Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Dairy Council Visit

 Students learned important information about dairy cows. 
They also reflected on the benefits of dairy products.




Friday, December 10, 2010

2010 Holiday Program

4th and 5th Graders Performing in our Holiday Program

Kindergarten Students participate in our Holiday Program.
1st Grade Students participate in our Holiday Program.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

CST Countdown


We are counting down the days to the CST test
so that we know how much longer we have to
prepare for the test.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Morning Assembly

Mrs. Stephens, Principal, begins every
day with our morning assembly. 
Students gather to hear morning announcements and
to recognize student accomplishments.
      Some of today's (Monday, December 6, 2010) 
Kindergarten Number Champions
 Today's 5th Grade Prime Factorization Masters

Friday, December 3, 2010

Grade Level Meetings

Teachers meet every week with Ms. Stephens, Principal, 
to reflect upon data and discuss ways to improve instruction.


CST Wall of Fame

Student autographs of our students that scored 
Proficient or Advanced on the CST.

3rd Grade CST Wall of Fame
4th Grade CST Wall of Fame 
5th Grade Wall of Fame
 


Our Data Wall

Our Data Wall that is posted in the front office, parent center, and teacher's lounge displays our school's information on testing data in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.


2010 Food Drive

Thank you to the Student Council for organizing the 2010 Food Drive to service the Union Rescue Mission.  The school raised about 1,800 cans of food for those in need. Thank you to all students, parents, and staff!
 
Thank you to student council members for helping to organize the canned food!


2010 Summer Reading Challenge

We just wanted to recognize the students that completed their Summer Reading Challenge last summer.  Please be thinking about how many books you will read for next summer's reading challenge!
2nd Grade Summer Reading Challenge Participants

3rd Grade Summer Reading Challenge Participants


Our 2010-2011 Reading Campaign

This year we are kicking off our school wide reading campaign!  We are challenging students to read at least one book from a variety of genres.  When they have completed reading each book, they will receive a sticker on their genre bookmark from our school’s librarian. Students will then be given the opportunity to reflect and write about what they read in their “Response to Literature” journal.  Research shows that elementary school children acquire 8-14 new vocabulary words per day. The majority of these words are picked up when reading. It has also been found that increasing the amount of reading improves a student’s unique writing style and voice. At Coldwater, we are striving towards increasing each student’s intrinsic desire for reading in their free time. We hosted a bookfair the week of September 27th in our school’s auditorium.  Students visited the book fair during their classroom library time and after school.  Students purchased over $2,000 in books! 
Students visiting the Book Fair!
 Students wrote books they wanted to 
purchase on their Student Wish List.
Students are excited to read.