The EAST program received an After Hours Grant for approximately $5,000 to map the Haven of Rest Cemetery. The students will use GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and GPS (Global Positioning Systems) to create map of the graves. The students will work 2-3 days a week after school to complete the project. Once it is completed the maps will be given to the Friends of the Haven of Rest Cemetery. This organization is working to preserve the cemetery and hopefully get it listed as one the state's historical landmarks. This EAST After Hours project is funded by the Enhancing Education Through Technology grant made possible by the Arkansas Department of Education and is done in cooperation with the Southeast Educational Service Cooperative and the EAST Initiative. This award has helped to expose our EAST students to new technology and made them aware of their local community. The students are learning an appreciation for Arkansas History as well.
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EAST students at Don R. Roberts Elementary have been working on a project called "Pennies for Penguins". They kicked off the campaign with a "Black and White" day on September 28, when all students dressed in black and white like the penguins. By October 10 they had raised over $1000 which meant a visit from a live penguin. On Tuesday, November 15 the live penguin from Penguin Pointe will visit Roberts at 9am for two educational enrichment assemblies . Classrooms have been competing to see whose class will get to sit "Front and Center" at the program. Ms. Ingram's 5th grade class raised $106.89 and Mrs. Hendrix's 1st grade class raised $72.58 to win the honors. EAST students will present a check to the Little Rock Zoo for over $2500 at the end of the 9am program. A plaque will be placed at the Penguin Pointe exhibit at the Little Rock Zoo in honor of Don R. Roberts Elementary.
The EAST students that have worked on this project have learned to work together as a team as well as independently on posters, morning announcements and Penguin information dispersed to teachers. They also planned the program to welcome the penguin to our school and the presentation of the check. They have created a pride in what they have done for themselves as well as other students in our school. Students at Roberts are more aware of the African Penguin and it's environment. They have learned about philanthropy and what it's like to share what they have with others.
Fifty tenth grade biology students at J.A. Fair High School visited the Witt Stephen’s nature center in downtown Little Rock. The students completed a class on fish biology and anatomy, explored exhibits of the natural regions of Arkansas, viewed wildlife native to Arkansas, including fish, alligators and turtles. They also took a walk through a wetland environment, on the Bill Clark wetland trail, adjacent to the Clinton Library. Students were given lessons on the importance of recycling, cleaning up litter, conservation and the abundant wildlife resources of Arkansas. This was a rewarding experience that enriched their exposure to various animal kingdoms as well as to the biological diversity of their state.
Colorful and innovative art covered the walkways of the Clinton Presidential Center on September 24, and a group of students from Rockefeller Elementary happily made their contribution to the dazzling array of color and design!
The event was THEA Foundation's "THEA Paves the Way," an annual event for student groups to show their originality by creating and exhibiting sidewalk chalk art. Students had a blast drawing on their designated patch of sidewalk under the direction of art teacher Sharon Boyd-Struthers. Some of their parents even decided that the kids shouldn't have all the fun and got involved as well. Rockefeller has participated in "THEA Paves the Way" ever since it began six years ago.
The subject of Rockefeller's chalk masterpiece was the man for whom their school was named, former Arkansas governor Winthrop P. Rockefeller. It marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Could there be a Shakespeare or a Dickens or a Hemingway among these students? Only time will tell, but they certainly show great promise! The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recently honored three LRSD students with the 2011 NCTE Achievement Award in Writing:
Stephen Jones, Parkview Magnet High School
Carl Napolitano, Central High School
Ian Wren, Central High School
This is a great honor indeed, since only 520 high school students from around the United States, the Virgin Islands, Canada and American schools abroad were selected to receive this prestigious honor this year.
The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program encourages high school students in their writing and recognizes some of the best student writers in the nation.