vol 20 issue 10 by Amanda Golden

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Being a parent is the most demanding job in the world, yet most of us train “on the job.” When things are going well, savor the moment. When things Monday - Grateful are not going well you may feel Student Breakfast: $1.05 Lunch: $2.20 stressed and overwhelmed. Student Reduced Breakfast: $0.30 Stonewall Tell Elementary has adopted the · Are you sleeping and Student Reduced Lunch: $0.40 Healthy Kids, Smart Kids wellness initiative. Tuesday – Significance eating too much or too Adult Breakfast: $1.55 We believe that healthier eating habits and Important Dates little? Adult Lunch: $3.15 consistent exercise have a positive impact on to Remember · Do you take your our children’s learning and ultimately their test frustrations out on your WednesdayMemorable Monday scores. When sending classroom snacks, Sept. 29 Father/Son Game Day kids? Boneless Chix Wings w/ Rice or Black please remember that this is a “Sugar-Free (more info to come) · Do you feel out of Zone” school. Do not send soft drinks, fruit Forest Chicken Wrap Oct. 6 Stonewall Tell Global control? drinks with processed sugar, candy, Tuesday Thursday Extravagant Service Day 9am- 12:00pm cookies, ice cream, cupcakes, cakes, hot · Do you feel as if your Turkey & Gravy w/Rice or Black Bean Oct. 8 Fall Pictures fries or sugary snacks. Also note that children misbehave on Taco Salad purpose? birthday parties that include cakes, cookies, Oct. 9 All Pro Dad’s Day Wednesday FridayDetrimental 7:00am- 7:45am wings, ice cream and other treats are · Do you strike out Lasagna Roll Up or Mini Burgers or Spicy prohibited and will not be allowed in the physically or verbally Oct. 9 LSAC 5:30/ STEM NIGHT Chicken Wrap building. Healthier items such as fruit cups, when angry? 6:30pm Thursday fresh fruit, pretzels, baked chips, 100% juice, · Do you have chronically Oct. 15 Teacher Workday/No Sw. Sour Chicken w/Rice or Tex Mex fresh vegetables, 100% fruit snacks, granola upset stomach or muscle School bars, animal crackers and items with low salt Nachos aches, especially in your Oct. 20 Fall Carnival 11am-3pm and minimum sugar are allowed. back and neck? Friday community to you design innovative Fajita Grilled Fish/Biscuit or Cheese school Pizza · Are frustrated Duenow to nuttime allergies, not send because your children or Grilled Chicken Salad It**is toplease formdoour Local School Application for Candidacy: solutions to increase academic Fulton County offers any snacks with peanuts or peanut butter in don’t listen? MyPaymentPlus. This is an online achievement that meet the unique needs of them. service that offers you the Governance Council! Parents, students will no longer be able · Do you feel as if you pick convenience and information you to charge breakfast. Any student the school community. on one particular child? need to managehttp://portal.fultonschools.org/CharterSystem your student’s exceeding -$9.00 in charges will receive account. You can prepay on your · Do you feel as if you an alternate meal. Any and all parents interested in /Documents/2012%20Governance%20Cand student’s meal account using a We encourage you totalk gettoinvolved in the Parents please note that if your can’t your kids? credit/debit card at candidacy for the the idate%20Guide.pdf process as we transition to the charter child has a fever of atparent least 100positions onwww.mypaymentsplus.com. Notice as of Monday, September 24, If you answered “Yes” to any of 2012, households that have not system. SWT these questions, may need degrees (F) they submit must be “feverhas the bestyou parents around Council must a form of candidacy reapplied for the 2012-2013 School to reach out for help. Call your free” for 24 hours before returning so we know the perfect candidate will come **A hard copy of the form will also be at Year, your child/ren will lose their school counselor for resources no later than October 31, 2012. to school. This policy will be strictly benefits. If you would like your child to and information. from you! receive free or reduced meals please fill the front desk** enforced so that we might out a free lunch application located in The forms must completed combat/prevent thebe spread of any and the school cafeteria or in the front Robin Elder office. For speedier processing, you flu-like virus in the school. As schools within Fulton County School Counselor returned to the district via email, hand may apply online at: transition to the charter www.fulton.schoolunchapp.com. system, each will delivered, or U.S. Mail. form a School Governance Council (SGC). PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IT TO THE

Healthy Kids, Smart Kids

To vote in the School Governance

LOCAL SCHOOL. For Handbook information: http://portal.fultonschools.org/CharterSystem /Documents/2012%20School%20Governanc e%20Council%20Handbook.pdf

Each SGC will be comprised of parents/guardians, teachers, community members, school employees, the principal and, at the high school level, students. The SGC will play a critical role in the success of each school, working with the

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Elections this fall you will be required to log in to our system using your Home Access ID and password. **Home Access ID’s can only be retrieved in person**

IN THIS ISSUE:

Page 2 Words from our Superintendent Page 3 Operational Planning

Park, Georgia 30349 770 306-3500 (FaxEncouragement 770 306-3504) Page 4 Golden rtment of Education Distinguished Title I School Page 5 Parent Reminders Tammye Coachman, Asst. Principal A complete monthly menu can be found Page 6 coachmantl@fultonschools.org SWT Fall Carnivals/Events onthe SWT homepage and the menu is walltellelementary.weebly.com subject to chang

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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,

Monday –Language (Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, Usage &Expression)

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

Wednesday –Mathematics (Concepts, Problem Solving, Computation)

time •

Tuesday –Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension

College Readiness – 85% of Fulton’s seniors will be

eligible for admission to a University System of Georgia college or

Thursday – Social Studies &Science

university •

Career Readiness – 100% of Fulton's graduates will be

Friday – Maps & Diagrams &Reference Materials

work-ready certified

**Please be on time and prepared to test your best each day** “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

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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 •

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 ~ Team Up Against Drugs Wear Your Favorite Team Jersey

People – Fulton County Schools will attract and retain the

most talented and effective employees in K-12 education •

Monday, October 22, 2012 ~ The Best Me is Drug Free Wear RED to Celebrate RED Ribbon Week

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 ~ Put a Cap on Drugs Wear Your Favorite Cap or Hat

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

Thursday, October 25, 2012 ~ Throwback Drug Free Thursday Wear Your Favorite Outfit from the Past 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s Friday, October 26, 2012 ~ Pawsitively Drug Free Wear Your Favorite Stonewall Tell

Tiger T-Shirt

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 class with the most participation will be announced on the intercom each day. We will celebrate on Friday with a culminating poster contest, each class will create a poster and we will announce a classroom winner for each grade level!!!!

The plan is posted at www.fultonschools.org/StrategicPlan2017.

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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Operational Planing In November 2011, Fulton County voters approved a one-penny education sales tax to fund new schools, renovations and additions, and provide enhanced technology across the county. The five-year building and construction plan calls for some of the district’s most outdated schools to be replaced with new state-of-the-art facilities. In order to move forward with those plans, three elementary schools in South Fulton – Oak Knoll, Harriet Tubman, and Mt. Olive – are slated for closure due to aging facility conditions. These would be replaced by two new schools – one at the former College Park Elementary School site and another at a yet-to-be-determined location. If approved by the school board, the schools would be closed after the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 school years.  To share information and gather input, a series of meetings are planned for late October, November and December. School system staff will explain the redistricting process, collect information for drawing revised attendance zones, gather input on future use for the facilities, and share information on the two replacement schools scheduled to open in fall 2014 and 2016. The schedule for the three rounds of community meetings are as follows: •Round 1 – Monday, Oct. 29 (Woodland MS) and Tuesday, Oct. 30 (Banneker HS) •Round 2 – Monday, Nov. 26 (Woodland MS) and Tuesday, Nov. 27 (Banneker HS) •Round 3 – Monday, Dec. 10 (Woodland MS) and Tuesday, Dec. 11 (Banneker HS)

Each meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Parents should only plan to attend one meeting per round at either location. Final recommendations will be presented in January 2013 with approval expected in February. Regards,

Yngrid L. Jones-Huff Executive Director, Operational Planning

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Many family traditions are celebrated during the month of October from fall festivals to Halloween. What we must remember as these events are going on is to keep on our SWT Thinking Cap. These are memorable times in the lives of our children and we love to see them get dressed up! But as parents and educators we must remember the most important part of their attire is always the love they feel from the support of their elders. Whether they choose to tell you or not, they look up to you to model who they will one day become. So as a role model of the students here at Stonewall Tell Elementary we must also set the trends for them to follow. Setting trends is not an easy task; especially when we are hoping to impress upon the minds of our youth. The youth of today many times see the trends of their elders as â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncoolâ&#x20AC;? but it is all in the way you carry yourself. Here at Stonewall Tell Elementary School, we teach our children that they should always be setting trends by exceeding the standards that are set before them. By going above and beyond to show your child they are loved encourages them to WANT to exceed any standard they are given. Positive reinforcement from all around is the best medicine to give to a child who may not being doing his or her best in school. While letting the children know that someone is depending on them to do a good job it warms them up inside which makes them look better on the outside. As the fall winds begin to blow stronger itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to have a warm heart and a positive sound mind. Ms. Golden

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***Parents Please Read*** Please bring your canned food

APEC at Stonewall Tell

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items to school and drop them in the bins located throughout the campus.

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

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Safety Patrols will also be collecting the cans in the mornings in the carpool lane October 1-29.

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

Most needed food items:

please contact APEC at

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404-759-5950. We look

Peanut Butter, Canned Tuna, Canned Beans, Canned Soups, Stews, Pastas, 100% Fruit Juice, Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Macaroni and Cheese Dinners, Whole Grains, Low Sugar Cereals (boxed) Ms. Sinon

A QUICK ETTIQUITE REMINDER

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they arrive after the morning bell.

forward to hearing from you.

There is no GRACE PERIOD.  

Dismissal starts at 2:20p.m.

www.quantumartsmart.weebly.com

We have 11 buses to load with

respecting others in the home; so as Educators of your children we are to continue the task in the schools. Together we can make a difference in the lives of our children. We would appreciate if you respect our

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.

Stonewall Tell is pleased to launch our new art website:

As parents you begin the training process of

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

Consider this your portal to explore the world of

4 buses being loaded at one time.

infinite possibilities. Visit virtual museums around the world, connect with cool science websites like

Car riders are dismissed

NASA/JPl, Georgia Tech, Smithsonian Institute, etc., and check out art happenings around Atlanta!

around 2:45p.m.

Podcasts of your children’s artwork are also

processes as students enter in the morning.

coming soon, as well as other exciting things.

During Morning Announcements ALL students,

Enjoy Quantum ArtSmart…

parents and teachers are asked not talk, walk or conduct ANY business as a part of our trainings for

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our students. They are expected to participate in the

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.

moment of silence as well as the pledge to the flag. Thank you for you cooperation!

Now that’s ArtSmart!

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Important Dates

**A complete monthly menu can be found on the SWT homepage and the menu

To Remember

is subject to change**

Oct. 20 Fall Carnival 11am-3pm

Student Breakfast: $1.05

Lunch: $2.20

Student Reduced Breakfast: $0.30 Student Reduced Lunch: $0.40 Adult Breakfast: $1.55

Oct. 25 Girl Scout Mtng 3:304:30pm Investiture Ceremony 6:00pm Oct. 26 BJ’s Membership Club & SWT Adopt a School Welcome “Fall Festival” 5:00pm-7:00pm

Adult Lunch: $3.15

Oct. 28 Unveiling of the Wall @SWT 4:30-7PM

Monday

Nov. 4 Daylight Savings Time Ends at 2:00AM (clocks are turned backward 1 hour)

Tomato Soup w/ Gr Cheese Or Chicken Nugget Bites w/Rice Tuesday

A FREE Evening of

TEST DATES TO REMEMBER

Family Fun: Games,

Oct.22-26, 2012

Light Refreshments,

Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Activities & More!

Turkey & Gravy w/ Rice Or Stuffed Crust Dippers Wednesday

FALL CARNIVAL

Lasagna Roll Up Or Mini Burgers

STONEWALL TELL ELEMENTARY

Thursday

October 20, 2012 11:00am-3:00pm

Sw. & Sour Chicken w/ Rice Or Tex Mex Nachos

$5 Includes Hot Dog, Chips & Drink Friday Fajita Grilled Fish/ Biscuit Or Cheese Pizza Parents: Students will no longer be able to charge breakfast. Any student exceeding -$9.00 in charges will receive an alternate meal. Fulton County offers MyPaymentPlus. This is an online service that offers you the convenience and information you need to manage your student’s account. You can prepay on your student’s meal account using a credit/debit card at www.mypaymentsplus.com.

$1 Pony Rides Jumpers * Face Painting * Balloon Animals Video Games * Vendors * Music * Prizes

For $10 you can have a table at the carnival for a garage sale! Please email

for more information.