Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 18, 1994 TAG: 9401190007
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Melissa DeVaughn
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
All these things that flood the market this time of year are geared to one thing.
Resolutions.
Though getting out of debt doesn't seem to be a problem for most New River Valley pupils, other things are just as important, and they too, have made resolutions for the new year.
Here are just a few:
``To listen and to know a lot in school.'' - Beth Fuller, second grade, Elliston-Lafayette Elementary School
``To achieve higher levels in Sega Genesis.'' - Raymond Smith, second grade, Elliston-Lafayette
``To be nicer to my sister.'' - Ricky Graham, fourth grade, Elliston- Lafayette
``To not sit on my kitchen table anymore.'' - Keenan McKenzie, first grade, Margaret Beeks Elementary School
''To exercise more.'' - Joanna Marcy, first grade, Margaret Beeks
``To study more in math.'' - Andre Watson, fifth grade, Gilbert Linkous Elementary School
``To help people that need to be helped.'' - Matt Vickers, fourth grade, Gilbert Linkous
``To do something good for someone every day.'' [Laura pointed out she already has helped a friend with a worksheet in class]o - Laura Johnson, third grade, Gilbert Linkous
``I want to get a girlfriend.'' - Lee Kegley, third grade, Riner Elementary School
``To read an hour a week.`` - Marissa Tiebout, fourth grade, Riner Elementary
``I want to turn a flip on the trampoline.'' - Jason Powers, third grade, Riner Elementary
The Blacksburg High School football team will sponsor its annual CHILI SUPPER Saturday from 5-7 p.m. in the school commons. The menu includes a large serving of chili, coleslaw, crackers, dessert and a drink. Tickets are $3 per plate and may be purchased from any team member or at the door. Small children can share a plate and take-out orders are available.
Proceeds go to the team's preseason camp and other expenses.
A PANCAKE BREAKFAST will be held Sunday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Shawsville Middle School cafeteria. The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Preschoolers can eat for free.
The menu includes orange juice, milk, coffee or tea and lots of pancakes.
The event is sponsored by the Shawsville High School Student Government Association and the Shawsville Ruritan Club. For further information, call 268-2262.
A SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST preparation class will be offered by New River Community College beginning Jan. 29, and continuing for five weeks. The class is designed to help explain and review test topics with special emphasis on math and verbal exercises. The cost is $60 plus the cost of the textbook. For further information, call 674-3607.
Parents and teachers of children with ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER will meet in a support group Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School. Bring your children for ADHD activities with Radford University graduate students.
For further information, call Marcia Slattery at 951-2206.
There will be a FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP at Floyd County High School Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Joe Sheffey from New River Community College will lead the workshop. For further information, call 745-9456.
The Christiansburg Middle School PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION will meet Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Glenn Holmes of Virginia Tech will speak on the Focus 2006 project in Montgomery County Schools, followed by mini-sessions on scheduling for next year, the literacy passport tests, the gifted and talented program and special education inclusion.
For further information, call principal Bill Fletcher at 382-5168.
Fourth graders at FALLING BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL recently journeyed into the past as a follow-up to their study of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the book ``The Long Winter.'' Local artists demonstrated crocheting, knitting and quilting, and a retired school teacher told the pupils of early schooling in Wilder's era. The pupils also learned how to make homemade bread, just as the Ingalls made in ``The Long Winter.''
Riner Elementary School students, teachers and staff learned about WORLD CULTURES over the holidays. The school had traditional Christmas decorations, and also learned about Hannukah, the festival of lights in which Jewish people remember the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting eight days.
Another festival the pupils learned about is Kwanzaa, which means ``first fruits'' in Swahili. This Afro-American holiday is based on the traditional celebration of the harvest of the first crops.
The school also has been recognized by the Virginia Geographic Alliance for its participation in NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK held in November. The students learned about geography of the world, as well as the importance of water in our everyday lives.
by CNB