Ithaca South Elementary

These 2 were so proud to find red words on their shirts and read to them to me 🩶🖤

Second graders read The Day it Rained Hearts in STEAM and then constructed nets to catch hearts that were "falling" in the lab!

Our AMAZING principal, Mrs. Beth Vozar, visited our class today and read us the funniest story named, "The Book With No Pictures!" Our class absolutely giggled throughout the whole book. Thank you Mrs. Vozar for spending time with us! 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

This is a reminder that there is no school for students tomorrow, Monday, February 12, 2024. We look forward to seeing students back on Tuesday!

Our Junior Jacket ticket winners for the week!! We love celebrating our students for following our school rules: Bee Respectful, Bee Responsible, and Bee Safe!

“EEKK” 📕 Elbow to elbow, knee to knee reading with a partner. Working together and learning at the same time!

Last week, our 2nd graders had a great trip to North School's STEAM Lab to collaborate with 4th grade students. First, they used MilkyWay bars to demonstrate how plates shift to make mountains. Next, students experimented with a paper mountain, markers, and eye droppers to see erosion in action. Last, 4th graders demonstrated how mountains erode and change using sand and different balls. The wooden ball represented light rain, the marble represented heavy rain, and the steel ball represented a flood. Thank you, Mrs. Hindbaugh-Marr for organizing this opportunity.

We are so proud to highlight the winners of our yearbook cover contest at South Elementary! These students creatively designed the cover all on their own. Congratulations!

In kindergarten we learn letters, sounds, words, and reading! We learn numbers, shapes, addition, and subtraction in math. But even more important are the skills we learn when we share blocks, compliment a classmate on their picture, and learn how to communicate with others. Building with blocks, creating art, and enjoying talking with our friends is what kindergarten learning is REALLY about! 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

All the hearts for February 💕

Mrs. Whitford's students read the story Blizzard in STEAM lab and made snowshoes like the boy used in the story!

Ms. Bahr met with all students today to introduce Junior Jacket tickets!! These tickets will be used to acknowledge kids "caught" BEEing awesome each day at South! On Fridays, we will choose one lucky winner from each class to receive special recognition for the week.

We are proud of all of these students who were honored last week for their ability to use "self control". Way to BEE, Junior Jackets!

Please join us tomorrow for Family Night at South Elementary from 6:00-7:00.

Mr. DeRosia's fifth graders came to South today to work with first graders on some light challenges in the STEAM lab. It was fantastic to see the collaboration between "bigs and littles"!

Kindergartners read the story The Snow Dancer in STEAM lab and then created their own snow dancers. Making them move with magnets was quite exciting!!

This week our staff spotlight is on Ms. Emma Ward, a parapro at South and our Latch Key Director. In the summer, she enjoys dirt track races and going to her grandma's house on the lake. Ms. Ward's favorite season is the Fall because she loves the changing colors of the leaves. In her free time, Ms. Ward enjoys long walks and hanging out with friends and family.

First graders learned about reflection today and were challenged to make light travel through mazes using mirrors and flashlights. They collaborated to tackle some pretty challenging mazes.

Today was our first day using our reading book bags. Students are practicing the skill "Read To Self!" Each child selected books for their bag. Students are building reading stamina using the red words & sounds they have mastered! Great job kindergarten kiddos! 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

Mr. Whitford's class is absolutely enjoying the outdoors today! Bundle em up! Take em out! Stay to play! We grow in the snow❤️