Thank you to the Parsons Rotary Club for their annual donation of a dictionary for every third grade student.
Students in Ms. Perez, Ms. Wright, and Mrs. Liska's classes enjoyed a playdate at the park for participating in the Garfield Food Drive challenge. Their classes all brought in a huge donation of food items and they tied for second place in the challenge.
Mrs. Tierney's students brought in the most food during the Garfield Food Drive challenge and were rewarded with teas from BetterLife Nutrition today. Thank you Briget for supporting our students.
The kids last week learned about the building materials and ways buildings are made stronger, this week they had two challenges: one was to build a tower 12” tall with out it falling out of 20 notecards and 16 paper clips and two was to build a tower 6” tall that could support the weight of a hardback book without it falling using only 20 notecards and 16 paper clips. We had lots of giggles and laughter while figuring out how to improve our design.
Third grade students were presented with personalized dictionaries by the Rotary Club. The students were very excited about these and enjoyed learning how to look up different things. Their favorite part was trying to pronounce the longest word in it. A huge thank you to the Rotary Club!
For this Friday's science project, students in Mrs. Strode's second grade classroom were challenged to build a tower taller than a ruler, using only note cards and paper clips. The timer was set. Two students beat the challenge.
Students in Ms. Moon's class built fidget spinners Friday, some of which glowed in the dark. Students discussed 3-D printing, how glow in the dark filament works, and what about the spinners' design makes the fidget spinners spin.
He completed all of his 2nd grade math topics on Study Island! Way to go!
Wow, we have quite the collection of shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, and coats in our Garfield lost and found. Please take a look or come to the school to claim. Thankfully our weather wasn't been too bad yet, but I'm sure the kids will need these as the temperature drops.
Please help us, help you by putting your child's name on their tags so if we find them, we can easily return to the owner.
Team work makes the dream work at Garfield!
We are in the Thanksgiving spirit at Garfield!
Garfield students continue to advance their artistic skills. Inspired by Frida Kahlo they recently took on the challenge of drawing self-portraits and adding symbolism to their work that represents who they are. These second and third grade students did an amazing job.
We appreciate all the Educational Support Professionals who help USD 503 in educating our youth. Every one of you is vital to our Viking Family. Thank you for all you do!
Second grade classrooms at Garfield were filled with students busy working on phonics, reading, and spelling Tuesday morning , strengthening their skills.
Parsons CHC-SEK Dental Clinic personnel were at Garfield Tuesday, taking care of student's teeth. The in-school service allows students to be seen without parents having to take off work, be concerned about transportation to appointments, or students missing school.
Owen is Ms. Moon's Superstar of the week!! He excels in meeting his goals and enjoys
soaking up every bit of knowledge he can. Way to go, Owen!!
Ms. Moon has two more Math Masters! Dru has mastered addition and Rayna mastered subtraction. Hard work pays off!
She has completed all of her 2nd grade Math Topics on Study Island! Way to go girl!
Students in Ms. Ryan's counseling class listened to a story, "Maddi's Fridge" about how friends could appear to be the same while going through two completely different situations. This lesson prepared our students for the Food Drive that is happening in our district this week. It helped students see why it is important to help others without judgment. The students had great questions after the story.
When Mr. Pontious says he will do anything for his students, he means it. A student lost a frisbee last week when it landed on the roof. Mr. Pontious climbed up today to retrieve it. Thanks for everything, Mr. P! You made that student's day!
