East Dale Elementary School

"Sur -Pi -se"... It's Pi Day! Our chefs celebrated Pi Day by serving personal pizza pies accompanied with chocolate pie during lunch today.

LSIC Meeting at 5:30pm today Virtual this evening due to weather Here is the link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTdhNGY4MGYtNzkwYS00OWQ4LTk2NmYtYWQ3Zjg3YWNjZDZi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e019b04b-330c-467a-8bae-09fb17374d6a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221abddeb9-73ce-4091-8d4f-8c271fbdebf2%22%7d Thank You!!

"STARBOOKS Café"... Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Parrish, and Ms. Rakocky transformed themselves into "book" baristas. They provided their "customers" with a menu for "Sipping, Tasting, and Reading" their "freshly brewed" book. After receiving their menu, the "book aficionados" perused the various offerings, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, from the "STARBOOKS Café" and started their "tastings".

“BEE Our Guest”… Dr. Seuss Family Night East Dale Elementary School under the guidance of Ms. Nichols, Library / Media Teacher, celebrated Dr. Seuss’s legacy in conjunction with Read Across America by hosting a family night that had the learners rotating through 4 Seusstactical Stations.

East Dale Elementary School is ready for the Spring Book Fair! The Book Fair will run February 27 thru March 2!

Some days you just need reminded that a four-legged friend is there to encourage and depend on you as much as you depend on them. Mattie Girl was a star at East Dale Elementary for just that reason.

WV Geological Survey's Coloring Contest WINNER… Wyatt Shipman, a second grade learner, is the winner of the WV Geological Survey's Coloring Contest, "Draw Jeff", which had artists draw a picture of the WV State Fossil, the Jefferson Ground Sloth. As the winner, Wyatt got to take a tour of the museum, won a prize basket, and earned each learner in Mrs. Ridenour’s Class a Jefferson Ground Sloth Sticker! We are so proud of Wyatt!

“Doggone” Fun in PreK… For Pet Week, the learners created a “My Pet” Defining Map utilizing pet pictures that they brought from home. For the culminating activity, Miss Moran had her friend, Tae, to bring in her therapy dog for a class visit.

100th Day of Learning... Mrs. Williams’ Kindergarten Classroom was filled with “geriatric” learners playing bingo utilizing their 100th Day Trail Mix as they celebrated what they have learned over the past 100 days.

->”BEE Our Guest”: PreK is Curious Mrs. Kisner, Miss Moran, Mrs. Posey, Mrs. Shears, and Mrs. Swick hosted a Family Night, "PreK is Curious", which had the participants rotating through 3 STEM Stations. The purpose of this family-friendly event was to support the understanding that print has meaning and can be used for different functions. Each learner left with the book, Stay Curious and Keep Exploring, so that they could continue the teaching/learning at home.

”BEE Our Guest”: 4C Stress Free Family Night... Mrs. Cayton, Ms. Davis, Ms. Merendino, and Mrs. Mullenax hosted a Family Night, "4C Stress Free Family Night", which had the participants to rotate through 4 learning stations – 2 mathematics and 2 reading. The focus of the math stations was to afford learners the opportunity to connect fractions with real-life applications; while the reading stations illuminated strategies that would support questioning and vocabulary skills.

"BEE Our Guest"... Mrs. Koski, Mrs. Williams, and Mrs. Ridenour hosted a Family Night, "All Aboard the Game Train", which incorporated board games, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4, and Jenga, into teaching/learning. Each learner left with a game so that they could continue the teaching/learning at home.

"BEE Our Guest"... Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Ridenour, and Mrs. Wilson, hosted a Family Night, "Second Grade is NOT ‘Board’ with Learning", which incorporated board games, Jenga, Guess Who, and Hi, Ho, Cherry-O, into teaching/learning. Each learner left with a game of their choice so that they could continue the teaching/learning at home.

Thank You East Fairmont High School for your Christmas Concert!! We enjoyed The Elizabethans and My Fair Ladies!

East Dale Elementary wants to wish all of our learners and their families a safe and fun holiday! Thank you to all of the families that provided treats for the staff!! We truly appreciate all of you!!

The Great Christmas Challenge… Fourth Grade ENGINEERS were charged with designing and building a catapult that would launch a mini marshmallow. The best engineering design was determined by the catapult that launched the mini marshmallow the farthest. Overseeing the engineers in this endeavor was Ms. Nichols, Library/Media Teacher.

Reading Around the Christmas Tree… Third Grade Learners cozied themselves up around the Christmas Tree with their favorite books and read while their “hot chocolate barista”, Ms. Nichols, Library/Media Teacher, tailored their “orders” using various flavors and sizes of marshmallows. Once prepared, she cheerfully served her “patrons”.

Chefs’ Apprentice Program … Chefs, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Stutler, share their craft with some of our novice “pastry chefs” to create gingerbread houses.

Stinger Store Lunchtime Activity -> “What’s the scoop?” The CHALLENGE: In a one-minute time period, scoop as many cotton balls from a field of cotton balls into a container using a plastic spoon while being blindfolded. The winner of the challenge is determined by the person who has the most cotton balls in his/her container at the end of the timeframe.

Stinger Store Lunchtime Activity -> “Getting Hosed…” The CHALLENGE: In a one-minute time period, remove 4 pennies from the leg portions of a pair of pantyhose WITHOUT touching the nylons. The winner of the challenge is determined by the person who has the most pennies out of their pantyhose at the end of the timeframe.