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School Snippets – January 22, 2016

Published January 21, 2016

The information below is provided by each school. Schools are listed in alphabetical order according to grade level.

Elementary Schools

Bethesda Elementary

Before the start of school, fourth grade student Quinn Johnston was working on her math skills. The statement practice makes perfect must be true!

Chapman’s Retreat Elementary

Chapman’s Retreat Elementary Successory is Mr. Phil Willoughby. Mr. Willoughby, CRES PE Coach, was nominated by second grader Audrey Rimer. She loves how Mr. Willoughby gets her moving through jump roping, dribbling, running. Congratulations Mr. Willoughby!

Crockett Elementary

At Crockett Elementary, third graders got hands-on experience while exploring chemical changes by making hot and cold packs! In PE, students are exploring gymnastics by visiting various stations. In other news, the recent Crockett Rocks event with Lee Brice was a huge success. All proceeds from this event will be used to build a new multi-purpose shade structure on the Crockett Elementary School playgrounds. The structure will serve as a meeting space and a place for our kids to get a break from the sun when playing outside. In upcoming events, volunteer badges will be made on Monday, January 25 from 8:45 a.m. until 10:15 a.m and the Father – Daughter Dance will take place on Friday, January 29 from 5:15 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Edmondson Elementary

Dona McIlvain, Edmondson’s reading coach, worked with Lisa Morris’ first grade students this week on questioning. They are learning about spiders and recess in Alaska. Students have been using clipboards, post it notes and paper to jot down their questions as they listen to the story. They are practicing asking questions and “wondering.”

Fairview Elementary

We don’t let a little snow get us down! Students at FES continue to push and prepare for practice state tests. We love showing what we know so a little testing doesn’t bother us. Second graders are studying folktales and folklore as they get ready to go to a presentation of Cinderella. They love learning about different versions of the story and seeing what changes. We also continue to gear up for our day 100 of school celebration. It is on January 26 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. We are collecting 100 acts of kindness to display that night and the way those are rolling in….we will have lots more than 100! We hope to see you that night for fun, food, and hopefully our principal, Mr. Oakley, kissing a pig.

Grassland Elementary

All pro dads welcomed guest speaker and FHS freshmen men’s coach Brian Hemping at the January meeting. Hemping spoke about the importance of making good choices. For more information about APD please go to http://apdd.allprodad.com/2830.

Heritage Elementary

Heritage Elementary will be hosting the third annual HES Talent Show on Thursday, January 28 at 6 p.m. Many students and staff will be showcasing their talents. Due to weather, the HES PTO has moved Muffins with Mom to Tuesday, January 26 and Thursday, January 28 at 8 a.m. The HES PTO will be hosting the fourth annual Daddy/Daughter Dance on Saturday, December 6 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. This Dance is for HES girls enrolled only. Third grade celebrated the day 100 of school by decoration shirts with 100 objects on them.

Kenrose Elementary

Kenrose Elementary recently held a skate night at Brentwood Skate.

Lipscomb Elementary

Congratulations to the three spelling be contestants who will represent Lipscomb in the community spelling bee. Finishing in first place was Leah Hamilton, in second place was Sanjana Sitaram and in third place was Ryan Watts.

Nolensville Elementary

Mrs. Blackburn’s third grade students presented their biography reports today. The weather didn’t stop students from being prepared to share their paper plate projects. Students followed guidelines provided by their teacher.

Walnut Grove Elementary

Walnut Grove’s music program strives to teach our children rich and meaningful lessons. This week students are exploring sound and reinforcing science concepts. Our first graders are concentrating on pitch and register (high and low sounds), melodic direction (up/down), and identifying how notes move. They are singing songs with repeating pitches and learning how pitch can move by step, skipping or leaping. Students are playing Orff instruments to show how notes can do the same thing on the bars. They are learning how the size of an instrument or the size of a “bar” can affect its pitch (Large/Low; Small/High). Music training develops reasoning and creative thinking skills, increased coordination, and self confidence.

Winstead Elementary

Winstead first grade students are making flags in science to test wind speed. In Social Studies, students will sequence important events in their life by making a time line. Students will write complete sentences to describe specific details of people, places and events from their past, present and future. Upcoming important dates to remember: January 25-29, PAAW Program Registration and January 26, Talent Show Tryouts.

Middle Schools

Spring Station Middle

On Saturday, January 16th the Spring Station Singers, directed by Ashley Harris, were invited to sing with Mr. Jonathan Cain of Journey at the Stars4Wishes event through the Make a Wish Foundation. They performed an original song written by Mr. Cain and also his classic, Don’t Stop Believin’. The event brought out many celebrities to help raise money for the Make a Wish group. The parents and students were proud to be a part of such a spectacular event.

Sunset Middle

Congratulations to Luke Jenkins, who recently raised over $500 for Pennies for Patients.

Woodland Middle

Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! They are Ellie Long – Cherokee, Brynn Poole – Choctaw, Jacob Allen – Shawnee, Ethan Eisenhauer – Chickasaw, Rachel Brown – Iroquois, Masami Nagasaka – Eighth Grade and Hayden Teeter – Eighth Grade.

High Schools

Fairview High

The Fairview High Band will be preparing music for Concert Performance Assessment in March. The Winterguard will be preparing to compete for the first time in school history. Our first competition is on February 27 at Summit High School.

Franklin High

The Visual and Digital Arts are proud to inform you that 14 Franklin High School students received recognition from the Scholastic Art Awards. They had a total of 43 winning works! The Scholastic exhibition (Gold Key winners) will be on view at Cheekwood in the Museum of Art from February 6 until March 5.

Gold Key Awards:

  • Katie McIntyre – Digital Art
  • Yana Timoshenko (2) – Art Portfolio comprised of 8 works of art and an artist statement; Drawing & Illustration

Silver Key Awards:

  • Rebecca Caulkins – Painting
  • Amelia Crowther (2) – Art Portfolio; Drawing & Illustration
  • Jennifer Holeman – Mixed Media
  • Justin Ma (5) – Art Portfolio; Drawing & Illustration; Painting
  • Yana Timoshenko (2) – Drawing & Illustration; Mixed Media

Honorable Mention Awards:

  • Ashlyn Anderson (3) – Drawing & Illustration; Painting
  • Amelia Crowther – Drawing & Illustration
  • Daphne Gervais (3) – Painting; Drawing & Illustration
  • Katie Grayson – Painting
  • Lindsey Heath (2) – Painting; Drawing & Illustration
  • Chloe Kindell (3) – Drawing & Illustration; Mixed Media; Painting
  • Justin Ma (9) – Painting; Drawing & Illustration; Mixed Media
  • Rhiannon Speckman – Painting
  • Millie Taylor – Painting
  • Yana Timoshenko (4) – Painting; Drawing & Illustration
  • Virginia White – Drawing & Illustration

    Page High

On January 26, there is a parent meeting for Girl’s Lacrosse in the Library at 6 p.m. On January 27 there is a volleyball team meeting in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. Class meetings were re-scheduled to January 28 from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Senior Class of 2016 parent- student meeting information to include re-taking ACT, graduation information and AP testing from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Junior Class of 2017 parent- student meeting will include basic information pertaining to ACT, registration, ending events for this year and senior year.

Ravenwood High

Ravenwood High School invites you to join in their Coming Home celebration as the basketball teams take on cross-town rivals, the Centennial Cougars. There will be a ceremony at halftime of the boys’ game to crown the 2016 Coming Home King and Queen. Also, the community is invited to bid on items in the annual Silent Auction benefiting the class of 2018. Bidding will be open through 8:30 p.m.

Summit High

The following are the Scholastic Art Winners for Summit High School

  • Sydney Peay – Gold Key
  • Tierney Pine – Silver Key
  • Belle Turner – Silver Key
  • Kyelee Hudson –Honorable Mention
  • Emily Massey – 2 Honorable Mentions
  • Regan Moore – Honorable Mention

This is a national recognition. It starts at the state level and the gold key winners will go on to compete nationwide. The gold and silver awards for middle Tennessee will be honored at a reception at Cheekwood February 6 where the Nashville mayor and other special guests will speak.