East Elementary School

The Little Orabs Preschool students enjoyed getting to paint pumpkins brought over by the Sheldon High School FFA group this week. Our students had a great time and showed off their creative skills! *Image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Carlie Westra* #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #preschool #pumpkins #halloween #fall

At the beginning of the year, 4th graders read the book, "The Richest Man in Town" by V.J. Smith in writing class. After finishing the book, students wrote letters to V.J. Smith expressing gratitude for his story and asked him questions about the book. This week all 4th graders received a personalized letter handwritten by V.J. Smith himself answering their questions! Thank you V.J. so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to write to our students! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #thankyou #elementary

The second graders at East Elementary led the October school assembly and focused on Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind! Students did a skit to share how to imagine, plan, and succeed in a future career. They also shared posters of what they want to be when they grow up! Great job second grade! **Image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media student, Lizeth Cabrera-Bautista** #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #eastelementary #orabpride

Students in 1st grade at East Elementary colored thank you signs for the custodians as a way to say thank you for all of their hard work! We appreciate all of their hard work in keeping our school clean, beautiful, and ready for our kids! **Image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Heather Honkomp** #LeadOn #thankyou #orabs #sheldonorabs #leadership

Please note today is the last day to request an absentee ballot. You can find more information about voting under the "Bond Info" tab on our website: www.sheldonschools.com

First graders at East Elementary had Disney Day on Friday to celebrate all success and growth in reading throughout the first quarter. Students learned who Walt Disney was, how he started Disney, played reading review games, went on a virtual field trip of the Disney parks, took in a few rides and a parade! We are so proud of how hard our students have worked this first quarter. Keep up the great work! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #celebrate #sheldon #eastelementary

Satellite Voting Locations and Times. For more information head to www.sheldonschools.com #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #bondissue #voting

This week the Sheldon High School Library Club celebrated Teen Read Week by performing a reader's theatre to the kindergarten library classes at East Elementary. Students also spent time reading books to the kindergarteners after the performance. **Image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Carlie Westra** #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #eastelementary #sheldonhighschool #reading #teenreadweek

Monster Creation Time Sheldon High School's Family Consumer Science class is working on a felt monster project with the Kindergartners at East Elementary. High School students read a story to the Kindergarteners about monsters and then had the kindergarteners set out to draw their own monsters. Once the monster was drawn, the high school students took the drawing and are currently working on turning it into a felt monster for their sewing unit. Stay tuned to see how these monsters turn out! *image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Carlie Westra** #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #feltmonsters #sewing #sheldon #orabs

ATTN: O'Brien County Voters You can vote early with an absentee ballot at Parent/Teacher conferences! East Elementary School will be hosting satellite voting. #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldonorabs #voting

Some Sheldon teachers were able to attend the Iowa Technology and Education Conference this week to learn more about how to engage, equip, empower, and transform education for our students using technology. #leadon #ITEC_ia #iowacsta #Sheldon #sheldonorabs #orabs #STEM #computers #tech #learning

Thank You Bus Drivers! First graders worked on a thank you for the bus drivers for driving the whole school body around for the bus parade during East Elementary's Blue Ribbon School Celebration last Friday. #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldonorab #blueribbonschool

Important Information Regarding Parent Teacher Conferences We will be having a 1-hour early dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences on the following days: Monday, October 30 Thursday, November 2 Wednesday will still a 1 hour early dismissal like normal. Tendremos las 2:15 p.m. Salida temprana en estos días de conferencia: Lunes 30 de octubre Jueves 2 de noviembre Por favor planifique en consecuencia. **Image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Carlie Westra** #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs

It's game time at East Elementary! Our young learners are having a blast with a word-matching game to help them practice their sight words. **Image created by Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Carlie Westra** #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #learning #word-matching #reading

Thanks to the Sheldon Fire Department for opening up your station for our students this week to teach them more about fire safety for Fire Prevention Week! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #firesafetyweek #firetrucks

Third graders are diving into their writing during their journal time. We have some very creative and talented Orab writers. *Image and photo credit to our Sheldon High School Mass Media Student, Carlie Westra** #LeadOn #OrabNation

East Elementary is a 2023 Blue Ribbon School! Today we celebrated what a great school we have. Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special for our students and staff. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #blueribbonschool #eastelementary #orabs #blueribbon #2023 #celebrations

Preschool students visited a farm this week to for their Farm Study! Students were able to see, pet, and even hold various animals such at goats, cows, and pigs. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #sheldonpreschool #preschool

Sheldon’s East Elementary School will be having a celebration in honor of being named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. In an attempt to celebrate this prestigious recognition with our community, we will have a “Bus Parade” on Friday, October 6 at 1:30 p.m. We will fill eleven school buses with students and staff, and travel along the parade route shown below. We invite our community to participate by waving and cheering for students and staff as the buses pass by. The parade will start by heading west from East Elementary, and conclude by going around the middle school and high school buildings. Please join the celebration on Friday, October 6 at 1:30 p.m. for the Bus Parade! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #blueribbonschool #parade

On Wednesday, 4th grade science had “shark day”. The 4th graders got an opportunity to learn about sharks and how shark’s use their senses. 4th graders were able to explore the shark's senses with a Webquest, watch some cool shark videos, and they got to color some shark pictures to round the day off. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #sharks #science