Partners In Excellence

This year we will partner with the Storm Lake Public Library for P.I.E. partner.  Mrs. Huff, the children's librarian, will make monthly visits to present the author of the month.  This month it was Dr. Seuss.  The students had fun interacting with Mrs. Huff and her Cat in the Hat costume.  She also brought us limited edition book marks with Thing 1 and Thing 2 stickers attached!  We look forward to our activity next month which will be to make gingerbread houses.   

Super Achiever!

Congratulations to Aiden for being our Super Achiever during the week of October 29- November 2.

Character Counts!

November is Responsibility month at Storm Lake Elementary.  We will encourage students to be responsible by getting their homework done, walking in the halls, and making good choices.  We had a ton of fun at the all school assembly.  Teachers did a skit and demonstrated the "wrong" way to act in the lunch line, in the halls, and at recess.  Student volunteers then showed the entire school how to act responsibly and do it the "right" way.

Please encourage your child to be responsible both at school and home!

Book Fair

Each morning last week, our class got to play Book Fair Bingo.  We didn't win, but we had a lot of fun!  Thanks to all parents and students who supported the book fair.  We were able to get lots of new picture books for our library!

Super Achiever!

Congratulations to Thi Ha for being our Super Achiever during the week of October 15-19!

Super Achiever!

Congratulations to Madison for being our Super Achiever this week!

Apple Orchard!

Storm Lake first graders traveled to Fort Dodge to the Community Orchard.  We took a tour of the facility and learned how they picked and sorted the apples.  We also saw how they made pies and cider.  We discovered  how the summer drought affected the apple trees and how many apples each tree produced.  

Butterflies!

First graders welcomed our Buena Vista County Naturalist, Katie, to talk with us about butterflies.  We learned how to tell the difference between male and female butterflies.  We also learned about their life cycle.   Afterwards, we went outside and tagged 12 butterflies.  Hopefully they will migrate to Mexico and someone will find their tag and report back to us!

First Day of First Grade!

We had a fabulous first day of school!  All elementary students gathered around the flag pole to say the pledge and listen to our national anthem.  We also talked about our expectations in the hall and at recess.  We practiced walking in the hall and using our quiet voices.  We are off to a great start!

           Go Tornadoes!

Welcome Back!

We are excited to begin the 2012-13 school year!  This fall, Welcome Conferences will be held on Monday and Tuesday, August 20-21.  Please check the mail for your Back To School letter.  Make sure your child comes to the conference with you.  We encourage you to bring their school supplies to the conference.