Category: Central Elementary

Within our new reading curriculum (CKLA), our first grade students were introduced to Astronomy. We spent two weeks learning about the first trips to outer space, how the planets were formed, what it feels like to be in outer space, and the order of the eight planets. Miss Lassek’s first graders spent two days sharing what they learned about each planet while building their own diorama. The students began by painting their boxes to match the color of the night sky. They continued to create their diorama by adding balls of gas (stars and the sun) to spread heat and light to the planets. Each student then began to add details to their planets, specifically adding rings to Saturn, a red spot on Jupiter (which happens to be a storm), and adding green to Earth to represent the land. To finish the dioramas, the students and teachers hung the planets in the correct order. Miss Lassek’s first graders all agree that Astronomy is the most interesting unit we’ve learned about so far!

This past week in Mrs. Stanton’s classroom, preschoolers were able to experience what it would be like to be at Santa’s workshop! They were busy making toys at the workshop, wrapping gifts they had built, making cookies and candy at Santa’s bake shop, decorating the tree, and writing letters they could mail to Santa. Other fun things we did this week included playing jingle bell music, fixing reindeer food, and creating our very own gingerbread houses! We ended our week with a holiday party, movie, and a cookie from the PTA.