Vol 40 issue 30 by Amanda Golden

March 25-March 29, 2013

Volume 40 Issue 30

Mother/ Son Dance

Word of the Day – Vocabulary Builders

April 20, 2013 Look for flyers to be sent home soon!

Monday – Giving Tuesday - Transition

Wednesday - Patience

Thursday – Love Friday – Family

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See page 4

Information about Father Daughter Pictures See page 8

Jr. Beta Club Food Drive See page 2

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Spring has finally sprung! Though the cold air may say otherwise it is definitely spring time. The closer we get to Spring Break the more our minds seem to drift ahead of us, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they? Drifting into what fun activities you have planned for the children or that much needed rest and relaxation but there is still much work to be done. In a school of excellence we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop learning until the very last day! We are even teaching our youth how to be giving and compassionate towards those less fortunate than themselves. This is a lesson that even as adults we need to remember; because all it takes is one mishap and we could end up in the same predicament needing someone to lend us a helping hand. Helping others is a big part of living a long satisfying life! Who have you helped today? Ms. Golden

Jr. Beta Club of Stonewall Tell Elementary School is sponsoring a

Food Drive All of the collected items will be donated to Cliftondale UMC Homeless Ministry.

When: March 25-28, 2013 Example of Items needed: Oatmeal, pasta Products, sugar, condiments, Kool-Aid, flour, cake mix, grits, oatmeal, Jell-O, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruits, and other canned foods

It is the policy of Fulton County School Systems not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability, in any employment practice, educational programs or any other program, activity or service. If you wish to make a complaint or request accommodation due to discrimination in any program, activity, or service, contact compliance coordinator, Mr. Ron Wade, 786 Cleveland Ave., SW Atlanta, Georgia 30315 or call (404) 763-4585 TTY 1-800-255-0315.

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From The Desk of Nurse Plott

How You Can Help Prevent Eyestrain Courtesy of www.webmd.com

You can help your child prevent eyestrain, as well as neck and back pain, by taking these steps: Place the screen between 20 to 28 inches away from your child's eyes. Align the top of the screen at eye level so that children look down at the screen while they work. Use low-watt bulbs in lighting fixtures as well as drapes or blinds to reduce glare from windows. Choose a comfortable, supportive chair positioned so that the child's feet are flat on the floor.

Field day t-shirt orders due March 26. See Ms. Sinon for more info.

Encourage children to move around and change positions while working.

Talented And GiftedMarch Critical Thinking

Suggest that they limit leisure screen time to two hours or less a day. This includes watching TV, playing video games, and using mobile phones. Teach kids to rest their eyes. Every 20 minutes, tell them to look at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Also remind children to blink regularly to prevent dry, irritated eyes. Take notice if children are squinting, frowning at the screen, or rubbing their eyes, says Hoenig. These are all signs of eyestrain. Make sure their prescription wear is up to date. Glasses may be needed for some people with computer vision syndrome. A single or bifocal lens, or tinted lens material, may help increase contrast perception and filter out glare and reflective light to reduce symptoms of eye strain.

burtontag.weebly.com This month we will focus on Personal Analogies…last month we focused on Direct Analogies…after reading about personal analogies, what is the difference between a direct analogy and a personal analogy? Personal Analogies allow a student the chance to identify with a topic or object in the first person. Personal analogies allow students feel like they are the topic or object…the student has a connection to whatever the topic or object is…a personal analogy provides a flash of inspiration and allows the student to feel as though he or she is at the center of the topic or object. This helps them develop more creative ideas to solve problems. Allow your child to answer the following personal analogies…Please send responses to Mrs. Burton~ TAG Room B125…or via email burtonL2@fultonschools.org

March is Save Your Vision Month!

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**NOTE: The clinic is in need of more sweat pants in ALL sizes**

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How are you like a tiger? How are you like an airplane?

As a tiger, what do you see? How do you feel? Of what are you afraid? 

How are you like a butterfly? If you could talk what would you say? 

How are you like a library?

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Counselor’s Corner Robin Elder -School Counselor

CCRPI (College and Career Ready Performance Index) Guidance Lessons

In an effort to align Career Guidance practices with the requirements under the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), I will be facilitating Career Guidance Lessons for Grades 1-5 during the month of March. The students will utilize the classrooms, Computer Lab, and the Media Center.

Page | 4 Strategic Plan 2017 This is the school system’s roadmap for how Fulton County Schools aims to improve student achievement over the next five years. Three goals serve as the district’s measure for long-term student success, which is that students will graduate on time and be ready for college or the workforce. • Graduation Rate – 90% of Fulton students will graduate on time • College Readiness – 85% of Fulton’s seniors will be eligible for admission to a University System of Georgia college or university • Career Readiness – 100% of Fulton's graduates will be work-ready certified “These are big goals, but they are attainable,” said Superintendent Avossa. “Our strategic plan is focused on improving outcomes for all students, and the only way to do this is to set measurable goals and put supports in place to help our students and staff to reach them.” To that end, as part of its “Building Our Future” strategic planning initiative, the school system will focus on five key areas – instruction, people, technology, effective schools and resources – to drive improvement. • Instruction – Students will be engaged in learning that enables them to reach their full potential for college and career readiness

Mother/Son Dance April 20, 2013 Colors: Black and Purple

• People – Fulton County Schools will attract and retain the most talented and effective employees in K-12 education • Technology – Students, parents, teachers and administrators will have the tools and information they need to accelerate learning • Effective Schools – School leadership will be collaborative and will balance innovation with accountability • Resources – Student needs will be supported with efficient and effective allocation of staff, instructional materials and equipment.

Look for flyers to come home this week with more information!!

The strategic plan will guide the system’s direction over the next five years and is the result of many conversations with the school board, teachers and school leaders as well as engagement with parents and the community. The plan is posted at www.fultonschools.org/StrategicPlan2017.

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What’s Happening? Unit- High Opinion of Animals

ELA: RF2 d- Middle Sound Math: Measuring and Analyzing Data

Phonics- long as /ai/ and /ay/

Science: Animals

Reading- Predictions

Reading: Goodbye Curtis Banner Days Theme 2 Pg. 176 Contractions Practice pgs.51-58 …Spelling Math: 269-277

Fractions Mathematics Scotts Foresman V3, Chp. 7

Language: Compound Words

Language Harcourt

Language Arts – Research Skills Science: Matter- Pre-assessment Chp. 4- lesson 1 Math – Apply the Commutative and Associative Property Of Addition and Subtraction

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Social Studies - Folktales

Third Grade is Fired Up with Heat and Energy as we embark upon our 4th Unit. THEME: Overcoming Challenges to Find the Hero In Us All Reading Novel: The Story of My Life Helen Keller This unit will last to the end of May. Within this unit all subjects will be integrated and there will be a spiral review of all subjects. It will consist of the following skills: The Heroes that we will be integrating for reading and social studies are: Paul revere, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mary McLeod Bethune and Cesar Chavez; Landforms, Longitude and Latitude. Language Arts: reference skills, nouns, possessive nouns, pronouns, plurals, verbs, verb tenses, adverbs, Adjectives, regular and irregular verbs, simple/complex sentences, and figurative language Writing: Informative, Opinion, Narrative, and Short Research Connections Science: rocks, minerals, fossils and soils; Georgia Habitats, Pollution, Heat and Energy Math: Area, algebra, geometry, fractions, word problems, data and measuring 3rd Grade Georgia Writing Assessment March 18 – 29 …CRCT April 10 - 17

Language Arts: Dear Mr. Henshaw Affixes & Roots Informational/Explanatory Writing Math: Measurement (time/money) ***POST TEST*** Science: CRCT Review CRCT Review Social Studies: Personal Finance Saving and Investing *Test*

Math-----------Measurement Reading--------Extended Text---“Warriors: Navajo Code Talkers.” Language Arts----Grammar Review-Unit 5 Social Studies----America Since 1975 Science----Physical and Chemical Changes Health----Healthy Eating

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What’s Happening?

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Quantum ArtSmart Happenings

www.quantumartsmart.weebly.com

Full STeAm Ahead!

In Japanese:

全力で

(pr: Zenryoku de)

5th are working on their Symbolic Art History painting unit incorporating Georgia O’Keeffe and Martin Johnson Heade focusing on communication and symbolism. 4th are completing their Origami Hakos (boxes) in their Japanese Unit. Next, they will be writing a Japanese poem called a Haiku. 自然は美しいです = “nature is beautiful” in Japanese! 3rd are immersing themselves in the Middle Ages, analyzing that time period in the 400-1400’s, and engineering a 3 Dimensional Medieval castle along with connecting a famous architectural innovation to our present day Black History architect, Paul Revere Williams! (Hint: “Flying Buttresses”) 1st graders are learning to interpret and create a focal point while exploring the Science/Anatomy of a special bird with solid bones, a Loon. K are studying reptiles and creating patterns on a snake while weaving it in a pattern in the grass.

2nd graders just completed their “Depth” landscape paintings! Check them out on display in the hall. They are now focusing solely on creating a “cloudscape” incorporating “Nephelococcygia”!

Physical Education

Music Notes

Week of: March 25 – March 29 Basketball • We will continue with our “basketball” unit. This week students will participate in small group basketball games.

STES FIELD DAY 2013 May 1 – grades 5, 3, 1 May 2 – grades 4, 2, K

This week in music, students will be working on the following: 5th – Finishing presentations of Black History Month projects. 4th – Continuing in the Recorder unit. 3rd/2nd – Dynamics (piano and forte). 1st/K – Introduction to the instruments of the orchestra. Please remember to visit www.stonewalltellmusic.weebly.com for more information!

Field day t-shirt order due March 26. It is the policy of Fulton County School Systems not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability, in any employment practice, educational programs or any other program, activity or service. If you wish to make a complaint or request accommodation due to discrimination in any program, activity, or service, contact compliance coordinator, Mr. Ron Wade, 786 Cleveland Ave., SW Atlanta, Georgia 30315 or call (404) 763-4585 TTY 1-800-255-0315.

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ATTENTION PARENTS: EARLY MORNING DROP OFF ROUTINE  The morning times and dropping off your student is a very important part of the day. But we need your help to make it run as expeditiously as possible. We have over 200 yards of sidewalk and you do not have to wait until the children are directly in front of the door to drop off. By doing this you are helping with the “Healthy kids, Smart kids” plan we are a part of as well as helping the students to not be tardy to class. Please assist us in making to morning drop off as efficient as possible.

Thanks in advance!

APEC at Stonewall Tell

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Please send a note or letter whenever you change the dismissal process for your student. No phone calls, please!

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Please consider using the school bus for student transport to and from the school. We are unable to call students to the front office for early dismissal after 2:00p.m. Safety and security is a concern. School starts promptly at 7:40a.m. Students are marked TARDY when

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If you need afterschool care for your child, APEC is available on site.      

7:00 pm pick up S.T.E.M. Curriculum Computer Lab Fitness Classes Certified Staff Snack & Supper Provided

If you are interested, please contact APEC at 404-759-5950. We look forward to hearing from you. Healthy Kids, Smart Kids Stonewall Tell Elementary has adopted the Healthy Kids, Smart Kids Wellness Initiative. We believe that healthier eating habits and consistent exercise have a positive impact on our children’s learning and ultimately their test scores. When sending in classroom snacks, please remember that this is a “Sugar-Free Zone” school. Do not send soft drinks, fruit drinks with processed sugar, candy, cookies, ice cream, cupcakes, cakes, hot fries, TAKIS, or sugary snacks. Also note that birthday parties that include cakes, cookies, wings, ice cream and other treats are prohibited and will not be allowed in the building. Healthier items such as fruit cups, fresh fruit, pretzels, baked chips, 100% juice, fresh vegetables, 100% fruit snacks, granola bars, animal crackers and items with low salt and minimum sugar are allowed. ** Due to nut allergies, please do not send any snacks with peanuts or peanut butter in them.

ALL Volunteers MUST complete a Volunteer Registration Form and the Parent Volunteer Training @ http://media2.fultonschools.org/DistrictCo ntent/Training/ChildAbuseandNeglect/play er.html. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended in the student drop-off zone. This zone is not for parking. Use the visitor parking spaces. Please dial 0 when calling the front desk.

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they arrive after the morning bell. There is no GRACE PERIOD.  

Students dismissed before 11:10 a.m. are marked ABSENT for the whole day. Our Dismissal Process The school schedule is 07:40am-2:20p.m. Dismissal starts at 2:20p.m. We have 11 buses to load with 4 buses being loaded at one time.

Car riders are dismissed around 2:45p.m.   

ALWAYS sign in your presence in the building at the front desk. There is not a telephone in any classroom. Please provide your child with an extra set of clothes in case of an accident.

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A complete monthly menu can be found on the SWT Homepage and the menu is subject to change. Student Breakfast: $1.05 Student Lunch: $2.20 Student Reduced Breakfast: $0.30

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STES Parental Involvement Policy is Available at the Front Desk for your Review

Student Reduced Lunch: $0.40 Adult Breakfast: $1.55 Adult Lunch: $3.15 Monday Turkey &Gravy/ Brown Rice Or Stuffed Crust Dippers Tuesday Beef Taco Soup/Tortilla Chips Or Chicken Bite w/ rice

FIRST Saturday of Every Month, the High Museum of Art is FREE to all Fulton County residents!

Important Dates To Remember March 18-29 3rd Grade Writing Assessment March 25 -28 Junior Beta Club Food Drive

Scan Here for the Digital Version:

March 27 Healthy Halls Program 8am-10:45am

Wednesday BBQ Chicken w/ Roll Or Tex Mex Nachos w/ rice

FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE PICTURES

Friday

Thank you for purchasing your picture package. Below you will find the link and password to view your portraits from the Stonewall Tell Elementary School Father Daughter Dance. Look for your name or your child's name and click on that folder to view your pictures. To select the picture(s) you would like to have printed, simply respond to this email with the picture name(s) you wish to have printed. The picture name will be located in the lower left hand corner of the webpage. If you ordered the $30 package, please indicate in the email which images you would like for the 5x7, 8x10 and wallets.

Grilled Fish & Cheese Biscuit Or Cheese Pizza

Please note the images on the website are unedited. Upon selection of your image(s), will be professionally edited (cropping and other minor enhancements).

Thursday Cheese Stuffed Shells Or Hamburger

Fulton County offers MyPaymentPlus. This is an online service that offers you the convenience and information you need to manage your studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s account. You can prepay on your studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meal account using a credit/debit card at www.mypaymentsplus.com.

To ensure timely delivery of your photos please respond by email no later than Thursday, March 28, 2013. If I do not receive a response by March 28, picture(s) will be selected printed.

link: http://www.jestfotos.com/#!/PROOFING password: collegepark