School Snippets – March 18, 2016
Published March 18, 2016
The information below is provided by each school. Schools are listed in alphabetical order according to grade level.
Elementary Schools
Bethesda Elementary
Some students at Bethesda Elementary are using the time before school starts to hone their skills. The students in this photo are working on their math skills as they learn new methods of working different math problems.
College Grove Elementary
Kindergarten students at College Grove set up amazing homemade Leprechaun traps in hopes of catching the mischievous little men on St. Patrick’s Day. Although the kindergartners were unsuccessful in their attempts, there was much excitement when the Leprechauns set off the traps and left green footprints around the classrooms.
Crockett Elementary
On Thursday, fourth grade students performed their musical Go West under the guidance of music teacher Wydell Croom. The performance was fabulous. In academic news, third graders in Mrs. Crump’s class are studying force and motion. As part of the unit, students built ramps and used cars to investigate force and motion.
Edmondson Elementary
Marilyn Switzer mesmerized the fourth graders of Edmondson Elementary when she shared stories about the Tenessee Native Americans and war heroes. Two of their favorite stories were about Nancy Ward becoming a Cherokee Beloved Woman and Davy Crockett fighting at the Alamo. The students will rejoin Mrs. Switzer on the Walking Tour of Nashville in three weeks.
Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary students were hard at work this week and last taking part one of the TNReady assessment. The students were so excited to “show what they know” and rock the test! They are excited for a well-deserved spring break next week as well. This week also saw the students celebrating Pi Day on March 14. Third, fourth and fifth graders completed pi activities which included measuring cookies of different sizes to find diameter and radius and seeing how many digits of pi they could memorize. One fifth grader knocked his teacher’s socks off by reciting 44 digits of pi.
Grassland Elementary
The fourth graders in Ms. Raney’s class are reading around the world – literally! They each have a passport book with the continents listed. They will be reading a specific genre and must find a book from that continent. For example, they need to find a mystery from or about Antarctica. Once they finish reading, they will write a short summary and draw a picture. The passport book, once finished, will be a literary tour of the world.
Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary Spring Fling is coming up April 2 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wristbands are $15 for the event. Come enjoy games, bounces houses, vendors and performances by Heritage Elementary Glee. Heritage Elementary will be participating in the Williamson County Special Olympics at Summit High School on May 11. Last chance to order yearbooks! Please log on to the HES website and click on the yearbook link. Yearbooks start at $25. Congratulations to Kindergarten student Jay Van Fleet for winning the yearbook back cover art contest and fourth grade student McKenna Kaufman for winning the front cover artwork contest for this year’s 201-16 yearbook.
Hunters Bend Elementary
The wonderful kindergartners at Hunters Bend Elementary made a sign last week to encourage our fourth graders during the days of TCAP testing!
Kenrose Elementary
Numerous Kenrose Elementary students recently made their own fire safety posters. The top ones were chosen by Mrs. Nix. The winners are Abigail McMullen, Bella Haas, Matilda Skurka, Suhail Zaheer and Emerson Glover. Congratulations to the KES winners and great job to all the students who entered their artwork.
Longview Elementary
Longview fourth grader Maddie Richards was crowned Queen of PI for designing the best PI Day slogan, which was printed on wristbands for all students at Longview Elementary. “Longview inspires success!” Congratulations Maddie!
Oak View Elementary
Parents, students and staff celebrated the world of mathematics March 16 at the school’s annual Math Night. The event featured numerous math-related games and activities for the whole family.
Nolensville Elementary
The NES Cardinal Golf Scramble will be Friday, May 6. Mark your calendars! Registration to play and be a sponsor is now open for the 2016 NES Cardinal Scramble. Henry Horton Golf Course is hosting this year’s event. This is the third year for this awesome fundraiser and we hope it’s the best year yet. We would love to see moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and business owners on the course! The event includes a four person scramble, range balls, lunch, goody bags, and prizes. Tell everyone you know! We are looking for sponsors, items for our goody bags, and raffle items. Please visit http://www.nescardinalscramble.com/ to register and pay. Look around at the sponsorship options and help make our event a huge success. For questions, please email Holly Pring at nesptogolf@gmail.com.
Pearre Creek Elementary
Pearre Creek’s fifth grade students are preparing for Junior Achievement Biztown which will be taking place on March 30-31. Students have begun writing job applications and resumes as well as researching jobs at JA Biz Town. They are also learning to write and deposit tickets and balance registers. Students are learning how economy flows and their rights and responsibilities as citizens of the United States of America, Tennessee, Franklin and Junior Achievement Biz Town. Elections took place last week for the mayor of Biztown. Each class voted on one student and that student performed a speech in front of the fifth grade. Students chosen were: Kilee Shuster, Madeline Lake, Garrett Neff, Evan McAlister and Havely Mattox. The student that was elected to be mayor was Garrett Neff.
Scales Elementary
The fifth grade Quiz Bowl Team from Scales Elementary placed first at the Montgomery Bell Academy Quiz Bowl on Saturday, March 12. Team members are Dhuhaa Fazili, Jesse Cai, Mollie McMullan, Luke Kim and Reagan Nelson. Their coach is Lori Thomas. Way to go, Mustangs!
Walnut Grove Elementary
This week at Walnut Grove, second grade students learned about the three states of matter and their different aspects by rotating between their teachers. They took the information they learned and created PowerPoints in the computer lab. Students created five different slides on matter. For each slide they chose their font style, color and size and then learned how to insert bullet points and typed three facts about each form of matter. The students inserted online pictures into their slides and learned how to move and adjust the size of the pictures. Once the PowerPoints were completed, they presented them to their classmates.
Westwood Elementary
This has been a busy week for Westwood students. Third-fifth grade students started the week with TNReady testing in math and social studies. Fifth graders presented demonstration speeches during 4-H on Thursday. Fourth graders lit up model rooms using battery powered circuits. Third grade students analyzed data and represented it on pictographs. Second grade students began working on paper mache globes in art. First graders have been counting coin collections and learning about goods and services. Kindergarten students enjoyed sorting and graphing on St. Patrick’s day. After such a busy week, we will all enjoy a restful Spring Break!
Winstead Elementary
Winstead fourth grade students are preparing for the Wax Museum. Students have chosen a historical person to research. On Friday, March 18, parents, guests and other students will have an opportunity to visit the wax museum to see these historical figures in costume and hear about their lives. It’s a fun way for students to learn about history’s important people, while researching, writing and public speaking. Spring Break is March, 21-25. Have a safe and wonderful Spring Break!
Middle Schools
Grassland Middle
Graphic novelist Nathan Hale visited Grassland Middle School on March 11. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are well-researched events from American history presented in an entertaining format. The author had students learning and laughing about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Williamson County Schools has opened registration updates for returning students. The updates will take place online through existing Family Access accounts. Please contact Nancy Tate by email at nancy.tate@wcs.edu or by calling the office, if you have not requested a Family Access account.
Heritage Middle
The HMS Hornets Softball team is preparing for their first softball game of the season.
Spring Station Middle
Over the last six weeks, the eighth grade Spring Station language arts classes have explored the American classic, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This novel is rich in many literary devices, such as figurative language, allusions, foreshadowing, and analogies, which have allowed us great, deep discussions of the novel as well as author’s craft. In addition, students have discussed the themes of courage, appearance versus reality, truth, and social justice. Our culminating activity was the annual Maycomb County Picnic, a highlight of the eighth grade year. On March 18, students dressed as characters from the novel while enjoying delicious food such as fried chicken, deviled eggs, potato salad, and sweet tea at an “old-fashioned” picnic. Bluegrass music added to the atmosphere as students gathered on blankets and quilts to share their meal together. It was a great celebration of all we’ve learned from Atticus, Scout, Tom, and Boo!
Sunset Middle
Over this nine weeks, seventh graders were able to choose a non-fiction book of their choice for their weekly book club discussions. In the end, students created a booth exhibit in which the classroom became a gallery for them to present on their books. Some students discussed items found in a character’s memory box, others created a life size timeline or a comic book. The producers of the group compiled a soundtrack to align with their book; including original songs they wrote! Some students even designed a yearbook or scrap book to capture the key elements of the book. The projects were creative and complex and a great way for students to communicate what they learned from their reading.
Woodland Middle
Last Friday, Ravenwood High School held a fencing tournament with teams competing from Ravenwood, Fairview, Frankllin High Schools and the Nashville Fencing Club including Woodland students Alexis Enderle and Jenny Hall (Team Captain). The competition was based on two mixed events: Foil and Epee. Against extremely tough competition Jenny came in second in the Foil event and Alexis came in second in the Epee event. This was a fantastic outcome as they were the only middle school students competing. In other news, the Woodland Middle Students of the Month for March Branden Davis, Judiah Scharia, Suzie McNeese, Gabe Hunziker, Jasper Vasilevskis, Madison Bidwell and Mithul Nallaka.
High Schools
Brentwood High
Please support our marching band with a subscription to our US Flag Service! For a one-year subscription of $50, BHS band students will install an American flag in your yard from dawn until dusk on five national holidays throughout the year. Join your neighbors and show your pride for our country! All money goes directly to the BHS Band Boosters. Click here for more information.
Centennial High
The Centennial Forensics Speech and Debate Team qualified for the District Tournament held by the Tennessee High School Speech and Debate League this past weekend. Congratulations go to Nayan Chavan, Constance Bledsoe, Mimi Ntune, Cassidy Attig and Anna Cawthorne. Cassidy and Anna will also be representing the Centennial Speech Team at the State Tournament in April. There will be a TN Promise meeting at CHS in the PAC on Monday March 28 at 5:30 p.m.
Franklin High
FHS student Perri Wiatrak was chosen recently as a finalist at the annual O’More College of Design’s Verve Show. Perri was one of five finalists and won an Honorable Mention plus a $10,000 scholarship for her poster. Meanwhile, FHS student Job Dooley was awarded the 113 lb. Middle Tennessee Dream Team Award at the Dream Team Banquet in Nashville. He was the only freshman to receive this honor and only one of two Williamson County wrestlers to be awarded a spot on the Dream Team this year.
Summit High
Summit High School students competed at the Tennessee High School Speech and Debate League (THSSDL) District III Championship Tournament March 13. This competition included nearly 170 students on teams from public and private schools from the mid-state area and was held at Summit High. All SHS students advanced to the state championship in different events and will travel to Morristown April 23. The students who will be going to State in their event are Jared Schmidt, Impromptu Speaking; Sara Kaparos, Solo Acting; and Hannah Burton, Costume and Set Design. The students earning trophies are Nathan Morgan, Storytelling; and Lily Marshall, Dramatic Interpretation. Summit’s Speech and Debate team is coached by Robert Collard and Jackie Zigelsky.