Sac's Got Talent!

 Our annual end of the year Talent Show showed that many of our students and staff have some hidden talents. We had soloists, musical groups, comedians, pianists, and dancers. One of the acts that really wowed the crowd was two boys who performed a hip hop dance to Michael Jackson's "Bad". Teachers got in on the fun too.  Mrs. Friddle and Mrs. Saunders had their first graders do a geometry rap and Mr. Miller's students wrote and performed some Reader's Theater. It was a great way to end the school year.

A Good Day For a Bad Haircut

This is what happens when an elementary principal Wins a bet. Maybe I have things backwards.  We got what we wanted, full student effort on our assessments.  We set a goal of 80% or more students showing full effort on their spring tests.  Our classes all exceeded that goal and our school as a whole was at 90%.  The top two classes were Knowlton's and Cataline's, with 96% each.  I guess these photos catch the spirit of silliness.  

Measuring 36 degrees for the piece of pie (10% of the circle).

Science Night an Explosive Event

Sacajawea held their first ever Science Night on Thursday and it was awesome. The halls and classrooms were packed with families taking part in hands-on science experiments and activities. After they were done with their activities families were invited to come to the cafeteria for a hot dog dinner. Check out all the cool learning students took part in:

Kindergarten- Ice Cream in a Bag

1st Grade- Soda Volcanoes

2nd Grade- Paper Rockets

3rd Grade- Catapults and Critters

4th Grade- Elephant Toothpaste (See first photo)

5th Grade- Hurricane in a Bottle

*Thank you to the staff and volunteers that made this event possible. We appreciate your hard work.*

Music Program

On Thursday students in all grades had a chance to shine and show what they had learned in music class throughout the year. Led by Mrs. Rosen each grade sang, danced, and played musical instruments. The audience was filled with family and friends who came out to support the students. A special moment in the programs was when students went into the audience and danced with their family members.

Honoring Our Volunteers

On Thursday, May 14 teachers and staff came together to thank our wonderful volunteers at our Volunteer Breakfast. It was a nice chance to relax, enjoy some muffins and pastries, and reflect back on the year. Our volunteers were also given a flower they could plant to remind them how much we appreciate them helping our students "bloom". We truly appreciate the time you have given to our students and school. We couldn't do it without you.

Science Night is Thursday!

Science Night is almost here!

Thursday, May 14

6:00-7:30

Hands-on science experiments:

Soda Volcanoes

Ice Cream in a Bag

Paper Rockets

Catapults

Elephant Toothpaste

Hurricane in a Bottle

Followed by hot dogs, chips, and lemonade in the cafeteria

Celebrating Cinco De Mayo with Music and Dance

Sacajawea staff and students were treated to music, dance, and even some interesting trivia about Mexico on Tuesday thanks to Mariachi Sol de Acapulco. Each time a new song was introduced Andrea Schofield, the trumpet player, would share which state in Mexico it originated from and some interesting information about that state. Mariachi Sol de Acapulco has been coming to Sac each year since the current 5th graders were in kindergarten.  In fact they have a special connection to Sac because two of the performers, Leo and Daniela, are former Sacajawea students.  All in all it was a wonderful time that had students and teachers dancing, clapping, and having fun.

Fifth Graders Experience College Life

Thanks to a grant written by Stephanie Carpenter, Special Education Director, fifth-grade students at Sac were able to visit Boise State University and take a tour of the campus.  Here are some of the fun and educational things they were able to take part in and visit:

• Student Union Building
• Took part in science experiments by developing theories for outcomes of the experiments and then checked to see if the theories were correct
• Rec Center
• Ate lunch at the SUB (Boise River Cafe)
• Visited dorms
• Played games
• Walked to Albertson's Stadium and saw the famous blue turf 

BSU they first went to an auditorium in the Student Union Building along with several other Caldwell schools, and took part in science experiments by developing theories for outcomes of the experiments, and then see if their theories were correct. Then they toured the BSU campus walking from the SUB to the Rec Center. From there they walked over to Bronco stadium/oops! Albertsons Stadium :) On the way to lunch back at the SUB (Boise River Cafe) they walked by some student housing dorms. After lunch they played games on the lawn outside the SUB

4th Grade-Telling Time in the "Real World"

Our creative fourth-grade teachers found a way to make math more fun and applicable to real life. They set up their classrooms as doctor's offices with "patients" waiting to be seen by the doctors. The students who were the doctors were checking on their patients to see if it was "time" to see them. Each headband had a time marked on it. Once they saw a patient, they wrote the analogue time in digital form on their "doctors notes" page. The focus of the activity was to practice telling time on analogue clocks for their math measurement unit.