This week is National School Counselor Appreciation week and we cannot be more grateful for these two AMAZING ladies. They truly are the superstars. Thank you for all you do for our students and staff. We ❤️ you!

Can you believe it, it's almost the 100th day of school! Let's celebrate this Tuesday, February 6th with a spirit day. Come to school dressed as if you were 100 years old or get creative and make a t-shirt with 100 items on it!

Tomorrow is a pep rally day! Remember to wear your grade-level colors. PK & K = Purple 1st = Royal Blue/ Dark Blue 2nd = Turquoise/ Light Blue 3rd = Yellow 4th = Green 5th = Red

Next week is Kindness Week! Let's come together and celebrate with a spirit week. Monday- Wear a beach hat or hat Tuesday- Weat sunglasses Wednesday- wear a yellow or tan shirt Thursday- wear a Hawaiian shirt Friday- Wear a blue shirt

The PBIS store was open for business today! Students spent the Hollywood Bucks they earned for demonstrating BRRR characteristics. A huge shoutout to Ms. Hilton and our emperor penguin, Mr. Gray for working the store!

During guidance students created a Turkey feather representing reasons that they are thankful. The thankful Turkeys are displayed in the cafeteria.

SAVE THE DATE! Join our 3rd graders in a land of big dreams and curly toes on Wednesday, December 20th at 6 PM as they present our annual holiday showcase - Elflandia! You won't want to miss it! 

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