PreK

This week Preschool worked on a Community Helpers unit. We discussed who they are, what they do, and what they need for their jobs, and who they might know that is a Community Helper. 

Preschoolers are getting ready for spring by painting and enjoying the nice weather! 

Kindergarten

We are working more and more on addition! The kids are so good at it. 

Kindergarten students were treated to story time with Ms. Samantha this week. We sang songs and read stories all about loving our libraries.

First Grade

This week in first grade we: 

1) Learned about how children went to school long ago and compared it to present day. 

2) Compared numbers both on the number line to find the greater or less than numbers plus we used the symbols for these concepts, too! 

3) We interviewed our classmates in writing. 

4) Learned more about social jobs in World of Work. 

5) Learned about verbs in ELA.  

Second Grade

Second grade finally got to celebrate Valentine’s Day at school! We practiced saying and writing kind things to classmates. We ended our day with some sweet treats and fun! 

Third Grade

Third graders enjoyed a STEM lesson where we researched how snowflakes are made and then planned and made models of our own 6 point snowflake. 

Fourth Grade

Fourth graders have been busy passing math fact levels, sharing their writing with their classmates, making fraction number lines, and comparing fractions using models.

Fifth Grade

It felt so good to be back in school for a normal week! And…. The fifth graders finally got to have their Valentine’s Day party!!
Now, back to work learning about the original 13 colonies and dividing fractions!

STEM

This week 4th graders learned about weathering and how rocks break down. Students investigated to learn what happens to rocks as they tumble down hills and mountains over a long period of time. Students used model rocks (sugar cubes) for their investigation. Students found that the rocks became more round and smooth as they broke down and reached the bottom of the hills and mountains.

The week our 2nd grades learned about coding and creating grid games. Students were able to solve and win simple coding games presented to them. Students were then able to create their own grid games on paper and have their classmates try to solve them and win their created game.

STEM Student of the Week – Saige Ufkes

STEM Night

This week our school had STEM night. Many students from all grades stayed after school and joined in on the fun. Students learned about simple machines and were able to interact with many simple machines. Students also learned about bike safety and were able to ride bikes. The students really enjoyed seeing how simple machines tied into bikes. A special thanks to Brown County Bikes for helping us out with this event.

Robotics

The Van Buren Robotics Team competed at University Elementary in Bloomington over this past weekend. All of our students did an amazing job! Each student team competed in 7 battle rounds, a driving skills challenge, and a coding skills challenge. Our highest scoring team placed 29th and scored 104 points between all three events. Way to go Wildcats!