Category Archives: Seasonal
Happy Lunar New Year
Happy year of the Golden Pig! Our students are so excited to celebrate Lunar New Year. Students are willing to experiment and try new things while playing traditional Korean games. Thank you to our dedicated Korean Studies teachers and our … Continue reading
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Summer 2017
Happy summer 2017!  Our students were ready for summer. Student report cards should be mailed home soon.  University Schools Summer Reading information is included in the report card envelope.  University Schools recommends that students get involved with the High Plains Library … Continue reading
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Second Annual Chalk-a-lot
Our students participated in University School’s Second Annual Chalk-a-lot. Â The event was originally inspired by the University of Northern Colorado’s successful attempt to break a chalk art Guinness Record. Last year, University elementary students had a literature theme. Â This years … Continue reading
Posted in General Information 2016-2017, Math, Seasonal, Visual Arts
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Math Groups – Festive Fun!
During our last week of school in 2016, student Math Groups have been busy with festive holiday fun. As you can see from the picture, our Math Group completed their “Fact Family Neighborhood” while experimenting with geometry, as they measured … Continue reading
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Caroling at GracePointe
Our 4th grade students took their vocal talent and Christmas spirit to GracePointe Senior Care Center. Â What an exciting afternoon visit. Â We had two 5th grade leaders join our class (as they had previous experience visiting GracePointe last school year). … Continue reading
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4th Grade Christmas Concert
The All American Christmas Concert was a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas season. Our students have really worked hard to learn the songs and lyrics. Â We had many students in our class share speaking parts as well. Â We have … Continue reading
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T’was the Night Before Christmas – Compare and Contrast
Over the past two weeks our 4th grade students participated in a compare and contrast project.  We studied the poem T’was Night Before Christmas, written by Clement C. Moore.  Our class had 18 different copies of the book, The Night Before … Continue reading
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STEM – Tower Prototype
Today our 4th grade students worked in groups to participate in a fun STEM project. Â The town of STEM-a-lot wanted engineers to design a prototype of a tower that could support a “cutie” (clementine orange). Â As a festive spin, students … Continue reading
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Cup Stacking, Literacy, Story Telling and More
Today was a full day of learning excitement. Â Students started by participating in the Guinness Book of World Record Cup Stacking Event in Physical Education. We want to thank our P.E. teachers Mr. Kravig, Mr. Miller and Ms. Breen for … Continue reading
Valentines Day STEM Project
What a fantastic way to celebrate a holiday! Our students enjoyed a busy day of learning together. Â All 4th grade students started the morning with Ameritowne job training. Before lunch students split into 4 groups and began researching: … Continue reading
Posted in General Information 2015-2016, Science, Seasonal
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