Week 28 may have been short for students, but it was one of the most important! 💛

We loved connecting with families during Parent-Teacher Conferences, sharing smiles at Breakfast Buddies, and seeing students excited about reading at the Book Fair 📚✨

Thank you for your continued support—enjoy a well-deserved Spring Break! 🌷☀️
13 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Collage of student pictures
Collage of student pictures
Collage of student pictures
Collage of student pictures
Grateful for amazing long-term subs who step in and make a difference every single day 💛

Mrs. Coombs’ class took some time to write heartfelt thank-you notes to Mrs. Boeddiker to show just how much she’s appreciated. We are so lucky to have such caring and dedicated educators supporting our students! ✏️🍎
13 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Thank you notes for our long term sub
Thank you cards and treats for our long term sub
Shout out to Ms. Tubbs's class! They were the fifth correct response to the last our Disney weeks for the "What's This Song?!?" Wednesday Award. This week's song was "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Mulan.
14 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Class Picture
Mrs. Ferrara's class has been studying decimals and the relationship between tenths and hundredths. Today, we were the staff of Ferrara's Hamburger Hut. We had to take orders from customers and calculate the price. We used knowledge of addition, decimals, tenths, hundredths, and our listening and speaking skills.
14 days ago, Alexis Boyle
students working together
students working together
students working together
students working together
Students working together
Students working together
🍀 Don’t Forget! A Busy Week at School! 🍀

Just a few friendly reminders for our families:

💚 Wear Green Tomorrow!
Don’t forget to wear green to celebrate St. Patty’s Day!

🍩📚 Breakfast Buddies
Join us tomorrow morning from 7:15–8:00 a.m. for donuts and reading with your student. We can’t wait to see you there!

👩‍🏫 Conferences This Week
If you don’t already have a conference scheduled, please reach out to your child’s teacher to set one up. We value the opportunity to connect with families!

🌸 Spring Break is Almost Here!
Wednesday is the last day for students this week, and then it’s time for a well-deserved Spring Break!

It’s a busy few days, and we’re looking forward to finishing the quarter strong. Thanks for your support! 🍀📚✨
16 days ago, Alexis Boyle
St. Patrick's Day Flyer
Friday was a slimy day in Ms. Denny’s class! 🧪🟢

Students read a book about slime in the ocean, watched a fascinating (and slightly gross!) video about hagfish and slime molds, and learned the science behind why slime works.

Then it was time for hands-on fun as they made three different types of slime: Water Slime, Regular Slime, and Cloud Slime. It was a messy, exciting way to explore science and learn how materials can change and react!

Learning + slime = a great day in class! 😊
17 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Group of students with slime
Group of students with slime
Group of students with slime
Group of students with slime
Group of students with slime
Group of students smiling
Group of students smiling
Group of students with slime
Group of students
✨ Week 27 at Oregon Trail was one to remember! ✨

This week brought lots of memorable moments for our students and staff. We celebrated a sweet Kindergarten wedding, practiced safety during an ALICE Drill, and wrapped up the week with a half day as we closed out Quarter 3.

Some classes celebrated the end of the quarter with special activities. In Mrs. Boyle’s 5th Grade, students enjoyed a magical Disney Day! 🏰 Students created their own Magic Bands, made Mickey Ear headbands, listened to music from around the parks, and even got to “ride” a few rides. 🎢

What a fun and magical way to celebrate all the hard work from the third quarter! ✨📚
18 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Disney Days
Disney Days
Disney Days
Disney Days
Disney Days
Morning Meeting Lessons
Morning Meeting Lessons
Alphabet Practice
Small Group work
Small Group Work
📚🍩 Oregon Trail Book Fair & Breakfast Buddies! 🍩📚

Join us for a sweet morning of donuts and reading and take advantage of our BOGO Book Fair while you're here! 🎉

🍩 Breakfast Buddies
🗓 Tuesday, March 17
⏰ 7:15–8:00 a.m.

Students are invited to bring a grown-up buddy and a favorite book to enjoy a donut and a story together.

📖 The Book Fair will also be open in the library during this time!
☕ Bridge Street Coffee will be available for purchase from 7:15–8:15 a.m.

📚 BOGO Book Fair Hours
All books are Buy One, Get One FREE!

• Monday, Mar. 16: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Tuesday, Mar. 17: 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM & 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Wednesday, Mar. 18: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Thursday, Mar. 19: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Bring your family to find some amazing books while supporting our school! 📖✨

Thank you for supporting Oregon Trail Elementary! 💙
19 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Breakfast Buddies Flyer
Breakfast Buddies Flyer
Book Fair Flyer
Spanish Flyer for Book Fair
Congrats for Ms. McIntosh's class for being the third correct response to our "What's This Song?!?" Wednesday game. Today's song was "Go the Distance" from Disney's Hercules.
21 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Classroom Pictures
🍕 Pizza Night for a Cause! 🍕

Skip cooking and support our school at the same time! Join us for School Night Fundraiser with Papa John’s.

📅 Thursday, March 19
💻 Order online or 📞 call for delivery or carryout
🎟 Use code: OREGONTRAIL20

✨ You get 10% OFF your order
❤️ 20% goes directly back to our school!

Dinner is easy, the kids are happy, and our school benefits — it’s a win for everyone! 🙌

📍 434 Blue Lakes Blvd., Twin Falls
📞 208-595-4843

Tag a friend you want to have pizza night with! 🍕
21 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Pizza Flyer for fundraiser
🏗️ Future Builders at Work!

Students in Mrs. Boyle’s class have been busy exploring volume by becoming mini architects and building inspectors! First, they “built” buildings and checked permits, then created their own cubic units to measure small, medium, and large boxes. 📦

What’s next? Students will begin discovering how to find volume using multiplication instead of counting every cube. They’ll continue to look at how cubes are arranged in layers and start using the formula length × width × height to figure out the total number of cubic units in their buildings.

We can’t wait to see the amazing structures (and math thinking!) they create next! 🧱📏
24 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Measuring Boxes with Cubic Units
Measuring Boxes with Cubic Units
Measuring Boxes with Cubic Units
Measuring Boxes with Cubic Units
Measuring Boxes with Cubic Units
Robot Racing Supplies
Robot Racing Supplies
Week 26 brought classic Idaho weather—sunshine, wind, snow, and rain all in one week! ☀️🌬️❄️🌧️ Students soaked up the sunshine during recess and even during class time when we could. On other days, the weather kept us inside, but that didn’t stop the learning and fun!

Students worked hard collaborating with their peers and teachers, finishing assignments and moving on to extra STEAM activities. We also saw students stepping up to teach their classmates how to play different games—always great to see leadership and teamwork in action! 🎲🤝

We are also starting to see a second round of illnesses making their way through the classroom, so we appreciate everyone continuing to keep students home when they aren’t feeling well. Here’s hoping for healthy days and a little more sunshine ahead! 💙
25 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Students learning outside
Students on the carpet
Students working in groups
Students working together in the sunshine
Students playing chess
Students early finishers
Spending the morning reading
Student reading independently
Teacher working one on one with student
Officer Eric visited one of our Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade classes last Friday to read to students. We love when members of our community come in to share their time and love of reading with our kids. Thank you, Officer Eric, for making it such a special day!
26 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Officer Eric reading to our students
Last Friday, students and staff in Ms. Oberg's Room participated in a sink or swim experiment for FUNctional Friday! Students worked within five groups to make predictions that they tracked on a visual sheet and then as a class we tested each item out. So much fun and learning happened in Rm. 103! Mrs. Willsey shared two different pieces of pumice stones as our grande finale, and this was very exciting to see the rocks float! Thank you to Mr. Willsey, a geologist, for sharing!
27 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Sink or Float activity
Students waiting patiently
Mrs. Peacock was walking past the music room and was drawn in by the sounds of the ukulele!
27 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Students playing instruments
Mrs. Ferrara's students have been working on naming fractional parts on a geoboard as part of our fraction unit. Student observations have been extended into comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions. Their culminating task was to design vegetable gardens using a geoboard to find the optimal way to plant the vegetables for the space needed. Students then presented their geoboard gardens to the class, discussing the fractions used for each space.
28 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Students working with fractions
Students working with fractions
Students working with fractions
Students working with fractions
Third time this year?!? Yes. Ms. Boyles' class did it again! They were the fourth correct answer to our "What's This Song?!?" Wednesday listen on the morning announcements. This time around it was Disney's "Touch the Sky" from the movie Brave.
28 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Class Smiling together
Mrs. Ferrara's class has been studying the Road to Independence in ELA. Students created a timeline starting with the French and Indian War and ending with the Treaty of Paris. Students are able to list the major events that led the colonies to break away from Great Britain and become an independent nation.
29 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Students putting together a timeline
Students putting together a timeline
Students putting together a timeline
Students putting together a timeline
🎶✨ Hey 5th Graders! ✨🎶

Are you interested in joining band or orchestra in middle school? Now’s your chance to explore your options!

On March 12th from 6:00–8:00 PM, head over to Robert Stuart Middle School to try out all of the instruments and see which one is the perfect fit for you! 🎺🎻🥁

This is a great opportunity to discover a new passion, meet the South Hills/Robert Stuart Middle School Band and Orchestra Teacher, and get excited about making music next year. We hope to see you there! 🎼✨
30 days ago, Alexis Boyle
Flyer for Middle School Band/Orchestra
📚✨ What Is Reading Intervention? ✨📚

Reading intervention is targeted, small-group or one-on-one instruction designed to support students who need extra help developing strong reading skills.

Using research-based strategies and regular progress monitoring, we meet students where they are and provide focused instruction to help them grow with confidence.

Reading intervention is not a label — it’s support. It’s about giving every child the tools they need to become successful, confident readers. ❤️
about 1 month ago, Alexis Boyle
Students learning in small groups
Students learning in small groups
Students learning in small groups
Students learning in small groups