PSRC Aware - Public Schools of Robeson County
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Green Grove Elementary School<br />
“Pandas Climb for Success”<br />
Welcome<br />
We would like to welcome new staff <br />
members to our Panda family. They are <br />
Ms. Jessica Johnson, second grade <br />
teacher, Ms. Ava Lynn Lewis, third grade <br />
teacher, Mr. Randall Badge_, <br />
kindergarten teacher assistant, Mrs. <br />
Ashley Hunt-‐Seals, school nurse, Mr. <br />
Emmanuel McDonald, temporary <br />
custodian, and Ms. Rhonda Cooper, first <br />
grade subs=tute. We are excited to <br />
have them with us this school year. <br />
Pre-‐K<br />
The Pre-‐K students at Green Grove <br />
Elementary have been very busy <br />
Pandas. They enjoyed a Disney on Ice <br />
performance in Florence, SC where they <br />
were able to see some <strong>of</strong> their favorite <br />
Disney characters. Lightning McQueen <br />
and Mater were their favorites! <br />
Students also discovered the joys and <br />
wonderment <strong>of</strong> Christmas as they <br />
learned all about The Polar Express. To <br />
conclude the magical journey, students <br />
rode an Amtrak from Dillon, SC to <br />
Faye_eville, NC. Pre-‐K students are <br />
eagerly awai=ng their next trip as they <br />
con=nue to explore the world around <br />
them. <br />
Kindergarten<br />
The Kindergarten Pandas at Green <br />
Grove are working very hard this winter. <br />
We are learning all about the winter <br />
season. Soon it will be Mar=n Luther <br />
King Jr.'s holiday. He was a great man <br />
that felt all people should be equal. <br />
Social Studies and Science are really <br />
exci=ng this =me <strong>of</strong> year. We are busy <br />
reading our A-‐Z readers and prac=cing <br />
our Daily 5. Our book boxes are nearly <br />
full <strong>of</strong> all the wonderful topics we are <br />
interested in reading about.<br />
1 st Grade<br />
Green Grove first grade students <br />
accompanied by their teachers, Mrs. S. <br />
Jeffords, Mrs. J. Harris, Mrs. V. Kelly, <br />
Mrs. J. Hunt, Mrs. S. Pa_erson, Mrs. P. <br />
Hunt and several parents enjoyed a field <br />
trip to Lumberton Sr. High School to see <br />
“The Nutcracker.” Acer leaving the play, <br />
we enjoyed a meal at Lung Wah Chinese <br />
Restaurant. This was a wonderful <br />
follow-‐up experience as we had been <br />
studying about foods and different <br />
cultures. Upon returning to school, we <br />
did several other follow up ac=vi=es. <br />
Students were able to discuss genre and <br />
write about their favorite parts <strong>of</strong> the <br />
play. Students also drew pictures <strong>of</strong> the <br />
different foods they ate and talked <br />
about their great experience that day. <br />
We had a great trip! <br />
2 nd Grade<br />
Second grade students have been <br />
learning more about crea=ve thinkers <br />
like George Washington Carver. We <br />
have explored the most interes=ng <br />
world <strong>of</strong> peanuts and how to care for <br />
plants. It’s all about mathema=cal <br />
measurement with inches and feet! Let <br />
the measuring begin.<br />
3 rd Grade<br />
This year started <strong>of</strong>f with the New <br />
Common Core Standards, which has <br />
brought many new and welcomed <br />
changes. Green Grove Elementary <br />
welcomes new and crea=ve ideas that <br />
can help our students excel in their<br />
learning. We third grade teachers are <br />
<strong>of</strong>f and running to help our students to <br />
excel in their learning. We also want to <br />
welcome a new addi=on to our Third <br />
Grade Team this year; she is Miss Ava <br />
Lynn Lewis. Miss Lewis has definitely <br />
been and an asset to our third grade, <br />
and we look forward to con=nue <br />
working together as a super team. <br />
EC News<br />
Mrs. Hunt’s and Mrs. Lewis’s classes <br />
have been working hard on learning <br />
their mul=plica=on facts. Students even <br />
got a chance to be crea=ve and write a <br />
rap song for the mul=plica=on squares. <br />
We have also been discussing what New <br />
Year resolu=ons are and how we can set <br />
goals for 2013. Many students wrote <br />
that they want to improve their reading <br />
and math skills in the New Year. Our <br />
en=re class did a great job with wri=ng <br />
their resolu=ons and with hard work & <br />
determina=on; we know that they can <br />
accomplish each and every one! <br />
Mrs.Chaudhuri’s students have been <br />
busy char=ng progress in their data <br />
notebooks. Students enjoy seeing how <br />
much they have learned, and color each <br />
goal to corresponding percentage points <br />
with growth. Before the month is over, <br />
students will begin to compose poetry in <br />
their journals on topics <strong>of</strong> their <br />
choosing. We have begun reading <br />
poetry to get ideas.<br />
Media<br />
The fall Scholas=c Book fair was very <br />
successful. Thanks for all the support <br />
from students, staff, parents and <br />
friends. Karl Anthony Hunt, Lumbee <br />
ar=st and storyteller was our guest <br />
visitor in the fall. Mr. Hunt met with <br />
each grade level and helped each <br />
student create a po_ery piece to take<br />
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