The National Honor Society students and Mrs. Murphy presented GHEC Elementary students with Reading Is FUNdamental (RIF) books. They emphasized the importance of reading especially to prevent the "Summer Slide". They were entertained by our 8th grade percussion group.
Today, the GHEC Elementary School observed Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day in recognition of one of our GHEC preschool students. Each grade level participated in a door decorating contest and dressed in purple. Congratulations to Mrs. DeBoer's 5th grade class!
Civil Engineering class designed and built bridges as part of their study on forces on a structure. The structure pictured held 92 pounds which was almost 2000 times the structure's own weight!
Come out to our FFA Banquet on Friday night!
April CER "Game On!" Class
04.25.22
Students had a blast playing board and card games!
GHEC 4th & 5th Grade competed at their first Math Master's Competition at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato on Friday, April 22nd! They worked extremely hard completing math fact and problems individually and as a group all morning! We learning a lot and can't wait to compete again next year! In the afternoon they had fun trying to escape a Mankato Escape Room!
Thank you to the American Legion 36 and Auxiliary of Fairmont for awarding ten of our seniors with scholarships! We appreciate your generosity!
Spanish 1 and 2 were able practice their speaking skills today at El Agave!
May 2-6 is Teacher Appreciation Week! We are very grateful for the outstanding group of educators that we have supporting our students on a daily basis at GHEC. Please be sure to thank a teacher this week!
Today our Animal Science class got to go to the sale barn to learn about how cattle get bought and sold! We got to talk to a local vet about his job, walked back through the chutes, and weighed ourselves on the scale! Thanks Blue Earth Stockyards for the great tour!
GHEC High School students had the opportunity to watch a mock crash today. Thank you to the Martin County Sheriff, State Patrol, Fairmont Police and Fire, Mayo Ambulance and Helicopter, Richards Auto, and Fairmont High School for putting this learning opportunity together.
EmpowerU Lesson #9 (This Week): This week’s EmpowerU lesson focuses on mindfulness! We will learn about what it feels like to have a lot of distracting thoughts in our brains, and how to use mindfulness to take charge and focus. The calming tool for this week may be familiar to some of you: Tree Pose! This is a great tool to get your body moving and to help with focus.
Middle and High School Students and Families - Please take a look at this brief update video on MCA testing and some upcoming events this spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAgS7CulbOk
If your child is going to be 3 or 4 years old (preschool), or 5 years old (kindergarten) before Sept. 1st, we’d love to see you and your child tomorrow (Thursday) night between 4:30 and 6:30 pm at GHEC school. We are registering for the 2022-23 school year. Enroll early!
Here are some great summer opportunities for our young Jaguars! Registration can be found on Fairmont's CER webstore. I (Leah Rode-Mulder) plan on working at the camps. Hope to see you there this summer!
CER K- 2nd Grade
"All About Space" Class & Galaxy Jars
04.11.22
CER 3rd-5th Grade
Jewelry & Bracelet Making Class
04.04.22
EmpowerU Lesson #8 (This Week): EmpowerU Parent Information: This week’s EmpowerU lesson focuses on stress. We will learn about what stress feels like in our individual bodies, and how taking a break can help us to lower stress. The new calming tool this week is called Square Breathing! Have your student show you how to do it at home. It is a great tool for all parts of life!
EmpowerU Elementary Social & Emotional Curriculum EmpowerU Lesson #7 (Last Week): Students will learn about flipping their lid, and what to do when it happens. We all experience moments of flipping our lid, or having big emotions. Through the use of our calming tools, we can bring our lid back down! Students will review the calming tools from weeks past, and will learn a new tool called Mind Jar! Ask your student which calming tool(s) they like best!
Come out and support our FFA with some McDonalds!
March Madness winners earned a pizza party for following the three R's the whole month! Congrats to the 2nd grade classroom!!
