Kindergarten & 1st grade students love to bring stories to life using dance. They compared the book, The Three Little Fish & the Big Bad Shark to The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf and created dances to tell the stories.
Remember when we shared that a community member donated pumpkins for our K-3 students?
Students in 201 used their pumpkins for A+ learning!
First they learned about the artist Yayoi Kusama and read the book “Gustavo, the Shy Ghost”.
They made text to self connections and wrote about something they do that makes them “glow”.
Yayoi Kusuma often used pumpkins in her artwork and considered the pumpkin as a symbol of childhood.
She used dots represent infinity.
The class discussed the meaning of infinity and how they can connect that to continuously looking for the positive things that make them "glow”.
They wrote about what makes them glow, and used that as inspiration for their pumpkin painting. They also used dots as a nod to Yayoi Kusama's style.
If that isn't all fun enough, their paint was glow in the dark.
It’s no surprise that many students wrote about Art, Nature, and Body Smarts as things they make them "glow".
The culminating Art Integration project for our 5th graders is The Monologue Museum.
Each 5th grader chooses a notable figure to learn about throughout the year. They also create a series of art projects inspired by the person.
They will present their collection of art, and perform their monologue based on their research at the spring art show.
Two of our A+ Eagles were featured on the news for showing kindness by sharing their Halloween candy.
Click the link to view the full story:
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/selfless-kids-replace-stolen-halloween-candy-with-some-of-their-own/
SFSD's new Canvas platform allows students and families to access school assignments and homework anytime, anywhere. When winter weather can be predicted, students and staff will take devices home to continue their learning. Are you prepared? Check out the guidance BEFORE you need it!
5th graders use play-doh to work on learning the rules of punctuating dialogue.
Using mental math 3rd students added up by 3, 2, or 1 to keep track of how many points they scored in P.E.
Students could try for a short (1 pt), medium (2 pts), or long (3 pts) football pass and catch.
Be prepared for school delays or cancellations caused by winter weather! This chart is an example of how start times would be impacted if SFSD declares a One-Hour Late Start. Review it now... before winter weather is here to stay!
5th grade students get the opportunity to participate in Starbase.
This is always a highlight of the year.
Saturday's snow has us thinking ahead to winter weather. Is your family prepared for the possibility of Late Starts or Remote Learning Days? This week, we'll highlight everything you need to know to prepare for changes in the school day caused by weather.
Do you know someone with a school age child who would love the EFA+ experience?
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Part of our EFA+ team traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina to attend the Fall A+ Conference. This was a great opportunity to connect and learn with other A+ schools.
In Art Integration, 4th graders learned about Wassily Kandinsky's Concentric Circles....which happens to be an array!
Then they worked in Kagan Cooperative Learning Groups to create their own. Each group was given a product, they found the factor pairs for that product, and then chose the factor pair to create an array that would best fit their paper. They used paper squares to build the array.
They learned about complementary and analogous color schemes and chose one to inspire their concentric circles on their array.
After the work was completed, it was put on display in R3 Gallery. Then students worked with a partner to view the work and identify; the array, the product, the possible factor pairs, and the color scheme.
After checking out books in the library, students chose to read quietly or build with Keva planks.
Come view the EFA+ plow this Saturday at the Paint the Plow event:
Coat giveaway this Friday!
A community member generously donated pumpkins for our K-3 students to enjoy. 🧡
Second graders made tableaus (frozen pictures) to help retell The Three Little Pigs.
Students worked together to create tableaus about the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
