🌳🇺🇸 Today our 4th graders learned about the Survivor Tree from 9/11—a symbol of hope, resilience, and new beginnings. Together, we created our own “Survival Tree” in honor of the lives lost, the heroes who served, and the strength of our nation. ❤️🤍💙
Even in the hardest times, growth and hope can still bloom!
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
#911MuseumEd
🔬✨ This week in Mrs. Jones’ 5th Grade Science class, curiosity was everywhere!
Students explored the properties of matter through hands-on experiments—testing magnetism, reflectivity, conductivity, and more! 🧲💡⚡ They also viewed specimens under the microscopes 🔎, explored the outdoors 🌿, and sketched their discoveries in nature journals.
One exciting highlight? Observing different types of moth eggs found on trees! 🦋
It’s been a week full of wonder, creativity, and scientific adventure! 🚀🌎
🎉 This week in PE we kicked off the playground classic… 4 SQUARE! 🟨🟦🟥🟩
Students worked hard on:
✋ Striking the ball
👀 Hand-eye coordination
🏃♂️ Moving to the ball
⚡ Reacting quickly!
Our vocab words this week fit the game perfectly:
⏳ Patience – waiting in line for your turn
🤝 Integrity – playing fair & honest
👑 Responsibility – the King must referee the game!
The Dragons are LOVING it! 🐉💥
This group of third graders have been engaging in many cooperative learning games that help build community, communication, and compassion for one another! One day, Miss Windham's class read the story "My Mouth is a Volcano" and discussed how they could prevent themselves from "erupting" in class. Then, they learned about different volcanos and worked together to form their own! 🌋Another activity her students participated in was the paper chain challenge. Each small group was given paper and a 10-minute timer to see who can create the largest chain. They had to do a lot of problem solving together and figure out how their pieces needed to be to make it the length they wanted. ⛓️Her students also participated in the balloon challenge. They were given various tasks and had to work as a team to keep the balloon up before the 1-minute timer went off. At the end, every group won at least once! 🎈Finally, Miss Windham's class worked in groups to "save Fred." Fred is our friend the worm who was stranded and couldn't get to his life preserver on his own. Her class used only a single paper clip to carefully help Fred find his life preserver and wiggle into it. After some trial and error, most of the groups were able to save Fred! 🛟🐛
🏓😃 While we had the 2-Square courts out, we decided to play some PING PONG! 🎉🙌 Students worked on striking an object with a short implement 🏐➡️🏓 all while laughing, learning, and having a blast! 💥🔥 #DragonPE #GameOn
📣 Spirit Week is almost here! 🎉 September 15-18 (same week as Homecoming 🏈). Purcell Intermediate will be dressing up just like the high school! ❤️🤍🖤 The grade level with the MOST participation will win the Spirit Stick for the day! 🏆🔥
🎉🏐 Today in PE we had a BLAST playing 2️⃣ Square! 🙌
We learned what it means to volley and practiced striking the ball with CONTROL 💪🎯. Students teamed up with lots of different classmates 👯♂️🤝, building connections all around the gym! 🏃♀️🏃
We also added some new POWER words to our vocabulary:
✨ Perseverance 💥
✨ Encouragement 💬👏
✨ Etiquette 🙏🤗
2️⃣ Square was the PERFECT lead-up game to get us ready for 4️⃣ Square fun down the road! 🔥💯
#DragonStrong 🐉❤️ #Teamwork #KeepBouncing
REMINDER!!! In observance of Labor Day there will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow!!!
Exciting things are happening in Mrs. Jones' 5th-grade science class! Our garden is thriving, and the radish seeds we planted are already sprouting! The students have been busy weeding and prepping the soil while learning so much about gardening. We’ve also made some fun friends—a baby bunny, helpful garden spiders, and a stunning luna moth! 🐰🕷️🦋 Plus, we’re watching fruit decompose for composting and exploring the movement of matter. It’s a hands-on adventure in learning! 🌿 #GardenScience #HandsOnLearning
Please plan to join us for our upcoming meetings.
🌈🎉 Parachute favorites are always a HIT in PE! 🪂
Today we had a blast playing Cat and Mouse 🐱🐭 and Shark Attack 🦈—two games full of energy, laughter, and teamwork! The parachute always brings the fun! 🙌🔥
#DragonPE #Teamwork #ParachuteFun
🎉🌈 This week we kicked off our PARACHUTE UNIT in PE! 🪂💪 Students are learning all about safe play, spatial awareness, cooperation, and teamwork 🤝🙌
💥 We flexed those 5 upper body muscles while making BIG waves 🌊💪
🪼 We turned our parachute into a giant jellyfish 🐙✨
🏰 And we hung out in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 🎶🐭 where everyone shared their favorite places to eat 🍕🍔🌮🍦
The energy was HIGH and the smiles were HUGE 😄🙌 These Dragons are rocking PE! 🔥🐉 #ParachuteFun #TeamworkInAction #PEAdventures
In third grade, Ms. Greenlee's class has been learning how to work in cooperative groups by testing their communication skills. Her students were tasked with solving various puzzles while not talking and with talking to only their partners. They also practiced their listening skills by completing puzzles with only following one of their partners' directions. Talk about team building!
This week, our third graders had the pleasure of going to see Mrs. Mc's rainforest! They learned about nature and found hidden creatures, such as Stellaluna the bat, cicadas, and even a snake skin! In the pictures, you'll see Ms. Windham's class learning about cicadas and even getting to hold their shells. They loved it!
PE-SUPER CHICKEN WINNERS Day 2
In PE, we had a blast playing a game called Super Chicken—and the students LOVED it! 🐣➡️🐔➡️🦸➡️✨
It’s the perfect warm-up that gets kids moving, interacting, and leveling up through Rock, Paper, Scissors. Players start as an egg, transform into a chicken, then a superhero, and finally reach immortal status! The first ones to make it all the way got to hop on the bench and show off their best superhero pose! 💪
We also played some awesome back-to-school games from OPEN like Cone Catcher and Hoop It Up to build teamwork and practice having a growth mindset. These kids are rocking it already this year, and we couldn’t be prouder! 🙌🔥
In PE, we have mastered our Gaga Ball Expectations and are now ready to enjoy it at recess! 🎉 Along with learning this exciting game, we’ve been building teamwork skills through fun and challenging activities.
Students participated in the Ice Cream Cone Relay Race, where we focused on “fast failures”—making mistakes, learning from them, and quickly adjusting strategies. We also played Breaking Chains, tossing beanbags into hula hoops while using encouraging words, communicating, and strategizing together as a team.
Not only are we working on teamwork, communication, and cooperation, but we are also making sure to play all of our games safely and responsibly. Proud of the progress our Dragons are making every day! 🐉💪
Can you believe that we have already started school? Two days have passed and third grade has already engaged in so many exciting activities!
Our third grade students have been given a proper tour of the building and the playground, as well as visiting with Mrs. Swayze about procedures and what to look forward to at the intermediate. Each class has also participated in many activities that build a class family and team etiquette! In Ms. Greenlee's class, her students read "First Day Jitters" while drinking jitter juice and discussing the various ways they felt about starting this new school year. Mrs. Davis' class was given a series of challenges involving balloons not touching the ground and collaborating as a team in order to complete them. So much fun!!!
✨Teachers' First Day Back✨
What an incredible way to kick off the school year! Today was filled with fantastic breakout sessions, uplifting and motivational experiences at our sites, and plenty of fresh ideas to take back to our classrooms. 🍎📚
Our amazing community went above and beyond to provide delicious meals for our staff, making us feel truly supported and appreciated. 💚
We are so blessed to work alongside such passionate educators and to live in a community that values and invests in education. Here’s to a fantastic school year ahead! 🐉❤️
#DragonPride #Blessed #BackToSchool2025 #Teamwork
Please join us in giving a warm Purcell welcome to Officer Rodrigo Salgado, our new School Resource Officer! Officer Salgado has been a valued member of the Purcell Police Department for two years and is now ready to connect directly with our school community. He's looking forward to getting to know our students and staff, building strong relationships, and ensuring our schools remain safe and positive places for learning. We're so excited to have him as part of the team! #PurcellProud #SchoolResourceOfficer #StudentSuccess
