We are blasting off on a reading journey at South Elementary! March is Reading Month is here and our theme is "To the Books and Beyond!" Please check your child's Friday Folder for important information about all the upcoming fun!
Check out all of the fun things happening at South Elementary during reading month!
Recess at South has been 'SNOW' much fun recently!
Kindergarteners constructed hedgehog homes out of sticks, fabric, and pipe cleaners after reading the story One Winter's Day in STEAM. These young collaborators found all sorts of ways to protect the pine cone "hedgehogs"!
100 days smarter!!
Some students made special 100th day posters or collected 100 items to bring to school.
More 100th Day fun at South!
We celebrated the 100th day of school on Wednesday !! We had some 'old souls' walking our halls!
After reading a book about a squirrel who ate acorns that were part of a 100th day project, first graders designed "squirrel deterrent systems" to protect acorns inside a tube tree!
Thank you South families for joining us at Donuts with Grownups yesterday! We were so glad to see so many smiling faces!
Thank you Ithaca PTO for sponsoring the 2nd grade field trip to Hooked on Home! We are so grateful to Kaylyn Hooks, the owner of Hooked on Home, for her patience and expertise. Our students had a fantastic time and had the opportunity to paint a keepsake to take home to their family.
Please join us next Tuesday, February 11, for Donuts with Grownups at South Elementary! Doors will open at 7:30.
We are proud to announce our January students of the month. This month, students were nominated for demonstrating the character strength of optimism. Congratulations, Junior Jackets!
Students in our Developmental Kindergarten classroom read "The True Story of Popsicles" this week. They learned all about how the first popsicle was created, which was actually by accident. They also learned a lot of science facts about what happens to liquid when it freezes. To top off the lesson students made their own popsicles to eat!😋
Photos of some of our students that were able to complete the Yeti Escape Room!
Thank you to all the families that were able to join us on Wednesday for Family Night! It was nice to see families working together to complete the Yeti Escape, solving puzzles and challenges, and having fun together playing games.
Our South staff found a fun way to beat the winter blues--we had a 'twins day'! Ask your child if they noticed people who were dressed alike today.
Reminder: Our Family Fun Night is tomorrow--Wednesday, January 29 from 6:00-7:00 at South.
5th grade students from North Elementary traveled to South today to teach a STEAM lesson to first graders. Students worked collaboratively to demonstrate how light creates shadows using different objects provided.
Second graders expanded on their water cycle work by creating "movable" models in STEAM lab. Each model had a water drop on a string in the middle that could journey through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation!
