BIS Exploratory Newsletter

701 Cheraw Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512

December 2016

Physical Education Dept

Awarded a USTA Grant
Bennettsvillle Intermediate Schools
physical education department, under
the direction of Mr. S. Usher, received
a $250.00 grant from the United States
Tennis Association. This award allows
our school to receive ten racquets and
four cases of tennis balls. We look
forward to exposing BIS students to
new opportunities because of this
grant.
Also in PE news, students are currently
pre-testing in fitness tests and sixth
graders are taking the Pacer Test to test
their cardio-respiratory endurance.

Annual Winter Concert

The 2016 BIS Winter Concerts
will take place on December 14
and 15, 2016. Both programs will
begin at
1 PM.

Artwork by BIS Students

Visual Arts Update

Aside from creating patterns via CRAZY
HAIR, the visual arts students at BIS
recently finished work involving Christmas
cards for a district-wide contest. Also, art
students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades recently
completed their original papier mache
piatas.
There is always something interesting
happening in art so be on the lookout for
what is coming up next in
Mrs. C. A. Millers class!
A man paints with his brains and not
with his hands. Michelangelo

On Wednesday, December 14th,

the 5th and 6th grades will
perform. There will be songs and
student produced collaborations
by Ms. A. Eaddys students. The
BIS Sixth Grade Band, under the
direction of Mr. J. Learn, also will
perform. On Thursday, December
15th, there will be a performance
given by the 3rd and 4th grades.
We hope to hear from our GT
Music Members on both days also.
We are sending out at special
thank you to all the third grade
students who are able to
participate in the PTO on Tuesday,
December 5th. Miracles can
happen with short notice!
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BIS Students in PE

Intelligence and skill can only

function at the peak of their capacity
when the body is healthy and
strong. John F. Kennedy
Movement is a medicine for creating change
in a persons physical, emotional, and mental
states. Carol Welch

PE is Powerful Education

I found I could say things with color and

shapes that I couldn't say any other
way--things I had no words for.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Creativity is allowing yourself to make
mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to
keep. Scott Adams
Students in BIS Auditorium

Art is the only way to run away without

leaving home. Twyla Tharp

Music expresses that which cannot

be said and on which it is
impossible to be silent. Victor
Hugo
Without music, life would be a
mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche

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The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and math

all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education. Ken Robinson