Intermediate students enjoyed mixing and mingling in this partner dance called, “Sasha”. They also learned how to count to 3 in Russian singing, “raz, dva, tre!”
Second graders have been learning about plant systems in science.
Thanks to Mrs. Weber EFA+ has an amazing nature area for students to experience plants close up.
During their visit to the Nature Gallery, students observed the different types of leaves plants can have!
Planning Ahead! If your current 5th grader is involved in Gifted Education at their SFSD Elementary, join us tonight from 6-7pm at Patrick Henry Middle School to learn more about the Middle School Honors Program!
Happy Veterans Day!
A+ learning is a life long endeavor! Each year Mrs. Laura leads a staff chorus that performs at the 4th and 5th grade concert. This year the staff chorus will feature soloists.
2nd graders read “Bink & Gollie”, then they acted out the problems and solutions from the story.
4th graders have been having fun learning about complete circuits with Makey Makey in Library.
Second graders used their Body Smarts and Art Smarts to build 3D shapes to help better understand vertices and edges.
The marshmallows represent vertices and the toothpicks represent the edges of the 3D shape.
We had a wonderful time celebrating reaching our Fun Run goal with magician, Travis Nye.
First graders in 102 perform their Tableaus for Making Meaning.
Their goal was to showcase 5 different scenes from the book ‘When the Cousins Came!’
Kindergarten & 1st grade students love to bring stories to life using dance. They compared the book, The Three Little Fish & the Big Bad Shark to The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf and created dances to tell the stories.
Remember when we shared that a community member donated pumpkins for our K-3 students?
Students in 201 used their pumpkins for A+ learning!
First they learned about the artist Yayoi Kusama and read the book “Gustavo, the Shy Ghost”.
They made text to self connections and wrote about something they do that makes them “glow”.
Yayoi Kusuma often used pumpkins in her artwork and considered the pumpkin as a symbol of childhood.
She used dots represent infinity.
The class discussed the meaning of infinity and how they can connect that to continuously looking for the positive things that make them "glow”.
They wrote about what makes them glow, and used that as inspiration for their pumpkin painting. They also used dots as a nod to Yayoi Kusama's style.
If that isn't all fun enough, their paint was glow in the dark.
It’s no surprise that many students wrote about Art, Nature, and Body Smarts as things they make them "glow".
The culminating Art Integration project for our 5th graders is The Monologue Museum.
Each 5th grader chooses a notable figure to learn about throughout the year. They also create a series of art projects inspired by the person.
They will present their collection of art, and perform their monologue based on their research at the spring art show.
Two of our A+ Eagles were featured on the news for showing kindness by sharing their Halloween candy.
Click the link to view the full story:
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/selfless-kids-replace-stolen-halloween-candy-with-some-of-their-own/
SFSD's new Canvas platform allows students and families to access school assignments and homework anytime, anywhere. When winter weather can be predicted, students and staff will take devices home to continue their learning. Are you prepared? Check out the guidance BEFORE you need it!
5th graders use play-doh to work on learning the rules of punctuating dialogue.
Using mental math 3rd students added up by 3, 2, or 1 to keep track of how many points they scored in P.E.
Students could try for a short (1 pt), medium (2 pts), or long (3 pts) football pass and catch.
Be prepared for school delays or cancellations caused by winter weather! This chart is an example of how start times would be impacted if SFSD declares a One-Hour Late Start. Review it now... before winter weather is here to stay!
5th grade students get the opportunity to participate in Starbase.
This is always a highlight of the year.
