Author Archives: Mrs. Boyd
Our Class Won the Door Decoration Contest
We are so excited to share our class won the Red Ribbon Door Decoration Contest. Â Typically during the last week in October students across America celebrate Red Ribbon Week to learn about the risks and dangers involved with drugs and … Continue reading
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4th and 5th Grade Choir Concert
Our 4th and 5th grade students had their debut performance Tuesday evening. Â We are SO proud of all of the performers, as the choir sang beautifully. We especially appreciate the leadership of our new K-3 Music Teacher, Ryan Aguirre. Â He … Continue reading
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National Geographic’s Giant Map
Today we had a guest visitor Dr. Rebecca Theobald share the National Geographic Giant Traveling Maps program with our 4th grade students. Â First, we want to thank Dr. Theobald a professor from Colorado Springs, for taking the time to travel … Continue reading
Life Science: A Day of Harvesting Vegetables
Our day at Miller Farms was incredible. Â Students were able to harvest many different types of vegetables. Some of the vegetables include: green beans cabbage kale peppers and more! Whether students were searching for the perfect pumpkin, harvesting corn husks, … Continue reading
Topographic Maps of Colorado
Our 4th grade students have been learning about Colorado geography. Â Since we have such fascinating state geography, with so many different regions, it has been a great opportunity to create a physical model of Colorado. Â Students formed into groups to … Continue reading
A Perfect Performing Arts Day!
Our students started their school day performing the play “One Happy Family” for an audience of 2nd grade students. Â We had a very polite audience and look forward to performing for the 2nd grade students every other week. Note: The … Continue reading
4th Grade Track Meet
What a perfect day to celebrate fitness and be outside. Â Our 4th grade students had wonderful weather this morning as they ran and competed in the Track Meet. Â Thank you to our P.E. teachers and all of the middle school … Continue reading
Student Council – Class Representatives
Today is our first Student Council meeting of the school year. Â Our students who decided to run for “class representative” each shared fantastic speeches. Â Our class elected the following representatives: Avie, Cadence, Aniya and Medardo. Â We are very excited for … Continue reading
Writer’s Workshop: Stamina
Our 4th grade students will become authors this school year as they practice writing during Writer’s Workshop. Â During this time students have been working on “building stamina” as writers. Â Just like an Olympic athlete practices and grows stronger, slowly building … Continue reading
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Part of Your World
Students are currently exploring their place in the world. We recently created a triangle chart that started with ourselves as a part of University Schools, a part of Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, the United States of America, North America, and … Continue reading