Sheldon Community School District

This week at Sheldon Community Schools! The last week of school, make it a great one! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs

All of the Kindergarten students did so well on their Reading FAST Test that they were able to go bowling to celebrate! We are so proud of our hard working students and teachers. Thank you to some of our Sheldon High School students for coming to help the Kindergarteners bowl! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #bowling #FAST #iowa #iowatesting

5th graders have the option to "Level Up" their skills throughout the year after they finish the required work for the day. If a student gets done with their required tasks they have some different enrichment problems that they can work through to earn points to level up. This is a great way for our students to keep pushing themselves to work towards higher goals as well as improve their critical thinking skills. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #math #criticalthinking #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #levelup

4th Graders at East Elementary had their field trip to Oak Grove Park in Hawarden yesterday. Students were able to learn more about some of the wildlife that lives in that area and explore along the paths through the park. 4th graders even had the option to touch a snake, which some were more excited about than others! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #fieldtrip

6th graders just completed learning about potential and kinetic energy. To test their understanding students completed the Roller Coaster Challenge. Students had to design a rollercoaster that had drop offs, loops, curves, and hills, but also was "safe" for the marble to travel on. Students then tested the different rollercoasters by dropping a marble down the coaster. They had to record the mass of the marble, the distance the marble traveled, the acceleration, and then finally calculate the potential energy. Our students did such a great job with the construction and calculations for this project! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #science #STEM

8th Graders at Sheldon Middle School just completed their Mythology Unit in English. As a final project, students are creating Mythology Commercials that they have to write, record, and then edit to be watched by their classmates! The students are having a great time bringing these mythological characters to life in their commercials. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #mythology #creativeprojects #middleschool #englishclass

1st graders at East Elementary got to enjoy the beautiful day yesterday on their field trip to Mill Creek in Paullina. Students were able to go fishing, roast S'MORES, learn about the types of animals that live around the lake, play various nature games, and hike around the lake. It was a great day for a field trip! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #fieldtrip #learning

The Sheldon FFA Chapter, along with Mrs. Fox's Elementary Life Skills Class planted vegetables for the new FFA planter boxes outside of East Elementary. All produce grown in these boxes will be donated to the summer lunch program! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #ffa #planting #gardening #summerlunchprogram

Have you ever wonder what a popular food is in India or Norway? Have you ever wondered what some popular activities are in France or Egypt? The 7th graders answered all of these questions and more at the 7th Grade Cultural Fair this week at the Sheldon Middle School. Students researched different countries and then created a board presentation to share their information on their country. Some students even dressed the part and had a special treat from their country to share with those that came to visit their country! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #culture #sheldon #sheldonmiddleschool

3rd graders in Mrs. Arnold's class not only learned about the Rain Forest, they turned their classroom into one! The third graders then took over the role of teacher and shared what they learned with other classes at East Elementary. Theses students did an amazing job with the classroom transformation and sharing their information! Great work third grade! #LeadOn #learning #orabs #sheldonorabs #rainforest #sheldon #eastelementary

"A" is for Airplane! Kindergarteners have been counting down the last few days of school with a different letter themed day. On Airplane Day, students were able to make their own airplanes and then take them outside to see how far they could get them to fly! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #countdowntosummer #airplane #kindergarten

The Sheldon High School Horticulture Class planted flower baskets and hanging flower bags for the O'Brien County Extension Master Gardener Program. Students learned about arrangements and how to plant baskets and bags. All of the baskets and bags that were planted will be sold at the Master Gardeners' plant sale in Orange City. Thanks to Kate Stewart for organizing this project and Master Gardener Karen Appleton for coming in and teaching the class! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #flowers #spring #ffa #horticulture

Practicing spellings words is even better when done in shaving cream! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldon #sheldonorabs #spelling #practice #spellingpractice

Students from Mrs. Cabrera’s art class created posters to promote the SCAT Supper taking place on May 22 from 5-7pm at Crossroads Pavilion. All artists received a free cone from Dairy Dandy for their great work! Thank you, Sheldon SCAT for letting our students help promote this event! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #SCAT #sheldonSCAT #posters #event

The Sheldon CAPS Associates presented their CAPS Experience Project this morning at the High School. Students shared about their placements, what they learned and why the experience was important to them. Thank you to all of the businesses and individuals that help make this program possible for our students. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #CAPS #iowaCAPS #sheldonCAPS

Chemistry students were measuring the enthalpy change in a recent lab. Enthalpy change is the name given to the amount of heat evolved or absorbed in a reaction carried out at constant pressure. The students had to measure the mass of substances and the temperature change of reactions to calculate the amount of heat energy that was absorbed or released from the reaction. Great work! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #science #chemistry

The 6th graders traveled to Camp Foster in Spirit Lake on Friday for their outdoor field trip. The day was filled with games, archery, hiking, and more. The students had a great time learning some new outdoor activities. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #fieldtrip #campfoster #archery

As the school year gets closer to being over, many classes head out for their field trips. 2nd Graders headed to Lake Pahoja for a day of outdoor learning and fun! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #fieldtrip #fishing #frogs #smiles #elementary

The Sheldon Community Schools will once again be serving our summer meals. These meals are free to children 18 years of age and younger; parents are also welcome to attend. This year we will be serving meals at East Elementary (use the north door - look for signs to be posted) and meals will be eaten on site. We will be serving Monday-Friday from 11:30am-12:45pm beginning May 30-August 5. Busing will be available at intown bus stops. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #summermeals

This week at Sheldon Community School District! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #weeklyupdate