One of the Essentials of an A+ school is offering Multiple Learning Pathways. This includes the use of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory and practice.
Please click the link below to learn more about how this looks at EFA+.
https://youtu.be/IQUC0iy9Vxg
A bird’s eye view of EFA+ 5th graders working on editing and revising their personal narratives using sensory details and adjective triangles.
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Students in second grade have been working on peer editing their writing.
First, they conferred with a partner and gave feedback.
Then they shared their final pieces using a Kagan structure called Inside-Outside Circle.
This activity resulted in high engagement and was part of a Student-Centered Coaching cycle.
Maxed out on NCAA basketball? Switch gears and take in some football to raise funds for Sioux Falls Schools without PTA/PTOs! The Sioux Falls STORM take on the Iowa Barnstormers (that's the team Kurt Warner played for before he became SuperBowl MVP!) at 7:05pm tonight at The Premier Center.
50% of net proceeds from tonight's game go to Night of Hope & Caring!
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The EFA+ 3rd graders attended Agriculture Day at The Washington Pavilion.
In Music and Drama, the 1st grade students learned the story of Peter and the Wolf. They used their Music Smart skills to identify the instruments that were used to represent each character.
Then they performed an informance of the story complete with costumes and props.
Now that they are experts on the story, they are creating maps of the setting during Art Integration. Their maps will include key locations and the pathway that each character takes throughout the story.
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Did you know Nature Smart includes sorting and classifying?
In physical education, kindergarten and first graders had a color relay.
They used People Smart skills to work as a team and develop a strategy.
Then they raced relay style to collect the color pieces.
After collecting and sorting, a color was drawn, and the team who had the most of that color was the winner.
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#multipleintelligences
#EFA+
The gym was filled with mariachi music during lunch today.
The group “To Mexico with Love” serenaded our students to celebrate their SOARing choices during 3rd quarter.
As a school community, we work together to:
S-Stay Safe
O-Own Your Actions
A-Achieve A+ Greatness
R-respect self, others, and this place
Today our 5th graders traveled to Whittier Middle School to watch a matinee performance of Moana Junior.
Some of our former EFA+ students were actors in the show.
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Belonging to a family is an important part of life.
Click the link below to hear more about the family experience at EFA+:
https://youtu.be/mAw2dMrpfro
Community Engagement is a strong focus for the Sioux Falls School District. Take this 7-question survey to help us learn more about your interactions with your school and with other families.
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During Innovation Lab, 3rd graders learned a traditional Native American game called Sticks.
They enjoyed it so much that they played it again during their classroom community time.
Teaching Native games honors culture, and teaches focus, perseverance, being a good sport and more!
Sticks:
The game of Sticks is played with 10 thin sticks about 6” long that are held in a player’s fist with the bottoms of the sticks hidden in the lower fist. One stick is marked on the bottom. The idea of the game is to draw as many sticks as possible before getting the marked one. The winner of the game is the person who can draw the most sticks before getting the marked stick. This game is for developing pure intuition, until the person can identify the marked stick, then the game becomes the skill of observation. (Assiniboine)
The 1st graders were busy using their MI (multiple intelligences) “Smarts” during math.
They used their People Smart skills to work in groups.
They used their Nature Smart skills to sort animals into categories of those that walk, fly, or swim.
They used their Math Smart skills to graph their sorted data.
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#multipleintelligences
#EFA+
Studying for a test is always more fun with friends 📚🎉
The 5th graders used their People Smart skills to work collaboratively while playing a game called Quizlet Live. This has been their favorite way to review for state assessments.
EFA+ 5th graders used their math smart and body smart skills to bowl and keep score in physical education.
#multipleintelligences
#EFA+
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The next video in our EFA+ series features our commitment to integrating the arts.
Please click the link to view.
https://youtu.be/PZVKdFa7zNw
In drama class, the 2nd graders presented “informances” based on The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf.
An informance is a performance that is not fully polished, but meant to inform and demonstrate learning.
Please enjoy the first installment of our documentary series about EFA+.
Click the link below to learn more about “The Eugene Field + Elementary Experience”
https://youtu.be/kAOK1Uz-IGo
Join us on March 11th for our SweetArts Dance at Edison Middle School!
Superintendent Jane Stavem hosted nearly 50 future educators Tuesday for "Bagels with the Boss." Student teachers currently working in SFSD classrooms joined us to learning about job opportunities, hear about the support offered by the District's Instructional Coaches, and connect with leadership. We look forward to adding many of these new teachers to our team in the Fall!
