Students in Ms. Brockenbury's 5th grade class investigated plate tectonics and boundaries. They used frosting and graham crackers to demonstrate convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries. This also gave them a visual to see which boundaries create mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
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VDOE - Executive Order 28 - Student and Family Resources Regarding Opioids, Overdoes and Fentanyl.
As directed in Governor Youngkin's Executive Order 28, local school divisions must provide informational resources to students, parents, and school personnel on opioid use and abuse to ensure the health and safety of all students in Virginia.
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Sinai's 5th graders investigated plate tectonics and boundaries. They used frosting and graham crackers to demonstrate convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries. This also gave them a visual to see which boundaries create mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
Sinai students and staff were shining bright in neon colors or sparkles to demonstrate that "Kindness Shines".
Sinai students and staff enjoyed "Rounding Up Kindness" by wearing their favorite western wear.
Sinai Scientists in Mrs. Davis and Ms. Emerson's third grade class conducted an experiment to learn about The Water Cycle. During the experiment, the students learned the four components of the water cycle along with the sun is the "star" of the water cycle. During this experiment the students used plastic cups, ice cubes, thermometers, and water to make predictions about the condensation that formed on the outside of the cup. Each step was timed, and each time the students were able to revise their predictions from what they learned from their previous results.
Students and Staff Members at Sinai Elementary enjoyed celebrating Virginia's Kindness Week. They received kindness stickers, kindness bracelets, free ice cream, and Kindness Candy Grams. There were different spirit days each day, and they participated in a Kindness Challenge. The winners of the Student Kindness Challenge (pictured below) received several prizes, such as kindness earbuds, kindness stickers, kindness brag tags, and kindness crayons or markers. The Grand Prize winner of the Staff Member Kindness Challenge was Darlene Ragland. She won the lovely gift basket of goodies donated by 1st Care at Home. We thank and appreciate them for their awesome donation. Thanks to all the students and staff members for spreading Sinai kindness!
Sinai Scientists in Ms. Ragland's fourth grade class have recently been learning about the four moon phases. Students learned about the relationship beteween the moon phases and the tide cycle. Upon completion of their unit on the moon phases students used vanilla and chocolate cookies to complete an activity showing the four phases of the moon.
To complete their unit on Earth, Sinai's 5th graders explored the layers of the Earth. They used a layers magnetic set to label the crut, mantle, outer core, and inner core. Then they worked together to design and create a Play-doh model of the Earth's layers.
Sinai students and faculty celebrated Sinai Spirit Day with their best tye-dye and tu tu outfits!
Be sure and come out to Sinai Elementary for our Family Bingo Night! We will have reading games, math games, free books and fun for the entire family!
Join in the fun as Sinai Elementary celebrates Read Across America Week!
Sinai teachers Mrs. Baynes and Ms. Snead are participating in the ARCS (Advancing Rural Computer Science) class. They completed a coding activity with students in third grade using multiplication challenges and Sphero Indi cars. They had to find the products in order to know the correct color cards, so that the Indi car would follow the correct path from start to finish
Sinai second grade students wrote about what they would be like when they were 100 years old. Students then made 100 year old faces.
REMINDER:
All schools and offices will be closed Monday, February 19, 2024 in observance of Presidents' Day.
Students in Mrs. Dailey's ECSE class really enjoyed making their Valentine's Day wreath. Students used a paper plate and various different color hearts to complete their wreath.
Students in Mrs. Baynes and Ms. Emerson's third grade Social Studies and ELA classes at Sinai Elementary are studying Rome and expository writing. To celebrate Valentine's Day their students made mosaic Valentine's for their adults. Once completed, the students used the the writing process to explain how they created their mosaics step by step.
Sinai Scientists in Mrs. Bowes second grade class at Sinai Elementary participated in the STEM activity Dissolve or Not Dissolve. Students made a hypothesis about which of four substances, sugar, sand, glitter, and salt would dissolve or not in water. Students then conducted an experiment to test their hypotheses.
Sinai 5th grade scientists in Mrs. Fears homeroom completed their lab stations on erosion and weathering. They show how ice erosion works using sediments frozen in ice and sand. For chemical weathering, they carved designs into chalk and used vinegar to weather it.
