Inventions and Simple Machines

by Diane Crouch

Lever, wedge, screw, wheel and axle, pulley, and, umm… umm… inclined plane!!!  There, I named all of the six simple machines. The third grade class has been making machines at home. They started building them on March 4, . . . read more 1

Fourth Grade History Fair at Heritage Park Epp Barn

Fourth Grade Research Open House

by Suzanne Ratzlaff

Fourth graders from Heartland will be presenting their personal research projects at Henderson’s Heritage Park this Sunday afternoon, April 13, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM.  The research boards will be on display in the Epp Barn, as the . . . read more

Fifth Grade Open House

by Sherryl Friesen

On March 12, fifth graders had an Open House to show their "state" boards they made about the state they had researched. You could find the answers to these questions about states and many others: Which state does not border any . . . read more 2

100th Day of School - 2008

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Heartland Elementary celebrated its 100th Day of School, January 25.  The morning began by the lighting of 1000 firecrackers!   Students participated in activities involving 100 throughout the day.   100th Day of . . . read more

Heartland Competes at County Spelling Bee

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Heartland Schools selected 12 students and 3 alternates to compete in the York County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 13.  Abigail Bechtel earned an alternate spot for the district spelling contest in Division III.   . . . read more

The Night Before School

A Poem based on The Night Before Christmas

by Dee Steever and her 1st Grade Class

Twas the night before school and all through our room Not a ferret or chinchilla were humming a tune.   The snow flakes were put on the magnetic bar with care, In hopes that Mrs. Steever would soon be there. . . . read more

I'm Stuck On You!

By Cindy Goff

Second Grade students recently finished their studies of amphibians.  They learned that frogs and toads have long, sticky tongues to help them catch their food. Students practiced this technique using party blowers and velcro. . . . read more 1

People, Pigs and a Quilt

Elementary Hallway

From life-sized kindergarten students to pigs and fall trees, the elementary hallway is brimming with students work.  The second grade class made a quilt full of hands.  The third grade painted pictures of autumn trees.  The . . . read more 1

Heartland TYKE Students Learn as They Play

by Dot Quiring

Heartland TYKE students are busy, busy, busy!  They are busy learning about living in town and living in the country.  After making a comparison chart of the children in class who live in town versus in the country, the . . . read more 2

"By Golly, By Gum, By Time"

By Sherryl Friesen

How does the amount of time gum is chewed affect its mass? Every two minutes 5th graders would chew their gum, weigh it and record its weight in grams.  They discovered that the longer they chewed the gu, the mass kept decreasing . . . read more 2

Paper Plates, Straws and Cotton Balls!

By Sherryl Friesen

  The 5 th graders participated in 4 mini-metric Olympic events called the Paper Plate discus, the Paper Straw javelin, the Cotton Ball shot put, and the Big Foot Contest. 5 th graders used milliliters, . . . read more

What If...

by Tim Carr

The sixth graders used their imaginations and brainstormed some "What if..." scenarios. There were many situations they wondered about. What if I was a rapper? What if I had a million books? What if Nebraska beat the Oklahoma Sooners? What . . . read more 4