Blackstone Primary School

🐾 Some of our BPS Fourth Graders performed during the NCPS Veterans Day Celebration program last night and they were AMAZING! Fourth graders learned to sing "This Land is Your Land" in English and in American Sign Language and some even auditioned to play it on their recorders at the performance. If you were not able to attend last night's event, make sure you click through these photos of our students' artwork and performance! (Videos will be posted on Facebook.)
🐾 We would like to thank everyone who came to support all of the NCPS students last night, but especially all of the Fourth Grade families who have been rehearsing with their students and provided transportation for them to attend this wonderful event.
🐾 Finally, if you see Mrs. Kaiser, make sure to tell her THANK YOU for everything she does for our BPS music program and all of our BPS Cougar Cubs!

🗓️ Tomorrow, Friday , November 13th is going to be a fun day at BPS!
🌟 Students and staff are encouraged to come to school dressed as their favorite book characters! (All costumes must meet the NCPS dress code; no masks or toy weapons please.)
⏰ Then, from 6:00-8:00 PM the BPS Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is sponsoring a school dance and providing light snacks and drinks. The dance will be held in the BPS gym and is free for BPS families (adults must stay with their children). The NCPS Dress Code will be enforced.

🐾 We've been so busy teaching and learning that we haven't had time to post pictures! Let's look back on some of our recent BPS experiences!
🌧️ Mrs. Stark's 3rd Grade class created water cycle models to learn about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
🐰 Ms. Jordan's Kindergarten class had a creepy guest reader, Ms. Dyer!
🔥🔵🏝️ Ms. Adams's Kindergarten students have had fun learning in so many ways! Campfire reviews, shape hunts, treasure island, and more!

💵 Mrs. Dumond, some safety-patrol assistants, and the BPS Kindness cart have been making their rounds on Fridays. The students enjoy purchasing things with their Kindness Bucks or making the choice to save their money and earn more for bigger prizes!

✍️ Mrs. Hawkins 4th grade students showed what they learned about Jamestown by summarizing the unit in making 4 Square posters answering Who? What? When? Why? and Tell Me More questions!

🏞️ Using the Enviroscape model, all fourth-grade students enjoyed learning how a watershed works and discovering which watershed they are part of. Special guests Kelly Atkinson from Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District and Roger Pinholster, a State Park volunteer, led the demonstration.

📷 And other fun photos of our Cougar Cubs! As always, check Facebook for more photos; we can only post 10 here!

🐮 Yesterday our Kindergarten Cougar Cubs went on a field trip to Richlands Dairy & Creamery to learn more about cows, the dairy, and to pick pumpkins!
🐮Students enjoyed picking pumpkins, touring the farm, a hayride, and learning all about the cows and and a real working dairy farm!
🐮 If you know any of these students, make sure to ask them what they enjoyed about their field trip!
📷 Check Facebook for more photos; we can only post 10 here.

🦋 Third Grade students visited Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Tuesday, October 20th. Students and staff had a great time wandering the gardens, exploring nature, and enjoying the beautiful day! (Check Facebook for more photos; we can only post 10 here.)