Irving Elementary

The third graders had special guest speakers. Mrs. Vesta’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Buckbee, came to tell them about the American flag, how Veteran’s Day came about and some interesting Army stories. Mr. Buckbee has a display of all of the American flags from the past and present. He also showed us his very heavy Army uniform from the Korean War. Student volunteers got to help fold the flag properly. This was such a great experience for the kids!

For fun, the third graders celebrated with special activities and the movies, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Polar Express.” The Grinch visited Irving too!

Mrs. Stone

Mrs. Vesta

Miss Jones

December 19th was a day of learning and fun at Irving. Staff shared their hobbies, talents and activities they are interested in during a whole school exploration day. Students were able to choose classes to attend throughout the day. Classes offered to students to explore were origami, STEM activities, learning how to care for animals, dance parties, card and board games, sign language, friendship bracelets, reindeer food, fingernail painting, hot chocolate, bird feeders, ornaments, making salsa by bicycling and many more. Students loved the engaging activities and the fun of being able to spend the day in different classes with students from different classes!

For the month of December the speech kids made “keepsake” ornaments. This activity supports our school's commitment to Capturing Kid's Hearts. CKH works to reinforce optimism in students. It wants students to look forward to the future because they can meet personal goals, solve problems, stay healthy and play safely. Therefore, they will be able to put this ornament on their Christmas tree next year.

This activity, storytelling, is also supported by the American Speech and Hearing Association as an activity to enhance speech and language skills in school-aged children. It does this by causing reflection on the unique background, heritages, and preferences of family holiday celebrations.

This activity was made possible by the extra thoughtfulness of our wonderful speech para, Ms. B.

We would like parents and students to make an effort to save this ornament as a true KEEPsake.

We would like to wish you all a very Mery Christmas and the Happiest of New Years! May your winter break be full of fun, family, and friends, along with unforgettable memories.

Kindergarten, first and second grades are creating ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD to display at Baden Square for the district elementary art show March 2-March 30.

Fourth grade students were learning about different habitats in social studies, so we created biome jars for different habitats.

Fifth grade students created snow globes with gnomes and folk art trees.

Classes have been earning reward parties for following the social contract. A favorite reward party has been the "Chemical reaction" painting party. Students were given 5-6 clear chemicals to paint onto paper painted with red cabbage juice. Depending on the acidity of the liquid, the color on the paper appeared as pink (high acid content) or green (low acid content) or no chemical reaction (no color change). A few students were observant enough to notice a "fizzing" when two liquids mixed on paper! (They were able to figure out one was vinegar and the other was baking soda water!)

The Irving Elementary Outdoor Classroom committee is pleased to announce two grants they received to help the continued process of building their outdoor classroom.

The first grant awarded came from the Southwestern College Philanthropy Board. The $800 grant will be used to add textured pathways to the sensory garden area for students. Students from Cheryl Rude’s class came to Irving to present the award and were given a tour of our outdoor classroom by the Irving STUCO members.

The next award given toward the outdoor classroom came from Cox Communications. This $10,000 award will be used to help build a stage for students to perform on, community presentations, guest speakers and assemblies.

This past spring students were successful in growing many vegetables and flowers. Students participated in planting, weeding, watering and harvesting. Future projects include raising money for a greenhouse and additional equipment for the sensory area. If you would like to donate to the outdoor classroom, please contact Principal, Jeff Everett at Irving Elementary at 620-222-5140.

The Student Success Committee is excited to announce that we will start holding monthly assemblies again. These assemblies will be held to celebrate the “Student Of The Month” that best exemplifies the Capturing Kids Heart trait that month. The assemblies will be broken down by grade level K-2 and 3-5 and be held on different days.

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5th-Students Return to School

11th-Late Start Day

12th-Student of the Month Assembly Grades 3-5 Time: 8:10-8:30

12th-2nd Grade Swim Begins

13th-Student of the Month Assembly Grades K-2 Time: 8:10-8:30

13th-WMS &WHS WILL have classes on this date

16th-Refresh Day No School

27th-PTO 6:00-7:00 pm

Email: jeff_everett@usd465.com
Website: https://irving.usd465.com/
Location: 311 Harter Street, Winfield, KS, USA
Phone: 620-221-5140