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Richland Elementary
The faculty at Richland Elementary is studying The Wild Card by
Hope and Wade King. This study challenges educators to embrace
their creativity and passion to create a learning environment that
will challenge, engage, and encourage each student. Recently,
Richland Elementary participated in Hope and Wade King’s
Rock Your School Day. It was a day of excitement and learning
like no other!
Kindergarten experienced one of the most magical school
experiences: Polar Express Day. Kindergarten was transformed
into a snow filled winter wonderland. Classes began their journey
parading through the school in their own Polar Express boxcar
engineered by each student. Once they reached their destination,
they enjoyed hot cocoa and marshmallows while watching The Polar
Express film. They also participated in other activities such
as listening to the story, comparing and contrasting the film and
book, creating edible trains, and making conductor hats along with
many other fun filled learning events.
Pumpkin Exploration Day was a challenging and exciting day
of learning for first grade. Teachers transformed their rooms into
learning labs and students rotated to other classrooms to participate
in various pumpkin themed activities centered on standards such as
nonfiction text features and main idea. Throughout the day, students
earned coins that they used to purchase their own pumpkins to take
home.
Second graders expanded their knowledge through a unique
experience. They fine-tuned their critical thinking skills using a
mystery theme. Students participated in “Clue” like activities to
solve the mystery of the missing principal. They completed standards
based learning tasks in order to receive a clue to the mystery. Once
they uncovered the clues, they were able to solve the mystery.
As you can see, no matter the grade level, our students and
teachers continue to make Richland Elementary a great place to
teach, learn, and grow.
Hometown Rankin • 103