Greetings and salutations to all – this is our first month back in a new school year and the Agricultural Education program is off to a great start. Our Agricultural Exploration class (8th grade) has looked at the vastness of agriculture surrounding each of us every day. We learned th

Preschool is an exciting time for learning. We have learned a lot in the first few weeks of school. We started with making new friends and getting to know each other. We are working on learning the letters, numbers, shapes and colors. We also have time for hands-on activities as well

In 5th grade we have hit the ground running already. We are working on a project called “The Great Mail Race.” This project is where we will send a letter to all 50 states in the U.S. Each student is writing to at least 4 states. They each picked their states, and cities within that s

SCRIMMAGE/OPEN HOUSE August 24, 2012, will be the Blue/Gold Scrimmage at 6:00 p.m. for Volleyball, and 7:00 p.m. for Football. Following the scrimmage will be an Open House. The teachers will be available in their rooms in an informal manner to meet and greet you and answer any questi

ALTOONA-MIDWAY ELEMENTARY OPEN HOUSE Kindergarten through fifth grade students and parents are invited to attend an “Open House” at Altoona-Midway Elementary School on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This will be a time to meet the teachers, and put your school supplies aw

Well, it has been a busy year in first grade and I can’t believe it’s already over! We have spent a lot of time the past month working on our island projects that each student had individually picked to learn about. We researched our islands using the encyclopedias and computers in th

The third grade studied fables in April. They began working on plays that are fables. These plays will be presented to their families on May 11, in the afternoon. The students are very excited. There will be a special presentation also to the residents at Vintage Park assisted living

Kindergarten spent the last two weeks of the year traveling around the world. We packed our bags, got our passports and visited 8 different countries on 4 different continents. We practiced using chopsticks and made lucky paper lanterns in China. Then we flew to Australia to learn to