If you haven’t heard yet, Tuesday was our 67th day of school! So naturally, first graders classroom celebrated with all things SIX SEVEN 🫴🏻🫴🏻
Students celebrated by connecting 67 dots to make a picture, played a six seven math game with a partner, expanded 67 and drew some creative pictures that are definitely not a 6 or a 7.
If you haven’t heard yet, Tuesday was our 67th day of school! So naturally, first graders classroom celebrated with all things SIX SEVEN 🫴🏻🫴🏻
Students celebrated by connecting 67 dots to make a picture, played a six seven math game with a partner, expanded 67 and drew some creative pictures that are definitely not a 6 or a 7.
Second graders read a story in STEAM lab about two cardinals who used songs of the holidays to find each other when they got separated. They were then challenged to build a cardinal that could perch on the branch of a tree, just like the birds in the story did!
Congratulations to our November Students of the Month! Our Junior Jackets were nominated for their Bravery during the month of November.
We are happy to invite you to our next school/community collaboration event celebrating a Scandinavian book giving tradition at The Thompson Home Library on Friday, December 5! Mrs. Hindbaugh-Marr will be reading the story The Christmas Book Flood at 4:15, then families will explore different STEAM-based activities. The first 30 children will receive a Christmas book from the library staff, so be sure to mark this event on your calendar!
Today in Music 2nd grade listened to "Aquarium" from "the Carnival of the Animals." As we listened we used fish we had made to show what the music looks like through the fish's movement. Ithaca's musicians were able to show off their artistic side in today's listening activity!
As a part of their habitats for living things science unit, kindergarteners read the story Sunflower House by Eve Bunting in STEAM lab. They then collaborated as a WHOLE CLASS to create a flower house big enough for everyone to fit inside!
Thank you to Alma Meijer for the wonderful service last night during our Help for the Holidays shopping! Special thanks to employees: Samantha, Melissa, Kurt, Alex, Hannah, and the softlines team for all of your help! Also, special thanks to North and South Elementary staff for volunteering your time to help our families!
First graders learned about constellations in STEAM lab, then made their own constellations using actual NASA night sky maps and wikki sticks!
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!
