolm Holden (5C) – 3rd Overall in Westmoreland County
Congratulations to Vandergrift’s Top Scorers:
Maura Stone (5B) – 5th Overall in Westmoreland County
Congratulations to Vandergrift’s Top Scorers:
Graham Holden (3A) – 10th Overall in Westmoreland County
Congratulations to Westmoreland County’s Top 50:
Abagail Shoemaker - 11th
Morgan Hepler - 12th
Cheryl Phillips - 14th
Isabella Painter - 16th
Mackenzie Steele - 19th
John Pierce - 23rd
Lily Belknop - 25th
Brianna Stone – 26th
Tyler Fitzpatrick - 27th
Jack Young - 30th
Jakob Hagofsky - 32nd
Darrien Miller - 34th
Tyler Amarando - 36th
Brittany Rupert - 44th
Ethan Rollinger - 45th
Kayla Zelonko - 48th
Be one of Mr. Enciso’s
At Vandergrift Elementary
Order of Operations
Rules for evaluating an expression.
Ex. Work first within ( ),
calculate all powers from left to
right,
then do multiplications or divisions
from left to right,
then do addition and subtraction
from left to right.
Distributive Property
Multiplication is distributive over
addition and subtraction.
Ex. a(b+c)=ab+ac
a(b-c)=ab-ac
Commutative Property
A property of addition or
multiplication, where the sum or
product stays the same when
the order of the addends or
factors is changed.
a + b = b + a and
ab=ba
Identity Property
Addition – Adding 0 to a number leaves
the number unchanged, or identical
(2+0=2) O is the identity element for
addition.
Multiplication- Product of any number
and 1 is that number 4X1=4. 1 is the
identity element for multiplication.
Associative Property
A property of addition or
multiplication, where regrouping
the addends or
factors does not change the
outcome of the operations.
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
With the assistances of Mrs. Emanuelson,
Ms, Kiebler, and Mrs. Pittman first grade
made snow in school!. The fun winter
activity began with a fun story call “Axle
Annie” by Robin Rulver.
Representatives of Penn State New
Kensington visited Vandergrift Elementary for
classroom presentations. GECKO is a STEM
focused environmental presentation with ties to
science and engineering.
Fun with Polymers
Fun with Polymers
Fun with Polymers
Fun with Polymers
Breakfast
Lunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Breakfast
Lunch
• They are composed of 86% to 90% of water
• They don’t have many vitamins either
• They are imported from Mexico and South
America
• They come from California and Arizona
• They come in pink, red, white, and golden
• Its 75% juice
• They are tender plants that thrive in warm
weather
• They are often served fresh and raw
• Grow in late summer or fall
Red Grapes
• Red grapes are about the size of a
marble.
• Red grapes grow in bunches, like a
pyramid
• When grapes grow it is known as
viticulture
Radish
• The name radish comes from the Latin word
“radix” meaning root
• Radishes are usually eaten raw
•
There are five verities of radishes: Red
globe, Black, Daikons, White icicles, and
California mammoth white
Quote of The Week
- 70
Santana Lewis - 60
Attention Teachers:
On Tuesday, February 5thand Wednesday,
February 6th, Mr. Swartzlander will be
conducting a training session on
podcasting in the Vandergrift Cafeteria.
Please bring your laptop if you plan to
attend.