🌟 Kindergarten is full of learning adventures! 🌟
Ms. Bogert’s students had a blast going on a Letter Hunt around the classroom—finding letters, matching sounds, and working together to build literacy skills in fun, hands-on ways. 📝✨

💡 Every smile tells the story of curiosity, teamwork, and discovery!

#Kindergarten #LetterHunt #LearningIsFun #EarlyLiteracy #thePark
28 days ago, SPES Admin
Four students at a table working on alphabet letter hunt sheets with pencils.
A child stands in front of a pink “Welcome to Kindergarten” display with flowers labeled with student names.
A child looks at a clipboard while standing near a wall with a class jobs chart and schedule.
A child in a pink dress stands with a pencil and paper in front of a classroom calendar and weather chart.
A child works on a letter hunt worksheet at a windowsill with an alphabet card taped nearby.
A child in an orange shirt places a letter card onto a wall chart showing sounds.
Two students smile at the camera, one holding a letter card and a clipboard, standing in front of handwriting charts.
A child in a blue shirt reaches up to add a card to a flower-themed kindergarten welcome board.
Fall fun is in full swing in the library this week! 🎉

Our PreK and Kindergarten friends are on a mission to solve a leafy mystery — they’re reading The Leaf Thief and trying to figure out just who’s been sneaking off with those autumn leaves!

Meanwhile, 2nd and 4th graders have been enjoying stories and snuggles with our favorite four-legged reading buddies, Lily and Marquis 🐶 — because books are even better when shared with furry friends!

2nd–5th graders are getting into the spooky spirit with monstrously fun books and are unleashing their creativity to craft the cutest monsters you’ve ever seen!

And let’s not forget our awesome 1st graders — they’re loving The Scarecrow’s Hat and making their own shape scarecrows that are as clever as they are cute!

It’s a whirlwind of mystery, monsters, and imagination — just another magical week in the library!

#thePark
30 days ago, SPES Admin
Children sit on a red blanket petting a therapy dog while reading books, guided by an adult.
A group of children sit on a colorful carpet, smiling and petting a small white therapy dog.
Four students proudly display their paper monster crafts in the classroom.
Two children work at a table with scissors and glue, making colorful monster faces.
A child proudly holds up a blue monster face craft with pink tongue.
A child in a red shirt shows off a detailed purple and black monster face craft.
A child holds up a yellow paper with sharp teeth and hand-drawn red eyes
Five students stand together holding up colorful paper monsters they made.
Students smile and hold up bright scarecrow-themed fall crafts with “Happy Fall” messages.
Another group of children proudly raise their scarecrow crafts above their heads.
🎯 Attention families! We need your participation to hit our goal! 💪🏼 PLUS, when you register and enter 10+ contacts on your personal donation page, you will have a chance to win from over 1,000 prizes in our nationwide giveaway! 🌟 How cool is that?! #NextLevelPower #WinBig #BeAwesome #EmpowerKids #MakeADifference #ItsPossibleWithPoP #Fundraising Register Here app.PoP4Kids.org/reg/code/78CTY
#thePark
about 1 month ago, James Dugger
Fundraiser giveaway poster showing electronics like PlayStation, Xbox, MacBook, AirPods, and gift cards with text about winning 1,000 prizes nationwide.
To wrap up a great week last week at #ThePark, Ms. Prentice's students are enjoying Fun Friday! As part of their positive behavior rewards system, students who make positive choices earn fun activities—and today’s game inspired by Connect Four is both engaging and meaningful.

The goal is to promote emotional awareness and healthy expression. Students practice identifying feelings and sharing how to express them in positive ways—all while having fun with their classmates.
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Four children sit around a classroom table playing educational games, with a bulletin board behind them reading “YOU ARE…” decorated with rainbows and suns.
Cooperative character card — A card defining “Cooperative,” describing working with others, and listing ways to show cooperation.
Emotion card – Shocked — A card showing a child with wide eyes and hands on cheeks, labeled “SHOCKED.”
Students smiling at table — Three students smiling at a table with educational games and building toys, in a classroom with an alphabet chart behind them.
Small group classroom activity — A teacher works with students seated at a table playing a character-based card game and connect-four.
The Baltimore Orioles are trying their best in our attendance competition. Last week Mr. Norman's class won the popsicles from their Manager, Ms. Sullivan! #thePark
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Student in a circle holding popsicles.
Mr Norman sign. it says let’s go O’s. Mr. Norman’s class
Attention Families!

We’re thrilled to launch our Next Level Fundraiser to support Sycamore Park Elementary! Your participation will directly help raise funds. Sycamore Park is on a mission to modernize our school!

Here’s how you can help, it will take you less than 10 minutes.
Click this link: https://app.pop4kids.org/reg/code/78CTY

1. Register - Create your student’s personal donation page.
2. Share - Enter 10 or more cell phone numbers and email addresses of friends and family.
3. Win - When you enter 10 or more contacts by midnight tonight, your student earns exciting Golden Ticket prizes!

Together, we can make a big difference for our students and staff at Sycamore Park Elementary. Thank you for your support!
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
🚀 Hold on tight, because the countdown has begun! 🎉 Our Next Level fundraiser is about to launch, thanks to our amazing partners at POP! 🙌🏼 Get ready to empower our kids, make a difference at our school, and win cool prizes! Are you ready for the adventure? 💫 #ItsPossibleWithPOP #BeAwesome #EmpowerKids #MakeADifference #NextLevel #thePark
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
A vibrant promotional poster featuring a man in sunglasses and a purple “PoP! Power of Purpose!” hoodie holding a microphone and pointing toward the viewer. Around him are images of inflatable games, tug-of-war teams, and dancing silhouettes, all set against a neon, futuristic swirl background. At the bottom, bold text reads: “PoP! NEXT LEVEL is coming to your school!”
We’re celebrating attendance in style at Sycamore Park! 🎉

Ms. Powers had the best time eating lunch with her attendance classes. From the cafeteria to the classroom, she hyped up every group and made sure students know how important it is to show up each day ready to learn. 💪📚

These lunches are more than a meal—they’re a celebration of commitment, teamwork, and Panther pride. 🐾💙💛

Keep it up, Panthers—we’re ready to CRUSH this attendance incentive! 🚀✨
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Ms. Powers takes a selfie with a group of older elementary students in a classroom. The kids smile, laugh, and make playful hand signs while snacks and school supplies are on the table behind them.
Ms. Powers smiles at a cafeteria table with a group of young elementary students. The children are eating lunch trays filled with fries, fruit cups, and milk, while smiling and leaning in for the photo.
Ms. Powers sits at a long cafeteria table with young students enjoying lunch. The kids smile brightly at the camera, with trays of school lunch and milk cartons in front of them. The cafeteria is filled with students in the background.
Ms. Powers, wearing a red hat, smiles with a small group of students at a cafeteria table. The students grin and make peace signs, with their milk cartons and snacks on the table.
Ms. Powers poses with a long line of students at a cafeteria table. The kids beam at the camera, holding lunches and snacks, with colorful wall decorations in the background.
✨ Join the Sycamore Park Elementary PTO! ✨
We’d love for you to be part of our team that helps organize school events, plan fun spirit nights, and support our amazing teachers and staff.

📅 Next Meeting: October 13 at 5:00 PM
📍 Sycamore Park Elementary
📧 sycamorepantherpto@gmail.com

🌟 Translators available to support families!
Together, we can make a difference for our students and school community. 💙💛
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Blue background with a stack of colorful books at the bottom. Bold white heading reads “JOIN OUR PTO – Sycamore Park Elementary.” Below are bullet points: “Organize School Events (Example – Movie Nights), Plan Spirit Nights at local restaurant, Teacher/Staff Morale Incentives.” Contact info is sycamorepantherpto@gmail.com . Large bold text announces: “Our next meeting will be October 13th @ 5:00pm.” A speech bubble says “We’d love to have you!” A small icon shows two people talking with the note “Translation available!”
Blue background with a stack of colorful books at the bottom. Bold white heading reads “ÚNASE A NUESTRO PTO – Escuela Primaria Sycamore Park.” Below are bullet points: “Organizar eventos escolares (Ejemplo – Noches de cine), Planificar Noches de Espíritu Escolar en restaurantes locales, Incentivos para la moral de maestros/personal.” Contact info is sycamorepantherpto@gmail.com . Large bold text announces the next meeting: “13 de octubre a las 5:00pm.” A speech bubble says “¡Nos encantaría que participara!” A small icon shows two people talking with the note “¡Contaremos con traductores para apoyar a las familias que lo necesiten!”
Mrs. Bright’s kindergarten students work on building their phonemic awareness skills by completing a fun, fall themed letter/sound correspondence activity! #thePark
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Two young children sit at a round classroom table working on a fall-themed craft. They each have a paper tree in front of them with leaves labeled with letters, and they are gluing small paper leaves onto the branches. One child is holding up their hand excitedly, while the other is focused on gluing.
A young child wearing glasses sits at a table in a classroom, working on the same fall tree activity. They are holding a glue stick and smiling, with small cut-out leaves scattered on the table.
Two young children sit together at a table with their fall tree activity sheets. Both are smiling and gesturing playfully toward the camera. The table has glue sticks, pencils, and paper leaves spread out for the project.
In art class with Mrs. Rizzo, 3rd graders have been working through all parts of the artistic process to create these awesome lion paintings! Students brainstormed and sketched lions, traced over their sketches with crayon and are now exploring adding color with a new medium this year: tempera paint cakes! #ArtAtThePark
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Students in a classroom working at tables, sketching and coloring animal face designs on paper using pencils and crayons.
Students proudly displaying or working on drawings of lions, with details like manes, crowns, and sunglasses.
Students painting their lion drawings with bright watercolors at tables, with trays of paints and brushes spread out
Ms. Sullivan, manager of the attenance team the O’s, is running an attendance incentive for each class’ chance to win icy pops for fun Friday…..this week Mrs Smith’s 3rd grade class won! Remember that attendance is important at #ThePark and you should try to come to school everyday!
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
A joyful group of elementary school students in a classroom, many wearing pajamas, smiling and holding colorful freeze pops in the air. Two teachers stand with them, also smiling and celebrating. The classroom has bright posters, bookshelves, and signs in both English and Spanish.

We love sharing our learning in Ms. Walker's 3rd grade classroom! This week we practiced our weekly vocabulary words by working in groups to complete 4 squares that include defining, understanding, drawing a picture and describing what the word means. Then each group presents their word to the class, as mini teachers to encourage public speaking and team building. Maybe there are some future teachers in class at #thePark!

about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
Three students sit at a round table with bright colored mats, while other students in the background work in groups.
A group of four students stand at the front of the classroom presenting to their classmates, who sit at desks watching.
Two students sit at a desk; one writes on a paper while the other listens attentively, with water bottles lined up on the desk.
Three students sit at a smaller round table, discussing and writing on a paper, with colorful mats under their work.
Four students present at the front of the classroom holding papers, while classmates at desks watch them.
A group of students presents in front of the whiteboard, while the rest of the class listens from their desks.
Four students present together at the front of the classroom, smiling as they share from their papers.
Another group of students presents at the front of the room near the whiteboard, while their classmates look on.
Five students line up at the front of the class giving a presentation, while classmates watch from their desks.
Mr. Jennings' class used their knowledge of Geology, and the layers of the Earth, to create clay models of our planet! Lots of hands on learning at #thePark.
about 1 month ago, James Dugger
A student in a black hoodie works with yellow modeling clay at a desk with a pencil and paper.
Two students at desks shape yellow and red modeling clay, with water bottles and pencils nearby.
Two students sit at a desk; one works with yellow clay while the other looks at the camera, with red clay pieces also on the desk.
A student with glasses shapes blue and green modeling clay while an adult and another person observe nearby.
Two students at a desk shape blue and green modeling clay, resembling a model of Earth, with pencils and paper on the desk.
Ms. Hofmann’s students are busy exploring shapes and structures! Using marshmallows and toothpicks, they practiced building both 2D and 3D designs while learning about problem-solving and creativity. 🏗️✨ #STEM #HandsOnLearning #FutureEngineers #ThePark
about 1 month ago, James Dugger
Students at desks building structures with marshmallows and toothpicks, smiling and focused on their projects.
A student in a red shirt grins while showing marshmallow and toothpick shapes on the desk
A student displays an elaborate marshmallow and toothpick design across the desk with a big smile.
A student in a pink sweater concentrates on assembling a 3D marshmallow and toothpick structure.
A student proudly holds up a small triangular marshmallow and toothpick structure in their hands.
On this Pajama Day, Ms. Tewari's fourth grade class spent the afternoon doing a Relax and Read! They brought blankets and stuffed animals and spent time reading by themselves and with their classmates. Mrs. Carter even popped in to do a read-aloud!
about 1 month ago, SPES Admin
A classroom scene where a teacher is reading aloud from a book while students sit or lie on the floor with blankets. A large digital timer with “2:00” is projected on the board.
Two girls lying on a rug, smiling and reading chapter books. They are wrapped in blankets and look cozy in pajamas.
A boy in a yellow shirt and patterned shorts sits on a red plaid blanket, reading a comic-style book with colorful illustrations.
A boy in pajama pants with dinosaurs on them sits cross-legged on a red plaid blanket, reading a nonfiction book about sharks and ocean animals.
A student in glasses and a black hoodie sits on the floor near a desk, focused on reading a large picture book.
Two boys lie side by side on the floor with a pillow and blanket. Both are reading books, one wearing a red plaid shirt and the other in a black t-shirt.
Three boys sit together on a blanket, each reading a different book. One holds a graphic novel, another reads a picture book, and the third looks at a nonfiction text.
Mrs. Berrios’ class recently conducted a zip line experiment to explore the effects of gravity. They also enjoyed a field trip to Luck Stone Quarry in Culpeper, where they had the exciting opportunity to see real dinosaur tracks. #ThePark
about 1 month ago, James Dugger
Three students gather at a blue table, building small parachute projects with cups and strings.
A teacher helps a student test a parachute project while classmates watch from the carpet.
A class group poses outdoors in front of a rock cliff with teachers and chaperones.
A group of students crouches around fossil-like markings on rock, guided by a teacher.
Students sit on rocky ground outside, coloring paper with crayons during a field trip.
A student in a red shirt points to a fossil or marking on rock at an outdoor site.
A student in a yellow shirt tests a homemade parachute by holding it high in a classroom.
Lots of things happening at #ThePark this week! Attached you will find our Title 1 Newsletter. Also, please don't forget that Back to School Night is tomorrow from 6-7pm. Lastly, tomorrow is also dress like your teacher or principal day and Friday is PJ day! What a great week! #ThePark
about 2 months ago, James Dugger
English Title I Newsletter with welcome message, student pictures, attendance reminder, and Back to School Night details for September 18.
English Title I Newsletter with bus safety reminders, introduction of Dean Mrs. Baird, and social media information with family/student photos.
Spanish Title I Newsletter with welcome message, student pictures, attendance reminder, and Back to School Night details for September 18.
Spanish Title I Newsletter with bus safety reminders, introduction of Dean Sra. Baird, and social media information with family/student photos.
Mr. Bell has 2nd grade students playing "Clean out the Backyard" in PE this week! #thePark
about 2 months ago, SPES Admin
Elementary school students are playing a game in a gymnasium. Several children are running toward balls placed on the floor between colorful cones, while others watch or wait for their turn. The gym has a basketball hoop, stage with a dark blue curtain, banners on the walls, and bright overhead lighting. The activity looks energetic and engaging, with students smiling and moving quickly.
In our little corner of the world, we’re growing social skills, honoring sensory needs, and practicing emotional regulation; finding gentle ways to move through each day together. It’s in the small moments; the calm, the laughter, the connection; where the magic truly happens. #thePark
about 2 months ago, SPES Admin
A young child with beaded braids and a pink bow plays in a sensory bin filled with sand and colorful toys, while an adult's hand helps scoop with a toy shovel.
A girl in a pink shirt and a boy in a plaid hoodie sit on mushroom-shaped stools playing together at a toy kitchen set, near a wall decorated with a “You are my Sunshine” poster and a neon “good vibes” sign.
Two children stand at a table with Play-Doh and a mood flip chart, exploring emotions in a creative learning space.
Two boys in plaid and fleece jackets play with a wooden dollhouse under a classroom poster with affirmations like “I am strong” and “I am kind.”
A boy in a red shirt sits in a black hanging chair reading a “Mood Flip Book” in a cozy, colorful classroom corner.
Two children work together with a broom in a classroom play area, surrounded by colorful lights and decorations, under a poster that says “You are my Sunshine.”