Students played high and low pitch sounds on the washtub bass. They enjoyed seeing when the string vibrates faster it creates a higher sound and when it vibrates slower it creates a lower sound.
Special thank you to Jaylen Marshall for donating two little pigs to SVCA this past week. The two little pigs are sharing their stall with SVCA’s own Charlotte! There just might be a little MAGIC happen in the SVCA barn next week!
Holly,Branaya and Brody 4th graders present a page from their gratitude journal.
Holly,Branaya and Brody 4th graders present a page from their gratitude journal.
Solace and Luke, 5th grade students, shared their love of reading with first grade earlier this week.
Grandparents Day 2019
SVCA students will be celebrating Grandparents Day tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 from 8:30-9:30. Each grade will give a short performance in the gym starting at 8:30. Following the performance the Grandparents will be invited to visit the Book Fair in the gym. Grandparents will then move to the classrooms to enjoy a drink and cookie, and pick up the small gift the students made to celebrate some pretty important people in their lives.
Author, Ruth Zimmerman, visited SVCA K-2 classroom's today to read her book, Rigby Makes a Difference, to the students.
Ruth Zimmerman is coming to read her new book on Monday to K-2 students! If you would like to purchase a book to be signed on Monday, you can send the money with your child and their teacher will fill out the form. You may also order online!
Last week 4th and 6th graders learned about harvesting seeds from the plants growing in front of the school.
A few of the things the Mrs. Godfrey's kinders are learning!
After school snack! FRESH FRUIT!
7th grade created world maps using silhouettes and paint during a Geography lesson.
SVCA's staff member of the week is Doug Smith!
The Sunshine committee selected Mr. Doug to be our staff member of the week. Doug worked hard over the summer to get the building ready for the start of school! He continues to do so much to keep the school running smoothly! Thank you, Mr. Doug for all you do! We appreciate you!
First graders and third graders partnered up to work on their reading skills.
To calculate the density of irregularly shaped objects, seventh graders found the mass using a beam scale and they found the volume using water displacement!
As a writing prompt 8th grade students took part in the Ceremony of the Twelve based off of the novel The Giver. Students sat in birth order and were called to the stage to receive their role in the community. Students then had a choice in their writing assignment, to explain the reasons they are pleased with their future job or to apply for a new job and explain why they are not suited for the one assigned.
Sunshine and sight words! SVCA Kindergarten had fun practicing their sight words outside. They had to focus on using the correct letter formation while writing their words. Their favorite part was erasing each letter with the squirt bottle, which is a great activity to strengthen their little hands!
Where: Service Valley Charter Academy (Cafeteria)
Date: Wednesday, September 18th
Time: 9:30 – Grandparents
6:00 – Public Welcome
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our School! It is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping our kid’s reading habits.
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/servicevalleycharteracademy1
Our online Fair is available from Sept. 11 – Oct. 24.
We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.
By Neal Cruse
Today we started our 5 For Life Fitness Program. Each class learned two vocabulary words tody. The first word was a long tongue twister. Cardiorespiratory Endurance which is the ability of the heart and lungs to supply OXYGEN (the second word) to the muscles during long periods of physical activity. Each student took their heart rate before exercise to show that the heart was working just not very hard. Then each student jumped over a rope for two minutes then took their heart rate again. They learned that their heart rate was faster because their muscles are using oxygen to produce energy. Activities that raise the heart rate will make their hearts stronger. All of the running and exercising we do improves our Cardiorespiratory Endurance allowing them to play longer and harder without getting tired.https://youtu.be/S4uPtOMf4FE
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