Purcell Intermediate School

Third grade has been feeling extra festive this past week, enjoying everything from Christmas parties to decorating ornaments and building gingerbread houses! We also got our monthly update on our adopted cow, Atlee! She is two months old, healthy, and growing very fast! Thank you Laura Vandaveer for helping spread the Christmas spirit and filling us in on all things Atlee!! Our students LOVE hearing about their calf!

This week in PE has been full of festive fun and movement! 🎄🏃‍♀️ We kicked things off with Reindeer Roundup and Holiday Light Fight to get our blood flowing, then teamed up for No Grinches Allowed as we worked together to collect toys from Mount Crumpet. Students also practiced their bowling skills with Snowman Takedown! We wrapped things up by traveling through 7 Holiday Stations—Cookie Exchange, Snowball Throw, Decorate the Tree, Sleigh Ride, Elf Dice Yoga, and Cardio Drumming. What an amazing week of teamwork, skill-building, and holiday cheer before we head off for Christmas Break! 🎅❄️

Here are some photos of our kids dressed in red and white for Candy Cane Day and green for Grinch Day! 🎄❤️💚 We loved seeing all the festive outfits and school spirit. Don’t forget—tomorrow is Polar Express Day, so wear your favorite pajamas! 🚂✨

Ms. Greenlee's students are practicing spatial awareness, problem solving, and effective communication by finishing another classroom puzzle! Great job!! 🧩🗣️

Candy Cane Day is here! 🍬❤️🤍 Tree Topper Tuesday was so much fun, and we’re keeping the spirit going today by decking the halls in red and white! We can’t wait to see all the festive stripes, candy-cane outfits, and holiday cheer filling the school! 🎄✨

🎄 Spirit Week Fun! 🎄 On Merry Monday, we kicked off our dress-up spirit week in ugly sweaters and festive holiday outfits! ❤️💚 Today is Tree Topper Tuesday, and we can’t wait to see all the reindeer antlers, Santa hats, and festive headbands and bows lighting up our school! 🎅🦌✨ Let the holiday spirit shine!

This week in PE, it was all about hoops! 🏀 We focused on dribbling, passing, and shooting, and the kids put their skills to the test with games like Hot Spots, Gotcha, Around the World, and 21. They worked hard and had a blast sharpening their fundamentals! Good luck to all our intermediate Dragons as they take these skills into real games this weekend! Go Dragons! ❤️🐉🔥🏀

’Tis the season for basketball! 🏀 We wrapped up the week diving into ball-handling drills, dribbling, and passing. Students practiced using their finger pads, keeping their eyes up, and controlling the ball below the waist—skills that really make a difference as they grow as players. To finish things off, we put all that hard work to the test with a friendly game of Dribble Knockout! The energy was high, the smiles were big, and the kids showed just how much progress they’ve made. So proud of their effort and teamwork! 🎉⛹🏼‍♀️⛹️🙌🏻

This week in PE, we brought out the Omniken Six balls purchased by Healthy Schools Oklahoma through a TSET grant—and the kids had an absolute blast! These giant, colorful balls turned the gym into a high-energy playground as students jumped into Caterpillar Races, Popcorn Machine, Keepy Uppy, and Six Ball. Throughout the fun, students practiced a variety of skills, from different passing techniques to teamwork, communication, and quick dodging. It was the perfect mix of movement, laughter, and learning! Huge thanks to Healthy Schools Oklahoma and TSET for helping us create such exciting opportunities for our students!

***TIME CHANGE*** The drive through light trail is open from 5:30pm-10pm! COME SEE US!

The K-Kids are working hard to spread holiday cheer! LET'S JOIN THEM!

TOMORROW!!!! Come see some of your favorite people and grab a gingerbread house kit at Purcell's Lights from the Heart!🎄

Our third graders had the pleasure of meeting Nahinli Billy during our annual harvest hoedown and learned the art of Sinti Hihla - Choctaw for snake dance.🐍He was phenomenal and our students loved learning about the Choctaw culture. Thank you Nahinli for such an enriching and engaging experience!!

With Thanksgiving approaching, our third and fourth graders explored the history of the legendary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with the book "Balloons Over Broadway." They celebrated by wrapping up the week with a spectacular parade of their own! 🎈🦃✨Very festive and full of creativity!!

Our third graders are powering up their math skills by mastering multiplication facts and unlocking the secrets to division! ✨Miss Windham's class, in particular, has been diving into a variety of hands-on activities. They are becoming expert strategists, modeling concepts from arrays to equal groups to build a rock-solid foundation in both multiplication and division! ➗✖️

This week, third grade has participated in a program called Adopt a Cow! Laura Vandaveer from the OSU Ag Extension Office taught our students about various dairy cows and we got to hear about our "adopted" calf. Everyone, meet Atlee!

This week in PE, we’re celebrating the power of gratitude, kindness, and teamwork through our Gratitude Games! 💛🙌 These activities invite students to move, play, and connect while reflecting on what they’re thankful for and how they can show kindness to others. Through cooperative challenges, team relays, and meaningful reflection moments, our students are learning that movement isn’t just about building strong bodies — it’s also about nurturing strong hearts! We’re building a culture of appreciation, empathy, and joy… one game at a time! 🌟💫

Mrs. Gee's 5th graders recently combined creativity and writing skills by disguising their turkeys and crafting persuasive reasons why their turkey should be spared this Thanksgiving! 🦃✏️

🎉 5th Grade Spotlight: Blood on the River Projects! ⚓️🏰 Our 5th graders have truly brought history to life! After diving deep into Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 by Elisa Carbone, students were challenged to choose between a big test or an at-home project — and wow, did they deliver! 💪📚 From carefully crafted Jamestown forts and Powhatan homes to detailed village scenes and chapter dioramas, these projects show an incredible mix of creativity, effort, and historical accuracy. The Intermediate has transformed into a mini museum of early America, filled with clay huts, wooden forts, and student pride. We’re so proud of our young historians for turning what they’ve learned about Jamestown and the Powhatan people into such imaginative, hands-on projects. Their excitement for history is contagious! 👏 A huge thank-you to all the parents who supported their child’s creativity and learning at home. Together, we’ve made history come alive in 5th grade! ❤️📖 #DragonsInHistory #PurcellPride #FifthGradeFun #BloodOnTheRiver #HandsOnLearning