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Principal’s Preview ~Dr. Styles Nov. 11 -Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 12– School Improvement Council Meeting Nov. 13 -Fall Festival Nov. 17 –Holiday Portraits Nov. 22 –Second quarter Progress Reports Once again on Tuesday, November 11 th , Skyland will honor veterans by hosting a Veteran’s Day luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., veterans and their guests are invited to the classrooms to hear poems, stories, and songs written by our students to honor this special occasion. At noon, veter- ans and their guests will report to the cafe- torium to enjoy a complimentary lunch and school Veteran’s Day Program. I encourage you to help us make this event successful by inviting a veteran in your church, commu- nity, or family to participate. We are looking forward to an afternoon of great food, fellowship, and entertainment! We are proud to remember and recog- nize the millions of Americans, past and pre- sent, whose military service has kept our nation safe and strong, and whose sacrifices have helped preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. When Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” almost 200 years ago, he called America, “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Those words are as true today as they were then. Throughout this nation’s history, Amer- ica’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and coastguard have bravely answered the call to defend our freedom, to aid our friends and allies, and to turn back aggressors. We can never fully repay our debt of gratitude to the more than 650,000 Ameri- can service members who died in battle or the 1.4 million who were wounded. We can however, recognize and thank the more than 24 million veterans still living today. This Veterans Day, I encourage you and your family to take time to remember a vet- eran. We must never allow the passage of time or the comforts of peace to erase the memory of their service and sacrifice. Talk to your children about the sacrifices our veterans have made and continue to make for our country. Consider taking your child to visit an elderly veteran in your commu- nity, or send a veteran a special card or piece of patriotic art. You are your child’s first and most important teacher and your actions and influence will have a lasting effect on your child. May we work together to instill in them a lasting respect and apprecia- tion for those who have helped lay the foun- dation for the peace and prosperity we en- joy today. Mark Your Calendar SKYLAND SKYLAND SKYLAND SKYLAND SCOOP SCOOP SCOOP SCOOP Principal’s Preview 1 Calendar updates 1 PTA Updates 2 Student Activities 3 Traffic Update 4 Around the School 5 Media Center News 6 Counselor’s Corner 8 Grade Level News 7 Celebrating Success 8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Phone: 355-7200 Fax: 355-7215 http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/ “A Place Where “A Place Where “A Place Where “A Place Where Children Flourish” Children Flourish” Children Flourish” Children Flourish” 4221 Highway 14 North Greer, SC 29651 Nov. 24-26 –Holiday Dec. 1-16 –MAP testing (2nd -5th grade) Dec. 10 –School Improvement Council Meeting Dec. 13 –PTA meeting & Chorus Program Dec. 20-Dec. 31 –Winter Break Skyland Elementar y Presents... November 2010

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Principal’s Preview

~Dr. Styles

Nov. 11 -Veterans Day Celebration

Nov. 12– School Improvement Council Meeting

Nov. 13 -Fall Festival

Nov. 17 –Holiday Portraits

Nov. 22 –Second quarter Progress Reports

Once again on Tuesday, November 11th, Skyland will honor veterans by hosting a Veteran’s Day luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., veterans and their guests are invited to the classrooms to hear poems, stories, and songs written by our students to honor this special occasion. At noon, veter-ans and their guests will report to the cafe-torium to enjoy a complimentary lunch and school Veteran’s Day Program. I encourage you to help us make this event successful by inviting a veteran in your church, commu-nity, or family to participate. We are looking forward to an afternoon of great

food, fellowship, and entertainment!

We are proud to remember and recog-nize the millions of Americans, past and pre-sent, whose military service has kept our nation safe and strong, and whose sacrifices have helped preserve the freedoms we enjoy

today.

When Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” almost 200 years ago, he called America, “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Those words are as

true today as they were then.

Throughout this nation’s history, Amer-ica’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and

coastguard have bravely answered the call to defend our freedom, to aid our friends and

allies, and to turn back aggressors.

We can never fully repay our debt of gratitude to the more than 650,000 Ameri-can service members who died in battle or the 1.4 million who were wounded. We can however, recognize and thank the more than

24 million veterans still living today.

This Veterans Day, I encourage you and your family to take time to remember a vet-eran. We must never allow the passage of time or the comforts of peace to erase the memory of their service and sacrifice. Talk to your children about the sacrifices our veterans have made and continue to make for our country. Consider taking your child to visit an elderly veteran in your commu-nity, or send a veteran a special card or piece of patriotic art. You are your child’s first and most important teacher and your actions and influence will have a lasting effect on your child. May we work together to instill in them a lasting respect and apprecia-tion for those who have helped lay the foun-dation for the peace and prosperity we en-

joy today.

Mark Your Calendar

SKYLAND SKYLAND SKYLAND SKYLAND

SCOOPSCOOPSCOOPSCOOP

Principal’s Preview 1

Calendar updates 1

PTA Updates 2

Student Activities 3

Traffic Update 4

Around the School 5

Media Center News 6

Counselor’s Corner 8

Grade Level News 7

Celebrating Success 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Phone: 355-7200 Fax: 355-7215

http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/

“A Place Where “A Place Where “A Place Where “A Place Where

Children Flourish”Children Flourish”Children Flourish”Children Flourish”

4221 Highway 14 North Greer, SC 29651

Nov. 24-26 –Holiday

Dec. 1-16 –MAP testing (2nd -5th grade)

Dec. 10 –School Improvement Council Meeting

Dec. 13 –PTA meeting & Chorus Program

Dec. 20-Dec. 31 –Winter Break

Skyland Elementary

Presents...

November 2010

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JOIN PTA TODAY

Did you know that our Skyland PTA supports instruction through a variety of programs, activities and materials? That’s right—-at Skyland parents do make a difference! That’s why we need you! If you haven’t joined the Skyland PTA, please send in $4.00 to help us reach our goal of 100% membership and to help us continue to support instruction at Skyland. Mrs.

Gilbert's class was the first class to get 100% and was rewarded with a popcorn/slushie party. All classes that reach 100% will get a surprise!

It’s that time again!!! Skyland’s annual FALL

FESTIVAL will be on Sat. Nov. 13th, from

11:00 –4:00. Bring the

whole family and enjoy a

day of FOOD, FUN and

GAMES! We have a cool car show, fun rides,

lots of “blow-ups”, raffles for theme park/

family outing tickets and grade level baskets,

cake walks, a tie-dye station, karaoke and

more. Make sure you come hungry because

we will be selling funnel cakes, hot dogs, na-

chos, chili-cheese fries, popcorn, cotton

candy, sno-cones and slushies. There’s some-

thing for everyone!!

How can you help? Sign-up to volunteer!

Send in two liter soft

drinks and candy by Nov.

12th. Any help will be

greatly appreciated and

will benefit our children

at Skyland!

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Ink Cartridges and Labels Help Skyland

Did you know that you can help our school get

extra money for supplies, activities and edu-

cational programs by clipping labels, sending

in your used ink cartridges and shopping at

local grocery stores? Well, you can. The Skyland PTA is

collecting Campbell’s Labels and Box Tops for Education

and any type of used printer cartridges. Remember to

turn in your Box Tops every month to be entered into the

drawing for the Box Top prize.

Parents can also sign up with Bloom, Publix, and Ingles with their grocery card numbers to earn money and/or points for our school! So sign up today!!

PTA Updates

Gift Basket Items Needed!

Please help us make our gift baskets extra special for this year’s raffle. Every class has a theme, so please send in items for your

child’s class basket by Nov. 12th. The themes for each class are listed below:

K4 - Grice - Kitchen Gadgets; Gullette - Camping

K5 - Sever - Coffee; Fisher - Chocolate; Kennedy - Christmas; Parker - Gift Cards

1st - Barrineau-Handy Man; Ross-Scrapbooking; P. Smith-Family Game Night; Fowler-Picnic; Buckley-USC-Gamecocks

2nd - Painter - Girls’ Toys; Lewis - Art Basket; Bowers - Craft Basket; Leonhardt - Cleaning Supplies; Connelly - Dog Basket

3rd - Gilbert - Thanksgiving; Vaughn - Italian Basket; Klein - Aroma Therapy; D. Smith - Boys’ Toys

4th - Hannon - Cat Basket; Gunter - Grilling; Jameson - Silly Bandz; Westmoreland - Spa Basket

5th - Koontz - Book Basket; Huff - Gardening & Bird Feeders; Roberson - Clemson Tigers; McAbee - Sports Basket

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Student Council

After a week of campaigning, complete with posters and speeches, the 2009 –10 student council officers

were elected. Our student council officers are:

President- Hope Smith- Huff; Vice-President- Austin Greene - Hannon; Treasurer- Hailey Clardy -

Westmoreland; Secretary– Savannah Lipscomb-Koontz

Class Representatives

Jackson Ezell - Gunter; Kendall Ogden - Hannon; Dayauna Lozano - Jameson; Kate Stefanacci - Westmoreland; Cam-eron McCracken- Huff; Jackson Morris- Koontz; Lyndsey

Chaffee - McAbee; Camden Brady - Roberson

NOVEMBER 2010

“Sending Everyone The Vision.” Fourth and Fifth graders who are cast members run the cameras, sound board, video equipment, video mixing board, and com-puter graphics which make the show the most watched TV show at Skyland! Skyler, the show’s canine mascot barks a hearty, “Thanks!” to all the parents who help to get our SETV members to school on time. Together, we are sending eve-ryone a special beginning to each day at

school. 2010-11 SETV Teams:

SETV

Starting every day at 7:30, students who are on the two SETV teams arrive at school at the crack of dawn! Skyland Elemen-

tary Television, better known as SETV, is dedicated to bringing a fun mix of weather, school news, and exercise to every class-room every day. The news show, originating from its studio in the Media Center, has a mission statement it tries to meet daily,

Skyland Sprinters

The Skyland Sprinters meet each Monday from 2:30 – 3:00. Students are running each week to meet the goal of running a mile without stopping. The students who have already accomplished this are working to improve their time. Incentives are offered periodically to encourage attendance. This spring, the Sprinters

hope to represent Skyland in a local race!

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Skyland Scribes

The Skyland Scribes, who meet twice a month on Mondays, are off to a great start. Students in grades 3 through 5 participate in this academic club which motivates, inspires, and enhances the skills of young writers. Skyland Scribes is already involved in writing scripts for Skyland’s morning news show, as well as sending letters to soldiers. The group will be making books, writing book reviews, and learning more about the craft of writing. So be on the look out for literary

pieces from our student authors, the Skyland Scribes!

Flag Raisers

These fourth grade boys and girls have a designated day in which they raise and lower the flag each week. In

addition to raising and lowering the flag, these students honor the tradition of folding the US flag and SC flag daily before putting them away. These students certainly take pride in their work and in their service to Skyland Elementary. Skyland Flag Raiser Team: Makayla Finch, Hailey Clardy, Aaron Atkins, Carlin Davenport, Tiffany Center, Madalyn Worley, Michael Riddle, Caleb Collins, Jessica Howard, Bailey Ivey, Austin Greene, Nathan Hebert,

Grayce Gosnell, Brooke Kern, Caleb Anderson, Nick Stroud

Skyland Art Club

Mr. Littlejohn and the Skyland Art Club are off to a great start this year! These artistically inclined 4th and 5th grade students have created original pieces of art to decorate our school and to enter in local and state

contests. They have even created their own art club t-shirts and they have many exciting art projects planned for this year. The art

club meets twice a month on Tuesdays.

Team A -Jake Andrews, Jameson Lowry, Olivia Jebens, Kennedy Bran-

don, Michelle Hager, Camden Brady, Waylon Somero, Anna Johnson,

Zachary Bagwell, Clayton Crooker

Team B - Kaylyn Good, Jackson Mor-ris, Kaylynn Burkmier, Jaxel Gallegos, Christina Casella, Grayce Gosnell, Emily Wojack, Kyleigh Blackwell, Mi-

chael Riddle, Zachary Drake

Skyland Singers

The Skyland Singers are filling the halls of Skyland with beautiful music this year! Their first performance was on November 5th for Big Thursday, a Meals on Wheels fund-

raiser. Then, they will provide local Veterans with entertainment dur-ing Skyland’s annual Veteran’s Day Celebration. A few short weeks after that they will perform their annual Holiday Program at Skyland on December 13th. The students are working hard, and they already

have a really nice sound together.

SKYROBICS!

Each morning during SETV, students are encouraged to get moving and get fit with “Skyrobics”! Tryouts for Skyland’s Skyrobics team are un-derway. Many students returned their permission slips, 169 to be exact, and are showing great enthusiasm in their audi-tions. Unfortunately, only 60 students will be chosen. All students that returned a permission slip to Mrs. Haynes will receive a letter by November 12 regarding their tryout results. The 60 students that are chosen will begin practice

on Tuesday, November 16.

Skyland Technology Club

Skyland is proud to announce a new after school club for fifth grade students interested in technology! The Skyland technology club meets twice a month on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 to create presentations, projects

and other publications to display around school.

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Traffic Updates

SKYLAND SCOOP

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Congratulations to Skyland’s Safety Patrol

They arrive each morning at 7:10 and work tirelessly to make sure that each child arrives to school safely. No matter the weather (rainy, hot, cold, snowy, etc.) these students are here to serve Sky-land Elementary School with a smile. They also assist with afternoon dismissal each day. Who are they? They are the SKYLAND SAFETY PATROL ! We owe them a huge Thank-you for their dedi-

cation and service.

These teams are made up of boys and girls from the fifth grade. Any fourth grade student interested in becoming a safety patrol member next year will need to make sure they are responsible, well man-nered, hard working, enthusiastic, have a genuine interest in helping the students at Skyland, and have

a good attendance record.

Traffic Tips from Mrs. Lowry

As you may already know, Skyland has a large number of car riders who are dropped off each morning. It is our goal to make sure our students get out of the car line as quickly and safely as possible. Please note the important reminders listed below in order to

help us guarantee the safety of our students.

1. Arrive before 7:45. We have too many parents who are waiting to come to school between 7:45 and 8:00. This is causing a

huge back-up in traffic and many students are coming in late. (Students will be marked tardy if they are not in class by 8:00.)

2. Have your students ready in the morning to exit the vehicle as soon as the patrol opens the door.

3. Do not let your child out of the car until a patrol has opened the door. If you have automatic doors, please wait for the

patrol to come to your door anyway.

4. Please do not talk on cell phones in the car line. This allows the focus to be solely on the safety of our students. Many

fatal accidents are due to cell phone usage and inattention to moving pedestrians and traffic.

5. Please use the car lanes (not the parking lot) to drop your child off. The fewer parents and students who use the cross-

walk, the faster we can move the car lanes.

6. Please be kind to the patrols—-they are volunteers!

SKYLAND HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW AFTERNOON DISMISSAL PROCEDURE in an effort to get everyone (parents & staff) out of the park-

ing lot sooner! As always, our goal is to get students to their cars as quickly and safely as possible.

Here are a few reminders to help make afternoon dismissal more quick and efficient.

1. Arrive before 2:45. We will not record numbers after 2:45.

2. Keep your number visible in your car until you have your child. Once your child is in the car, you may take your card down.

3. Make sure your child knows his/her number. Students need to recognize their number on the television screen.

4. When the students are released, please stand near your car or on the sidewalk to get your child’s attention. The sooner we

load, the sooner we move.

5. If your child doesn’t come out, let us know immediately. We will have you park in the handicap park-

ing while we do an all-call or send someone to get your child. We need to keep traffic moving.

6. If you arrive after 3:00, you will be required to come inside and sign your child out in the late pick-up

book. Excessive late pick-ups will be addressed by administration.

PLEASE REMEMBER:

• No cell phone usage in the car line.

• No smoking or use of tobacco products in the car line or on school grounds. Thank you for your support and assistance!

JAKE ANDREWS ROBIN MCDANIEL

BRANDON BRYANT DILLON FLOOD

CAMERON MCCRACKEN LEE HARRIS

CHRISTIAN DIAZ AUSTIN ATKINS

JAMESON LOWRY NEKO CRIST

AUSTIN COX CAMERON OGLE

HUNTER COLE TAYLOR FREEMAN

JARED OWENS SHANNON WHELAN

HOPE SMITH MANDY FARMER

OLIVIA JEBENS HANNAH LANGFORD

SAVANNAH LIPSCOMB LESLIE ZAMUDIO

BRITTANY BAENA JARED ARTZ

HALEY SUDDETH LAUREN STEADMAN

ANNA FLYNN

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Page Page Page Page 5555 NOVEMBER 2010 Around the School

READING IS A TREASURE!

Skyland Elementary School students cele-

brated Family Literacy Night on Monday,

October 11, 2010. After a week of school-

wide activities, including daily riddles, a Book

Swap, Book Buddies, and guest readers from the commu-

nity, students solved clues with their families during Sky-

land’s “Reading is a Treasure” night. These clues led them

to a variety of literacy stations, such as Accelerated

Reader, Destiny Quest, Compass Odyssey, Make-It Take-It

bookmarks, as well as a representative from the public li-

brary to assist families in getting library cards. Skyland’s

principal, Mrs. Styles, held her own story-time as she read

aloud to students and their siblings. A love for reading

filled the school as Skyland Elementary promoted literacy

awareness during these fun-filled events. A special thanks

to our Literacy Week sponsors: Skyland

PTA, Julia Hoskinson-BB&T of Greer, Books - A - Million, Super Duper Publica-tions, Fiction Addiction, Wal-Mart of Greer,

Mark Reeves-Great American Fundraising and Kate Boyd-Entertainment Coupons.

Keep the PACE in P.E.

Third through fifth grade students are currently being tested in the State Fitness Test (Fitnessgram) in PE. They will be tested in the following areas: 20 meter pacer test, sit ups, push ups, trunk lift and sit and reach. The chart below indicates a passing score and categorizes the students as beig in the Healthy Fit

Zone (HFZ) if this score is met or surpassed.

Please remind your child to wear tennis shoes on their PE day. Failure to wear tennis shoes will result in a lower participation grade. Participation is

80 % of the quarterly grade.

AGE SIT

UPS

PUSH

UPS PACES

8 6 5 18

9 9 6 20

10 12 7 23

11 15 8 23

12 18 10 32

GUEST ARTIST TO VISIT SKYLAND

Skyland looks forward to welcoming world ac-

claimed artist and sculptor Bob Doster, December

13-17. He will be serving as an artist in resi-dence for one week at Skyland. Doster, along

with the students, will be designing, creating, and installing a free-standing metal sculpture to serve as a

permanent public artwork on the Skyland campus. Fifth graders will be involved with the sculpture, while grades K-

4 will be working with clay. Doster has received many awards for his work with schools and students. Parents are

encouraged to participate and get involved. Email Mr.

Littlejohn with any questions. A special thanks to the Sky-land PTA, the Metropolitan Arts Council, Mr. & Mrs. Tony

McKee and Mr.& Mrs. Randy Kemp for their generous con-tributions and support!!

Access Compass Odyssey from Home

To access from home,

• Go to the Skyland homepage http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/skyland/

• Click on Compass Learning Odyssey on the left side of the homepage.

• Put in the information in the table below. • Look for subjects that have an orange circle. Click and

enjoy!

Your child has individualized assignments on the launch pad that were placed there by the teacher or by the district following fall MAP testing. The assignments at the beginning of the folder are easier and increase in difficulty as the student gains more skills. You and your child may check progress by going to the backpack. Some assignments are for teaching, some are for practice, and others have a percentage that tells the student how well he or she is doing. Assignments with less than 80% may be redone so that the skill

may be mastered.

Please contact your child’s teacher if you have

questions.

User

Name

First initial followed by 5 letters of the last name and 4 numbers (often the same as the lunch

numbers).

No spaces between letters and num-bers. All lower-

case.

Pass-

word x Lowercase.

School Skyland Don’t add Elemen-tary to the end.

Making Skyland Beautiful

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the employees and management of the Greer Home Depot! This dedicated group of community-minded

individuals donated their time, materials and labor to a play-ground beautification project here at Skyland! THANK-YOU

FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The Skyland Student Council and Safety Patrol held their first roadside clean-up this year on October 30th. They collected 25 bags of trash from Skyland Drive. These Skyland students really take pride in their school and

the surrounding community!

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THE MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY PTA

CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO AT A PANEL DISCUSSION

PUBLIC EDUCATION: CAN WE SAVE IT?

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH

6:00 PM until 7:30PM

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6350 Mountain View Road • Taylors, SC 2968

PANEL DISCUSSION PARTICIPANTS:

CRAIG STINE, PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS TOMMY HUGHES, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL CAROLYN STYLES, SKYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, REENA WATSON, BLUE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND

TOMMIE REECE, GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

SKYLAND SCOOP

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From the Media Center

Accelerated Reader First Quarter

Winners

The following classes earned the most Acceler-ated Reader points for their grade levels during the first nine weeks. They can look forward to a special treat from Dr. Styles. These classes

are:

First Grade Mrs. Buckley’s Class 67.9 points

Second Grade Mrs. Painter’s Class 81.9 points

Third Grade Mr. Klein’s Class 158.8 points

Fourth Grade Mr. Gunter’s Class 401.7 points

Fifth Grade Mrs. Huff’s Class 423.3 points

Please encourage your child to read Accelerated Reader books. Not only do we have quarterly grade level competitions, but each student

has individual goals they are working towards.

Summer Readers Celebrate

Skyland’s summer readers were treated to an ice cream sundae on September 10th to celebrate their summer reading accomplishments. Eighty-five students partici-pated in school or public library summer reading pro-grams and read a total of 818 books. What a great accomplishment! Many students cre-ated and illustrated a “postcard” about their favorite summer book. These are displayed

on the bulletin board in the media center.

Battle of the Books at Skyland

Skyland students will have the opportunity to participate in Battle of the Books again this year. Battle of the Books is a district-wide reading program for fourth and fifth grade students who love to read. Partici-

pating students will read 10 books carefully selected by Greenville County Elementary Media Specialists and will later form teams that will compete against each other by answering questions about the books. The top school team will compete at the district level against

winning teams from other elementary schools in April.

Community News

Our Chick-Fil-A character word for the month of No-vember is Uniqueness. It is described as “learning more about others so you can know more about yourself”. In our classroom guidance lessons students are learning to appreciate the talents and abilities that they possess as well as those that others possess that make us all unique individuals. At the conclusion of this month, students who

demonstrate an appreciation for the uniqueness of others may be se-lected by their teacher to receive the Chick-fil-A Kids meal coupon and

reward.

Counselor’s Corner

Parent Portal Now Open!

Parents please stop by the front office to get your access code and information to help you login and set up your account on the new Parent Portal. The Parent Portal will allow you to track your child’s grades, atten-

dance, discipline and much more.

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Grade Level News

Third Grade

Third graders are working on lots of interesting

things. They have just started a new unit in

Science on Motion and Sound. They are learning about South Carolina Long Ago in

Social Studies. In writing, they are working hard on a writing piece for Veteran's

Day. There is lots of learning going in third

grade!

Fall in 4K

4K has been very busy learning about fall. We have explored pumpkins and apples using our 5 senses. We went to Fisher’s Orchard on a field

trip. The children enjoyed going on a hay ride, petting the bun-nies, feeding the goats, and picking out their very own apples

and pumpkins.

EDIBLE CELLS & CELL ANALOGIES

Carrie Bailey takes a moment to share her project

before devouring her plant cell!

Fifth graders have begun their study of ecoys-tems in Science. In Mrs. Roberson’s class, to

“cellebrate” the building blocks of organisms, students created an edible cell. After sharing their yummy models of a plant or animal cell, they were able to eat their project! Mr. Koontz’s students created analogies comparing each part of the cell to

some person or object in our world.

Skyland 5th Graders Prepare to Invent!

Skyland fifth graders are preparing to design their own original inventions as part of the 5th grade Social Studies unit of in-ventors and inventions. The process will allow students to study a problem, develop a plan, create a product as a solution and survey people about their product. Students may even partici-pate in the district Invention Convention Con-

test later this year.

Second Grade News…

Second Graders have been working hard since

school started! We have learned about communi-

ties in Social Studies, and can tell you what sub-

urban, rural, and urban areas look like. We have

learned about place value to 100, and how to add

and subtract in Math, in Science we built our own Terrari-

ums and watched as bugs and plants thrived in them. We

have learned how to make predictions, how to compare sto-

ries using a Venn diagram, and how supporting details, help

us to better understand the main idea in Reading. We have

also used lotus diagrams to sort verbs, anto-

nyms, synonyms, and homophones in Language

Arts! On Character Day, during Literacy Week

the entire second grade dressed up as the 101

Dalmatians! Second graders are on a roll, and

are learning so much this year. If you see a sec-

ond grader, ask them to share some of their

new knowledge with you!

Fourth Grade, Pumpkins and Math

During math classes this past week, fourth grade students used pumpkins to explore weight, measurement, diameter and circumfer-ence. After conducting and recording these various measurements, they got to take all the seeds and the insides out of the pumpkins. The pumpkins were then re-weighed and more data

was collected to be used in student-created graphs. They even ate roasted pumpkin seeds! What a

fun fall activity for math!!

First Grade Fun

During the first quarter of the school year, the first graders at Skyland have worked hard and accomplished many things. In math, they have covered basic addition and subtraction, as well as data collection and graphs. In writing, they recently finished up informative writings on nocturnal animals which are on dis-play in the hallways. In reading, first graders are exploring a variety of texts, and learning how to determine what is fact or fiction, how to make predictions, and how to summarize the texts using relevant details. During word work, the students are discovering word families and patterns with words that can help them create new words. Overall, the first quarter has been very productive and we are extremely proud of

the hard work our first grade students are doing!

Second graders are studying patterns and symbols in art with

Mr. Littlejohn. This piece was done by

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Celebrating Success!

First Quarter A Honor Roll

Noah Vaughn

Jonah Andrews

Kyle Brown

Ashley McKinney

Caleb Mitchell

Madison Skoog

Jayden White

Destiny Banks

Ella Kate Brannon

Emily Gates

Rossita Murcia

Brennan Perdue

Kaylee Thompson

Grade 3

Abby Piper

Austin Shealy

Alyssa Waddell

Brandi Abbott

Annica Aho

Kelly Forrester

Zachary Mason

Elizabeth Dods

Faith Ensley

Kendall Lanford

Gabe Seppala

Erin Ford

Grace Smith

Jon Snelling

Grade 4

Caleb Anderson

Justin Ballard

Carlin Davenport

Austin Green

Anna Johnson

Dylan Moore

Dustin Horton

First Quarter A-B Honor Roll

Grade 2

Emily Bartram

Natalie Dominguez

Olivia Lampinen

Andy Vasquez

Jared Wojack

Kelsey Aaron

Victoria Gomez

Madison Horton

Addie Jodon

Kaylee Johnson

Corey Waldner

Ashley Zamudio

Karley Deese

Mckenzie Kellett

Joshua Lee

John Thomas Morris

Abby Styles

Kasey Suttles

Jacob Ahler

Osiris Chavez

Lara Cloninger

Aly Green

Jacob Hebert

Breanna Hudson

Hannah Lewis

Tailor McAbee

Ryleigh Norton

Jorja Pace

Alex Pena

Nathan Rawson

Colby Craig

Parker Crook

Gracie Killingsworth

Britney Lee

Hannah Mueller

Joey Murray

Gabriel Nunez

Emily Privado

Hailey Rainey

Logan Roddy

Kelsey Turner

Keilah Walker

Destiny Fuller

Grade 3

Kasey Artz

Anna Duren

Luke Green

Tanner Henson

Shelby Leppard

Lucas Parker

Christopher Piotrowski

Katie Pruitt

Dylan Suttles

Riley Kirkpatrick

Madison Lancaster

Clara-Anne MacLeod

Hope Owensby

Drake Arrison

Sean Bryant

Gabe DeWalk

Carson Hannon

Hayleigh Hill

Sarah Miller

Joshus Mulfinger

Xavier Rogers

Caden Sanford

Ellie Smith

Ryan Warnke

Payton Brandon

Michael Casella

Gabriel Cranford

Jalena Diaz

Emily Fulmer

Malachi Lewis

Noula Lignos

Zach Lynn

Matthew Mitchell

Hailey Putman

Grade 4

Joanna Lampinen

Kendall Ogden

Grayson Skinner

Kennedy Brandon

Waylon Somero

Elijah Ballew

Kaylnn Burkmier

Ethan Comley

Brooke Kern

Michael Riddle

Nathan Ross

Kate Stefanacci

Jackson Ezell

Chelsea Watson

Grade 5

Raiden Bailey

Hunter Cole

Cade Craig

Tyler Farmer

Cameron McCracken

Jacob Rawson

Joshua Ridge

Hope Smith

Emma Watson

Christina Casella

Austin Cox

Lee Harris

Garry Lowe

Jameson Lowry

Lauren Steadman

Jared White

Robert Wortman

Leslie Mantilla Zamudio

Austin Atkins

Kyleigh Blackwell

Christian Diaz

Ashley Duttlinger

Landen Kirkland

Jared Owens

Neko Crist

Ethan Hightower

Brooke Howard

Hannah Langford

Jacob Roberts

Jake Smith

KJ West

First Quarter

Improvement

Grade 2

Henry Millwood

Grade 3

Gavin Rogers

Grade 4

Zachary Bagwell

Ms.Westmoreland

Holan Cartee

Grade 5

Martha Weston

Grade 2

Stuart Boone

Caroline Green

Nolan Hudson

Faith Marsland

Connor Somero

Alexis Turner

Logan Bonavia

Evan Comley

Angel Cooper

Lacy Elder

Julianna Fowler

Ethan Hawkins

Resse Hoskinson

Amelia Grace Jebens

Lauren Casey

Caroline Davenport

Luke Rowland

Jake Cooper

Luke Mulfinger

Haley White

Grade 5

Audrey Dads

Amanda Farmer

Jake Andrews

Tyler Edgins

Maranda Grace

Kemp

Jackson Morris

Lyndsey Chaffee

Clayton Crooker

Jaxel Gallegos

Camden Brady

Olivia Jebens

Sharice Somero