Wagons Away!

Mrs. Rutan's class started a unit on "The Little House on the Prairie" last week.  As part of their project, they constructed covered wagons.  I felt like that was a good representation of the school year as we are beginning another school year.  This week, it started to feel normal at school again. Everyone is settled into the schedule, beginning of the year testing and grouping is almost complete, and we have a stretch of "normal" weeks coming up. Wagons away!

One of the big focuses we have academically is for our students to become more proficient at writing.  We are trying to help students put their thoughts down on paper in a way that makes sense to the reader.  I saw an example of this when I visited Mrs. Rambat's Science class this week.  When I came in, Mrs. Rambat was showing many leaves collected by Jacob Eck and they were discussing why the leaves had different shapes.  The students then had to write a prediction abut how the shape of a leaf affects the way a tree gets sunlight.

On Friday, the 5th Grade Science classes concluded their Metric Olympics unit with a visit from a special guest.  Carmen Forest came to talk about her experience as an Olympic handball player for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles.  The 5th and 6th Grade students learned about handball, the sport she played, and what it takes to be an Olympian.  Carmen also brings a great message about perseverance and illustrates it by showcasing some amazing Paralympians that beat incredible odds to reach their goal of being Olympic athletes.

Next week, we have pictures on Monday and our first Indian Pride assembly!  Looks like it should be a great week!

Mr. Cunningham