Seven Pines has the amazing opportunity to have the Young Scientist organization teach hands-on science lessons throughout the school year. Here are a few photos from their most recent lesson with 5th grade on energy!
Don't forget, this Thursday, November 16th, Seven Pines is presenting a word workshop! Have your students teach you how they work with words at school and learn how to better support your penguins at home. Join us from 4:30- 5:30 pm.
Shoutout to Mr. Holmes for being our Emperor Penguin for the day. He was a huge help around campus! He was spotted assisting with the car rider lunch, monitoring the lunch room, keeping penguins safe on the sidewalk, and even spent some time in classrooms reading!
3rd grade penguins created wild selfies today. Students used their knowledge about animal adaptations to design a new animal. Student then discussed how their adaptations would help them survive in the habitat they chose.
Hello Families, Friends, and fellow Penguins
You may have heard from your child or students that the Art Room at Seven Pines has Adopted a Class Cow from a Dairy farm located in Virginia. This past week we took a schoolwide vote to see which grade levels thought the cow was a Girl or a Boy. The majority of the school voted for Girl and they were correct! Our Class Cow’s name is Pokey! Please enjoy the following links and Photos of our adorable Pokey! Feel free to share with family and friends and stay tuned for updates on Pokey’s life and growth on the farm! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/pokeycow
Shoutout to Mr. Gray for being our Emperor Penguin for the day, helping us with the grand opening of our PBIS Store, and keeping our Penguins Safe.
Have any extra shoe boxes or shoebox-sized boxes? We would LOVE to take them off of your hands. Please send any donations to room C305, the STEAM lab.
Thank you!!
Tomorrow, Friday, October 27th is our first half day AND Belonging Day at Seven Pines! Students are excited to begin their day in a club, participate in grade-level competitions during the pep rally, exchange friendship bracelets and enjoy a picnic lunch. Your student will NOT want to miss this 1/2 day packed full of fun. If possible, have your student dress in their grade level color for the pep rally games.
PK & K= Purple
1= Dark Blue
2= Light Blue
3= Yellow
4= Green
5= Red
Tuesday, October 31st is Book Character Day! Wear a costume to represent your favorite book character.
Third grade students reviewed for their geography assessment by labeling a blank map. Students moved through three different challenges with a partner. First they labeled continents and oceans and then then labeled land and water features on each continent. Way to go 3rd grade!
Kinder penguins went on a nature walk and sorted their items by physical properties. Then they felt items in a mystery box with their eyes closed. Students worked together to describe the objects physical properties and guess what was inside. What a fun way to explore matter!
Seven Pines is presenting a word workshop! Have your students teach you how they work with words at school and learn how to better support your penguins at home. Join us Thursday, November 16th from 4:30- 5:30 pm. Every student will get a bag of goodies to take home! RSVP here: bit.ly/sevenpinesworkingwords
Great News: The Book Fair is Coming!!!
The Scholastic Book Fair will be here from Friday, Oct 20 to Friday Oct 27! We have a few exciting updates and a couple of changes for this year.
The first one is very exciting: There will be NO TAX charged on any books!
We will be open before school BUT there will be a schedule. Only two grades can come at a time- K&1 will come Wednesday, Oct 25th, 2&3 can come Thursday, Oct 26th, and 4&5th can come Friday, October 27th.
We will be open for Fall Festival!!!!!
I will also be open for families to shop after school on Wednesday, Oct 25th from 2:30-5:00pm.
The book fair will be cashless. Students can bring little prepaid VISA cards, or they can use the eWallet system. Find out more info here: www.scholastic.com/bf/sevenpineselementaryschool1
Next week is Bus Driver Appreciation Week! (10/16- 10/20) Be sure to be extra kind to your bus driver & say thank you! You might even want to bring a special note or sweet treat.
Shining the spotlight on Ms. Turner! Mrs. Turner is a tremendous asset to the Seven Pines team. She is leading the second grade team, providing engaging lessons to her students, and supporting all learners needs! Ms. Turner is a rockstar!
A huge thanks to the Latinx Student Association from VCU for reading to our penguins last Friday!
Fall Festival is next Friday, October 20th! Join us from 6:00- 8:00. Wear a costume & bring cash for activities and food. We can't wait to see you there!
Next week is Digital Citizenship and we are celebrating with a spirit week!
Teacher spotlight on Ms. Sheppard! We are SO thankful for her here at Seven Pines. It might be Ms. Sheppard's first year as a guidance counselor but you'd never know! She does an amazing job supporting all student needs in a kind and compassionate way.
Kindergarten students are learning about voting! Today they exercised their right to vote. Tomorrow they will find out if extra recess or a movie received the most votes.
