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Our second grade students have been learning a lot about the life cycle and migration patterns of Monarch butterflies through collaborative reading experiences. Daily class, group, partner, and individual reading sessions significantly contribute to student reading success. 🦋🧡
Kindergarteners continued their work with living things this week by reading Move Over, Rover in STEAM lab. After watching the eight animals in the story try to squeeze into one small doghouse, these young engineers were challenged to build a bigger shelter for them. The yellow foam pieces represent the living things. 😉
More photos from our Family Night! We had SO much fun!
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WOW! We had SO much fun tonight at Ithaca South Elementary Family Night! Maria Gulick and I got to work in the "Turkey Escape Room!" Our families and students ROCKED at solving puzzles!
Thank you to Sarah Smith, Kelly Napieralski, and our Principal Beth Vozar for providing this evening for all of us!
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Are you GRATEFUL for a staff member or teacher at South Elementary? We would like to recognize them this month with notes from you! Please scan the QR code to fill out the quick and easy form and tell us why you are so THANKFUL for those who work at South Elementary.
Happy Veteran's Day to all those who served. As these sweet kindergarten children recite the "Pledge Of Allegiance" today & every morning, we remember each of you who gave it all for our privilege of freedom!
Last week, 2nd graders traveled to AgroLiquid near St. Johns. We are grateful to have engaging opportunities with local businesses. Our students had the opportunity to be problem solvers and use their teamwork skills during their visit.
Each day, students earn "Junior Jacket tickets" for being caught showing good behavior. Every Friday, one Junior Jacket from every classroom is chosen as a winner. Students are proud and excited to be chosen! #empoweringexcellence
We are proud to announce our October Students of the Month! Great work, Junior Jackets!
While learning about the needs of living things, kindergarteners worked collaboratively to create buildings that would provide humans with all that they need. Houses, grocery stores, water towers, and so much more quickly filled our town!
Congratulations to our yearbook cover contest winners! Bennett won the back cover and Emmit won the front cover! Thank you to all our second graders for working hard and using their creativity to create so many amazing entries!
Picture Retakes are Wednesday, November 6th. Please order online at mylifetouch.com and enter the Picture Day ID: EVTQPHBTH. If you previously had photos taken and would like a retake, please return the photographs along with a reason for needing the photos retaken. Thank you!
We got to participate in a very special "send off" this past Friday! Our Ithaca High School Boy's & Girl's Cross Country Teams both won their regional championship qualifying them for the state championship at MIS Speedway! A special congratulations to Coach Stephen Merchant & Daryl Dawe. Thank you to our own Mr. Josh Rayburn for teaching our South Elementary students how to do "the wave!"
After competing on Saturday both teams placed in the top five in our state.
We are SO proud of all of you!
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Happy Halloween from these fantastic kindergarten kiddos! We had a parade, a classroom party, and so much fun! Thank you to our parent helpers and everyone who cheered kids on at our costume parade!
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Help for the Holidays:
If your family would like to request help during the holiday season, please fill-out the green colored paperwork that was sent home last week or call the office and we will be sure to send the paperwork home to you.
After watching all sorts of creatures dance in the story The Halloween Hustle, second graders created their own Halloween dance partners in STEAM!
Mrs. Gulick's 2nd grade students utilized the character strength of creativity to collaboratively create a picture with a partner without verbal communication, alternating turns to contribute to the artwork. Great work, 2nd grade!✏️
Thank you to our wonderful bus drivers from our Ithaca Public Schools Transportation Department! We learned about bus safety going to school, coming home from school, and on field trips. We also discussed what to do at a railroad crossing. Each student received a bus safety coloring book to take home and review with their family! Thank you Ithaca Transportation!! 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
Donuts with Grownups was a huge success!! Thank you to everyone who was able to join your Junior Jacket for breakfast this morning. We saw many smiling faces. It was a wonderful way to start our Tuesday!