My School Rocks! 2014-04 Arlene Goldstein | Page 24

2840 Colony Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
980-343-5835
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/selwynES/

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Principal Shane Lis shares the top
10 things to know about Selwyn
Elementary School.

student concerns are being met and
shared. Students voted during election
time and learned about the electoral
process.

Students attend science lab once a
week based on the science lessons
they are learning in the classroom. Our
science lab is fully funded by the school
PTA.

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We have a monthly Character
Education assembly. Each grade
level has its own assembly with guest
speakers and performances.

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All grade levels have an outreach
program. We believe in giving back
to the community. Each grade level gets
to plan their own service project as their
way of giving back.

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We have a comprehensive
approach to student education.
We educate and stimulate the whole
child by providing numerous clubs
that meet directly after school on our
campus.

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Selwyn Elementary formed
a student council this year.
The council works with school
administration to make sure

Shane Lis
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We have three, self-contained,
autistic classrooms. All three will
take part in the opening ceremonies
of the April 2014 Special Olympics in
Charlotte.
In April, Selwyn Elementary
celebrates the arts. We turn the
school into a gallery and every child has
a piece of art displayed in the school.
This year, Selwyn Elementary staff
supported Cookies for Cancer and
sold more than $7,000 worth of shirts for
clinical trials and research.

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The Red Ribbon Reading fundraiser
is our only fundraiser. Students
receive pledges for the amount they
read. Students completed more than
100,000 hours of reading this year.

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Our PTA pays for every class
to attend a performance at the
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.