Thinking Inside the Crayon Box

*View all posts here* This week, in both the morning and the afternoon, our students learned about the courageous and passionate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We wrote to Dr. King, thanking him for standing up for equal rights in a peaceful and loving way. Students...

Classroom Update 1/23

Today the students got to see all their specials teachers! During reading, the students also either found or cut out and glued their example of bold print into their non-fiction feature packet. Be on the lookout for bold print in books that you read this weekend. We...

5th-8th PE update: Skating is back!

I am excited to announce that skating is back!  We will be skating from February 9th-20th.  The cost is $9 for 5 days of skating.  Below is an attachment to the permission slip that must be returned with fee no later than February 6th. I hope everyone has a great...
5th and 6th grade Projects

5th and 6th grade Projects

With the new year beginning, there a a couple of projects that started in 5th and 6th grade classrooms. Ms. Siwy’s classroom recently started a “Conservation City” project. Project details and rubric are located in my “Download” section...

K-4 PE update 1/21

1-21-15 I hope everyone is enjoying being back in school and getting into the swing of things.  We have hit the ground dancing and it has been fantastic!  Each grade level has learned and performed a few different dances and all have done really well.  Here is a...