- What's New At Our School -

2008 - 2009 Fifth Grade Science Fair Winners 

Clothing /Textiles:            1st place - Makayla Morgan
                                                 2nd place - Ethan Singleton 
                                                 3rd place - Anissa Vazquez

Foods:                                   1st place - Trenton Terrill
                                                2nd place - Dennis Webb
                                                3rd place - Makenzie Morgan

Plant Science:                    1st place - Arianna Fulwood
                                                2nd place - John Knotts
                                          

Animal Science:                1st place - David Bogard
                                                2nd place - Nikki Teal
                                                3rd place - Shelby Lester & Will Rigsby

Engineering:                      1st place - Michael Henderson
                                                2nd place - Blake Tyrer
                                                3rd place - Ryan Brashears & Stephen Marshall

Petroleum or Energy:      1st place - Lucy Baldwin
                                                 2nd place - Coty Eldridge
                                                 3rd place - Alex Wilson

Miscellaneous:                   1st place - Devin Brady & Miah Hibdon
                                                 2nd place - Andrew Frideczky & Hayden West 
                                                 3rd place - Trevor Kirkpatrick 

New Community Programs This Year: 

S.T.A.R.S.

Students That Are Really Shining

New Union Elementary Students, Faculty, Staff, and Parents:

 At New Union Elementary, we feel that a big part of a students’ education is in learning good manners and demonstrating good character traits.  Each month the Coffee County School System emphasizes a different character word.  Our goal as adults at New Union is to reward our students when they demonstrate good character traits during the school day. 

When any adult school personnel observes a student doing a kind or helpful act without being asked, we will let them know we noticed and write their name on a ticket along with what they did. 

Each Friday a name will be drawn from each ticket box for grades K-2 and 3-5.  The two winning students will receive a free ice cream in the cafeteria that day and have their picture taken.  It will then be displayed in the hall on the “Wall of STARS” for the rest of the school year.  The following are some guidelines to go by: 

Ø     Students should not ask for a ticket for doing something nice.

That is not polite.

Ø     Since each classroom already has its own rewards in place, the

     regular classroom teacher will not be giving tickets to their own

     students, just other students in the school.

Ø     When a ticket is given, it is important that the specific good behavior is noted

           so it can be announced when the students win on Friday.

Ø     The ticket boxes and tickets will be labeled and stored above the faculty mailboxes.  If you are somewhere else in the building or on the playground, just let the student know that you will put their name in the drawing later and then please do not forget to submit their name.   

Ø    It is not possible to reward everyone who has done a nice deed and has his/her name in the box.  Part of the reward is just being recognized for doing the good deeds.  Hopefully the students who are consistently recognized will be drawn sometime during the school year.  

Ø     Students may win multiple times.  It is just the luck of the draw.

On Going Activities & Projects 

CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS & BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION- saving of these labels and tops helps with obtaining items for our school. Parent volunteers for this are: Michelle Howell (Campbell Soup Labels) & Emily Tidwell (Boxtops For Education). Thank you for heading up this project.
 

Fourth Graders are currently collecting soda can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Please save the tabs from these cans and give them to New Union's Fourth Grade. 


New Union’s Third Grade Students are now collecting cell phones to assist Haven of Hope. At the end of the 2005-2006 school year they had collected 30+ cell phones and chargers. Please drop off any old cell phones you may have at the school, the Board of Education Building, or Garner’s Furniture. We hope that you will assist these students in their efforts toward this worthy cause.  

Some exciting projects at New Union have been initiated. To help our students become more aware of famous works of art and their artists, which is part of our school’s Core Knowledge Curriculum, the school purchased and/or received thirteen full sized prints. Local businesses and community leaders have sponsored several frames. Some of these prints have been showing up in the “Art Gallery” (a walkway between the two wings). We still have more art prints that need a sponsor for a frame. If you know a business or family that would like to donate $100 for this project, we will place an engraved plaque inside the frame in their honor.

Third graders are also still collecting eyeglasses for the Lions Club. As of the 2005-2006 school year, the Third Grade Students collected, 150 pairs of eyeglasses. Please help them continue their good work by donating old glasses at New Union School, the Board of Education Offices, or at Garner’s Furniture Store on the square. Keep up the good work Third Grade!

Updated: September 2008