If you are an Awesome Eagle you get to put your name on a board and when there is one whole row everyone on that row gets to have a pizza party. On April 20, 2015 the board finally had one row completly filled in; everyone on that row enjoyed pizza for lunch on Wednesday April 21st.
Have you ever wondered what goes into creating a year book? The pictures are taken, collected, sorted and placed on a template. Teachers watch for special moments that they want to remember after the school year. Then the Year Book Editor has to decide what this year should look like for years' to come. Students are invited to submit pictures of what they think the cover should look like; a jury of judges look at all of the pictures and decides what picture should be used.
Mrs. Bingham's fourth-grade class have been reading many of Brandon Mull's books and learning how to write. Mrs. Bingham was able to invite Mr. Mull to come on, March 17, 2015, to talk to the upper grades; sharing with students how he started writing and how the love of writing started to grow. After wards Mr. Mull posed for a picture with Mrs. Bingham's class. Later that night Brandon Mull was at Barnes and Noble for a book signing-- and many students were able to attend. Dalton Killpack enjoy's reading Mr. Mull's books and begged his mom to take him.
Art City Elementary students have been busy all year learning about different artists and art techniques. Each student chose their favorite piece of art and it was displayed in the Gym during the family night of the Book Fair in March. Students who visited the "Art Gallery" created chalk pictures, played games, and had a chance to have their faces painted. Thank you parents and PTA for all of your help in putting on such a magnificent gallery.
As you are walking the halls at Art City Elementary School you were sure to see many students wearing as much green as possible and as you walked into the Kindergarten where a "Leprechaun" visited on St. Patrick's Day you knew that the students like "St. Patrick's Day"