Second grade read Alma and the Worry Stone this week. The story explains that worry stones are a great way for kids to handle anxiety. They all made one and were so excited to try them out!
Here is an opportunity for families of athletes. Please reach out to Sarah if you have any questions!
https://athletesmindsetcoach.com/peak-performance--sports-parenting-coach
6th Grade
The 6th Grade class is working on writing a memoir in verse, a poem about an event that affected their lives. Happy Friday!
The preschool class is working hard on fine motor skills and talking about the first letter of our names
🏈 Game Day! Titans take on the MCM Fighting Cougars in Friday Football action! Come on out to Salem and cheer on the Titans! 🏈
All-State Choir auditions will held on Tuesday, August 27. These auditions are open to any current 9th-12th grade student who is a current member of Plankinton's high school choir. Please reach out to Mrs Stoebner if you or your student has any questions!
Great message on the hallway bulletin board created by our talented and creative para, Sandy Kristensen!
The middle school sciences have been busy learning about key concepts about cells in life science, air and water movement during Earth science, and forms of energy in physical science. Next week, life science will make their own cells, Earth science will do an experiment to model water and air pressure, and physical science will construct roller coasters to model energy transfers.
Fifth grade has been hard at work! This morning we got our minds and bodies moving by acting out our key vocabulary for the week. Then we calmed it down by reviewing place value concepts in Math! This is what a hardworking bunch of kids looks like!
The 7th Grade Computers Class will be able to help their parents with Google Docs, Sheets, and Projects soon!
Oral interp season has started!!! All pieces need to be selected by Wednesday, September 4th. Local contest is Wednesday, October 2nd.
Multimedia class got out and took a class picture with the new drone!
Kindergarten hard at work in computer class!!
⛳️ Golf Meet in Hartford. Good luck to our Titan golfers as they play in their first meet of the year! ⛳️
The Algebra 1 classes started their algebra journey with a sorting activity. In groups of three, students were asked to sort several graphs in any way they want based on what they see and know already. We hope to see how much we grew at the end of the year!
The kindergarten class went on a bear hunt! The bears were located all over the school building. Now we know where to find all the important places we will go to this school year, like the music room, gym, lunchroom and library.
Good Morning PSD Families:
During the school day and especially during drop off/pick up times, please remember that the front parking lot is ONE WAY. Enter from the east and exit through the west. Please help us keep your students safe in the parking lot. Please let anyone that may be dropping off/picking up your student know about the ONE WAY. Thank you.
Third graders are all smiles as the 2024-25 school year is off and running!
First grade read the story "We're All Wonders" by R.J. Palacio. We discussed how we can be similar to our peers and still be unique! Students were given mirrors to help draw their own self-portraits, identifying their important features!
The sixth grade practiced their growth mindset with the challenge of making an index card fit over their heads!
