Aware February Template - Public Schools of Robeson County

West Lumberton Elementary
PBIS had a school dance on
Thursday, February 14th as
an incentive. A photo booth
was available for students
who wanted to take a
Valentine picture at a small
charge. Proceeds will go to
buy items for the PBIS store.
Everyone had a great time.
Kindergarten
Our kindergarten has been
busy this month finishing up
our Science unit on “Winter.”
We discussed what types of
clothing we wear in winter and
the fun things we can do in
the snow. Unfortunately, we
haven’t had any snow day to
discuss. We talked about
Martin Luther King Jr. and the
impact he made on our
country. We also watched
videos on his life and did
other scholastic activities.
In Language Arts, the
students are taking spelling
test on kindergarten and First
grade words. For each word
spelled correctly, the students
receive a dolphin. They love
receiving dolphins and can
exchange them at the dolphin
store for treats.
First Grade
First graders are busy little
bees reading, reading, and
reading. We are happy to
have the Reading 3D
benchmark behind us and we
are seeing growth in our
students’ ability to read and
gain meaning from what they
are reading. Students
completed a unit on penguins
learning facts about the
animal, its habitat, and
compared it to animals they
already know about. Students
use informational texts to
gather evidence and complete
opened-ended statements.
Students are writing poems,
narrative, and informational
texts on winter themes.
Students are also learning to
express their opinion about a
book and support their opinion
with evidence from the book.
We are currently beginning a
unit on animals. In
cooperative groups, students
are choosing an animal in a
habitat to research and report
on. This is new for first
graders at this point in the
year but they are excited. We
continue to build our math
vocabulary with new words
partition, unknown, and
defining and non-defining. Our
students are
improving their ability
to add and subtract in
multiple ways and
seem to feel good
about their ability to
use a symbol in a
math equation to
represent the
unknown. YAY for first
graders learning
through common
core!! We continue to
find engaging lessons
on how to promote
health and fitness.
Third Grade
Third Grade is zooming
through the school year. We
are excited about learning
new information in the months
ahead. This month we are
celebrating Black History
Month. We are looking
forward to researching about
important African Americans
who have made a difference
in our world. Also our class
celebrated the 100th day of
school by doing some fun
activities in the classroom.
Our students worked hard in
teams to create a tower of
100 cups. We also designed
pictures using the numbers
1-0-0. We are gearing up to
prepare for the end of the
school year. Our students are
participating in after-school
tutoring to receive more
instruction to better meet their
needs. We are looking
forward to the days ahead!
West Lumberton Selected
as an Exemplar School
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