Confidence Learning Center is offering a great opportunity for students with disabilities! See the flyer for details.
What foods do you mix together that you think is so good, but everyone else thinks it's gross?🍿🍕🧈🥗🍩🍗 #wackywednesday
What was your favorite toy when you were a kid? 🪀🧸
Camp Invention took place last week at CRES. It was a success. Here is a recap of what the students learned. Camp Invention is made up of 4 different exploration topics: Invention Celebration, Pop-Up Venture, MimicBot, and Catching Air.
In Invention Celebration, campers learn about planning and developing a celebration. They sketch the ultimate party hat with a purpose, then investigate the science of circuitry to unlock an LED ball. Once their colorful light is glowing, campers prototype their innovative party hat. Then they sketch and prototype an invention that will help them during a celebration. It could be a robot waiter, a machine to take out the trash or an automatic door that helps guests inside — anything is possible!
Campers become entrepreneurs by creating the ultimate business in Pop-Up
Venture! They build models of their design and generate ideas for their shop. Then they develop a business plan, receive money from a lender and apply for a license. Campers explore ways to include environmentally conscious design in their pop-up shop! They contemplate the upfront costs versus the long-term impact of green space and continue building their pop-up shop, adding curb appeal to attract customers.
During MimicBot, children receive the challenge of turning look-alike robots into original, one-of-a-kind stuffies. They discover their robot has mimicking abilities and investigate the inner mechanics to find out what makes it move and groove. While exploring their robot, a Copy Cat who loves to steal ideas and claim them as his own reveals he has been lurking! Campers investigate patents as a way to thwart the Copy Cat. After discovering how nature codes for physical features
in plants and animals, children translate DNA code to unlock access to building block materials and start to style their stuffie. They dive deeper into mimicry by exploring some of nature’s greatest mimics, including animals that use mimicry
for protection.
In Catching Air, children explore the components of their mini skateboards and some inventors who have made them possible! They head to the Skate Shop to pick up their own mini board and then personalize it. Campers practice skate tricks as they explore the fun of physics through force, friction and more! They receive a finger shoe, then use their new kick to flip their board into a bowl. After that, children design their skate park! They create ramps, rails and other features that put their boards and tricks to the test. Campers create, test and recreate using DIY techniques to build a uniquely designed skate park that encourages fast-rolling fun!
On June 1st, SALT advisor Katherine Thoennes and representative Cadence Wynn attended a meeting for the Northern Minnesota American Red Cross. The Red Cross honored SALT with their Services to the Armed Forces Partner of the Year award in recognition of the Service Action Leadership Team’s dedication to service members and veterans and the mission of the American Red Cross through engagement in the Holiday for Heroes project. We are proud of SALTs hard work and contribution to the C-I school and community!
4th graders ended their year with a fun field trip to Camp Confidence Learning Center! They got to enjoy the petting zoo, zipline, slides, the glass-bottom boat and the BIG Adirondack chair. Thanks for hosting our 4th graders!
These students ended their school year in the park! Watch out 2nd Grade...here they come!
Several items were removed from the Jr. High Phy.Ed locker rooms: baseball bags, shoes, clothing etc.
All lost and found is in the entryway at the HS student entrance for you to pick up between 8a-4p. The office closes on Wed. June 7th at which time anything left will be discarded or donated.
Culinary Arts 2 students made baguettes and Puff Pastry Danishes. The
Intro to Culinary Arts students created beautiful fruit pizzas and copycat Crumbl Cheesecake cookies. 😋
CIS Public Speaking students ended the semester with an awards celebration and senior-made French toast breakfast, commemorating their hard work this year! Students received awards in various categories, including best overall speaker, best eye contact, most improved, and most poetic.
Congrats to all of the senior public speakers for their growth this year and making the class fun!
These students took a walk to the new candy store in Ironton, High Wheel Confectionery! Each student got to pick out their own treat and check out the new store. A great way to end the school year!
Ninth graders in Mrs. Thoennes' English class worked hard on presenting their endangered species speeches last week. The class then voted on the following categories: Best Overall Speech, Best Delivery Skills, Best Information, Best Induction, Best Conclusion: The students who were voted as best overall speech will be given an adoption kit; the English department will donate to that species. They will also have their speech put on social media with a link for others to donate!
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
"Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good."
-Minor Myers, Jr.
Best wishes to you all!
🎶School's out for Summer!🎶
Let's give a shout-out to our retiree, Mrs. Karen Swanhorst! Congratulations on your retirement!
It's almost here...
Environmental Biology students are completing their pollinator garden for their public service project. Thanks to the Amy Swensen and the Backyard Greenhouse!
Mrs. Larson's English 8 students recently completed poetry projects where they had to create their own haikus and concrete (shape) poems. Students were very imaginative in their designs and descriptive with their words!
Graduation will be held Friday, May 26 at 7pm. Should you need to request special seating or wheelchair please contact bzender@ci.k12.mn.us before noon on Friday.
Graduation will be livestreamed. Stay tuned for the link.
Our Senior Spotlight of the Day goes to, Elio Mendoza!
