5th grade students from North Elementary traveled to South today to teach a STEAM lesson to first graders. Students worked collaboratively to demonstrate how light creates shadows using different objects provided.
Second graders expanded on their water cycle work by creating "movable" models in STEAM lab. Each model had a water drop on a string in the middle that could journey through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation!
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Kindergartners kicked off their forces and motion unit by experimenting with our chain reaction kits. They were challenged to make pieces roll, spin, slide, etc., and had great fun while doing it!
Today was our third day of "DI" centers! "DI" means differentiated instruction. This is a strategy used as part of our new "Bookworms" reading curriculum. Students are grouped by the reading skills they are working on at this time. Students move through three centers utilizing tools, words, and more that will help them master those particular skills. We will assess in a couple of weeks to see what we need to work on next.
We are fortunate to have Mrs. Casey Longanbach teaching one of our centers. I teach one of the groups, and another group works on independent skills.
These little students are "rocking" at all three centers!
Way to go kindergarten kiddos!
Look at these cute little hedgehogs 🦔
More photos from our celebrations this week!
We have had a wonderful week of celebrations! Our Kindergarten, First, and Second graders were able to travel to the Crystal Movie theater at the beginning of the week. We ended our week with classroom parties, a visit with Santa, and a trip to the Polar Express. We wish all of our families a wonderful break. We will see you on January 6th!
Congratulations to our South Elementary students of the month. This month we recognized students that displayed the character strength of 'kindness.'
First and second graders used Cubetto robots to retell holiday stories in STEAM lab. Collaboration was key in order to create the correct robot code!
Is there anything more precious than these wonderful kindergarten kiddos enjoying good books & poems! There are three ways to read to yourself in kindergarten:
1. Read the illustrations.
2. Read the words (We know a bunch of words on this 69th day of school!)
3. Retell the story using illustrations!
I am so proud of these readers!
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Sharing writing with a partner during our new ELA time! 📝
Thank you to Michigan One Community Credit Union for selecting North Elementary and South Elementary for the M1 Community Bonus award again this year! Each school was awarded $500.
After reading The Wild Christmas Reindeer, these young engineers collaborated to create new stalls for Santa's reindeer.
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Thank you to our Principal Mrs. Beth Vozar for sharing a story with us today! Frog & Toad books are wonderful, and getting to hear Mrs. Vozar read one of them was extra special! Mrs. Vozar let each student give her special toad a hug as well!
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We are proud to announce our November Students of the Month at South Elementary! Congratulations to these Junior Jackets who exhibited our character strength of 'Bravery' in the past month!
Today our Latch Key students enjoyed a Thanksgiving pizza-feast! Latch Key is available for students K-6 from 3:30-5:15 every day. We are thankful for our Latch Key staff and the fun and structure they provide each afternoon.
We are so THANKFUL for our kitchen staff--Mrs. Grubaugh and Mrs. Capen. Every day they make lunch a fun and healthy experience for our Junior Jackets!
Second graders read a story about a chaotic Thanksgiving that started with a turkey slipping out of the main character's hands, sliding out the door, and sinking into a pond. They were then challenged to design a turkey holder to prevent that from happening again! Check out how these young engineers collaborated to keep our STEAM lab turkeys (PVC pipe corners) safe!
