By BEVERLY SPRY
editorial@manninglive.com
Seventy-one students in the 21st Century Afterschool Program at Summerton Early Childhood Center participated in IXL Math Online Learning Community from mid-February through May 11. Students were able to practice activities that reinforce Common Core standards that were taught during the instructional day. Several students completed 105,000 math problems and logged 400 hours under the direction of Ann Blackman.
All of the students in the Math Club did well, but there were nine Rockstars that rocked the math problems. Each of the high-performing Rockstars was presented with a certificate at the end-of-year celebration on May 7 by the 21st CCLC program director. In addition, IXL would like to showcase our students on their webpage and/or Facebook for their outstanding achievements.
The Rockstars from each grade level (with total of problems answered correctly) are:
Second grade — Blake Arias, 5,821; Audon Jones, 5,445; and Latyana Bowman, 4,863;
First grade — Zomorion Gibson, 1,894; Nylah Bradford, 1,436; and Jamauri Calloway, 1,432; and
Kindergarten —Velencia Wright, 5,645; Davon Bowman, 3,983; and Daliyah Black, 3,3034.
SECC’s students were treated like princes and princesses as they enjoyed the “royal” treatment at the school’s annual Prince/Princess Ball at Scott’s Branch High School Gym. Mothers and fathers accompanied their daughters and sons to this majestic evening of family fun and unity. Tamaria Scott was crowned as the Little Princess, and Grant Leonard was crowned as the Prince. — Beverly Spry
