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Mississippi’s First Lady Elee Reeves visited Grenada Elementary 4-5 on Monday, May 1. The wife of Governor Tate Reeves spoke to fourth-grade students about her children’s book, Mississippi’s Fred the Turtle.

Reeves’ stop in Grenada was part of her goal to visit every county in the state to talk to children and excite them about reading.

Members of the First Lady’s staff presented each student in attendance with a copy of Mississippi’s Fred the Turtle. In thanks, the school’s show choir, Pizzazz, entertained the First Lady with a music and dance performance.

Grenada Elementary School 4-5 enlisted the help of students and parents to solve “Mystery at the Mansion” on Thursday, February 16. 

Administrators and teachers used theatrical performance, brain-building exercises, and a narrative educational experience to strengthen math engagement at this family event based on the board game Clue. 

“We’re trying to teach students to use not just math but deductive reasoning, problem-solving, and higher-order thinking,” said Lisa Jordan, a math specialist at GES 4-5 and one of the event organizers.

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Students at Grenada Elementary 4-5 are studying the solar system this semester in their science classes. Once a week, students visit the Discovery Lab and put those lessons to the test in this popular hands-on science center. 

Devonn Tipton presides over the Discovery Lab. He enjoys challenging fourth and fifth graders to solve science problems and work together on projects such as modeling the phases of the moon and building model rockets sturdy enough to launch.

On a recent visit, Tipton challenged students to use basic supplies — including construction paper, scissors, and brad paper fasteners — to create an interactive model of the sun and inner planets to demonstrate rotation and revolution. 

The robust music program at Grenada Elementary continues to expand with after-school ukulele classes offered through the 21st Century skills program. 

GES music teacher Dianna Burt introduced ukulele to second and third graders at the Red Top as part of the 21st Century classes.

Students who move up the hill to GES 4-5 will be able to keep up their playing under the instruction of music teacher Amy Killebrew, who is in the midst of her second year teaching ukulele in the Green Top’s 21st Century program.

Students and their families, along with a host of teachers and community members, made the season bright at the second annual Home for the Holidays literacy event, held at Grenada Elementary 4-5 on December 1.

The event celebrated reading with a holiday-themed storybook crawl. Guests moved from classroom-to-classroom, each lavishly decorated to fit the theme of a specific holiday picture book. The stories were read aloud by special guests from the community. 

“We not only want to teach students how to read, but we want them to learn to love to read,” said Principal Carol Tharpe. “This event introduces children to community leaders and allows these leaders the opportunity to share their love for reading.”