No Cook Recipe Fun Day
On Friday, October 3rd, the students in Ms. Epperly's Reading class had a No Cook Recipe Fun Day. The class read the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. It is a story about a boy who wanted freckles and followed a secret . . . read more
2B Newsletter
2B Happenings October 2, 2008 Upcoming dates to mark on your calendars: Oct. 3--Early Dismissal at 11:05 Teacher Inservice Oct. . . . read more
4th Graders Earn Illinois Recycling Patches
Recycling
Erie Elementary fourth grade students have been busy completing projects to earn their Illinois Recycling Patches. All of the students completed the tasks required. Great Work Fourth Grade! \ Illinois . . . read more
Dear Roady.......
First grade learns to write a friendly letter
Students in 1A learned about the parts of a friendly letter. They practiced writing letters to our class pet. Students enjoy reading books to Roady as well as feeding him yummy worms. Below are the letters written to . . . read more
Fourth Grade ROCKS!
Eating Rocks
The fourth grade students were busy making edible models of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. After creating the rocks, students studied the rock cycle. Finally, they were able to EAT their delicious creations! . . . read more
Shave and Spell!!!!!!
1A practices writing spelling words in shaving cream
Students in Mrs. Holland's first grade class are learning to spell words with the short u vowel sound. To get the class excited about spelling, Mrs. Holland allowed her students to get a little messy! They practiced writing spelling . . . read more
Mrs. McConnell's Class Celebrates Johhny Appleseed's Birthday
Mrs. McConnell's class celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday last week. They read a story about Johnny, made caramel apples, colored their favorite color of apples, and watched a video about Johnny with the other third grade class. read more
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy!!
4th Grade Recycles
4th Grade Recycles Erie Elementary 4th Graders have been busy learning about the 4's. Take a look at their outstanding recycling projects! read more
1A Learns About Plants
During the month of September, students in Mrs. Holland’s first grade class have been learning about plants. Students learned about the different parts of a plant, the special job that each part does, and what a plant needs in . . . read more
Great Job First Grade!!!!!
I am so proud of you 1A! It is only the 5th week of school and you have already filled the good behavior popcorn jar. I sure have a great group of students this year! Students in 1A get a hand full of popcorn seeds . . . read more
Third Grade Learns about Metamorphosis
Third graders were able to see first hand the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. Corbin brought a caterpillar to school with several milkweed leaves for it to eat. A couple of days later, the caterpillar had changed into . . . read more
Third Graders Have Fun with Bubbles
The third grade science classes enjoyed the bubble activities last week. The students did three different science investigations from the new Harcourt Science textbook. These were "Making Bubbles" where students used . . . read more
Third Graders Study Wind Turbines
Last Friday, all third graders studied about wind turbines. Mr. Hollister and Ms. Epperly showed the students models of wind turbines, and talked about what turbines are used for and why we could benefit from . . . read more
