There is so much going on this year in music class!

Third, fourth, and fifth grade students have been learning about musical elements and what to listen for in music. They have created individual music listening journals that will keep track of their monthly listening examples and information pertaining to the genre/style of music.

First and second grade students have been working hard at playing the xylophones and learning about note names and playing techniques. They have come so far in such a short amount of time!

In Physical Education class, students are having fun with fitness, utilizing our equipment funded by a KEF CrossFit Kids grant! We are working on squats, overhead presses, and box jumps. Our fitness days include fun warm-ups and games, and of course a fun workout to practice our skills! We are also working on sport-related skills such as kicking and throwing and catching. Students played 2 versus 2 soccer games, over and underhand throwing, and “Capture the Football”- just in time for football season. GO BIRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This year Mrs. Kristin Spahr’s fifth grade class has been fortunate to receive free scholastic books each month from gracious sponsors. They recently received their September book order and have gotten to work writing thank you letters to their sponsors, telling them about the new and exciting books they’ve received.

Bancroft Elementary School’s library media center is ready to begin its 8^th annual Read for the Gold school-wide reading incentive program this week. Students have been trained in the Accelerated Reader online quiz program and are ready to earn comprehension points for each book read and quiz passed. Classes will earn points and they will be tracked on the school’s ‘Reader’s Up’ baseball display in the library media center. Each week Mr. David Livergood, the school’s library media specialist, will update class points on the display. Beginning in October, classes, with the most comprehension points by grade level, will earn the reading trophy for their class monthly. Readers up!!

The students in E4 Mrs. Sarah Goudy’s classroom learned about each other and poetry by writing, sharing, and illustrating biography poems.