Growing Kids, Growing Food, Growing Community

Sacajawea’s Community School and Canyon Hill Church of the Nazarene have been collaborating on a mission to get healthy and fresh produce into the hands of families! With the support of United Way of Treasure Valley and Trinity Health, the Canyon Hill Community Garden is in its second year of production. 

The garden came about after Paul’s market was shut down, the market served so many of our Sacajawea families. After that, the Church and Sacajawea both knew there was a need to meet. The Church been a great supporter of our community school and they house the garden on their property. The garden is located at 903 N Michigan Ave, Caldwell, Idaho 83605.

The garden is composed of 12 raised beds, a pump house, a shed, 10 orchard trees and an area big enough to plant corn and all types of melons! 

None of the work would be accomplished without the generous help from so many great community organizations, such as Canyon County 4-H Extension, Evergreen Heights Mennonite Church,  the members of Canyon Hill Church of the Nazarene and the families of Sacajawea Elementary!

Canyon Hill Community Garden is so excited for its 2nd year of planting, growing and harvesting! The garden is always looking for helping hands to help maintain it! 

Follow the garden on Facebook @CanyonHillCommunityGarden or email hhernandez1@caldwellschools.org for more information!

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Sacajawea's Community School y Canyon Hill Church of the Nazarene han estado colaborando en una misión para poner productos frescos y saludables en manos de familias! Con el apoyo de United Way of Treasure Valley y Trinity Health, el Canyon Hill Community Garden está en su segundo año de producción. 

El jardín surgió después de que el mercado Pauls se cerró, el mercado sirvió a muchas de nuestras familias de Sacajawea. Después de eso, la Iglesia y Sacajawea sabían que era necesario reunirse y ayudar. La Iglesia ha sido un gran socio de nuestra escuela comunitaria y ellos albergan el jardín en su propiedad. El jardín está ubicado en 903 N Michigan Ave, Caldwell, Idaho 83605.

El jardín se compone de 12 camas elevadas, una casa de irrigación, un cobertizo, 10 árboles frutales y un área lo suficientemente grande como para plantar maíz y todo tipo de melones. 

¡Ninguna parte del trabajo se lograría sin la ayuda generosa de tantas organizaciones comunitarias, como la Extensión 4-H del Condado de Canyon, la Iglesia Menonita de Evergreen Heights, los miembros de la Iglesia del Nazareno de Canyon Hill y las familias de la escuela Sacajawea!

¡El Jardín Comunitario de Canyon Hill está tan emocionado por su segundo año de plantación, cultivo y cosecha! 

¡El jardín siempre está buscando ayuda para mantenerlo! 

¡Siga el jardín en Facebook @CanyonHillCommunityGarden o por correo electrónico a hhernandez1@caldwellschools.org para obtener más información!  

Book and a Bite Summer- 2019

Hey families, Book and A Bite is back this summer! Sacajawea will be hosting a Soft Launch of Book and A Bite at Luby Park, on June 7th, starting at 11:30 a.m. We are excited for a fun filled day of cool activities, free books and free food for the little ones provided by Oasis. Book and A Bite is structured to help your little ones keep reading during the summer and help them get engaged with new and fun activities.

Our normal schedule begins on Tuesday, June 11th at 11:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m. We hope to see you all there!

Please contact Hortencia Hernandez for more information at hhernandez1@caldwellschools.org
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Book and a Bite Summer-  2019

Hola familias, Book and A Bite ha vuelto este verano. Sacajawea será el anfitrión de un Soft Launch de Book y A Bite en Luby Park, el 7 de junio a partir de las 11:30 am. Estamos entusiasmados por un día lleno de diversión con actividades divertidas, libros gratis y comida gratis para los más pequeños de Oasis. Book and A Bite está estructurado para ayudar a sus pequeños a seguir leyendo durante el verano y ayudarlos a participar en actividades nuevas y divertidas.

Nuestro horario normal comienza el martes 11 de junio de 11:30 am a 1:00 pm ¡Esperamos verlos a todos allí!

Póngase en contacto con Hortencia Hernández para obtener más información en hhernandez1@caldwellschools.org

Sacajawea's First Grade Field Trip!

On May 3rd first graders spent the morning at Zoo Boise. They popped up like prairie dogs and soaked up the sun like the lions. On the way back to the bus students stopped by the Abraham Lincoln statue, where some asked if he was really that tall, while others explained that there was no way. The classes wrapped things up by having lunch at Settler's Park in Meridian where they enjoyed climbing, playing, and making music.

Students Showcase Their Projects at the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce!

On Tuesday, May 14th, 2019, Mrs. Cataline, Ms. Ortiz, and Mrs. Hoilien, had the privilege of showcasing some of the projects Sacajawea's 3rd graders have worked on, at the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce Noonbreak Luncheon at the College of Idaho.  Megan Hurja and her dad, along with Makinsey Simpson and her mom, joined the teachers and members of the Chamber for lunch and the presentation.  How fun to be able to share our learning with such important members of our community!

STEM Camp for SAC 5th Graders at Gowen Field

This week 5th graders at Sacajawea get the privilege of traveling to Gowen Field to act as designers, engineers, scientists and mathematicians.  Yesterday was day 1 of Starbase, a fantastic opportunity to do hands-on STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) provided by the US Military.  We are so proud of our designers, scientists, engineers, experimenters, problem-solvers.  What a great way to cap the last 6 years of learning.  Bright futures ahead.

Sacajawea’s Welcoming Library!

This year Sacajawea's Librarian, Mrs. Anderson, has made our library very welcoming.  She has purchased comfortable seating, lots of high interest books, and added interesting activities, such as how to look up a word in the dictionary.  If books aren’t being checked out she puts them on an “endangered list” so students will check them out to keep them from being discarded.  Classes also can earn points toward game days that include STEM activities.  The students love their library time.  Thank you Mrs. Anderson, for all of your hard work!

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 Biblioteca de Bienvenida de Sacajawea! 

Este año la Sra. Anderson ha hecho la biblioteca de Sacajawea muy acogedora para los estudiantes. Ella ha comprado asientos cómodos, un montón de libros de alto interés, y añadió actividades interesantes, tales como la forma de buscar una palabra en el diccionario. Si los libros no están siendo revisados ella los pone en una lista en “peligro de extinción” para que los estudiantes los revisen para evitar que sean desechados. Las clases también pueden ganar puntos hacia los días de juego que incluyen actividades STEM. A los estudiantes les encanta su tiempo de biblioteca. 

¡ Gracias Sra. Anderson, por todo su trabajo duro! 

Second Grade Students Explore Nature!

Recently, Sacajawea’s second grade students went to The Botanical Garden, Quarry Park, Kristin Armstrong Park, and The MK Nature Center.  At the Botanical Garden, they got to learn about different habitats, catch water life with nets in a pond, and look for bugs under rocks.   At Quarry Park they got to go on a scavenger hunt for different things in nature and record pictures of their findings on tablets.  They ate lunch at the Kristin Armstrong Park.  Finally, they got to tour the MK Nature Center.  There they saw lots of wild life, dig up worms and fed them to fish, saw the museum, touched animal pelts, and saw a live falcon.  Their favorite part was seeing wild deer visiting the MK Nature Center’s grounds.  It was a great day for all!

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¡ Estudiantes de segundo grado exploren la naturaleza!

Recientemente, los estudiantes de segundo grado de Sacajawea fueron a The Botanical Garden, Quarry Park, Kristin Armstrong Park, y el MK Nature Center. En el jardín botánico, tienen que aprender sobre los diferentes hábitats, atrapar la vida del agua con redes en un estanque, y buscar insectos bajo las rocas. En Quarry Park tienen que ir en una búsqueda del tesoro para diferentes cosas en la naturaleza y grabar imágenes de sus hallazgos en la mesas. Comieron el almuerzo en el Parque Kristin Armstrong. Finalmente, se pusieron a pescar, vieron el Museo, tocaron pieles de animales, y vieron un halcón vivo. Su parte favorita era ver ciervos salvajes visitando los terrenos del MK Nature Center. ¡ Fue un gran día para todos!