5th Grade Science Curriculum Includes Animals at Smiley Middle School

By the Smiley Middle School PTA

Did the last test your child took ask where you can find an iguana and a tarantula in Park Hill? Well, if they answered the Denver Zoo, that’s incorrect. The correct answer is Smiley Middle School in Brett Champion’s science class. Brett introduces the animals into the classroom in the fall. By winter, she has about eight animals living in the classroom and the students help with their care. The animals are an integral part of the science education at Smiley Middle School.

Brett grew up in Denver, and has been teaching at Smiley Middle School for 8 years. In addition to teaching science, she heads up the school’s athletics department and is a regular teacher representative in the school jeopardy games. In the summer, you can find her on the tennis courts competing in the city and state tournaments when she is not coaching at a local club.

If you have a fifth grader interested in visiting Ms. Champion’s class and shadowing at Smiley Middle School, please contact Ms. Nadon at 720-424-1593 or keegan_nadon@dpsk12org. We invite the entire Park Hill community to visit to see what Smiley Middle School has to offer.