Winter is almost over but the students at CES had a tremendously fun time creating this whimsical, virtual snowball fight. Mary Sousa, the music teacher at Circleville Elementary School, said the students used choreographed motions to practice listening for form and details in this piece of music. All of her kindergarten, first and second grade …

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CES third graders in Seth VanGaasbeek’s class took on the tower challenge! Each student had 14 index cards and two feet of tape to create a tower that would ultimately hold a small stuffed bear. The added challenge: build the tallest tower in the class. This STEM activity really got the creative juices flowing for …

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Spanish  | Chinese   This is Kristin Slover, principal of Circleville Elementary School, with some important information regarding the next phase of our Return to Learn planning for our students this spring. As we finalize our plans about when and how we can bring our students back to school for more in-person instruction, we may …

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Lauren Casamento’s class at Circleville Elementary School did a cool experiment, combining reading and science! With March 2 being Read Across America Day, a celebration of reading on the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the class made oobleck, also known as cornstarch mud. That was after reading “Bartholomew and the Oobleck,” one of Dr. Seuss’s books, …

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Our elementary schools celebrated 100 days of the 2020-2021 school year on Wednesday, Feb. 24 – and Thursday, Feb. 25 for the students who attend school on Tuesday/Thursday – with lots of counting and reading and, well, just focusing on the number 100. At CES, there was lots of counting going on, both for in-person …

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Students in Susan Corcoran’s fifth grade class at Circleville Elementary School had a hands-on project for Thanksgiving. They all read “The Thanksgiving Bowl” book and then made their own bowls. The story is about Grandma Grace’s Thanksgiving bowl that makes its way to many, bringing goodwill and inspiring gratitude for all. That is its original …

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