Trooper S. E. McLawhorn with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol visited the kindergarten students at Pink Hill Elementary School. He spoke to the students about the importance of following the rules at school and at home. The students thoroughly enjoyed Trooper McLawhorn’s visit. They especially enjoyed getting to see the blue lights on his patrol vehicle!
On December 10, fifth grade students from Northwest Elementary explored colonial life at the historic Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. Originally built in 1770, the Tryon Palace served as the first permanent capitol of the colony of North Carolina and was the home of the Royal Governor and his family. Students participated in a tour of the Tryon Palace and enjoyed learning about colonial life.
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*Tryon Palace. Photograph. New Bern, NC. Tryon Palace. Tyron Palace. Web. http://www.tryonpalace.org/media.html.
The fifth grade students at Pink Hill Elementary School recently participated in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Math-a-Thon program. The children raised $1,491.50 to help kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases at St. Jude, one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers. Math-a-Thon allows students to build and practice essential math skills while they raise necessary funds for continuing research at the hospital. The Pink Hill community supported Pink Hill Elementary school fifth graders by making donations in honor of their participation in the program.
We are very proud of our fifth graders for working so hard to raise money for St. Jude through the Math-a-Thon. Our school, students, and community have helped St. Jude in its work to find cures and save children.
While on a recent trip to Hawaii, Erin Harvey, a fifth grade teacher at Northeast Elementary, was able to talk with her students face-to-face. Utilizing Skype, a free video conferencing software, and her laptop, Mrs. Harvey was able to video conference with her students from her hotel in Hawaii.
Mr. Stafford, the technology facilitator at Northeast Elementary, stated that this is “just another way we have included STEM here…so they [our students] may interact in real life situations.”
Mrs. Harrison’s class at Woodington Middle School recently participated in their annual “Mall Haul” to visit Santa Claus. Students were entertained with stories shared by Santa and were treated to a train ride. Students have been reviewing money skills in class and practiced these skills by shopping for gifts for their classmates.
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Calendar Update:
Due to the snow event on February 1, the following changes have been made to the LCPS calendar:
Thursday, February 25, Early Dismissal Day, will be moved to Friday, February 26.
Friday, February 26, Optional Work Day, will be moved to Thursday, February 25, and will become a regular instructional day for staff and students. This will be the “snow day” makeup.
| Thu Feb 25 @08:00 - 05:00 Regular School Day (Updated from Snow Day) |
| Fri Feb 26 Early Dismissal - Students (updated from Snow Day) |
| Sat Mar 06 @10:00 - 03:00 Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration and Family Fun Day |
| Thu Mar 25 Early Dismissal - Students |
| Fri Apr 02 Teacher Workday - Protected |
Lenoir County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, creed, marital status, age, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices. The Public Information Officer is the Title IX compliance officer and can be reached at 2017 West Vernon Ave., Kinston, NC 28504, and telephone number, 252-527-1109.
