Farmington Central Elementary

📎1,000 Paperclips! 📎 Ms. Farris's class practiced counting to 1,000 today by creating a chain of 1,000 paperclips! As you can see from the picture, they used the chain to add a little character to the classroom!

Students in Mrs. Hoffmann's class celebrated Black History Month today by reading the book, Unspoken. Miss Martinez (student teacher) lead the way as the class learned about the underground railroad.

Mrs. Riccioni's class learned about Ruby Bridges during Black History Month. We enjoyed reading stories of Ruby's bravery, The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles and Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges. We are inspired to be kind to others and appreciate what Ruby did for all of us!

🐸*1st Grade Red-Eyed Tree Frogs!*🐸 This week Mrs. Minard's class read about a Red-Eyed Tree Frog and learned about the Rainforest. They made their own red-eyed tree frogs and colored the 4 layers of the rainforest to decorate the classroom.

In celebration of Black History Month, 2nd graders in Mrs. Stockham's class read the Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor Book Duke Ellington. Check out this book read aloud which includes music from this famous band leader and composer! https://youtu.be/eBrNVOicWZo

"Rocking" it Part 2 Here are some additional pictures from 4th grades rock projects! Our students did an awesome job with these and our teachers were very proud of their work! #Enjoy

Ms. Munger's class dug deeper into Black History by investigating the following interactive slide sets. #BlackHistoryMonth

4th graders continued their rock research projects this week! Students investigated different types of rocks and presented their findings to the class. Here are some highlights Mrs. Jordan's, Mrs. Pohl's, & Mrs. Morse's classes

In Mrs. Fauser's class, each student researched an influential African-American historical figure and wrote a report to share with the rest of the class. Enjoy the pictures from this project!

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*Quick Kindness Project Update* Canton Hy-Vee displayed the hard work of our 2nd graders!

Mrs. Unkrich's class made "Virtual Valentine's" last week for the residents of Courtyard Estates and Farmington Country Manor. In addition, they recorded a song for the residence to hear. Residents had some big smiles on their faces because of this kindergarten class. Staff responded with such gratitude and were eager to share the video and pictures with the folks that live there. Thanks kids for spreading your kind hearts with others!

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Thank you, Food Service Department! Mr. Reeder’s class made Valentine’s Day cards to show appreciation for our hard working food service department! Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Collins’ Class Valentine’s Project: Mrs. Collins’ class sent St. Jude Patients digital greeting cards, and send hand-made cards to OSF, Methodist, and Fulton County Health Dept! #HappyValentinesDay

🌋5th Grade students researched and wrote newspaper articles about their volcanoes they created. Here are some samples from our "reporters" and some more hands-on volcano action shots. 🌋

Valentine’s Day Kindness Project: Mrs. Stockham's class is thanking and sharing kind thoughts with some frontline workers to show kindness for Valentine’s Day this year! 💖

❄️Snowflakes aren't just falling from the sky. ❄️ They are, also, in Mrs. Hoffman's classroom! 🎨Check out some outstanding student artwork!🎨

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Last November & December combined, FCES had only 11 in-person school days. Today marked our 15th CONSECUTIVE DAY of IN-PERSON LEARNING!!! #Success #Celebrate