Rounding Fun
(8/15) Mrs. Kirk's students are rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 with games!
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
(8/15) Ms. Spicer's students have been studying matter. To end their first week of the study, students created an informational booklet on solids, liquids, and gases.
Weekly Rockstars!
(8/15) Congratulations to the following students for receiving positive office referrals this week! Keep up the good work!
Desert Study Continued
(8/14) Today, Mrs. Hodum's class finished up their study of the desert by choosing their favorite desert scenery and coloring it with marker or water colors. Then, they wrote narratives about what their lives would be like if they lived in the desert.
Rock, Paper, Scissors Hula Hoop!
(8/13) PE class started off with a little Rock, Paper, Scissors Hula Hoop Game! Students had to hop and meet an opponent from the opposing team and play RPS to see if they could continue the journey. The first team to successfully reach the other end of the hula hoops wins the game. The students loved this game!
Building a Classroom Community
(8/13) Today in Ms. Griffith’s class, students learned that similarities connect us and differences make us shine! 🌟 After reading “The Day You Begin”, students created friendship bracelets, each color chosen to represent something special about themselves. Together, they tell a beautiful story of their classroom community.
Living in the Desert
(8/13) Mrs. Hodum's third graders are reading the story "Living in the Desert" this week. To accompany the story, they are studying deserts in Science, and working in groups/pairs to research different facts about different well known deserts. This also helps them understand the text more by digging deeper into the subject.
EL Exit Ceremony
(8/12) English Learners who passed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) were recognized at the third annual EL Exit Ceremony held at Pontotoc Junior High on Sunday, August 10. Among those honored were 29 students who were third and fourth grade during the 2024-25 school year. These students displayed exceptional effort in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. We are so proud of this amazing group of kids!
Flashlight Friday!
(8/8) Mrs. Roe's fourth graders participated in their first Flashlight Friday of the year! They grab a seat, flashlight, good book, and read!
Scientific Method
(8/8) Mrs. McNeal's students studied the scientific method this week during Science time. Today, they practiced what they learned using M&Ms!