Springville Elementary

A few fun activities with centers in Kindergarten!

SES has been having a crazy good time celebrating Red Ribbon Week! Pictured are some of Mrs. Ballanytne's students on Crazy Hat/Hair/Sock Day!

Speed Ball Under the Lights!
Grades 2-8 came out Tuesday night to show off their speed, agility, throwing, catching, and most importantly - sportsmanship! Three fields of nonstop energy, smiles, and competition made for an awesome night. Thank you to all the volunteers for running it and the parents for bringing everyone out. Go Griffs!

Happy Spookley Day! Mrs. Ballantyne's Kindergarteners had so much fun learning that being different makes you special when reading the book "Spookley the Square Pumpkin." Everyone has unique and valuable qualities
with something important to offer. The story encourages kids to treat others with kindness, no matter how they look or what makes them different. They created a paper Spookley and made a graham cracker Spookley as a tasty treat to watch during the movie.
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Friday was #BigAppleCrunch Day! The Big Apple Crunch takes place in October of each year, inviting everyone to take a bite out of a New York-grown apple to celebrate the apple harvest and inspire us to eat local! Springville and Colden Elementary students love taking a big bite out of their apples served at lunch by SGI Culinary!
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Veterans Welcome: SES would like to invite veterans to our Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, November 7, hosted by the SES Student Council. RSVP is not required but is recommended by calling 716-592-3204. Arrival time is 9:10 AM at the SES front doors, and the ceremony will begin at 9:30.

SES will celebrate Red Ribbon Week with dress-up days!
Monday - Wear Your Sports or Fan Apparel
Tuesday - Wear Red
Wednesday - Mismatch Day, Crazy Socks & Crazy Hair
Thursday - Wear Purple and Gold
Friday - Wear Your Halloween Costume

This week was SES's very first school experience of the year! Students used their Griffin Bucks to enter for a chance to participate in a school experience at The Flower Stand! Students learned about the fall seeding process, types of plants and how to seed in the spring. Not only has Mrs. Ellen Krezman given us this opportunity, but she also supports our cafeteria with all the vegetables we eat! Students can earn a Griffin Buck each day for being respectful, responsible and safe in order to exchange for prizes at the Griffin Store each month. Stay tuned for the next experience!
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Our Halloween parade will take place on Friday, October 31. In anticipation of this event, please review the parade information and send in any dismissal changes by Friday, October 24. Thank you for your help, and happy Halloween!

Mrs. Karb’s class took a trip to Paris!! Students have been exploring cultures and made crepes when learning about France!
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SES Principal Mr. Gesing and Assistant Principal Ms. Call got a special opportunity from the Springville Fire Department to see SES from a whole new angle - 100 feet in the air!

It's Fire Prevention Week at SGI! Students at Springville Elementary received a visit from our local firefighters to learn about fire safety. Mrs. Hamm's class handed out thank-you notes to the firefighters!
Thank you to the Springville Volunteer Fire Company, East Concord Fire Department, and Mortons Corners Fire Department! And a special thank you to Mr. Jerry, an SGI Bus driver and firefighter, who spoke to older students.
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The SES PTO will once again host Bingo for Books on Thursday, October 23, from 6:00-7:30 PM. Doors will open at 5:40 and games will begin promptly at 6:00. Costumes are encouraged! Free popcorn and drinks will be provided. All children will leave with a book! Flyers were sent home with students. Don't forget to RSVP for your spot and to enter for the door prize!

Recently at SES, Mrs. Pfeiffer's class made sandbags and tested the strength of their sandbag walls. They discussed what went well and what they could do differently to make stronger walls.

This is a reminder that Picture Day will take place at SES on Thursday, October 9. All students will have their photos taken during the school day.

The Bills make Springville Elementary staff want to shout!

To end School Safety Week, we will conduct a Go Home Early Drill on Friday, October 3 at all of our buildings. Students will be dismissed 15 minutes early. If you have any questions, please contact the main office.

Under the instruction of Mrs. Mealer, SES chorus students are learning a patriotic song in preparation for the upcoming Veterans Day ceremony.

Apple Day was a bushel of fun in Mrs. Ballantyne's kindergarten classroom! They learned all about Johnny Appleseed and his adventurous life spreading apple seeds across the country. Students also had the opportunity to explore the different flavors of red, yellow, and green apples, and everyone got to share which one was their favorite. One of the most exciting parts of the day was learning how to safely use a knife to cut apples. Each student helped add apples to our classroom applesauce, which turned out to be delicious—especially with the mix of different apple varieties. ​To wrap up our apple-themed fun, everyone completed a directed drawing of Johnny Appleseed, and the results were amazing! It was a day full of learning, creativity, and lots of tasty fun!
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