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June/July 2014
arlington elementary school
Author Visits at AES
SCHOOL NOTES
By LeAn Inman, Librarian
We have had such an
amazing month with our
visiting authors in the library.
Non-fiction author of
science and nature books for
kids, Heather Montgomery,
came to visit grades K-5 on
Monday, April 21st and
shared
“I'm fascinated
by bugs and rocks and things
in nature that seem gross, but
I wasn't always...
Although I spent my
childhood climbing
trees, catching crabs
and playing sports, I
used to be petrified of
spiders and did not
like
getting
dirty.
Now I let
spiders crawl up my
arm, paint my face
with dirt and regularly
dig through scat (you
can
learn
lots
from animal poop).
Why am I now
fascinated with creepy
crawly things instead
of
petrified?
Knowledge. The more
you learn, the less you
fear.” We especially loved
her book called “Wild
Discoveries: Wacky New
Animals.”
Then, on Wednesday,
May 14, fiction author,
David Sargent, Jr. brought
Spike and the girls (his
dogs) to visit with our K1st grade students. Sargent
signed books and did a
presentation in the cafeteria
with the dogs. The kids
enjoyed the dogs and Mr.
Sargent very much.
We were so very blessed
to have 3 authors visit our
school this year!! Thank you
parents for your support of
our annual fall bookfair.
Those funds allow our kids to
meet and experience authors
at our school.
Page 13
Caleb Littlejohn
Receives TAG
Scholarship
95th Annual
Children’s Book
Week
Each year
T A G ,
T enne ss ee
Association
fo r
t he
Gifted,
o f f e r s
scholarships
t
o
Tennessee's gifted students
for educational programs that
provide enrichment,
acceleration, or independent
study. This year, Arlington
ES student Caleb Littlejohn
was a recipient of the TAG
award. He received $500.00
that could be used toward any
TAG program that he
chooses to participate in.
Children’s Book Week is
a national event that brings
young readers, authors and
illustrators together to share
the love of reading. To cap
off Children’s Book Week,
students at Arlington
Elementary dressed like their
favorite book character.
Rain, muddy fields, and cold weather didn’t stop the
students at Arlington Elementary from enjoying their
field day on May 15, 2014. Each grade participated in
races that had them moving and grooving and most
of all working as a team.
documentary with the
subject: “Dream... Believe...
Inspire..” Vic chose to tell
about his aunt “Ka-Ka” who
has Huntington's Disease and
the inspiration he finds in her
positive outlook and ability to
have hope and enjoy life at
whatever capacity she can.
AES at the
Redbirds
The Arlington Elementary
School Juggling team
performed at the Redbirds
game on Thursday night,
May 15. They performed
before the game on the field
on stilts, with 5 or more balls,
and while jumping rope.
Then, third grader, Rebecca
Latimer (right) did an
amazing job singing the
National Anthem to start the
ballgame. AES was well
represented at the Redbirds
game.
Shelby County
Science Fair
Winners
Vic Resisnger
Honored by
State
PTA
V i c
Reisinger’s
f i l m
documentary
“Ka-Ka’s
Inspiration”
w
a
s
submitted to
Arlington
Elementary School’s PTA,
Reflections, Cultural Arts
Contest. The documentary
placed first at the local level,
council (county) and won an
award of merit in the video
production category in the
intermediate division (grades
3-5) at the state level. The
task was to make a
Two AES students
received first place at the
Shelby County Science
Fair—Madison Powell
for 4th Grade and Kayla
Towe for 5th grade. Towe’s
project, “Need A Helping
Hand?” featured a robotic
hand made out of drinking
straws, string and a cardboard
tube from a paper towel roll
AES Raises
Funds to Fight
Cancer
AES families and friends
had a great time at
Arlington's Relay for Life as
“Team Mexico,” winning
“Best Tent” and Coach
Halford won the Ms. Relay
Contest.
Photo by Ashley Onsby
In the Spotlight:
Dennis Williams
Dennis Williams has been
a well-known and loved face
at Arlington Elementary
School for eight years. Even
in
the
smallest
daily tasks,
M
r
.
Williams’
dedication to
AES never
w e n t
unnoticed. Rain, shine, sleet,
or snow, Mr. Williams was
steadfast in his efforts to
provide a smooth running,
safe environment for all.
When asked what he will
miss about Arlington
Elementary, he responded.” I
will miss the teachers and
students.
Arlington has
become my family and I am
very appreciative to have
been here for the last eight
years. “ Mr. Williams has
not only helped the teachers,
but also been very
instrumental to the success of
the students. Erick, a fifth