What an exciting day for our 2nd graders! They went bowling with Finch Robots and learned an important lesson: failure is part of the journey! They embraced the challenges and discovered the power of perseverance and creativity.
East Coloma-Nelson School has a preschool paraprofessional vacancy for the 2025-2026 school year!
Our students in grades 3-5 had a lot of fun skating at The Rink this morning! The students worked hard during state testing and earned this incentive! ECN staff and students were dancing to the Cha Cha Slide!
Congratulations to our ECN Prize Drawing Winners for IAR Testing! Students received tickets for working hard on the IAR test and were eligible for prize drawings! Prizes included: $50 bills, $25 Amazon Gift Cards, Beats Wireless Headphones, and Google Chromebooks!
Congratulations to our ECN March Star Students: Elise Bontz (5th) and Kellen Kibodeaux (6A)! Both students are helpful with their peers in the classroom and model terrific leadership qualities! Terrific job you two!
Good luck to our 3rd-8th grade ECN Students this week on state testing!
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Good luck to the Rising Rockets Travel Basketball Team at the state tournament over this weekend on March 21st, 22nd, and 23rd! Representing East Coloma-Nelson is Mason Bearsley, Lucas Mammosser, Kellen Metzger, and Landon Thompson! Good luck!
Congratulations to our ECN February Star Students of the Month -- Scarlett McDivitt (4th grade) and Aviela Castillo (6A)!
Each day Mr. Sparapani and his students attend to our flag, Raising and lowering it and folding it with care. Thank you to our flag crew!
Reading and robotics collided in this exciting kindergarten STEAM lesson! We read Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme, with students jumping in to complete the rhymes while Novel Effect added engaging sound effects. Then, they coded Kaibot to find rhyming pairs, using post-it notes with beginning sounds as guides and counting and subtraction to navigate. Literacy, math, and coding all in one lesson!
First graders have had a blast this week celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America! They wrapped up the week by creating Oobleck from Dr. Seuss's book Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Is it solid? Is it liquid? Ask the kids!
7th grade worm dissection day!
4th graders are diving into Code.org, going from gamers to game creators. They’re designing their own video games while sharpening critical thinking, persistence, and problem-solving skills. The creativity and innovation happening here are next level.
5th graders are bringing math to life through 1-point perspective, turning simple lines into incredible cityscapes. This hands-on project strengthens problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and creativity—all while making math more meaningful and fun.
Second-grade students had a blast coding and using the Finch robots!
2025 K-3 ECN Girls' Basketball Camp!
Congratulations to Lukis Planthaber (5th grade) on winning the grand prize from the ECN Book Blast!
Tech Titans is sparking curiosity and creativity as 3rd-5th graders dive into the world of technology. From coding to problem-solving, they’re building essential skills while bringing Finch robots to life. Hands-on experiences like this inspire the next generation of innovators!
Congratulations to Cannon Sands in placing 5th out of 32 contestants at the regional spelling bee in Dixon! Excellent job in representing East Coloma-Nelson School!
Kindergarteners had a blast with an impromptu robotics lesson featuring KaiBot! They put their math skills to the test, using subtraction to determine how many spaces the robot needed to move and reasoning to decide which direction to turn. Screen-free coding at its finest!
