Onward and Upward!

These are the fourth graders of New Hampton Elementary. They have grown in every which way through the first part of their K - 12 educational experience. I am proud of the way they are attending in class, gaining in academic prowess, and making good choices at school.

I wish them well in middle school! I can honestly say I will miss this class!

Wall of Fame

 Anyway you look at it, this hallway is impressive.

The wall of bucket filler t-shirt winners is appropriately located on Caring Street in New Hampton Elementary.

Eighty bucket fillers' names were drawn this year to win t-shirts. The program is sponsored by Bank Iowa. McDonald's donates coupons for free ice cream cones for all classroom winners.

Kindergarten Celebration

I can't brag enough about the progress my kindergarten students have made this year. At this point, they are skillfully putting words together and taking words apart as they engage in reading and writing activities.  Their number concepts have really grown. I try to get into their classrooms often just to keep up with their progress. Recently, parents were invited to kindergarten celebrations to get in on the fun of some of their learning activities.

A beaming Beth, is showing her mother Sarah. how to count coins at the Kindergarten Celebration.

Tanner has every reason to be proud of himself, and he is!

Bucket Filler t-shirt Winners on 5/10/13

Destiny, Lauren, Damian, and Desyre (missing from the picture), were the lucky winners on Friday, May 10th. It is especially great to win a t-shirt during Character Counts! Week when everyone is trying hard to make the right choices and do the right thing.

Destiny - Second Grade - Mrs. Nuss
Lauren - Kindergarten - Mrs. Nosbisch
Damian - First Grade - Mrs. Dietzenbach
Desyre - Fourth Grade - Mrs. Hoy

Congratulations to our winners!

Classroom Bucket Fillers on Friday, May 10th

Bucket Filler T-Shirt Winners on Friday, May 3rd

This is a great foursome! If you come to New Hampton Elementary, these are four students you would really enjoy. They are as fun as they look and of course, very smart. Harold is in the second grade and so are AJ and Kelli. The second from the last is Claire and she is a fourth graders.

They are bubbling over with good character and are definitely bucketfillers.

These are the classroom bucketfillers on Friday, May 3rd. They are all smiles! Peyton, the guy in red, was our model bucketfiller. He was in charge of handing out McDonald's ice cream cone certificates and pencils.

Bucket Filler T-Shirt Winners on Friday, April 26th

Mason, Audrey, and Gannon make a good-looking trio. The three of them had their names drawn out of the office bucket by Dominique, a third grader from the classroom of Mrs. Reicks.

Mrs. Ries claims Mason as one of her kindergarten students. Mrs. Reicks is the proud teacher of Audrey. Mrs. Geerts would definitely claim Gannon as one of her second graders. All three of these students are bucket fillers. You know they are with such big smiles on their faces.

These are the classroom bucket fillers on Friday, April 26th. We got smiles out of most of them as they came down for their McDonald's certificate for a free ice cream cone and a pencil.



 These children know and follow the three rules of bucket filling. They are:
1. Be a bucketfiller.
2. Don't dip.
3. Keep your lid on.

Measures of Academic Progress

In the spring of the year, the second, third,and fourth grade students take the Measures of Academic Progress.

Students like taking the MAP test on the computer. I am always amazed at the engagement level. They like getting immediate feedback as when they have completed the test, their score appears on the screen. You can often see fist pumps as students realize they have met or exceeded the goal they made for themselves during this testing session. Students take the reading, mathematics and language arts test. Third graders also take the science test.