Smithton CCSD 130

Last week in STEM 7th Grade worked on making index card towers, 3rd & 4th grade did Domino Challenges and 2nd Grade built insect houses.

Today our 8th graders attended the 8th Grade Technical Career Awareness Day at the Career Center of Southern Illinois. Click the link to see some of the photos & a video! ...

Mrs. Beggs' 2nd Grade Students learned about how the earth changes slowly. They learned that water can create canyons and over millions of years the Grand Canyon was formed from ...

In STEM this week, 8th Graders completed building challenges creating index card towers and cup & popsicle stick towers.

Mrs. LaFrence’s 5th grade class ended their unit on matter by demonstrating how chemical changes could occur. Students created a mixture of baking soda and water. They took th...

Click here to watch a video of Mrs. Lester's Birthday celebration today!

First Graders in Mrs. Lynch's STEM Class created insects out of Play-Doh Monday!

Mrs. LaFrence' s 5th grade class demonstrated their knowledge of chemical and physical changes by creating lava lamps in class on Monday!

Mrs. Brueggemann's Kindergarteners are pretty talented artists! They drew their very own scarecrows today!

Our Girls on the Run team volunteered to work at a water station and cheer on runners at the Belleville Marathon this past weekend!

4th Graders have been studying rock layers and fossils in science. Mrs. Kueker's students enjoyed exploring and identifying her rock, fossil, and shell collection.

First graders in Mrs. Gerberding's Class learned about animal structures and survival this week. They tested out different types of bird beaks to see which beak was more successfu...

This week in STEM...Kindergarten made Play-Doh insects. They learned that insects have 3 body segments, 6 legs and 2 antennae. 4th Grade worked on measuring using cups, pints, q...

In STEM class last week, 1st Graders grew beans in the window while 6th Graders explored probability with dice & spinners...We can't wait to see what they learn next week! ...

Mrs. LaFrence's 5th grade class has been learning about the different properties of matter. On Friday, they put their knowledge to action by creating oobleck to demonstrate how no...

Thank you to all of the amazing grandparents who were able to join us today for our Grandparents Day event. We appreciate your patience through lunch and our book fair. The kids...

7th & 8th graders in Mrs. Lynch's STEM class collecting data with Minute to Win It challenges to find statistical information.

The Smithton School Student of the Month for September 2022 is Cecily Wood. Cecily was chosen for this award by the faculty and administration of the school. The award was pre...

In STEM class, 2nd graders sprouted seeds in plastic gloves. They are also using spinach leaves to "color" trees green!

Mrs. Courtney's 4th Graders are working hard and helping each other in Science!