April is Autism Awareness month! Once again, Kettle Falls Elementary was challenged to be more understanding and including of students with Autism. We see past the label and LOVE your true colors!
Hello Families! It is time to re-register your children for the 2024-2025 school year! Please click on the "Student Enrollment" link on the kfschools.org homepage and select "Current Student Re-Enrollment" to get started! To register Kindergarten, Transition to Kindergarten, or new students to the district, click on "Student Enrollment" and then "New Student Enrollment." If you need help with your Skyward password, please call the school offices.
Spring has Sprung! 2nd Grade students have worked hard to encourage pollinators to come to our school. Previously, they cleaned flowerbeds and planted seeds and bulbs. Now, we can all enjoy the flowers! What is blooming in your yard?
A student brought their pet tarantula for a show and tell visit. This sparked a lot of interest from students! What kind of pets do you have?
"4th Grade Science Happenings” Students studied how to complete a closed electrical circuit for the first time and discovered that it will take BOTH batteries together to complete the circuit. Students also studied and constructed wind turbines.
Did you wear green last Friday 🍀? Students celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with dressing up and fun learning activities. We played games like counting/graphing lucky charms, and completing teacher directed leprechaun drawings. 🌈
All aboard! 4th Grade students hiked from Gifford campground to the Gifford-Inchelium Ferry on their last Adventure. They rode the ferry both directions and then hiked back to the campground for more exploration.
🍔🍕🌮🍗 It's always fascinating to hear what our little ones enjoy for lunch! 🥪 From chicken patty sandwiches to pizza, taco salad, cheeseburgers, and chicken drumsticks, it seems like we have quite the variety of tastes in our 2nd grade community! 😋 Huge shoutout to our kitchen heroes, Lesa and Kristin, for serving up these delicious meals with a smile every day! Your hard work and positivity truly make a difference in our students' days. Keep up the fantastic job! 👩🍳👩🍳
"Painting Happy Thoughts" One of the families in our school donated two drop cloth canvases and the acrylic paint for students in CREW Club to paint “happy thought” images for display at a celebration of life. 2nd Grade students, and some 1st Graders too, sketched ideas on paper and then painted them on the canvases. Students were very excited about the project to both paint their ideas and do something thoughtful for the community!
3rd Grade students are learning about where different fruits grow around the world and why. The students have been analyzing tons of data and organizing it in graphs.
Kindergarten had a great hiking/exploration Adventure down at Old Kettle Park. On their first longer hike, students showed great stamina and enthusiasm.
Brush, Brush, Brush - Colville Pediatric Dentistry sent one of their hygienists to teach students at the Elementary School how to take care of their teeth. They also talked about what food and drink can cause cavities and gum disease. Some of the students dressed up as teeth, and other students got to act out how to brush the teeth. All students also received a tooth brush. Thank you Colville Pediatric Dentistry for caring about our students dental health.
The Elementary School's World's Finest Chocolate Sale was a huge success! So many students participated, many won cool prizes. Total sales over just one week were $23,166.00. Thank you community for supporting our school. This will allow us to continue doing activities like adventure, providing crew shirts to all students, and our Spring Play Days.
Kettle Falls Elementary students are receiving many cool prizes for participation in our annual Chocolate Sale. The chocolate sale helps fund our Adventure program, t-shirts for all students, and many other student activities. We are very grateful for the community's support of our schools!
Students love to celebrate the 100th day of school. Teachers plan many fun learning activities and students develop their understanding for the meaning and place value of 1’s, 10’s, and 100’s. Now, we are 100 days smarter!
The Elementary was a hub of Valentine’s Day activities on February 14th. Many students had Valentine gifts delivered to the office - balloons and stuffed animals were everywhere! All the grades had activities, parties, and sharing of Valentine's to celebrate.
After researching a dinosaur, and writing a narrative about that dinosaur, 2nd grade students made a sculpture of their dinosaur. After they dry, they will be painting them. Stay tuned for the final artwork!
Cross-grade level interactions are an exciting element of our new science curriculum. 2nd grade students interviewed 1st grade and kindergartner students about what kinds of toys they like to have in their classroom. Then, 2nd grade spent time learning about materials, properties, designs for engineering toys.
3rd Grade students in Mrs. Scharbrough's class have the opportunity to try out a new math curriculum. The district has created a schedule for updating curriculums, and this is the year for researching and testing math programs for purchase next year. It is important to research the best possible options for the future success of our students.
KFES is very proud of these 4th grade students math growth! Students set goals every quarter and receive certificates when they achieve their goals. Congratulations!
