Today is a beautiful December day, but we know it can't last forever in South Dakota! Make sure you and your student(s) know how to access Canvas for remote learning when weather that keeps kids home can be predicted in advance.
103 was visited by students from Augustana who are in a class focusing on the arts, movement, and mindfulness. Students participated in movement, mindfulness, play doh, and an art smart activity to visualize a poem that was read aloud of them.
3rd grade is studying inheritance and traits in science. Students are learning how genes and traits are passed from parent to offspring, and how traits can have variations.
Following a “code” from each parent, students created creatures that had the designated traits that were inherited by their offspring.
Kindergarten and first grade students built tables with Keva Planks after reading Our Table by Peter H. Reynolds.
In Art Integration, 2nd grade students practiced place value by choosing a 3 digit number to create visually. They used large circles for hundreds, medium circles for tens, and small circles for ones. Then they took turns identifying each other's chosen number by sharing their art.
Second graders created balance structures during Library.
Last night the 4th and 5th grade students presented their winter concert, From Darkness Into Light.
It was an incredible night filled with music, dance, poetry, and visual art.
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5th graders who participated in last year's musical had the opportunity to participate in a workshop with two actors from the touring cast of Aladdin.
AND....we announced our 2024 musical! May 10th and 11th, Eugene Field A+ will present Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Some of our current eagles supported a few of our EFA+ alumni (Brayden Cambier, Ella Cambier, Luke Shrek) who performed in Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief.
1st graders are working on strength and balance during P.E. stations.
The students in 103 learned about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Students designed and created their own balloon floats...and then had a parade!
3rd graders are working on STEM activities in Library.
5th graders reviewed using prepositional words and phrases in their writing and incorporated an element of drama using tableau. 
5th graders reviewed using prepositional words and phrases in their writing and incorporated an element of drama using tableau. 
Second graders used their Body Smarts and Art Smarts to build 3D shapes to help better understand vertices and edges. The marshmallows represent the vertices and the toothpicks represent the edges of the 3D shape.
The students in CLC (our EFA+ after school program in conjunction with The Boys & Girls Club) performed a play called, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
The EFA+ CLC students were the performers and the director, Mr. Will is a former EFA+ student.
Please join us for our All School Art Show on Thursday, November 30th from 6-7pm.
Every EFA+ student will have art on display!
103 recently finished their life science unit. Then they presented their aquarium exhibits and models. Their models showed how animals use structures to defend themselves from predators.
