The strawberry is a symbol of Love and Friendship in the Cherokee Culture. It's also a reminder not to quarrel or argue. Mrs. Davenport's classes had the opportunity to visit with Ms. Olivia Jorgensen from the Cherokee Nation Education Department. Ms. Olivia talked with the students about the cultural significance of the strawberry. She also taught them how to use everyday items to extract the DNA from the strawberry. The students enjoyed the hands-on experience and were able to discuss different parts of the plant cell that they had previously learned in class. Thank you Cherokee Nation and Ms. Olivia for this fun experiment and learning expansion opportunity.
4-H Meeting
Thursday, December 12th at 3:15 p.m. in Mrs. Childs' Room. For questions please contact Mrs. Childs at (918) 456-4221 Ext: 209
Briggs Student Council is happy to present a check to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the amount of $604.68. Thank you Briggs School and families for your generosity!
5th - 8th Basketball Tonight at Zion! 5th/6th girls start at 4:00 p.m.
Tentative basketball schedule for January. More details will be provided as we get closer to each date.
Basketball
December 9th
3rd/4th: "Briggs B team" vs Peggs @ Grand View. Girls play at 5:00 p.m. and boys at 5:30 p.m. "Briggs B team" vs Grand View @ Grand View. Girls play at 6:00 p.m. & boys at 6:30 p.m.
December 9th
5th-8th: Briggs vs Zion @ Zion. Games start at 4:00 p.m. with 5th/6th girls.
December 10th
3rd/4th: "Briggs A team" vs Grand View @ Grand View. Girls play at 4:00 p.m. & boys at 4:30 p.m. "Briggs A team" vs Peggs @ Grand View. Girls play at 5:00 p.m. & boys at 5:30 p.m.
December 11th
3rd/4th: Briggs vs Zion @ Briggs beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Our future engineers are ready to conquer the day!!!
On a more serious note, S.W.A.T would like to share some information about vaping and how dangerous it can be for our students and our loved ones. Nicotine can impair the development of our brains. Vaping contains cancer-causing chemicals and heavy metals. Vaping can cause throat irritation and worsen respiratory conditions. Please read the attached poster to learn more about the dangers of vaping and encourage others to just stay no! For more information about vaping, please visit https://stopswithme.com/
Briggs Student Wellness Action Team (S.W.A.T.) focuses on healthy eating, physical activity, avoiding tobacco and ways to fight against temptations that may be harmful to the health of others.
This month S.W.A.T. is showcasing some sneaky ways to "disguise" healthy veggies in meals and a recipe to make sweet potato biscuits. They have also shared a fun Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt. If we see some of our Briggs kiddos out and about dancing around and waving their arms in the air when they see holiday inflatables...we will know you read this post! Stay tuned for more healthy living and snack ideas!
Tomorrow is a big day for our Robotics Teams!!! We have 3 teams participating in the Bixby Robotics Tournament. We wish the best of luck to Looney Toons, Big Botz and PickleBotz! This year's game is called Rapid Relay. We highly encourage you to view the link for more information about Rapid Relay and the challenge our kiddos will be facing. It really is impressive! Best wishes to our Robotics Teams! Do your thing!
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=aa0B7kNHpg8
Mrs. Davenport's 5th grade Science class participated in the Egg Drop challenge just before Thanksgiving Break. Students were given the task to design a container that would protect an egg from breaking when dropped off the roof from 30 ft onto gravel. They had to brainstorm different types of ways to insulate their containers to give their egg the best chance of passing the test! Students tested their containers and announced their results with a thumbs up or a thumbs down!
On December 4th, our Gifted and Talented students participated in a hands-on activity with Ozobots. Ozobots are little robots that are designed as an introduction to coding. Students learned to use color combinations to move the Ozobot on a path from one location to another. A big thank you to Olivia Jorgensen from Cherokee Nation for this fun opportunity for our GT kiddos!
Robotics tournament @ Bixby, Saturday, Dec. 7th
Chess Club meeting Thursday, Dec. 5th beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Basketball
Dec. 3rd & Dec. 5th Zion Festival:
Tuesday Dec. 3rd, 7th/8th grade Briggs vs Maryetta. Girls play at 6:00 p.m. and boys play at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 5th, 7th/8th grade Briggs vs Zion. Girls play at 6:00 p.m. and boys play at 7:00 p.m.
3rd/4th: Wednesday vs Keys @ Briggs at 9:30
Friday at Woodall at 9:00
Academic team
County academic tournament today and tomorrow at Peggs.
5th grade: Today at 5:00 against Norwood & Grand View
6th grade: Today at 6:00 against Peggs
7th grade: Tomorrow at 5:00 against Woodall & Norwood
8th grade: Tomorrow at 6:00 against Peggs
ORES State academic tournament Saturday, Dec. 7th at North Rock Creek in Shawnee
We had 36 kids in Chess Club for our first meeting, Nov. 22! Looking forward to teaching the kids openings, strategies and defenses. We have a great group of students at Briggs!
We hope our students and families enjoyed the break with their loved ones. We will see everyone back at school on Monday, December 2nd!
A few turkeys from Mrs. Hahn's 3rd grade class!
Congrats to our November Students of the Month! We are so proud of you! Keep up the good work!
