Mrs. Lanham and Mrs. Cole's fourth grade students at Sinai Elementary attended the Halifax County Little Theater's production of the Wizard of Oz. They were fortunate enough to receive a wonderful grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Foundation to have this fun and exciting opportunity. After returning, students engaged in conversation to discuss characters, setting, conflict, plot, and the resolution. A great time was had by all.
First grade students at Sinai Elementary enjoyed an Attendance Pizza Party. First graders had the highest monthly attendance during the month of September.
Sinai fourth-grade students participate in a hands-on science lesson, dissecting lima
beans to explore the inner workings of seeds and learning about the process of
pollination. They carefully open the soaked beans to identify and learn about the
different parts, such as the embryo while also engaging with models and diagrams
that illustrate how pollination occurs in nature. Through this activity, students gain a
practical understanding of plant parts and the life cycle of plants.
5th graders at Sinai explored electricity more this week. They created electromagnets using batteries, wire, and iron nails. They tested to see how coiling the wire more around the nail made the magnet stronger. Also, they investigated different materials to see if they were insulators or conductors.
Sinai third graders in Ms. Emerson's class along with Mrs. Davis visited Miss Tingy's STEM lab to complete an Index Card Tower. This challenge gave students the opportunity to plan and implement their tower structure. Students worked together in groups using only index cards, and masking tape to complete the tallest free standing structure. Once completed, measurements were taken, and bar graphs were completed. The students enjoyed competing against one another in the timed competition.
Students in Mrs. Baynes and Ms. Emerson's third grade Social Studies classes at Sinai have been studying Ancient China. Recently, students worked in groups of two and three to complete a Great Wall of Facts. The activity gave a hands-on opportunity to learn more about the Great Wall of China. Some of the facts the students included on the wall include it was originally built to keep out invaders, the wall varies in height and width but averages approximately 33 feet tall and 15 feet wide, and it is considered to be one Seven Wonders of the World.
World Kindness Day is a day to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness for good which binds us. Kindness is a fundamental part of the human condition which bridges the divides of race, religion, politics, gender, and location.
All schools and offices will be closed Friday, November 10, 2023 in observance of Veterans Day.
Sinai's 5th graders visited the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center to experience a hands-on tour. Students learned about various courses offered at SVHEC including welding, IT, energy, automation and robotics, and HVAC. They enjoyed the hands-on activities and are excited to take these courses in the future.
The students in Mrs. Rutherford's class performed an experiment with Bubble solution, straws, water, and a table to learn about surface tension. First each student was given a straw and asked to dip the straw in the bubble solution. Then the students were asked to blow into the straw to blow bubbles on the dry table. The bubbles were small and popped very quickly. Then the table was sprayed with water to coat the surface of the table. The students were again asked to dip the straw in the bubble solution and blow bubbles on the table. This time the bubbles were much larger and did not pop as quickly. Everyone had a lot of fun. But why do the bubbles not pop as easily on the wet table? Sinai teachers loved this experiment also!
It’s as simple as the following science explanation:
1. Bubbles are made of a layer of soap, water and soap. Water is sandwiched in between the soap layers.
2. A Bubble pops when the water evaporates making the outer soap skin too thin so it’s unable to keep the surface tension.
3. Bubbles won’t pop when the surface is wet or if you touch it with something wet because you’re maintaining the surface tension.
4. If you have liquid you maintain the surface tension and prevent evaporation of the water trapped between the soap layers so the bubble doesn’t pop.
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Pictured are Sinai Elementary School’s principal Mrs. Francine Davis, member of the “Lifelong Eagles” 5K team, presenting a check to Pat Leith, from the Halifax County Cancer Association. The “Lifelong Eagles” got donations and sponsors and walked the 5K October 16. This year they raised $3,040.00 for this worthy cause. Sinai Elementary plans on this being a yearly event to help raise money for the HCCA. If you know anyone who is newly diagnosed with cancer please let them know about the Halifax County Cancer Association.
Dustin Francis, Community Relations Coordinator for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, recently visited Sinai's fifth graders. He discuss with students about the different types of circuits and about insulators and conductors. Students were able to use the circuit kits he brought to create various series and parallel circuits that did a variety of tasks. They were able to light up a bulb, turn a fan, and even played a music box.
Mrs, Baynes and Ms, Emerson's third grade English Language Arts students at Sinai were treated to an afternoon of theater, with witches, a yellow brick road, ruby slippers, and of course a visit to Kansas, The classes were able to watch Halifax County Little Theater's production of the Wizard of Oz because of a generous grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Foundation. Once the students returned, they discussed characters, setting, conflict, resolution, and drama. Everyone had a wonderful time.
First grade students and Mrs. Rutherford's Sinai classes received a mini grant to take the students to see the Halifax County Little Theater's production of The Wizard of Oz. The classes went to the Halifax County High school on October 31, 2023 to see the play. Everyone enjoyed the play.
Sinai 5th graders investigated electricity using circuit sets. They used the sets to create open and closed circuits. They also added switches to their pathways so the lightbulbs were able to turn off and on. Finally, they made series and parallel circuits to have multiple lightbulbs lit at the same time.
Snow White and her many dwarfs visited elementary schools today. Central office administration and staff distributed candy to students as they visited the schools. Fun was had by all! Click below to see more photos.
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Sinai second grade students got to have a little Halloween fun using color coding to complete a Halloween Ozobot activity. Students also learned some computer science vocabulary. Students enjoyed working with Mrs. Christie Lewis, ITRT on this activity.
Mrs. Rutherford's class conducted an experiment to see if an ear of corn could be made out of candy corn. Some students thought it could be done, some said no and others just wanted to eat the candy corn. Students were each given a container of playdough. The playdough was removed from the container in cylindrical form to act as the corn cob. The students were then given handfuls of candy corn and asked to push them into the playdough. Some students placed the candy corn in horizontal rows, some in vertical rows and others just pushed the candy corn into the play dough in no particular pattern. The results are shown below.
Students in Mrs. Lipscomb's Kindergarten class visited Miss Tingy's STEM lab to learn about the five senses. Students were able to feel, see, hear, smell and taste a variety of items to help them learn how their senses can help them make observations. Students tested their sense of taste with Starburst and Smarties!
Students in Ms. Terry's PK3 class recently visited Miss Tingy's STEM lab to make their own jack o' lanterns using different shapes. The students discussed which shapes they were using for the mouth, nose and eyes. Students then glued their selections on their own jack'o lantern's to take home
