Holiday Sweater Showdown in 4th Grade! Congrats to our creative winners - Lillian, Ridhima, Aarush, and Casper. These students brought serious style and holiday spirit with their fun, festive, fashionable, and funky sweater designs! We love seeing their artistic talents on display!
First grade students have spent the last two weeks studying about measurement. After completing several wonderful stories about snowmen students created Snowmen Houses putting their measurement skills to use! The Life Cycle of a Snowman by Gwendolin Reader was a favorite.
First Grade Students have been eagerly awaiting the clues and the Mystery Readers each day.
We have been surprised by several wonderful grandparents and parent Mystery Readers.
Students listen to the clues and try to figure out who the Mystery Reader is that is wearing the purple cape.
Mystery Readers have included: Hannah Allhands, Jennifer Yates, Blair Usery, Krista Slotto, Chase’s grandma, James Slotto, Marty Snow, Tatum’s Papa, Steven Raphael, Skylar Davis, Bryan Musgrave Courtney Albritton, Norhan Youssef, and Betsy Bean.
Students have been asking great questions: What is your favorite thing to do? Where do you like to travel? What do you like to do with your family?
We will have more Mystery Readers in the spring!
A couple weeks ago, 5th grade science students got a taste of the Zoo in class! Mr. Crocker has been with the Dickerson Park Zoo for 48 years and was the director for 36 years. His specialty is reptiles! He talked to students about ecosystems, habitats, and food chains. The students then got to see, touch, and hold snakes, a bearded dragon, a Guinea pig, and a blue-tongued skink!
The 3rd, 4th and 5th grades shared their Holiday Concert This Magic Season throughout the community these last few days. This is such a wonderful opportunity and experience for our students. The residents at all the facilities thoroughly enjoyed the students and begged us to return in the future!!
The 4th grade got us started at The Montclair last Thursday. In the audience they met John Grace. Mr. Grace did his student teaching at Greenwood in 1958. He then went on to teach and became a Principal at York Elementary in Springfield.
The 5th grade shared at Springfield Rehab and Cobblestone Village. Mrs. Martin's Mother and Stepdad are residents at Cobblestone.
The 3rd grade finished up by singing for the residents at James River Care Center on Tuesday. There we met Lillian Peters. Mrs. Peters taught 5th and 6th grades at Greenwood. Mrs. Garrison's Mother-In-Law is a resident at James River as well.
We appreciate our GPA for making these trips possible by paying for our transportation.
Congrats to the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades for representing our school so well!
Dr. Slater and Mrs. Futrell did a tremendous job with the band and choir concert! The students performed beautifully!
Thank you to Coach Cuonzo Martin from Missouri State University for speaking to our Athletic Leadership Club and reminding us that IT ALL COUNTS!
Another amazing performance last week by the third, fourth, and fifth graders. This Magic Season was a success, thanks again to Mrs. Garrison for her direction and everyone who helped make the elementary performances amazing!
Last week, kindergarten, first and second grade presented Santa's Tree! We have some extremely talented Bluejays. Thanks to Mrs. Garrison for her great leadership!
Second graders began their study of the holidays around the world with a presentation about Diwali. Dr. Ichha Sethi and Yunay did a presentation and brought Samosas, a traditional food from India, for the students to taste.
2nd graders had fun making gingerbread houses! Thanks to everyone who helped make this such a special moment.
Congratulations to Coach Percival and the Lady Jay's basketball team on capturing third place at the Fordland basketball tournament over Hartville! They are 5-1!
Eli Zhang’s parents, Dr. Peng and Xinge Zhang, visited the first grade classroom to celebrate his being this week’s Student of the Week. Dr. Peng Zhang is the Director of Strategy and Innovation and Adjunct Faculty at College of Business, Cindy Zhang is the Assistant Director of International Admission. Students learned to pronounce Eli’s name in Chinese and heard about his family. Eli loves basketball, BJJ, water fun, and Pokemon. Students learned about Eli’s first trip to China to Sanya Island and Beijing where he ate his favorite Chinese foods, Beijing Traditional Hotpot and Beijing Duck. An interesting fact about Eli is that he is starting his own 3-D Printing Business and made each student a Christmas ornament with their name on it. Each student received a gift bag that contained a postcard from places Eli has been, stickers, cookies, and 3-D creation. Students received a Class of MSU 2040 Certificate signed by Matt Magruder, the Director of Admissions Missouri State University. These will be in their portfolios for safekeeping.
The Greenwood Middle School Scholar Bowl team competed against Crane and won. All players contributed by answering at least one question correctly. They are currently 2 and 0!
First Grade Students were delighted to have our first Holiday Mystery Reader.
Students are given clues and try to guess who is wearing the hooded cape.
Thursday, November 21st's Holiday Mystery Reader was Mrs. Amanda Montileone, Berkeley’s mom.
Mrs. Montileone read Thank You, Sarah: The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Anderson.
Sarah Hale was persistent, brave, and smart. She used her Superpower and gift of writing (appropriate for first grade Superhero Day) to lobby five presidents for over four decades to save the holiday!
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The First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs spent the week before break celebrating fall and Thanksgiving with Animal Print Day, Comfy Day, Class Shirt Day, Superhero Day, and Fall Fun Day.
Students have read books about the fall, created illustrations, discussed Thanksgiving traditions, and written thank you letters to special family members. Thank you to Auggie’s mom, Rebecca Gabriel, for making aprons and turkey shirts!
Happy late Thanksgiving from First Grade!
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces: To conclude our study of balanced and unbalanced forces, third grade headed to the event center and participated in an old-fashioned tug of war! This activity allowed students to experience the concepts they had learned in a fun and dynamic way!
Do we know the difference between fiction and nonfiction...I think we do! Students had fun doing a hands-on activity to practice identifying fiction from nonfiction in library.
Studying the Dewey Decimal System is way more fun when you play bingo with Skittles and M&M's!
