The lunch menu will remain the same. Lunch on January 6th is hamburger/bun.
Kinder students are loving discovery centers! This gives students to opportunity to authentically practice fair ways to play, problem solving, cooperative play and learning, and so many other life-long skills.
Students across the district are working on creating inferences. When we create an inference, we use what we know along with clues from the pictures or text to figure out something the author didn’t tell us!
Atkins Elementary is hiring!
All school buildings will be closed after Saturday, January 1 at 10:00 a.m. - Sunday evening, January 2. Weather forecast predicting measurable snow. No open gym or other scheduled practices after Saturday at 10 a.m. through Sunday evening.
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Mrs. Lange’s class made Grinch slime to celebrate Grinch Day! The smiles and giggles were the best!
For the safety of our students and buses, we will dismiss school tomorrow, Wednesday, December 15th at Noon due to the forecast of high winds and unpredictable weather. Please plan accordingly. Information will be sent out to students who are involved in practices and rehearsals.
GRINCH DAY at Atkins Elementary on December 22. Dress like your favorite character from The Grinch.
We are very grateful to our PTO for hosting Santa’s Workshop for our students. This is a shopping event for kids to buy gifts for their family members.
Whooo is this? These are the 3rd grade owls! Students worked with clay to create these wonderful owls in art class! They used different items to create shapes and texture. Then they applied glaze. Finally, the owls were fired in a kiln. Nice job 3rd grade!
Holiday Cookie Kit order forms are due Friday, December 3rd.
Kinders are learning about comparing lengths at common starting points using different units of measurement.
Second graders are currently working on subtracting numbers greater than one hundred. Students are using place value charts and the standard algorithm to support their answer.
Make sure to ask your Bobcat what s/he is working on in math!
Mrs. Galbraith introduced speed stacking today. (Check out our FB video!)
Students got into centers and had small group, hands-on instruction on speed stacking.
Ask your child what speed stacking is!
The first grade classes have been studying the Meskwaki tribe. Today they performed a POW-Wow wearing Ragala they created.
Yard Signs for Sale!
December 10th - save the date! Our students have been working hard preparing for the Winter Music & Art Show!
Students, Kinder - 3rd grade are practicing fluency this week by using Benchmark Readers Theater books.
The 3rd graders are reading Cesar Chavez Comes to Visit. “Chavez got an education to help migrant workers fight for their rights.” -Anthony 3L
Mrs. Lange’s first grade class took the opportunity to browse the book fair yesterday.
If you’re still looking for a future birthday or holiday gift - check out our book fair!
December 10th our AK-3rd grade students will perform SNOWMEN AT NIGHT!
