Fourth grade students carry on the tradition of Eyeball Day
Fourth grade science students decorated Mrs. Cooper’s classroom as the inside of an eyeball for Eyeball Day. Students impressed friends, parents, and fellow students with their knowledge as they gave tours through the eyeball room.
During the tours, students described many parts of the eyeball like the cornea, retina, and optic nerve. Before Eyeball Day, students were given a checklist including many different parts of the eyeball and were encouraged to do additional research to learn more about the functionality of the parts of the eyeball.
“When students have to prepare for a tour, it excites them and encourages them to take ownership of their learning,” explains Sara Cooper, lower school science teacher.
Conveniently, high school anatomy students recently learned about the anatomy of the eye from guest speaker Dr. Erik Smith, an eye doctor and father of Rhett Smith ‘26. After Dr. Smith’s presentation, the high school students continued to learn even more by touring the eyeball classroom with a fourth grade student.
“Each of my students walked away from the experience with a smile and admiration for how much the fourth graders knew,” reflected Indyasia Fowler, high school science teacher and diversity support coordinator.
Way to go, fourth grade eyeball experts, and thank you to everyone who visited campus for Eyeball Day!
