October 24, 2019
Mariposa students have been hard at work in S.T.E.A.M class this week creating their own edible rovers. The students created designs with unique scientific instruments to gat...
September 19, 2019
Today, Mrs. Howard is sharing the Chinese culture through literature. She wore a traditional Chinese silk shirt while reading A Big Mooncake for Little Star written by Grace Li...
June 7, 2019
Look at how much our fifth graders have grown this year! Not only in height, but in knowledge! We are so proud to be sending them off to the next stage of their education. ...
June 4, 2019
Mariposa Academy is very lucky to be one of the 14 schools which have the Read With Me volunteer network. The program was started in 2004 in Coachella Valley and has since grown ...
April 17, 2019
Today was Career Day at Mariposa Academy. Thank you to the community professionals that came to share their jobs with Mariposa students. We learned about being a chef at Chuy'...
March 15, 2019
How lucky are the Mariposa students today? VERY!! Our Read With Me buddies donated new books so every student could shop for a new book. Our Read With Me volunteers made sure ther...
March 11, 2019
Last week was reading week. We had a week of spirit days: crazy hair day, sports day, character from a book, silly socks and pajama day. Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Bentel came as Piggie ...
February 26, 2019
We had a visit from a special friend today! Gia the Desert Tortoise came for a visit to first grade and helped us understand how animals are all different and how they all need a s...
February 8, 2019
Students from ACE High School presented Mariposa Academy with a newly constructed “Buddy Bench”. The benches were designed and constructed by the high school students. The Buddy ...
February 4, 2019
Mariposa Academy is lucky to have a S.T.E.A.M. educator on staff providing students with enriching and exciting lessons. Ask your kids to share how to code with cups. What is S....
February 1, 2019
1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade had a wonderful educational experience at the UNR Tiny Betas Science Fair! We explored with our five senses, made colorful slime, learned how electricity w...
December 6, 2018
Technology can be a great educational tool. This year we began using MyOn an online library with over 6000 online books for students to read. Ask your student what they have bee...
December 5, 2018
Walk to Learn is one of our programs at Mariposa Academy that allows students to work in small groups with teachers. For 30 minutes a day students are digging deep into literatur...