I received a sweet act of kindness and generosity from children's author and educator, Jeff Kubiak. Jeff sent me his three books; Monsters have Manners, It's Me, and One Drop of Kindness. We are beyond grateful, especially the third grade students reading them right now!
I love observing the joy on the faces of the fourth grade students as they define their Wildly Important Goals (WIG) and the actions needed to achieve their goals. Student goal setting yields positive results in so many ways.
The Cold Spring 1st grade students are modeling and exploring to build their understanding of how the earth rotates on its axis, and revolves around the sun. There was a collective gasp and "OOOOHHHHHHH!!" when they all realized that rotating the model counter-clockwise produces west leaning shadows in the morning, and east leaning shadows in the afternoon. They now understand WHY shadows are in different places thanks to the student-centered collaborative teaching from Dr. Gradias, STEAM Teacher, and Mrs. Carey, First Grade Teacher.
The Cold Spring 3rd grade students finished their rain gauges in adobe illustrator just in time for today's storm. The students considered tenths as fractions & decimals in order to construct their rulers for the rain gauges. I love the Math, Science and Art integration.
The Cold Spring Kindergarten through Second grade artists have been hard at work this quarter. Check out a few highlights!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! It appears one of the kindergarten Leprechaun traps worked! We caught Leprechaun Roy dancing in the gazebo.
The Cold Spring School fourth grade students did an excellent job presenting their inclusive 22nd California Mission projects to their parents, grandparents, and community members! I loved observing their creative projects and public speaking confidence!
The Cold Spring School second grade students did an excellent job presenting their Living Legends research projects to all the parents today.
The Cold Spring Foundation launched the silent auction today (closes 3/11 @ 10PM). Bidders not attending the 1980's Saturday event can click "Online Auction Registration Only."
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These are the people that ensure equity in education! I'm incredibly grateful for their desire to truly give every child what they need in order to be successful. They are showing what's possible in public education - Excellence evolves when students feel connected and loved!
Thank you, Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent, for the California Distinguished School and California Exemplary Arts in Education flags. We are honored to have the opportunity to wave our flags with pride in front of Cold Spring School!
The Cold Spring community is showing its love for reading. I love the excitement towards reading! #FavoriteBookCharacterDay
Happy Valentine's Day from the Cold Spring School District! Much gratitude to all the Dad's who arrived to school at 6AM to make pancakes, sausage, and bacon for our community. We are grateful for your love and generosity!
Happy 100th Day of School! The Cold Spring School students are 100 years young today!
The Cold Spring School has been recognized as a 2023 California Exemplary Arts Education School. The award recognizes an exemplary commitment to arts education. Cold Spring School is also a recipient of the 2023 California Distinguished Schools Award. Congratulations!
Cold Spring School will be OPEN Tomorrow! Thankfully, our campus only suffered a leaky roof in the Art portable classroom. The students did a great job following my instructions. They left everything behind, including their lunches. I'm grateful! Thank you for the support!
Cold Spring School will be OPEN tomorrow. The Evacuation Order has been officially lifted as of 2:00 P.M. today.
Parent Club is holding its monthly meeting tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM in the Gazebo. We look forward to seeing you in the morning.
The regular meeting of the Governing Board for January 10, 2023, has been postponed to Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the school auditorium. The meeting agenda will be reposted shortly in accordance with the Brown Act. https://5il.co/1n0zu.
Good News! The Evacuation Order for Montecito has just been lifted (9:30 AM). I want to thank our Montecito Fire Chief, Kevin Taylor, for the excellent communication he has provided me over the past 24 hours. His communication allowed Cold Spring to prepare effectively.
Cold Spring School District Community Newsletter
Winter 2022-2023
