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ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY Rosenwald celebrated Black History Month by learning songs and reading about famous African Americans in history. Third and fourth grade students also performed a dance. Kindergarten went on a field trip to the circus. Students were able to see exciting events that included acrobats, animals, and clowns. Kobe Bullock is in Mrs. Freida Diaz First Grade Class. He was featured as the artist of the day on Color the Weather. 21st Century Tutoring program held a parent night that consisted of student performances and a workshop for parents. The workshop was focused on Common Core and how to help your child prepare for the EOG. Dinner was served afterwards for parents and students. Read Across America was celebrated throughout the entire week by having a different Dr. Seuss book each day. On Friday, we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by having cake, the staff wore Read Across America t- shirts, and students were asked to wear a birthday hat. Parents, community members, grandparents, staff, and Fairmont Middle School Junior Beta Club visited different classrooms to read their favorite Dr. Sues book. We also had a visit from The Cat in the Hat who went to each classroom and spoke to the students about Dr. Seuss. ! Congratulations to Aiyanna Montanez Silva, Third Grader in Mrs. Emily Jackson’s class for winning First Place in the Public Schools of Robeson County Spelling Bee Third Grade Division. We are proud of all the “Dino”-mite Dinosaurs who represented our school from Second through Fourth Grade. Students are excited that Ms. Erica is starting art classes. We are also discussing “In like a lion out like a lamb.” How March comes in rough and windy and April comes in calm. In kindergarten, we have a Leprechaun on the loose and all the students are trying to find him from all the trails he has left. First Grade is finishing our study of life cycles. We have investigated frogs, ! butterflies, and chickens. We loved exploring all the changes they go through. We are having fun being creative learners! Our studies on the seasons have us hungry for Spring. Even though the weather did not always cooperate, we flew kites to see how the air affects them. It is fascinating to know that something we can't even see can affect us. Our curriculum Fair was a great success! The Second Grade classroom projects and individual projects were colorful, well thought out, and displayed great effort on the part of the students. We enjoyed looking at the bright ideas of the other students. We are continuing to work diligently every day to show growth in all areas. We have completed our Mid-year Math Assessment, Writing Tests, and Accelerated Math Tests. Third Graders are really getting into the spirit of Spring! We are getting ready to begin our Plant Growth and Development unit and have already planted our cabbages. We can’t wait to see how enormous they grow! We have also set up a worm bin to help us Rowland-Norment Elementary harvest compost for our plants. At the end of our unit, we will travel to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia to observe and learn about several different plant species on display there. The Fourth Grade is working on some exciting Curriculum Fair projects. Mrs. Bristol's class came in first place and Mrs. Huggins’ class came in second. Students enjoyed making these projects and learning about various curriculum areas. We visited the Planetarium. We enjoyed mining for different types of rocks and taking samples back to the classroom to use for classification. ! 22
Rowland Middle School Linda Dial, 6 th grade ELA teacher, coordinated a President’s Day Birthday Celebration. Pictured left to right: Linda Dial, Bonnie Rogers (Media Specialist), Seth Chavis, Kelsey Chavis, Kenzie Lewis, Nytia Lewis, James Hampton, Andrew Hampton and Brenda Fairley-Ferebee (PSRC Board Member) The 6th grade students held a “Red, White & Blue Birthday Party” for the United States Presidents on February 28th, 2013. After the PowerPoint presentations everyone enjoyed cake, ice cream, and punch. Ms. Baker's science students are experimenting with waves, sound, and light. Students are getting to use convex and concave mirrors and light to project images that seem to be closer than they really are. Bottles and tubes have also been used to experiment with sound pitch and slinkies to demonstrate waves. The 7th Grade students are learning fun new ways to incorporate math into their daily lives using the new Common Core curriculum with the guidance of Ms. McBryde. Students are also becoming more astute to scientific discovery and the processes of the scientific method, with the guidance of Ms. Bullard. Mr. Gilliland and Mr. Nunnery continue to use crosscurricular activities that amalgamate history and English into an exciting curriculum that all students can connect with. Congratulations to the 8th grade students who participated in this year’s Groundhog Job Shadow Day on Feb. 1st. Rowland Middle’s top portfolio belonged to Kayanna McCallum, who job shadowed a Scotland Memorial Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) secretary. Kayanna will receive a $50 Visa gift card. 8th grade students also went on a high school tour at South Robeson, which was led by the High School’s Teacher Cadets. Rowland Middle School’s PTSA along with the Town of Rowland hosted a Super Bowl viewing party on February 3rd for its students, the community and the staff. The school and the PTSA provided drinks, snacks, and dinner for everyone in attendance – not to mention the delicious purple and gold cupcakes that were served. We were all so proud of our Rowland Middle School alumnus--Vontá Leach and his team, the Baltimore Ravens, for their win. The 2013 Homecoming was in epic proportion. In addition, we were able to train our students in communication skills by allowing each of them to engage with visitors and dignitaries at this wonderful event. On game day faculty and students participated in festivities such as tacky day, twin day, and celebrity day. Our Homecoming Court did an excellent job representing Rowland Middle. Jakayla Blue and Jared Morgan were crowned as queen and king for the 2012-2013 year. Hats off to the faculty, parents and students for an outstanding homecoming! Rowland Middle School held its 2nd Nine Weeks Academic Achievement Award’s Program on February 8th. The students were recognized for their hard work, citizenship, and outstanding achievement in the classroom. In addition, several students received certificates for being positive role models from the PBIS program. The highlight of the program was the “Principal’s Award.” This award is given, by Miss Wooten, to students who have shown exceptional leadership in the areas of academics, behavior, attendance, etc. Rowland Middle School celebrated Black History Month with a student assembly. South Carolina House of Representatives Terry Alexander spoke to students about the choices they make today and how it impacts their future. David Walker did a rendition of the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. Students eagerly watched Fairmont High School’s Chorus, South Robeson High School’s Chorus and Drumline, UNCP dance student Trey Robinson. Rowland Middle School hosted its first annual Fun-N- Fit Math Night February 26th. The math and exploratory teachers showed how they incorporate math into all classes on campus. Teachers, the school nurse and cafeteria manager explained to parents how they engage students by using best practices and the new Common Core State Standards. We had over 180 parents and students to participate in this open house. We ended our Fun-N- Fit Night with a healthy meal. Pictured left to right: Rowland Middle School’s Media Center Specialist (Bonnie Rogers), Principal (Shanita Wooten) and ELA teacher (Helen Nygaard) join forces with Southside Ashepole Elementary School’s Principal (Dacia Bullard) and Media Specialist (Joy McCall) on Read Across America Day. Rowland Middle brought 8 th graders and 7 th graders to read to the younger students. 23
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