This week, Mrs. Whitford's classroom received their ice cream sundae party as their reward for being the highest earners during our Read-a-Thon fundraiser in March. We are so thankful for generous families and community members who continually support our school and students!
This amazing group of Junior Jackets were rewarded for their hard work at following our school rules:
Bee Respectful
Bee Responsible
And Bee Safe
Our Positivity Project focus this week is enthusiasm. After listening to The Curious Garden by Peter Brown, students in Mrs. Groeneveld's classroom were challenged to make their own flowers and place them around the room. Each student designed and colored their own flower. Their enthusiasm grew as they told their classmates what flower they made and where it hung in the room.
It was wonderful to see their creativity, enthusiasm, and the way they celebrated others!
It is always rewarding to participate in a Nature Hike with our Kindergarteners as they search for treasures in remote places! We planted the rest of our trees; saw animal trails, discovered groundhog holes, woodpecker holes, bee hive access holes, and even ant holes!
We picked up rocks, pine cones, chestnuts, worms, and even some trash.
At the end of our walk,
we crawled and hid in the new wheat habitat like rabbits to see what it was like for them to hide from danger.
It was a great day to explore Mother Earth!
It was awesome to watch these kiddos explore the texture and behavior of night crawlers! We have included these unique creatures in our classroom as we talk about caring for Mother Earth, recycling, and the planting of trees!
As our Positivity Project theme this week is about displaying Enthusiasm , there was no lack of enthusiasm today!
Kindergarteners enjoyed reading "There's a Bird on your Head" in STEAM lab. They then collaborated to build nests for Pom Pom "birds" and attempted to balance them on their heads like the characters in the story!
Last week South Elementary hosted Kindergarten Registration. "Jack" even joined us to help welcome our newest Junior Jackets!
🌼🌼Thank you, Grandparents and Special guests, for visiting today!🌼🌼
2nd graders visited the Math & Reading Room during Grandparents/VIP Day!
1st graders visited the Math & Reading Room during Grandparents/VIP Day!
Kindergarten students visited the Math & Reading Room during Grandparents/VIP Day!
Thank you to all of the Grandparents & VIPs who visited our classroom today! We loved spending special time with you!
Thank you Mrs. Jennifer Geiger from KHA Bees & Boers!
We loved culminating our kindergarten bee unit investigating bee boxes, holding your acrylic bee lifecycle, and viewing live bee frames! A big thank you for the bee coloring books, seeds, and stickers.
They were beeeeautiful! 💐🐝💐
Our Kindergarten classrooms wrapped up a Bee Unit today with a guest presentation from Mrs. Jennifer Geiger from the Bee Keepers Association!
We are very thankful to Mrs Geiger for sharing her passion with us and the awesome props including her "live bee hive"!
She left us with some really nice activity books and some wild flower seeds to promote healthy feeding and pollinating for our honeybees!
After reading a version of The Princess and the Pea, second graders were challenged to build a bed that could hold a "pea" (green bead) and as many "mattresses" (foam trays) as possible. It was great to see them problem-solving in so many different ways!
Mrs. Groeneveld's first graders took a break from the classroom and went outside to build with the blue blocks! They were challenged to make a parent and offspring (something they have been learning about in STEAM). They created snakes, elephants and giraffes! It was amazing to watch them work together and use teamwork to get a challenge done!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the carnival last Friday. We are excited to announce our winners of the Pie in the Face, Extra Recess, and a Pizza Party. Thank you to our PTO and all volunteers for making the carnival a successful and fun event for families!
Our students have waited a long time for sunshine and warmth. Welcome, Spring!
Congratulations to this week's Junior Jacket ticket winners! We love to see our students setting positive examples around our building.
When it rains, Mrs. Simcox's students take out their watercolor paints. What a fun and creative way to celebrate the dreary days!
