Aware May Final July 22 - Public Schools of Robeson County

Union Elementary School
The year is coming to an end.
Summer is about to begin Mrs. Blue &
Ms. Yvette would like to say thank you
parents for such a great year!! We had
a great group of parents this year as
always! We would like to let our
students know that we love and will
miss them. HAVE A GREAT
SUMMER!!!!!
Kindergarten has been super
busy!! We have studied insects and
plants during the last month. We
learned all about the life cycle of the
butterfly and we drew the parts of the
cycle and labeled each section. We
concluded our plant unit by planting
seeds and now we are monitoring the
growth of our plants. We are adding
and subtracting in math. We have
learned all beginning sounds and are
blending sounds to read. We are
continuing to write more and more
stories. We are independently writing
sentences and are not afraid to use
invented spelling. WOW!! One of our
favorite books in Kindergarten at this
time of the year is Leo the Late
Bloomer by Robert Kraus because we
can associate with the way Leo
blooms in the story. Kindergarten has
definitely bloomed. First grade, ready
or not, HERE WE COME!!!
Here at Union Elementary First
Grade
takes
earth
day
serious. We made our own earth
people after we discussed how we can
take care of it. Our writing explained
what we can do to help cut down on
littering and pollution. Our earth
people are calling to you today too.
Take care of the planet and it will take
care of you!
PBIS has been a great success for
third graders! PBIS celebration parties
are held every 3 weeks to celebrate
positive behaviors that help our eagles
to have Safety, Organization,
Achievement, and Organization
(SOAR) each day. So far we have
enjoyed free time outside, ice cream
sundaes, and free technology day with
Ipads and computers, which is their
favorite. Our students also had a very
fun and educational field trip at Camp
Grace to experience their Roots
program, where the outdoors became
their classroom. The students were
engaged with hands on activities and
learned about the different types of
soils, trees, and seeds. We are now
enjoying a free and wonderful butterfly
kit to observe the stages of a butterfly.
All of these real life experiences will be
a great abundance of knowledge to
open up their minds to the great world
of Science!
5th grade students enjoyed
performing their “Country-Western
Spring Fling
Dance” to
Little Big
Town’s
“Tornado.”
They have
also been
working hard in all efforts to “blow
away” their EOG tests with powerful
“3’s & 4’s!”
Union Elementary 5th Grade Eagle
1 Club students had the opportunity to
visit Robeson Community College
April 10. The students observed
experiments in the science lab, Early
College students learning about
installation of electrical outlets in a
house, robotics that are used in
manufacturing, and how to use a
stethoscope on patients. The Eagle 1
Club students also heard about the
importance of attendance, GPA, and
goal setting in secondary school.
After the campus tour the students
were treated to free time at the
Lumberton Bowling Alley.
April 17 the 6th Eagle 1 Club
visited UNC-Pembroke. Our campus
tour started at Old Main, the oldest
brick building on campus. The
students were immersed in the
artifacts that they discovered in the
Museum of the Native American
Resource Center. A UNC-P student
provided valuable information about
the 41 undergraduate programs and
the 18 graduate programs that they
could possibly enroll in after high
school. She informed them of the
uniqueness of our campus (American
Indian, African American, Hispanic,
Asian/Pacific Islander, 25 states and
the District of Columbia are
represented along with 19 countries.
Our guide shared with the Eagle 1
students the importance of setting
goals, self-discipline, study skills and
GPA while they are in secondary
school. The students enjoyed lunch in
the cafeteria and free time in the park.
For more pictures from our
campus tours visit our link http://
www.robeson.k12.nc.us/site/
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