Aware May Final July 22 - Public Schools of Robeson County

LITTLEFIELD MIDDLE
Officer Ben Wagner, Littlefield
Middle’s resource officer, was selected
as School Resource Officer of the
Year for the Public Schools of
Robeson County. Officer Wagner is
very dedicated to his job and he is
always trying to be a positive influence
to the students. He is very deserving
of this recognition. Way to go Officer
Wagner!
Jamie Bell, an 8th grade student in
Mrs. Tonya Jacobs’ art class, received
the Superintendent’s Choice Award
for 2013. Jamie’s work which was a
marker print called “African American
Freedom” will be displayed for a year
in the lobby of the PNC bank in
Lumberton.
The art classes at Littlefield Middle
School journeyed to the NC Museum
of Art in Raleigh, NC. Students
toured the exhibition "0 to 60" which
deals with time. This exhibit
demonstrates how a person perceives
time and the effect of time on people
and objects over certain periods.
Students were able to visit the
sculpture gardens where they viewed
artwork on a very large scale.
Students had the opportunity to ask
and answer questions based
on what had been taught and
discussed in class.
Littlefield celebrated Cinco de
Mayo with a fabulous program
organized by our ESL teacher,
Ms. Sandra Lopez. Many of
our own Hispanic students
danced and presented
information to the crowd. Ms.
Rosa Alejandro sang the
Mexican National Anthem while
Ms. Madison Bolin sang the
American National Anthem. We had
some very special guests, some of
which danced and sang. We had a
Mariachi Band, Mariachi de Mi Tierra,
who entertained us throughout the
program. We had the Chinelos
dancers which were made up of our
Hispanic families and their kids. Chips
and salsa were provided to our
students from San Jose’ Mexican
Restaurant. This was an excellent way
to introduce all students to the
Mexican culture.
In an effort to help prepare our 8th
graders for high school, our guidance
department took them on an
adventure to visit Lumberton Senior
High. The LSHS guidance department
prepared an outstanding presentation
for our students. Each
department was represented and
students showcased their work,
abilities and information learned.
We were entertained by the band
and the JROTC demonstrated
how to get down and dirty with
push-ups! They not only
informed our students of the
academics available at LSHS,
they also demonstrated the
extracurricular activities available.
The guidance department put together
an outstanding presentation.
Littlefield’s Thermostat Club along
with our ESL students traveled to
Pembroke, NC to visit the American
Indian Museum. The main objective
of this school trip was to PROMOTE
CULTURAL INTERACTIONS. It was
an unforgettable and wonderful
experience to see students from
different cultural backgrounds working
together. They learned about how a
language affects our perceptions and
appreciation of other cultures with the
Lumbee traditions as a base.
Fifth grade recently went to the
USS N.C. Battleship in Wilmington,
N.C. They explored the historical
battleship and were able to learn
awesome facts about WWII. The
students seemed to really enjoy
learning about the life of a sailor and
checking out Charlie the Alligator.
Our 6th grade class visited
Lumberton High to see the Studio
One production of “Grease”. The
students were excited to see some of
their current and former classmates in
action. It was a wonderful
performance.
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