Today, Mrs. Arnold's 5th grade Social Studies classes learned about the Boston Massacre while enjoying the sunshine ☀️ and getting some exercise utilizing The Walking Classroom!
The Walking Classroom is an innovative educational approach that combines physical activity with learning. Designed to improve student engagement, comprehension, and overall well-being, this method involves students walking while listening to educational podcasts or lessons through personal audio devices. Thank you to Healthy Schools Oklahoma and TSET for funding this program for our students!!! #hsok #tset
It’s National Public Schools Week! Join us as we shine a light on our public school students, parents, staff, and our valued community members and local businesses. Your support plays a key role in the success of our schools, and we truly appreciate it. By working together, we provide our students with the best opportunities for success. For that, we are #PublicSchoolProud!
Jumping into Heart Health!
During Heart Health Month, our PE classes are taking on the challenge of jump rope! It’s an excellent cardiovascular workout—fun, affordable, and great for building endurance. Students are learning exciting tricks like the rocker, skip, side swing, and cross-cross. Plus, we’ve kicked off the 1-2-3 Minute Club Challenge to test their stamina and skills. Keep jumping, keep moving, and keep your heart healthy!
Look how much fun Ms. Greenlee's class has been having!! They took learning about how to read and take measurements to the next level with "Measurement Mania." Her students roamed the room, measuring anything and everything that they could, including themselves!
In PE, we have been learning how to play pickleball. Pickleball is a fast-growing sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping pong.
We learned and practiced essential pickleball skills such as grip and paddle control, serving, volleys, footwork and positioning, and communication.
Learning these skills also provides numerous health benefits such as cardiovascular exercise, muscular strength, balance and coordination, social connection, and mental well-being.
To wrap up our pickleball unit, we held a tournament last week among students in each 4th and 5th grade class. Congrats to our 2025 Pickleball Champs! (Colin Woods, Jaiden Patel, Esme Ocampo, Indy Venegas, Jackson Barrett, Cooper Bookout, Hulon McGee, Kylen Washington, Tripp Webb, Angelique Barrera, Asher Stone, Noah Simmons, Luis Resendiz, Scarlett Jackson, Star Maxen, Adrian Nunez, Alex Rendon, Mason Spurlin, Emma Tate, Kipton Selman, Broadie Ingram)
Please join us in wishing Officer Fumi a Happy National #SROAppreciationDay2025 ! We are thankful for his service and our partnership with the Purcell Police Department!
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What do you think when you hear the words "graphing" and "data?" They're typically not paired with anything fun in the adulting world. Miss Windham, a third grade teacher, made it her mission to make learning about those specific concepts enjoyable.
In third grade, the students have been learning about various ways to interpret, identify, and create graphs. Miss Windham's students rotated through different small group stations, reviewing and practicing these standards. The stations included some fan favorites: bottle flipping, rock paper scissors, animals, board games, and giant dice. So much fun!
Did you know that a child's heart is roughly the size of their fist, while an adult's heart is about the size of two hands clasped together? This difference in size reflects the growth and development that occurs as we age. Despite their smaller size, children's hearts pump just as vigorously, supporting their energetic activities and overall health. Understanding these differences can help us appreciate the remarkable changes our bodies undergo throughout life!
In PE, our 4th and 5th grade students had an amazing experience with archery through the NASP program! Learning the 11 steps to success not only builds their skills but also introduces them to a sport they can enjoy for a lifetime. There’s something really exciting about that moment when they get to put their skills to the test and see their arrows hit the target. Archery is such a great way to build focus, patience, and confidence!
This week in PE, our third graders played a game called Pyramid Math Battle! Students rolled dice and used their addition/multiplication facts to move up levels on a pyramid. They each got a ton of cardiovascular exercise as well as math practice!
Our PTO did it again! They are always finding special ways to show their love and support to our staff! They provided chili and all the fixins to wrap up another great week, and it was delicious! ❤️#blessed#dragonPTO
Our student council participated in a leadership workshop on Thursday led by Emily Dumas from Ag in the Classroom. They discussed the qualities of being a good leader and strategies they can use throughout their lifetime! Honesty, integrity, responsibility, accountability, being a good listener, and being a team player are just some of the traits we discussed and what we strive to be as leaders of Purcell Intermediate!
What a fun first whole week back to school! Third grade has been learning about different energy sources through science projects and various reading materials. They have also been learning many skills involving money and how to use it. In Miss Windham's class, one of the activities the students completed for math was hunting through their favorite book catalogs. Being given a hypothetical $25.00 amount, each student searched for as many items as they could without going over. The highest amount was 6! After a whole week of discussing wind power and other forms of energy, her class also participated in building their own wind turbines. Welcome the new group of wind turbine specialists!!
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Parents & Guardians can access classroom info and message teachers using Rooms in the Purcell app! Rooms is our two-way messaging and announcement app that allows parents to stay connected. Parents & Guardians check your email and text messages for instructions to sign up and access new features. Visit our website for FAQs and how to get engaged. https://www.purcellps.org/page/rooms-support
Download the Purcell app today to access Rooms!
Download for Android https://aptg.co/Bp9PVp
Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/H7tnMs
Parents & Guardians can access classroom info and message teachers using Rooms in the Purcell app! Rooms is our two-way messaging and announcement app that allows parents to stay connected. Parents & Guardians check your email and text messages for instructions to sign up and access new features. Visit our website for FAQs and how to get engaged. https://www.purcellps.org/page/rooms-support
Download the Purcell app today to access Rooms!
Download for Android https://aptg.co/Bp9PVp
Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/H7tnMs
On Wednesday our KKids volunteered at the Purcell Lights from the Heart! Thanks to Mrs. Sheehy for being there with her kids, the parents who brought their kids to volunteer and thanks to all the visitors that donated!!! If you haven't been out to see the lights, you should check them out. Completely free, donations welcomed!
Dear Purcell Public School Foundation,
Thank you so much for your generous grant! With your support, our 5th-grade scientists are now able to explore the microscopic world using new microscopes and specimen slides. These tools have truly brought science to life in our classroom!
We’re incredibly grateful for your investment in our future scientists!
With appreciation,
Mrs. Jones & the Purcell 5th Graders
In PE, we played Winter Wonderland Games from OPEN and Physed Games including Feed the Reindeer, Polar Express, Pass the Snowball, and Snowball Relay Races! Mystery Number Tag was also a big hit this week! Students worked together in teams to accomplish a goal and demonstrated our word of the week-EFFORT! #perocks ⛄️❄️ 🦌🎄
