After reading the story Luna Muna and seeing how a special space helmet helped Luna pretend to go to space, kindergartners made their own special space helmets!
Today we took a bus ride across town and visited Ithaca North Elementary! A special thank you to all the North School Students who were patient and kind to all of our Junior Jackets! What an incredible opportunity! #EmpoweringExcellence
South students and staff...Ewad was back in the building over the weekend! He even sent a video to your teachers, be sure to watch it this week!
We are one week into March and students at South Elementary are zooming through chapters and books! We read a total of 1,875 books/chapters this week! Check out the stars following our rocket down the hallway!
Thank you Ithaca PTO for sponsoring our trip to the Delta College Planetarium!! What an awesome experience and a great way to celebrate our theme for reading month: Outer-space.
Congratulations to our South Elementary Students of the Month! These students exemplify the Positivity Project Character Strength of Cheering Other's Successes. Their achievements reflect our commitment to empowering excellence and fostering leadership in our community.
Meet Ewad! Our friendly, outer space friend! He has come to Earth to encourage our students to read, read, read!
Check out all of the fun things happening at South Elementary during reading month!
We are blasting off on a reading journey at South Elementary! March is Reading Month is here and our theme is "To the Books and Beyond!" Please check your child's Friday Folder for important information about all the upcoming fun!
Recess at South has been 'SNOW' much fun recently!
Kindergarteners constructed hedgehog homes out of sticks, fabric, and pipe cleaners after reading the story One Winter's Day in STEAM. These young collaborators found all sorts of ways to protect the pine cone "hedgehogs"!
100 days smarter!!
More 100th Day fun at South!
Some students made special 100th day posters or collected 100 items to bring to school.
We celebrated the 100th day of school on Wednesday !! We had some 'old souls' walking our halls!
After reading a book about a squirrel who ate acorns that were part of a 100th day project, first graders designed "squirrel deterrent systems" to protect acorns inside a tube tree!
Thank you South families for joining us at Donuts with Grownups yesterday! We were so glad to see so many smiling faces!
Thank you Ithaca PTO for sponsoring the 2nd grade field trip to Hooked on Home! We are so grateful to Kaylyn Hooks, the owner of Hooked on Home, for her patience and expertise. Our students had a fantastic time and had the opportunity to paint a keepsake to take home to their family.
Please join us next Tuesday, February 11, for Donuts with Grownups at South Elementary! Doors will open at 7:30.
We are proud to announce our January students of the month. This month, students were nominated for demonstrating the character strength of optimism. Congratulations, Junior Jackets!
