Ms. Lee's 4th-grade class did a pollination demonstration last week! Crushed Cheetos represented pollen and students used their fingers as the "bees" to explore how pollination works between flowers. They also discussed and illustrated other ways pollination occurs (besides just insects).
Happy National Custodian Appreciation Day! 🎉 Today, we honor the hardworking custodians who keep our spaces clean, safe, and welcoming. Their dedication behind the scenes makes a huge difference every day. Thank you for all you do! 💙
Mrs. Ransone's Class celebrates House Ozawa! 6 Houses, 1 Family!!!
Ms. Key and Ms. Baker showing their Ozawa pride! 6 Houses, 1 Family!!!
Mrs. Hair's class is learning about plants in science and today they got to plant beans or kale!
September is Attendance Awareness Month!
Teachers and students are enjoying learning about the new "House" system at AES. Here is Ms. Compton's class all decked out in red for Tatonka!
🥳 Congratulations to Ms. Wells’ class for earning their special Movie Day! The students worked hard by showing good behavior and following directions, earning a "sprinkle" each day from Ms. Wells and their resource teachers.
Their goal was to collect 15 sprinkles to complete their class "donut" 🍩, and they did it! We are so proud of their teamwork and effort. 🍿🎉
FINAL REMINDER! ONE DAY LEFT! EARN YOUR STUDENT A STUFF’D PALS READING BUDDY!
Final reminder: Today is the last day to register and load 10 emails in the Stuff’d Pals Reading Buddy fundraiser. Register and submit 10 emails of adult friends and family to earn a 16” Reading Buddy for your student. No selling, money collection, or product delivery involved—just send emails. So far, 571 students have sent 6,774 emails. Emails must raise at least $50 to qualify for the prize. If you haven’t yet, please click the link below and register:
www.themegablast.com/join/CoolSpringAcquinton
Thank you for your continued support!
Ms.Billups' class began working on their Inquiry-Based Research Project on Natural Resources. They are using electronic resources to gather data and will create a digital presentation to showcase their learning!
🎉 Happy National IT Professionals Day! 🎉 Today, we honor the incredible IT professionals who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our technology running smoothly. From troubleshooting to innovative solutions, your efforts don’t go unnoticed!
🎉 FUNDRAISER UPDATE! 🎉
Have you registered for the Stuff’d Pals Party yet? It takes just 5 minutes! Register your student and load 10 adult emails to earn a fantastic 16” Stuff’d Pal Reading Buddy! Our easy fundraiser means no products, no selling, and no money collection! All proceeds go towards exciting events for our students.
ONE week left to participate, so don’t miss out! Click here to get started: www.themegablast.com/join/CoolSpringAcquinton
Thank you for your continued support!
Thursday, September 19th, KWCPS invites you to attend a Fireside Chat with the First Lady of Virginia, Suzanne Youngkin, and social psychologist, Dr. Jonathaan Haidt, as they discuss social media and cell phone use among children. Join us virtually on the division's YouTube Channel. Afterward, complete a brief survey on the effects of cell phones and social media and how policies and practices might be shaped to address those concerns.
The links to our YouTube channel and the survey can be found on the KWCPS website. We hope to see you there!
This week, Ms.Billups' class is working on annotating and connecting with different literary texts. Today they are learning to make homemade popcorn in the process!
Ms. Klakos and Mr. Etheridge teamed up to review Place Value using a new game called Quizizz. The competitive spirit is strong with this class.
Ms. Wells' 4th grade class is so excited to be leading the grade level in attendance.
Attention CSPS and AES Families: Volunteers are needed for the 1st Duty-free lunch of the year on Friday, Sept. 13. To volunteer, use this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AA9A62BA7F4C70-51049386-913#/
Students in Ms. Conry's class participated in a science experiment to see how many drops.of water would fit on a single penny! Some students were able to get more that 45 drops of water on their penny!
Students worked in small groups with Mrs. Shipes to practice building numbers and understand the place value of the given numbers!
This is a reminder that schools will be closed this Friday and Monday. Have a safe and wonderful weekend!
