Kenton Elementary School
Writing in Kindergarten
There are many people who believe that kindergarteners are not developmentally ready yet to write complete sentences, let alone a full paragraph. However, Sarah Fackler has shown that with steady support and modeling of how to do just that, her … Read the rest
STEM Sticker Design Challenge
We received an email this week that announced the finalists for the OSLN Sticker Design Challenge. Mrs. Dilley and I have submitted entries for several years and have never had a finalist selected. This year we are excited to announce… Read the rest
Viking Quest
This week, our classes have had a blast going on our Viking Quest where we pretend to be Vikings traveling the seas! Every day, we “row” our longship to a new island and meet famous Vikings from history: Lief Erickson,
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Mrs. Gammon's class participated in a virtual tour today of a dairy farm in New York. The farm took the students to see all the calves and how they fed them. Then they took the class virtually to the milking… Read the rest
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Today we read the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. Then we acted out the story two times, each student getting to be one of the characters. They LOVED this! After we acted it out, we colored pictures of the
… Read the rest Habit Day- Synergize
Amanda Raines, Hardin County 4-H Educator, helped 4th graders better understand Habit 7 Synergize by a reverse game of the classic Rock, Paper, Scissors. Students were challenged to match their opponent and join other groups until the entire class was… Read the rest
Explorers and Traders Play
Students in Mrs. Woodward's 4th Grade class last week performed an Explorers and Traders play. "The students performed twice through so that they could play different parts," said Woodward. "We even had some kids who tried out a British or… Read the rest
Guest Readers and Author Visit K-2 classrooms Today!
Today students in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades were able to listen to a story and learn about financial literacy from Huntington bank employees who came into their classrooms. Each student received their own copy of "Best Day at the… Read the rest
Veterans Day Tribute
National School Psychology Week
During the week of November 11-15th, The National Association of School Psychologists and Kenton City Schools want to take time to recognize our school psychology team for National School Psychology Week. This week celebrates the contributions of the school psychology … Read the rest