As we enter into the final nine weeks of the 2018-19 school year, it’s hard to believe that another school year is almost complete. This past month, Laureate Park Elementary students were busy with 120-day celebrations, Fairy Tale activities, Math & Science Night, Field Day, Living Wax Museum, and a chess tournament.
Our first-grade students celebrated their 120th day of school by imagining what life would be like in the future and dressing for it.
Kindergarten students celebrated National Read a Fairy Tale Day on Feb. 26 by decorating their hallway with fairy tale themes. The students had been comparing traditional fairy tales with fractured fairy tales in reading. In order to extend the theme, each display also has a math component since kindergarten is studying measurement. During this unit, kindergarten students enjoyed measuring the length of Rapunzel’s braid, the dragon cave, the yellow brick road, the path to grandmother’s house, the height of Jack’s beanstalk, the witch’s house in Hansel and Gretel, and the gingerbread man’s house.
Our Math & Science Night event was a success! Students and families were grossed out by the thrilling hands-on labs and enjoyed viewing the science and math-themed decorated classroom doors. Thank you to the parents, teachers, and staff who volunteered their time to make this event a success.
Laureate Park Longhorns celebrated all their hard work at the end of the third nine weeks with a superhero-themed field day. Our students had a wonderful time with their classmates participating in field day games such as tug of war, an obstacle course, relay races, dunk the hoops contest, and more. A gigantic thank you to our ADDitions volunteers who donated their time, and thank you to Coach Clawson, Coach Hernandez, and Coach Renuart for planning the activities for all of our Longhorn superheroes!
The Third Grade Enrichment groups honored Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and Presidents’ Day by presenting a Living Wax Museum. Various historical icons were researched and brought to life for their friends and families! Thank you to Mrs. Carrillo, Mrs. O’Sullivan, and Mrs. West for organizing this fun event.
In March, Laureate Park Elementary had the privilege of hosting the Southeast Learning Community Chess Tournament. Thank you to all students, families, staff members and visitors who attended. Laureate Park student Sanika Kaushikkar, second grade, earned first place in the K-2 group. Way to go, Longhorns!
