Walk to School Week

Mrs. Cabe always organizes the most memorable and healthy activities. This week was Walk to School Week with a Lego movie theme. On Monday, the students were to wear orange, like a construction worker. Even though I am a Gamecock fan, I do own one orange shirt. :) Tuesday, they had to dress in Wizard White or Business Attire. Wednesday, they dressed as their favorite Lego movie character, which was interesting to learn about since I have never seen it. We also walked around the school outside. We had entertainment from the BSHS cheerleaders, Spike the mascot, Wofford cheerleaders, and a coach from Wofford College spoke about the importance of being active and healthy. Thursday was 80s day, and they looked awesome! Last, but not least was Abe Lincoln Day on Friday, so they had to wear a beard, top hat, and/or a bowtie. What a fabulous way to remember to stay healthy and having fun in the process!

 

 

This week was also Fire Safety Week. Please make sure, if you haven't done so already, to create an escape plan as a family and designate a meeting place outside. Also, change your smoke detector batteries and if you need smoke detectors, get in touch with the BSFD and they will give you some for free!

On Friday, the OES Buddy Bench was dedicated. This bench comes from our 4th graders who have been doing a PBL unit called "Choose Kind." The Buddy Bench will be on our playground and when students are feeling lonely or like they need a friend, they sit on the buddy bench and wait on someone to join them! What a great addition to our school and what a great life message to always CHOOSE KIND! I hope our students gain courage, confidence, and friendships from its presence on our playground.

Finally, our Snazzy Snack came from Daamini this week and she brought Halloween cookies. Thank you Daamini!

Please remember to send in our Riverbanks Zoo field trip permission slip and money by Oct. 23.
 I've assigned everyone a time for our Parent-Teacher conference, being held on both Oct. 21 and Oct. 23. I did my very best to accommodate everyone.
Our Fall Festival is the evening of Oct. 23 and there will be no school on Oct. 24. Any items for our Fun in the Sun basket to be auctioned at our Fall Festival are due by this Friday. Thank you so much for any donations you can give!
I'm excited to announce that our class will be on Twitter starting sometime in the 2nd nine weeks. Once I get it setup, I will show the students how it works and how we will be using it. Then, you can follow us to keep up with what we're doing on that form of social media. Eventually, the students will be able to tweet during the day about what we are doing, what they are learning, and even what they are wondering! I'll keep you updated about this!
I hope you all have a fabulous week!