Irving Elementary

Penguin Patch Open: December 4-8th

Staff at Isle of Lights Volunteering: Go by and say Hi! December 4th 6:00 pm-10:00 pm

Monthly 3rd-5th Grade Assembly: December 7th, 8:10 am

Monthly K-2nd Grade Assembly: December 8th, 8:10 am

Explore Day at Irving: December 15th

Irving Sing-A-Long: December 19th, 2:45-3:00 pm

Winter Break: December 21st-January 5th

Students at Irving sent thank you notes to Hope Evans stationed at RAF Mildenhall in England with the United States Air Force in honor of Veteran's Day. Hope is the daughter of our Irving School Secretary, Grace Ann Evans.

The Irving STUCO would like to say thank you to everyone who donated food for their annual food pantry drive! Mr. Everett along with STUCO students delivered the food to the food pantry in time for Thanksgiving.

3-5 grades are finishing up projects for the District Spring Art Show. All grades have been learning new techniques using watercolor paint, tempera paint, watercolor markers, and oil pastels.

Be sure to check out the Christmas tree in the lobby! All grades have been busy making Christmas ornaments for the Christmas tree in the foyer.

During science time in the fifth grade students worked on bridge building!

A new picnic table provided by the USD 465 Foundation through the teacher grants the foundation sponsors has been constructed and placed in the school garden. Many classes have been taking advantage of using it by working on their research projects to reading their library books. Thank you again to the USD 465 Foundation for providing our picnic table!

Students from Wendy Burton's SC college class spent a few weeks observing and helping in the library. Students loved when they could read to the college students! They also had a great time with the college students at recess playing basketball.

Students are taking an active role in composting for our outdoor garden. Several classrooms have started composting buckets. Students from Mrs. Dassel's class are collecting items from the lunchroom to add to their composting bucket. These students are trying Bokashi Composting with Mrs. McNutt in the library. Around every two weeks students bury their compost in the garden plots to help make the soil rich and fertile. Students are learning how they can help recycle food and paper products to help prepare for spring planting. Mrs. Nihart's class use their old newspapers to add to the composting bucket they share with Mrs. Pipes. A great big thank you to Mrs. Pipes for obtaining our buckets and being our expert composter!