In honor of Dr. Seuss, many of our students used their observation skills to see what happened to RED Swedish Fish when submerged in different liquids.
Did they expand or shrink?
What do you think?
We kicked off Dr. Seuss week featuring the book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue fish and wearing red or blue!
Please join us as you and your family get a "taste" of the books your students have available in our media center, receive reading and Social Emotional Learning resources to help at home and visit our Scholastic Book Fair.
Thursday, February 29
5:30-7:00pm
The Book Fair is here! Shopping hours:
7:45am - 3:00pm Monday - Friday
5:30-7:00pm Thursday
You can also shop our Fair online at:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/wfscottelementary
Ms. Laing's All Stars read for the most minutes of any team during READBowl 2024 with a total of 35,620 minutes! We celebrated their hard work with a pizza party!!
Our Quarter 4 top readers from READBowl 2024 enjoyed making slime!
Scott Elementary School will celebrate Dr. Seuss and his love of literature next week, February 26 - March 1. Here are some of the fun things to look forward to:
*Book Fair | 7:45am - 3pm each day, 5:30-7pm Thursday
*Family Night Book Tasting |Thursday 2/29, 5:30-7pm
*Dress Up Days
Some of our third grade students at Scott Elementary participated in CoLab, a partnership with Thomasville Center for the Arts and Cross Creek Elementary. During this program, students work together to learn about ecosystems and natural communities in the environment. This last meeting was held at Gentian Creek Preserve and students were able to interact with animals from Tallahassee Museum. Read more about this story in Thomasville Times-Enterprise:
https://www.timesenterprise.com/news/local_news/colab-participants-get-hands-on-at-gentian-creek-preserve/article_17fc88e0-c9b9-11ee-8613-1385646f6094.html
Our students at Scott Elementary have had a great time using our new Active Floor. This interactive floor encourages movement and reinforces concepts taught in our curriculum.
Keep Thomas County Beautiful is hosting a Fruit Tree Workshop on Saturday, March 2 at 10:00am. Plese make plans to attend to learn more about gardening and healthy eating.
Pre-K students in Mrs. West & Walden's class have fun pretending to sell and purchase smoothies! Special thank you to Ellianos Coffee of Thomasville, GA for donating smoothie cups, straws and cup holders!
Congratulations to Mrs. Teresa Smith for 25 years of dedication to the education field. We wish you a Happy Retirement!
Happy School Counselor's Week to the one and only Mrs. Copps! She is always listening, encouraging, and going above and beyond to support our entire school community at Scott Elementary. Thank you for all that you do, Mrs. Copps. We are so thankful for you!
Last week Mrs. Cooper's class read the story “Where does food come from?” and learned that butter, milk, and ice cream come from cows. The students really enjoyed making their own butter in class and eating it on sliced bread.
Mrs. Harris/Horne's Pre-K Class is 100 days brighter! They celebrated with a glow party, stem activities, and counting out 100 snacks.
THANK YOU to Shaterica Shedrick for donating our Quarter Three prizes for our top readers during READBowl. We are so thankful for your generosity!
After the Third Quarter of READBowl, Scott Elementary students have read a total of 226,747 minutes! Keep reading at home as we finish up this challenge! Congrats to our teams leading their conference during Quarter Three with the most minutes:
Primary Conference: Ms. Beckett's Smartie Scotties
Big Three Conference: Mrs. Tillman's Boom Shaka Laka
Elementary Conference: Mrs. Bennett's Smarties
Mrs. West & Walden's Pre-K Class Celebrate 100 Days of School!
Today is our 99th day of the school year, which means tomorrow we will be celebrating 100 days of learning! Don't forget to come to school tomorrow dressed up like you are 100 years old!
Students meeting or exceeding their MAPS Benchmark were able to enjoy a fun-filled day at the Flint River Aquarium. Thank you to Thomasville National Bank for making this possible!
