Thursday, October 24th, Clays Mill students enjoyed Steve Somers': The Amazing Teacher present his "Once Upon a Time" magic show. The show brought many fairy tales to life! He even brought along Hopper, his rabbit, to join in the fun. What a special treat for our school!
Students in Mrs. Harvey's 5th Grade science class did an experiment to observe the effect of temperature on light energy. Students made glowing ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, and Halloween monsters to compare the effect of water temperature on how intense and long the glow sticks shined.
Kindergarteners experienced the story "Froggy's Halloween" in the library this week. They discussed the character traits of the main character and made Halloween masks.
Stories are coming to life in the library!
Mecklenburg Electric’s Dustin Francis visited the 5th grade classroom to discuss electricity as we begin our energy unit. Students also had a chance to construct circuits.
Mr. Martin's class had the privilege of the representative from Mecklenburg
Electric to come in and talk about Circuits and electricity with his students.
They enjoyed building circuits and participating in the activities. The students
learned about Series and Parallel Pathways. Thank you to Mr. Dustin for
sharing with our kiddos.
As a reminder, Monday, October 21, 2024 is a Teacher Workday/Parent Conference Day. Students do not attend school.
COMING SOON! Clays Mill Book Fair: November 19-22
(Classes will have special times to shop.)
November 19 - Grandparents Breakfast for Pre-K through Grade 1 (8 - 9:30 AM)
November 20 - Grandparents Breakfast for Grades 2 - 5 (8 - 9:30 AM)
November 21 - Book Fair Extended Hours (3:30-5:00 PM)
November 22 - Book Fair closes at Noon
MORE INFO TO COME!
Students in Ms. Laughorn's pre-k class listened to the book Mixed and then completed an experiment to see what happens when two colors are mixed together. The students had so much fun doing this activity!
Ms. McCraw's PK students are harvesting memories at the pumpkin patch... where learning meets fun!
Mrs. Powell's pre-k students took a field trip to the The Junction. There was also a special visit from the Clarksville Fire Department.
As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed Monday, October 14, 2024 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
To bring awareness to Fire Safety Week, students at Clays Mill wore red or dressed like a firefighter. Sparky the Fire Dog also made an appearance! We would like to extend a special thanks to the brave firefighters from Halifax and South Boston for visiting and teaching our students vital fire safety lessons. Your dedication to keeping our community safe is inspiring.
Clays Mill Students of the Month for September are pictured here. These students have actively engaged in learning, followed class and school rules and are honest, trustworthy, and respectable.
National School Lunch Week will be October 14-18, 2024.
Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth will occur Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Mrs. Davis's students competed in Special Olympics in Charlotte County.
This week in the library, first graders read the book "After The Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again" by Dan Santat. The book is about how Humpty Dumpty overcomes his fear of heights after taking the fall. Students were assigned to build Humpty Dumpty a wall, but create it so that he could balance and not roll off.
Due to impending weather conditions, all schools and offices will be closed, tomorrow, Friday, September 27, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 0, do not report.
Grades 2-5 experienced Peter Reynolds' book "The Dot" during library classes last week. They created their own painted "mark" -- a dot -- to be included in the bulletin board display.
"Just make a MARK and see where it takes you."
-Peter Reynolds
Students in Mrs. Powell's third grade class prepped for their Math tests in stations. Mrs. Jackson joined in too.
