Fourth graders celebrated at the mother of all graduation parties on the last Monday of the year and the first hot day of the summer. Parents went all out with lots of amazing game stations. They included shooting baskets, limbo, hula hoops, Minute To Win It games, soft drink toss and the amazing toilet seat [...]
Fourth graders culminated their economics unit by putting on a “store” for the whole school. It was really more like a mall full of stores. Kids got really creative with products as well as store names. Shoppers and shop keepers were very enthusiastic during this exciting morning. And they learned about entrepreneurship. What was your [...]
We were off to Royal Crown Lanes in Lawrence this morning where third and fourth graders got a great group rate on bowling. Mrs. Bradney recently completed a unit on bowling rules and technique and wanted to provide the opportunity for Perry-Lecompton students to try out the real thing. Kids had a blast as we [...]
4B kids have been rehearsing a really funny reader’s theater style play called “Blame It On The Wolf” this week. It’s a fractured fairy tail of The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and other stories that might or might not include The Big Bad Wolf as “the bad guy”. This Thursday, the class [...]
Class members worked really hard completing their Famous Kansan projects in between snow days in February. They did much of their research in class, though some finished at home. Then they creatively planned out a visual aid to help kids learn about their famous person. Here are pictures of presentations to the class about Marshall [...]
One of the most popular activities for learning the states in each of the four regions of the USA was to have partners race against the clock to put the puzzle pieces of one region together. Some teams got down to only 42 seconds! Here’s one student sitting down on the job during inside recess [...]
Here’s a picture of me leading the class in multiplication songs to help them learn their facts. I often see kids singing these songs to find an answer that has them stuck while working on a multiplication assignment. I’m really loving our new computer projector this year which is showing the lyrics for one of [...]
The Lecompton Fire Department presents a fire safety day for LES students each year. Kids always get to tour fire fighting vehicles and equipment. They also get to hear about how to stay safe should a fire hit their homes. This year, this portion was presented by a fire fighter who is also a graduate [...]
Fourth graders were lucky enough to participate in an educational field trip to Royals Stadium in Kansas City. They rotated between several centers which focused on integrating physics, geography and baseball into fun, hands on activities. Students in my class really enjoyed these centers and their tour of the stadium including the press box, press [...]
Here are some pictures from Halloween. Many thanks to all the parents who brought treats and put on a wonderful party.