Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 1, 1994 TAG: 9411010065
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: LAURA ZIVKOVICH
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Pupils at NEWBERN ELEMENTARY created six scarecrows, one from each grade level, made from straw, sticks, pumpkins and whatever else they could find.
Parents helped work on the creatures and donated clothing and other decorative items.
The school displayed the scarecrows all week on the front lawn.
Principal Ned Olinger declared all six to be prize-winning scarecrows.
Children at CHRISTIANSBURG ELEMENTARY enjoyed a day full of interdisciplinary pumpkin activities Friday.
They scientifically observed pumpkins by weighing, measuring and finally dissecting them. The pupils estimated how many seeds they would find inside and tested the pumpkins' abilities to float.
On a more creative note, the pupils read and wrote poetry, wove pumpkins and decorated their works using sponge-painting techniques.
They also explored possibly the best-ever use for pumpkins: pie! They measured, counted and finally prepared "Mrs. Chernault's Impossible Pumpkin Pie."
Each class at FALLING BRANCH ELEMENTARY decorated pumpkins as characters from favorite children's books and wrote summaries of the characters' stories to display in the library with their pumpkins.
Third-, fourth- and fifth-graders voted to select the best character pumpkins.
The first-place winner is Ichabod Crane created by Louann Landreth's fifth-grade class. Kelly Olsen's third-grade class won second place with its likeness of Clifford the Big Red Dog. Third prize went to Sherri Kenley's third-grade class for its pumpkin, Arthur.
GILBERT LINKOUS ELEMENTARY pupils stenciled designs on pumpkins and carved jack-o-lanterns with chisels and peelers.
Virginia Tech executive food director and chef Kevin Murphy helped out by explaining the proper techniques for cutting pumpkins.
Falling Branch Elementary School's kindergarten and fifth-grade pupils have teamed up in the FIFTH-GRADE BUDDY SYSTEM program.
Each kindergartner has a fifth-grade buddy to show him or her the ropes. The fifth-graders guided the new pupils and their parents around the school during kindergarten orientation.
The school has several group projects planned throughout the year. The fifth-graders will read books, write stories and work on art projects with their younger buddies.
JILL WILLIAMS and ELLEN DEHAVEN of Pulaski County High School are Commended Students in the 1995 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The two placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1 million students entering the program by taking the 1993 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
The Harding Avenue Elementary Parent Teacher Association's three-day Fall Book Fair begins today.
The fair's hours are today from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Shawsville Elementary School awarded certificates of appreciation to parents who worked particularly hard for the school in the 1993-94 school year.
Those honored at a recent Parent Teacher Association meeting were LAREE HINSHELWOOD, SHARON ELLIOTT, TERESA TAYLOR, ELLEN RYAN, AUDREY ROBERTS, TERESA HALL, SUE CHILDRESS and CARRIE HALL.
The Christiansburg Middle School Parent Teacher Association will hold a Taco Bell Fiesta Fest fund-raising dinner Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the school's cafeteria.
Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children 8 and under.
Carryout food will be available.
The Montgomery County School Board seeks public input on the development of the 1995-96 school year's operating budget at four hearings. The board will meet:
Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., Auburn High School auditorium
Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m., Blacksburg High School auditorium
Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m., Christiansburg High School auditorium
Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m., Shawsville High School auditorium
To sign up in advance to speak at a meeting, call Revonda Brumfield, clerk of the board, at 382-5138.
The 1995 GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL for the Gifted in the areas of Visual and Performing Arts seeks applications from rising 11th- and 12th-graders for its summer program at the University of Richmond.
The program provides artistically challenging and enriching experiences for students in a community of mutual support, respect and dedication.
For application information, call your local high school's guidance department.
The Bethel Elementary School fifth-graders will sponsor a CRAFT FAIR Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rental of a 10-by-10-foot space costs $15.
For more information, call 731-1234 after 8 p.m. or 633-3215 during school hours.
Meetings & Workshops
Christiansburg Primary School will hold a free workshop on understanding SPECIAL EDUCATION Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Free child care will be provided.
For more information, call 951-5753.
The Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs will meet at 7 tonight at Christiansburg Primary School.
Felina Williams, a graduate student in school psychology, will speak on ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER diagnosis and offer helpful ideas for dealing with the disorder at school and at home.
Free refreshments and child care will be provided.
Call 951-5753 for details.
The Blacksburg HIgh School ATHLETIC BOOSTERS will meet Monday night at 7 in the school's faculty lounge off the commons area.
For more information, call Dennis Dowdy at 382-2283 or Rhonda Rogers at 231-6204.
The Christiansburg High School AFTER-PROM PARTY COMMITTEE will meet Monday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Girls Health Room.
The committee is looking for parent volunteers.
For more information, call 381-0059 or 382-3283.
Harding Avenue Elementary will hold an OPEN HOUSE Monday, Nov. 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Parents may tour the school and meet teachers. The school's Parent Teacher Association will sign up new members.
The Christiansburg Middle School Parent Teacher Association will hold a SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the school's cafeteria to approve the proposed budget. Membership cards are required to vote.
by CNB