Students at Meadville Elementary school participated in Christmas STEM challenges. Some of the activities were: Candy Cane Ornaments using Binary Coding, Santa’s Parachute STEM Challenge, the Tallest Tree STEM Challenge, Shelf for the Elf, Rudolph Races, and The Jingle Bell Maze . The purchase of STEM materials was funded through a Mini-Grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation. The Mini-Grant was awarded to Mrs. Susan Elliott, Elementary ITRT, for the project titled: Christmas STEM. Mrs. Waller, LAN Manager, facilitated the STEM lessons.
Winter break for students will be December 23, 2024 - December 31, 2024. The New Year’s holiday is January 1, 2025. January 2, 2025 and January 3, 2025 are professional development/teacher workdays. Students return to school on Monday, January 6, 2025.
We hope that you have a very happy and safe holiday season.
November Students of the Month were: Aliyah Wright, Ava Whitehead, Kallie McFail, Jaylynn Faulkner, Iden Chafatelli, Aaliyah Cook, Keiyari Stevens, Avri Midkiff, Nicole Martin, Michael Smith, and Za’Riyah Gomes.
Please see the following letter from the Southside Health District in regards to Pertussis (whooping cough).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dGrj9xNE67mPywlsn9-uZ_AfckmPzdR2/view?usp=sharing
Please see the link below for the required notifications.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7w8nmwnkEtycVTBiBo5057ztotG9-_F/view?usp=sharing
Mrs. Hupp's kindergarten class explored numbers using Duplo number mats and Legos. The hands-on activity encouraged students to count and construct numbers up to 10. Mrs. Elliott, ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. McGhee’s Prek class used their fine motor skills and glued various sizes of tissue paper to decorate their Christmas light. They loved doing this and were so excited to see their colorful artwork hanging in the hallway!
Second graders at Meadville Elementary brought holiday magic to life with their performance of The Incredible Reindeer! Under the direction of Dr. Duncan and Mrs. Williams, the production dazzled the audience with its creativity, humor, and heartwarming charm.
Mrs. Hupp's kindergarten class at Meadville Elementary assisted in lighting up Santa's tree through a creative and interactive activity. They decorated the tree using markers and programmed it to light up as an Ozobot traveled along its surface. The engaging lesson was led by Mrs. Elliott, the school’s ITRT.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. McGhee’s PreK class enjoyed their last day at the Prizery. They have been going for the past five weeks and each week was a new experience. Today they danced to several Christmas songs and decorated their own Christmas tree. Needless to say they are thoroughly going to miss Ms. Laura and Ms. Emily!
Meadville SCA is sponsoring a Toy Drive!
Mrs. Fowlkes's third grade students built the six simple machines using the LEGO Briq kits. Then they used the LEGO Spike kit to construct a car and coded it to move. Mrs. Elliott, ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 through Friday, November 29, 2024 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
We hope you have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
During STEAM class, students viewed short videos exploring the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the creation of its iconic balloons. Afterwards, they designed their own paper balloons, which were attached to Ozobots. We then hosted our own "Balloons Over Broadway" parade on paper streets modeled after the parade route in New York City.
Second grade students enjoyed a program on Powhatan Indians from Jamestown Outreach.
Students enjoyed the Revolutionary War Presentation from Jamestown Outreach.
October Students of the Month are: Greyson Ferrell, Jace Cole, Konnor Fuller, Annelise Adams, Andraya Clark, Jagger Ferguson, Anna Traynham, Maverick Franco, Wes Adams, Tate Dickey, and Sophia Woosley
Mrs. Martin’s Pre-k class listened to the story Turkey Trouble. It was about a turkey who disguised himself as different animals so he would not be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. The students then used playdoh, popsicle sticks, and googly eyes to create their own turkeys. They LOVED this and asked to do it again next week!
Ms. Martin's 5th grade class created musical instruments to demonstrate their knowledge of sound. The instruments were made of household items and created 3 different frequencies of sound.
First graders finished a week of fractions. They took pizza orders from teachers at Meadville and then made the pizzas based on the orders. Then they delivered them.
