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Osborn School District #8

 

Solano School (Preschool -6th grade)

 

Pssst... pass it on!  “Osborn is focused on preparing students for the challenges they face in the 21st Century!”                                                                                                                                                        Pssst... pass it on! Osborn has: “Collaborative teachers, great resources, super kids!”                                                                                                                                                       Pssst... pass it on!  Osborn offers: “Lots of professional development and classroom support!”                                                                                                                                                        Pssst... pass it on! “Osborn schools are focused on results and ensure that every child is making progress by sequential tests.”                                                                                                                                                        Pssst... pass it on!  Osborn has: “Caring teachers—great early childhood programs!”                                                                                                                                                        Pssst... pass it on! At Osborn:“Teacher input counts!"                                                   

Come see why Osborn is the best kept secret!

 

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A Beary Fun Day in Solano Kindergarten

Kindergarten students in Kathleen Colburn’s class had a special Valentine’s Day treat. They completed activities to reinforce a book, The Valentine Bears. In science students studied winter and hibernation. Bonnie Nelson and Amelia Fry, former teachers, and Connie Evans, former office clerk spent the day assisting. Mrs. Nelson had collected enough bears for each student to have one for themselves and one to give to a special friend. Students wrote about their bears, ordered the bears according to size and sorted the bears by attributes. They had a tea party with their bears. Ms. Colburn summarized the day as, “Probably one of the most wonderful days of my 17 years in Solano Kindergarten. We loved watching the children carefully carry their real teacups and saucers to their table! There was no arguing over which bears they were choosing and they wrote great things about their bear. My friends loved spending the day with us.”

Connie Evans, Kathleen Colburn, Mali Fry, and Bonnie Nelson

 

TRIP (Targeted Reading Intervention Program)
The 21st Century Grant provides academic and enrichment after school activities for students, at Solano and across the Osborn District. Students in Carrie Moore’s TRIP (Targeted Reading Intervention Program) class receive an extra-curricular boost– distinctly different from school-day instruction.

 

Playground Construction

 

Solano Students Participate in World Water Monitoring Day
Every year, the global community joins in World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD), a worldwide effort to positively impact the health of rivers, lakes and estuaries. In 2005, more than 5,000 bodies of water were tested in the U.S., and 50 countries

Solano Students Learn about Bio Assessment: The use of aquatic life to determine water quality effects on the ecosystem.

participated. Arizona had 118 volunteers monitor 58 bodies of water across the state.

Four key indicators of water quality, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity, are tested. These efforts began Sept. 18 and concluded Oct. 18 with students from Osborn School District performing water monitoring and participating in water testing activities and workshops at Steele Indian School Park. The results taken during the month will be placed in a database available to the public and used to track water quality. The students prepared before the testing day by studying curriculum that fulfills the AIMS requirements.

Sixth grade students from Osborn School District tested water at Indian School Park for World Water Monitoring Day and participated in the following seven water station workshops run by ADEQ and Gateway Community College: Bio Assessment, Hydrolab, Turbidity & other instrument, Groundwater Flow Model Display, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Watershed Model, Well Depth, and Water Monitoring. Students wore "Be Sun Safe" hats donated to all Solano students by the BHHS Legacy Foundation.