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Each week during the school year The Reporter spotlights activities and achievements of students, faculty and staff at a different Monroe County school
Thank you to Misti Sikes, media specialist, for coordinating news from K B. Sutton Elementary Next week look for news from Monroe County Middle
School. Email school-related news, including items for "Monroe in College," to Diane Glidewell at news@mymcr.net
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On Friday, March 22, K B. Sutton Elementary held its Annual Sutton Silo Sprint. Above right, pictured are the winners for each grade level: Braden Suiter, Allie Smallwood, Tiavion Grier, Jaden
Colbert, Mayson Smith, Rylee Amerson, Ji'Marion Davis-Hicks, Kane Felker, Taegan Fannin, Ji'Marion Davis-Hicks, Hadley Wilson, Kevin Fisher, Mason Stephens, Kylee Sanders, Lilly Shelnutt, and
Aiden DeBuc. Above left, Families love to get involved with the Silo Sprint! Jackson and Patti Marler had a great time running in the Silo Sprint together!
5th grade learns at museum & park
The fifth grade students at K.B. Sutton Elemen-
tary.have been learning about World War II and
visited the Museum of Aviation in Warner Rob-
ins. After their visit to the museum, the classes
went to Amerson River Park in Macon for lunch
and some free time. The students talked about
their Earth Science standards of constructive
and destructive processes on surface features of
the Earth during their visit. It was a wonderful
day of learning and exploration! Right, Caro-
line Hickman, Halley Wilson, and 11nsley Smith
look at all of the aircrafts that are housed at
the Warner Robins Museum of Aviation. (Photos
courtesy of Jan Turpin)
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On Thursday, April 11 the Career on Wheels was held for students in Pre-K through 2nd grade
at K.B. Sutton Elementary. The children learned from community helpers from Central Georgia
EMC, the Monroe County Fire Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia
Department of Natural Resources, Trophy Ford, Monroe County Animal Control and the Georgia
Forestry Commission.
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Monroe County Chamber of Commerce recognized elementary students in grades 1-5 for
their reading achievement. The Chamber recognized two students from each grade level
on April 12 in the Media Center at K.B. Sutton. These students were recognized for hav-
ing the highest Lexile Level or for showing the most growth with their Lexile Level: Brooklyn
Ham (Johnson), Chace Richards (Turner), Samuel Nickel (Phillips), Lacey Kirby (Love), Brooklyn
Querry (Bain), Alden Cornett (Moore), Joseph Thompson (Akridge), Kain Cash (Copeland),
Hannah Goodwin (Carr), Jonathan Pierce Lamb (Turpin).
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On March 21 families
were invited to Math
Night at K.B. Sutton
Elementary before or after
their parent conferences.
Fun math games were set
up in the media center
by grade level topic. The
children enjoyed graphing
and counting jellybeans,
as well as building shapes
with marshmallows and
toothpicks. Parents who
came to the event received
a math kit to take home
to practice skills taught at
school. Pictured are Kinzley
Selph, C.J. Selph and Sky-
lar Walker building shapes
using marshmallows.
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State Supt. Woods visits KBS
K.B. Sutton students enjoyed visiting with Georgia's School Superintendent, Dr. Richard
Woods. Woods visited Pre-K students during breakfast in the cafeteria and read a book
called, "Right This Very Minute" to Ms. Johnson's First Grade class. Superintendent Woods and
the students talked about the importance of farmers and how they help us by growing our
food.
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