K-5 students in Mrs. Mapp's class working hard to visually represent different animals of the Arctic region!
The third grade science classes have been studying about heat energy sources. Using items like a hair dryer, sandpaper and blocks of wood, and even their own hands, students are learning how heat energy can be produced through electricity, friction, and burning.
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We are 100 days smarter at Starr!
As Jet Toy continues across the district, we witnessed some amazing prototypes being tested at Starr!
Congratulations to Liani S. for winning the Starr Spelling Bee!
January is board member appreciation month, and we are so very thankful for our board members! Thank you, Curtis Wiles, Danny Owens, Larry Holbrook, Tripp Bouknight, and Marty Watt for your hard work and dedication to the students of Anderson School District Three.
Schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 21st for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
December Employee of the Month! Congratulations to Deanna Phifer. Mrs. Phifer is a remarkable asset to our school. She has amazing ideas that she is always willing to share and she puts forth 100% effort to help both her students and her colleagues. She is always positive and is quick to brighten your day.
This week students at Starr Elementary read the book Chrysanthemum to demonstrate how mean words can affect someone. Students promised to be kind to their classmates by placing a bandaid on the heart. "Before you speak, think and be smart. It's hard to fix a wrinkled heart."
Mrs. Fowler's class began designing and building prototypes for the Jet Toy Challenge, and they already look amazing!
Testing Schedule 3rd-5th!!
Grade 5/13 ELA 2 for 3rd-5th.
5/14 ELA 1 for 3rd-5th.
5/16 Math for 3rd-5th.
5/21 Science/SS for 4th-5th.
Please put these dates on your calendar.
Important Dates:
K4/K5 Registration for 2019-2020 January 23. Field Day K-2 May 28. Field Day 3-5 May 29. Awards Day June 3.
Second graders researched Artic animals in library. Now they are creating a StopMotion with green screen effects about the life cycle of their animal!
1st graders are working through the Engineering Design Process and trying to save the polar bears by building icebergs!
It's been a great 2-day week at Starr Elementary!
Officer Hanks is all smiles on our last day before holiday break. Congratulations to him on earning the SRO of the Year award from the Iva Police Department!
Starr Elementary 5th graders are designing and building bridges today... in their pajamas!
Check out Starr's cutie-patooties for pajama day as we prepare to celebrate Christmas. Starr Elementary would like to wish all of our families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Students and teachers are getting into the spirit of Grinch Day at Starr!
