Como Park Elementary Families-
What a fantastic 2023/2024 school year we have had. I am so proud of all of our students for all of their growth in reading and math.
Mayor Carter came to visit one of our third grade classrooms to read Superheroes Are Everywhere by Kamala Harris. The students asked amazing questions and it was a joy to watch the students interact with Mayor Carter.
In August, we will send out more information about the 24/25 school year. Our "Welcome Back Open House" will be on August 29th from 4:00-6:00.
Thank you for partnering with us this school year. We are so lucky to be a part of your child's journey.
If you have any questions over the summer, please feel free to email or call me.
Jennifer Ewald, Principal
651-744-6055
WOW! The year went by so fast! This past month I was able to read to Ms. Halvorson’s class and speak about my South Indian heritage to celebrate Asian American Heritage Month. It was wonderful to share with the class about my culture and what it was like for me to balance both western and eastern values growing up in America.
It has been a whirlwind of a month celebrating the end of report card season, APTT in 5th Grade, EDL Movie Showcase, and our last school-wide assembly.
Have a wonderful summer!
Ms.Patel
Assistant Principal
Half-Day ECSE Classes - Ms. Natalie
ECSE Half Day Classes (Ms.Natalie):
ECSE students are ending the school year with the Area of Study: Cycles In Our World. Our dramatic play area has been a garden area with flowers, flower pots and gardening gloves. Students have enjoyed reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” as we watched our own real live caterpillars make their chrysalis! Soon they will emerge as butterflies and we will release them outside.
PreK
Our Pre-K Area of Study this spring was "Cycles in Our World." We learned about the life cycle of the butterfly. We enjoyed the real-life experience of watching caterpillars turn into butterflies.
Kindergarten
Kindergarteners have been enjoying finding different ways to add and subtract numbers to solve number stories, as well as learn the about the names and attributes of 2D and 3 D shapes. In literacy we have been using what we have been learning in phonics to write our own sentences and share our work with others. We are also practicing being independent readers!
One of the biggest highlights of May for us was when we delivered Seeds and Bookmarks to our neighbors for May Day. We also had our last visit to the Planetarium this month and learned about the Sun during different seasons.
First Grade
1st graders have been learning about plants! We’ve studied how a seed grows, the parts of plants, and what plants need to survive. Students read books and poetry about plants, as well as created diagrams to show how a seed opens up and grows. Some students even got to plant bean seeds in a bag and watch them start to sprout!
Second Grade
The second graders had a wonderful time on the May Day Walk. Students got a chance to see signs of spring, say hello to neighbors, and most important of all, deliver a may day bag filled with a bookmark and wildflower seeds to our Como neighbors.
The month of May brought more sunny days and students were able to do some chalk drawings and writing outside at recess. What great artists we have!
Third Grade
During May and June, 3rd grade has had many fun events. A highlight was at the beginning of the month when we went to the Minnesota State Fair Grounds for Urban Agriculture Day. We learned where our food comes from, which correlates with our health lessons for the year.
Another exciting event was delivering flower seeds to our Como community on May 1st for May Day.
In math, we have been exploring financial literacy and how to save and spend money responsibly. What an important life skill! In reading, we are finishing up the year by revisiting some of our read aloud books that we read earlier in the year.
To celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander history month, Ms. Halvorson’s class learned how to write our names in Karen. We learned about the beautiful writing that the Karen culture uses and were so excited to learn about a language that many of our classmates speak.
Fourth Grade
4th Grade ended the year with a celebration of the student’s poetry. Families and school staff were invited to listen to the 4th graders read poems they have written throughout the year.
Fifth Grade
We have completed all of our testing! Students have been busy with field trips and completing projects.
We enjoyed the Energy and U field trip where we learned about all types of energy and how to measure it. One of our students was able to go on stage and participate in an experiment and Mr. Windman, fourth grade teacher, helped pedal a bike to create energy for an experiment.
Our last big event this month was our field trip to Belwin Nature Center. Even though the weather was rainy, we were able to get out into the prairie and forest areas to learn about birding and photography. Some students climbed a fire tower and others were able to use microscopes to see aquatic invertebrates.
We are preparing for our last couple of weeks at Como and our elementary experience and we are getting excited to head off to middle school! We are looking forward to field day, the ice cream truck, our concert, and our middle school practice day! Students have learned and grown so very much this year and the fifth grade team is very proud of their successes!
Como Park Elementary School
Website: https://www.spps.org/comoel
Location: 780 West Wheelock Parkway, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-293-8820
Twitter: @ComoElementary
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