1st grade earned their PBIS reward and had extra recess and did a nature walk for N Day!
We have lots of great veggies left! Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and several varieties of squash! A few petunias, pink begonias, red impatiens, marigolds, coleus, sweet potato vines, and a couple pink verbena. 2 hanging shade/part sun baskets. Open today from 8am to 1pm. Happy Mother's Day!!!
5th grade made the most of this afternoon's beautiful weather with a fun game of Gaga ball!
1st grade enjoyed the nice weather for I day and enjoyed their ice cream outside!
Greenhouse pepper varieties include:
California wonder (bell,) jalapeño, Serrano, and Hungarian hot wax.
Cucumbers include: straight 8, market-more, sweet success, and burpless beauty.
We've also got cantaloupe, butternut, carnival, yellow, and zucchini squash, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage!
Our greenhouse tomato varieties this year include:
Cherry, Green tomato, Amish paste, early girl, beefsteak, honey delight (yellow,) and Cherokee purple.
Join us this weekend for CAL's Annual Plant Sale! The students have been working hard and we have lots of great flowers, foliage, and vegetable plants for sale!
Saturday May 10th 8am-4pm
Sunday May 11th 8am-4pm
May 12th- May 15th 4-6pm
Or, call the school office to make an appointment to shop during school days the week of the 12th. 641-579-6086
Thank you for supporting our CAL Farm to School Programs! The greenhouse is located on the east side of the school.
1st grade enjoyed game day!
3rd grade had fun preparing their shirts for the color run!!
1st and 4th made May Day baskets together!
F for favorite book day. 1st grade did some sharing and then partner reading with their favorite books!
Make It OK May 2025! May is Mental Health Awareness!
Make it OK is here to help educate Iowans and get the conversations going. Take the online pledge to stand up to mental illness stigma in Iowa, then start by learning what a mental illness really is. Then, find out what to say and not to say when someone opens up to you. You can also help others by sharing your own story to help people know they aren’t alone.
https://www.iowahealthieststate.com/make-it-ok
1st grade worked as small groups to build something with noodles and marshmallows while showing respect to everyone's ideas!
2nd grade students are beginning a pollination unit. They have been studying Iowa pollinators and their importance. They created model pollinators out of various materials, discovered all of the different ways seeds can be dispersed, and now they are planning on sharing their knowledge by implementing a pollinator garden at our school. They are also watching the life cycle of a butterfly unfold in our classroom while we watch our own painted lady butterflies grow. Stay tuned for an update on their project🦋
2nd grade students explored a virtual trip to Ellis Island as part of their Immigration reading unit. They were tasked at answering questions and discovering what the building looks like today.
1st grade earned their PBIS reward and enjoyed lunch outside as a class with their teacher!
1st and 2nd enjoyed the beautiful weather together and did a nature walk for Earth Day!
1st grade has been learning about shapes in math and got to explore with pattern blocks and build/ make their own shapes!
1st grade made silly stories today using their heart/tricky words (words they have to just know, can't sound out) as 2 smaller groups for reading!
Every Kid Healthy Week (April 21-25, 2025) Actionforhealthykids.org. Every Kid Healthy™ Week is an annual celebration of school health and wellness achievements. It takes place during the last full week of April – each day shines a spotlight on the actions schools and families are taking to improve the health and wellness of their kids. We also highlight the link between nutrition, physical activity, mental health and learning – because healthy kids are better prepared to learn and thrive!
