Crescent Elementary Students Enjoy Fitness Day

The event was put on by the Crescent PTO, Crescent Elementary Staff, Crescent Optimist Club and assisted by Nutrition Services. The event was sponsored by the Community Networking Grant from Promise Partners-Pottawattamie County's Alliance for Youth with funding from Iowa West Foundation and the Community Partnerships for Protecting
Children Initiative. The students participated in different fitness stations such as wheel barrow races, hula-hooping, bean bag toss, three legged races, and nutritious food tasting stations.

Wilson Student Speaks about Cyber Communication

Congratulations to Zane Taylor who recently participated in the State Optimist Speech Contest.  He presented his speech “Cyber Communication: Progress or Problem” at the regional competition on May 8th where he placed first among the boys.  He then presented his speech at the State Competition on May 22nd, where he placed fourth.  Zane has also taken time to give his speech to the West End Optimist Club. 

Hoover Inventor Receives Merit Award at State Invention Convention

Hoover Elementary third grade student Ben Price was a meritorous winner at the state invention convention held April 24th at the University of Iowa.His "No Sick Road Trip Book Buddy" was among 334 student inventions at the convention, and was the only one from Council Bluffs this year. He received a $50 savings bond for his accomplishment.

Students at Gunn Elementary Working for a Brighter Future One Penny at a Time

The fifth grade, advanced math group had been selling popcorn every other Friday to raise money to donate to an educational charity.    

While trying to determine what charity to give their proceeds to, they read the book “Three Cups of Tea”, by Greg Mortenson. The book was about one man who helped thousands of children in Afghanistan and Pakistan by building schools in the war-stricken countries.

The class was so inspired by the story that they decided to give the proceeds of their popcorn sales to help Mortenson’s cause.  The students wrote a letter to Mortenson, which they enclosed with their donation of $370 for his Pennies for Peace fund.

Gunn Elementary Float Takes 1st in Celebrate CB Parade

Congratulations to the Gunn Elementary students who were awarded the First Place Float in the Celebrate CB Parade held Saturday Morning. The students, as well as judges, are pictured during the awards presentation.

Groundbreaking Day!

Groundbreaking ceremonies on Friday marked the official beginning of construction for the new College View and Carter Lake Elementary Schools to open in the fall of 2011.

Carter Lake Elementary Ceremonial Groundbreaking

The new Carter Lake Elementary School will be built on land next to the current aging building. Parents, Board of Education members, Carter Lake Mayor Russ Kramer and students Cameron Barges and Lindsay Urich, both with perfect attendance at Carter Lake Elementary this year, were part of the ceremony.

College View Elementary School, located at the intersection of College Road and Valley View Drive, will serve students who currently are assigned to attend other schools in the east and north parts of the school district.

 

College View Elementary Ceremonial Groundbreaking

Participating in the College View Elementary ceremony were four-year-old Claire Schoening and her six-year-old sister Grace, who will be among the first students to attend the new
school. School District Board members, administrators and teachers, as well as Chamber of Commerce and City officials also joined in the ceremony.

The new school buildings are part of the Council Bluffs Community School District's long-term plan to update its school buildings to be more energy efficient and to include the features necessary for a modern learning environment. Thomas Jefferson High School was the first to be transformed during a multi-year renovation and expansion project. Abraham Lincoln High School, Longfellow Elementary, Rue Elementary and Hoover Elementary are among the building improvement projects underway and planned for the next few years.

Total cost of both construction projects will be $18 million to be funded by state-wide, one-cent sales tax revenue designated specifically for school building renovation and construction. Both schools will be built with the same basic two-story design to house students in preschool through fifth grade.

Andersen Construction Company of Council Bluffs was awarded the projects earlier this week. BCDM is the project architectural firm.

Junior State History Day Results

Seventeen students from Kirn Middle School competed in the Junior State History Day on May 2, 2010. The following students received special awards or were finalists in the competition:

Tia Frey--Outstanding project in African American History--QUALIFIED for the National Competition in Washington DC in June with her Project: George Washington Carver: The Perfect Peanut Plan to Combat Southern Poverty

Natalie Carlon--Finalist in Website Category--Julia Morgan Innovative Architecture ALTERNATE for the National Competition in Washingto DC in June

Allie Moats and Cassie Schilling--Oustanding project in Womens HIstory, Finalist in the Group Documentary--"Beautiful Barbie: Ruth Handlers Innovative Impact on Girls

Tristan Harris--Finalist in the Historical Paper Category-- The Innovation of Night Baseball.

The students from Kirn received third place in the Oustanding school category.  The following students received special recognition for Judges Choice Awards: Shelby Knauss, Tristan Harris, Kayla Beck, Allie Moats, Tia Frey and Cassie Schilling.

The groups sponsor is Deb Masker

State Math Bee Results

Students from Kirn Middle School recently participated in the State Math Bee. Kevin Lin tied for 18th in the state with a score of 39 out of 50.  The math team placed 13th out of 31 state qualifying teams, 6 points away from a top 10 finish. The team members were Kevin Lin (39), Logan Erwin (32), Trevor DiColandrea (30), Tyler Messenger (26) and Colton Mahood (alternate - 21). The average score was 32.02.

“Day of the Young Author"

On May 6, Lewis & Clark students celebrated being young authors. Last month they sent one piece to Student  Treasures publishing company to be bound and published as a book.  Writing has been an important focus to our students’ learning this year and students wanted to showcase all of their fantastic work.

“Day of the Young Author” events included…

• A writing Symposium where 5th grade students shared selected pieces from their books with the entire school.
• Students reading and sharing their published books with other students and with more than 60 of the families who visited Lewis & Clark to see our young authors and their writing portfolios.

It was a great day for Lewis & Clark’s young writers and their families!