Summer 2014 Newsletter

1. The Gator Gazette
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Karen Puckett -- Editor
Summer 2014
Mr. Moore’s Blog
! Parents, we are embarking on the finish of another successful school
year. I count it a joy and a privilege to serve your children this school year.
As we count down the days, I can’t help but reminisce about all the things our
students and staff have accomplished this year. From the hours of rigorous
instruction that teachers have provided to parents and staff participating in
clubs and special events, our community has come together
to create opportunities so that all students can enjoy the
elementary experience.
Things to look for next year:
STEM Lab experiences
After school clubs
After school tutoring
A plethora of PTA events (e.g. movie nights, dances,
Isenberg Idol, Fall Festival, etc.)
Family curriculum and reading nights
Implementation of a new school uniform policy
Get a Jump Start on the 2014-15 School Year
Free Back to School items!!!
School supplies, backpacks and more!
Free hair cuts for boys by a professional barber!
Donated by Direct Auto Insurance and other area businesses!
Isenberg families are invited to the “Back to School” event, August 16,
9:30am-12:30pm at Direct Auto Insurance -- 1951 Jake Alexander Blvd W.
Area businesses and individuals are encouraged to bring donated school
supplies or make financial contributions to this event. Call Crystal at
704-704-639-0083 if you would like to donate.
Stay Connected to your Friends by
Reading this Summer! (See page 6)
“Students must develop relationships with reading peers
and use online, print, and other resources to inform their
book choices, or they will not develop the confidence and
capacity they need to self-select books successfully.” --
Donalyn Miller, Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer’s
Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading HabitsIsenberg’s Read-a-Palooza during
Children’s Book Week was a great
success!

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Isenberg Great Gators
The following students were recently named March Great Gators:
Pre-K: Brayden Hartwell
Kindergarten: Kaleigha Allison, Beverly Blackwell, Anna Cisneros, Nahjiana Duren, Damien Jones, Daneill Lowery,
Treveon McCormick, and Arihanna Torrence
First Grade: Kiara Acosta-Logos, Elizabeth Alvarado-Martinez, Tamya Boyd, Landon Overcash, Joy Shaw, Khari Short,
Khristian Washington, and Simon Wordsworth
Second Grade: DeShaun Butler, Madelyn Casey, Jaylan Everhart, Zion Hall, Brycen Kirk, Rosemary Li, Eva Moultry,
and Ayazhane Wells
Third Grade: Arnasjelle Corpening, Daniel Escobar, Christian Hopper, Jaykwon Jackson, Catherine Romero, and
Hannah Ronquest
Fourth Grade: Daxary Herrera, Brandy Letrick, Taniya Medlin, Estella Sandoval, Domanae Wilks, and Breyonce Wright
Fifth Grade: Cody Fassler, Ariel Grant, Taz Parker, Imani Smith, Jamir Tucker, and Gary Walton
The following students were recently named April Great Gators:
Pre-K: Andrew Hamm
Kindergarten: Devaughn Albright, Ka'llyiah Bentley, Amora Fortson, Ronald Giron, Mya Oliva, Allison Peeler, and Elijah
Starkey
First Grade: Aliyiah Callandret, Johan Castro Giron, Kendall Henderson, Nia Henderson, Kyiaih Pearson Hasty, Tristan
Myers, Miya Williams, and Drekwon Young
Second Grade: Lauren Arnold, Andrew Burton, Juanmy Chavez, Caden Gomez-Renteria, Reneyshia Grigsby, Ariana
Jennings, Myla Lyon, and Talik Robinson
Third Grade: Michelle Cartwright, Jacob Casey, Ashley Guerrero, Asriel Mauney, Caitlyn Williams, and Takyjhane
Wilson
Fourth Grade: Armonie Brown, Alexia Hernandez, Iyana Hernandez, Kaoly Pineda-Mercado, Trinity Venne, and
DeSean Yelverton
Fifth Grade: Nathan Brown, Louella Coleman, and Tamya Ross
The following students have been named to the A-B Honor Roll for the third grading period:
Second Grade: Justus Alexander, Jayla Alford, Dominie Avery, Ethan Cha, Zary'll Fair, Kailena Fruchtman, Marquise
Howell, Brycen Kirk, Ethan Le, Griffin McNeely, Noe Oliva, Janiya Patterson, Zoey Rutherford, Ashley Sanchez, Lamar
Walker, and Ayazhane Wells
Third Grade: Amber Bostian, Jacob Casey, Arnasjelle Corpening, Alex Diaz, Janee' Dunmore, Hibah Hafeez, Brooklyn
Mann, Maxwell Meaway, Helen Moscoso-Sarcerno, Jordan Nunley, Natavia Reid, Khishana Sonawa, Sydney Speigner,
and Caitlyn Williams
Fourth Grade: Armonie Brown, Papa Brush, Tadiana Hasan, Alexia Hernandez, Kaden Krider, Briseyda Pacheco, Makayla
Shakur, Reya Shaw, Trinity Venne, Breyonce Wright, and DeSean Yelverton
Fifth Grade: Isabella Altemare, Louella Coleman, Marcelis Davis, Chidera Dimkpa, Layla Mohammad, Taz Parker,
Messiah Robinson, Imani Smith, Bryan Speigner, and Antonio Troutman
The following students were recently named to the All-A Honor Roll for third quarter:
Second Grade: Nasir Andrews, Lauren Arnold, Andrew Burton, Savanna Chopp, Caden Gomez, Madison Krider,
Christopher Le, Lam Le, Nhi Le, Tattenai McNeely, Katherine Peeler, De'Mya Phifer, Talik Robinson, and Melanie Xiong
Third Grade: Adamma Anukwuem, Julian Beltran, Michelle Cartwright, Hannah Johnson, and Neveah Robinson
Fourth Grade: Zander Burton, Alaina Lopez, Kirstyn Mason, Taniya Medlin, Kaoly Pineda-Mercado, and D'Asia Ruffin
The following students were recently named to the All-B Honor Roll for the third grading period:
Second Grade: Norma Gomez Baca, Marquies Hemphill, Myla Lyon, and ToriAna Stokes
Third Grade: Emoriah Feamster
Fourth Grade: Mya Langford, Cameron Stout, Amaya Surratt, and Domanae Wilks
Third Quarter Honor Roll

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2nd Annual Give Five – Read Five Campaign
Local schools participated in the stateʼs effort to help prevent
“summer reading loss” by soliciting new and used books from
area businesses, churches and individuals. Each student in
the school received books due to this effort. Thanks so much
to all who contributed!
After School Clubs
Members of the community as well as staff members
volunteer twice a month to mentor students through club-
based activities. A big thank you to the following:
Basketball Club (Mr. Moore and Mr. Fordham)
Cooking and Crafts Club (Mrs. Lopez and Mrs.
Cartwright)
Drama Club (Mrs. Puckett and Mrs. Murphy)
Pretty Girls Rock! (Ms. Arnold, Ms. Simmons, and Ms.
Robinson)
Isenberg Broadcast Club (Ms. Smith and Ms. Karriker)
First Aid Club (Nurse Dana Annas)
Dance Club (Donna Cesario of Spotlight Dance Company)
A Big Thank you to Our Community!
Because of faith partners, an excellent PTA, after school club advisors, local businesses and
local colleges, Isenberg receives much needed nurturing from a caring community. We dedicate
this page to them!
Faith Partners
Our Faith Partners provide tutoring, mentoring,
book donations, holiday gifts, backpack buddies
and school supplies. Faith partners include:
Faith Temple Triumphant Ministries
Food for Thought (through St. Luke’s Episcopal)
First United Methodist Church
Franklin Presbyterian
Soldiers Memorial AME Zion Church
Isenberg’s PTA hosts Teacher Appreciation Week
Livingstone’s Dr. Erwin reads to students.
Livingstone gave a new book to all
students in kindergarten & 3rd grade
Students from Rowan-Cabarrus Community
College demonstrate Soccket -- an
electricity-generating soccer ball -- to 5th
graders in support of Isenberg’s STEM focus
Mrs. Huffman donates free books!

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K-Kids, a service
organization for
elementary
students, is in its
3rd year at
Isenberg. Fifth graders are eligible to
join this service club based on teacher
recommendation and through an
application process. Most recently, the
K-Kids held a “pajama day.” Anyone who
paid a dollar was able to wear pajamas.
$250 was raised to purchase new pajamas
for Rowan Helping Ministries.
Student Government Association
The Isenberg Student Government Association (SGA) includes
student representatives from every class in the school, K-5.
This year’s elected student executive committee included
La’Nyah Gaines as President, Alaina Lopez as Vice President
and Athenah Callendret as Secretary. Most recently, the SGA
collected dog and cat food for the Rowan Animal Shelter,
magazines for Rowan Helping Ministries and planted seeds and
flower bulbs around the school campus.
Isenberg’s Reading Fair Winners
Grade 2/3 Category
• First Place: Trinitee Harris --Boxcar Children
• Second Place: Julian Beltran -- World of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life
• Third Place: Jacob Casey -- Alexander the Great
• Honorable Mention: Hannah Johnson, Michelle Cartwright, Adamma Anukwuem, Kentravion Bell,
Janee Dunmore, Neveah Robinson, Dondrea
Carmichael
Grade 4/5 Category
• First Place: Alaina Lopez and Kirstyn Mason --
Greetings from Nowhere
• Second Place: Ella Coleman and Messiah
Robinson -- The Trouble with Chickens
• Third Place: Bella Altemare and Chidera Dimkpa --
Catching Fire
• Honorable Mention AJ Troutman and Marcelis Davis

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Calendar of Events
June 10 - !Awards Day: 9:00am for grades K-2; 10:15am for grades 3-4
! ! Isenberg Idol at 6:00pm
June 11 - 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony at 9:30am
! ! Last day for students
June 18, June 25, July 2,"July 9, July 16, July 23 - Media Center
open for checkout for Isenberg students from 12 Noon-2:00pm;
Summer Battle of the Books club for rising 4th and 5th graders
from 2:00-3:00pm
From our ESL Teacher
Ms. Munoz
During this school year
2013-2014, the Rowan-
Salisbury Schools ESL Department conducted a
reading contest titled "Hooked On Books.” We had
good participation at Isenberg Elementary School
from the K-5 LEP (Limited English Proficiency)
students. The parents collaborated a lot
encouraging the children to read for at least 20
minutes everyday at home and by signing the log.
The students who participated in this Reading
Contest will receive an award on June 6th.
This Summer, please remember to
save your
“Box Tops
For
Education”
Living the D.R.E.A.M
Advisors: Mrs. Richardson and Ms. Arnold
D.R.E.A.M. Girls was created to promote self worth,
self esteem, and empowerment in young girls
through hands on activities, conversation, community
service, and mentoring."The goal of D.R.E.A.M. Girls
is to give young girls an opportunity to explore the
essence of themselves as well as the world around
them. Through interactive workshops, team building
exercises, community service projects, and extra
curricular activities the D.R.E.A.M. Girls will be able
to be assertive in who they are and their role in the
community.
This year the D.R.E.A.M. Girls have completed community service:
• Miller Center (Halloween Night-Assisted with and lead game stations)
• Food Drive (Setup a drive and gave 3 baskets of food away to families at IES)
• Hat Day (Setup a Hat Day and all proceeds where used to buy hats, scarves, gloves, and socks for
Rowan Helping Ministries)
• Loving Jars (Created jars for the women at the Battered Women Center)
• Relay For Life
They have also completed the following activities:
• Participated in the Martin Luther King Parade
• Attended Livingstone College Homecoming Football game
• Participated in a Girls Lockin at the school to build self esteem
• Ended the year with a limo ride to the Glitzy Pritzy Kid Spa in Concord!