Sac County Naturalist, Rene Stroud, brought her learning centers to Schaller-Crestland 4th and 5th grade science

Sac County Naturalist, Rene Stroud, brought her learning centers to Schaller-Crestland 4th and 5th grade science classes.  She  set up stations on biomes and ecosystems for the 5th grade class,  and plant and animal adaptations for the 4th grade class.   The students rotated through each of the stations to complete the activities.  The hands-on materials brought reality to the science units the students had been studying.  Our thanks to Rene for making learning fun.

Schaller-Crestland 2^nd Grades

Travel to Sioux City

          On Friday, April 20^th, 43 Schaller-Crestland second grade students, teachers, and chaperones were treated to a day at the Lewis and Clark Park and the Tyson Event Center for the Shrine Circus performance.  We heartedly thank all the area businesses who sponsored our classes and made this wonderful experience possible.

          The students were excellent travelers and represented our school district very well.  We left Schaller first thing in the morning and headed to the Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City.  The weather was beautiful. Everyone enjoyed their picnic lunch. The park offered several new and different pieces of equipment which everyone headed for during our recess play. 

          Then we were off to Tyson Event Center! It was quite a sight! The kids were mesmerized by all of the acts, performers, costumes, staging, animals, maintenance, and equipment.  Our eyes were always watching somewhere as the wonder and magic of the circus opened before us!  We thrilled to trapeze artists, gymnasts, lions & tigers, elephants, ponies, clowns, Aerial Extravaganzas, the human cannonball, dancers, tumblers, the Extreme Riders, and many more sights, sounds, and smells only found at a circus. It truly was a terrific time!  Conversations between friends always sounded excited and we all left feeling elated at such a grand experience. 

Then back to the bus and back to school.  Everyone agreed the Shrine Circus was marvelous!  Again, the Schaller-Crestland second graders want to thank those businesses who made this magical day possible!

Mrs. Bisenius & Mrs. Wunschel

Busy month of May for Kindergarten

 The kindergarten classes had several fun learning opportunities during the month of May.  The classes walked to the Schaller Public Library to view the library as well as learn about the summer reading program.  We then walked to the park and had a scavenger hunt and Barb Jorgensen read us a story inside the gazebo.  We ended our visit with a snack.  

     The K-3rd graders enjoyed a beautiful day outside for our annual track and field day.  They had a blast rotating from station to station trying their best at each event.  Thanks to all that were able to attend and cheer us on. 

     Our end of the year field trip was at the Sac County Conservation Center.  The boys and girls saw live animals, went on a nature hike looking for items,  learned about birds and their feeding habits and saw baby birds in a nest.  The classes hunted for fossils, cleaned them, and placed them on a mat to reconstruct the dinosaur they were finding.  We saw how many kindergarten feet it took to fit inside one dinosaur footprint.  The children made dinosaur mask and moved around like the prehistoric creatures.  Everyone worked up an appetite and enjoyed eating a picnic lunch and playing in Hagge Park.  What a great way to end a wonderful year!

TK Field Trip

 On May16, 2012, 26 Schaller-Crestland Transitional Kindergarten students visited Kiowa Marsh and Reiff Park near Early, Iowa.  We saw swans, frogs, toads, turtles, bugs at the Marsh.  Sac County Naturalist Rene Stroud taught students about coyotes, foxes, deer, and bugs that live in nature.  The children learned about bird beaks and insects in hands-on activities at Reiff Park.  On the way back to school we stopped at Mrs. Pickhinke's farm to see chickens, cows, and tractors.  Thank you 
to our 9 chaperones for helping us have a fun and educational day!  

Summer Food Program--Free for all kids ages 1-18!!

Dates:  June 4 – August 3, 2012

              Monday-Friday

Time:   In Schaller:  

Breakfast 7:30 am-8:30 am

 Lunch 11:30 am-12:30 pm

             In Early:  

Lunch 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Location: 

Schaller-Crestland Elementary

Ridge View Middle School (lunch only)

Contact: Julie Evans  275 4267 or  273-5185  juevans@rvraptors.org

MAY 14 is our Elementary Extravaganza

4th grade parents are invited to try band instruments between 6:00 and 7:15 in the computer room by the front office.

AT 6:30  Parents and students need to be in their students classroom for a presentation on Summer School

Following the summer school presentation, please go to the gym for the students to receive their money and the reading awards presentation.

There will be snacks in the saloon in the foyer.  Please feel free to roam in and out of the gym to your child's classroom from 7:00-8:00

You may want to bring your cameras for photo opportunities of your child in our country western backdrop.

On Tuesday, April 17, both 2nd grade classes from Schaller-Crestland attended the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day in Sac City.  Our afternoon began with a visit from Deputy Biede and his K-9 dog, Toby.  The rest of the afternoon was spent learning about chemical, dog, food, grain, and water safety.  It was a very enjoyable afternoon, and the students learned a lot of safety tips.                                   Mrs. Wunschel & Mrs. Bisenius

 

Katie and Chayden learning about grain safety. 

Hannah, Justin, Earnie, Tyhler, and John learning about chemical safety

Terrance, Logan, Anais learning about grain safety with Dani and Kayla looking on

Anais, Brody and Ross are learning about water safety 

 LaRena, Connor , John, Brody, Haylie and Taylor standing with Deputy Biede and his K-9 dog, Toby