Students, faculty, and staff members at Sinai Elementary participated in Patriot Day by wearing red, white, and blue in remembrance of 9/11.
Sinai's 5th grader scientists designed and built hoop gliders this week. Their goal was to get the glider to travel at least 5 feet. They completed the engineering design process in making their gliders. Most gliders went almost 6 feet with one group achieving 9 feet, 10 inches.
Sinai Picture Day is tomorrow, September 12th! Please see flyer below for additional information!
Sinai Elementary would like to thank Ms. Pat Crew and her husband for their generous donation of school supplies for Sinai Elementary.
Third grade Sinai Scientists in Ms.. Francis homeroom recently participated in the Index Card Challenge. Students were given 20 index cards and one piece of tape to see who could build the highest tower. Students were divided into groups and worked together in their group to plan, sketch and eventually implement their design for the tallest tower. Students were given 10 minutes to complete their design. The tallest tower came in at 19 inches tall.
Tingy and her STEM lab were mobile when they visited Mrs. Davis and Ms. Emerson's 3rd grade class to build an Index Card Tower. Sinai Scientists were given 20 index cards and one piece of tape to see who could build the highest tower. Before beginning, each group had to brainstorm and hypothesize on the best way to do so. Once this step was completed, each group was given ten minutes to work together to build the highest structure. Two groups had 10 inch towers. Once completed, each group reevaluated their plan and, then their successes and failures. Each group was also required to graph how high each group built their structures to practice graphing. Not only was this an excellent STEM activity, it taught the students how to communicate and work together.
Lexia® is proud to partner with families and the Virginia Department of Education to help fulfill the state’s ALL In Tutoring priority! We are excited to announce we are now offering information sessions specifically designed for Virginia families. Click on the link below to learn more information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zIhLUlBU1XY4-nLs0Vq1XOaCII4jgQDb/view?usp=sharing
Please see flyer for information regarding Sinai Elementary Fall Mum Fundraiser which begins Monday, September 9th.
What is a literacy screener? Have you heard about VALLSS? Click on the link below for an informational sheet for families.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJjA4ir1O-Ydg5SOuiqWKfEnf3spzMTI/view?usp=sharing
Sinai Scientists in 5th grade explored the scientific method by completing a lab on glue sticks. Students investigated three different brands of glue to determine which had the strongest hold. They used pennies to find out which brand was the strongest.
Sinai Elementary would like to thank Hitachi Energy for their generous donation of STEM Kits for Sinai’s STEM Program. These kits will provide valuable hands on experience for students to create several solar energy designs that otherwise they may not have access to. Thanks to Ryland Clark and Rebecca Saunders for helping make this donation possible. Pictured are Sinai Scientists, Darlene Ragland and Meredith Fears, Sinai Teachers and Ryan Russell, Principal.
As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of Labor Day.
Mrs. Ragland 4 th grade students are studying Scientific Method, Variables,
Qualitative, and Quantitative. The students conducted an experiment on “Shrinking
Balloons”. The students were divided into groups. Each group had an inflated
balloon, a metric ruler, safety pin, stopwatch, and safety google. Each group made
a T-Chart to record qualitative and quantitative data. The students had to record
their observations about the inflated balloon on this chart. A piece of tape was
attached at the bottom of each balloon. The students had to make a hypothesis of
what would happen when you attach a piece of tape to a balloon and prick the
taped section of the balloon with a pin? The student used their safety pin to prick a
hole through the tape at bottom of the balloon. Each group had to record
measurement every 10 seconds for 5 observations. Once they did that, the students
had to measure the balloon with their metric ruler to see how much the balloon
would shrank each time they pricked it. Each group had to make a conclusion
about what happened when they pricked their balloons through a piece of tape and
then record their conclusions in their Science Notebooks.
Don't forget our Krispy Kreme Funderaiser is still going on. End date is Friday, September 9th
Sinai Elementary School would like to send out our most heartfelt thank you to one of our most benevolent benefactors, the good folks over at Dollar General. You guys again have gone above and beyond with this generous outpouring of back to school supplies. We are honored to partner with you and we look forward to building on our relationship.
Shout out to Brittney for bridging the gap for us! Thanks DG we will put these items to good use!!!
Please refer to the flyer below for information on Fall Picture
Day at Sinai Elementary
In compliance with Virginia State Law and the Virginia Department of Education’s Frequency of Fire and Lock Down Drill requirements, students in Halifax County Public Schools will participate in required fire and lockdown safety drills during the next two weeks.
Feedmore dates for 2024-2025. Please join us on September 19th at Sinai!
Sinai Elementary Doughnut Fundraiser Information
The students in Mrs. Ragland’s fourth grade Science class have been learning
about Qualitative and Quantitative Data. The class created a T-Chart to find the
Qualitative and Quantitative Data for a lemon experiment. The students were put in
four groups to observed the lemon halves and recorded the Qualitative and
Quantitative Data on the class T-Chart. For Quantitative Data the students
measured the height, width, and length of the lemon halves. For Qualitative Data
the students recorded the smell, beauty, color, and texture of the lemon halves. The
students enjoyed learning about Qualitative and Quantitative Data.
