Spotlight

Students Had a Blast Being Active at Olympic Day!

Canterbury students had a BLAST at this year’s annual Olympic Day event! Not only did students participate in more traditional events, such as tug-of-war and relay races, but this year there were also a few new events to try, including melon bowling and potato hockey! Everyone had a great time practicing good sportsmanship and being active! (Shown here are some of the third grade students.) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Graders Studying Equivalent Fractions in Math

The 4th grade students in Ms. Dams's class worked with Mrs. Meyer to create a variety of equivalent fractions. Students created posters of examples to be used throughout the rest of the unit in Math. They will use equivalent fractions to explore how to find common denominators when comparing fractions! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Meet With Seventh Grade Buddies

On May 10, 7th grade Team Adventure students at Greendale Middle School visited their 1st Grade Buddies at Canterbury. The Buddies worked together on some school work, had a chance to play some games and generally enjoyed their time together! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Canterbury Students Are Making Beautiful Art!

Canterbury students are creating beautiful art this spring! After reading “There is a Wocket in my Pocket”, the kindergarten and first grade students made their own Wockets. Second and third grade students demonstrated their ceramic skills in creating pinch pots. Fourth and fifth graders applied their skills in using perspective lines toward a vanishing point to create engaging aquariums and landscapes. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

All Students Embrace Rock Wall in PE This Spring

In PE at the end of April, all grade levels at Canterbury explored the climbing wall! Students performed both individual as well as team challenges. Students learned that rock climbing is a whole-body workout that anyone can enjoy! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Graders Master the Recorder in Music Class

The fourth graders spent two months of music class this spring learning the recorder! These musicians learned the history of the recorder, and then practiced their music-reading skills. They then learned how to play different notes, and with a lot of practice were able to play many different songs! Students were able to play fun songs as a group as well as earn belts by playing alone. The fourth graders rose to the challenge and made some amazing music. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Clean Up School Grounds for Earth Day

Canterbury First Graders celebrated Earth Day on Monday, April 22, by helping pick up litter around their school grounds. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Third Graders Look at Math Differently While Studying Geometry

The third grade students in Mrs. Sturomski’s class are hard at work in their geometry unit. They are focusing on describing quadrilaterals and their attributes. Through modeling shapes in different ways, using tools like geoboards or tangrams, students are working on using specific vocabulary to describe shapes. As they talk about shapes they have also worked on looking at different ways a specific shape can be classified, such as thinking about whether a square can also be classified as a rectangle. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Hear About Positive Friends from High School Peer Leaders

On Monday, April 8, 11 GHS Sources of Strength peer leaders led a positive friends presentation with the 5th graders at Canterbury. Peer Leaders talked about the 8 strengths and the importance of positive friends. Fifth graders played cups, shared ways someone they know is a positive friend and created puzzle people with traits they have that make them a positive friend and traits that they look for in positive friends. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Geometry Lets Third Graders Explore a Different Side of Math

Third graders in Mrs. Drangstveit's class have been focusing on geometry in math this spring! They are learning all about quadrilaterals and their attributes, including what makes some quadrilaterals "special". As part of their work, the students are practicing using their mathematician vocabulary. For example, they don't say "big and little" angles, they say "obtuse and acute". Learning about geometry has been a great way for the students to see a different side of math than their usual focus on numbers and calculations! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Using AAC Devices Helps Students Learn How Others Communicate

First graders in Mrs. Nault's class have been able to learn about how some people communicate with AAC devices. AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and allows for people to communicate in ways other than speaking. Students have had the chance to use a high tech AAC device to participate in games, activities, and modeling to teach different core words like "go" and "more". They are great learners and teachers! Learning about different types of communication has helped all students be successful and feel welcomed at Canterbury! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Astronomy Learning Captivates and Inspires Third Graders

Third graders in Ms. Gillmore’s class loved their ELA (English Language Arts) unit on Astronomy. They learned all about the inner planets, outer planets, galaxies and constellations. Towards the end of the unit they also got to learn about what it's like to be an astronaut on the International Space Station. They read and watched videos about how astronauts need to swallow their toothpaste in order to brush their teeth, they need to exercise 2 hours a day so their muscles don't get weak, and how they need to sleep in a sleeping bag attached to the wall so they aren't floating around the station! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Second Graders Finish Detailed Project on Insects

Second graders in Mrs. Borrelli’s class wrapped up their unit studying about insects in mid March. They put the knowledge they learned from the unit into a story about an insect of their choice. Their stories are either fiction or nonfiction. The stories included information such as their insect having three body parts, antennae, six legs and possibly wings. They described if their insect is a social insect or a solitary insect. Other stories described complete metamorphosis or living in colonies. Students typed up their stories and then drew a picture of the insect they wrote about. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

ELA Lessons Are Building Strong Readers & Writers

Our kindergarten students have been growing their understanding of letter sounds and are becoming stronger readers and writers! During their English Language Arts Skills time, they have been using their chaining trays to spell words with ch, sh, th, qu and ng. They also have been reading stories and tricky words in their Readers. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Busy Learning in Spanish Class

Third grade Spanish students at Canterbury are surveying their classmates about eating habits at school in February! Using only picture symbols as question prompts, they chat about lunch preferences, typical lunches, if they have food allergies and whether they usually bring or buy their lunch. The kids do this all in Spanish, of course! Bravo, third graders! First and second grade students are exploring our Magnificent World! They created and shared booklets about Where they are, What they see and hear, and How they feel in nature. Next, they will have conversations about a Mystery Trip to a Spanish-speaking country. Students are busy in Spanish class! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Guest Artist Shares Info on Fresco Technique at End of Fifth Grade ELA Unit on Renaissance

In mid February, our fifth graders in Ms. Franson's class have been celebrating the end of their English Language Arts (ELA) unit about the Renaissance movement with a special guest artist and parent of one of their classmates, Mrs. Cindy Lanman. She taught them more about a technique used by Leonardo da Vinci called fresco. The students were able to create their own portraits on plaster and then paint them using watercolors. The students also wrote a biography about an artist they learned about during the unit and created cover art to showcase their writing. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Three-Column Tables Remind Students of PBIS Expectations

Canterbury utilizes a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) framework in our building, and a large part of this is setting clear expectations for various areas around our school building. You may have noticed three-column tables hanging in the hallways or the MPR as you travel throughout our building. These matrices are used to display how members of the Canterbury school community are expected to be safe, respectful, and responsible in that environment. School-wide expectations were created by staff and are positively stated expectations. For example, instead of “no running,” the expectation in the hallway is, “use walking feet.” Each classroom has also been working to create their own unique matrix of expectations specific to their learning environment. Ask your student what are some of the expectations for being safe, respectful, and responsible within their classroom setting! Interested in trying out this set-up at home? Here’s a brief introduction to creating a plan for positive behavior at home! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Enjoying Exciting Math and Language Arts Lessons

First graders at Canterbury have been practicing measuring with penguins in math in early February. Students made measuring tapes and measured their heights. They also learned how tall a Rockhopper and King penguin are then measured the penguins' heights with string. The class then compared all three heights. In English Language Arts students started their new unit on Astronomy. They learned that stars are actually huge balls of gas and that stars can be in different shapes as constellations. They then made their own stars and working together created a giant model of the Big Dipper! The students are so excited to continue to learn about space! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

New ELA Curriculum Inspires Learning Around Exciting Knowledge-Building Topics

Greendale Schools adopted new English Language Arts (ELA) curricular materials during the 2023-2024 school year. Canterbury teachers and students have been working on increasing their comprehension and vocabulary skills through the study of knowledge building topics. Look at some of the exciting units our students are focusing on: Kindergarten: Kings and Queens; First Grade: Early American Civilizations; Second Grade: Westward Expansion; Third Grade: Vikings; Fourth Grade: Geology; Fifth Grade: Renaissance. It is especially fun to wander the building and see the culminating projects where students share their expertise. Be sure to ask your child(ren) about their learning! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Celebrate Being Safe, Respectful and Responsible

Our January PBIS focus is on re-teaching our three expectations: Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible. We had a whole-school assembly focusing on the ways that we are safe, respectful, and responsible in all-school settings, and the impact that you have on our community when we follow those expectations. Teachers also created visuals with their students to review expectations with their students. We set a whole school goal of earning 12,000 Paws from January 4-January 19. We achieved our goal! To acknowledge our success we had a hot cocoa celebration with our buddy classes. Be sure to ask your child how their behavior has a positive impact on their classroom and school community! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fifth Graders Learning About Literary Elements & Persuasion

Fifth graders finished their ELA unit on “The Adventures of Don Quixote” in mid January. Students focused on plot, character comparisons, and other literary elements. Students also constructed persuasive essays to justify an opinion about the main character. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Celebrate Their Learning Around Ancient Civilizations

Canterbury first graders have been learning about ancient civilizations in December. They learned that all civilizations have the same components and ancient civilizations were no exception! They celebrated everything they have learned by making their own papyrus paper and writing in Hieroglyphics. They even dressed as pharaohs and made their own sarcophagus and pyramids! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Canterbury's Spanish Club presented a dance exhibition on for students and families. Check out the great performance of Merengue by our students. Spanish language instruction begins in Greendale Schools in K5.

Fourth Graders Focused on Cursive Writing and Poetry

Poetry and cursive writing have been the focus in Mrs. Bauer's 4th grade classroom in December. During their poetry unit students are learning to read and interpret poems, create poems themselves, and learn poetry tools and strategies. Throughout the unit they have learned about famous poets from a wide variety of time periods. During the creative poem writing time students have created a poem using anaphora, a memory poem using senses, and learning how to incorporate similes and metaphors. One of their favorite writings was based off of Walt Whitman's poem, "I Hear America Singing." Their version was "I Hear Canterbury Singing," where they took a trip about the school to listen to different sounds they hear. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Assemblies Focus on Character Education

Canterbury is holding all-school assemblies connected to their school-wide expectations and character focus of the month. In fall, the third grade students shared how they show gratitude in and out of school. Additionally, students receive information on ways they can demonstrate safe, respectful, and responsible behaviors in their school community. Students will continue to share throughout the year at these important assemblies. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

The Brainy Bunch, a First Lego League Team, Rocks Tournament

The Brainy Bunch, a First Lego League Team at Canterbury, competed in a regional tournament in December. Their team presented an Innovation Project integrating technology and the arts to teach young children how to play chess. They also designed and coded a robot for the robot game portion, then shared their season's work with the judges. Congratulations to The Brainy Bunch! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Second Graders Writing Their Own Greek Myths!

In early December, our second grade students started writing their very own Greek Myths. While studying Ancient Greece, they have been learning all about different gods, and goddesses, mythical creatures, heroes, different life lessons, and more! They started their Greek Myths by drafting their ideas and brainstorming different things they wanted to include in their writing. They then wrote a first draft, collaborated with peers, edited their work, and will hopefully be typing their myths soon to create a published piece of work! Second grade students have been super engaged and excited to take charge of their very own Greek Myth! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Assembly Focuses on Inclusivity and Being an Upstander

In November, all Greendale elementary students 4K-5 participated in an assembly that focused on inclusivity and what it means to be an ‘upstander’ and not a ‘bystander’ in their school community. Students learned the four ways to be an “upstander” - Be a buddy, Interrupt, Speak Up, and/or Tell an Adult. This work directly connects with National Bullying Awareness Month in October, World Kindness Day in November, and our year-long focus on being welcoming and inclusive learning communities! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Folktales Help First Graders Learn a Lot of Skills in ELA Unit

First grade students at Canterbury have been learning about folktales through their new ELA (English Language Arts) curriculum in late fall. The first graders did their culminating project by choosing a character from one of the many folktales they listened to. They then created clues about the stories using the setting, plot and characteristics of their character for students to try and guess the folktale their classmates wrote and illustrated about. Students in this unit compared and contrasted folktales by looking for similarities and differences, learned about story elements, and dove deeper into learning new vocabulary. These 1st graders are such hard workers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

End of the Trimester PBIS Celebration Is Music-Themed Day

Canterbury had their “End of the Trimester PBIS Celebration” on Tuesday, November 21. They had a music-themed day to celebrate. Students and staff dressed as their favorite musician or wore concert attire on this day. The students voted on their favorite songs, and they played music during each lunch block. They had such a fun time as a Canterbury community! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Third Graders Learn About American Sign Language

Six Greendale High School ASL 3 students visited Canterbury to talk to the 3rd graders about American Sign Language. The 3rd graders have been learning about body systems and just finished a section on the ear. GHS students taught them some signs and answered all their questions about ASL and the Deaf Community. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

5th Grade Creates Codex After Studying Ancient Civilizations

Our fifth-grade students have been studying ancient civilizations in late fall. They've read numerous stories about the Maya, Aztec, and Inca ways of life. As a culminating activity, they created a Codex, which includes images and paragraphs that students wrote about topics such as social status, farming, and architecture. They did an excellent job! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Are Doctors for a Day!

The first graders at Canterbury finished up their knowledge unit studying the human body. As a culminating activity, they were doctors for a day! They received the appropriate wardrobe and all of the activities were centered around being a doctor. They recreated the body's systems by using life-size cut-outs and also by using playdoh. They used their stethoscopes to listen to their heartbeats, but also to practice segmenting and blending words with a friend. They placed bandaids with different math equations into the correct cup using tweezers and even surgically matched up blends and digraphs with the appropriate picture. It was amazing how much the students learned! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Cube Trains Help Third Graders Visualize Multiplication

Third grade students have been diving into multiplication this year! The last week in October, Ms. Gillmore’s third grade class got to create what they call cube trains. This is when the kids get 2 different colors of cubes and are assigned a certain amount of cubes in each color. They did 10 groups of 2, 10 groups of 3, and so on. One group got to do 10 groups of 10! We then turned those into multiplication equations. The kids loved visualizing multiplication! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Grade Class "Adopts" a Wisconsin Cow

In mid October, students in Mrs. Weidenbaum’s 4th grade class “met” their adopted cow Luna! Luna is an actual Holstein cow living on a dairy farm in Eldorado, WI. The class will follow her journey on the farm by receiving monthly updates including information, pictures and videos. They will also record her birth height on a growth chart that they will update as she grows. In addition, students created simple electrical systems in Science and in CKLA, celebrated completing Unit 1 and began Unit 2 which focuses on the Middle Ages. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Have Fun Learning New Skills in Reading Class

Canterbury students are having fun in reading class with Ms. Becker in October! Our readers have been working with magnets to create word chains by blending sounds together to make words. They've also been practicing letter formation for new phonemes on their whiteboards. After building these skills, they read stories and draw pictures to match these newly learned sounds. As a fun team-building activity, students get to fill in a bit of the class poster before they leave for the day! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Nursery Rhyme Olympics Celebrates 5K Students' First CKLA Literacy Unit

Kindergarten students participated in Nursery Rhyme Olympics in mid October to celebrate the end of their first knowledge unit in CKLA (our new board-adopted English Language Arts curriculum for elementary students). Students did different stations like Little Bo Peep Sheep Round Up, Jack and Jill Water Pail Carry, Jack Be Nimble Candlestick Hurdles, Little Miss Muffet Spider Tunnel, and Humpty Dumpty Egg Races. Students had fun reciting the nursery rhymes as they participated in the different stations. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fun Game Helps Fourth Graders Practice Subtraction Skills

Fourth grade students at Canterbury are learning different subtraction strategies in math in late September. They have been focusing a lot on using the standard algorithm and understanding that when we borrow, we are taking a group of "ten". Students practiced their subtraction by playing a math game called “Pig”. They start at 100 and roll two dice. They make a two-digit number from the digits and subtract. They keep subtracting each turn until they no longer can subtract without getting a negative number. If they roll a 1, they lose a turn and if they roll two 1's, they start back at 100. The player with the lowest score after both players can no longer go is the winner. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Perform Tall Tales to Show ELA Comprehension

Canterbury second graders are expanding their knowledge in ELA! The students recently completed the unit on fairy tales and tall tales. To review before the assessment, these students chose one of the tall tales to perform. It was so fun to see John Henry beat the steam drill, Paul Bunyan’s giant pancake, Casey Jones’s heroic train engineering, and Pecos Bill lasso the cyclone. The students' performance showed the strength of their reading comprehension.

Fourth Grade Setting Goals & Learning About Classmates

Mrs. Bauer's fourth grade class at Canterbury is working on building their classroom community to create a sense of togetherness. They started the year by talking about how they will learn, grow, and engage in their learning this year through cooperative groups and independent work. They created goals for this school year and discussed their future goals. As they are learning about their classmates, they are also learning about themselves. The students are learning that their classroom is a safe space to work together (teacher and students) to achieve learning goals and where everyone is celebrated for who they are. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Third Graders Learning Through Team-Building Exercises

Mrs. Sturomski’s third grade class at Canterbury is off to a great start! The first week was full of learning about their teammates, procedures, expectations, and more. They have had a lot of fun doing various team-building activities from scavenger hunts to a game they call Paper Hat. They are very excited for a wonderful school year, learning and growing together! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Great News from Canterbury 2022-2023

Third Grade Worked Together on Break-Out Activity

Mrs. Sturomski's third grade class collaborated in early June with Ms. Jordan in the library to complete a BreakoutEDU activity. Students had to work together to find clues, solve a series of challenges, and ultimately breakout! There are a series of 5 puzzles and once they solve each puzzle, they get the code to unlock one of the locks. Through perseverance, teamwork, and collaboration their team was able to breakout! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fifth Graders Show Leadership & More Volunteering at 5K Lunch Period

Canterbury celebrated in early June with a group of fifth graders who have volunteered during part of their recess to help within the kindergarten lunch period. Not only did they help students zipper coats and open yogurts, but they also built relationships, encouraged conversations, and demonstrated leadership. Nice work, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Olympic Day Was a Great Success & Lots of Fun

On a beautiful June 1, Canterbury held its Olympic Day with a variety of athletic activities available to students including JK Lee Martial Arts Academy providing a Martial Arts Station, an all-school walk/run and a surprise Staff Flash Mob choreographed dance!! Thanks to everyone who helped make this day a big success! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Grade Learns About Pioneer Life in Wisconsin at Trimborn Farms

In May, students in Mrs. Weidenbaum’s 4th grade class enjoyed a field trip to Trimborn Farms, which is an 1800’s historic site of pioneer Wisconsin in Greendale. Students stepped into the Old World by learning about pioneer life--how they laundered clothes, gathered water, churned butter, and provided entertainment. They also explored a lime kiln, (lime was an important industry in the 1800’s), and dug for artifacts. In addition, students completed a research newspaper where they wrote nonfiction articles about the early people, a Native American tribe, as well as a historical fiction piece titled, “I Survived the Peshtigo Fire”. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Canterbury Girls on the Run Team Completes 5K at American Family Field

The Canterbury Girls on the Run Team ran their celebratory 5K on Sunday, May 21, at American Family Field. The girls have been training since March for this big event! Great job, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Second Grade Researching National Parks

Students in Mrs. Borrelli's Second grade class are studying National Parks in May. Groups are researching together the plant life, animal life, land formations, history of the park, activities visitors can partake in and park facts. The students are focusing on The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, The Everglades, and Yosemite. Students will become “park rangers” later this month as they present their research to friends and family during a Tour of the National Parks in the MPR. Their presentations will include brochures, personally created park emblems, display boards with the research findings. If you are thinking of taking the All American Road Trip this summer to one of our nation's great parks, be sure to talk with one of our second grade park rangers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Third Grade Embracing Environments & Survival Science Unit

Ms. Gillmore’s 3rd grade class has been learning a lot of new vocabulary words and information in their Environments and Survival unit for science! Students have been assigned to be Biomimicry Engineers by learning about different organisms and how some of their traits can be adaptive or nonadaptive. For example, we read a lot about how snails having a different shell color can determine how likely they are to survive by being able to blend in with their environment. Students also apply what they've learned to create new designs for solving problems! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Grade Learning About Bravery & Building Literacy Skills

In late April, Mrs. Mich’s 1st grade class at Canterbury has been learning all about courage. They talked about how one way to show courage is to be brave about trying new things or things that scare you. Students thought about four things that they want to be more brave about and wrote about them on our Bravery Shields. In reading, they are practicing retelling by sharing with their partner the "SCOOP" of their books. Students had to share the setting, characters, the problem, the order of events, and how the problem was solved. They also learned about how to take care of our Earth. They read "The Lorax" and turned themselves into the Lorax, then wrote about how they will "speak for the trees" and take care of our planet. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Kindergarten Students Learning How to Take Care of the Earth

Students in Mrs. Schwechel's Kindergarten class at Canterbury have been learning how to take care of our Earth and our environment this spring. They read non-fiction books, did activities, and made a pledge on how they can help our Earth. The students came up with great ideas on how they can reduce, reuse, and recycle! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Book Club Constitutions Kick Off Fifth Grade Fantasy Book Club Unit

In mid April, Mr. Nelson's 5th grade class kicked off their fantasy book club unit by creating "Book Club Constitutions". Students met to discuss the expectations of their clubs to ensure high-level and focused conversations. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

School Resource Officers Talk About Courage, Read to Students & Do K9 Demo

In April, Greendale Police Department School Resource Officers, Hudson & Bohl, visited Canterbury to discuss the character theme "courage" & read to students. Officer Voit & K9 Officer Junior came for a demonstration of our canine officer's field work. Thanks for all you do for our community, GPD! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students in All Grades Are Enjoying Their Learning in Art

Great things are happening in art class at Canterbury this spring! Some students are enjoying working with clay. Kindergarten and 1st grade got their hands messy with hand-printed animals while 2nd grade worked on paper woven animals. These animal creations were inspired by Franz Marc’s colorful Blue Horse and Yellow Cow paintings. Third grade showed great concentration and skill with some Still Life drawing. Fourth and 5th had fun with emojis. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Manipulatives and Games Make Learning Math Skills Fun

Students all around Canterbury engage in math using manipulatives and games. Students are learning number concepts, area, perimeter, and math facts in a fun way. This helps to motivate students as they explore the world of math! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

5K Learning About Capacity in Math

Canterbury kindergarteners have been learning all about volume in Math class in late winter. Take a peek at these students filling cylinders with blocks to learn about their capacity. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

CBS58 Meteorologists Visit to Share Info About Tornadoes & Weather Safety

CBS58 Meteorologists visited Canterbury and the other Greendale elementary schools in mid March providing weather and science lessons to learners in grades 2 through 5. Drew Burgoyne and Sam Kuffel explained the science behind tornadoes and strong winds and discussed weather safety with our students. Each school received a shoutout on the station during the 5 and 10 p.m. news. See the shoutouts here: https://cbs58.com/videos/tornado-ready #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Grade Writing Fiction Stories in Writers Workshop

Students in Mrs. Nault's first grade class are working on writing realistic fiction stories during Writers Workshop in March. Students are just beginning this unit and are inventing characters and creating adventures for their characters to go on. Students are using what they know in the writing process to begin their writing adventures. What creative and excellent writers we have in first grade! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Online Family Reading Event a Success!

Canterbury's Online Family Reading Event was a great success! Staff members read bedtime stories to students through an online link. The PTO provided the popcorn and supported the event planning! Many thanks to all the readers and to the students and families who participated. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Graders Share Writing and Love of Literacy With Someone Special

In late winter, Canterbury fourth graders hosted a Writer's Celebration to share original writing with a special person in their lives. Students and their guests reviewed our Panthers' writing and read together to celebrate literacy. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Second Graders Pick Apart a Note to Build Spelling Skills

Canterbury second graders are perfecting their spelling in late winter. They recently received a letter from a classroom friend, 'Gus'! Students spent some time studying that note looking for words with long vowel sounds, double consonants, snap endings, vowel teams, and more! Real-life applications of these lessons are so important to learning. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Learn About Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Build Inclusivity

Students at Canterbury have been learning about AAC all year. AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and allows for people to communicate in ways other than speaking. This includes low-tech options such as writing, pointing to objects/pictures, and facial expressions; as well as high-tech options such as apps on tablets and speech-generating devices. Students have been learning about the different types of AAC and have been watching their classmates use their own AAC devices to communicate. Some students even got the chance to have conversations with an AAC app in front of their classmates! Learning about different types of communication has helped all students be successful and feel welcomed here at Canterbury! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

5K Working With Partners to Build Their Extra Strength Reading Super Powers

Mrs. Wieneke's Kindergarten friends have been hard at work using their super reading powers. They added EXTRA strength to many of their super powers. Students worked in partnerships to practice their EXTRA strength book talk power, where they discussed their books, gave each other compliments and helped each other read new books. Readers have used their EXTRA strength snap word power and EXTRA strength sound power to tackle tricker books in their book bins! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Work Together With 7th Grade Buddies

Students from Greendale Middle School's 7th grade Team Adventure visited the 1st grade classes at Canterbury Elementary. The big and little buddies worked together to create a snowman art piece to celebrate winter! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale

First Grade Identifying Character Traits in Fiction Books

Students in Mrs. MacKenzie’s first grade class are reading fiction stories in February and describing the characters by identifying their character traits. They identify the character traits by noticing what the character says, what the character does and how the character feels. As they learn more about the characters, they are practicing sounding like the characters when they read their books out loud. Students will eventually be re-telling their stories by performing a puppet show for their peers. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Graders Learn About Electrical Systems in Science Class

Mrs. Bauer's fourth graders are learning about how an electrical system works in science class. They were introduced to a fictional city, Ergstown, which suffers frequent blackouts. Mayor Joules is seeking help in designing improvements to the electrical system. One of the experiments was to build a simple electrical system (a simple circuit) powered by a solar panel. Then as an extension activity, students created simple circuits using the snap circuit kits. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Second Graders Building Business Plans for New Village Shops

In late January, in Mrs. Wunder & Mrs. Murphy's 2nd grade class, the students were  studying how to be business owners in their Economics Unit in Social Studies. Each student got to create a store that could potentially fit right into our Greendale Village. The class discussed what our village already has, and the needs and wants of the community. Each student then created a business plan to map out possible goods or services they would be offering at their store, possible job openings, pricing lists, advertisements, and more! Students have been so engaged and motivated to create the best possible store for the members of our community while learning good life skills and lessons. From a hotel, to a cat cafe, to bowling, this 2nd grade class has sure thought of it all! Now only if it were real! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

The Canterbury Way Is Supported by PBIS

Canterbury has implemented Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a proactive, system-wide framework for creating and maintaining a safe and effective learning environment. PBIS focuses on setting common expectations which are followed in every area of the school. The three expectations of Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible are clearly defined in the classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, lunch, playground, and assemblies.

Another essential component of PBIS is recognition and celebration of positive behaviors. Canterbury recognizes students by handing out ‘PAWs’ to students who are showing safe, respectful, and responsible behavior. PAWs can be handed out to any student, by any staff member, at any time. This encourages students to always be showing their Canterbury best and helps spread positivity throughout the building.

Not only do PAWs serve as instant positive reinforcement for displaying expected behaviors, but they also function as raffle tickets in their weekly PAW pulls. Each Friday morning, two names are drawn from the collection of PAWs earned by each classroom throughout the week. These lucky students are then further recognized by special rewards determined by their classroom. This is another motivating way to encourage students to always follow “The Canterbury Way” of being safe, respectful and responsible! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fifth Graders Busy With Literary Projects to Honor Dr. King & Perseverance

Ms. Guillen-Richman’s fifth grade class at Canterbury learned about an Agamograph, which is a series of two or more images that change with the viewer's movement. In honoring Martin Luther King, the students designed their own Agamographs, which will be placed in the hallway on the bulletin board with facts about Martin Luther King. Fifth graders have also been working on their second literary essay that ties in with our Perseverance theme this month. Students watched a video about boys who wanted to start a soccer team in their small village but were met with some challenges. Our fifth grade students produced an essay that needed to have a thesis statement and 3 reasons to back up their claim. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Reading Groups Are Building Students' Literacy Skills

Students in Mrs. Butler's and Mrs. Larson's reading groups at Canterbury are getting back into the swing of things in January after winter break. The kindergarteners are working on learning the letters and sounds. First graders are working on strategies for solving tricky words. The older students are working on reading accurately, with smooth pacing and expression, while also understanding what they read. Fifth graders are getting ready to start a new unit that focuses on "talking to the text" and finding evidence within a passage to support deeper thinking. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Winter Market Showcases Learning in a Variety of Areas

To correlate with units in Social Studies and Reading, our 3rd graders hosted a Winter Market before the break! Each small group of students sold an item that correlates with the country they studied. Groups created a business plan, made a list of materials they needed, and based on the cost of materials set a price for their product, which they also crafted. On the afternoon of Monday, December 19 and the morning of Tuesday, December 20, the 3rd graders invited classes to browse through the market and purchase products. The market was a big success! The profits will go towards a school improvement project for Canterbury. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Research Project on Countries of the World Results in Products to Sell at Winter Market

In December, students in Mrs. Haertle's 3rd grade class have been hard at work preparing for the 3rd Grade Winter Market December 19 and 20. First, they started by researching a country in groups and recording their research on post-its. Then the groups met to organize the research into subtopics, with each group member focusing on one subtopic they will teach to the rest of the class. In addition, each group came up with one craft project that represented their country, which they are selling at the Winter Market. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #Cultivati

Student Read Nonfiction Texts and Present Like Experts

Second grade students in Mrs. Borrelli’s class presented information that they learned from nonfiction texts to fellow second students during a gallery walk in early December. Prior to presenting their information, they read many nonfiction books and learned how to use text features to learn even more along the way! Then, they chose a topic that they considered themselves to be an expert in. They talked like experts using topic-specific vocabulary as they presented that information. Their presentations included table tents depicting their topics and an illustration of their topic complete with labels and captions! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Reading Class Is Fun at Canterbury!

Canterbury students are having fun in reading class! We took advantage of the nice weather in early November and completed some lessons outside. The ball-toss game is a fun part of our regular lessons in the upper grades. Some of our younger learners have been playing "Say it, move it!" to blend individual sounds into words using buttons and tiles. Our kindergarten friends have been working on learning the names of each uppercase and lowercase letter in the alphabet as well as practicing rhyming words. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

5K Celebrates Reading With Storybook-Favorite Parade

Kindergarten students at Canterbury have been working hard during Reader's Workshop in November. They have been turning storybooks into old favorites. They celebrated the end of their first reading unit by having a storybook parade. Canterbury students cheered for the kindergarteners as they walked the halls with their favorites. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

A Wall of Honor and Sea of American Flags Honor Our Veterans

Canterbury students and staff shared photos of family members and friends who have served or are currently serving in the military to honor our veterans this Veterans Day. The school's Wall of Honor is breathtaking! Along with the wall, fourth graders put out flags to honor our vets. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fourth Grade Taste Tests WI Cheese in Honor of Class Dairy Cow

All three fourth grade classrooms at Canterbury adopted a cow this year. Ms. Dam’s classroom calf is named Ivy and she is from Vision Aire Farms, LLC, in El Dorado, Wisconsin. October was National Cheese Month and since their class cow, Ivy, is a dairy cow, they thought it would be fun to taste test different types of Wisconsin cheese! Students guessed the flavors and then chose their favorite. There was a tie between sharp cheddar and pizza flavored as the class favorite! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Girls on the Run Team Completes Practice 5K Run

On October 31, the Canterbury Girls on the Run team had a practice 5K. Each girl ran 13-1/2 laps around the track. Some girls were even able to run with their running buddy. They're very excited for the celebratory 5K at American Family Field on November 19. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Second Graders Are Plant Scientists

Students in Mrs. Peterson’s 2nd grade class took time to make observations as plant scientists in late October. They went out to the school forest and observed and recorded the plants that they saw. They read that scientists make observations like these over a period of time to learn more about the plants. Over the course of this science unit, 2nd graders will learn about plants and their relationships with animals. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

First Graders Enjoy Working With Their Seventh Grade Buddies

Our first graders enjoyed a visit and working on activities with their buddies--7th grade students from Greendale Middle School. They all were glad to spend time together outside on a recent mild fall day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Practice Grammar Skills

Fourth graders are practicing their English language and writing skills. Students are learning how to punctuate dialogue correctly. Each partner group needed to visit a poster and captioned the picture with dialogue using the correct punctuation.

5K Learning About Letters and Sounds Using Their Names

During their phonics time in October, students in Mrs. Brozynski's kindergarten class have been working hard on learning about letters and sounds. They have been using their names and the names of others to help them to grow stronger in their letter sound knowledge. Here they are teaching a partner all about their name using name puzzles and telling how their names are alike and different. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Student Research Shows There Are Around 15 Languages Spoken at Canterbury!

Students in Mr. Nelson's (5th grade) and Ms. Ward's class worked collaboratively in groups in early October to research and learn about all the different languages spoken in Canterbury. There are around 15 different languages spoken at Canterbury! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

PE Golf Unit Teaches Physical Skills & Values as Well

At the beginning of October, all students in physical education with Mr. Johnsen began a Golf unit. Students are learning the physical skills of how to putt towards a target. They are learning the values associated with the game of golf as well. These values include integrity, honesty, respect and sportsmanship. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Take Their Math Lesson on Measuring Out to Canterbury Woods

Students took their math lesson outside to Canterbury Woods in late September and did some measuring of “woodland creatures”. They found pictures of various animals that were posted in the woods and used their rulers to find the height to the nearest centimeter. These measurements were used in class the following school day to practice solving story problems. It was great to get outside, get moving and enjoy a beautiful fall day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Community Building Helps Students Learn to Listen to and Appreciate One Another

Student's in Mrs. Bauer's class are building their classroom community by learning to work in effective groups and actively listening to each other. They are a team learning to work together. They support each other's learning, learn from their mistakes, and celebrate the uniqueness in each other. At the end of each learning day the class does positive affirmations to stress how important they are to each other. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Dot Day Activities Inspire 1st & 3rd Grade Buddies to "Make a Mark"

On September 15, students in 1st and 3rd grades at Canterbury got together with their buddy classes to celebrate International Dot Day. The students enjoyed a read aloud of the book and then did a short science experiment where they were able to determine what colors make up black. Then the students designed their own dots which we will be hanging in the library to inspire others to "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fifth Graders Building Community & Learning About Respect

Students in Ms. Franson's 5th grade class have been getting to know each other better through fun games and activities at the start of the 2022-23 school year. The students created bee glyphs that represent their likes and dislikes. They also learned a new game called 1-2-3 that's highlighted in our new Character Strong curriculum to learn more about our trait of the month: Respect. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Beach Day Showcases Learning in First Grade

Students Help Load Up Results of Successful Hygiene-Item Drive for Those in Need

In June, students at Canterbury helped Brother Robert from Capuchin Community Services load the bags of hygiene items into his van. Canterbury donated about 500 hygiene items that will be donated to people in need. Thank you to all who donated! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Altius Gymnastics Field Trip Was a Hit With Second Grade!

Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Wunder's second grade class had a blast at Altius Gymnastics recently for their first field trip of the year. There were five different stations that students participated in. They loved "The Bucket" station the most where students sat inside a bucket and the coach swung them around. Students practiced tumbling, balancing, and problem solving. Many students exclaimed, "This was the best day of the year!" #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

First Graders Embracing Poetry Unit

Students in Mrs. MacKenzie's first grade class are working on their poetry unit in late May. They are reading different types of poems and even writing their own. Reading poetry with a partner also helps build fluency and students can discuss what the poem means to them. They are practicing writing different types of poems as well. So far they have tried writing Acrostic, List and Haiku poems and are excited to learn more! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Poetry Picnic Lets 5K Students Share Their Poetry With Family Members

Canterbury Kindergartners and their families participated in the 2022 Poetry Picnic in late May! The students were excited to share their poems with family members. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Third Graders Are Becoming Animal Experts

Researchers in Mrs. Sturomski’s third grade class are becoming animal experts! Students are collaborating with their research clubs and using a variety of resources to learn more about an animal. They have read books, observed animals on live webcams, and visited the zoo to collect more information. Through their research they are gathering information that will help them design a new zoo enclosure for that animal. Once they have designed their exhibit they will write a persuasive letter to the zoo to try to convince them to use their exhibit. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Fourth Graders Enjoying Inspiring Learning Opportunities This Spring

In Mrs. Weidenbaum’s fourth grade class in mid May, students integrated their reading, writing and researching skills to create a newspaper about Native American tribes, early people and the Peshtigo fire. Power and perspective book club groups took advantage of the beautiful weather to popcorn read and provide text evidence for their book observations. In science, students were trying to figure out how dolphins communicate across a distance when they cannot see each other by demonstrating how people can communicate without seeing each other.

Second Graders Explore Literary Themes in Book Clubs

Second grade students in Mrs. Borrelli's class held book clubs in early May discussing the series of books they have been reading. Students discussed things they noticed that were common throughout the books they read. Some themes included - common reactions to a problem the character was facing, the relationship between the characters and how they responded to each other, predicting what the characters will do and what will happen next based on what they know about the characters and how the other books went, and finally, whether they would recommend the series to others. These students highly recommend the following series - Nate the Great, Zack Files, A is For Amber; Amber Brown and Little Critters. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Art Project Celebrates "May the 4th Be With You" Day

Canterbury celebrated "May the 4th Be With You" day (5/4) in art class today! In a nod to the Star Wars tagline: "May the Force Be With You", students created droid/outer space pictures and seemed to enjoy the creative challenge! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Second Graders Learn About Science Writing With Paper Airplane Experiment

Second graders in Mrs. Peterson's class have been working hard on writing about science in April. One of the experiments they have written about is paper airplanes. They researched and made paper airplanes, wrote questions about what they wanted to discover, created a hypothesis, and tried their airplanes. They wrote about their three trials using scientific language that we learned. Then they thought of variables to try with their airplanes and write about. After all that work, they wrote a conclusion explaining their understanding of what happened scientifically. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

At Canterbury "All Characters" Belong!

To celebrate a love of reading, as well as the year-long theme of “I Belong”, classes at Canterbury created larger than life versions of favorite literary characters in spring. Just like stories can teach us about the importance of acceptance and belonging, at Canterbury, “All Characters are Welcome”! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Spring Art Projects Inspire 5K Students

In mid April, art classes at Canterbury are busy working on projects inspired by spring! Mrs. Wieneke's kindergarten class got to practice making pinch pots from Play-Doh to prepare for a clay project. They also had fun making spring animals that will show up in the school display case soon! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Exploring Nonfiction Books Inspiring 5K Students to Be Avid Readers

In early April, Mrs. Wieneke's kindergarten friends have been working on being avid nonfiction readers. They have been marking their pages with post-its to share information they found interesting. They also hunted for fancy topic words to share with their partners! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Writing Unit Helps Fifth Graders Learn About Persuasion

During the week before Spring Break in Mrs. Guillen-Richman's fifth-grade class, students were learning four different ways people can be persuaded. Mrs. Ward, their EL teacher, came in to help students look at a commercial, an opinion article, magazine ads, and book reviews to find the claim and the evidence. This coincides with the writing unit where students have been doing research to see if chocolate milk should be banned in schools or chocolate milk should be served in schools. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Favorite Character/Book Series Food Drive Helps Local Food Pantry

The votes were tallied for Canterbury’s Read Across America “Favorite Character/Series” Food Drive in early March. The winning author, with 236 “votes”, was Mo Willems - author of the Elephant and Piggie series, the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny and more. With your help and generosity, Canterbury is able to donate 541 food items to St. Alphonsus Food Pantry. Thank you to everyone who voted and participated! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Spanish Classes Finishing Up Unit Presentations

In Spanish in early March, all classes are putting finishing touches on their unit presentations. Kindergarten students are busy illustrating their homes and family members and describing what they are like. First and second grade students share their books about different places in nature and what they see, hear, and how they feel when there.Third grade students show off their depictions of their favorite school lunches and why they enjoy them! Fourth and Fifth grade students tell about their daily routines by creating videos with a favorite puppet character. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Black History Month Cafe Helps Students "Sample" Books by Black Authors

Classes at Canterbury were invited to a special Black History Month Book Cafe in late February that was set up in the art room. In the cafe students heard and talked about the meaning of Black History Month and they were served different books by Black authors to "taste" and discuss. While reading, the students enjoyed the calming music of Miles Davis and afterwards were able to write down their reflections on the experience, which were displayed in the library. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Second Graders Have Fun With TWOsday Activities

Around 2/22/22, second grade students in Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Wunder’s class at Canterbury had a TERRIFIC time celebrating TWOsday. They celebrated by wearing tutus, tiaras, dressing up as twins, and engaging in fun activities throughout the day. Specifically, students loved thinking ahead 20 years and predicting where they'll be in their lives and what they'll be doing. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

5K Celebrates 100 Days of School With Fun Learning Activities

In mid February, students in Mrs. Wieneke’s 5K classroom celebrated the 100th day of school! In math, students did many centers focused on using 100 items, counting to 100, building with 100 things, and creating their 100 day bubble gum machine! The 100th day was filled with excitement, fun, and creative projects! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Third Grade Investigates How Organisms Can Get Their Traits

Third graders in Mrs. Sturomski’s class have taken on the role of Wildlife Biologists in early February. They have been investigating different ways organisms can get their traits. They have learned how offspring can inherit traits from their parents and also how traits can be influenced by the environment. During our investigations we have observed different organisms, such as birds. They have also created creatures based on different combinations of traits from their parents. This helped them see how animals in the same species or siblings can have different traits. Throughout all of their learning they have made observations, written scientific explanations, and more to deepen their understanding of how organisms get traits. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Second Grade Learns Facts About America's Important Symbols

In Mrs. Peterson’s 2nd grade class in early February students have been learning about the different symbols they see in everyday life! Right now students are discussing all the great symbols that represent America! Students have been researching and reading about the American Flag, Bald Eagle, White House, and Statue of Liberty. They are amazed by all of the interesting facts they have found, including the American Flag was first made in 1777, the country's bird was named the Bald Eagle in 1782, the White House was built in 1792, and the Statue of Liberty was made in 1875! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Spaces in Special Ed Suite Are Suiting Students Well

The special education teachers at Canterbury spent time over the summer cleaning, organizing, and rearranging the spaces inside the special education suite. The goal was to make multiple spaces for learning. We wanted spaces that would allow for learning in small groups or one to one. Another goal was to create safe spaces for students that allowed for safe sensory input. One space is set up with sensory stimulation in mind. There is a light cover to reduce lighting, a swing, small trampoline, tunnels, different toys and books, and a variety of seating options. In the other space there are lots of mats and soft pads for times when students may need to roll around for sensory input. We also have bean bags and the light is on a dimmer switch to allow students to relax in a calm environment. In addition to these spaces we have a variety of moving tools such as wagons and scooters to allow for gross motor movements. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Fourth Grade Honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

Students in Ms. Dams’ 4th grade class learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. in the days leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17. Students did directed drawings and then thought of one thing they dream would change in the world. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Kindergarteners Work Together on Reading Skills

Students in Mrs. Wieneke’s kindergarten class continue to work and learn together through partner reading. Kindergarteners are working on using all of their super reading powers while reading books to each other. They take turns, seesaw read, and work on giving each other kind compliments about their reading. Students are so excited to be back and reading together! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Learning Is Fun in 1st Grade When Animal Research Includes Creating a Book

First graders in Mrs. Nault's class have been working hard on researching an animal and creating a nonfiction chapter book based off of their research before winter break. In their chapter books, students are creating a table of contents, introduction, conclusion, glossary and chapters to teach their reader about their animal. It is fun being a scientist by using our reading and writing skills to learn! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Winter Market Brings Economics Lesson to Life

To correlate with their economics unit in Social Studies, 3rd graders at Canterbury hosted a Winter Market in mid December. Students were presented with a few different craft project options, and based on their choice were placed into groups. Each group created a business plan, made a list of needed materials, and based on the cost of materials set a price for their product. Over the last couple of weeks they have been busy creating products in their groups. On Tuesday and Wednesday, other classes were invited to browse through the market and purchase products. After re-paying the cost of materials, the profit will go toward building a "Little Free Library" in front of Canterbury. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

5K Students Improve Reading Skills Working With a Partner

Kindergarten students at Canterbury participate in partner reading. They then give each other feedback on their reading. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

5th Graders Rise to the Challenge of Public Speaking

Mr. Nelson's 5th grade class celebrated the completion of their first informational writing drafts in November by hosting TED talks. Students are beginning to learn how to speak in front of small groups. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale

Golden Paw Winners Honored for Their Cooperation Skills in October

Congratulations to Canterbury's October Golden Paw winners! Students were nominated for this award because they demonstrated Cooperation throughout the month of October. Students celebrated by creating Fall Leaf Luminaries. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Students Embracing the Joy of Reading This Fall

Students at Canterbury have been having fun in reading class in November! Kindergarten friends played bingo to practice letter names and letter sounds. Our first grade readers are practicing reading their sight words in books about a loveable dog named Meli. The third grade students are working on words with consonant blends as they learn all about desert plants and animals.#LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Students Use Partner Power to Build Reading Skills

Mrs. Brozysnki's kindergarten class has activated their Partner Power in mid November! Students are learning how to take turns as the reader, read together, and coach each other to grow stronger Reading Super Powers. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

The First Lego League Team, The Brainy Bunch, Rocks First Tournament

The Canterbury First Lego League Team, The Brainy Bunch, competed at their first-ever tournament on Saturday. The Brainy Bunch received 2nd place for the Innovation Project Award! This award goes to the team that utilizes diverse resources for their Innovation Project to help them gain a comprehensive understanding of their problem, have a creative, well-researched solution, and effectively communicate their findings to judges and the community. The Brainy Bunch was also a nominee for the Champion's Award! This award celebrates a team that embodies the First Lego League Challenge experience, by fully embracing the Core Values while achieving excellence and innovation in Robot Performance, Robot Design, and the Innovation Project. Congratulations to the Canterbury FLL Team, The Brainy Bunch! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Girls on the Run Squad Is Prepping for Their 5K

Our Elementary schools' Girls on the Run squad is preparing for their 5K this Sunday at American Family Field. Team Canterbury was joined by their running buddies to do a practice run in preparation for their final celebration 5K. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Playing Board Games Is a Fun Way to Learn Math Skills

Math is fun! Kindergarten, first, and second grade students at Canterbury are practicing their math skills with board games in November. They are learning math while playing with peers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Fun Character Dress Up Day Celebrates Reading

Canterbury held a Book Character Dress Up spirit day to celebrate reading and dress in costumes related to their favorite books. It was a big hit! Students and staff had fun sharing who they were dressed as and details about their favorite books! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Storywalk Helps Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

We're Celebrating Native American Heritage Month in November! To honor this cultural celebration, Tara Jordan, the Greendale Schools Library elementary school librarian, set up story walks outside of each elementary school. At the three schools, storyboards with illustrations were placed on a walking path outside of the building to lead students, families, staff and community members through a book. The books selected are written by Native American authors and shared historical perspectives of life in their indigenous nations. This project is a beautiful celebration of Native American heritage. Please stop by with your families and friends to share in a storywalk! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Chromebooks Are a Handy Tool for Students in Every Area

Second graders have chromebooks! In late October, these Canterbury students are using their devices to use manipulatives for math activities, using different apps for reading, typing their final versions of stories they have written and for researching many topics they will study over the year. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Second Grade Plant Scientists Studied in Canterbury Woods

Mrs. Borreli's second grade class at Canterbury assumed the role of plant scientists in late October as they studied a section of the Canterbury Woods. In their science unit Plant and Animal Relationships, students are studying how plants depend on animals in their habitat. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Reading Buddies Help First Graders Grow Their Reading Skills

Canterbury's Reading Buddies program is in full swing. These caring community members volunteer to meet with our first graders once a week to help them grow their reading skills. If you know a grandparent or retired community member who would be interested in learning more about the Reading Buddies program, please have him/her contact Carol Richards at greendalereadingbuddies@gmail.com. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

School Celebrates 5K Readers With a Parade Through the Halls

During September and October, our kindergarten students have been working hard on reading books that have become “old favorites.” On Wednesday, the school celebrated these newest readers with a parade through the halls. Other grades came out of their classrooms to applaud the 5K students for their accomplishment. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Show-and-Tell Items Inspire 5K Students to Draw, Write and Spell

During Writer's Workshop time in mid October, kindergarten students in Mrs. Schwechel's class at Canterbury worked on drawing and writing about the show-and-tell items they brought to school. Students drew their objects part by part and wrote labels to go with their pictures. Students became brave spellers as they used the name wall, alphabet chart, and snap words to write words on their own. Students ended the week by doing a show-and-tell museum walk. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Fifth Grade Busy Learning and Creating a Positive Classroom Community

Fifth grade students in Mrs. Franson’s class at Canterbury have been busy in early October. Students collaborate during their math block to solve division word problems. Mrs. Franson’s students spend a portion of each day intentionally creating a positive classroom community. One of the ways they do that is through a daily “Morning Meeting.” During this time students are sharing their “All About Me” presentations. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Golf Unit in PhyEd Teaches Skills and Values

In late September, all students at Canterbury began a golf unit in physical education class. Students are learning the physical skills of how to putt towards a target. Students are also learning the values associated with the game of golf, which include integrity, honesty, respect and sportsmanship. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Name Jar Project Helps 5th Graders Learn About Their Classmates

Students in Mrs. Guillen-Richman’s 5th grade class read the book, The Name Jar, by Yangsook Choi in last September. Students designed their own jar using pictures from home, drawings, and words that described who the students are. The jars were numbered and students played a game and tried to guess which jar belonged to which student. Students learned a great deal about their classmates! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Third Grade Works on Creativity and Collaboration

In mid September, students in Mrs. Haertle’s third grade class participated in some fun activities to celebrate "International Dot Day.” This is a celebration of creativity and collaboration based on the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Red, White and Blue Spirit Day Honors Patriot's Day

Our elementaries celebrated our country, and those who protect us, Friday, September 10, in honor of Patriot’s Day. Thanks for supporting our spirit day and helping your children participate in Red, White and Blue Day! Spirit days add a little excitement to our weeks and help us build a strong community. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Fourth Grade Learns Tree Planting and Celebrates Good Behavior With Giant Bowling

Fourth grade students in Mrs. Meyer’s class at Canterbury were busy with fun-filled activities over the past two weeks. Students participated in the planting of a new tree on the playground and learned how to properly plant a Yellow Birch tree. Students then got to play Jumbo Inflatable Bowling with Mrs. Derrick after working hard to earn the PBIS incentive for positive behaviors! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherPride

Third Graders Are Animal Experts!

Third graders in Mrs. Sturomski’s class at Canterbury are animal experts! At the end of May, students have been researching and taking notes, while reading informational text and observing animals on live cameras. Now, students will take their new learning to design a zoo enclosure for their animals. After students design the enclosure they will write a persuasive letter explaining to the zoo why they should use their habitat design. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Fourth Grade Learning About Rocks and Minerals

Students in Mrs. Weidenbaum's 4th grade classroom at Canterbury are learning about rocks and minerals in Science in May. Students observed the rock cycle through a series of Starburst simulation activities. They created sediments by cutting Starbursts into fourths, sedimentary rock by compacting a pile of Starburst sediments together, metamorphic rock by applying heat and pressure and igneous rock by allowing it to cool. Students also "Mined for Minerals" in chocolate chip cookies and identified different rocks by their unique rock properties. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Kindergarten Shares Kindness Baskets on "K" Day of Alphabet Countdown

Students in Mrs. Brozynski's class at Canterbury have been having an ABC Countdown to celebrate their final days in kindergarten. Each day they are engaged in special activities that correspond with that letter of the alphabet. On 'K' day, they made and delivered surprise Kindness Flower Baskets to first grade students. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Students Rock Battle of the Books Reading Challenge

Thirteen students have successfully completed the requirements of the Battle of the Books Reading Challenge at Canterbury. These students read a list of 5 books, completed at least 3 book summaries and achieved a winning score on the Battle Quiz for their book list. In recognition of their hard work, they were rewarded with a brand new book of their choice provided by the PTO.

In addition, Canterbury had two digital students also complete the requirements and one of them completed the requirements for ALL 4 reading lists, reading a total of 20 books and scoring 190/200 points on each of the quizzes. Amazing job!! Thanks to all the students for their participation in the Battle of the Book Reading Challenge this year. Stay tuned for next year’s reading list. Congratulations to all! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Young Geologists Learn About Sedimentary Rock

Caution: Geologists at work! Students in Mrs. Bauer's 4/5 multiage classroom at Canterbury have been learning about how fossils form in sedimentary rocks in May. This investigation involved students reading about the process of sedimentary rock formation. They then used their notes to recreate how a sedimentary rock would form. They added water to their gravel and sand, compacted the sediments to remove the water, and cemented the sediments by adding plaster paris to harden into a mock sedimentary rock. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Students Shares Paw Pull Reward With Class

In early May, one of Mrs. Franson’s 5th grade students saved her Paw Pull tickets and turned in TWENTY tickets to earn a reward she could share--a class game of Kahoot! #PantherPride

Students Show Great Sportsmanship at Recess

Here's a fun photo of some Canterbury 5th graders showing great sportsmanship playing GaGa Ball at recess. #PantherPride

Fifth Graders Are Getting Ready for Middle School!

Students in Mrs. Franson’s 5th grade class at Canterbury had an exciting week at the beginning of May. Mr. Weiss, Greendale Middle School Principal, came to talk to the class about what to expect next year in 6th grade. #WeAreInspiringMinds

5K Students Doing the ABC Countdown

In April, Students in Mrs. Schwechel’s 5K class have been enjoying doing the ABC Countdown as they finish off their kindergarten year. So far, students have had Animal Day, Baseball Day, Chalk Day, Dance Day, and Exercise Day. Students are excited to celebrate the rest of the alphabet with other fun activities! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Students Use Math Skills to Make a "Geometry City"

Students in Mrs. Bauer 4/5 split class put their geometry skills to the test creating a "Geometry City" at the end of April. This cross grade level activity involved a mixture of both fourth grade and fifth grade math curriculums. The project based learning involved  students creating a city that uses 2D and 3D plane and solid geometry. Students used skills like building nets to create buildings and designing a city with shapes, lines, and angles. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Native American Groups From Wisconsin Focus of Study for Fourth Grade

Students in Mrs. Bauer 4th grade class have been studying Native American people from Wisconsin. They started this unit researching older Native American groups that lived in Wisconsin. Their final part of their project was to research a present Native American group of people that live in Wisconsin today. They researched their homes, clothing, arts and crafts, roles of men, women, and children. They wrote paragraphs and created a flip book about their group of people. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Third Grade Celebrates the Earth

Friends in Mrs. Bauer's 3rd Grade class were busy celebrating the Earth in April with nature hikes, Earth Day scrap-paper collages, and plastic-bag recyclable bracelet making! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Second Grade Collects Trash to Commemorate Earth Day

Students in Mrs. Peterson's 2nd grade class spent time picking up trash to celebrate Earth Day April 22! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Fourth Grade Learning About Polygons and Geometry

In mid April, students in Ms. Dams’ 4th grade class at Canterbury learned about polygons and how to classify them during their Geometry Unit. Students first identified each picture with the correct polygon name. Then, students worked in partners to read different riddles and figure out which polygon was described using their labeled pictures. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Third Grade Learning About Landforms

In early April, students in Mrs. Drangstveit’s 3rd grade class at Canterbury have been learning about how geographical location impacts the ways in which people live. As part of their learning, students researched various landforms and created a 3D model of a land area. To tie everything together, students are pretending they live in that land area and are writing a friendly letter that shares information about what their life would be like! #WeAreInspiringMinds

First Graders Learn to Read Words "Part by Part"

First graders in Mrs. Nault’s class have been working on adding new reading strategies to their “toolbox" before Spring Break. They learned to “read the word by part,” which is another strategy to tackle tricky words. One way 1st graders made this connection was trying to build their mascot, Rasheed, part by part, using Legos. We can break apart tricky words just like we break apart Legos! Learning is so much fun! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Bubbles Were a Fun Treat for 1st Grade Earned With Clean & Organized Desks

First grade students in Mrs. MacKenzie's class at Canterbury had some fun with bubbles at recess before Spring Break. The "Desk Fairy" came and left students a surprise in their clean and organized desks! Students had a blast playing with the bubbles during recess.

Second Grade Researches, Writes About and Discusses American Symbols

Did you know that the White House has 132 rooms? Did you know the American Flag is one of the oldest flags in the world? Did you know the Statue of Liberty stands for democracy, freedom and hope? Second graders in Mrs. Borrelli’s class at Canterbury have been studying American symbols in March by researching information from books, on Epic, and videos. Students are using the information they learned about one of the symbols to write an opinion piece on why that symbol should represent the United States. Students will share their presentations with an audience that will vote on which symbol they think should represent the United States. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Famous Women Topic of Research and Video Presentation

In March, Canterbury 4th and 5th graders learned about influential women during Women's History Month. The students in Amy Bauer's 4/5 split class made the recordings for the presentation and also researched many famous women. Take a peek. https://tinyurl.com/sncujnk #WeAreInspiringMinds

Fourth Graders Build and Program Robots

Fourth graders at Canterbury are learning about circuits and motors. Students used DC motors, batteries, and wires to create a Wiggle Bot. They had to problem solve and use their engineering skills to build the robot. Once the circuit was complete they watched their Wiggle Bot scribble and make some unique art. #WeAreInspiringMinds

First Grade Illustrates Their Knowledge of Spanish

First grade Spanish students completed amazing drawings of our city in March. Students showed where they would go and what they would do in each location. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Breath of Fresh Air for Orchestra Students

Canterbury orchestra students took advantage fabulous weather on Monday, March 8, and took their lessons outside! #WeAreInspiringMinds
 

Fourth Graders Have Fun Learning About Static Electricity

Fourth grade students have been having a “shockingly” good time exploring static electricity labs during science in March. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Women in History Was Focus of Research

In March, students in Mrs. Amy Bauer’s 4th and 5th grade class researched famous women in history to celebrate Women’s History Month. After students completed their research they recorded themselves sharing their information to create a slideshow that was shared with all students and staff at Canterbury. #WeAreInspiringMinds

3D Dream Treehouse Project Uses Math Skills

During their WIN (what I need time) in early March, two 5th grade and two 4th grade students in Mrs. Bauer 4/5 multi-age class worked on a math project-based-learning project. During this project they had to design and build a 3D version of their dream treehouse. They had to use their geometry skills and problem solving skills to build different designs to their treehouse. Some of them even created a multi-level treehouse. Some examples of their rooms included a kitchen, aquarium, a bowling alley, and a disco room. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Canterbury Students Celebrate Reading in Early March

Canterbury students are celebrated reading the week of March 1st in conjunction with Read Across America initiative. Students have the opportunity to read books together that help them discover their own voices and learn from the voices of others. Students and staff will be able to dress up each day, participate in a Guess-the-Favorite-Book contest and take part in fun class activities. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Third Graders Adapt Fairy Tales to Make Them Their Own

Students in Mrs. Drangstveit’s 3rd grade class at Canterbury have been working hard to publish their adapted fairy tales in late February! After studying the characteristics of familiar fairy tales, students chose a favorite tale to adapt. They may have changed the characters, the setting or the plot to create their unique versions of familiar stories. We are very proud of their hard work and final products! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Colonial History Comes Alive for 5th Graders

History came alive in Mrs. Bauer's fifth grade class in February! The students were studying the American colonies for social studies. Mrs. Bauer created a day where they participated in some activities to simulate what life was like during colonial times. Students made homemade butter, punched tin to represent lanterns, learned to cross stitch, learned to sew a button and created their silhouettes. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Second Grade Scientists Experiment With Matter

Students in Mrs. Peterson’s 2nd grade class finished up their science unit on matter with an experiment. They mixed cornstarch and water together to make a concoction called Oobleck. It looks like a liquid, but feels like a solid. The class thought it was so fun to experiment with matter and to record their observations. They are some great scientists! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Valentines Are Ready for Honor Flight Veterans!

Students in Mrs. Weidenbaum’s 4th grade class at Canterbury made Valentines for the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Veterans. “Mail” will be passed out on the flight home from Washington D.C. after veterans visit their respective war memorials. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherPride #PantherStrong

Fourth Grade Uses Snap Circuit Kits to Explore Electricity

Fourth Graders in Mrs. Bauer's class at Canterbury have started their electricity unit. They are currently using snap circuits to build different circuit model projects. The Snap Circuit kit uses building blocks with snaps to build different electrical and electronic circuits. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Fourth Graders Demonstrate Their Note-Taking Skills

Students in Mrs. Weidenbaum's 4th grade class at Canterbury learned researching and note-taking skills in early February. Students used these skills to gather information about natural disasters to create a presentation to share with their class. #WeAreInspiringMinds

First Graders Identify Characters' Traits

Students in Mrs. MacKenzie's 1st grade class are learning different ways to get to know the characters in the books they are reading in early February. They marked parts in their books where the character's words or actions helped them to identify the character's traits. Then they introduced their character to their reading partner using those traits. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Third Grade Earns a LEGO Reward for Teamwork

In early February, students in Mrs. Bauer's 3rd grade class earned a LEGO reward. Students attained this reward for following their Class Community of Learners Pledge. When students were "caught" working like a team they earned a letter in the word LEGOS. Today they earned all of the letters and got to enjoy their fun reward! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Students Learn From Food Truck Pros

Fourth Graders Creates Their Own Food Truck Business Models

Students in Ms. Dams’ 4th grade class are designing a food truck as an end-of-unit activity in early February. They are working on the “Start Up” and focusing on a business name, logo, and truck design. Students will also develop a menu, take orders, and make a food truck model out of a shoe box. #WeAreInspiringMinds

4th & 5th Graders Make Valentines for Honor Flight Vets

Fourth and fifth graders at Canterbury are spreading some kindness to our veterans. Students made Valentine's Day cards for veterans that will be flying on an Honor Flight before Valentine's Day. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong #PantherPride

Students Draw Out Impressions of Inauguration Poem

In late January, students in Mrs. Sturomski's 3rd grade class at Canterbury watched Amanda Gorman's reading of her poem "The Hill We Climb" (which the 22-year-old recited at the presidential inauguration). Before watching the video, students learned a technique in which they sketch their notes and ideas through visual notetaking. Students were given a blank sheet of paper to write or draw their feelings, takeaways, and thoughts they had while watching the speech. While students did not share these sketches with their classmates, they did give Mrs. Sturomski permission to share these photos. (To view Ms. Gorman's presentation, see this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ055ilIiN4 #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Fifth Graders Create a Scaled-Down Model of the Solar System

Students in Mrs. Bauer's 5th grade class at Canterbury have been studying the solar system. Students researched the planets and created a project to model our solar system. Students then put their math (measurement and geometry) and science skills to work to create a scaled down version of the solar system. Students first measured planet sizes to show the difference in the size of each plant. Next, they measured out the distance of each planet from the sun. Neptune almost reached the end of the hallway! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Third Grade Learns Principles of Coding & CAD With Technology

Students in Mrs. Sturomski’s 3rd grade class are using technology to explore computer coding using code.org and CAD/3D design using Tinkercad. Students use code.org to develop their understanding of computer science, problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking. Students use Tinkercad to learn more about the 3D design process, develop math skills and practices, and more. As new lines of codes are written and creations designed, they love sharing their work with others! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Fourth Graders Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's Life

Mrs. Meyer’s fourth grade students at Canterbury have been learning about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in January. They have learned about his life and the impact he had on our country. Students worked on making a sketch of Martin Luther King, Jr. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Students Show Their Greendale Pride!

Greendale Elementary students celebrated a Greendale/School spirit day January 15. You can see by this photo from Canterbury, they are proud to wear their GREEN! #PantherPride

Third Graders Keep Brains Sharp With Movement and Focus on Writing Skills

The third grade students working with Canterbury's Mrs. Bauer are working hard at keeping their brains fresh by moving their bodies during digital learning! Students are also working on studying different versions of fairy tales and brainstorming ideas for how to adapt these stories to make them their own! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Students Dress Up for Business Pro Day

As they returned to learning after winter break, Mrs. Haertle's class asked to have a Business Professional Day. While their excitement level for this 'dress-up day' was a bit lower than on Pajama Day before the break, students thought it would be fun to have a dress up day to start off the New Year!

Fifth Graders Study Holidays and Share Research

Fifth grade students working with Canterbury teachers Ms. Fischer and Mrs. GR have been reading and writing about how different countries celebrate Christmas. Students have also been learning about how various cultures celebrate different holidays. Students used Flipgrid to teach their classmates about their research. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Non-Fiction Texts Inspire Adventures

First grade students working with Mrs. Nault are diving into their nonfiction reading and writing unit. Students are building on their natural curiosity by learning all about the world through non fiction texts by swimming with sharks, learning about famous baseball players, traveling to outer space and so many more fun adventures, all through texts from their classroom libraries. Learning is so much FUN! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

5K Students Explore Math Concepts & Earn Pajama Day Reward

Students in Mrs. Crapitto’s kindergarten class at Canterbury explored concepts of shape identification, doubles facts, and addition to 10 in their math workplaces in mid November. Students also enjoyed pajama day, as their prize for the Coin Drive challenge. Who wouldn’t want to wear their jammies to school? #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

ifth Grade Helping Demonstrate Optimism With a Glass Half Full

Canterbury’s November character trait is “Optimism.” Students in Mrs. Guillen-Richmann’s 5th grade class are demonstrating optimism by creating a “half-full” water bottle with a positive message for others to see. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Posters Mark Students' Appreciation on Veterans Day

Students in Mrs. Bauer's 4th/5th Multiage classroom at Canterbury celebrated Veterans Day by creating signs to recognize veterans. They displayed their signs in front of the school. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Students Visit With Military Personnel Overseas for Veterans Day

On Novmeber 10, Ms. Nault's first grade class had some very special visitors, Staff Sgt. Kristin Dodds and her two coworkers, 1st Sgt. Joseph Buth and Sgt. Karissa Martin all the way from Lithuania. Staff Sgt. Dodds is a mom to one of the students in the class. The military personnel shared a Veterans Day presentation and talked to the class about what they were doing in Lithuania. The students were then able to ask them lots of questions! The conversation finished with the students sharing their "thank you posters" that they made to thank the service members for all they do for them and for the country. Even though the class is all digital, this was a very special experience for everyone. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Fifth Grade Creates Project on Plant and Animal Adaptations

In early November, 5th grade students in Amy Bauer’s class researched different environments to learn about climate, animal and plant adaptations. Students then created projects about their environments. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Timely Lesson on Elections

In early November, some digital elementary students working with Ms. Wieneke did an activity where they learned about elections, watched commercials and then had to decide which cookie they liked better. On Monday, they made their own campaign posters and then on Tuesday, Election Day, they voted. The students really embraced this learning and it was a fun morning getting the election results!

Students Reading Favorite Books

Students in Mrs. Brozynski's kindergarten class have been busy reading many old favorite storybooks like The Carrot Seed, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Caps for Sale. They've learned to look at the pictures, remember and read. They especially enjoy talking like the characters. Soon it will be time for them to activate their reading Super Powers!

First Graders Are Word Detectives

Students in Mrs. MacKenzie’s 1st grade class are training to become “word detectives.” Students practiced looking closely across the whole word, from start to end. Students also studied pictures to help them when solving “tricky words.” Students even used their new “detective skills” to hunt for Snap Words in their books! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Students Learning to Use Word Tools to Label Pictures

Students in Mrs. Schwechel's kindergarten class have been working hard during the show-and-tell unit in Writer's Workshop. Students are drawing objects and places they love. They are also working on labeling their pictures by using all of the tools in the classroom like the name wall, the color word wall, and the alphabet chart.

Second Grade Learning About Communities

Students in Mrs. Peterson’s 2nd grade class are learning about different kinds of communities in October. Students read a book together about rural communities and made a list of people, places, things, and animals they would find there according to what they read. Students then drew and colored pictures showing what they would expect to see in those rural communities. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

5K Leaf Investigators

Kindergarteners from Mrs. Brozynski's class were "thinking like scientists" as they walked through the Canterbury woods in search of a special leaf in early October. After their walk, they went back to their classroom to complete a Leaf Investigation activity where they recorded information about the size and shape of their leaves. #WeAreInspiringMinds

First Grade Uses Library for the First Time

Canterbury first grade students got their first library experience at the end of September. First grade students were able to browse for books and use the newly renovated library space. Everyone was so excited to be able to check out books! #WeAreInspiringMinds #GDaleBuilds

Students Share Math Stories With Digital Partners

Students in Mrs. Borrelli’s 2nd grade class at Canterbury recently used marker boards to show their work as they figured out number stories. Students then showed and explained their strategy to a partner using Google Meet. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Students Busy Learning During Hispanic Heritage Month

Canterbury students have been busy learning during Hispanic Heritage Month. Students learned about the lives of influential Hispanic and Latinx people from countries around the world. Many studied the flags, history and culture of countries in Latin and South America. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

5K Students in Digital Class Working Hard

In September, Canterbury students in Ms. Wieneke’s K5 Digital Class worked on identifying the title of books by putting post-it notes on the book. Students also worked on "Friendly Fives" in math, an introduction to five frames. Finally, students drew a 3 star picture of what they did over the weekend. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Canterbury Fourth Graders Read and Discuss

In mid September, fourth grade students at Canterbury in Ms. Dams’s class read books on EPIC and jotted down a part that they wanted to share with other students. Students then participated in small groups, via Google Meet, to share the information they jotted down with each other and Ms. Dams. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

In-Person Learners Return to School!

Elementary schools welcomed in-person learners back to school on Thursday, September 3. In keeping with district ReOpening schools practices, students wore face coverings entering the building and during the school day except when eating or engaging in physical activity outside. It was a great first in-person day! Click on the photo to watch a slideshow of drop off at our schools. 

Fourth graders at Canterbury are learning about circuits and motors. Students used DC motors, batteries, and wires to create a Wiggle Bot. They had to problem solve and use their engineering skills to build the robot. Once the circuit was complete they watched their Wiggle Bot scribble and make some unique art. #WeAreInspiringMinds