The Good News Bear 11-4-16

All About the Small School We Are In Clover Garden School 2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Rd Burlington, NC 27217 336-586-9440

CAASC State Runner Ups!! The High School Volleyball Team went deep into the state playoffs. A er los-ing only 2 games the en re regular season the High School Volleyball Team dominated in their first 3 games of the state playoffs. Going in as a third seed, they won their first two games in just 3 sets. They then beat Oak Level in the semi-finals. In the championship game, they lost a tough fought game to finish as the runner-up in the CAASC state tournament. During the Tournament the talent-ed senior players began to shine. Macie Roberts served for 11 points, had 10 digs, and 9 kills; Leah Cameron served for 7 points, had 15 digs, and 4 kills; Haley Walk-er served for 4 points, had 9 digs, and 2 kills; and Chris na Vargas had 25 digs. Their overall record for this season was 18-4.

-Noah Tickle

4-H: Breast Cancer Awareness Month This is a very busy month for 4-H as they are raising money for their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month fundraiser. They are selling bows, memorial ribbons, bouncy balls, car magnets, and bracelets all for $1. They are also doing a penny war between Ms. Clark, Mr. Bostic, and Mrs. Melton. The winner will be covered in pink during the Breast Cancer Awareness Pep Rally on November 4th from 8:30am-10:00am. If you would like to buy something or donate change to the penny war, a 4 H member will be bringing around a cart everyday. All proceeds will be donated to Norville Breast Cancer Center. 4-H encourages everyone to donate to help to find a cure. -Noah Tickle and Mason Wyrick

Fun on the Farm Fun on the farm was a huge success. McGwire Jones, the leader of the Junior Civitan Club, was interviewed, and he explained that Fun on the Farm is when you get to go through a corn maze and ride a hayride and you also get to pet all the animals and even hold some of them. He said that it was something that the club just did for fun. McGwire Jones stated that “Fun on the farm is an event hosted by the AO Civitan Group. It is meant to be a place specifically for children with autism so that families can come there to have fun and not feel judged.” I asked him why he felt the need to help out, he said “We helped because the AO Civitan group sponsors the Clover Garden Junior Civitan group, so we do our best to help them with any projects they have.” McGwire was asked if he had any interactions with the animals, he replied “No, we did not pet any animals, but they did have a petting zoo area.” His closing statement concluded that “As volunteers, we are there to help make sure everything runs smoothly and safely. Many of us were designated to watch different areas and help anyone who came by.” -Daniel Tickle and Collin West

K-2

There are new lessons being taught to the young students at Clover Garden. Mrs. Cottle is teaching her students about odd and even numbers, the states of matter, and comparing two versions of the same story. Mrs. Melton is talking with her kids about the election and holding a small election in her classroom on Friday. The election will be between Duck and Farmer Brown. New things are being taught everyday and kids are getting smarter as they walk into class. These teachers are doing a wonderful job. -James McAllister

Second Grade

Field Trip:

The second graders went to the Durham Museum of Life and Science in October. Students were able to explore indoor exhibits ranging from a space sta on replica, weather, making shadows, building with gadgets, and origami making. They also had the opportunity to see a Bu erfly habitat, wolves, lemurs, and a bear outside. They really enjoyed the Dinosaur trail where they dug for fossils.

Skate Night:

There was skate night and a costume contest at Roll-A-Bout Ska ng Center in Burlington. Students of all ages and their families came to be ac ve and support rais-ing funds for the K-2 Christmas Around The World Ac vi es!

Elec on:

2nd grade students held a class elec on last month for a 2nd grade class Presi-dent and Vice President. The candidates were: Xander Allen, Addison Smith, Griffin Hampton, Sophia Al-len, Oryea Stuck, Taryn Fowlkes, Robert Lyons , Eve McCrickard, Bruce Stanfield, and Laura Grace Blanchard. Students gathered in Ms. Matkins' room to listen to their candidate's speeches. All students that had a voter registra on card were allowed a vote. When tallying the results there was a e. A er a second vote, the winner of second-grade President was Robert Lyons and Vice President Eve McCrickard.

Second grade "rocked" the vote!!!

Halloween Dance The Athle c Boosters sponsored a Halloween Dance on Friday, October 28th. Students dressed up in their favorite costumes and danced and had fun all night!!

Sneaker Releases Nike “Dr. Doom” Foamposites Pro

The Foamposites just got villainous colorway added onto their extensive collec on. They are called the “Dr. Doom” and will be dressed in a mainly black foam shell and a white swoosh and outsole. The release date is set for black Friday on November 25th.

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BAPE x Adidas NMD The NMD just got a makeover from BAPE. Both NMD r1 are dressed in BAPE camo and will be released on November 26th. They will come in a black colorway and an olive color-way. http://www.soleracks.com/adidas-nmd-x-bape-coming-up-in-november/

Career Expo

On Monday, October 17th Clover Garden held a Career Expo in the gym. There were a wide variety of booths to visit including the fire department, Police department, The Army, The Navy, The Air Force, nursing, teacher, youth minister, and many more. Some of the teachers here at Clover Garden also set up booths. Mr. Bos c set up a booth talking about being a chemist and Mrs. Koehler had a booth talking about computer programming. When asked the importance of the event the students gave the same answer. “It’s important for students to learn what they want to do so they can be er plan for their future.” The adult volunteers had different answers. The Alamance Chamber of Commerce representa ves said, “It is important to show the opportunity that the chamber can give to our employees and the community.” An engineer and youth

minister said “It’s rewarding to see people take a er you.” Everyone has different opinions on how the

career expo helps but everyone agrees that it is an important event. There are so many students that helped ensure this year’s Career Expo was a complete success. A special thank you to the following students for ge ng the tables needed for this year’s expo: Ben Matkins, Cody Clark, Hunter Porterfield, Isaac Ribelin,

Savannah Walker, Daniel Rogers, and Bryson Lo is. Thank you to Mrs. Strickland and the art department for making all the signs for this year’s expo. Thank you to Mrs. Vereyken’s 7th grade class for assis ng our expo guests to the gym.

-Kris n Brooks and Noah Tickle

Virginia Trip The High School students recently took a trip to Virginia. On the first day students had a very nice me visi ng the most interes ng museums, and seeing some of the most amazing nau cal ships and ar facts. On the next day, the group went to see, “The Haun ngs of Williamsburg”. Then they got to board a ba leship that was absolutely massive. They even got to go inside of it and see how life in the Navy was like when aboard the ship. On the last night the group went on a cruise ship and ate pizza and had fun dancing. All of the students had a great me visi ng Virginia and spending me in the gi shop. It is an experience they will never forget.

Year books are now on sale!!

Early Bird Special $46 if purchased before the 22nd of November.

$50 a er Thanksgiving.

Order forms are available in the front office or you can order by the link on the CGS website.

Student, Staff, and Parent Spotlight

These three were recognized as our October “Staff Spotlight,” “Parent Spotlight,” and “Teacher Spot-light ” for exemplary commitment to CGS.

Staff Spotlight: Robert Medley Parent Spotlight: Michael Ragan Teacher Spotlight: Casey Eviston

Quote of the Month

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This Day in History November 4th, 1854

On this day in 1854, the lighthouse on Al-catraz Island was built. It was the first lighthouse built on the U.S. West Coast. h ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island_Light#/media/File:Alcatraz_lighthouse.jpg

Volunteer Spotlight

Mr. Ragan was also recognized as the Parent Volunteer for the month of November.

Mr. Ragan has been married to his wife, Laura, for 21 years. He has four children and has been a CGS parent for the past four years. He enjoys photography, and going to the beach with his family! Mr. Ra-

gan really enjoys volunteering at CGS and says it helps keep him young!

THANK YOU MR. RAGAN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO CGS!

Odyssey of the Mind Clover Garden’s Ms. Whitehurst is se ng up a compe ve theatre project for her 3rd and 4th grade students under the name ‘Odyssey of the Mind’. The main idea of this project is to help the students develop leadership and social skills while having fun in the process. Their goal - to create a skit/play with everything designed by the kids (costumes, sets, script, etc.) In the ac vity, there are two teams of students compe ng against each other for first place. Team 1’s play revolves around superheroes, while Team 2’s play is based on historical artwork. Each team will create their play from scratch and present it to the rest of the classroom. Ms. Whitehurst hopes to do an official school performance in January before the finals in March. As a side note, she also needs scrap fabrics and PVC pipe for the students to use in making their plays.

-Brendan Franklin

Ms. Whitehurst has recently made the decision to donate 11 inches of her hair to Pantene’s Beau ful Lengths for breast cancer. We asked her what her reason was for dona ng her hair, she said cancer runs in her family and she feels that she should help out. She tries to donate every one to three years. Mrs. Whitehurst stated, “Everyone should feel beau ful, no ma er what that means.” This was a very admirable thing to do and I know that everyone at Clover Garden is very proud of her.

Ms. Whitehurst a er dona ng 11 inches her hair to Pantene’s Beau ful Lengths.

Middle/High School Movie Review

Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween has just been released October 21st and it did very well. The highly anticipated movie did not disappoint me, although it has been rated 2 and a half stars out of 5. I don't know the reasoning for this low rating because in my opinion this movie was incredible. The plot was very original and inspiring in its own way. It is about a teenage girl who just wants to have a little fun. Her father does not want this to happen, but lucky for her, he is too scared to put his foot down. Madea, however, is not scared in the least, and that is what makes this movie so hilarious. The interactions between the characters will have you falling out of your seat laughing. Boo! A Madea Halloween will not disappoint.

-Samantha Cheek

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Elementary Movie Review The movie Storks is about birds that used to deliver babies but now they deliver packages. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl. Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first-ever baby drop, before his boss finds out. They have a revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks’ true mission in the world. The movie is rated PG and has a 7.1/10 rating. A cra-zy fact is that the title doesn’t appear on the screen until the end of the movie.

-Hunter McKenzie

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Movie Reviews

Weather Picture Winners

Theme: Fall

K-2:

Robert Lyons

Mrs. Long 2nd Grade

3-5:

Emerson Cottle

Quimby 4th Grade

Evan Nelson and Addison Davis received ice cream passes from Mr. Finnigan for their published weather picture last month.

Head to Head

Cat vs. Dog

Cats are the superior pets. This is because they do not require as much constant a en on, but don’t mind receiving it. They all have very different personali es to match any poten al owners personality. Cats are easier to care for, in general, and eat cheaper and eat less. Almost any cat can stay indoors, while many breeds of dogs have to stay outdoors because of their size. This is why cats are be er.

-Conner Clayton

Dogs are the best pets for people. That’s why they are called “man's best friend.” Dog walking will o en mean mee ng other dog owners. Therefore, you can make new friends at the same me as your dog! Dogs provide us with a sense of emo onal wellbeing thanks to the uncondi onal love they give, which is why they’re also great company and comfort for people who live alone.

-Daniel Tickle

Band The Clover Garden Marching Band had a busy month. They had a compe on on October 1st at Southeast Guilford High School and October 15th at Western High School. They also have a compe on on the 29th of October at Northwest High School and will go up against 4 other bands. This compe on happens to be the last one of this season. They won mul ple awards during the Southeast compe on including sec-ond place Drum major, second place Music, and general effects during the Southeast compe on, and they won second place in General effects during the Western Compe on. The band had a great last compe on at Northwest Guilford on October 29th and now they will start prac cing for the Christmas parades. Burling-ton’s parade is November 19th, the Mebane parade is December 2nd, and the Graham parade is December 3rd. -Hunter McKenzie

Art and Photography A er six months of prepara on, Mrs. Strickland hosted an art show and sale in the gym on Saturday, October 15th. The art show brought a constant flow of people in the doors to buy the pictures. The show was from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. By the end of the show, over 100 of the 350 pictures available were sold. The final count isn’t in yet, as people can s ll purchase pictures up to a week a er the show. I asked the school director, Mr. Fin-nigan, to sum up what he thought of the art show, he said “I believe the art show today has been fantas c! It was nice to see all of our students’ artwork on display. It was absolutely beau ful.” He later added, “seeing the children’s artwork has just been fabulous. Seeing their fac-es light up in the frames when they see their artwork is just something very special, especially to the li le ones”. “There were a lot of people who helped put this event together and I would like to thank each one of them for their me and dedica on to this event. A special thank you to Mrs. Strickland and her family for all they did to make the art showcase possible.” “It all came together very nice-ly”. Mr. Ward said “I think you guys did a really good job, all the art looks fantas c. I really like the photography, the photography is excellent, and I think all the kids did a won-derful job on their artwork”. Tiffany Allen, who has two kids at Clover Garden said: “I think the art show is a won-derful way to raise money and see what all our kids are doing”. James Callahan who works at the company that framed the pictures was also at the show. He says his job is taking art to the schools and working with the teachers about how and where to display them and have an art show. Before the art show was finished, I asked Mrs. Strickland what her goal amount of money raised was, and she replied “as much as possible”. In the end, she was sa sfied with the outcome and says everything turned out good.

The pictures were all made by Mrs. Strickland’s art and photography classes, ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade. According to Mrs. Strickland, she’s done art shows before in her teaching career, but this is the first me she’s done an art show at Clover Garden. When asked what her favorite part was, Mrs. Strickland said “Seeing

how excited kids are seeing their pictures professionally framed and on display”. There won’t be art shows every year because “It needs me to have a buildup of excite-ment”, but there will be more. In the future art shows/sales, there will be all new pictures each me, as the ones that don’t sell are not put in the next show.

Collin West

Clover Garden Art and Photography students won 10 ribbons at the 2016 NC State Fair:

Inda Milton Sculpture Honorable Men on

Noah Coleman Oil Pastel Drawing Honorable Men on

Kiley Wilson Pain ng 2nd place

Dylan Glasco Sculpture 3rd place

Sabrina James Sculpture 2nd place

Kiley Wilson Mixed Medium 1st place

Kennedy Le ley Canvas Pain ng 2nd place

Iliana Rodriquez Canvas Pain ng 3rd place

Landon Pope photography Honorable Men on

Collin West photography 3rd place

NC State Fair Art And Photography Winners!!

Senior Spotlights Aaron Clapp Age- 17 Favorite Teacher- Mrs. Angie Dream Job- Music Producer/Engineer Plans after graduation- work for about a year then go to college.

Kaitlin Eakes Age- 17 Favorite Teacher- Mrs. Eviston Dream Job- Physical Therapist Plans after graduation- College, and then to be a Physical Therapist Best memory- Hanging out with all my friends at lunch

Cory Austin Goodson Age- 18 Favorite Teacher- Mrs. Angie Richmond Dream Job- Online Marketing Manager Plans after graduation- Attend UNCW Cameron School of Business

Bridgette Beal Age- 17 Favorite Teacher- Mrs. Cobb Dream Job- Cosmetology Plans after graduation- Beauty School Best memory- Joining Beta

Cody Clark Age- 17 Favorite Teacher- Mrs. Melton Dream Job- Nursing Administrator Plans after Graduation- College At

Appalachian State University

Athle cs High School Soccer

The High School Soccer Team has had a quick end to their great season. A er going 13-2 in the regular season, the team lost their final game and subsequently did not win the division tle. Moving into the playoffs they were a sure favorite against South Wake, but lost by a score of 3-2. They finished the season with a record of 13-4. The High School Soccer Team is finished for the season. Good Job this year, Grizzlies!

-Noah Tickle

Middle School Volleyball A er a great season, Middle School Volleyball earned themselves a bid in the state playoffs. They played the Forsyth Home Educators in the first round on October 17th. They lost in a tough fought game and were eliminated from the playoffs. Congratula-

ons to our Middle School Volleyball on a great sea-son.

-Noah Tickle

Middle School Soccer The Middle School Soccer Team has had a good season this year. The end of their season has come though, as they lost in the Championship Tournament. During the first round, the Grizzlies lost to Phoenix Academy 2-0 a er the game came down to penalty kicks. Their final record is 3-7. Good Job this year Grizzlies! -Eli Tucker

Cross Country Cross country finished their season by performing great in their last two meets. In the conference championships the middle school girls finished third and the high school boys finished fourth. Maddie Co le and Emma Hackney got all-conference for middle school girls. In the state championships middle school girls finished fi h and high school boys finished seventh. Also congratula ons to Emma Hackney on ge ng all-state for middle school girls. -Noah Tickle

Athle cs All fall sports uniforms must be turned in to Mrs. Skilonger or your coach as soon as possible.

All winter sports athletics papers and fees due by Nov. 11. There is a mandatory meeting for winter sports (players, coaches, and parents) on Nov. 8th at 7:00pm in the cafeteria.

SOCCER ALL STAR PLAYERS

Congratula ons to Daniel Rogers, Mitch Amoriello and Ben Matkins!

VOLLEYBALL ALL STAR PLAYERS

Congratula ons to Macie Roberts, Haley Walker and Leah Cameron!

CROSS COUNTRY STATE MEET

Congratula ons to Emma Hackney on her 9th place finish in the Cross Country State Meet.

ALL STAR COACH

Congratula ons to Ms. Bos c for being awarded the opportunity to coach one of the All Star Teams in the upcoming Volleyball All Star Game this weekend.

On Monday Oct. 31st All-state Insurance Company held an assembly to raise awareness for the danger of texting while driving. The assembly was aimed towards driving students, specifically juniors and seniors. During the assembly they portrayed videos of parents and friends of people who had lost someone close to them because of texting and driving. After showing a few videos they paused and held a raffle where they gave out gift cards. At the end students signed and put their thumbprint on a poster to show that they wouldn’t text and drive. They also gave out a pen, a ring, candy, and a coupon to the students.

LUNCH

Lunches for the Week of November 7th:

Monday, November 7 - Ham or Turkey Sub

Tuesday, November 8 - Nachos

Wednesday, November 9 - Corndogs

Thursday, November 10- Chicken Nuggets

Friday, November 11— Holiday—No Lunch

FCA’s 1st Annual 5K COLOR Walk to End Alzheimer's

When: Saturday, November 5, 2016

Where: Clover Garden School

Start Time: 10am

SUPPORT THE DANCE DEPARTMENT BY PURCHASING A TEXAS ROADHOUSE GIFT CARD!!

Incen ves: Purchase $30 in gi cards and receive 1 $5 coupon ($90 max)

$100 in gi cards receive 4x $5 off coupon:

$125 gi card receive 1 $25 dinner coupon.

Flyers and Order Forms were sent home with students yesterday.

Call Mrs. Kimbro with any ques ons.

Checks made payable to CGS PTT

Orders due no later than Monday Nov. 28th

The Holiday’s Are Quickly Approaching!! There Is NO BETTER TIME TO PURCHASE SCRIP GIFT CARDS!!!

Do you buy gi cards? If you buy them through the school, the school will receive a percentage back from each order. It’s the same as buying a gi card through the store, but the retailers have agreed to give a por on back to the school. You can order online or send in a paper order on Monday with payment. If you order online, you can pay online or send in your payment.

Orders will be compiled on Monday morning and will be filled on Thursday. See the New User Flyer for Scrip Zone for direc ons and code for our school. Lowe’s Foods and Food Lion Grocery cards are available for purchase. The New Visa Prepaid Card denomina ons are here!

The NEW Visa Card denomina ons are $100 & $250

Introductory Scrip Reward of 1.5%.

$25 Visa Prepaid Cards are available by Special Order only.

The New Visa Card requires ac va on by individual user.

The New Visa Card is valid for up to 12 months.

5% Bonus Back* for Purchases

*Cardholders receive a bonus back on the card in the amount of 5% of all signature-based purchases made at participating merchants. List is included with card .

Event Calendar Calendar Events

Friday, November 4 8:30am-10am Pep Rally for breast cancer awareness Saturday, November 5 FCA Alzheimer's 5K Monday, November 7 CiCi's night - Civitan 7pm Chorus and Dance Concert in the gym Wednesday, November 9 3:30pm Odyssey of the Mind 6:30 pm Board of Directors Mee ng Thursday, November 10 3:30 pm Odyssey of the Mind Texas Roadhouse night—Dance Team Friday, November 11 Jazz Band playing at Applebee’s from 12-2 Veterans Day Holiday—No School Events: Opera on Christmas Child boxes are due by November 17th

Thank you to all who supported our school in so many ways last week. Thank you for those who coordinated and volunteered during the Halloween Dance. Thank you for those who help in our classrooms and with our athletics and with the arts each week. We couldn’t do it all without you. Many of you will be on campus this week for a variety of reasons, so I thank those families as well for all their hard work coordinating schedules to partner with us, to help all of our students achieve their potential. Mr. Finnigan

Friday November 4th

Kelsey York

Saturday November 5th

Joseph Cates, Mikalyn Perkins,

Makayla Quimby

Sunday November 6th

Addie Saunders

Monday November 7th

Collin Skilonger, Jamie Underwood

Wednesday November 9th

Mackenzie Smith

Thursday November 10th

Lathan Inman