Kindergarten Sinai Scientists celebrated the 2024 solar eclipse with many fun learning activities. Students made hats and also completed hands on activites while learning facts about the eclipse.
2023-2024 Teacher of the Year and Excellence in Service Award at Sinai Elementary
Congratulations to Ms. Ariel Goode, 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year at Sinai Elementary School. Ms. Goode has taught SPED in the collaborative setting for several years before recently teaching Kindergarten for 3 years.
Congratulations also to Mrs. Ann Tingen for receiving the 2023-2024 Excellence in Service Award. Mrs. Tingen has been a LAN Manager at Sinai Elementary School for 20 years.
We are so proud to have Ms. Goode and Mrs. Tingen representing Sinai Elementary School as the Teacher of the Year and for receiving the Excellence in Service Award.
PK-3 students at Sinai Elementary had a good time using their gross motor skills as they would follow along with Phonicsman as they would "freeze" and "jump".
Please refer to the following flyer for April Feedmore information.
Students in Ms. Brockenbury's 5th grade class made hats to celebrate the 2024 eclipse. Students also enjoyed learning a lot of interesting facts regarding this eclipse
The Danville Science Center Outreach program recently visited Sinai's fifth graders. They participated in a variety of hands-on activities to review 4th and 5th grade science. First, they explored different types of rocks and even created their own metamorphic rock out of Skittles. Next, students investigated motion using different weights on a wooden car. Finally, they completed a sound lab and saw how sound is a type of energy that uses vibrations. Thank you to the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation for supporting this program through a mini-grant!
The next solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8 when students will be in school, preparing to leave school, or traveling home. Although we will not experience a total solar eclipse, we will experience a partial eclipse.
All students and staff will receive certified solar-viewing glasses to protect their eyes.
The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) has a variety of free resources about safety considerations for the eclipse. NOTE: Regular sunglasses, swimming goggles, and other eyewear are NOT safe for looking directly at the sun.
The eclipse will occur in Halifax County from 1:59 p.m. to 4:29 p.m. with maximum view at 3:16 p.m.: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/
The Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC) held its 18th Annual SVRTC Technology Awards Banquet at Longwood University on March 14, 2024. Three HCPS staff members were among those receiving awards. Mrs. Allyn Beth Noble, Government DE Teacher at HCHS, received the Technology Teacher Award. Mrs. Cathy Henderson, Coordinator of Assessments and Data Analysis, received the Technology Support Award. Mrs. Ann Tingen, LAN Manager at Sinai Elementary, received the Instructional Technology Support Award. Congratulations on your awards, and thank you for all you do for HCPS!
Help Sinai support World Down Syndrome Day! On Thursday, March 21st, wear your favoite, crazy, wild and fabulous socks! Let's Rock Our Socks, Sinai!
Sinai Elementary School recently held a fundraiser for the 2024 Walk MS Support for Muscular Sclerosis. Sandy Oakes, Administrative Assistant at Sinai Elementary is shown presenting Karen Smith with $417 collected at Sinai. Sinai Elementary is very proud to support this worthy cause.
Sinai Elementary students had a super day at the Saturday Learning Academy recently held at Sinai Elemenatary. Students enjoyed doing various hands on activities as well as reviewing skills.
Report cards for the third nine weeks may be viewed on the Campus Portal. If you need assistance with the portal or need a paper copy of the report card, please contact your child's school.
Students in Mrs. Dailey's ECSE class had fun making their Read Across America activity. Students used goldfish bowls made out of paper plates and water colors to create their own Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat gold fish bowl. Students used goldfish crackers in their bowl with the big gold fish almost escaping!
Sinai Elementary recognizes students in each grade level for their progress in reading and using good reading strategies and habits in the classroom in the Soaring Eagles Reader of the Month Program. Community sponsors make this program possible. Special thanks our sponsor, Dollar General Corporation. Pictured above are February readers of the month. Each student received a certificate of achievement for their hard work.
Sinai’s 5th graders dissected flowers. They used their knowledge from 4th grade to find and remove the stem, sepals, petals, stamen, pistil, ovary, and pollen grains of each flower. As they discovered each part, they discussed the function for each.
Sinai Scientists in Ms. Ragland's fourth grade class recently learned about the different cloud types. Students completed their own clouds showing each type of cloud and were able to discuss the different types of weather associated with each cloud type.
Sinai Scientists in Mrs. Baynes and Ms. Snead classes completed a computer science activity with second graders using text features. They had to figure out which text feature was on each number on the challenges in order to find out what color mats they needed to use. Once they found out the correct text features and placed the color mats in the correct order, they placed the Indi Car to see if it went in the direction it was supposed to go. Students enjoyed completing this hands on activity.
School Picture Day for Sinai students will be held on March 25th. Please see the following flyers for additional information.
Kindergarten registration is being conducted at all elementary schools on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 and Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. If you have a child who will be five years old by September 30, 2024, please register the child at the elementary school in your school zone. You will need to bring your child’s birth certificate for registration.
The student demographic information form may be downloaded from the following address and completed prior to registration.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3536/HCPS/3304994/Census_Verification_Form_Blank_24-25_Fillable_.pdf
In celebration of Read Across America Day, Sinai Elementary School students enjoyed a day filled with fun, reading and several sightings of the Cat in the Hat! Sinai would like to thank our guest readers including Central Office staff, NAACP, Halifax Soil and Water Conservation, Wolftrap Residency, parents and other community individuals.
