"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!
Have you been able to enjoy our great outdoors recently? Here at KFES we are still adventuring strong, despite the short season of snow with sledding, snowshoeing, beach exploration, and survival skill training. 1st and 4th Grade went on sledding adventures. Kindergarten got to try the new snow shoes and hike around in the fresh powder. 2nd and 3rd grade have done some beach exploration with 2nd Grade focusing on beach cleanup, while 3rd grade added survival skills practice, with shelter building and warming fires.
“Ribbit!” What do you know about frogs? 3rd Grade students are working through their Frog Module - researching and learning about frog adaptations. The students will become experts on a frog, create their own book, and finally, do a presentation on their frog. The final products will be presented to all students at the Freaky Frog Festival.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 15th, KFES students completed jobs for family and friends to earn and donate canned food to the Kettle Falls Food Bank. What service did you provide to others?
Our new KFES "Character Strong” crew shirts are here! We took the opportunity to show off some new school spirit. Thanks to a great chocolate sale last spring, all students received a FREE shirt from our ASB fund. Plan to wear the shirts each Wednesday for All School CREW.
2nd Grade paleontologists have been learning about fossils and becoming an expert about a dinosaur. Students then wrote stories about their dinosaur to jigsaw share and teach everyone in their small group.
The Kettle Falls High School Cheer Team is hosting Mini-Cheer Camp in the Elementary Cafeteria this week. Kindergarten thru middle school students, and even the high school boys basketball team, are working with the cheer team to learn a routine for the January 22nd, 5:30 pm Monday evening basket ball game at the Middle School. Come show our bulldog spirit and cheer them on!
Due to adverse road conditions, all after-school activities are canceled at the Elementary School and Middle School. This includes sports, Math is Cool, Mini Cheer Camp, etc.
High School sports practices are optional. Athletes will not be penalized for not attending practice today.
Stay safe!
4th Grade holiday festivities included a whole grade level ornament exchange!
