Good luck to the JV wrestling team tonight at home. Wrestling starts at 5:00 p.m.
Second graders finishing a puzzle in the library. They were so happy, they wanted a picture!
New Hampton schools are 2hrs late.
Mrs. Lechtenberg received the McElroy Excellence in Education Enrichment Grants for the project “For the Love of All Things Green”. Keystone AEA has partnered with the R.J. McElroy Trust for approximately twenty years to provide teachers with grant money to fund innovative classroom projects. Keystone provides administrative support for the application/selection process while McElroy Trust provides $29,000 for the grant awards
In the project “For the Love of All Things Green,” high school students will learn lawn care and outdoor maintenance from start to finish. The goal is for students with coordination and spatial issues to be able to start outdoor maintenance equipment and execute outdoor maintenance tasks with greater independence.
Makerspace students having fun with the new Lego table and coloring. High school students are having fun in a challenging game of chess.
The Spanish II students have started off the semester reading the short book Esperanza written by Carol Gaab. The book is based on a true story of a family who must leave Guatemala because of political persecution.
All Around the World with Cooking, Culture, & Crafts was a huge success during Showcase night. The students answered questions about their countries and gave out free food samples of recipes from their particular country.
"It was a fun opportunity to meet parents and tell them how wonderful their students were and a great opportunity for the community to see what our students are learning." said Mrs. Sch
All Around the World with Cooking, Culture, & Crafts was a huge success during Showcase night. The students answered questions about their countries and gave out free food samples of recipes from their particular country.
Good luck to the wrestlers in Waverly! The meet will start at 6 pm at Waverly-Shell Rock High School Go-Hawk Gym
Our students did a great job showing their projects at the J-Term showcase yesterday.
Bus 9 is running a few minutes behind schedule this morning. Please keep kids inside till bus arrives.
Getting ready for J-Term Showcase night! Come see the kids projects from 3-5 in the old gym!
Fourth graders have been working on their display boards for their inventions.
Bus #3 will be about 10-15 minutes behind schedule.
Reminder on tonights JH Boys basketball games. The 7th grade game is in the “New gym” at Charles City. The 8th grade game is home in the elementary gym. Tomorrow the boys will have practice at 6:30am in the competition gym.
Mrs. Throndson received the McElroy Excellence in Education Enrichment Grants for the project “Creative Creations”. Keystone AEA has partnered with the R.J. McElroy Trust for approximately twenty years to provide teachers with grant money to fund innovative classroom projects. Keystone provides administrative support for the application/selection process while McElroy Trust provides $29,000 for the grant awards
Mrs. Throndson's project was Creative Creations. This is a project in which students will be organizing and operating a small business out of the library. Students will develop entrepreneurship, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. They will also learn many math skills such as budgeting, making and counting back change, and buying materials in order to create items to sell.
Good luck to the girls and boys basketball teams tonight at home vs. Columbus Catholic. 9th grade boys start at 4:15 p.m. in the MS gym & JV girls start at 4:15 p.m. in the HS gym followed by JV boys, V girls, & V boys.
High School J-Term Showcase night is Wednesday, January 19th from 3pm to 5 pm. Please join us in the old gym for the students to present their learnings to the public! Our Fashion show will begin at 4:30.
If anyone is trying to join the board meeting through Zoom, the passcode is 763303.
Students at the NEIC Honor Band today got the opportunity to Zoom with composer Cait Nishimura. They are performing her piece "Chasing Sunlight." She talked with students about being a composer and how she came to write the song they are performing. A unique experience for our conference musicians! https://caitnishimura.com/m