Canterbury
Churros For Sale
May 09, 2012
Canterbury's Spanish Club sold churros to help raise money for the school's Museum Night on May 24. This fundraising event was organized and run by students for students. All grade levels had a chance to purchase and enjoy these tasty treats.
Tobacco Fighters Carnival
May 07, 2012
The Greendale Middle School Tobacco Fighters designed tobacco prevention games and took them on the road to Canterbury and College Park during Greendale School District's Drug Free Week. Students in third through fifth grade played games, such as Memory: Would You Put That in Your Mouth?, a matching game using the chemicals in cigarettes and other tobacco products; signed pledges to be tobacco free and answered tobacco-related questions to win a sucker from the sucker tree.
New Perspectives
April 23, 2012
Just like poets, who look the the world from different points of view in their poems, first graders at Canterbury are learning to look at everyday objects in new ways. The students are even wearing sunglasses to emphasize this process.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
April 17, 2012
The Canterbury K4 and Early Childhood classes held a celebration in honor of the Brewers home opener earlier this month. Students participated in a bean bag toss and t-ball activity and made customized jerseys to display for the big game. Each student also made a Klements Racing Sausage vest out of a paper bag and raced. The celebration concluded with a hot dog lunch, chips, cookies and juice. Many parents donated food and volunteered their time to make this event a success. View Slideshow...
Olympian Visits Canterbury
April 03, 2012
Olympic Short Track Speedskater Aly Dudek spoke to Canterbury students about her experiences training as a young child, as well as competing in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. She won a bronze medal as a member of the Women's 3000m Relay Team. Dudek stressed the importance of having goals in life and that anything can be accomplished if you have a dream and stay dedicated to that dream.
Personally Invested
April 02, 2012
Last week, fifth graders at Canterbury presented individual research projects in Spanish class. The various cultural topics chosen were of personal interest to each student. View Slideshow...
Pen Pal Project
March 20, 2012
On March 16, fourth graders from Canterbury met with their pen pals from Clarke Street School to work on their service learning project. They started off the morning with a presentation on soil and the importance of keeping it clean. Then, the students went outside to clean up garbage. They also talked about farming, potatoes and healthy recipes. The pen pals have decided that they will be taking their new knowledge and making recipe cards to sell. The students will meet again in May. View Slideshow...
Classroom Masquerade
March 17, 2012
Fifth grade students at Canterbury spent art class this week creating decorative, clay Mardi Gras masks.
Pi Night Equals Math Fun for Families
March 15, 2012
On March 14, Canterbury held a Pi Night. This evening of math gave families an opportunity to learn about activities to extend student learning beyond the classroom. Sessions included Math Apps for iPods and iPads, Websites for Math Practice, Everyday MathGames, Everyday Math Algorithms for Problem Solving and Linking Literature with Math. Each family was also provided with a Math Game Packet to take home. View Slideshow...
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
March 07, 2012
Fourth graders from Canterbury celebrated Dr. Seuss' Birthday and Read Across America last week by reading Dr. Seuss books and working on character and writing activities. On March 2, the fourth graders partnered up with their seventh grade buddies to read different Dr. Seuss books and play learning games on the Seussville website.
Alice in Dairyland Visits Canterbury
February 24, 2012
On February 22, Canterbury fourth graders had a visit from Wisconsin's 64th Alice in Dairyland to learn about Growing a Healthy Wisconsin. The students discovered many different products produced in Wisconsin through fun activities and games.
Battle of the Books Week
February 18, 2012
Thirty-seven Canterbury students have been engaged in an epic battle this week, a Battle of the Books. For the last four months, teams have been busy reading from a list of 20 award-winning books to prepare for this event. In the competition, they earn points based on questions answered in a “game show” setting. The winners will represent Canterbury in the State Battle of the Books Competition during the last week of February. View Slideshow...
Canterbury Wins Radio Disney Dance Party
February 17, 2012
Canterbury participated in the Get Active, Get Fit Challenge sponsored by Radio Disney. The goal was for every student to engage in at least 20 minutes of physical movement for at least 40 of the 55 days between October and November. Teachers and students tracked Recess, Physical Education and other opportunities for movement at school and at home. Learn more and view slideshow…
Training Technology Works Out For Students
February 17, 2012
Last week, Canterbury fourth and fifth graders employed iPods for individual fitness workouts in Physical Education class. The students used the Nike Training Club app, which took them through a 15-minute routine and provided them with video demonstrations of each exercise.
Olympian Addresses Achieving Goals
February 08, 2012
Becky Sanfelippo, a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Short Track Speedskating Team, recently came to Canterbury to share her experience training for the Olympics and working towards her goal of being an Olympian. Mrs. Sanfelippo stressed the importance of education as an essential piece of her work in achieving her goals. The assembly was a part of Canterbury's goal work on improving Reading skills.
Sum Fun
February 08, 2012
Professor Numbers paid a visit to Canterbury Elementary as part of the school's goal work on improving math skills. He presented several ways in which numbers play a role in our daily lives and also involved students in fun and educational math demonstrations.
Hands-on Respiratory Exhibit
January 04, 2012
Fourth graders from Canterbury had the opportunity to work with the American Lung Association of Wisconsin's traveling Bronchiole Exhibit. This exhibit demonstrated the difference between healthy, diseased and asthmatic bronchioles. Tape recorders mounted underneath the bronchioles even played the different breathing sounds. View Slideshow...
Project Brainstorm
December 20, 2011
On December 16, fourth graders from Canterbury brainstormed different service learning project ideas that they would like to work on with their pen pals from Clarke Street Elementary School in Milwaukee. The students have been writing letters back and forth throughout the school year. In early January, they are going to get together and start planning their project.
Technology Twosomes
December 20, 2011
Fourth graders from Canterbury and their Greendale Middle School seventh grade buddies spent time researching the new iPads last week. They worked together as partners to explore math games and other applications. The next time the buddies meet will be in early January. View Slideshow...
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
December 13, 2011
On December 9, Canterbury held a Winter Wonderland Family Night to cap off the school's week-long Book Fair. The event featured a DJ, cake walk, bingo, cookie decorating, crafts, place mat decorating for a local senior center, food concessions and holiday performances from members of the Orchestra.
Practice, Practice, Practice
December 05, 2011
For Canterbury's Going For The Gold school theme, Dr. Gary Chu, an alternate on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing team, spoke to students about his training and experience. He stressed the importance of motivation, support and practice for achieving his goals. Dr. Chu left students with some great wisdom: "Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good, it's the thing you do that makes you good!"
Buddy Read
December 01, 2011
Canterbury students took part in a school-wide buddy read last week at the library. Fourth and fifth graders made suggestions of their favorite read aloud books for the event. All students enjoyed sharing and reading the selections. View Slideshow...
Cooking Up Healthier Cookies
November 22, 2011
Greendale High School Contemporary Foods students have been studying how to alter regular cookie recipes to make them healthier, such as reducing sugar/fat and adding more fiber. On November 21, Canterbury first graders visited the class and paired up with high school students to make some of the healthy cookies recipes. At the end of the day, everyone had a chance to taste test the cookies.
Veterans Honored
November 16, 2011
On November 11, Canterbury held an assembly recognizing Veterans Day. Students provided a history of the day, performed patriotic musical selections and created thank you cards for veterans at the local VA. Greendale Middle School principal and veteran Mr. Weiss also spoke to students about his experiences and what it means to be a veteran.
Learning in the Garden
November 14, 2011
First graders from Canterbury helped winterize the school garden for the upcoming change in seasons. The students spent time learning about nature, digging in the dirt and planting bulbs for next year.
American Symbols
November 14, 2011
For the past two weeks, fourth graders at Canterbury have been using books, their social studies texts and the internet to research an American symbol. Last week, the groups put together and presented a keynote presentation to the class on the name of their symbol, what it means and interesting facts about it.
It Takes Two
November 13, 2011
On November 11, fourth graders from Canterbury met up with their seventh grade buddies to play various iPod math games. They had a great time working together and sharing their math knowledge. View Slideshow...
Going for the Gold
November 07, 2011
Canterbury held its monthly Olympic Assembly this past Friday as a part of its “Going For The Gold!” theme for the year. Each month, every classroom focuses on a Reading, Math or Wellness goal. In November, the students are Diving Into Math! At the assembly, students lit a torch that symbolizes their commitment to reaching their goals.
A Trip Down Memory Lane
October 26, 2011
Third graders from Canterbury continued their journey to discover Greendale's unique history by inviting members of the Greendale Historical Society to come and answer student-driven questions. The students enjoyed the day and even got to see miniature models of some original Greendale buildings.
Double the Fun
October 24, 2011
Fourth graders from Canterbury partnered up with their seventh grade buddies on October 21. The fourth graders have been working on personal narratives and their seventh grade buddies helped them work on organizing the papers into paragraphs with topic and concluding sentences. View Slideshow...
Spooktacular
October 24, 2011
Canterbury's Fall Harvest Spooktacular was a night of entertainment for all ages. Students, staff, friends and families had the opportunity to enjoy hayrides, bingo, haunted halls, a cake walk, crafts, pumpkin painting and costume contests on a crisp October evening. The school was absolutely packed with everyone having a ghoulish time. View Slideshow...
The Great Outdoors
October 22, 2011
First graders from Canterbury had a chance to play with dirt on a recent field trip to the WEHR Nature Center. They learned what ingredients go into making soil, as well as what lives in soil and under logs. Students learned how humans depend on the soil for their food. They also went on a hike in search of ingredients to make soil. View Slideshow...
First Graders Rock Out
October 18, 2011
First graders at Canterbury are studying three rock types: Metamorphic, Sedimentary and Igneous. The students completed yummy experiments to learn about how the rocks are made. They fashioned Sedimentary rocks with graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate frosting to show the distinctive layers. Magic shell and ice cream created Igneous rock and Metamorphic rocks were formed by pressing three different flavors of Tootsie Rolls together. View Slideshow...
Jumping Jack World Record
October 17, 2011
All Canterbury students took part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for number of people jumping jacks in one day. This effort was sponsored by National Geographic for Kids and lead by first lady Michelle Obama. Canterbury had a total of 315 students participate.
Partners in Education
October 13, 2011
Fourth graders from Canterbury partnered up with their seventh grade buddies on October 7. To help get to know each other, they worked on different biographical poems. The pairs will meet twice a month throughout the year as part of each school's character education program. View Slideshow...
Rock 'N' Apple Holler Trip
October 06, 2011
Fourth graders from Canterbury visited Apple Holler this week as part of science and social studies units on the properties of rocks and minerals and Wisconsin. Each student had the opportunity to learn about the history of mining in the state and go panning to discover and identify genuine gemstones and minerals. View Slideshow...
Greendale History Walk
October 05, 2011
Canterbury's third graders took a walk through the Village center as part of a social studies unit about what makes a community. Students are learning about how Greendale started and continues to grow. They took a walking field trip downtown Greendale to learn more about the Public Library, Village Hall, "original" homes, historical landmarks, and of course Ferch's. View Slideshow...
Cheering for the Home Team
October 05, 2011
Canterbury students recently showed their support for the playoff-bound Milwaukee Brewers. Mr. Pleister even read a book about Bernie Brewer to the students! The students were very happy to support their home team. View Slideshow...
Panther Pride at Canterbury
October 04, 2011
Canterbury students showed their Panther Pride during Homecoming Week. Everyone was excited to cheer on the Panthers to victory! View Slideshow...
Teaming Up for Learning
October 03, 2011
Sixth grade students at GMS teamed up with students at Canterbury Elementary to work on their language skills. 6th graders will be part of an ongoing project with the early childhood program at Canterbury throughout the school year. Together they'll play games and work on projects that help with language acquisition and motor skills development.
Welcome to the 2011-12 School Year
September 01, 2011
Welcome Students!
August 31, 2011
Canterbury students and families attended MIDNight on August 30. The event was an opportunity to meet teachers, drop off school supplies and have some fun. The Greendale Panther mascot was on hand to greet students. View Slideshow...
Working Together for a Good Cause
June 07, 2011
Canterbury fourth graders partnered up with their pen pals from Clarke Street Elementary School to work on a service learning project that included the Wisconsin Humane Society. Together, they were involved in various activities such as making bar graphs, budget sheets, puppets and bookmarks. Learn more and view slideshow...
Celebrating Children's Book Week at Canterbury
May 13, 2011
During the week of May 2, Canterbury celebrated Children's Book week with an opportunity to participate in the fourth annual Children's Choice Book Awards. During the three weeks prior to Spring Break, we read aloud and viewed the five finalist books in the categories of Children's Book of the Year K-2 and Illustrator of the Year, and students selected their favorite. Learn More and View Slideshow...
The Joy of Reading
May 12, 2011
During a Buddy Read at Canterbury, K4 students paired up with 4th graders for some reading fun in the school's library. The pairs of new friends picked out a book together, and the 4th grade students read to the K4 students. Then, all of the friends signed their name on a flower to display on the library window under the heading, "Growing a Garden of Readers." View Slideshow...
A Sweet Event
May 10, 2011
Canterbury's Sweet Raffle was held on May 6. In addition to enjoying delicious ice cream sundaes, students and families participated in a cake walk with hopes of winning a beautifully decorated cake, and entered the raffle for a chance to win one of many themed gift baskets donated by supporters of Canterbury School. The school's annual fundraiser was sponsored by the PTO. View Slideshow...
Pen Pals Work Together on Project
May 09, 2011
Fourth graders at Canterbury Elementary School met with their pen pals from Clarke Street School on May 4 to continue to work on their year-long service learning project. Learn More and View Slideshow...
Tobacco Fighters Share Message with Canterbury Students
May 02, 2011
For Greendale's Drug Free Week, Greendale Middle School Tobacco Fighters designed tobacco prevention learning games for Canterbury students to play during their lunch hour. During the activity, students played a matching game where they matched the names of chemicals found in tobacco products. They also bowled over tobacco by knocking down pins constructed to look like cigarettes, played a 3-question jeopardy game, and signed a pledge to remain tobacco-free. View Slideshow...
Sharing Experiences
April 21, 2011
Students from Germany, who are in Greendale as part of an exchange program with Greendale High School, visited Canterbury. They shared information about German schools and helped the third graders make Pysanky eggs, a culmination of an author study on Patricia Polacco. View Slideshow...
TADA Festival
April 18, 2011
Greendale students, families and community members attended the Traditional and Digital Arts (TADA) Festival at GHS on April 15. The festival offered the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the arts and the rich cultural diversity that exists in Greendale and the surrounding communities. Learn more and view video slideshow...
Students Help Stock Food Pantry
April 05, 2011
Working together on a service learning project, kindergarten and first grade buddies obtained pledges of non-perishable food items based upon how much they read in a week. They invited members of the Greendale Food Pantry located at St. Alphonsus Church to visit Canterbury to talk about what a food pantry does, how it works, and how donations help those that the pantry serves. Learn More and View Slideshow...
State Fair Carnival
March 23, 2011
On March 18, fourth graders at Canterbury participated in the school's annual State Fair Carnival. Students presented information on a U.S. state in a creative way to help educate the entire school. Each student was responsible for creating a booth for the carnival where they displayed their research paper, baby book, travel brochure, graph, timeline, coloring sheet, web sheet, three choice activities, and flag. Learn More and View Slideshow...
Working Together
March 08, 2011
GMS seventh graders visited their fourth grade buddies at Canterbury to help edit their state reports. Fourth graders will present their state projects to their schoolmates at the annual "State Fair" held on March 18 in the Canterbury gym. View Slideshow...
Celebrating Seuss
March 08, 2011
Last week was full of Seuss-fun at Canterbury Elementary! On March 2, students were invited to attend a program celebrating the stories of Dr. Seuss, featuring a visit from Greendale Public Library’s Youth Services librarian Jennifer McNaughton. The program included a Reader’s Theater recitation of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, performed by Mr. Pleister, Mrs. Thomas and Ms. McNaughton and excerpts from Fox in Socks, Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? and What Was I Scared of? from The Sneetches and Other Stories. Later that week, older and younger classes paired up for a Green Egg Hunt and buddy-read of Dr. Seuss books in the school library. Learn More and View Slideshow...
Planting A Seed
March 07, 2011
Through a Plant Hope grant, representatives from the Boerner Botanical Gardens came to visit Canterbury third graders to talk about plants and their seeds. The students had an opportunity to taste different fruits and vegetables. They had fun trying to open a Tootsie Roll without using their fingers during an adaptation demonstration. View Slideshow...
Yoga at Canterbury
February 27, 2011
Canterbury students are participating in a physical education unit on yoga. They hope to improve their flexibility, balance, strength and coordination.
Canterbury and Clarke Street Partners
February 21, 2011
Fourth graders from Canterbury traveled to Clarke Street Elementary School to visit their pen pals on February 16. The students decided that they wanted to work on service learning projects that involved the Humane Society. Together, they participated in various learning centers that prepared them for their upcoming activities. View Slideshow...
Donuts with Dad
February 18, 2011
Fourth and fifth grade students enjoyed Donuts with Dad before school on February 17 in Canterbury's gym. It was a great opportunity for students to bring their families to school. The large turnout at the PTO-sponsored event demonstrates the strong home-school connection we have with so many families at Canterbury. Similar events will be held for K5-3rd grade students. View Slideshow...
Canterbury Battle of the Books
February 17, 2011
Fourth and fifth grade Canterbury students participated in Battle of the Books, a fun, academic-based competition that has been successful in school districts throughout the state in encouraging students to read. Students were encouraged to read from a list of 20 books chosen by a state-wide committee and remember information about the plots, characters, and settings of the books. Learn More and View Slideshow...
7th Graders Share Their Knowledge
February 17, 2011
GMS 7th graders visited Canterbury to help their 4th grade buddies with their state reports. The 7th graders will return later in February to continue to be a resource for the 4th graders whose reports are due in March. View Slideshow...
Celebrating 100
February 13, 2011
Kindergarten students from Canterbury celebrated their 100th day of school by counting, counting and counting. They ended the day by mixing up their 100 collections into a class trail mix. Yum! View Slideshow...
Mirror Image
February 06, 2011
Third Grade students at Canterbury learn about symmetry by using mirrors with their partners during Guided Math. View Slideshow...
Showing Their Spirit
February 05, 2011
Canterbury students showed their Packer pride at a Pep Assembly on February 4. The event included a parade, trophy presentation, football toss, a "Packerena" dance by the kindergartners, and lots of confetti. As a special treat, the Greendale High School Cheerleaders and the GHS Pep Band entertained the students. View Slideshow...
Working With Buddies
February 02, 2011
GMS seventh graders visited Canterbury on January 28 to help their 4th grade buddies as they prepare their state reports. View Slideshow...
Sharing Experiences
January 08, 2011
Fourth graders at Canterbury received some help from their 7th grade buddies as they worked on their state reports. Since the 7th graders had experience with the project, they were a great resource. View Slideshow...
Gingerbread Creations
December 28, 2010
Canterbury's fifth grade math classes had a great time while constructing gingerbread houses to culminate their geometry unit. By creating acute, obtuse, and right angles, the students used milk cartons and graham crackers as the basic house construction. White frosting was the "glue" on their creations and all types of food items were used for the decorations! While they were having fun, they were also required to have specific geometric shapes on their landscape and construction. Among the requirements were: parallel lines, intersecting lines, scalene, isosceles and equilateral triangles, and a tessellation. View Slideshow...
GMS and Canterbury Buddies
December 21, 2010
Seventh grade students at GMS buddied up with their fourth grade friends at Canterbury recently and created a Venn diagram of each other - showing similarities and differences. The two groups met for the first time on November 12 to read to one another. They plan to meet twice a month throughout the school year as part of each school's character education program. View Slideshow...
Holiday Fun
December 19, 2010
Canterbury families participated in Holiday Family Fun Night on December 10. Students and families made pillows for breast cancer patients, brought in non-perishable food items for local food pantries, and played several games of bingo. During one round of bingo, we even had a special visitor (ho ho ho!). Thank you to everyone who donated their time to help others in need during the holiday season. View Slideshow...
Canterbury/Clarke Street Partnership
December 16, 2010
Canterbury 4th graders and their friends/pen pals from Clarke Street School get together throughout the school year to participate in various activities. The students met for the first time this year on December 15 and had an opportunity to work together on math, reading and various art projects. Together as a group, the fourth and fifth graders from Clarke Street and Canterbury decided that they would like to undertake a service learning project that focuses on the Humane Society. They look forward to meeting again in February. View Slideshow...
New Heights
December 06, 2010
Canterbury students just completed a unit in physical education where they used the climbing wall to develop locomotor, non-locomotor and manipulative skills and also improve their coordination, body/space awareness and cardiovascular endurance. All while having fun at the same time! The climbing wall at Canterbury was installed in 2008 as part of a grant from the Education Foundation of Greendale. View Slideshow...
Inspiring Artists
November 12, 2010
GHS art students traveled to Canterbury to engage in an art service project. They painted a mural of a tree on a kindergarten classroom wall that will be decorated seasonally with art projects. The kindergartners were very excited to watch the progress and artistic talents of the high school students. View Slideshow...
National Young Readers Day
November 10, 2010
Kindergarten classes at Canterbury celebrated National Young Readers Day on November 9 with an all class Read-in. Students brought books, flashlights and a favorite stuffed friend to read to.
Honoring Our Veterans
November 09, 2010
In preparation for Veterans Day, the American Legion veterans from Greendale came to talk to the 5th graders at Canterbury about their experiences in the military and honoring the United States.
A Visit from the Village Manager
November 05, 2010
Greendale Village Manager Todd Michaels recently spoke with third grade students about Village government. He used the recent election as a way of showing the students how governemnt affects their lives. Mr. Michaels talked about the importance of the school district and Village working together to meet the needs of students and residents. He also took questions from the students regarding village businesses. The students were fortunate to see their Social Studies lessons explained through the eyes of a local government official!
Literacy Night at Canterbury
October 22, 2010
Canterbury students, parents and staff participated in a fun and educational literacy night on October 21. The event included reading strategy mini-lessons, the Scholastic book fair, and guest hero readers - Colonel Warner, Firefighter Kais, GHS football player Joel Sirius and our own Super Reader, Mr. Pleister. The families (in their pajamas) ended the evening with milk and cookies. View Slideshow...
Anti-Bully Speaker Addresses Students
October 19, 2010
Mike Bogdanski, renowned expert on bullying and its prevention, spoke to elementary students on October 18. Students and faculty will continue the discussion as part of their school's character education program. For more information on Mr. Bogdanski and his anti-bully message, please click here.
Hundreds Turn Out for Greendale's Fun Run/Walk
October 08, 2010
On a beautiful Sunday morning, several hundred people participated in Greendale's Step Up to Better Health Fun Run/Walk. Proceeds from the event benefit the Greendale Schools. Congratulations to Canterbury's 1st and 2nd place winners, Cole Weber and Eve Weber. For the second year in a row, Canterbury has been awarded the traveling trophy for being the school with the most participants. Thanks to all Canterbury students, parents, and staff for supporting this healthy, fun event!
Enhancing Their Skills Through Technology
September 28, 2010
Fifth grade Canterbury students are busy using iPod touches to enhance their language arts and math skills!
Canterbury Students Show Their Homecoming Spirit
September 24, 2010
Canterbury students showed their Homecoming spirit in support of Greendale High School on September 24. View Slideshow...
Greendale Students Perform in Concert with The Young Americans
September 15, 2010
The Greendale High School Music and Drama Departments along with the Young Dance Academy of Oak Creek hosted The Young Americans International Music Outreach Tour from September 12-14, 2010 at Greendale High School. During this 3-day workshop, The Young Americans company of 40 staff, singers and dancers worked with students to present a program filled with music and dance.
Approximately 75 students of all ages participated. The first two days of the workshop were filled with classes, staging and rehearsal exercises. On the third day, students performed with The Young Americans on stage in a concert for the community. View slideshow...
Welcome to Canterbury!
September 02, 2010
Canterbury students began the first day of the 2010-11 school year on September 1. Welcome, everyone! View Slideshow...