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Ellen Woodside News
Poetry
Contest Get those creative juices flowing—it’s time for a poetry contest. February is Black History Month and Presidents Day. Help us celebrate by entering our school-wide poetry contest. This year’s topic is “Heroes.” Any Ellen Woodside student can enter the competition simply by submitting an original poem about their hero or heroes in general. (Only one poem per child, please.) The poem may be of any length and in any style. Each poem must include student’s name, homeroom teacher, grade, and a title. All entries must be completed by March 3, 2008. Entries will be judged for their originality, creativity, and artistic quality. Winning poems in each category (K5, 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH & 5TH) will be announced on the morning news and prizes will be awarded. |
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Ellen Woodside students in 2nd and 3rd grades will perform at the PTA Christmas show on December 17th at 7:00P.M. The students will be singing a variety of Christmas songs with their grade level. The EWE Chorus will also perform during this event. Come join us for some Christmas fun and get in the holiday spirit!
Congratulations to the Lieutenant Governor's Essay winners. These 5th graders did an excellent job in their writing. Classroom winners are Jessie B., Melody P., Garrett C., Andrew M., Cody C., Ladavier H., Tyler S., Dakota W., Mwai G., Brittany R. and Jonathan S. The overall school winner for the Lt. Governor's essay is James M. Congratulations!
Strong Communities will host "Breaking the Ice With Your Child" at Ellen Woodside January 17 from 6:00 - 7:30. This parent-child workshop is for kindergarten families.
Congratulations to all of the students and
families who participated in our annual Clemson vs. Carolina food drive.
Clemson fans won the competition by contributing the most cans. Both sides collected 1,030 cans
in all! The cans were donated to the South Greenville
United Care Ministries. Thank you to everyone who donated to this great
cause!
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One of Ellen Woodside's business partners, McDonald's of Moonville, will be having a blood drive on November 26th from 4:30P.M. to 9:00P.M. Participants will receive a free t-shirt and a coupon for a free Big Mac. McDonald's will also be hosting "Holiday Hotcakes Night" on December 10th from 5:00P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Come join us to enjoy an evening breakfast and have your picture taken with Santa. The chorus will also perform during this event. Please come out and support our school!
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The BETA club is holding its annual canned food drive as a service learning project. Cans are used as votes for students' favorite teams; Carolina or Clemson. Send in canned foods until November 19th. Canned foods will be donated to a local food bank.
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The EWE Attendance Blitz will continue through the month of November. The grade having the least amount of tardies will be recognized on the morning news. So far, fifth grade has done a phenomenal job of being on time. They won the Attendance Blitz for the month of October and are in the lead for the month of November. Great Job fifth graders! As a whole, the lowest amount of tardies during one week was 92. Let's continue to work on getting to school on time and bring that number down!
A celebration for our Summer Readers will be held November 16th at MiMi's Cafe. Students will accompany Mrs. Reese to lunch and will be served by Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. House. This outing will serve to recognize these students who took time during their summer vacation to participate in our summer reading program. Congratulations to these students!
Top classes in the Science Lab for the first nine weeks are Mrs. Susan Gilliam and Ms. Jill Knight for third grade, Ms. Jenny Oyler for fourth grade and Mrs. Vicky McDonald for fifth grade.All of these classes exhibited excellent behavior, participation and safety while experimenting in the lab during the first nine weeks.
Third grade teacher, Ms. Fant, is proud to announce Tyler W. as her student of the month for October. Tyler displays the qualities of kindness, initiative and dedication.
Lapsits for early literacy presents Launch A Future Reader. The campaign begins on November 1st and ends on November 15th. Preschoolers will receive free books and more! Learn more about the "Great Greenville Read Aloud" at www.lapsits.org.
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Ellen Woodside has partnered up with Food Lion to help raise money for our school. On the day of the new Food Lion's Grand Opening, our school received a $250 grant from the store. Parents and others in the community can also help our school every time they shop at the new Food Lion in Moonville. Sign up for your MVP card on the Food Lion website and register your card for proceeds to go to the school.
November 1st is National Family Literacy Day. Visit www.famlit.org to find tips for parents and teachers. Visit www.readwritethink.org for great lesson ideas and computer games. The games ABC Match and Picture Match (beginning sounds) can be found under the student materials heading on the sight. These games are great for kindergarteners. Lesson plans that use the games are also available on the site. There are many tools for older students too including poetry writing and organizers.
Classroom Celebrations for the first quarter will begin November 2nd. Students will be awarded for all of their achievements during the first quarter. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate all of the wonderful things our students have been doing this school year. The dates for Classroom Celebrations are as follows:
November 2- Second Grade
November 5- Fourth Grade
November 6- Third Grade
November 7- First Grade
November 8- Fifth Grade
November 9- Kindergarten
*Please check with your child's teacher for the time of the
celebration.
Congratulations to the new Ellen Woodside Chorus Members!
Kayla H., Madison B., Caitlin F., Kiley K., Miya C., Hannah C., Tari M., Chase W., Jessica R., Katlyn C., Jillian G., Megan W., Anna H., Chris R., Justin B., Evan L., Akelia B., Chelsea S., Kennedy M., Myesha R., Haley D., Auriel C., Zhora C., Valerie S., Amoni J., Madison M., Destinee S., Austin O., Ben S., Shaniah H., Jessie B., Scarlett M., Yachi P., Tori D., Rebecca W., Sara M., Will S., Evan R., Jamie H., Taylor W., Gabe L., Kayla C., Courtney H., Brittany F., Jamie P., David S., Jared B., Ryan I., Jessica J. and Brittany R.
Chorus rehearsals will be held October 23rd and 26th at 7:30A.M. in the music room.
Chorus
members will be performing for the Food Lion in Moonville as
part of it's grand opening. The performance will be held
October 26 at 4:45.
The EWE Chorus will perform during Fall Fling, on October 26th at 5:45.
Food Lion will be holding a sign-up for MVP cards on October 22. The cards are free and you can designate your MVP number to help raise money for the school.
Ellen Woodside has begun the Attendance Blitz! The grade
level with the fewest tardies for the month of October will receive special
recognition. Students are to be in class and ready to learn by the 8:00
bell. Tardies will be graphed each day and announcements will be made on
the morning news to inform students of each grade level's progress. Please
be at school on time to help your grade level win the Attendance Blitz!
Second grade is working on writing poetry. Students will be sharing poetry with their classmates the week of October 15. Parents are welcome to come and join the poetry reading. Contact your child's teacher if you are interested.
Mrs. Brown would like to recognize her Science Trivia Superstars
for the week.
Jason C.
Jordan V.
Tristan H.
Congratulations to these outstanding students!
McTeacher Night will be held October 17th at the Moonville McDonald's. Come out and see your teachers and school staff working at McDondald's. The school will receive 10% of the profits made from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. to buy educational materials for the school.
Beta Club invitations for fifth grade students will be sent to all A-B students (based on progress reports) with no referrals. Contact the fifth grade teachers if you have any questions.
K.D. has been named Student of the Month for September in Leeann Fant's third grade class. K.D. displays the qualities of kindness, initiative, and dedication.
Fifth grade students in Mrs. McDonald's class created volcanoes.
The students also wrote a report to go along with their volcanoes.
The New Look At Ellen Woodside
Local Artist Joe McKinney worked over the summer to create beautiful new murals around our school. Each grade level hallway has a mural relating to the curriculum.
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First graders will be reading the novel Flat Stanley in class. They will be decorating Flat Stanley characters (due October 8) that they will mail to friends and relatives across the country. On October 15th they will go see the live performance of Flat Stanley at the Peace Center.
Some very impressive EWE students received awards for participating in our Summer Reading program. The students read many books during their summer vacation and completed comprehension activities. The students won prices based on the amount of books read and activities completed.
Congratulations to the following students:
First Grade: Ethan D., Abby
C., April A., Ashley A., Connor B., Noah C., Hayden H., Alexis Y.
Second Grade: Jacob H., Emilee B., Austin D.,
Annalise, P., Caleb W., Sarah R., Hugh C., Seth B., Mario B.,
Third Grade: Cherie W., Sarah O.
Fourth Grade: Madison B., Nick J., Victoria
A.
Fifth Grade: Tory D., Evan R.
Strong Families presents an opportunity for families with children from birth to 10 years old to chat with a Family Advocate at the Riley Child Development Center. This service is free and available the second Tuesday of each month from 11 am to 1 pm and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
Open House will be September 10th, from 5:30-7:30. A spaghetti dinner, hosted by the PTA, will be served from 5:30-6:30 in the cafeteria. Teachers will be available to review their classroom syllabus with parents. The book fair will also be open to shoppers. Dinner can be pre-ordered through PTA.
Teachers and staff members are joining the Race For the Cure on September 29. Team Ellen Woodside will be walking in support of finding a cure for cancer.
Shawn McCain was chosen as Ellen Woodside's Teacher of the Year. Mr. McCain says, "I am so grateful and blessed to receive the honor of being Teacher of the Year. We have so many wonderful and talented teachers at Ellen Woodside that make our school so great. I am very appreciative and thankful to work with such dedicated and hard working people." More...
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