WOW! Things are going great with our SCA Fundraiser. We sold out of 500 Smencils in only TWO days! No worries though! We have another order of Smencils being sent to us, and they should be here by Thursday or Friday. We still have a little over 150 Scented Bookmarks left, so we will still have some "Scents" left to sell while we wait for the new order to come in. Thank you so much for your support of this SCA Fundraiser!
Smencils go on sale this Monday! This year the SCA is also adding a new item to the Smencils fundraiser: Scented Bookmarks! This was our most exciting fundraiser last year when we sold out of the Smencils in only FOUR days! All pencils and bookmarks will be sold for $1.00, and all the earnings will go towards buying some great things for our school! Be sure to bring your money starting this Monday, February 27th from 7:30am – 7:45am each morning. All Smencils and Scented Bookmarks will be sold outside Mrs. Newton’s room D7!
Check out our 3 Smencils Previews we showed the students this past week on the morning announcements to get them excited about the upcoming fundraiser!
Congratulations to our Knowledge Masters Team led my Mrs. Nowicki! They placed FIRST in the state of Virginia and 23rd in the nation overall! Great job!!
Here’s an article on the HCPS website!
Knowledge Masters Champions!
Kids’ Club is back! Registration opens tonight (2/6) at school from 6-7 p.m. Bring your sign up sheets and money to sign your student up for some great Kids’ Club Classes. If you can’t make it tonight, you can also send in your registration on Tuesday (2/7) from 7:30-8:30 a.m. All slots for classes are first come-first serve basis. Sessions run Thursdays – Feb 16 – Mar 22.
Nominate your Teacher for the R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence! Nomination forms are available online at www.tcfrichmond.org and in our main office. More information on the award is listed below:
What:
The time has come again to nominate an outstanding Henrico teacher for an R.E.B. Award of up to $12,000. Teachers from Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Richmond City public schools and the Department of Correctional Education (in the metro Richmond area) are eligible.
The R.E.B. awards are designed to identify, recognize, and support teaching excellence in the metropolitan Richmond public school systems. Professional development grants ranging from $4,000 to $12,000 each will be awarded to teachers who have distinguished themselves by their inspiring classroom performance.
Who:
The Community Foundation invites nominations from students, parents, colleagues, school personnel and administrators (except for the school Principal), and the community at-large.
When:
Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. February 23, 2012
Where:
Please mail nominations to:
The Community Foundation
7501 Boulders View Drive
Suite 110
Richmond, VA 23225
**All questions from school staff, parents, and students regarding nominations should go to Patrese Pruden, Human Resources Specialist, at 652-3668.
We had the Richmond Symphony visit our school this week. They did an amazing job performing for us and teaching us more about music. Here’s a quick video segment from today’s assembly! Enjoy!
We had a really exciting and moving assembly this week! The World Beat Workshop, with drummer Robert Jospé and percussionist Kevin Davis, engaged students in exploring the diaspora of West African rhythms in the Americas and their influence in current music styles. Using a map, percussion instruments and music charts, this interactive program brought musical, historical, cultural and geographical information to life with the journey of clave.
If you know of anyone who might want to book this workshop, email Robert Jospé at rjospe@aol.com.
On Tuesday, January 17th, Springfield Park will be hosting our first ever Family Math Night from 7:00-8:15. Following the PTA Meeting at 6:30, parents and students are invited to visit how SPES uses math in the library, PE, art, the classrooms, and the CAVE (Collaborative And Virtual Experiences) Lab. Parents will also receive helpful math tips to use at home. The class with the highest attendance on each grade level will win a prize! Hope to see you all there!
During the month of November, our kindergartners studied life in the past as well as needs and wants. Our concluding activity was for each child to design and create a wooden trunk to carry the items that they will need for the voyage to the New World. Please enjoy our video showing our unit. Bon Voyage!
Young Scientist came on Thursday and Friday for a 90 minute in-class field trip to each of the 5 classes. They focused on the Scientific Method and did some fun experiments to learn about each step. It looks our 3rd graders had a lot of fun!