🪙💰 Our 1st Grade Scholars are putting their math skills to work! They practiced sorting coins and counting pennies to $0.20, nickels to $1.00, and dimes to $1.00. Hands-on learning makes math meaningful, engaging, and fun! 📚✨
🎃🍂 Our PreK Scholars had a pumpkin-perfect day at the pumpkin patch! They enjoyed exploring, learning, playing, and making special fall memories with their classmates. We love seeing our youngest scholars learn through hands-on experiences and enjoy the magic of the season! 🧡🐯
Pre-k scholars had an amazing time at The Prizery today! 🎭✨ They participated in storytelling, interactive movement, music, and art class.
🎃 October Tech-Tip 🎃
Don’t Get Tricked by Digital Strangers!
The Tip:
🎃On Halloween, we enjoy spooky ghosts 👻—but online “ghost” friends can be a trick! If you don’t know someone in real life (at school, on your team, or in your neighborhood), don’t add or chat with them online. Even if they seem nice in a game 🎮, they are still a stranger.
Why it matters :
🎃Children often believe online interactions are safe, especially in games or kid-friendly platforms. However, people can pretend to be someone they’re not 🎭. Teaching kids early to recognize and avoid digital strangers builds lifelong online safety habits.
Pro Tip (Teach Your Child):
Share these simple “ghost-busting rules” 🛑👻:
Don’t share personal info (name, school, phone number) 🚫
Don’t move chats to other apps 📵
Don’t keep secrets from trusted adults 🤐➡️👨👩👧
If a “ghost” friend asks for any of these—tell an adult right away!
Parent Connection 🤝:
🎃Keep conversations open and judgment-free ❤️. Instead of asking “Are you talking to strangers?” try:
“Who did you play with today?” 🎮
“Do you know them from real life?” 🤔
🎃Many school ITRTs have read Chicken Clicking 🐔💻 with students. Ask your child what happened in the story and what the character learned about online strangers—it’s a great way to reinforce this lesson in a familiar, non-threatening way.
👉 Watch it together at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSasSWwi5Tk
Try This at Home 🏠:
Do a quick “Ghost Check” together 👻:
Look at friends/followers lists 📲
Remove anyone not known in real life 🚫
Check game chat settings 🎮
Practice what to do: Ignore ➡️ Block ➡️ Tell ✋
💬Conversation Starter:
“If someone you didn’t know came up to you while trick-or-treating and asked personal questions, what would you do? The same rule applies online.” 🎃
Don’t Get Tricked by Digital Strangers!
The Tip:
🎃On Halloween, we enjoy spooky ghosts 👻—but online “ghost” friends can be a trick! If you don’t know someone in real life (at school, on your team, or in your neighborhood), don’t add or chat with them online. Even if they seem nice in a game 🎮, they are still a stranger.
Why it matters :
🎃Children often believe online interactions are safe, especially in games or kid-friendly platforms. However, people can pretend to be someone they’re not 🎭. Teaching kids early to recognize and avoid digital strangers builds lifelong online safety habits.
Pro Tip (Teach Your Child):
Share these simple “ghost-busting rules” 🛑👻:
Don’t share personal info (name, school, phone number) 🚫
Don’t move chats to other apps 📵
Don’t keep secrets from trusted adults 🤐➡️👨👩👧
If a “ghost” friend asks for any of these—tell an adult right away!
Parent Connection 🤝:
🎃Keep conversations open and judgment-free ❤️. Instead of asking “Are you talking to strangers?” try:
“Who did you play with today?” 🎮
“Do you know them from real life?” 🤔
🎃Many school ITRTs have read Chicken Clicking 🐔💻 with students. Ask your child what happened in the story and what the character learned about online strangers—it’s a great way to reinforce this lesson in a familiar, non-threatening way.
👉 Watch it together at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSasSWwi5Tk
Try This at Home 🏠:
Do a quick “Ghost Check” together 👻:
Look at friends/followers lists 📲
Remove anyone not known in real life 🚫
Check game chat settings 🎮
Practice what to do: Ignore ➡️ Block ➡️ Tell ✋
💬Conversation Starter:
“If someone you didn’t know came up to you while trick-or-treating and asked personal questions, what would you do? The same rule applies online.” 🎃
As a reminder, Halifax County Public Schools will host a Night of Innovation tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at HCHS. Attendees will experience technology through interactive experiences, informational displays, and hands-on exploration. A general session on being kind online will be presented by the Halifax County Public Schools Instructional Technology Specialists. Attendees can also experience the Pink Bus, a mobile cybersecurity classroom with interactive, game-based activities.
The school with the greatest percentage of students in attendance will win a prize for the school.
Food trucks will be onsite for attendees to purchase food and drinks.
The doors and food trucks will open at 5:30 PM, and the general session will begin at 6:00 PM. All attendees should enter through the front door.
🌟 Celebrating Excellence! 🌟
Congratulations to our Sydnor Jennings Students of the Month for September! 🎉📚 We are proud to celebrate these scholars for their hard work, positive attitudes, leadership, and commitment to excellence. Keep shining, scholars—you are setting a wonderful example for others! 💙👏
Congratulations to our Sydnor Jennings Students of the Month for September! 🎉📚 We are proud to celebrate these scholars for their hard work, positive attitudes, leadership, and commitment to excellence. Keep shining, scholars—you are setting a wonderful example for others! 💙👏
🔢✨ Learning math through hands-on fun! Our first grade scholars in Mrs. Benson’s class practiced counting by 5s during an engaging small-group activity. Through collaboration, exploration, and hands-on learning, our scholars are building strong math skills—one count at a time! 💙📚
🌱 Learning beyond the classroom! Our scholars from Sydnor Jennings enjoyed an exciting field trip to the Halifax County Fairgrounds, where they had the opportunity to explore and learn more about agriculture right here in Halifax County. From discovering local farming practices to gaining a deeper appreciation for where our food comes from, it was a day filled with hands-on learning and new experiences! 🚜🐄🌾
Save the Date
📣 Family Math Night RSVP Reminder!
📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Sydnor Jennings Elementary School
Please complete and return the bottom portion of the flyer to school OR scan the QR code to complete the online RSVP form. We hope to see you there! 🎲➕🧡
📣 Family Math Night RSVP Reminder!
📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Sydnor Jennings Elementary School
Please complete and return the bottom portion of the flyer to school OR scan the QR code to complete the online RSVP form. We hope to see you there! 🎲➕🧡
📣 Family Math Night RSVP Reminder!
📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Sydnor Jennings Elementary School
Please complete and return the bottom portion of the flyer to school OR scan the QR code to complete the online RSVP form. We hope to see you there! 🎲➕🧡
📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Sydnor Jennings Elementary School
Please complete and return the bottom portion of the flyer to school OR scan the QR code to complete the online RSVP form. We hope to see you there! 🎲➕🧡
Interim reports for the first nine weeks are available for viewing on the Campus Portal. If you need assistance with the portal or need a paper copy of the report, please contact your child's school.
🔴🟡🟢 Making Our Mark on International Dot Day! 🔵🟣🟠
Our staff and scholars celebrated International Dot Day by showing off their creativity and rocking their favorite polka dots! From colorful outfits to big smiles, everyone was reminded that even the smallest dot can be the beginning of something amazing. 🌟
Be brave. Be creative. Make your mark! 🎨✨
Our staff and scholars celebrated International Dot Day by showing off their creativity and rocking their favorite polka dots! From colorful outfits to big smiles, everyone was reminded that even the smallest dot can be the beginning of something amazing. 🌟
Be brave. Be creative. Make your mark! 🎨✨
🔷🔶 Pattern Power in First Grade! 🔶🔷
Scholars in Mrs. Benson’s first grade class practiced identifying, creating, and extending patterns using shape blocks and a pattern worksheet. Through hands-on exploration, scholars strengthened their math skills while discovering how shapes, colors, and designs can follow a repeating pattern! 📚🧩✨
Scholars in Mrs. Benson’s first grade class practiced identifying, creating, and extending patterns using shape blocks and a pattern worksheet. Through hands-on exploration, scholars strengthened their math skills while discovering how shapes, colors, and designs can follow a repeating pattern! 📚🧩✨
What better way to practice following directions and making observations than by making an edible school bus! Kindergarten scholars in Mrs. Cash's class read the book School Bus. After discussing the beginning, middle and end of the story, scholars used Graham crackers, mini oreos, pretzels and icing to create their very own school bus snack!
Learning math facts can be fun! 📚➕ Scholars in Mrs. Moser’s 4th grade class are building fluency and strengthening their math fact skills through engaging games and hands-on practice during small-group instruction. 🎲✨
🎤🐯 Getting to Know Our Truancy Officer! 🐯🎤
Our scholars had the opportunity to interview Mr. Brown and learn more about his important role as a truancy officer. They asked thoughtful questions about what a truancy officer does, why attendance matters, and—most importantly—why he cares about each of our scholars. ❤️
These conversations help our scholars understand that the adults in our school community are here to support, encourage, and help them succeed. We are grateful to Mr. Brown for taking the time to connect with our scholars and show them just how much they matter! 🌟📚
Our scholars had the opportunity to interview Mr. Brown and learn more about his important role as a truancy officer. They asked thoughtful questions about what a truancy officer does, why attendance matters, and—most importantly—why he cares about each of our scholars. ❤️
These conversations help our scholars understand that the adults in our school community are here to support, encourage, and help them succeed. We are grateful to Mr. Brown for taking the time to connect with our scholars and show them just how much they matter! 🌟📚
🔢💻 Math Meets Coding! 💻🔢
Third grade scholars in Mrs. Waller’s classroom are building their number sense in a fun and interactive way! Scholars practiced comparing and ordering numbers by working through a sorting network and then putting their problem-solving skills to work by programming in Scratch.
By combining math, logic, and coding, our scholars are learning that there’s more than one way to solve a problem—and that learning can be fun! 🧠✨
Third grade scholars in Mrs. Waller’s classroom are building their number sense in a fun and interactive way! Scholars practiced comparing and ordering numbers by working through a sorting network and then putting their problem-solving skills to work by programming in Scratch.
By combining math, logic, and coding, our scholars are learning that there’s more than one way to solve a problem—and that learning can be fun! 🧠✨
🐝🔢 Counting, Coding, and Creating! 🔢🐝
Kindergarten scholars in Ms. Guthrie’s class are making math hands-on and fun! They practiced counting and number recognition by programming Bee-Bots and using play dough to explore numbers. These activities are helping our youngest scholars build math skills while developing problem-solving and coding skills along the way! 💡🤖🎨
Kindergarten scholars in Ms. Guthrie’s class are making math hands-on and fun! They practiced counting and number recognition by programming Bee-Bots and using play dough to explore numbers. These activities are helping our youngest scholars build math skills while developing problem-solving and coding skills along the way! 💡🤖🎨
🤖📊 Math Meets Technology! 📊🤖
Scholars in Mrs. Benson’s first grade class are building their math skills through hands-on learning! They practiced sorting objects by two attributes as they programmed the Bee-Bot and explored graphing with LEGO bricks. These engaging activities helped scholars strengthen their math, coding, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills while having fun! 🐝🧱💡
Scholars in Mrs. Benson’s first grade class are building their math skills through hands-on learning! They practiced sorting objects by two attributes as they programmed the Bee-Bot and explored graphing with LEGO bricks. These engaging activities helped scholars strengthen their math, coding, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills while having fun! 🐝🧱💡
🔵🟨🤖 Learning Shapes, Colors, and Coding! 🤖🟨🔵
PreK scholars in Mrs. Stevens’s classroom are learning through hands-on exploration! They reviewed shapes and colors by programming the Bee-Bot to navigate their activities and then used shape blocks to create their own colorful pictures. From building to coding, our youngest scholars are developing problem-solving skills while having fun! 🐝💡🎨
PreK scholars in Mrs. Stevens’s classroom are learning through hands-on exploration! They reviewed shapes and colors by programming the Bee-Bot to navigate their activities and then used shape blocks to create their own colorful pictures. From building to coding, our youngest scholars are developing problem-solving skills while having fun! 🐝💡🎨
