🧪🔬 Science in action!
Our 2nd grade students in Ms. Schmidt-Rundell’s class turned into engineers during their Properties of Materials unit! They explored ingredients and substances, learned about the design cycle, and put their creativity to the test by designing and experimenting with their very own glues.
From planning to testing (and a little mess along the way 😉), it was hands-on learning at its best!
Our 2nd grade students in Ms. Schmidt-Rundell’s class turned into engineers during their Properties of Materials unit! They explored ingredients and substances, learned about the design cycle, and put their creativity to the test by designing and experimenting with their very own glues.
From planning to testing (and a little mess along the way 😉), it was hands-on learning at its best!
Applications are now open for the Clarke Elementary Kindergarten Dual Language Program!
Learn more about this amazing opportunity and see how students can build strong academic skills while learning two languages from the very beginning of their school journey.
Ready to get started? Apply here:
https://bit.ly/3GrMYt0
Learn more about this amazing opportunity and see how students can build strong academic skills while learning two languages from the very beginning of their school journey.
Ready to get started? Apply here:
https://bit.ly/3GrMYt0
We’re excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Clarke Elementary Kindergarten Dual Language Program!
Join us during Kindergarten Signing Day this Friday and stop by the Dual Language booth at the Guardian Informational Fair to learn more about this incredible opportunity for your student. Discover how students can grow academically while building skills in two languages from the very start of their school journey!
Ready to apply for your student? Click the link below to get started:
https://bit.ly/3GrMYt0
Reminder: Kindergarten Signing Day is Friday, April 24 from 8:30-10:30.
We loved welcoming the South Central Iowa Community Foundation into our kindergarten classrooms!
Thank you for spending time with our students, sharing a great story, and surprising each of them with a book to take home—what a special gift! There’s nothing better than sparking a love of reading at an early age.
Thank you for spending time with our students, sharing a great story, and surprising each of them with a book to take home—what a special gift! There’s nothing better than sparking a love of reading at an early age.
The Kindergarten and First Grade Concert is Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30 in the High School Auditorium. Students should arrive at 6:10 and come to the HS cafeteria. We can't wait to share beautiful music with you!
Join us for two upcoming events for our youngest learners and their families. These events are for incoming preschool and kindergarten students. Please help us spread the word and register using the links below.
Preschool Preview Night
Thursday, April 16
Come and go from 4:30–6:30 PM
Explore classrooms, meet our team, and see what preschool is all about.
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Kindergarten Signing Day
Friday, April 24
8:30–10:30 AM
Get a preview of all the fun in Kindergarten!
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Today is the last day to order your Clarke Elementary School Yearbook!
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Reminder: Spring Picture Day is Tuesday, April 7th!
ISASP testing is next week and we are SO excited to see our 3rd-5th grade students shine and show off all they know! 🌟✏️
Families, here are a few helpful reminders to set students up for success:
✅ Get a good night’s sleep each night
🍳 Take advantage of our FREE breakfast at school
⏰ Arrive on time—most testing takes place between 8:30–10:30 AM
💪 Encourage your child to do their best and stay positive
We are proud of our students and all the hard work they’ve put in—now it’s time to show it!
Families, here are a few helpful reminders to set students up for success:
✅ Get a good night’s sleep each night
🍳 Take advantage of our FREE breakfast at school
⏰ Arrive on time—most testing takes place between 8:30–10:30 AM
💪 Encourage your child to do their best and stay positive
We are proud of our students and all the hard work they’ve put in—now it’s time to show it!
📸🌸 Say Cheese, Clarke Elementary! 🌸📸
Spring Picture Day is right around the corner! We can’t wait to see all those bright smiles and springtime styles!
🗓 Tuesday, April 7
🏫 Elementary ONLY
Spring Picture Day is right around the corner! We can’t wait to see all those bright smiles and springtime styles!
🗓 Tuesday, April 7
🏫 Elementary ONLY
📚🎉 Read Across America Week at Clarke Elementary! 🎉📚
March 2–6, Clarke Elementary is celebrating Read Across America Week and we are SO excited! Reading is an adventure, and we can’t wait to celebrate all week long with some FUN dress-up days!
March 2–6, Clarke Elementary is celebrating Read Across America Week and we are SO excited! Reading is an adventure, and we can’t wait to celebrate all week long with some FUN dress-up days!
🎶✨ Mark Your Calendars! ✨🎶
Our Kindergarten & First Grade Concert will now take place on Tuesday, April 14!
Our Kindergarten & First Grade Concert will now take place on Tuesday, April 14!
🐐🤎 3rd Grade had the cutest visitor yesterday — Brownie the baby goat! 🤎🐐
Brownie belongs to 3rd grader Hope, and she came to share her with her fellow 3rd graders! Students learned how to make Brownie's bottle 🍼 and how often she eats each day.
Brownie belongs to 3rd grader Hope, and she came to share her with her fellow 3rd graders! Students learned how to make Brownie's bottle 🍼 and how often she eats each day.
📕 National Read Aloud Day 📕
Big readers and little readers came together! Mrs. Coates’ 4th grade WIN reading class enjoyed sharing great books with Ms. Hueser’s 1st grade class.
Big readers and little readers came together! Mrs. Coates’ 4th grade WIN reading class enjoyed sharing great books with Ms. Hueser’s 1st grade class.
3rd grade has wrapped up their unit on space and launched right into a new adventure... organisms! Students in Mrs. Gray’s 3B class will work towards answering the unitphenomenon question:
Why are some organisms less likely to survive in certain environments? 🤔
Using research cards, students are exploring evidence, asking great questions, and building their understanding of how environments impact living things. Curiosity is high and the learning is just getting started! 🔍
Why are some organisms less likely to survive in certain environments? 🤔
Using research cards, students are exploring evidence, asking great questions, and building their understanding of how environments impact living things. Curiosity is high and the learning is just getting started! 🔍
Students in Mrs. Pankey’s class are diving into Amplify Science by reading science books to build and strengthen unit vocabulary. Literacy and science truly go hand in hand—students are sharpening their reading, comprehension, and vocabulary skills, then bringing it all to life with hands-on experiments!
When students read it and do it, the learning really sticks! 💡✨
When students read it and do it, the learning really sticks! 💡✨
Students in Mrs. Carrall’s 2nd grade classes are getting hands-on with Amplify Science by making their very own glue! They’re carefully measuring different numbers of “spoonfuls,” mixing ingredients, and putting their creations to the sticky test 🥄
Before testing, students recorded their predictions, then compared results to see which mixture was the stickiest of them all! Next up: comparing their results with other groups to see how changing the number of spoonfuls makes a difference.
So much learning, curiosity, and fun—this is what science is all about! 🔬💡
Before testing, students recorded their predictions, then compared results to see which mixture was the stickiest of them all! Next up: comparing their results with other groups to see how changing the number of spoonfuls makes a difference.
So much learning, curiosity, and fun—this is what science is all about! 🔬💡
🌾🐄 Ag Club Alert! 🐄🌾
Clarke Elementary Ag Club is meeting again and we can’t wait!
🕒 3:00–4:30 PM
📅 February 10th
We’re excited to see our Ag Club kids grow, learn, and have fun; see you there!
Clarke Elementary Ag Club is meeting again and we can’t wait!
🕒 3:00–4:30 PM
📅 February 10th
We’re excited to see our Ag Club kids grow, learn, and have fun; see you there!
🕊️✨ You’re Invited to a "Night of Peace" ✨🕊️
Join us as our 4th and 5th grade students share songs of kindness, unity, and hope. 🌍🎶 This special concert celebrates peace and the power of music to bring us together.
📅 Thursday, 1/29/26
⏰ 6:30pm
📍 Clarke Auditorium
Come enjoy an evening of beautiful music and meaningful messages, and support our amazing young musicians. We hope to see you there! 🎵
Join us as our 4th and 5th grade students share songs of kindness, unity, and hope. 🌍🎶 This special concert celebrates peace and the power of music to bring us together.
📅 Thursday, 1/29/26
⏰ 6:30pm
📍 Clarke Auditorium
Come enjoy an evening of beautiful music and meaningful messages, and support our amazing young musicians. We hope to see you there! 🎵
Please join us for Family Night tonight at 5:30pm in the Clarke Elementary cafeteria. Free dinner, resources, ideas to "beat the wintertime blues", and the Blank Park Zoo!
