Today we celebrated Valentine’s Day. Students passed out valentines and enjoyed some treats.

The PTO’s annual Spaghetti Dinner is scheduled for Friday, March 22th  from 4:30-7:30 at the Brecknock Cafeteria.  Dinner includes drink, salad, bread, spaghetti and meatballs.  Tickets can be purchased at the door, but all presale tickets are $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for 4 years t0 6th grade.

Donations are requested before 3/18: Spaghetti, salad dressing (Italian or Ranch), spaghetti sauce, parmesan cheese

Talent Show during dinner: Sing, Dance, Play an instrument, Do a Skit, Be Creative and Have Fun! Sign up on Mr. Goodman’s door.

In Science we are learning about rocks and soil. This week students were able to bring in their personal rock collections and we set up “exhibits” to explore. Students used magnifying glasses to get an up-close look at the cool rocks on display.

Yesterday all third graders gathered in Mrs. Blankley’s class for a video connection with West Africa.  Brecknock connected to a school in Ghana through Oiada International. There were three classes from the United States that could participate in this opportunity.  The Ghana students shared a presentation that they had prepared about their customs, foods, sports, and country.  The US schools got to ask and answer questions. We learned it’s the dry season in Africa, it was 84 degrees, they LOVE soccer (football), Kentucky Fried Chicken is a popular fast food, they have never heard of Fortnite, and they have the same types of pets we do.  Our school answered some of their questions and we even taught them how to do the Floss dance move! What a great opportunity to connect with children on the other side of the world!

Click here to see a quick video of us teaching them to Floss from Mrs. Blankley’s tweet.

On Friday  we celebrated excellent student behavior with our monthly Star party. Each day our Students are Taking Academic Responsibility by making good choices at school. They start the day with 4 stars and try to keep them all day or even earn an extra star for excellent behavior. Teachers kept track of student scores all month and averaged them to see who was invited to celebrate good behavior at our S.T.A.R. Party. Any student that averaged 3.5  stars or higher was invited to wear pajamas and slippers to school. Students who averaged 4 stars or higher were “Rock Stars” and got to bring a stuffed animal to spend the day with them.  Now we’ll begin working on making good behavior choices for February.