1. October 9, 2015
FridayNewsKEEPING YOU IN THE KNOW
FREDDIE WILLIAMSON, SUPERINTENDENT
JODIE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Every month, Partners in Education recognizes one teacher as Teacher of the Month and one
student as Student of the Month. September’s Student of the Month was Dakota Locklear
from East Hoke Middle School. He received an iPod donated by The News-Journal. The
Teacher of the Month was Hannah Jones and she received $100 from Partners in Education.
In addition to the Teacher and Student of the Month awards, Partners in Education sponsors
five $500 mini grants for teachers. Applications are now being accepted. The group also
sponsors activities like the Presidential Excellence Awards and Special Olympics. Partners in
Education, whose Board of Directors consists of local community members, is a non-profit
organization funded primarily through a golf tournament held each year in the spring.
(Winners are pictured with Hal Nunn from Partners in Education and EHMS principal Michelle Creammer.)
Partners in Education recognizes
teachers and students

2. The Golden Spatula
To encourage positive behaviors in the Scurlock
Bear Café, the cafeteria staff created the Golden
Spatula Award. Given each week to the class that
waits patiently, enjoys lunch and cleans after-
wards, the first winners were Mrs. Pugh’s 5th
grade class. Ivan and Eliceo proudly display the
award.
Third grade teachers at Scurlock Elementary conducted
an information session for parents about Read to
Achieve. Parents learned what the test seeks to deter-
mine, what teachers are doing to support the student
learning and how parents can assist their children at
home. Parents felt they learned a lot.
First grade students in Ms. Siwiec's
class at McLauchlin Elementary
School explored a number of different
how-to books, as well as videos on
how to make the best peanut butter
and jelly sandwich. Students were ex-
cited and engaged as they realized that
through following simple directions
they could complete the task of mak-
ing their very own sandwich! After
successfully making one for them-
selves, students then wrote their own
explanatory text to share with others how to make the very best peanut butter
and jelly sandwich! Good job, class!
Parents need information, too!
It’s peanut butter-jelly time!

3. Students at Turlington Alternative School re-
cently visited UNC-Chapel Hill. While on cam-
pus, students received a tour, visited the Plane-
tarium and ate in the school cafeteria. CTE
teacher Ana Brickhouse was awarded a grant to
assist with the cost of the trip.
West Hoke Elementary School students have
enjoyed the Fall School Book Fair. Parent's
Day was hosted on Tuesday until 6:00
pm. Parent participation was outstand-
ing. The students also enjoyed shopping dur-
ing the entire week. Teachers and parents
have all been encouraging reading. It is won-
derful to see so many students excited about
books.
Turlington students visit UNC-Chapel Hill
WHMS hosts fall book fair
WKML’s Lumbee River EMC Reading Club had fun visiting Mrs. Brennan’s 2nd
grade class at McLauchlin Elementary. Students recited the pledge of allegiance,
which was later aired on WKML 95.7. Mrs. Brennan received supplies for her
classroom and the students also received goodie bags. Ms. Ashley Wilson from
WKML read a book to the class during her visit.

4. This week in Ms. Jeannie Hardin’s sci-
ence class at West Hoke Middle, stu-
dents completed the "Cloud in a Bag"
lab. They were responsible for creat-
ing a closed system (a Ziploc bag) and
showing the many aspects of the water
cycle (evaporation, condensation, pre-
cipitation, run off, sublimation, and
transpiration). Students hung the bags
outside the classroom window so the
sun could jump start the cycle. In a
matter of minutes, the students were
able to see the clouds form from inside the classroom. In a week, students will
bring their bags inside and measure the water to show that the earth still has the
same amount of water that it had when it was first formed billions of years
ago. They thoroughly enjoyed this activity and by the end of the lab they were
very versed on the aspects of the water cycle.
Tonya Caulder, principal of Sandy Grove Elementary,
has been invited to attend the Mastering Leadership
Dynamics™ for Educational Leaders Workshop, a
three-day leadership development program at The
BB&T Leadership Institute. The BB&T Leadership
Institute provides organizations with a leadership de-
velopment partner that helps create dynamic and ef-
fective leaders, increase employee retention and im-
prove the bottom line. Clients gain knowledge and
strategies to maximize performance today and ensure
measurable success for the future.
Students recreate the water cycle
Principal will attend leadership program
October is National Principals Month