The National Weather Service has advised that severe thunderstorms with the potential of high winds, flooding, lightning and a risk of tornadoes will come through our area between 4 a.m. to 9 a.m on Monday, November 18th. This is when we have students waiting at bus stops and parents dropping students off.
Out of an abundance of caution, the start of school day will be delayed until 10 a.m. Buses will run on this delayed schedule at 9 a.m.so please plan accordingly. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served as usual. Schools will release at normal dismissal time. Parents may also elect to have their student complete the day virtually. Thank you for your understanding and commitment to student and staff safety.
This week has been filled with many learning opportunities for Ms. Windham's third grade class! They learned about the different branches of military in honor of Veteran's Day. There were two branches highlighted each day and the students were tasked with different jobs that would be expected when serving in the military. Some challenges were not pictured, such as decoding cryptic messages, navigating with maps, and engineering structures. In the pictures below, the students are participating in vital communication skills, model satellite building, and boat construction. So much fun!
In PE, we are practicing our basketball skills. Dribble Knockout and Dribble Tag are always engaging for students and help with control under pressure. Using BEEF as a reminder for shooting technique is so effective, too—it’s easy for kids to remember and puts the focus on fundamentals. Students worked together in teams playing Hotshots to practice their shooting! Here are a few pics of our Hotshots Champions! #perocks #dragonpride #ignite
Did you know smoking is the single largest preventable cause of death and illness in the world? November is a great time to talk about the dangers of tobacco and to live tobacco free! In PE, we will be discussing the dangers of smoking and practicing the skills to say no to peer pressure.
🌟 What an amazing Literacy Night we had! 🌟
Our 4th grade hall was glowing with excitement as students dove into three fun, glow-in-the-dark activities designed to boost their reading and writing skills!
✨ Synonym & Antonym Scavenger Hunt – Students searched for matching words to help them master their vocabulary! 📝 Sentence Sort & Parts of Speech – Kids worked together to sort sentences and identify parts of speech, all while having fun with glow-in-the-dark Tic Tac Toe! ✍️ Glow Rice Cursive Writing – Practicing cursive has never been so fun, as students traced letters in glowing rice!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this glowing night of learning. We love seeing our students engaged and excited about literacy! 📚💡
The Escape Room at Literacy Night was a big hit! Kudos to the smart parents and kids who stayed the course and cracked the code! From everyone in fifth grade, we would like to say thank you to all the parents and students who joined us for literacy night! Your participation helped make the event a success and together, we were able to celebrate the joy of reading! In the fifth grade hall, families worked to complete various escape rooms. The challenge seen in the pictures was to solve five different puzzles in order to open the locked box. Thank you to everyone who participated and also to those who helped the students get to that box!
Thank you to all of the parents and students who joined us in the third grade hall for Literacy Night! We loved seeing everyone come together to celebrate reading and learning through fun games and challenges! Families were able to combine word parts through bowling, create words with jumbo scrabble, practice parts of speech with a basket toss game, brainstorm words using digraphs with cornhole games, take pictures with props, and participate in fun prizes. We appreciate you all for the support and fun memories that were made!
Yesterday on Wednesday, November 6th, third through fifth grade experienced a literacy presentation hosted by Caradith Craven. Caradith works at the Purcell Public Library and utilized book donations from Best of Books. She did a phenomenal job at engaging the students with activities, such as role playing! Thank you for allowing our students to have this enriched experience and bringing literacy to life for them!
In the pictures, you will see third grade enjoying one of the role playing activities that were used alongside a book about gravity.
Purcell Intermediate K-Kids are hosting their Thanksgiving Food Drive! We hope you are able to join us in helping our community in need.
Drop Off Location: Purcell Intermediate School
When: November 7th-13th
*The grade level that brings the most donated items will be given EXTRA recess*
TOMORROW NIGHT!
We hope to see you there.
Join us from 5:30-7 for fun activities with your teachers/staff!!!
Today, Mrs. Austin's fourth grade classes learned about democracy, Election Day, and what the Presidential Election looks like.
They even got to go through the voting process as they voted on what they thought the best food was. 🇺🇸🗳️
Yesterday, third grade participated in Purcell's Wellness Week and said "BOO!" to drugs on Halloween. Look how creative many of their costumes were!
Pumpkin Patch Games in PE 🎃👻
Today we said BOO 👻 to drugs as part of our Wellness Week! There were so many great costumes! Be safe tonight and have a Happy Halloween!🎃
In third grade, the students have been reading the story "Whooping Cranes in Danger." They have learned about their migration, their recovery away from being an extinct species, and various facts about the life of a whooping crane. In Ms. Windham's class, the students learned how the whooping cranes and other birds fly, along with what helps them migrate long distances. Using colored paper, tape, paper clips, glue, scissors, and excellent folding skills, the students were tasked with creating a plane that can travel great distances and soar high in the sky, just like the ultralight planes the whooping cranes followed to learn how to fly!
Mrs. Arnold’s 5th grade social studies classes completed a project that combined research skills with artistic expression, focusing on the Jamestown Settlement. The students researched the structure and building style of the Jamestown Fort and then created a 3D model based on their findings. This hands-on approach encourages creativity as students were able to use everyday household items to construct their model of the historical fort. This assignment not only enhanced their understanding of early American history but also fosters innovation and problem-solving as they worked hard to bring their research to life.
Yesterday, the Intermediate had the opportunity to send off the Purcell Lady Dragons and cheer them on as they get ready for their state softball game! This morning, they're starting their game at this very moment and we couldn't be more proud! #takestate 🥎
In Ms. Windham's third grade class, the students have been reading a story about two children starting an organization to help rescue animals suffering from oil spills in the ocean. Through a series of timed challenges, the students got to experience how cleaning up oil in a body of water and off of a creature could be hard work!
4th grade reading and writing kiddos had some fun with fall activities on the last day before fall break! Their creativity is exhilarating. HAPPY FALL BREAK! 🍃🍁
Our 4th graders learned about force and motion in science/math! They did a race car friction investigation. They learned how to collect data and use the data to determine the effects that different types of friction had on their car's energy!
