Science Safari's Design Room with Mr. Swick

Mrs. Young's and Mrs. Pennekamp's 4th Grade Classes design and build canisters to protect Humpty Dumpty from cracking when he falls off the wall.  Considerations include cost, functionality and appearance. 

Mrs. Pennecamp's Class helps to Code the Holidays!

15 of Mrs. Pennekamp's students 

participated in Code the Holidays! and will have their trees featured in

Washington D.C.!

Mrs. Johnson's kindergarten class

Hour of Code on the media center's iPads! Even 5 year olds can learn to code!

Hour of Code at Pontiac

Pontiac is participating in the Hour of Code from December 8-15!
Be certain to ask your student what kind of coding they learned!

Reading with the Gamecocks!

Media Moments

Many of our boys and girls are “Reading with the Gamecocks”! 

 Please see "Part 3" 

http://www.gamecocksonline.com/readingprogram/ 

for more information!

Girls on the Run-getting ready for the 5K!

Girls on the Run at Pontiac Math Night!

 At math night, Girls on the Run sold birthday cakes & high 5's to donate for Eliza's 5th Birthday "wish for Life!"

Voting and History for the Month of November

All students who attended Computer Lab today were presented with videos and links through a DE board about the history of voting in the United States, and some historical events that have occurred during the month of November around the world.  They were then directed to a Padlet board to provide feedback on what they thought was the most meaningful video or link.

The result is an interesting insight into the thoughts of our students!  Enjoy!
November History in Computer Lab

The Rainforest Review

The  November Rainforest Review:

"Spook-tacular" Reading

The Wonderful Whales had a "spook-tacular" time reading the children's book Frankie Stein and creating our own "Kinder Steins." We hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!! 

Red Ribbon Week -Wear camouflage to honor our heroes!

The Excellent Elephants celebrated Red Ribbon Week by wearing camo today. We salute making healthy choices!

The Lemonade War Inspiration at Pontiac

Inspired by the characters in Jacqueline Davies' book,The Lemonade Wars, Pontiac Elementary students, lead by our Media Specialist, Kristie Haltiwanger,  were motivated to raise money for our local Animal Shelter.  The characters in the book compete to see who can sell the most lemonade.  They donate all of their proceeds to their local animal shelter.  Pontiac chose to do the same.

 The students raised money by selling lemonade at Fall Fest on October 24^th.  Officer Flory, from the City of Columbia Animal Shelter, brought his friend, Sugar, a Chocolate Lab, to visit the students on October 31^st.  At this time, Officer Flory was presented with a check for $313.05.  Other items, such as paper towels, quilts, pet food, cleaning supplies, etc. were also collected for the pets at the shelter.  The students in Mrs. Evering’s class created a quilt to donate to the shelter as well.

 

Discovery Education Boards and Homophones in Second Grade

Discovery Education Boards and Homophones in Second Grade!

Today was a BIG day as students logged into their Google Email Accounts to access Discovery Education Network! They research homophones, examples, and used examples in a complete sentence. They researched homophones using Discovery Education Boards which included videos, links to websites, and sound clips of homophone songs! When they were done, they shared their wealth of knowledge with a partner and taught ME all about homophones! 

Reminders: Wear camouflage tomorrow. Tomorrow is a half day

Reminders;

FRIDAY, 10/31

Heroes make healthy choices!  Wear camouflage to honor our heroes!

Tomorrow, Friday, 10/31 is a half day for students. A bag lunch will be served before students are dismissed at 11:30.

Cici's Pizza Night

Pontiac Families enjoyed Cici's Pizza Night while helping raise money for our school.

Fall Fest was a blast!

 Teacher Entertainment! (Video to come)

Making Mask

Pie in the Face

There were teachers in the dunking booth braving the cold!

Family Literacy University

4th and 5th Grader's who would like to be Library Helpers

Calling all 4th and 5th graders !

Meet in the Media Center, Wednesday, Oct. 29th, at 7:40 am. If you would like to be a

library helper!

Make-Up Picture Day

MAKE-UP DAY FOR SCHOOL PHOTOS:

The photographer will be at Pontiac on October 31, 2014 

to photograph any absentees, plus any retakes, and new 

students who have enrolled since September 12. 

For parents who would like to order school photos, Mrs. Khouri will have

order packets at the front desk. 

RED RIBBON WEEK 2014

RED RIBBON WEEK 2014

During the week of October 27^th-31st^,  PES will celebrate Red Ribbon Week, emphasizing making healthy choices and remaining alcohol, drug, and tobacco free.  The school counselors have planned a fun week with speakers and themes.  RRW is celebrated by over 100,000 schools/organizations nationwide, making it the most successful drug prevention event ever held.  We ask that you please talk to your child about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.   You can also go to the following website: www.nfp.org  where you will find a variety of related activities.    

Monday, 10/27

Dr. Barber & counselor Julie Whitney will kick off the week by reading the edited version of the Red Ribbon Story and Special Agent Camarena.

Wear RED to honor Agent Camarena.

TUESDAY, 10/28

Columbia PD SWAT & K-9 Team visit PES

WEDNESDAY, 10/29

Internet Safety Bullying Presentation for grades 3,4,5

THURSDAY, 10//30

LRADAC will present an anti-smoking puppet show to grades K,1,2

FRIDAY, 10/31

Heros make healthy choices!  Wear camouflage to honor our heros!

Trish DuBose and Julie Whitney

Animal Shelter Wish List

Pontiac is collecting these items for the Animal Shelter:

Liquid Laundry Detergent

Bleach

Dish Washing Detergent

75—100 Feet Water Hose

Water Hose Nozzles

Canned Cat/Dog Food

Hard Kitten/Puppy Food

Paper Towels

Hand Soap/Sanitizer

Disinfecting Wipes

Floor Cleaner (not pine scent)

Windex/Other Cleaning Supplies

Slightly Used Towels/Blankets

Leashes (w/leash clasp preferred)

Adjustable Collars

Clean Newspaper

Trash Bags

Roast Beef & Turkey Hotdogs (for training)

Stuffed Animals (not bean filled)

Dog/Cat Toys

Tonight

Lemonade For Sale

Look for our lemonade stand at Fall Fest!  Lemonade will cost

 50 cents.  All proceeds will be donated to our local animal shelter. 

In addition to lemonade sells, we will continue to collect the items listed below through Friday, Oct. 31st.  Thanks to all of you that have already made donations.

Click Clack Club Applications

Skate Night Fun

Reminders

Richland Two schools will be closed for students on Thursday, October 16th and Friday, October 17th.  Pontiac  PTO Sponsored Skate Night will be Thursday, October 16th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Skateland USA on Bookman.  Hope to see you there!

Pontiac Vendor Application for Fall Fest

Pontiac Elementary would like to offer you the opportunity to showcase your business by purchasing a vendor table at the Pontiac Fall Festival on Friday, October 24 from 5:30pm-7:30pm

Please the attached forms for the vendor policies and additional information about the event.  Please share this information with your friends or family members that may want to host a vendor table!

Vendor tables are $35 per business.

Thank you for your consideration!
File attachments:
10-13 Pontiac Vendor app FINAL with map.pdf

Click Clack Club Celebration (Say that three times quickly!)

As the first session of the Click Clack Club drew to a close, we measured the speed of our participants.  Three talented students reached our goal of 25wpm!
Reese Woodard (33wpm), Pedro Robertson (29wpm), and Kate Weiss(26wpm), all from Mr. Swick's class, celebrated today by painting their ceiling tiles in the computer lab!  Dr. Barber came by to congratulate the students and encourage the participants in the second session that began this past Monday.

Fall Fest

Eastern Bluebird Workshop

Bring in Box Tops

Send in your BOX TOPS! 

Thank you for supporting PTO!