Our kindergarteners continue to learn how to communicate in writing. Today we worked on drawing a detailed picture, and adding one more idea to our story! Please have your child read their Friday Folder writing back to you. (They will need a little help!) I am amazed how neat these incredible learners are printing on the 132 day of kindergarten!
Our March Recycling 2nd grade students collaborated to pick up recycling from each classroom at South. Thanks helpers!
Thank you second grade recycling helpers for February!! Thanks for caring for our South Community!
Our South students work to be good citizens of our planet with recycling! Thanks to our January 2nd grade recycling helpers!
Students in Miss. Hartman's preschool class have been learning about community helpers. This week they learned about police officers and investigations. Students investigated their fingerprints and learned that their fingerprints are unique! 😊
First graders are learning about the similarities and differences between parents and offspring, so they collaborated to create parent and offspring models!
The amazing PTO team once again provided North and South School students with a popcorn snack before Spring Break!
Our classroom was very excited to see, smell, hear, and taste this delicious treat!
Thank You PTO team for your awesome contribution to our community!
We ALL HAVE an opportunity to support these PTO activities this April at their fundraiser with the returning carnival! Please share and come support your PTO TEAM on April 21!
A BIG thank you to all of the AMAZING readers who came in this week to share books! Students loved engaging with community members, parents, & more about great books.
Our literary champions are:
Mr. Dan Carley
Mrs. Melissa MacLaren
Mrs. Jen Barancik
Mrs. Jen Whitford
Mr. Ruggie Ramereiz
Have a wonderful Spring Break Everyone! See you in Monday, April 3!
South Elementary wishes all families a safe and enjoyable Spring Break! See everyone back on Monday, April 3, 2023!
Hello families!
We had so much fun sharing our learning day with our stuffed animals. We left the animals all cozy on a shelf, and I'm a little worried as I look at a few camera images. I don't think they understand our class rules.
Hopefully when we arrive tomorrow, the animals have not created havoc in our room!
A special thank you to the Barancik Family for supplying extra stuffed animals for those that forgot. We were VERY grateful!
Have a great day!
Mrs.
Simcox
Hello families!
We had so much fun sharing our learning day with our stuffed animals. We left the animals all cozy on a shelf, and I'm a little worried as I look at a few camera images. I don't think they understand our class rules.
Hopefully when we arrive tomorrow, the animals have not created havoc in our room!
A special thank you to the Barancik Family for supplying extra stuffed animals for those that forgot. We were VERY grateful!
Have a great day!
Mrs.
Simcox
Empowering our classroom with the love of reading through sharing laughter and fun with our best buddies in Mrs. Dawe's room.
We did it! South had a goal to read 7,000 books/chapters during the month of March. Reading logs were kept at home and school with each classroom reading at least 100 books. Everyone helped the cause by reading to themselves, to partners, to teachers and with family members. Students at South will celebrate their reading success tomorrow with a special snack, dance party and rainforest video. Way to go South!
Don't forget it's pajama day tomorrow too!
These students shared their amazing book projects with our classroom today after presenting them at last night's community engagement Reading Fair!
Wow! These reading fair projects created by our South students and families really show off the wonderful community collaboration that we have here in Ithaca!
Wow! These reading fair projects created by our South students and families really show off the wonderful community collaboration that we have here in Ithaca!
Hello Everyone!
This last week of reading month is going to be a BLAST at South School! We continue to have amazing family members come in to share their love of reading with our class.
On Friday, Jessie Pemberton shared one of her favorite books:
"Tumford's Rude Noises!"
Everyone knows I'm a bit "feline" crazy, but this book was hysterical!
Thank you so much Mrs. Pemberton for starting our Friday morning with smiles & laughs!
Have a great week everyone!
Mrs. Simcox 😸
We had a wonderful first day of spring learning about plants. Thank you to Patty Macha for reading, "You Are Like A Seed". She also gave each student a packet of Zinnia seeds, her favorite! The Gratiot County Farm Bureau also sponsored a lesson presented by local FFA members! They read, "How to Grow a Monster" and tought us what plants need to grow. We made bracelets to help us remember! It is wonderful to have members of the community come in to read to us and provide different meaningful learning experiences.
Ithaca Public Schools have added 2 new buses to the transportation fleet. That results in some of the current buses being retired and new bus numbers for some of the routes. If you use the school dismissal system, you may get an email with an updated bus number for your student. The bus routes and drivers have not changed, just new bus numbers for that route.
Richard - Old bus number 21 - new bus number 22
Tammy - Old bus number 17 - new bus number 23
Brenda - Old bus number 14 - new bus number 21
Cody - Old bus number 11 - New bus number 17
South Elementary
Dear South Families,
March is Reading month continues at South and our students have been outstanding in completing their reading logs! Keep up the great work. 2 of the activities this week are the Reading Fair. Displays can still be brought in Tuesday morning and will be on display Tuesday evening from 6-7 PM. Students can bring in their stuffed animals on Thursday and the animals will get to spend the night at South. Students are invited to wear PJ's on Friday as well.
