Happy May Day!

The second graders from West school walked to Crowell Home and sang some songs to them with the help of Mrs. Jaworski.  Then, the students presented the residents with a May basket.  The smiles and laughs were great to hear . . . read more

Arbor Day Celebrated!

The students in Mrs. Andersen’s 2nd grade classroom at South School were invited to help plant 3 trees at Steyer Park for an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony.  The trees included a Crimson King Maple, a Harlequin Maple, and a . . . read more

Blooming Buddies

Mrs. Johnson’s 2nd graders and Mrs. Krueger’s kindergarten students are “blooming buddies.”   The students worked together to teach each other how to make flowers to place in their flower gardens.   The . . . read more

Pets Are Welcomed Home!

Mrs. Johnson’s class recently celebrated the return of their pets.  The pets traveled the United States along with several countries throughout the world.   Students got to display all the cool things that came home . . . read more

Spring Sing Season

It's that time of year once again!  North School held its K-2 Spring Sing on Tuesday, April 1st at the Blair High School auditorium.  South School students participated on Tuesday, April 8th and West School students will perform . . . read more

A Magical Day!

Second grade students at West started their day magically!!!  Mrs. Brummer used her secret talent of “magic” to show the kids some tricks you can do with eggs.    She made an egg float, made a bouncy egg, and did . . . read more

Hat Day!

To honor Dr. Seuss' birthday, Mrs. Brummer's class at West School recently celebrated Hat Day!   They read his story The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins  and then discussed the many occupations where hats were worn. We also . . . read more

Grandparents Visit South School

The students in Mrs. Andersen’s classroom had the chance to interview their grandparents or special guest for Grandparent’s Day.  Each child had a sucker wrapped in foil which acted as a microphone.  They asked their . . . read more

First Grade Reader's Theater

Students in Mrs. Samson’s first grade classroom recently began participating in Reader’s Theater activities.   During their literacy station time they have practiced and reenacted the story, "The Sleeping Pig", for their . . . read more

Grandparents Visit West School

by Beth Welke

On Thursday, March 6th, West second graders had some special visitors!  Grandparents and other special guests were invited to visit school for a few hours.  Special visitors joined the children in some fun classroom activities . . . read more

Second Graders Build Carousels

by Beth Welke

Second graders in Mrs. Brummer's classroom became architects after reading a story about carousels.  The students worked in cooperative groups to plan and create their carousel before sharing them with the rest of the class. read more

Amazing Hands

First graders in Mrs. Samson's classroom at South School read a non-fiction book entitled "Amazing Hands."  The boys and girls learned about the number of bones in hands as well as information on joints, blood vessels, and muscles . . . read more

Decorating Valentine Containers

The excitement over Valentine’s Day grew as students in Mrs. Pike’s first grade class decorated their Valentine containers. Students cut and glued hearts to their milk jug container. Some created layered hearts with as many as four . . . read more

February is Dental Health Month

Second grade students at West School were treated with a visit from Dr. Blaha in honor of Dental Health Week. Along with watching a video, Dr. Blaha visited with students concerning good snack choices along with good beverages to drink . . . read more

Magnets are Magnificent!

Second graders in Mrs. Boyd’s class experimented with magnets and made some exciting discoveries about the characteristics of magnets. We created a list of magnetic and nonmagnetic items in our room and world. Magnets have magnetic . . . read more

Teka Visits Second Grade

On Wednesday, February 6, School Resource Officer Dave, and Officer Travis along with the Blair Police Department’s police dog Teka, came to South School. They visited with the second graders and demonstrated how police dogs help . . . read more

Homes Fit for a Groundhog

Second graders in Mrs. Gross’ class designed groundhog homes out of shoeboxes.  They learned about length, width and practiced measuring wall paper and flooring to fit perfectly inside their shoeboxes. After that they learned how . . . read more

Chinese New Year

Each year the Chinese celebrate the New Year.  This year it starts on Feb. 7th.  There is a 12 year cycle in which 12 different animals represent a year. This is the year of the rat.  The students in Mrs. Andersen’s . . . read more

Family Treasures

In Social Studies Mrs. Brummer's 2nd graders have been learning about the past and “Family Treasures.”  Students brought in “Family Treasures” to share with the class!  The treasures ranged from a cookbook from 1805 to . . . read more

State Trooper Visits Second Grade

Second graders at North Elementary have been reading Officer Buckle and Gloria .  We were privileged to have a parent who is a Nebraska State Trooper come in uniform to talk about safety.  She helped students identify . . . read more

Parents Make a Difference!

Parent involvement matters! While doing homework, the father of a North second grader mentioned that he had hunted armadillos in Oklahoma. That sparked the student’s interest to read about the animal. After a week of research, the . . . read more

Learning About Living Things

Students in Ms. Arnold’s kindergarten class at North School have been busy learning about plants and animals and how they are living things.  Over the last few weeks the class has learned about the parts of a seed and they spent . . . read more

One Hundred Days of School!

Second grade students at North School celebrated the 100 th day of school on Monday, January 28, 2008. To celebrate students read for 100 minutes, counted from 1 to 100 (by 1’s, 2’s, 25’s,50’s etc.), and wrote about what they . . . read more

A Wonderful Disguise

In Mrs. Andersen's second grade reading class, the students read the story called Big Bushy Mustache .  It was about a young boy that wanted to be more like his father, who wore a mustache.   When the boy was given a . . . read more

A Furry Visitor

Mrs. Rutcosky’s class enjoyed a visit from a furry little friend on Friday.  They have been studying animals in Science and have discussed what animals wear, how they move as well as their habitat.  The class made animal . . . read more

Animals Everywhere!

Students in Mrs. Rutcosky's kindergarten class are having fun learning about animals in Science. First we discussed how animals move and what body parts help them move…legs, wings or fins. Then, in the Science center we sorted animals . . . read more

Working in the Dirt!

Students in Mrs. Dale’s second grade class have been working in the dirt! They have learned and investigated what earth’s land is made of and how earth changes. Second graders were given samples of various types of soils and . . . read more

Write to Read!

The first graders in Mrs. Aten's class have been working on their writing skills. According to Fountas & Pinnell (1996) writing and reading are “interrelated: what is learned in one area makes it easier to learn in the other.” . . . read more

A Penguin Parade

Mrs. Johnson’s second graders combined their knowledge of math, reading, writing, and science to construct “life-size” penguins. The kids had a blast and learned a lot of new information all at the same time! read more

Blizzard of Books Read-A-Thon a HUGE Success!

On Friday, January 11th, K-2 students and their parents gathered in the gym at North School to participate in a PFE Family Reading Night.  Participants feasted on hot dogs and chips, pickles, lemonade, hot chocolate . . . read more

Bear Cubs Cheer on the BHS Parade

The rain held off just long enough for 570 Pre-K-2 students to line Park Street, dressed in purple and white and cheer on the Blair Bears as the homecoming parade passed by North School. Students clapped along with the band and . . . read more