Category Archives: General Information 2016-2017
4th Grade Christmas Concert
The All American Christmas Concert was a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas season. Our students have really worked hard to learn the songs and lyrics. Â We had many students in our class share speaking parts as well. Â We have … Continue reading
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T’was the Night Before Christmas – Compare and Contrast
Over the past two weeks our 4th grade students participated in a compare and contrast project.  We studied the poem T’was Night Before Christmas, written by Clement C. Moore.  Our class had 18 different copies of the book, The Night Before … Continue reading
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STEM – Tower Prototype
Today our 4th grade students worked in groups to participate in a fun STEM project. Â The town of STEM-a-lot wanted engineers to design a prototype of a tower that could support a “cutie” (clementine orange). Â As a festive spin, students … Continue reading
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Cup Stacking, Literacy, Story Telling and More
Today was a full day of learning excitement. Â Students started by participating in the Guinness Book of World Record Cup Stacking Event in Physical Education. We want to thank our P.E. teachers Mr. Kravig, Mr. Miller and Ms. Breen for … Continue reading
Personal Learning Plans – 1st Trimester
As 1st trimester comes to an end, our students have shared amazing Personal Learning Plans (PLPs).  Our students: researched geographic locations famous people icebergs created trivia games experimented with science created moving robotics painted the bald eagle on a canvas and … Continue reading
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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