Pana CUSD 8

HOCO Olympics: Musical Chairs, Tug of War, and a friendly game of Dodge Ball!

9/26 HOCO Dress up Day: ORANGE AND BLUE!

HOCO Pep Rally! Go Panthers!!

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Congratulations to the Artisans of the week! They were caught working on their assigned projects during class time. Keep up the great work. Not pictured: Delaney Hackler. #GoPanthers🐾 #Art🎨

🎉✨ The 4th Grade Multiplication Carnival was a HUGE success! 🎪 Students brushed up on their multiplication facts through exciting games and won some awesome prizes! 🏆❤️ Mrs. Miller even joined in on the fun!

The Rabbit bus will be late this morning. Thank you for your understanding.

The Giraffe bus will be running late this morning.

🏐👏Huge congratulations to our Freshman-Sophomore volleyball team on going undefeated and winning the CHBC Tournament! 🏆

The Pana Jr High Panther Den held a hat day to raise money for the Junior High Soap Box. The products they were able to purchase from the funds were ChapStick and deodorant.

PHS Guardians:

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🎭 PES students had a special visit from the National Theater for Children, sponsored by Delta Dental! The skit was a hit, teaching our kids the importance of dental care! 🦷✨

🎶 Exciting news! PJHS students are teaming up with the PHS Band for pregame festivities! 🎺🎷 Let’s bring the energy! Who’s ready for the game? 🏈 #GoPanthers!

🌟🐜 It's been a little buggy in 6th grade science at PJHS! 🐛 Students got creative making insect nets for extra credit! 🐞

4th graders in Mrs. Sloan's and Mrs. Mathis's classrooms had a surprise visit from Howard and Molly today. Howard (age 10) and Molly (age 6) are the main characters in their novel study of The Kid in the Red Jacket- a book about overcoming life's hardest challenges written by Barbara Park.

Coding + Creativity = Fun! Our fifth graders used Sphero BOLT robots to bring their drawings to life this week! 🤖 They coded pictures and played an exciting game of Pictionary, guessing their partner's creations through robot movements.

Mindful Mondays are a hit in Mrs. Schutt's 6th grade science class! This week, students teamed up for the Human Heart and Share a Chair activities, focusing on teamwork and collaboration.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to PJHS. The Book Fair will be open to PJHS students from October 6-8 before school and during grade level lunch hours.

The Book Fair will be open to families on October 9 during Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Details on setting up EWallets and Online shopping will be coming soon.

Todays HOCO week dress up day: Class Colors! Way to represent!

Congrats to the PJHS Artists of the Week! The artists selected demonstrated creativity, kindness, & helpfulness in the art classroom. #GoPanthers🐾🐈‍⬛ #Artwork🖼️