Welcome new friends

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our special guests from Uruguay.  They are instructors in their country and have come here to America to learn about our educational philosophies and practices.  Mrs. Duckworth is their host as they visit for the next two weeks.  Click here to view the video from their country.  Again from everyone at East elementary and our community welcome you both!

Talk to me...

I am repurposing the digital dragons to be a larger format blog.  Originally it was mostly for the fifth grade class to communicate.  We have found that two blogs aren't always better than one for our communication purposes.  Therefore this is now the new home for all of the East students and staff to have a chance to speak their mind.  

I had the privilege to visit with Dan Maas, CEO of IT at LPS and Scott Murphy our Superintendent as we toured through the halls and the fifth grade rooms.  I appreciate the opportunity to share the things we do here at East.  I am very proud of our students and staff and what we have accomplished this year.  They were impressed as they noticed the engagement level of the students.  When they asked questions, the fifth graders responded honestly and with the thoughtful conviction that supports my philosophy, if you teach them to be independent learners they will be learners for life.   A balance of management, engagement and control.  Here is a link to Dan's comment on his blog,  thanks Dan.  

Watch for more to come soon, and like I said talk to me, tell me what you think.

Kay Bolerjack

2008 Cal-Wood trip

Enjoy the show! ~ Mrs. K

Food for thought. Today we started talking about nutrition and the food pyramid. Follow this link to learn more about the things our bodies need to be healthy.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html

We did the Junk Food rap, so just to be sure you know what you eat, look at these sites to see what the Fast Food places are feeding you!
http://delicious.com/search?context=userposts&p=health&lc=1&u=dragoncafe

Give me a good example of a meal you can make as well as the worst choice and why.