We are excited to invite you to our first school/community collaboration event at the Thompson Home Library on Wednesday, November 19. Please join Mrs. Hindbaugh-Marr and the library staff for STEAM Story Hour from 6:00pm-7:00pm. The fun will begin with a story in the children's area, then move downstairs for STEAM-based stations perfect for your entire family!
See attached flyer for information on the Christmas Joy Store.
Students in Mrs. Whitford's Developmental Kindergarten class worked on math skills with these fun hands on activities.
Kindergarteners were challenged to create habitats perfect for specific animals. Each habitat needed to have food, water, and shelter appropriate for the given animal. They did a great job thinking of what their animals needed for survival!
Second graders read a story about monsters going to a Halloween dance and then created their own dancing characters complete with twist tie joints!
Congratulations to our South Elementary Students of the Month! This month, students were selected for the Positivity Project Character Strength of 'Creativity.' Great job, Junior Jackets!!
Our DK classroom went "ghost hunting" to find the hidden letters inside of the Halloween sensory box. What a fun way to practice letters and sounds! 👻
Our parent newsletter and family night information are attached. We do not have school tomorrow, Friday, October 24. Our Parent Survey is still open for those who haven't had an opportunity to fill it out.
Congratulations to our Yearbook Cover winners: Owen and Vivienne! Their artwork will be featured on the front (Owen) and back (Vivienne) of the 2025-26 South Elementary Yearbook.
First graders expanded on their moon phases work by playing a magnified memory match game in STEAM. Partners needed to match large moon phases pictures with mini ones, so magnifying lenses were necessary tools!
Second graders practiced creating fire escape routes using Indi robots. Robots needed to travel from the green "bedroom" to the red or purple "safe spot" while avoiding unifix cube flames. Students used color-coded mats to carefully guide their robots to safety. They finished by drawing their own homes and tracing the safe escape routes they could use in an emergency!
Our Junior Jackets in Mrs. Dawe's and Mrs. Yelsik's classrooms had some special visitors from Germany this morning! The students are here visiting as part of an exchange program with IHS.
Kindergarteners demonstrate "Turn and Talk”--Sharing writing work, listening, and giving a compliment! 📝
Kindergarteners enjoyed a story about a girl who thought she had a non-living rock for a pet, but found out when it hatched that it was a living dinosaur! They then used foam bones to build their own dinosaurs!
Today in Music, 1st & 2nd grade practiced reading and composing rhythms using fruit names! Students would choose 4 fruits and say the names and clap out the syllables to their partner, then learn their partner's in the same way.
Working on sequencing numbers to 10 🍁
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month! We are so proud of these Junior Jackets!
Thank you to the families who attended our Title I Informational Night!
Second graders read a story about two children using pieces from a go-cart kit to build a bird-inspired vehicle in STEAM lab. They were then challenged to build a frog-inspired vehicle because the story ended with the children seeing a frog and thinking of new ideas for their vehicle!
During Small Group Time today, preschoolers in Ms. Kievit's classroom explored materials from the Math Area. They worked with dominoes and pattern blocks.
We’ve got spirit, yes we do! This afternoon each student received an Ithaca Yellowjacket bracelet, in celebration of Homecoming! A big ‘thank you’ to the family that gifted them to Ms. Kievit's class. If you look closely in the last few pictures, you’ll see students showing off their bracelets!
