Mrs. Houck's PE students have been busy. Our 3rd through 5th graders are relearning and playing Cats and Rats and Froot Loop. These two games help students learn spatial awareness. Our 1st and 2d grade students have been relearning warm-ups and running activities . These exercises get the body ready for activity. Our kindergartners are busy practicing tossing and catching. They are learning hand eye coordination.
Mrs. Hooks kindergarten class read the story “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds and then created an artwork inspired by the book!
This week our Pre-K students are learning all about rules. Today they learned what rules are and why we have rules. They were learning the Listening Rules during SEL time, reading a story called Listening Time, and playing Simon Says to practice following rules. Later this week they will work together to use pictures to develop their classroom rules , and they will sort pictures onto their Green and Red Choice charts to help them remember ways to follow rules at school vs. breaking them. They are also working hard to follow rules and earn 10 stars in their Star Jar for their first trip to their classroom Treasure Box!
Mrs. Gomez's kindergarteners are having a great start to the year! They are exercising their way to 100 and building social skills while creatively exploring STEM bins.
Mrs. Beards class has had a spectacular week. Students created a kindness web where they shared compliments or kind words with each other, explored STEM tubs, and used Mystery Boxes to practice counting and drawing representations of objects!
Mrs. Foster's class is getting right down to business and learning how to count by 2s using cubes.
Mrs. Korona's second grade art students are gearing up for an amazing year of art projects. Right now, they are creating their portfolios to store all of their wonderful pieces!
Mrs. Dillon’s 3rd grade class had fun in Math by making a “Seasons of our Birthdays” graph! Once we categorized the months into seasons, each student added a tally mark to represent the season of their birthday month. Then, as a class, we created a bar graph and discussed the results! In an effort to extend our learning, students were asked to write their birthday date and draw a small self-portrait. Students then glued these onto the bar graph, creating a pictograph right on top! A double graph had their minds poppin’! We are excited to use this chart in our classroom this year, to help remember everyone’s special day!
Mrs. Cruz's class is off to a great start with picking books from our classroom library and developing independent reading stamina! There were collective groans when it was time to stop for today, which means we have some kiddos who LOVE reading!
Brain bins are an important part of Mrs. Zajkowski's morning work routine. When using them, the students have the opportunity to communicate, collaborate, and be creative! Here's to a great fifth grade year!
From the desk of our new Dean of Students, Mr. Slezak; "It may be a new school for me but I am so happy to see some familiar faces! I am excited to be here and look forward to the opportunity to learn and grow each day. Thank you Mrs. Fiscus and Go Stallions!"
Culpeper County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday, August 9, 2024 due to the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Debby. In addition, all evening activities scheduled for tonight are canceled.
12 month employees do not report. Essential personnel report on time.
It's our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL for the 2024-2025 school year! We are so excited to welcome our students back today!
It's Meet the Teacher Day!
All schools will be open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. TODAY, Monday, August 5, for parents and students to meet with teachers and obtain information about the school year.
TOMORROW is the BIG DAY! The CCPS Back to School Bash!
See you at Sycamore Park from 9 to 12!
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Bus routes for the 2024-2025 school year are now available!
Check your text messages or go to https://www.culpeperschools.org/page/transportation for more information!
Hey stallions and stallion families! It's that time of year again! Time to register for curbside pickup! If you will primarily be picking your child(ren) up from school in the afternoon, please fill out the attached form. You do not need to fill this form to drop your students off in the morning. This is for afternoon pickup only. Stop in the cafeteria on Monday during Meet the Teacher to pick up your curbside placard. See you soon, stallions!
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Our Back to School Bash is almost here! This Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 9am to 12pm at Sycamore Park Elementary for ALL CCPS STUDENTS! See you there!
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Our bus drivers have been out practicing their routes today getting ready for a great start to the 24-25 school year.
Families should expect to receive their bus information via text message on August 1, 2024. Routes will also be posted to the CCPS transportation website.
Meet our Dean of Students - Mr. Keith Slezak! Mr. Slezak has a bachelor's in elementary education pre-K-6 from Mansfield University and a master’s degree in education from California University of Pennsylvania.
He will support Mrs. Fiscus and Mrs. Ward with student discipline, attendance, and anything else to help our school continue to be great. We are thrilled to have an educator of his caliber supporting our staff and students.
Slezak and his wife, Chelsea, have two daughters, Kennedy and Baylor. He enjoys jogging, fishing, and spending time with his family and friends.
