🎃 From costumes to crafts and lots of treats, it was all fun and festive magic for our preschoolers! 🍁









🌟 Word of the Week: Encounter! 🌟
This week, we’re exploring the word encounter! An encounter can be a chance meeting with a friend, a new experience, or a time when we face something unexpected. Encourage your child to use "encounter" in sentences, stories, and discussions at school and home. Let's see what new encounters this week brings us!

🎉 Congratulations to our Golden Viking Award winners! 🏆 These outstanding students stood out as strong learners, leaders, and friends. Way to be true champions, Vikings! Keep shining! 💪🌟

🍂 Fall Fun Recap! 🍁 We had an amazing Dress Like Your Favorite Character Day! Everyone showed off their creativity, dressing up as superheroes, storybook legends, and more. The halls were filled with laughter and the magic of fall! Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun. 🎃










🎃 Off to Lohstroh’s Family Farm Pumpkin Patch with our little pumpkins! Kindergarteners and their special guests had a fun-filled day of hayrides, pumpkin picking, and fall adventures! 🍁










🎃🛒 Mrs. Kincaid's class had a spook-tacular time at Wal-Mart on Monday! Our students got hands-on experience budgeting, pricing, scanning, and paying for trick-or-treat candy for the staff. A fun way to build essential life skills just in time for Trick or Treat! 👻🍬










🎃 What an incredible Trunk or Treat event! A HUGE shout out to our amazing PTO for hosting and organizing everything. Special thanks to our teachers for going above and beyond to decorate the bus, and a heartfelt thank you to the South Bloomfield Police, Harrison Twp. Fire Department, and Pickaway County Sheriff for joining in the fun! 🙌 Of course, we couldn’t have done it without all of our wonderful parents who decorated their vehicles and donated candy – you truly made this event possible. The students had an absolute blast! 🍬🚓🚒 We love our community!










We’ve been having so much fun while learning! From making friendship bracelets with our school buddies to exploring ecosystems in science, creating mansion arrays to practice multiplication, working hard in math and phonics, and even enjoying music therapy – our students are learning, growing, and having a blast every step of the way!










Shoutout to our amazing students who sold enough mumkins to earn the ultimate reward – silly stringing Mrs. Swanger! 🎉 You all crushed it, and we had a blast celebrating your hard work. Keep up the awesome effort, and thank you for your support!










🌟 Congratulations to our Monthly Kindness Poster Contest winners! 🎨💖 Our students did an amazing job creating artwork that reminds us of the power of kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Let’s continue to spread kindness every day and make our school a welcoming place for all.


🔥🚒 It is National Fire Prevention Week. A big thank you to the Harrison Twp. Fire Department for visiting our Kindergarten and 1st grade students! The kids loved exploring the fire truck, ambulance, and seeing the fire uniform up close. They even got to meet Embers the Fire Dog! 🐾 It was a fun and educational day, learning important safety tips from our local heroes.










🏅 Proud of our Golden Viking Award winners! These students have truly shined as learners, leaders, and friends, embodying what it means to be SBE Champions! 🌟 We’re so proud of their hard work, positive attitudes, and kindness. Keep up the great work, Vikings! 💙💛

🎉 Word of the Week: FUNDAMENTAL 🎉
This week, we're focusing on the word fundamental, which means forming the basic foundation or core of something important. Whether it's learning, teamwork, or kindness, the fundamentals are what hold everything together. 💪

Our kindergartners had a blast exploring their five senses, with a special focus on the sense of smell! 👃✨ They worked like little scientists, hypothesizing, sounding out words for their writing, and collaborating to share their predictions. Learning through curiosity and teamwork!









Mr. Elliot took over as Principal for the Day, all thanks to his amazing efforts as the top seller in the PTO Mumkins sale! 🌸🎉 He did a fantastic job leading the school and enjoyed a day full of special responsibilities. Way to go, Mr. Elliot!

Mrs. Bartholow’s class collected the most items for the food drive and today they celebrated with a popsicle party on the playground, and it couldn’t have been more perfect! ☀️🍧 The sun was shining, smiles were everywhere, and everyone enjoyed some well-deserved fun.






A big thank you to our PTO who donated apples for our experiments last week! The kindergarteners had an absolute blast exploring with them. From creating apple volcanoes and conducting a taste test, to discovering if apples sink or float, and making homemade applesauce—it was a week full of fun and learning! 🍎✨




Our 1st graders ended their space unit with some out-of-this-world activities! 🚀🪐👩🏾🚀 🌎☀️Students have been learning about the sun’s energy, day & night patterns, the seasons, planets, our moon & astronauts. They extended their learning with some additional topics & hands-on activities!










Thank you to all of our amazing students for helping us Stuff the Bus for the Ashville Food Pantry! 🎉 Together, we collected an incredible 1,005 items! A special shoutout to Mrs. Bartholow’s class for leading the way with the most donations. Your generosity is making a difference in our community! 💙💛


Congratulations to our monthly champions! 🎉 We’re so proud of your hard work and leadership both in and out of the classroom. Enjoy your well-deserved pizza with the principals! Keep up the great work—you’re setting a great example for everyone!







