Springing Towards the End of the Year

Spring Break is often about relaxing and vacationing. All thoughts of school and learning fly out the sunny window, right? Not so for a group of students in Patty Munley’s first grade classroom.  Though they traveled with family or stayed nearby, the learning didn’t stop.Rich vocabulary poured from the mouths of these six and seven year olds as they excitedly shared memories from their breaks. Words like herbivores, carnivores, habitats, and more punctuated their stories.  

Katelyn traveled to the Nashville Zoo and was thrilled to see all the different habitats they were learning about represented there. “My favorite was the African Savannah because I got to see giraffes,” she explained.

Soleil went to the OnCenter for a dinosaur exhibit and was surprised to learn that many dinosaurs lived in the same North American habitats that we live in today.

Liam went to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo and wowed his family with facts about lions.

Dominic fished with his family and talked about freshwater habitats.

Miss Munley’s room is not unique, with children’s minds absorbing the world around them at an inspiring rate, I’m sure all classrooms could vouch for their students’ thirst for learning, even when school doors were closed.  

Kindergarten Students Plant Seeds of Learning

While studying the plant life cycle, kindergarten students got hands-on experience planting and caring for sunflower seeds. 

Jackson concentrated hard while filling his cup with soil.

Mackenna, Caleb, and Lilyana poked a hole in their soil, preparing it for the sunflower seeds.

In addition to planting, students drew nature-inspired murals.

Lennon, like the rest of the students, worked on cutting and pasting pictures of the life cycle of a seed.

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!

First grade students have been studying living versus non-living things in classes. They have been able to get up close with living things like cockroaches, pill bugs, and more.

Don't miss the school-wide art show (6:15-8:30 p.m.) while you are here for OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, May 11 from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Please note that the Art Show times are different than Open House. 

Budget Vote Process Different this Year

When you visit the polls for the Annual Meeting on May 17, 2016, it will have a little different feel to it. The laws allowing us to utilize the pull lever machines have expired, so we will be utilizing the paper ballots and scanner machine that you have become accustomed to in general elections.

For more budget information, click here.

There are a few important dates to keep in mind in May:

5/11    Open House, 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.

5/11    School-wide Art Show, 6:15 - 8:30 p.m.
5/16    PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

5/17    Budget Vote, 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., WGHS
5/24    4th and 5th Grade Concert, WGHS, 7:00 p.m.

5/27    No School - Memorial Day

5/30    No School - Memorial Day