My School Rocks! 2014-04 Arlene Goldstein | Page 22

3335 Sam Newell Road
Matthews, NC 28105
980-343-6535
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/crownpointES/

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Principal Mark Anderson shares the
top 10 things that make Crown Point
Elementary School a special place.

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Crown Point is celebrating its 20th
anniversary this year!

We live by our school’s motto:
“Preparing and Inspiring Lifelong
Learners.”

3

Each year, our first graders take
an Amtrak train to the Greensboro
Children’s Museum to learn about
transportation.

4
5

Crown Point hosts a weekly “Good
News Club.”

Fifth graders travel to Washington,
D.C., to learn how our government
works.

6

Crown Point celebrates
accomplishments with awards for
students, teachers and the entire school.

7

We host a “Girls on the Run”
program and will begin a “Boys on
the Run” program this spring.

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8

Students at Crown Point speak 21
languages and come from more than
60 countries.

9

Students recite our School Creed
along with the Pledge of Allegiance
every day.

10

Teachers have received grants
of technology and books from
Donors Choose and Grants for Literacy
worth more than $10,000.