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Student Bus Safety Warrants a Thank You to Bus Drivers Dr. Johnny Hunt riding West Lumberton school bus in honor of the Love the Bus Campaign. Throughout the month of February, North Carolina citizens and schools were invited to participate in the American School Bus Council’s Love the Bus (LTB) campaign as Governor Pat McCrory urged all school communities and citizens to recognize the excellence of the state's school bus drivers and their record of safety. School bus safety is an integral part of the education process. Without safe transport to and from schools, our children could not participate in the learning process. More than 13,400 yellow buses travel North Carolina roads each morning to safely transport 790,000 students to school. Yet very few people give a second thought to the drivers behind the wheels who take on this important responsibility each day. For PSRC bus drivers such as Elsie Hunt, she knows many drivers are too distracted around buses. “Sometimes I have to honk the horn to get their attention,”, said Hunt. the United State according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Driving a school bus is 8 times safer than riding with a parent or guardian in a car. Even with these numbers, three Robeson County school buses have been rear-ended by motorists since December. All were minor injuries, but some students were taken to the hospital. The Public Schools of Robeson County transports approximately 14,389 children per day. 270 school buses are traveling approximately 15,000 miles a day. These numbers are crucial on days when inclement weather poses a hazard for students. Administrators weigh the cost of delaying school hours or sometimes cutting the day short. The public is often unaware that Robeson County still has many rural roads where few cars travel, yet buses pass morning and evening. Some bus drivers travel as far as Scotland County and will not finish their routes until almost 5 p.m. On a day when snow is forecasted to begin in the afternoon, bus drivers might still be on the road and in harm’s way if not for the critical thinking by administrators. there is a stop arm and an 8 light system, but the motoring public still sometimes fails to stop. Bus drivers maintain a close eye contact with the children just in case they need to yell for a child to stop walking. School bus driver Latisha Hunt says bus drivers must multi-task to keep students safe and watch the road. “It is dangerous, I have people pass the bus and the police sitting right there and they would stop them. Drivers are not paying attention, but they are texting or other things,” said Hunt. For all they do, bus drivers are worthy of much praise by parents, the school system and the community. The Love the Bus Campaign targets to do just that by making bus drivers feel appreciated for what they do. During Love the Bus, schools held socials for drivers. Children wrote thank you cards and letters and so much more to recognize bus drivers. More than anything, the motoring public is reminded to be cautious around buses and the special cargo they carry. School bus transportation is the safest form of mass transportation in These bus drivers often multi-task more than any other driver. They must watch for cars as they prepare to load children, watch the child cross, check behind the bus and maintain eye contact on children seated on the bus. While most never receive accolades, these drivers are credited with saving lives every day across the state. The most dangerous time for a student is the loading time. As a child prepares to cross the road, 8
Green Grove Elementary Congratulations to our Green Grove School Battle of the Books team, third place winners in PSRC’s first 2nd/3rd Grade competition. Team members include: Davarius, Francisco, Inyah, Ariel, Trinity, Noah, Emma, Tavarius, Enrico, and Halen. Thanks to our coaches, Mrs. Elizabeth Oxendine and Mrs. Jo Ann Hunt for preparing the team to compete successfully. Thanks to Mrs. Barbara Oxendine for transporting the team to and from the competition, Mrs. Sheri Dial Herndon for supporting our team, PTA for purchasing team shirts and Mrs. Tracie Hunt for the delivery of the shirts. Green Grove received recognition in Raleigh for effective implementation of PBIS. Mr. Shoemaker, music teacher and PBIS coach, accepted the PBIS award. Thanks to Mr. Shoemaker and the school’s PBIS team members for effective implementation of the program. Students and staff are enjoying the new scholastic readers this year. The leveled readers provide students with fiction and nonfiction texts to improve fluency and comprehension. Task cards are included in the sets of leveled readers to help teachers differentiate instruction to groups of students. The students are excited ! to read books and materials of their choice. Second and third grade students had the opportunity to compete in the school’s spelling bee. Congratulations to our class winners: Cassidy, Destiny, and Inyah, in second grade; and Valeria, Mackenzie, and JayShon, in third grade. Many classes completed various activities in recognition of Black History Month. Famous African American biographies were read over the intercom throughout the month. Students had the opportunity to guess whose biography was read. Those who knew the answer received a pencil from the principal. Students had the opportunity to write about famous African Americans and create pictures to display with their writings. Mrs. Smith’s third grade class completed a biography assignment. Students read their biographies to other students throughout the campus. Pre-K students are enjoying their new smartboard. New activities are incorporated into the classroom to continue making learning exciting and fun! Kindergarten Pandas are excited about Antarctica! The continent of Antarctica is home to one of our favorite animals, the Emperor Penguin. He lives on the icecovered glaciers and hunts for food in the icy ocean. We have made an entire wall featuring animals and words that describe Antarctica. Did you know that an iceberg is made of fresh water Did you know that penguins only live at the South Pole Did you know that the South Pole is the coldest place on earth We do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kindergarteners have worked together to create wordles in our classroom. We have compared story characters and plots, created wordles to make comparisons, and displayed our work in the hallways. First grade classes have finished reviewing three dimensional shapes and adding and subtracting with regrouping. We are continuing to improve our reading fluency and comprehension skills. We are also learning how to use more 2.0 Web tools and are excited about creating wordles. We display them in the hallway, along with our writings. We love incorporating this new idea in our classroom. Ms. Rhonda Cooper, our new first grade teacher is happy to report that she is enjoying her first year teaching. She is also happy to finally get to fulfill her passion for teaching and watching her children grow. Second Grade: Healthy habits are welcome in our school as we continue to learn about steps to improve health with the North Carolina Nutrition Assistance Program. Mrs. Janice Fields, with the Robeson County Cooperative Extension Agency, works with 2nd graders weekly to share nutritious lessons and to encourage students to eat healthy and exercise for better health. With the fruit and vegetable grant, students have had the opportunity to make better informed decisions about healthy habits at home and at school. Third grade students are enjoying their new math books and we continue to dip deeper into the common core. Fractions are being learned, and students have been involved in a variety of activities to help them understand math concepts. Other new math and reading materials have been received to help students think critically and express their thoughts through writing. ! 9
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