This week in PreK we are talking about ways to move. Today we did sentences about how they move. We did movement on a line. We also did a numeral dance.
So proud of these Jr girls! Played one of their best defensive games of the season in last nights win over Newport.
We love fruit day! Red pears for the win!
Mrs. Bethany visited Mrs. Amanda's kindergarten class this week to help with Writer's Workshop. The students loved having her with them in class!
This week in pre-K we have been learning about ways we can move and maneuver our bodies. We are also talking about our personal space and how to be respectful of the personal space of others.
Our morning message has began focusing on onset and rime. We have also been doing sentence segmentation, word length and punctuation. We have started focusing on the letter formations and this week they are the letters: Aa, Bb, Cc.
We had fun with a read aloud and played “dance it out”
And in math our focus is rote counting to 30 this week. Each day we are patterning our way up to 30.
3rd grade has been reading about Norse/Scandinavian Mythology. One of our activities was creating a Viking longship using only our bodies. They did a great job!
7th grade Strategic Reading classes read the book House Arrest by K.A. Holt. The book is about a boy who ends up on house arrest after stealing a wallet with a large amount of money to pay for his medically fragile brother's medicine.
JCSD Calendar Update:
February 19- JCSD will be open, making up a snow day.
April 8- JCSD will be closed, due to the total solar eclipse.
The Stock Market Game Awards' Luncheon for 1st place regional winners. Lexi Loftin won 1st in the Junior high division in our region. She competed against y 200 teams. Congratulations Lexi.
Swifton vs Weiner Basketball
4B, 5B, 6B
Monday, January 29
Starts at 5:00 PM
Swifton Gymnasium
Livestreaming
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In our math lesson today we focused on the number 4. The kids had to count out 4 blocks and connect them and also count out 4 anglegs to see what shape they could make!
Elementary Book Fair! January 29th-February 2nd
The Spanish Club stayed after school to start working on their piñatas. 🪅
Cheerleader for a week performance tonight:
Have your child wear her cheerleader shirt and black shorts. Or, if she has a cheer uniform she wants to wear, that is fine too. K-1 cheerleaders should be there no later than 6:00. Your cheerleader will not have to pay to get in, but the family will. Go to the PE Building to get ready for performance (halftime of sr girls game). 2-4 cheerleaders need to be there no later than 7:00. We will announce when you need to come to the PE Building for your performance (halftime of sr boys game).
Tuckerman vs Salem Basketball
JG, SG, SB
Friday, January 26
Starts at 5:00 PM
Bly Story Fieldhouse in Tuckerman
Livestreaming
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The Tuckerman High School Exploration of Skilled Trades class has started a section on wood burning. The 8th grade students are learning various techniques they will use to create unique designs.
Jr girls pick up wins Wednesday night over Newport 48-20 and tonight over cave city 44-17!
Precision and accuracy are crucial in agriculture whether spacing between crops, measuring plot dimensions, or constructing structures. The Survey of Ag classes are getting familiar with accurately reading a Tape Measure this week in class. This hands on experience directly translates into improved efficiency and overall success in many areas, even outside of the agriculture world.
Kindergarten students are working hard on learning to read!
This week has been full of learning in our toddler class! We're learning about shadows, hearts, stars, and the colors black and white. This activity "I am a Star" we spotlighted each child while they sang or danced on the giant star.
