May 10, 2015

  Dear Parents,

      I hope all of you had a wonderful Mother's Day!!  I'm glad it was such a beautiful weekend for all of us.  This week we have Field Days coming up on Thursday and Friday which will be lots of fun.  Most of the events will take place on Thursday, 5/14.  If you are able to volunteer or just drop in to see some of the fun, we'd love to have you join us!  Please remember to send your child in with a change of clothes and shoes, a towel, sunscreen, and a water bottle.  We will have several water activities and don't want to be damp all day.  :)

     Also, we have two very worthy causes collecting donations this week.  Please read below and thanks in advance for all your support!!

Jenny M-G

     The Student Council would like to invite everyone to take part in our final service project of the year. PLAYTIME FOR PETS will take place from Wednesday, May 6 - Wednesday, May 13. Our goal is to collect pet toys and blankets to donate to the Atlanta Humane Society. The items can be brand new or gently used. There will be a collection box in the front office for you to place your donations. We thank you all so much for your help and support throughout this school year

Summer Lunch Food Drive May 11-15

 
Help out the 3rd grade and Kindergarten Girl Scouts at Spalding May 11-15! Simply drop donations in labeled bins in lobby or Mrs. Griffith's classroom or give to your teacher. 

Suggested donation items: Anything individually wrapped that you would put in your child's packed lunch (juice box/drinks, chips, brown bags, cookies, crackers, fruit cups, granola bar, nutrigrain bars)
 

Contact Megan Tucker megantuckerthern@yahoo.com  with any questions. All donated items will be provided through a lunch packing program throughout the summer M-F at noon for kids in need! 

Field trip tomorrow, 5/7!!!

Dear Parents,

        Tomorrow is our fabulous Fernbank museum field trip and the kids are so excited!  Please have your child wear our Tiger Trot-a-Thon tee shirts and comfortable shoes and bring a snack.  We will be leaving Spalding by 9:00 and returning by 1:00.  Thanks for all your support!

        Jenny M-G

May 4, 2015

      Dear Parents,
 
      Our fabulous field trip to the Fernbank Museum is this Thursday, May 7th!  We have our one parent chaperone,  but if you would like to join us, you are welcome to drive over and meet us there.  We will be arriving about 9:30 and heading back to school by 12:30.  Please make sure your student has comfortable walking shoes and a snack since we will be doing a lot of walking and will eat lunch later than normal.

     Also, the media center will be sending out a missing books list soon.  Please help your student find all his/her books so they can be returned to the media center.  Books that are not found can be paid for through the summer.  Report cards will not be released to students who have missing books until they have been returned or paid for so please start looking!

     Thanks for all of your support!

     Jenny M-G

Advanced/Accelerated class information

Dear Parents,

Advanced and Accelerated Placement Testing will begin on May 4^th and continue through May 22^nd.  Students who meet the following criteria will be administered county placement tests. 

ELA

*Advanced level of STAR Reading Assessment

*ELA Unit Assessment Average: 85%

*Report Card – All A’s (Grades 2-5), All S’s (Grades K-1)

*Teacher Recommendation

 

Math

*Math Unit Assessment Average:  85%

*Report Card –All A’s (Grades 2-5), All S’s (Grades K-1)

*Teacher Recommendation

 

Jenny M-G

April 24, 2015

Dear Parents,

     Please send in the yellow Fulton County enrollment survey form as soon as you can next week.  Thanks to those of you who already have!  These surveys help the county determine how many personnel and resources to allot to each school.  It also helps the administration here at SDC determine how many teachers are needed per grade level and what resources may be needed.  So, long story short, it's a VERY important piece of information that helps us plan for next year.  Please let me know if you have any questions or need another form.

    Thanks for all of your wonderful support!!

     Jenny M-G

April 21, 2015

    Dear Parents,

      Tomorrow is the math portion of the Milestones.  Please continue to help your child get a good night's rest and a breakfast with some protein and encourage them to try their best.  We hope all of our students will go carefully, use their scratch paper to help them, and check their answers!  If your child would like to review on IXL, Study Jams, or iReady tonight, that would be fine as long as it does not stress them out.

      Also, if any of you are interested in joining our field trip on May 7th to the Fernbank Museum, you are welcome to do so.  Please understand that you would need to drive yourself and pay for admission since we will not have room on the bus.  We would love to have you join us if you can!!

      Finally, I need to let you know that we are completely out of KLEENEX.  If you are able to send some in, we would really appreciate it!!!

       Thanks so much for all of your support!

       Jenny M-G 

April 16, 2015

        Dear Parents,

        The kids did a FANTASTIC job yesterday!!!  They were focused, read each questions carefully, and double checked their answers.  We were so proud of all of our students!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

       Please remember to have your child here on time after a good breakfast on Monday when we continue the Milestones.  It is stressful to the kids if they come in and are rushed and, if they are too late, they will miss taking the Milestones with our class and will have to stay in the Media Center.  :(  We will not be sending homework home over the next two weeks so that the kids get lots of time to rest and refresh after school, but your child can always review on www.brainpop.com, www.studyjams.scholastic.com, Tumblebooks, and IXL, and iReady.

         Yesterday afternoon our field trip forms for the Fernbank Museum and the IMAX movie "Humpback Whales" went home.  We will be going on 5/7 and are asking for a $22 donation to help us cover the cost of this trip.  Usually we collect funds at the beginning of the year, but this year we did not.  Ms. Johnson wanted us to collect funds closer to the actual field trip dates.  Thanks in advance for your contributions!

         Also, picture packets went home yesterday as well.  If you like your child's photos, please follow the directions on the envelope and send your money in by the deadline.  If you would rather not purchase the photos, please send the packets back in and we will return them to the company.

       Finally, today I'm sending home information on Mercer University's College for Kids summer programs.  They offer a Budding Writers and Math Wizards course that truly rock!  My daughter participated in the writing program two-years ago and still talks about it.  They are also very helpful so if your child is interested, but you have some doubts, call anyway and ask about your concerns.  They may be able to help you.

       Thanks for all of your support!!

       Jenny M-G