School News

Date published: 6/27/2006

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Kate Waller Barrett Elementary

Mehvish Reshamwala received an award at the awards ceremony for the last grading period in computer.

The Ronald McDonald House pop tops fundraiser will continue in the fall. The pop tabs of aluminum cans will be collected and donated to the Ronald McDonald house to help buy toiletries for the families who stay there.

Porter library has free programs that encourage summer reading and keep children interested and excited about reading.

--Carmen Healy

Margaret Brent Elementary

Multicultural Day was a wonderful experience. The students developed an awareness of, and an appreciation for, the similarities and differences among various cultures.

Luis Villarreal gave a wonderful presentation on the Mexican Rodeo and Mrs. Gerlach enchanted the children with stories from Puerto Rico.

First grade studied all about Hawaii and third grade "visited" Germany, Mexico, Ireland, Poland and South Africa.

Myra Garvey talked to the second-grade classes about the Philippines. She talked about culture, food and language. Suna Chang shared a PowerPoint presentation on Korean culture. She also brought snacks for the children to sample and spoke to them about the location, climate, homes, occupations, clothing, and schools in Korea.

Zoli Kerestely spoke to the fourth grades about Hungary. He shared the culture and how residents live today. He also taught the students a few Hungarian words and shared a feast of noodles with walnuts.

Grade five had a feast that included numerous ethnic dishes provided by parents of the students: an Irish Pische, Irish corned beef sandwiches, two Cherokee dishes, two traditional German farmer's dishes, Puerto Rican Sangria, a dish from Belize, Puerto Rican Sugar cookies, Canadian butter cookies, scones, German sausages, shepherd's pie and a potato dish.

The last day of school is always exciting. Fifth grade took a victory lap through the school. Kindergarten through fourth grade lined the halls to give the fifth-graders a farewell high five. Next, was a kickball game. The fifth-graders held a kickball tournament. Lisa Thornton's class won the tournament and the chance to play Margaret Brent's staff. Students had the opportunity to display their youthful talents while the staff proved to be a worthy opponent. The day ended with music playing, students and staff hugging, dancing, singing and lots of cheering from the buses including the bus drivers.

Students who displayed the citizenship quality of the month for dependability include:

Kindergartners Joe Swerchek, Dylan Sisson, Tariq Brown and Gabriel Garcia

First-graders Lillian Babbie, Allyson Brown, Angel Barrientos and Kody Cullop

Second-graders Juliana Jones, Ashley Finley, Jackson Davis, Cody Weinberger and Caleb Stockner

Third-graders Michael Malinowski, Maddie Carey, Hailee Dayfield and Monica Kangas

Fourth-graders Ashley Dingus, Eric Driscoll, Ashley Laney and Anna Lisech

Fifth-graders RJ Ramsey, Shane Gallagher, Miguel Rios, Chris Jackson and Trena Wilson.

Students who displayed the characteristics of the citizenship word of the month, forgiveness, are:

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Date published: 6/27/2006