Congratulations to our April students of the month! Keep up the good work, Junior Jackets!
Our 2nd grade students have been working extremely hard on their narrative writing. This week, they collaborated with a partner to edit and revise their narratives. They are now in the final stages of their writing process, and final copies will be completed this week. 📝✏️💛
Kindergarteners were challenged to build bird feeders that could hang on our STEAM lab tree!
May 5-9th is Teacher Appreciation Week! Use the QR code to give a shoutout to one of our awesome South staff members!
Observing and learning at the school woods! Thank you, Mrs. Hindbaugh-Marr for planning and leading this fun educational trip.💙
We had a special visitor in kindergarten today. Mr. Gary Ester, a local bee keeper, came and talked to us about bees and honey. Students got to touch honeycomb, beeswax candles, and taste fresh honey off of a frame. Thank you Mr. Whitford for arranging this wonderful experience for kindergarten!
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First Graders had a great trip to MSU today! Their first stop was lunch and ice cream at the Dairy Store. Then they walked over to the Butterfly Gardens where students got to plant a geranium flower plant, interact with live butterflies and look through telescopes at butterflies and other insects.
Thank you PTO for funding the trip!
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Last Friday we celebrated Grandparents/VIP day at South! It was wonderful to have so many happy, smiling faces in our hallways. Thank you to our staff, teachers, and families for making this such a special day!
Today Mr. Rayburn and Mrs. Vozar were 'pied' in the face! These students won the opportunity to pie them during the PTO Carnival earlier this month.
Thank you Jillian Stapleton and helpers for giving our kindergarten and DK students an opportunity to create a beautiful piece of art based off of the book, "Albert. Our students really enjoyed using different art tools as well as creating a gift for a family member! Thank you to our wonderful Ithaca PTO for funding supplies for this experience!
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There’s something extra special about the first friendly face you see each morning - and for our South Elementary students, that’s often their bus driver! 🚌💛
With big waves, warm smiles, and safe rides, our drivers help start and end each day with care.
Thank you for being everyday heroes to our littlest Yellowjackets! 🐝💙 #JacketPride #BusDriverAppreciationDay
First graders read a story about a chicken using a hat to make a nest, and were then challenged to build their own hats that could hold eggs! We had lots of chuckles in the STEAM lab today!
We are thrilled to announce that two remarkable Ithaca educators have been recognized at SVSU! Mrs. Gulick received the prestigious title of "Hero in Education," while Ms. Sopocy was honored as an Outstanding Senior. Their commitment to empowering students and excellence in education inspires us all! Let's celebrate their achievements and their dedication
Thank you, Mr. Dylan Malek, Junior Achievement volunteer from Mercantile Bank, for joining Mrs. Gulick's class! Junior Achievement (JA) focuses on introducing students to basic concepts of work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship through the lens of a community. Students explored careers and learned about earning, taxes, and how money works within a community through five learning sessions.💲💰💵
Mrs. Whitford's Developmental Kindergarten students earned an ice cream sundae party for earning the most money at South during our Read-A-Thon! Great work, Junior Jackets!
First graders read the story Thunder Cake by Michigan author, Patricia Polacco.
They celebrated by eating some delicious Thunder Cake made by Mrs. Melow! #EmpoweringExcellence
We got to go on an incredible field trip today to Desaegher Dairy Farms! This was one of the best experiences I have ever done with students. Students got to experience the whole farm riding in a wagon, a milking parlor, and the birthing barn. We even got to pet a baby calf and each student received a goodie bag! A special "thank you" to Mr. Ty Peet & Mrs. Lotte Peet for helping us arrange this experience for all of our Ithaca Kindergarten & DK Students!
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Congratulations, Kason and Owen! These two were our First Grade "Principals" this morning at South because they raised the most money in their grade level during our Read-A-Thon!
Students in Mrs. Gulick's 2nd grade class learned about the differences between tortoises and turtles. They used Wikki Stix to create either a turtle or a tortoise, paying attention to how they made the shell and legs of their animal. We also had Gwen Zimmer, a para at North Elementary, bring in real tortoises and a turtle, allowing students to see the differences in a real-life educational experience! 🐢💚
First graders read Logan's Greenhouse in STEAM and learned about all sorts of fruits and vegetables (radishes, leeks, Brussels sprouts, pears, etc). They were then challenged to build greenhouses complete with parent and offspring examples of each plant! It was a nice extension of the science work they've been doing in their classroom!
