We have some more pictures to share with you from First Responders Day. Thank you again to all of our volunteers!
Today was the First Responders Day at G.C. Hartman Elementary School. Students got to see the practices and procedures that our local Fire and Police stations follow in order to keep us safe. Chief 270 Sharrow said, “It was a great turnout from the first responders. The HART volunteers did a great job welcoming us, and the students and teachers were full of energy and very attentive.” Officer Spotts, Locust Township Police Department, loves this event. “It’s great to be out here with the kids,” he said.
Contributor: AJ Wetzel, Journalism Staff Member
The National Honor Society recently held a Red Cross blood drive. Many students helped save lives by donating blood for the first time. Thank you to all those who donated!
Students in Mrs. Madara's Third and Fourth Grade STEM classes recently participated in an apple stacking challenge. Students were only allowed to use toothpicks and Play-Doh while attempting to build the tallest apple tower possible. Marisa Rarig, Cecilia Krieger, Leah Mensch, and Mollie Dermes built the tallest tower out of all of the Fourth Grade classes with a tower that stood 21 and ¾ inches tall!
The annual Harvest Festival took place today at G.C. Hartman Elementary School. This yearly event, sponsored by HART, is filled with games and activities for all students. Student helper, Senior, Andrew Sharrow said, "This event is a very nice opportunity for the students to really experience the fall festivities that are coming up." Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Gessner said, “Every year students look forward to this event and every year HART doesn’t disappoint them. We appreciate all the effort and help that goes into this fun day." Thank you to HART and to all of the student helpers who made this great event possible!
Contributor: AJ Wetzel, Journalism Staff Member
Second Graders had a great time making full-sized sunflowers in Mrs. Brown's Art class. Students are pictured in the art room proudly displaying their painting skills. Students also practiced their fine motor skills by cutting out their masterpieces very carefully and then practiced knot-making, using raffia, to embellish the stem. Students focused on the elements of line, shape, pattern, and color. Blending their paint was encouraged. All Second Grade classes will have their flowers displayed in the hallway outside of the large group area in the elementary school during the fall season.
Contributors: Sabrina Campbell and Ava Bixler, Journalism Staff Members
The Southern Columbia Student Section will be wearing pink tonight at the home football game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. They are encouraging other attendees who wish to support this cause to also wear pink to the game tonight. Go Tigers!
First Grade Families, tomorrow is the Hartman Hustle, please remember to have your student wear sneakers and comfy clothes. The Harvest Festival is also tomorrow, so it is going to be a fun day!!
Hi Families! Tomorrow is going to be a fun day in Kindergarten! We will start our day with the Hartman Hustle and the Harvest Festival. Please help your child to wear sneakers and comfy clothes. We will also be celebrating earning lots of Paw Points with a popcorn, movie, and movie activity!
Mr. Hauer's Kindergarten class is in the Fall spirit. Check out their hallway full of projects!
Third Grader Adalyn Dickey is SCA's Citizen of the Month. She is an all-around wonderful student. She is a hard worker, a great leader, and a sincere friend. Adalyn tries hard to do her best, and she excels in all academic areas. She has an amazing personality, and she brings out the best in her classmates. She is a role model to them, and they look up to her. Adalyn is a kind, considerate, and thoughtful girl who consistently puts the feelings of others first. Adalyn volunteers to help other students with schoolwork or with feeling successful and good about themselves. Adalyn is a well-rounded young girl both in school and outside of school. She gives 110% to her academics and she does it all with a smile. We are very fortunate and proud to have Adalyn in our district.
The Elementary Life Skills class traveled to Rohrbach’s on Friday for their September community-based trip. The students learned the difference between gourds and pumpkins, and they practiced their social skills on the playground.
Congratulations to Ruby Serafini who won 1st place in G.C. Hartman Elementary's Be Kind poster contest in art class! Her artwork will be printed on t-shirts for SCA C.A.R.E.S. Great work, Ruby! We are proud of you!
On Friday, September 29, our Librarian, Mrs. Kane-Gilger, hosted a virtual author visit for students in First and Second Grade. Students met author and New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery, who spoke to students about his talent in illustrating and his writing process. He read excerpts to students from his book, "Everything Awesome About Dangerous Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts." Mike Lowery also led a directed draw for our students. Students followed along and drew characters from some of his recent works. Mike Lowery has worked on dozens of books for children and adults and has lent his talent in illustrating to food trucks, greeting cards, and magazines, in addition to books. Some of his illustration clients include The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Mac World, The Atlanta Braves, Disney, Nick Jr magazine, Hallmark, and Warby Parker. He now travels nationally giving talks about art and books to schools, universities, and bookstores. The Tiger community was thrilled to have the wonderful opportunity to welcome and meet him.
The Southern Columbia Cheerleaders held the 11th annual SCA Youth Cheer Night on Friday, September 22, during the Varsity home football game against the Danville Ironmen. Any students in 1st through 6th Grade were eligible to participate in this event. This year there were 63 youth cheerleaders in attendance. Each Varsity cheerleader was paired with 3-4 youth cheerleaders. The youth cheerleaders were able to perform chants, dances, and cheers on the Tigers’ sideline. They were also given the opportunity to stunt with the Varsity cheerleaders. The cheerleaders had a blast that evening cheering on the Tigers to a victory over Danville. The Southern Columbia Varsity cheerleaders want to thank all the participants and are looking forward to seeing everyone on the sideline again next year!📣🐅
Contributor: Aubrey Heath, Journalism Staff Member
Since the beginning of September, Mrs. Serafini’s 8th Grade classes have been very busy with their American Revolution unit. They learned about many different strategies and people that were involved in the American Revolution through fun games and projects, including capture the flag and studying Washington’s blueprints for shelters in Valley Forge. In the coming weeks, they will be starting their “That’s My Girl!” unit, where they study many of the important women who were involved in the American Revolution. They will also be creating projects about these ‘SHE-ros,’ and holding elections for the ‘Ultimate SHE-ro.’
Contributors: Madelina Eick and Saira Sodergren, Journalism Staff Members
Last week, the First Graders had a blast participating in Whacky Wednesday for Homecoming Spirit Week. They went all out and had a lot of fun dressing up. The First Graders have also been enjoying their recess at the end of the day. The dome is very exciting for them because it is the first year they are allowed to play on it.
Contributors: Siena Rovito and Tatum Klebon, Journalism Staff Members
On Tuesday, Miss. Hunter's First Grade class celebrated Johnny Appleseed Day! They did this by tasting three locally grown apples, apple cider, and apple pie. They also learned about the lifecycle of an apple and did writing and math with apples.
First Grade students chose "Craft Teacher" as their monthly SWPBIS reward. Each student came up with their own project and taught the craft to their class.
Students in Mrs. Ziegert’s classroom earned a class reward last week. The students were joined by a guest reader and her pet lizard. Additionally, students have been participating in STEM stations. One of the tasks included building a flying machine that would fly on a zipline. The students' creativity was “sky high.”
