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🍂 Happy Monday, PAFA Families! Start the week with learning, growth, and gratitude. Check out our Mindful Monday Tip: create an Autumn Sensory Bin with leaves, acorns, and pumpkins to encourage exploration, conversation, and family fun. 🍁🧡 #MindfulMonday @SDOCElemEd

What an incredible week of learning we had last week! 📚🌱 So proud of everyone’s hard work and energy. Can’t wait to jump into a fresh week of new goals tomorrow. See everyone then! ☀️✨ @SDOCElemEd

🏕️ Our 2nd graders went "classroom camping" today for a literacy adventure! 🌲 Here is what our happy campers worked on: • Building sentences • Reading & comprehension • Short vowel words • Beginning-middle-end sounds • High-frequency words @SDOCElemEd

Dismissal isn’t just the end of the day—it’s where community happens. Today, we surprised our families and incredible bus drivers with sweet and salty snacks to say thank you and build positive relationships. A small treat sparked great conversations! 🚌💛 @SDOCElemEd

🕵️‍♂️ CASE CLOSED: Our 3rd graders became Theme Detectives today!🕵️‍♀️ Armed with magnifying glasses and top-secret clues, students searched for hidden life lessons in texts. From character choices to repeated patterns, no author's message was too well-hidden for these investigators!

Learning came to life in Ms. Rampersad’s 1st grade classroom!Through an exciting room transformation, students dove into A Wolf, a Girl, and Her Grandma, exploring story elements, using critical thinking to analyze text, and getting creative by even changing the story’s ending!

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Happy Monday, Stars! Welcome to a new week. For this #MindfulMonday, we ask our families to think of the things that you are grateful for. Let's make it a great week!

Our school is nothing without our incredible PAFA Star staff and students! 🌟 We cannot wait to see everyone back on campus tomorrow. Let's make it a great week! @SDOCElemEd

Our halls came to life today as students and staff dressed up as their favorite storybook characters for Storybook Character Day! 📚✨ From classic heroes to modern favorites, everyone brought so much creativity, imagination, and a love for reading to school today. @SDOCElemEd

🚒 Today was full of excitement for our VPK students! Our local fire department paid us a special visit to teach the children all about fire safety. The students loved exploring the fire truck, seeing the gear up close, and meeting some of our community heroes. ❤️🧯@SDOCElemEd

Dr. Dos Santos, your students see your dedication, feel your encouragement, and appreciate the love and commitment you pour into our school every day. Your leadership makes a difference, not only in the classrooms but in the lives of the children you serve. #PrincipalsMonth

One of our classrooms turned into a "reading garden" today! 🌿📖 Dressed as gardeners in hats and aprons, our second graders rotated through stations to review multiple reading standards. We love seeing our students grow their minds through hands-on learning! 🧑‍🌾🌱 @SDOCElemEd

Today, we proudly celebrated our October Star Students of the Month! These students have demonstrated outstanding character, effort, and dedication to learning. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the positive example they set for others each day. @SDOCElemEd @sdocpbis

Case solved! Today, some of our amazing second-grade students turned into Reading Detectives! Armed with their magnifying glasses and sharp minds, they were on a mission to spy for similarities and differences between two different texts. 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️🫆 @SDOCElemEd

At our school, we know that learning starts with healthy minds and hearts. Today, we encourage our students and families to practice this Pumpkin Breathing exercise. Taking just a minute to focus on our breathing can help prepare us for a successful week ahead.🍂🎃 @SDOCElemEd