Spalding Park Environmental Sciences Elementary
4101 Stone Ave.
Sioux City, IA 51106
Main Office: 712-274-4043
M: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
T-F: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
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To provide a strong educational program by incorporating and integrating the Iowa Core standards through all content areas into various topics and projects related to environmental science while utilizing research-based instructional strategies, hands-on, inquiry-based learning, and critical thinking to ensure all students attain high academic achievement through project-based activities in a safe and responsive learning environment.
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Attendance Matters
Each week, the class with the best attendance from the previous week will earn the Panther Award and get to keep the traveling trophy in their classroom! If students want to keep the trophy for longer they must continue to have the best attendance into the following week! It is wonderful to see how students are taking responsibility for their attendance and doing their best to be here on time every day to help their class win the award!
Dressing for Cold Weather
Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the colder winter. Even during the winter season, the District allows recess and outdoor activities to continue as usual, so it is important that students have the right winter weather clothing. When the temperature feels like 15 degrees or lower, students are kept inside for recess and activities. Students should be prepared for the cooler weather with a warm coat, hat, scarf, and gloves. If your student does not have access to cold-weather apparel, please contact our school office.
January Dates to Remember
January 15th – End of 2nd Quarter
January 16th – No School for Students (Teacher workday)
January 19th – 1st day of 3rd Quarter
January 22nd – Report Cards sent home
Character Strong Curriculum
This month is all about Perseverance. One way to think about Perseverance is "pushing yourself through challenges and obstacles." We all experience challenges in our lives. We all have moments when we feel like we can’t do it or that we want to give up on a big task. It is important to develop tools that help us worth through those challenges in order to grow in those moments instead of giving up. how might you practice Perseverance as a family this month?
Perseverance is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students Be Strong. Across grade levels, students will be developing skills like focusing, organizing, and goal setting.
We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful winter break!
School resumes tomorrow. For our high school students, it will be a B day schedule.
See you tomorrow!
December 2025 Staff Members of the MonthWendy Johnson, a fourth-grade teacher at Spalding Park Environmental Sciences Elementary School
“Wendy is a great team leader. She is always looking at data for ways to improve our instruction. The kid’s success is her number one goal. She keeps her team informed of all the important information relayed through the Building Leadership Team and other trainings she attends. She keeps us all running smoothly in fourth grade. Congratulations, Wendy!”
