Pioche Park

While 2nd graders and Mrs. Jane were at Cathedral Gorge on Tuesday, 1st graders and Mrs. Huntsman enjoyed some time at Pioche Park. The afternoon was beautiful and so are these pictures:

Cathedral Gorge

On Tuesday Mrs. Jane and Pioche 2nd graders joined district 2nd graders at Cathedral Gorge State Park. We learned about the wildlife, geology, and history of the park and got to explore several of the "caves" formed by the towering spires of siltstone. Thanks goes to Mrs. Alyson Long (Alexis' mom) for joining us on our trip!

Dr. Pepper Queen for a Day!

Today 1st and 2nd graders celebrated Mrs. Huntsman's birthday. If you know her, you know she LOVES Dr. Pepper so we each gave her a Dr. Pepper and we enjoyed a cake shaped like a Dr. Pepper can. (By the way, the cake was made by the talented Nikki Carter and it was as delicious as it was wonderfully decorated!)

Happy birthday, once again, Mrs. Huntsman! We love you!

Nevada $529 College Savings Day Contest

As part of National 529 College Savings Day, State Treasurer Kate Marshall is teaming up with the Nevada Bankers Association and Upromise to sponsor the Nevada $529 College Savings Day Contest which is open to all Nevada Kindergarten through 5th grade students. The prize is a $529 gift to be used to open a college savings plan or to enhance an existing account.

The theme of the contest is "I want to go to college so I can become a . . ." Those who enter have the choice of completing the sentence and either submitting a drawing of the career choice in the box included on the official entry form or submitting an essay of no more than 50 words about the student's career ambition.

There will be 5 winners selected--two from Clark County, one from Washoe Count, one from a northern rural community, and one from a southern rural community. For more information or to download an official entry form and review the official rules, go to NevadaTreasurer.gov. All entries must be received by the State Treasurer's Office no later than May 20, 2011. The winners will be selected via a random drawing on May 23.

Spelling Bee Results

Today was the 1st-4th grade district spelling bee. Pioche 1st and 2nd graders were excited to be in the audience to cheer on 1st graders Wylee, Irish, & Garret and 2nd graders Alexis, Kenny, & Josee. Earlier in the day we encouraged the participants with a cheer:

We are proud of you!

We are proud of you!

Do your best,

Don't worry about the rest!

We are proud of you!

Ask our participants. They were nervous to be in front of so many faces and spell words in a microphone. But they did wonderfully! There were some easy words and some difficult words. Here are the words that stumped our smart 1st and 2nd graders:

Irish - beat

Garret - been

Wylee - brown

Kenny - beam

Josee - blimp

Alexis - fleet

(Please forgive the photographer for the blurry pictures below.)

Irish:

Garret:

Wylee:

Kenny:

Josee:

Alexis:

We are proud of you!

We are proud of you!

You did your best,

Now don't worry about the rest!

We are proud of you!