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!
Our class was gifted a book from our dear friend, Mrs. Sue Meier! She and Megan Calderon wrote this book called," The Goodness Garden." It celebrates "Goodness Day" on March 14! We did read the book on that day, but we have since decided to do a kindness service project. We made placemats to give to our Ithaca Commission on Aging. We are having them give them to our homebound meal friends. These kiddos did an, awesome job making over 70 placemats! They are very excited to share kind words & art with everyone!
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Thank you for supporting our Read-a-Thon fundraiser this year. The month of March kept our students busy--they read over 8,000 chapters and books! And thanks to our incredible community, we raised over $17,000 to be used for field trips and experiences for elementary students.
We are proud to honor our March Students of the Month at South Elementary! Students were nominated based on the Positivity Project character trait "Love of Learning". Congratulations, Junior Jackets!
Yesterday, FFA members from Ithaca High School visited our 2nd graders. They shared a book and completed an activity with our students to help us celebrate Reading Month. Thanks for sharing 'Ag in the Classroom' with our Junior Jackets!
Please see this important note about our Stuffed Animal Sleepover and PJ day!
With one week left of reading month, South students have read 6,800 books and chapters! Ewad came for a second visit and brought each student a mini Ewad reading buddy. It also looks like he had some fun with our Ewad stuffy!
Thank you to all of the generous parents, families, and community members who support our Ithaca PTO Field Trips! We had an incredible experience at the Delta Planetarium in Bay City. The program, "My Big Back Yard" helped us learn about planets, constellations, and more! I think we have a few students excited about the lunar eclipse that will happen tonight (3 am?!!).
Thank you again Ithaca PTO!
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After reading the story Luna Muna and seeing how a special space helmet helped Luna pretend to go to space, kindergartners made their own special space helmets!
Today we took a bus ride across town and visited Ithaca North Elementary! A special thank you to all the North School Students who were patient and kind to all of our Junior Jackets! What an incredible opportunity! #EmpoweringExcellence
South students and staff...Ewad was back in the building over the weekend! He even sent a video to your teachers, be sure to watch it this week!
We are one week into March and students at South Elementary are zooming through chapters and books! We read a total of 1,875 books/chapters this week! Check out the stars following our rocket down the hallway!
Thank you Ithaca PTO for sponsoring our trip to the Delta College Planetarium!! What an awesome experience and a great way to celebrate our theme for reading month: Outer-space.
Congratulations to our South Elementary Students of the Month! These students exemplify the Positivity Project Character Strength of Cheering Other's Successes. Their achievements reflect our commitment to empowering excellence and fostering leadership in our community.
Meet Ewad! Our friendly, outer space friend! He has come to Earth to encourage our students to read, read, read!
