Middle School 2D artwork: Levi B., Hailey M., Diana N., Kyra C., Satori M., and Lilly B.

Middle School 3D artwork: Sydney R., Jayden B., Olivia B., Grace J., Olivia K., Diana N.,
Lynn Y., Ivy B., Alexi T., Lily K., Daniel R., and Kat R. 

Primary 2D artwork: Brooklyn S., Colton K., Irelyn A., Azalea L., Jameson B., and Alayna M.

Primary 3D artwork: Ella A., Kyle M., Allison C., Savanna G., Memphis B., Morgan L., Jacob V., Lena N., Harper G., and Magdalena G.

The 5th Grade Tower Garden has been thriving! In January, students planted rainbow chard, bok choy, blue dwarf kale, lacinato kale, cilantro, lettuce, and arugula. We have been watching the plants slowly get bigger and bigger. Finally, it was time to harvest our bounty. Students brought in tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, celery, artichoke hearts, and peppers as toppings, along with a variety of salad dressing. We mixed a huge bowl of greens and opened up a salad bar in Room 202! Many students stated that salad had never tasted better. When asked to share their experience, this is what some 5th graders had to say:

"I have salad pretty much once a week, but it has never been this cool."

Olivia B. wrote: "The salad party was one of the highlights of the year for me! I loved how we started to grow all the vegetables and then eat them. It is amazing to know that our class grew all of these delicious vegetables and learned all about them. Some of these vegetables we have never heard of like Bok Choy (my favorite). I think that the tower garden was an amazing experience that worked like a charm. The salad party was amazing. I loved the idea and how it turned out. I can not thank Mrs. Dodge enough for coming up with this amazing idea and the salad party."

The fifth-grade Cougar Committee would like to invite all fourth grade and fifth grade students to an ice cream social on April 12. The event will begin immediately after school in the gym and will end at 4:30pm. There will be games, ice cream, and an opportunity for our fifth graders to answer questions and share their tips for being successful in middle school.  We need parent volunteers for this event. If you are willing to help, please sign-up here.

• Primary students will learn about what the job is and why it is important to the community.
• Elementary students will learn what the job is and what skills are involved in doing it.
• Middle schoolers will learn not only about the job, but also the education necessary for the career.
• If your company or job has any international aspects, we would love to have that involved as well.