Mrs. Edwards's fifth grade class at South Hill Elementary participated in the Teach Children to Save Program presented by Mrs. Lin Jennings and Mrs. Kimberly Morris from Citizens Bank and Trust. The students learned basic concepts of how to save money and why it is important. Mrs. Jennings also volunteered as the class lunch buddy throughout the school year.
TOP READERS RECOGNIZED - South Hill Elementary School recently recognized the top readers in each grade at the year end awards ceremony. Tropies were awarded to the top three readers in Kindergarten. Receiving tropies in Kindergarten were: 3rd - Breannah Johnson; 2nd - Shane Kreitz; and 1st - Deaona Watkins.
A DAY OF FUN IN THE PARK - Students at South Hill Elementary School who met their Accelerated Reader goal for the year recently spent a day in the park celebrating their accomplishments. Games, prizes, snacks and free play were enjoyed by the ninety-five students who attended. Special thanks to the South Hill Rotary Club members and Mrs. Kendall Bagwell who volunteered their time to help reward our top readers throughout the year.
The second graders performed "Everyday is Earth Day for the school during the day Thursday, June 3, 2010. They performed again that evening after the PTA meeting.
South Hill Elementary P.T.A. hosted the annual Field Day for the school on May 28th. The theme for this year's field day was "Passport to America" The students enjoyed visits from the local fire department, sheriff's department, town police department, and rescue squad. The morning involved games and activities from around the United States. After a hot morning of fun and games, students enjoyed cooling off with popcicles. The day was brought to a close as Wally the Wacky Waiter entertained the students with music, dancing, and magic!
May - Mrs. Carroll, Miss Manson, and Mr. Isaac's children have taken the garden to another level. We have just planted green peppers, corn, green peas, radishes, sweet potatoes, and cantaloupe plants. We also have some squash and watermelon buds coming up. We are excited about our garden.
The first graders performed "Music in Our School" for the school during the day Thursday, March 18, 2010. They performed again that evening after the PTA meeting.
Lunch Buddies and other community members took extra time out of their day to visit each classroom at South Hill Elementary and read a book by Dr. Seuss. Thank you to all our readers!
Mr. Thrift reading with Mrs. Pulley's Pre-K class.
South Hill Elementary's Dr. Seuss Family Night was a Seusscess! Many parents braved the cold rain to come out and enjoy math and literacy activities with their children. Families were able to make Oobleck, see how many beasts can fit in a cage, create compound words, and play on the laptops. 30 books were given as door prizes with a special thanks to Mrs. West for donating those. Thanks to everybody, parents and staff, who made this night such Seussical fun!
SHE celebrated its' 100th Day of School on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. The classes had many fun activities to celebrate this day. Students made 100 bead necklaces and wore 100th day hats. Students counted 100 steps and read many books about the 100th day. Every 100 minutes, a door prize was awarded. The following students were winners of the 100th day gift cards: Jerdasha Baskerville, E'Qwanjamere Tisdale, Kyreem Evans, and Da'Zhon Easter. They are pictured here with Ruthie Kinker, Math Specialist.