Ask kindergarten students what happens when you mix vinegar with an antacid tablet! They had a blast doing this experiment in STEAM!
2 days ago, Heather Brown
Two students excited about their magic pumpkin
Pouring vinegar into the pumpkin with the antacid tablet
Students watching the pumpkin bubble
Three students watching their pumpkin bubble
Both Art Club groups worked on unique self portraits this week. 1st & 2nd showed us their symmetry skills while 3th - 5th shared the interests that "complete" them! Great work!
9 days ago, Heather Brown
Two girls showing off their finished products
Third-grader showing off her self portrait
Fourth grader showing off his self portrait
Two younger students showing off their self portraits
First grader enjoying his art time
Two second grade girls showing off their self portraits
First grader is proud of her work
Student working on her portrait
1st Grader working on her self portrait
What an exciting day in 2nd grade STEAM! Our students are already coding, and today they enhanced their skills by playing with Finchbots! They had a fantastic time customizing movements, lights, designs, and sounds!
9 days ago, Heather Brown
Students getting excited about what the Finchbot is capable of doing
Students watching the Finchbot light up
Students using the Finchbot
3 students seeing if the Finchbot follows directions
Students seeing what the Finchbot can do
Preschool had a blast doing all sorts of experiments and activities during their color unit!
23 days ago, Heather Brown
Rainbow experiment
Student mashing together colors
Student showing off his rainbow cereal
Sorting objects by color
Students making color dots
Skittles experiment
Proud to show off color mixing!
Student mixing colors
Preschool class on rainbow day
Student painting dots
First graders have been studying insects! Today, they got to eat some! Well, edible ones at least!
23 days ago, Heather Brown
Four students with their insects
Three students with their insects
Two students with their insects
Two students with their insects
Four students with their insects
Three students with their insects
Three students with their insects
Three students with their insects
Our 3th-5th art club started working on a reverse perspective project on Thursday. They're creating their own optical illusions!
30 days ago, Heather Brown
Student working on her drawing
Student focusing on his drawing
Student happily showing off his work
Student showing off his artwork
Monday, September 15 is Dot Day! Kindergarten students listened to the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds with added sound effects from Novel Effect before creating their own dots and viewing them in augmented reality with Quiver Vision!
30 days ago, Heather Brown
Student showing off her rainbow striped dot
Student looking at her beach ball dot
Student showing off his colorful augmented reality dot
Student showing off his dot
Student is coloring his dot
First and second graders kicked off Art Club on Tuesday by creating BLOB MONSTERS! They learned about the color wheel and how to create new colors!
about 1 month ago, Heather Brown
Second grader creating her blob monsters
First grader creating her monsters
Second grader showing off his finished product
First grader showing off his blob monsters
First grader showing off his blob monsters

Rock Falls Cross Country Informational Meeting on Wednesday, August 6th. This meeting is for parents and student athletes, who are in grades 5-8, that are interested in participating in cross country for the 2025 season.

3 months ago, Andrew Blackert
Rock Falls Junior Rockets (Cross Country)
East Coloma-Nelson CESD 20 is currently looking for a second shift custodian to join our team!
3 months ago, Andrew Blackert
job post
Congratulations to our ECN May Star Students: Elise Noble (Kindergarten) and Trevor Newton (5th Grade)! Both students are hard workers in the classroom and are respectful to their peers and teachers! Excellent job you too!
5 months ago, Andrew Blackert
Elise Noble (ECN May Star Student)
Trevor Newton (ECN May Star Student)
Our ECN Four-Quarter Accelerated Reader Superstars had their grand moment of throwing a pie at Dr. Lensing or Mr. Blackert! Both administrators got it good! Congratulations to all of our AR Superstars at East Coloma-Nelson School!
5 months ago, Andrew Blackert
Dr. Lensing and Mr. Blackert
East Coloma-Nelson Bulldogs
Congratulations to our ECN April Star Students: Jemma Hinrichs (5th) and Anabella Rosas (6B)! Both students model respectful behaviors for younger students and achieve acadmically at high levels! Great job to the both of you!
5 months ago, Andrew Blackert
Jemma Hinrichs (ECN April Star Student)
Anabella Rosas (ECN April Star Student)
First and second grades went to Putnam Museum last week for a fun field trip!
5 months ago, Heather Brown
Student using a pulley
AH! Polar bears!
Learning about air
Watching how things move
Learning about gravity
Sand table
Boys in the tree
Boy with his new squirrel
Two students showing off their necklaces
Second-grade student with her parent
Congratulations to Jaylynn Turner and Cannon Sands! They each received a student leadership certificate and plaque from the Illinois Principals Association (Northwest Region). Excellent job in representing East Coloma-Nelson School!
5 months ago, Andrew Blackert
Congratulations to Jaylynn and Cannon!
It's National Nurses Week, and we are proud to have one of the best! Thank you Mrs. Olson for being such a caring and fun addition to our staff! You are greatly appreciated!
5 months ago, Heather Brown
Happy National Nurses Week Mrs. Olson
Our 8th grade students have been working hard to train as docents for the Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit! Join us on Thursday, May 8, from 5pm-8pm to experience the exhibit and see their dedication in action. We’d love to see you there!
5 months ago, Heather Brown
Proud of their hard work
Student putting together a panel
Groups putting together the panels
Time to make the stands
Two boys putting the stands together
Group working together
Learning how to put together the panels.
Congratulations to the ECN cast and crew for an excellent performance on Friday (5/2) and Saturday (5/3)!
5 months ago, Andrew Blackert
The ECN Drama Club presents, “Order Up!"
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.
5 months ago, Heather Brown
Students coding their Finch bot.
Students knocked over some cups with the Finch bot!
The Finch bot is on it's way to knock down some cups!
Finch knocked over some of the cups!
Finch on his way to knock over some cups!
East Coloma-Nelson School has a preschool paraprofessional vacancy for the 2025-2026 school year!
5 months ago, Andrew Blackert
ECN Preschool Paraprofessional vacancy for the 2025-2026 school year!