North Brooks Elementary
NBES Celebrates Read Across America
To celebrate Read Across America,
North Brooks Elementary started the day with Green Eggs and Ham for
breakfast. Then the school had a costume contest and 
parade in the halls with
teachers and students dressed up as their favorite storybook character. Drew J.
(3rd grade) was the winner for best costume. He was dressed as
Poseidon from The Percy Jackson Series.
A storybook museum was set up in the media center, objects were displayed
from different books including: Harry Potter’s wand, Officer Buckles’ badge, A
scale from the Library Dragon, and Fancy Nancy’s boa. Guest readers
visited the classrooms reading books throughout the day. Then parents
were invited to attend AR Family Reading night.
Pictured are Kindergarten students going through the Media Center's Storybook Museum.
A Heart for Haiti
Kelvin Sharp, a fifth grader at North Brooks Elementary, was moved by the horrific pictures of the earthquake victims in Haiti. As this young man watched the nightly news his heart ached to help. As a commercial flashed across the screen asking people to donate money for Haiti, Kelvin knew exactly how he could help. The next day he asked his teacher if North Brooks Elementary could do something by raising money to help the people in this country. His teacher was touched by his tenderness and arranged for him to talk with Principal Ervin Sloan. This is where “NBES has a Heart for Haiti” was born. To raise money Principal Sloan and staff included Kelvin in planning a week’s worth activities for the staff and students. Kelvin was thrilled to see his classmates and teachers join in the effort. “I felt so sorry for the people after the earthquake,” stated Kelvin. “They had lost everything they had.” Kelvin even got his family involved by having them take him to local businesses and neighbors asking for donations. The total amount raised by the school for Haiti was $869.30. The money will be sent to the Valdosta chapter of the American Red Cross. Kelvin is pictured here on the right showing his friend where Haiti is on the world globe.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners!
Principal Ervin Sloan is pleased to announce this year's Spelling Bee winners for North Brooks Elementary. Students in the 4th and 5th grades competed in the school's annual Spelling Bee contest. Shannon Griffin (5th) was declared the winner and runner-up was Jeannie Williams (4th). Both students will represent the middle school at the county-wide Spelling Bee. Gwen Hendrix is the Spelling Bee Coordinator for NBES. Pictured l-r Spelling Bee Runner-up Jeannie Williams and Shannon Griffin, Spelling Bee Champion.