We were out of the building on National School Custodian Day, but that didn't stop our custodian's from showing up and getting our building cleaned and ready for school! A big thanks to our incredible custodial staff here in D5. We are thankful for you each and every day!
Mrs. Gray’s class is getting ready for their Matter Mall. 🌍 They are using their knowledge of operations with decimals to calculate profit and create a store selling student created products from our matter unit. Some kids are selling lava lamps, models of elements from the Periodic Table, and even slime. We can’t wait to set our stores up and sell to other fifth graders. 🚀
Don't forget to come out and join us for our annual Literacy Night this Thursday, October 10th from 5:30-7:00!
Please mark your calendars to join us for our Literacy Night on Thursday, October 10th!
Students are learning about comparing numbers with number blocks in Mrs. Watchorn's class!
Games make everything better! 🚀Mrs. Millan’s two math classes reviewed their math strategies then have been learning by “racing to the finish line” with partners! 🏃♂️
Bubble fun with Ms. Jarrett's class! 🫧
It was an exciting and fun Friday last week!! Fabian’s Fishies 🐟 celebrated their first super reader with a “knighting ceremony”. 📚 We also celebrated students answering hard questions and going above and beyond with classroom behavior. We used real life math skills to count the tickets they earned, and pay for our merchandise! 🎟️
⭐️ We got to celebrate our students who participated in the Summer Slide program 🛝 with an ice-cream 🍦and dance party! 🪩
3rd grade students participated in a science experiment to introduce the scientific method. 🍊 Does a cutie sink or flat? The overwhelming hypothesis was that it would sink. Cuties float because of an air pocket inside the peel. They will sink once peeled! 🚀
Birthdays at Reidville are always a treat! 🥳
First grade had a fun week studying apples! 🍎 They tasted the different kinds of apples and graphed their favorites, made applesauce and worked together on an interactive writing piece on how to make applesauce, and concluded our week with a stem activity where the students worked together to design an apple boat. 🛶
Sydney Kurtycz (4th) has been named the Reidville Elementary School Distinguished Teacher of Literacy as part of the Palmetto State Literacy Association. This honor is given each year for the work a teacher does to promote literacy in her classroom and school. Congratulations, Mrs. Kurtycz!
Fourth and fifth graders met for the very first ever Harry Potter club with Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Hambright! Students will participate in a book club as they read through Book 1: The Sorcerer's Stone. They will also have the chance to enjoy fun activities related to the book. Last week, students were sorted into houses and then they worked together to create posters illuminating the awesome characteristics of their house! 📚
Our School Counselor, Mrs. Rozman, will be hosting a Parenting Workshop here at Reidville, the evening of Thursday, October 17th. If you are interested in signing up, please scan the QR code.
Mrs. Erwin's students made a number city last week! 🏙️ We love hands on learning! 🚀
Ms. Ripple’s third grade class reviewed prefixes by each receiving a card. 📚Students had to find a partner to make a word. Then, they defined the word and used it in a sentence. 🚀
It was Flashlight Friday in first grade today! 🔦 Students read by the light of a flashlight on this rainy day. ☔️
Mrs. Watchorn's and Mrs. Clark's kindergarteners visited our STEM lab with Mrs. Harding this week to learn about living versus non living things. After watching Cookie Monster explain this by comparing himself to a rock (which they found hilarious), they were asked to use pattern blocks to create living things. They came up with a pigeon, flower, butterflies, a bat, and a bee flying near a beehive! Imagination is a wonderful thing!
📚Mrs. Rudd's fifth graders worked in an escape room to practice their ELA skills. 🚀
