PSRC Aware - Public Schools of Robeson County

Union Chapel Elementary School
Kindergarten
The kindergarten students
have been busy. They are
now taking spelling test,
which incorporates the sight
words that they must know.
They snap, clap, and sky
write their spelling words for
mastery. The Kindergarten
students read books and did
activities to celebrate the
birthday of Martin Luther
King Jr. The Kindergarten
students made snowmen
inside and outside the
classroom. Artwork in the
classroom and hallways show
their excitement about the
snowflakes and snowmen.
First Grade
The 1 st graders are involved in
the Waterford Reading
Program and the students are
thoroughly enjoying the
program. They are also
working hard on gaining
Accelerated Reader and
Accelerated Math points.
Their reading unit this month
was related to “Changes”.
They have researched and
discussed how people, plants,
and animals change. As a
follow-up activity they have
posted pictures of themselves
on posters as babies and 2 nd
graders to show changes
within themselves. This
research and discussion was
incorporated into the science
and social studies curriculum.
The students created books
about Martin Luther King Jr.
and then read them to the
class to observe his birthday.
They also wrote a story
describing their dream for the
future. Through this research,
they were able to realize the
“Home of the Tigers”
impact that Martin Luther
King Jr. had on our country.
Second Grade
The 2 nd graders started school
back after the holidays
focusing on New Year
Resolutions!!! They revisited
goals set at the beginning of
the school year to assess if
they were still on track and
looked at new goals they
could set for the New Year.
The 2 nd graders looked at the
famous speech made by
Martin Luther King Jr. They
then created their own
speeches related to their
dreams for the future. They
also read books on Martin
Luther King Jr. and took test
for A.R. points. They read the
Quilt Story and then made a
quilt for the classroom out of
symmetrical squares.
Third Grade
The 3 rd graders are reading,
writing and practicing math
skills especially their
multiplication facts. They are
also beginning to research
information for their science
projects. The third graders
are studying animal habitats
and environments. They read
a story about whales and as a
follow-up activity. The 3 rd
graders completed research
and class projects related to
the Civil Rights Movement
and the significance of the
famous “I Have A Dream
Speech” by Dr. Martin L.
King Jr.
Fourth Grade
The 4th graders are utilizing
the TOES Process as they
work on math problems.
They translate, organize,
eliminate and then solve the
problems. The students are
engaged daily in writing
activities. They were
involved in activities related
to Martin Luther King Jr. to
observe his birthday and the
Civil Rights Movement. The
4th graders are studying
traditions and various
customs found across our
nation.
Fifth Grade
The 5 th graders are studying
interior angles and
measurement. They are
engaged in Persuasive
writing. They read reading
passages related to Martin L.
King Jr. and then answered
questions to test for accuracy
of comprehension. They then
wrote their own stories
describing how they felt
Martin L. King had
contributed to the
development of race relations
in our country. The students
researched timeline of events,
accomplishments and
nonviolence/bullying as
related to Martin L. King.
The students are also studying
about weather.
Sixth Grade
New Years presented the
perfect opportunity to
reinforce evaluation writing in
the 6th grade Language Arts
class. Students were asked to
evaluate the one thing that
they could do that would
benefit the most people.
Students are busy at work
evaluating their own New
Year’s resolutions. They are
learning to set goals and work
toward achieving their goals.
Students have just completed
a unit of study on earthquakes
and volcanoes. As a followup
activity students created
and tested the durability of a
building made from drinking
straws and clay. Students
have been hard at work on
measurement and fractions
perimeter and area. Students
had a great time participating
in a stretch it out activity that
tested their measuring skills.
They are working on
literature circles.
Here at Union Chapel, our
PBIS program is in full
swing. The students are
earning “Tiger Bucks” for
good behaviors. At the end of
the 2 nd nine week period, the
home room class who has
accumulated the most
“ROAR” Tallies will be
rewarded with a surprise!!!
The ROAR Motto and the
ROAR Matrix are being
incorporated on a daily basis.
Teachers are utilizing
character education words to
teach social skill lessons to
the students.
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