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Forecast Is In: Sovine Has Taken PCA 2nd Graders By Storm!

This past week the second grade class welcomed Channel 5 Meteorologist, Joey Sovine, to campus! Sovine came in to talk to these very eager second graders about, what else? The weather!

"He explained how weather is measured (even handed out some cool weather tools!), taught about extreme weather and most importantly hurricanes and how to stay safe from them in Charleston", said 2nd grade teacher Jessica Hanzsche. "He taught a lot about satellites and how they gather weather information from space! He passed around a tool that helps determine water temperature, humidity and gives cloud information. He showed a video around the station which showed the green screen and how the weather show is put on each morning, afternoon and night.”

The students agreed that learning about the weather was a “cool” experience. “My favorite part was that he asked hard questions,” said second grader Pace Johnson. “Like ‘What does a rain gauge do and where do you put it?’ Then he showed us an example!”

Sage Graybill agreed. “I liked when he talked about how cold it was and about tornados and hurricanes!” 

Who knows, maybe Meteorology is in the forecast for one of these student's future.

Down On The Farm: A "Charlotte's Web" Fair!

That’s some farm!

The words “Terrific” and “Radiant” aren’t just words that Charlotte used to describe Wilbur in E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web, they could also be used to describe our second annual “Charlotte’s Web Fair”. 

Dressed up like characters from the novel, third grade students, teachers, and parents set up a “fair” complete with fair foods and games.

Students arrived at school dressed as Charlotte, Wilbur, Templeton, Avery, Fern, and there were even some geese to be seen. After a morning of fun academics, the classes headed out to the lawn in front of the school where, parents, as always, rose to the occasion and turned the area into a feast of fair foods.

Students munched on corn dogs, pb&j sandwiches, hot dogs, mac and cheese, and much more as they enjoyed the sun and the impressive decor and tablescapes that brought the area to life! Afterwards, the fun really began as each class hosted a game -“Don’t Steal the Bacon,” “Pillowcase Race,” and “The Egg Relay”! The echos of screams and laughter could be heard all around campus.

Ashlyn Brummerloh from Mrs. Adkins class broke into a smile when asked what was her favorite part of the day. “I liked the egg race because there was a lot of action and it’s very hard because the egg will break!”

Whit Lowry from Mrs. Weeks' class agreed, “My favorite part was winning the pig game!!”

From all the smiles on both the kids and adults' faces it is plain as the snout on one's face that this year's Fair was a wonderful success!