Spring Break - Fun Things that are Free Around Virginia Beach

Events at the Lynnhaven Mall, Barnes & Noble

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? Storytime

Special Event, Children's Event, Storytime (Childrens)

Saturday March 31, 2018 11:00 AM

The Duckling asks for a cookie, and gets it!

How do you think Pigeon feels about that?

Find out at Storytime, with activities to follow.

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure by Refe and Susan Tuma

Children's Event, Storytime (Childrens)

Tuesday April 03, 2018 11:00 AM

Join us for our Tuesday Storytime.

We will be reading What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night:

A Very Messy Adventure by Refe and Susan Tuma.

Crafts/activities to follow.

The Giving Tree Storytime

Special Event, Children's Event, Storytime (Children)

Saturday April 07, 2018 11:00 AM

Join us for Storytime and activities

featuring beloved children's author

Shel Silverstein's timeless classic The Giving Tree.

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Celebration Station Location

3352 Virginia Bch Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452

(757) 340-5804

Encourage a love for nature and ornithology in

our hands-on workshop where you and your child

can build a window birdhouse. Your young birdwatcher can

observe birds’ behaviors like building a nest and

watching eggs hatch without the need for expensive equipment.

Once your birdhouse is built, your child can decorate

it with paint and stickers. All Kids Workshop attendees

must be accompanied by a parent or adult at all times.

All kids get to keep their craft, receive a

FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron,

and a commemorative pin while supplies last.

Children must be present at the store to participate

in the workshop and receive the kit, apron, and pin.

Register online: https://www.homedepot.com/workshops/#store/4614

First Landing State Park

Have fun outdoors, enjoying nature at First Landing State Park.

There are a lot of great programs offered during

Spring Break and other times during the year. ($5 fee to park)

First Landing State Park - Events

For Teachers

Educator Appreciation Days - Sunday, April 1

Special Event, Educator Event (Education)

Sunday April 01, 2018 10:00 AM Pre-K through Grade 12

educators, join us in store every Saturday and Sunday

in April and enjoy 25% off most books, toys, games,

movies, music, and more. Plus, shop online at BN.com on

Saturday, April 28th, and Sunday, April 29th, and save 25% on most orders.

For Other Events and Ideas, go to:

https://hamptonroads.myactivechild.com/resources/free-things-to-do/virginia-beach/

You Should Run for S.C.A!

Maddie and Krissi interviewed Mrs. Clothier

March 21, 2018.

To all 3rd and 4th graders, if you are interested in running for S.C.A here are some things you need to know from our S.C.A sponsor, A.K.A. Mrs. Clothier.

1. Why is S.C.A important to the school?

S.C.A encourages student involvement in school and allows
students to have a say in activities.

2. What are the main parts that are important to S.C.A?

Leadership, community service, school unity, fundraising
opportunities.

3. Are their consequences for doing what you are not supposed
to do in S.C.A?

You will be suspended from S.C.A and could be taken off the board depending on what you did.

 

4. What plans do you have for the future in S.C.A?

Dances, movie night, another talent show.

The News for Battle of the Books

Created by Krissi D.

The teams: There are two teams representing Windsor Woods.

One team is the Reading Rockets. This squad holds 4 group members:
Krissi, Destanie, Isabel, and Colby.

The other team is the Magical Star Books. This squad holds:
Travis, Paris, Makaila, and Lexi.   

The Books

There are 10 books that both teams are responsible for reading.
What happens is Ms. Cameron has the books and the kids choose the ones they want to read.
I recommend that two people in each team read the same book.
Each person has to read at least 5 of the 10 books before the first competition.

Here are the 10 books:

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Calico Girl by Jerdine Nolen

Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

Full of Beans by Jennifer Holm

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

You can find these books in our school library and our local library.

The Prizes

If you and your team wins, you get prizes. Everyone who participates gets a certificate. The prize for winning the first round is a $5 gift card to Barnes and Noble.
For the second round, the winners receive a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card.
If your team makes it to the finals and wins, you get a trophy, a $20 gift card to
Barnes and Noble too, and the glory of winning.

The Reading Rockets won the first competition and the Magical Starbucks
came in as a close second. Windsor Woods couldn’t ask for more glory!

Just remember it is about having fun, not winning.    

That is really important!

Chromebook Safety

Need a reminder of the ways to keep your Chromebook (and YOU) safe?

Check out this slideshow created by Braiden S. by clicking on the link below:

Chromebook Safety

FUNVILLE SPIRIT NIGHT!!

By Krissi

SCA hosted a Spirit Night at Funville on Wednesday November 15, 2017 from 5-7 pm.



Funville Playground has a Ninja Warrior Course, Bumper Cars and so much more!

To get in the FunVille Fun Zone, you enter the shark's mouth!!! Then you can go anywhere in the Fun Zone. There were slides, stairs, things to climb, and a ball arena. You can also take a trip under the sea.

There is a Ninja Warrior Course if you would like to do it. You have to be 45 inches or taller to do the course. You have to be able to hold yourself up.

The first step is to go across the bags, then you get to jump like a frog across these padded lily pads. You then get to run up the warped wall! You also go up stairs. Then you can also be a monkey and go across the monkey bars. You get to tightrope across a beam.

Lastly you get to jump to victory. We all had an amazing time. We raised $350. The SCA hosted a magnificent Spirit Night.   

Bullying Awareness Month

All Newspaper Club Members
October 2017 - All information obtained from http://www.stompoutbullying.org

October is Bullying Awareness Month. Bullying is a serious problem in many schools. Bullying is when someone hurts or scares someone on purpose, over and over again. This can include calling someone harmful/dangerous names, hurting them physically, leaving them out of activities on purpose, embarrassing them, playing hurtful pranks or messing up their property - and it happens repeatedly.

Bullying can also happen online. This is called cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying is when kids bully each other using the internet, cell phones, or other cyber technology.

It is important to know WHY someone is being a bully to figure out how to handle a him/her. Sometimes people bully because they want attention. Sometimes its because they have been bullied and they have learned this behavior from someone else. Sometimes people bully others because it makes them feel more powerful and better about themselves.

If you're being bullied there is a lot that you can do! Depending on how bad the bullying is, you might want to try to work it out yourself. This will help you feel more powerful and will let the bully see that you aren't willing to let them treat you this way.

If You Feel Safe, Here Are Some Ways To Handle The Bully:

• Walk away when the bully approaches you. Try and imagine you’re walking away from a stranger. Both you and your body language will show you don’t care.

•  Try talking to the bully. Use this sentence starter - "I feel ______ when you _______."

• When the bully harasses you and calls you names, look them in the eyes, LAUGH and walk away without any additional conversation.

Each of these strategies take away the bully's power.

If you try these ways to handle the bully and the bullying continues - TELL SOMEONE! You could tell your parents, teacher, school counselor, school nurse, or any adult you trust. Be sure to tell them exactly what happened. If you suspect someone else is being bullied, it's a good idea to report that, too. Most adults really do care about bullying and will be glad that you told them about it.

If you tell an adult and you don't think they are doing anything about the bullying or if the situation isn't improving, tell another adult. Keep telling adults until someone does something to help.

Most importantly, don't be a bystander. Don't just stand by and watch if you see someone being bullied. If you don't do anything to help the person being bullied, you are sending a message to the bully that what they are doing is okay.

STAND UP for others! Be a Hero! It's up to you ... It's up to all of us!