J.S. Russell Middle School

🌞📚 Summer Safari Scholars Academy Presents: Bringing English to Life! 🦁✨We are so proud of the confidence, creativity, and collaboration our scholars displayed. Watching their words come alive has been truly inspiring! 💫

💧🛠️ STEM Success at Summer Safari Scholars Academy! 🛠️💧

Our scholars didn’t just learn about engineering — they became engineers! 🚀

As part of a hands-on STEM activity, students designed and built their own water bottle fountain right here at Summer Safari Scholars Academy! 🦒📚

Through this exciting project, scholars:
🔹 Explored the engineering design process
🔹 Learned about water flow and pressure
🔹 Practiced teamwork and problem-solving
🔹 Tested, redesigned, and improved their creations

Watching their ideas come to life was incredible! 💡✨ From brainstorming to building, our scholars showed creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking every step of the way.

We are so proud of our future engineers and innovators! 💙

🎉 UPCOMING EVENT: Juneteenth Celebration! 🎉

Check out this wonderful community event happening later this month! Grab your family, friends, and neighbors and head out for a day dedicated to celebrating freedom, culture, and community.

🗓️ WHEN: Saturday, June 27th
⏰ TIME: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 WHERE: 300 N Main Street, Lawrenceville, VA 23868

✨ WHAT’S IN STORE:
🚚 Delicious Food Trucks
🏰 Moon Bounce for the kids
🎲 Games & Activities
🛍️ Awesome Local Vendors

📢 VENDORS & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: They are also looking for food vendors ($50), merchandise vendors ($40), and community partners (FREE) to fill spots!

📞 For vendor reservations or more info:Please reach out directly to the event coordinator, Lakisha Blackwell-Hayes, at 434-532-4002.

Event hosted by Brunswick County Democracy Center, SP, and the NAACP.

📚💉 Attention Brunswick Families! 💉📚

The Brunswick County Health Department is offering Back-to-School Immunizations for 7th & 12th graders by appointment only! Help your student stay healthy, protected, and ready to learn this school year.

🗓️ Brunswick Clinic Dates:
✔️ June 16, 2026
✔️ July 21, 2026

📞 To schedule an appointment, call: (434) 848-2525

Let’s start the school year strong and make sure required vaccines are up to date! 💙💚

🌋🧪 Summer Safari Scholars Academy Volcano Adventure! 🧪🌋

Our young scientists at Summer Safari Scholars Academy had an exciting time exploring volcanic eruptions using a baking soda and vinegar experiment! As the vinegar mixed with the baking soda, a chemical reaction produced carbon dioxide gas, creating a bubbly "lava" flow that resembled a real volcanic eruption.

This hands-on STEM activity encouraged curiosity, critical thinking, and scientific discovery while making learning fun and engaging. Watching the "volcano" erupt was definitely a highlight of the day!

🧮🌿 Math Project: Summer Safari Café ☀️
Our scholars brought math to life with their Summer Safari Café project! 🐘🦒
This engaging activity helped strengthen their understanding of numbers, problem-solving, and financial literacy in a creative and meaningful way. We loved seeing their ideas come together! ✨

🚗🎈 Exploring Engineering with Balloon-Powered Cars

Today, our scholars participated in a hands-on STEM activity where they designed and tested balloon-powered cars. They applied key concepts of force, motion, and energy while working collaboratively to improve their designs and observe how their ideas performed in real time.

🌋 Summer Safari Scholars Academy went volcanic today! Our scholars explored how volcanoes erupt through hands-on activities and exciting experiments. Learning, discovery, and fun were in full eruption!

🌞🦁 Summer Safari Scholars Academy Adventure! 🦁🌞

Our scholars had an amazing time creating their very own Bottle Balloon Water Fountains! 💦🎈 Through hands-on learning, teamwork, and a little bit of science, students discovered how air pressure can make water move in exciting ways.

There were smiles, laughter, and plenty of splashes as our young explorers put their creativity and problem-solving skills to work. Learning is always an adventure at Summer Safari Scholars Academy!