PreKindergarten Explores the Importance of Paper

In Mrs. C. Bonilla’s PreKindergarten class at Mariposa Elementary, the students discussed many different kinds of paper. This included where paper comes from and what different things they can create with it. The students practiced writing, drawing, cutting, and gluing the paper. Madison Barr wrote ” Paper comes from trees.” and drew trees to illustrate…

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First Grade Writes to Penpals in Texas

Ms. Swanson’s 1st grade homeroom is on a pen pal escapade writing and illustrating creative masterpieces with Mrs. Whitfield’s 1st grade class located in Lytle, Texas.  The writing adventure began in early October and will continue until the end of May.   The students are grouped into pairs and enjoy the process of sharing fun information, asking questions…

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Book Fair! February 14-23

Online orders accepted February 10-23:  http://www.scholastic.com/bf/mariposaelementaryschool3 Our annual Book Fair begins Wednesday, February 14 and runs through Friday, February 23.  The flyers for the Book Fair are going home this week.  Please review the flyer with your child and make choices together. It is a great opportunity to talk about books and get your child…

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Mariposa Fifth Graders Study Native Americans

Students in Mrs. Saunders’ 5th grade present Native American Projects.  Fifth graders enjoyed presenting Native American projects. As part of their Reading and Social Studies standards, each student researched a tribe, wrote about the culture, then created a board or diorama reflecting the unique attributes they discovered.  Pictured: Zachary Cobb,            …

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