🏴☠️Today our 6th graders completed a lab investigating the process of diffusion. Students carefully added drops of food coloring to still water and recorded their observations over time. Through this activity, they discovered that even when water looks still, its particles are always moving, which causes the food coloring to spread out.
🏴☠️This hands-on investigation helped students visualize particle motion and connect it to our unit on Energy and Matter. They also practiced making claims, supporting them with evidence, and sketching models of what they observed.
(Photo Credit: Alison Weikle)💜
#eastminico #pirates #science #gopirates #weareminidoka
*We would love to see photos of the 8th-grade game if anyone has them. We love it when parents tag East Minico in their photos!😊
Our Director of Transportation experienced very difficult personal circumstances this summer that delayed bus route setup. She will be back on duty tomorrow, Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
We’re deeply grateful for our staff and community who stepped up to keep students safe and supported. Moving forward, we are working to prevent disruptions like this in the future. Thank you for your continued understanding, kindness, and teamwork.
Thank you to Let's Ride Power Sports for allowing us to use their side-by-side for our sports teams this year! 💜💜
We have already used it to transport equipment, move water jugs, and help injured players safely off the field. We are so grateful for our community partners and their generosity!
#letsride #gopirates #eastminico
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Minidoka County Joint School District #331 Public Notice is hereby given according to law, and the requisite action of the Board of Trustees of Minidoka County Joint School District #331: Minidoka, Cassia, Lincoln, Jerome, Idaho Counties that the annual School Board Trustee Election for Zone 1 and Zone 4 will be held on
Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Candidates interested in filing a declaration of candidacy must file no later than 5:00 p.m. August 29, 2025, with the county clerk. (Forms are available beginning August 18, 2025, with the board clerk at 310 10th St., Rupert, ID 83350.)
Important Update for Minidoka & Cassia School Families 🌟
We’re excited to share that our local schools are launching an expanded mental health program—all designed to support students, parents, and staff in new ways!
What you need to know:
• A $289,800 grant, funded by the Community Cares Foundation, will bring new online and local mental health supports for the next three years .
• The program offers:
• Live online webinar series spread across the year—choose from 500+ sessions on anxiety, depression, child development, parenting tips, self‑care, and more .
• Free one-on-one online coaching, giving families flexible access to professional guidance from home.
Topics: Levy • Zone 1 School Board Trustee Opening • Cooks Center Resources.
Parents & community members encouraged to attend!
Parents, remember that traffic is very heavy in the morning, so give yourself plenty of time to drop your student off. Better yet, drop them off a block away and let them walk the rest of the way. 🏴☠️
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❗ Do NOT send your child on the bus without knowing their home address — or having it written down and placed in their backpack.
🚌 If we don’t know where they live, we can’t get them home safely.
Thank you for helping us keep every student safe and get them home on time! 💛
