👁️ Spooky Math Alert: Halloween Fear Factor in Ms. Brown’s Class! 🧠

Ms. Wendy Brown created an amazing and frightfully-fun upgrade to math review in her classroom!
To review common factors and multiplication, students took on the ultimate Halloween Fear Factor Challenge!

Brave math teams reached into mystery boxes filled with "Goblin Eyeballs," "Witches Warts," "Monster Skin," "Zombie Fingers," and "Mummy Brains" to pull out their task cards. Once retrieved, students teamed up to conquer each math problem. Ms. Brown shared "it is one of my favorite activities of the year and the kids loved it too!"

Hands-on, spooky learning at its finest—way to tackle those math factors, team! 🎃🧮

#FearFactorMath #HalloweenInTheClassroom #MsBrownsClass #HandsOnMath #MathIsFun #ElementaryMath

5 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
Students are excited and all smiles as they get ready to open a box full of "goblin eyeballs!"
Three male students eagerly look at a closed box of "goblin eyeballs."
A student is all smiles as he talks to a teammate about the activity.
A female student excitedly opens a box marked "witch warts."
A class of students fully engaged working on their fear factor challenge.
The classroom door is covered with caution tape and a fear factor sign.
A congratulations sign for students letting them know they are about to compete in a Halloween Fear Factor challenge!
A picture of Ms. Brown's class all smiling in front of the board explaining the fear factor challenge.
Students sit at desks in groups to complete the challenge in teams.
A student works in front of her Chromebook with a clue.

🤪 Silly hair, don't care! 🤪Student Bradley Edwards and STEM teacher Ms. Correa de Carroll showed off their creative hair energy for Silly Hair Day!
From fun sprouted pigtails to festive braided styles, these two had a blast celebrating their individual styles as part of Anti-Bullying Week. 🌟✨ #SillyHairDay #AntiBullyingWeek #STEMTeacher #SchoolSpirit #CelebrateUniqueness #SchoolFamily

6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
A student and teacher with crazy hairdos smile for the camera.
🤪 Wild hair, silly hats, and celebrating what makes us unique! ✨

As part of Anti-Bullying Week, our students showed off their individual style and creativity! From noodle cup ponytails to ghostly hairdos and bright ideas, we love seeing our school family embrace what makes each person special.

When we celebrate our uniqueness, we create a kinder, more welcoming community for everyone! 💖#AntiBullyingWeek #CrazyHairDay #SillyHatDay #CelebrateUniqueness #ChooseKindness #SchoolFamily
6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
This student is wearing a cup of noodles for hair!
Two girls smile for the camera and one has ghosts in her hair.

✨ Working hard for a kinder tomorrow! 🌟

Our hallways were filled with inspiring future teachers, scientists in lab safety goggles, and sharp police officers for Anti-Bullying Week's Future Jobs Day!

Seeing our students dream big while learning that kindness and respect belong in every profession is what it's all about. Great work today, future leaders! 👏💼🥼

#ChooseKindness #FutureCareers #AntiBullyingWeek #ElementaryVibes #DreamBig

6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
A boy dressed as a police officer sits at his desk smiling.
A student dressed as a teacher smiles alongside her favorite teacher!
A student dressed as a forensic scientist in lab goggles.
A teacher stands beside a student dressed as a teacher in a lanyard.

✨ Seeing double? More like seeing the future! ✨

When asked what she wanted to be when she grows up, this student knew her answer right away: Ms. Hudson! 👩‍🏫💖She showed up for dress-up day fully styled as her favorite teacher, lanyard and glasses included!

There’s truly no greater joy in teaching than knowing you’re making a positive, lasting impact on a child's life. 🥹🌟

#InspireGreatness #TeacherLife #MiniTeacher #SchoolFamily #Heartwarming

6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
A teacher and student in matching glasses and lanyards stand in front of a classroom door.

✨ Glow Day Review: Part 2! ✨

The future is definitely looking bright! 💡More scenes from Ms. Davidson's epic 4th Grade Glow Review Day! 🌟 From glow necklaces to big growth mindsets, our students made Q1 review unforgettable! 💡💫

#GlowDayReview #4thGrade #LearningIsBright #ClassroomFun

6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
Four boys in glow gear smile for the camera.
Four students smile and stand in front of the glow curtain.
Smiling and glowing students stand in front of the glow curtain.
Two students in front of the glow curtain wearing glow necklaces.

🚨 Under Arrest for Spreading Too Much Kindness! 🚔

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, our school celebrated Anti-Bullying Week with Future Jobs Day! Students and staff dressed up in their dream career outfits to "go to work spreading kindness."

School counselor Penny Cook got fully into character as a police officer to "arrest" Vicki Wall (dressed as Nurse McGuire) in the line of duty! 🩺👮‍♀️

Our SRO Deputy Gray teamed up with our future law enforcement officers! Together, this squad is going to work spreading kindness all across the school. 💙✨

Our front office staff were on duty with one clear mission: always spreading kindness and keeping our school day running smoothly! 💙✨

Thank you to all of our students and staff for punching the clock for positivity and making our school a kinder place! 💼✨#AntiBullyingWeek #FutureJobsDay #SpreadingKindness #SchoolCounselor #ChooseKindness

6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
A "police officer" arrests the "school nurse" who are both dressed up for the day.
Future police officers with Deputy Gray.
Staff members in the office dressed as police officers.

🌟 Quarter 1 was bright, but Ms. Davidson’s 4th graders made it GLOW! 🌟

To celebrate wrapping up Quarter 1, our classroom transformed into a Glow Day Review Extravaganza! 💡✨

Our 4th-grade superstars lit up their learning by:

🪄 Using glow sticks to shine a light on reading skills and math word problems!
🔦 Spotlighting Virginia Studies flashcards with flashlights in the dark!
🎈 Popping into review mode with balloons to test their brain dumps!

What an incredible way to celebrate all the hard work and growth from Q1.

We are ready to shine even brighter in Quarter 2! 💫📚

6 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
A group of students wear glow necklaces and smile at the front of the classroom.
Two students use a flashlight at their desks to review math problems.
Two students write on balloons as a part of their review.
A group of students in a classroom enjoy writing on balloons as part of a review game.
Two girls use their red balloons and bat them in a review game.
Students in a classroom use glow balloons as part of a review activity.
Two students shine a flashlight on a review clue on the wall.
The back of two students as they use a flashlight for a review game.

🍔 Order Up at the Decimal Diner! 🍨

Both of Ms. Ferguson’s 5th grade classes had a fantastic time participating in the Decimal Diner last week! Dressed in chef hats and aprons, our 5th graders put their math skills to work by applying decimals to real-world menu scenarios like calculating totals and rounding prices.

As a sweet treat, students enjoyed delicious root beer floats while exploring and discussing the states of matter in action—solid, liquid, and gas! 🥤🍦

#DecimalDiner #5thGradeMath #HandsOnLearning #StatesOfMatter #MsFergusonsClass #MathIsDelicious

16 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
Ms. Ferguson's class all smile at the front of the classroom in their paper chef hats and aprons for Decimal Diner Day!
A student completes an activity at a desk.
Students at desks read a menu called at "the decimal diner."
A student tries a root beer float at his desk.
A student in a paper chef hat looks over a "Decimal Diner" menu.
⛺️ Happy Campers in 2nd Grade! ⛺️
Mrs. Craig’s class celebrated Rock Your School Week and wrapped up Quarter 1 with an unforgettable classroom camping adventure! 🌲✨Students cozied up in teepees and desk-tents to review their Quarter 1 reading and math skills right from their "campsites."

Between camping-themed read-alouds, working on clipboards by paper campfires, and taking home delicious s’mores trail mix, it was the perfect way to finish the quarter! 🪵🎒 We had a blast celebrating Q1 and are officially ready for s’more learning in Quarter 2! 🍫🔥#RockYourSchool #MrsCraigsClass #SecondGrade #ClassroomCamping #SmoreLearning #HandsOnLearning
17 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
A teepee, camping chair, and tent are set up in the classroom for a fun learning activity day!
Classroom tables are draped with paper transforming them into "tents."
Three students work under a table tent to review math facts.
Two students color their math facts inside a teepee in the classroom.
Two pairs of students sit under paper desk tents as they review reading facts by their paper campfires!
Two students work together by a paper campfire on reading.
A girl sits in a camping chair working on an activity on her clipboard.

🩺 Paging the 3rd Grade Medical Team! 🩺
The classroom transformed into "Adams Hospital" for an unforgettable "Doctor Day" simulation in Ms. Adams's class! 🏥✨
Fully scrubbed in with surgical gowns, hair caps, gloves, and official ID badges, these young physicians examined X-rays and tackled math "cases" like evaluating equal and non-equal equations.
Dr. Adams's team operated with complete focus and awesome teamwork! 😷🧠📊

27 days ago, Kirsten Brogan
Third graders wearing surgical gowns and caps pose with smiles at the front of a classroom. Above them reads a sign that says "Adams Hospital."
Seventeen third grade students wearing surgical gowns and scrub hats give silly faces for the camera. A sign that says "Adams Hospital" hangs overhead.
Three third grade students in surgical gowns and hats evaluate math equations.
Three boys work at a table with X-rays in Mrs. Adam's third grade class.
Two third grade students in surgical caps and gowns work at a table together.
🐾 Welcome to the Wild Side! 🌿Young scientists in Ms. Neely's class had a blast becoming habitat designers. In science, students designed and constructed models of a habitat and an animal with a specific adaptation. Using paper backdrops and Play-Doh creatures, they brought their biomes to life—complete with special physical features like strong claws for climbing branches, sharp teeth for hunting, and unique traits to help their animals survive! 🌳🐍🦁 #HandsOnScience #STEMinClass #CreativeLearning #ClassroomSpotlight #YoungScientists
about 1 month ago, Kirsten Brogan
Blue construction paper creates a habitat for a sculpted animal playdoh creature.
Third grade students plan their animal habitats out of blue construction paper.
Ms. Neely’s 3rd graders are putting their addition and subtraction skills within 1,000 to the test! Small groups are cracking clues and hunting down false equations. Math sleuths at work! 🧠➕➖ #3rdGradeMath #MathSleuths #ClassroomCommunity
about 1 month ago, Kirsten Brogan
Three third grade students sit on the floor in front of a math clue, while another stands beside.
Four third grade students look at a math clue to solve the mystery.

🦇 What a way to wrap up our Animal Classification Unit! 🦇

Our 3rd graders officially wrapped up their study of animal classification with a special visit from Mr. H! 🐾✨

Students got an up-close look at internal animal structures, including checking out a cool X-ray of a bat on the big screen to see vertebrate bones in action. From mammals to unique adaptations, our young scientists loved putting their classification skills to the test in such an interactive way! 🧬🦅

A huge thank you to Mr. H for bringing science to life for our 3rd grade class! 🙌💡

#ThirdGradeScience #AnimalClassification #HandsOnLearning #GuestSpeaker #YoungScientists #ClassroomSpotlight

about 1 month ago, Kirsten Brogan
A group of third grade students works to identify animal species with Mr. H who is wearing a Belize Zoo T-shirt.
Third graders in Ms. Adam's class see a skeleton image of a bat with a teacher volunteer explaining.
A group of third grade students smiling at a table. They are celebrating their animal writing unit.
A group of third grade students learn how to draw a toucan.
A teacher explains animal classification to a class of third graders.
Third grade students use a picture of an animal's skeleton to identify the species.
Third grade students examine animal skeleton photographs to classify an animal.
A group of third grade students work together to identify an animal from a skeletal picture.
Third grade students gather around a folder with animal skeleton pictures inside. They are working together to figure out the animal species.
Volunteer Mr. H introduces himself to a third grade class before he teachers them about animal classification.
Mrs. Brown's third grade class shows off their maroon and orange for college colors day!
Let's go Hokies!
about 2 months ago, Kirsten Brogan
A group of third grade students wearing maroon and orange celebrating the Hokies for college colors day.

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, all MCPS schools and buildings will open two hours late for students and 10 month staff. All 11 and 12 month non instructional staff may report to work one hour late. Code Blue.

9 months ago, Montgomery County Public Schools
Code Blue Feb. 4.
Code Blue Feb. 4.
Last month, 5th graders finished their personal narrative unit in reading and celebrated by "spilling the tea." Students have the opportunity to share writing about themselves!
about 1 year ago, PFES Pumas
student smiling holding a teacup
students talking to one another
A classroom full of teachers and students
student working on her assignment
Our 3 year olds are making and learning about shadows!
about 1 year ago, PFES Pumas
3 year olds making and learning about shadows
It's National Principals' Month! Thank you to Mrs. Harrell and Mrs. Cabler for all that you do for Price's Fork and our Pumas!
about 1 year ago, PFES Pumas
It's National Principals' Month! Thank you to Mrs. Harrell and Mrs. Cabler!
PFES is continuing our recycling of plastic bags!

We have teamed with NexTrex to recycle 1,000 lbs. of plastic bags within the year (we are currently at 200 lbs.), and in exchange we will receive a Trex bench for our school. We have 3 white bins located in the school as collection sites. Please help us reach our goal! If we reach 1,000 lbs., our school will receive a bench made from recycled plastics!
about 1 year ago, PFES Pumas
Recycling bag program flyer