Field Day 2024-2025

What a great day for Field Day. The students completed 10 rotations in under two hours, finishing with a Sponge Relay Race. It was a perfect way to spend their penultimate day in 4th grade.

Last Auction of the 24/25 School Year

Thank you to all the companies and families who generously contributed to our classroom economy. One of the goals of this system is to instill the habit of saving and thinking long-term, rather than seeking immediate gratification. Our final auction truly reinforced this value—some students walked away with quite the haul!

Mother’s Day Gift Making

Thank you to Sherry, Ensley’s grandmother, for leading the class through the Mother’s Day experience. Sherry has been working with the Sierra Watercolor Society and was able to demonstrate some watercolor techniques to the students.

Valentines 2025

Thank you to all the families who shared treats and cards for our Valentine’s celebration. A special thank you to Jill for creating the salt clay art activity and adding all the extra features to enhance the presentation.

A Sweet Holiday Sendoff

Students enjoyed a series of holiday craft activities and indulged in a cookie bar leading into the Winter Break.

Thank you to the families who contributed donations to the cookie bar, an activity created by the students.

Holiday Gift Exchange

For our holiday gift exchange, every student brought a family favorite board or card game to school. We used a white elephant format to share the games, followed by teaching each other how to play them.

Halloween 2024

We had a terrific time celebrating Halloween 2024! We ended the day with a classroom party, but not before working through some content. Our activities included experimenting with dissolution and building catapults. During the celebration, the students enjoyed plenty of treats and got to compete in marshmallow tosses, dice stacking challenges, and “Face the Cookie” battles.

Thank you to everyone who contributed time and items to make this experience possible!

Snapshots from PE

Thank you, Dalius, a parent in our classroom, for taking these pictures while the students were at PE. I appreciate you sharing them and allowing me to post them on the website.

Starting the 2024-2025 School Year

It was a terrific first week, with students mastering new routines and procedures, getting to know one another, and even taking the lead in some instruction. We completed our first Pro Se Court and explored the importance of beginning with an introduction when writing.

The 2024-2025 Classroom

This classroom is ready for Monday. A fresh coat of paint and the covering of a yellow wall and blue cabinets has made the space look entirely different. Thanks to Hunsberger parent Morgan for helping identify the best color for the wall!