Thanks to the support of The Halifax Education Foundation and their generous sponsors, Sinai Elementary students in Pre-K and Mrs. Rutherford's class were able to have a hands-on learning experience at Sea Quest.
The Halifax Education Foundation awarded Sinai Elementary School a mini-grant that allowed Pre-K students to enjoy new manipulatives that showed diversity and inclusion.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, Donna Henderson, Robin Mahan, and Mary Traynham were recognized for 45 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, Beatrice Fitzgerald was recognized for 40 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, individuals were recognized for
30 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, individuals were recognized for 35 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, individuals were recognized for 25 years of service with HCPS.
HCPS held the 2022- 2023 Staff Appreciation Celebration tonight at the Prizery. It was a fantastic evening!
Students in Ms. Terry's PreK - 3 class this week are focusing on the Letter K. The children made the letter K out of their favorite blueberry Cheerios.
Mrs. Rutherford's class used the Language Builder Blocks in class to increase eye hand coordination and build language skills. All students used the building blocks to identify shapes and colors. The students picked a card and built whatever was on the card.
Sinai April Readers of the Month. 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 to this month’s sponsor, Dollar General Corporation. Pictured above are February readers of the month. Each student received a certificate of achievement for their hard work.
Students in Ms. Terry's Pre-K 3 class used food coloring and plain spaghetti noodles to create patriotic red , white, and blue edible sensory play. The students enjoyed sampling their noodles after the experiment was complete.
Sinai second graders reviewed computer science skills and engineering practices with several STEM activities. Students in Mrs. Bowes and Ms. Snead’s class worked with Mrs. Lewis, ITRT to code and fly drones; to code Dash and Root robots to complete tasks; construct marble mazes; design and construct structures using KEVA planks and magnetic blocks; complete coding challenges using their chromebooks and using color codes to control Ozobot robots. These hands-on experiences allowed the students to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills while having fun exploring the world of science, technology, engineering, and math. The students are already looking forward to the next STEM adventure.
Please see the attached flyer for information on Sinai's fifth grade promotion!
In celebration of Nurses Week Sinai Elementary School would like to recognize our awesome nurse, Valerie Roberts. Ms. Roberts takes care of all of us at Sinai Elementary. Nurse Roberts received a Nurses Survival Kit from Sinai's Spirit Committee and a bouquet of hand made flowers from Mrs. Kim Rutherford's class We are very thankful to have Nurse Roberts with us at Sinai to make sure we are all happy and healthy! Happy Nurses Week, Nurse Roberts!
The kindergartners of Mrs. Lipscomb, Ms. Goode, Mrs. Rutherford, and Ms. Gayles’ classes at Sinai Elementary School had an awesome experience at Danville Science Museum with special thanks to Halifax Education Foundation. We explored butterflies, visited the Dome Theatre Room, and enjoyed lots of hands-on activities. Attached are pictures of the students while they learn and explore!
Sinai Elementary students were greeted with words of encouragement and a wall of bubbles as they entered the school on their first day for SOL testing for the 2022-2023 school year. Students enjoyed reading the words of encouragement and walking through the wall of bubbles. Rock those tests Sinai students!
Mrs. Lanham's third graders have been reviewing for their upcoming math SOL. To make review a little more fun, they worked out their math problems in shaving cream on their desk, instead of the traditional paper and pencil way. The kids enjoyed getting messy and having fun while learning and reviewing.
Students at Sinai Elementary have enjoyed calming down and cooling off by visiting "The Calming Corner" located in Ms. M. Jackson's, the school counselor, classroom throughout this school year. This area has provided the tools to help them regulate and control their emotions. It contains calming posters and sensory toys, such as stress balls, fidgets, spinners, pop-its, and glitter wands. Thanks to the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation for providing a mini-grant to fund this stress-free area.
Ms. Mason's first grade students recently reviewed fractions using tally mark sticks. Students also had a class restaurant where they cut apples, pizzas and crackers into halves and fourths.
