Mrs. Kreke's kindergarten class finished learning about the letter P with pumpkins, popcorn, and pancakes!
The first graders had the best time on their field trip to The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur!
Sixth graders had a wonderful time today visiting the planetarium and trampoline park!
Mrs. Bushue’s second grade class voted on which type of apple was their favorite. They also made homemade apple sauce.
Students in Mrs. McClellan's class have been learning all about apples. Did you know there are over 4,000 different kinds? They performed experiments like which parts float and sink and how they change colors in different liquids! They topped it off with a taste testing party!
Students in Mrs. Jansen’s kindergarten class enjoyed a STEM problem solving activity.
Ms. Kreke’s 2nd grade class read the book, “Leaf Man” and made their own leaf man.
The students in Mrs. Drees' 3rd grade class were given a Friday challenge. They had one piece of paper, scissors, glue, and a 20 min time frame to see who could make the longest paper chain? We learned that planning and teamwork are important for success. Congrats to the blue team!
Ms. Tarin's class had some fact family fun with Oreos in math class!
SIxth grade science students designed and created functional exercise equipment to counteract the effects of microgravity on the bones and muscles for astronauts on a deep space mission.
Mrs. Waldhoff’s 2nd grade class and Mrs. Kreke’s Kindergarten class enjoyed learning all about their buddies! They asked each other about their favorite things and then drew a picture together!
Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class learned about apples, gravity, and the sun!
Mrs. Willman's class has been talking about Friendship this week. They read the story, The Fruit Salad Friend. Then, they made a Friendship Salad. The salad is filled with ingredients that will make their classroom great such as, kindness, listening ears, honesty and helping hands. They decided NOT to add the rotten banana to their Friendship Salad because just one rotten banana can ruin the whole salad! Their class now has a NO Rotten Banana policy!
Preschoolers enjoyed their first field trip of the year! They explored the pumpkins, gourds, and corn at Hartke’s Pumpkins and spent time playing at the park.
4th graders have been excited to learn about rocks and the rock cycle. Thank you to Clint and Jackie Beccue for sharing your love and collection of rocks with us!
Mrs. Sandschafer's 4th grade STEAM class used their engineering, teamwork, and problem solving skills to create the tallest tower possible using only spaghetti noodles, marshmallows, string, and tape. The students enjoyed being creative during this hands-on activity!
Kindergarten is crazy about apples!
How they grow, all the kinds, the best tasting, and best of all what happens when you drop them!
1st and 5th grade buddies had a great time getting to know each other!
Ahoy, mateys! Did ye know September 19 is “Talk Like a Pirate Day”? Mrs. Repking's first grade crew had all hands on deck for this fun day!
They read books in their best pirate voices, went on a treasure hunt searching for sight words, solved secret codes and riddles, unscrambled pirate sentences, counted like pirates, solved pirate word problems, sorted pirate words by beginning sounds, labeled the parts of a pirate, and even created a treasure map.
Shiver me timbers! What a great day of learning!
Did you know today is National Playdoh Day? 1st graders in Mrs. Kinkelaar’s class used playdoh to help them blend words and practice addition number sentences!
