3rd Grade Special Days

Special Days for the last four days of school:

Munchy Monday – Bring a snack to share with your class and you may bring a soda to drink.

Tuesday – Bring a board game to play

Wednesday – Classy, Flashy Dress-Up Day!  You may bring a change of clothes for after awards.

Thursday – Throwback Thursday – Dress like the 1950's, 1960's, 1970’s, 1980’s, etc.

Yearbooks

Yearbooks went home today. If you didn't purchase one earlier in the year but would like one now, please send in $30 cash only. They are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Thanks!

Boosterthon Update

Parents,

We’re so excited to be serving Statham Elementary with this year's Boosterthon Program!

The goal of the Boosterthon Fun Run is to raise funds while teaching our kids about the importance of Fitness, Leadership, and Character. Our goal is to raise funds for the media center and get to get new library books. We need your help to connect your child to sponsors! 

Yesterday, your student came home with their very own Boosterthon Pledgebook. The Pledgebook has everything you need to get started. 

The first thing you must do is register your student on funrun.com. To get started on funrun.com, please follow these simple steps: 

1) Sign up as a parent on funrun.com by clicking the "Parent Sign Up" button.
**If you’ve signed up before and cannot remember your password, click the "Forgot Password?" button.

2) Once you are logged on, click the "Register a Participant” button on the Home Page, and enter your student’s registration code. Your student’s classroom registration code can be found below. Make sure to use the correct one.  

3) Enter your student’s information and double-check the correct classroom assignment. Your student will receive a FREE PRIZE just for being registered.

Our original schedule was set to kick off today (Tuesday April 28th), but was changed due to testing and field day. If you attempted to register your students last night and were not able to log in, I apologize. Please try to re-enter in your pledges this evening.

Thank you again for supporting Statham Elementary!

Strengthening Schools, Coby Rosson (770) 845-2718

End of Year Calendar

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	20	21	22 Earth Day! Progress Reports & Monday folders go home	23 Book Fair	24 Book Fair	25
26	27 Book Fair Boosterthon Pep Rally @12:30	28 Book Fair Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55	29 Book Fair K Registration Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55	30 Book Fair PBIS Movie Party @1 Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55	1 Book Fair Hat Day  $1 Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55	2
3	4 Book Fair K-2 Field Day Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55	5 Last Day of Book Fair 3-5 Field Day Relay Races@ 9:30 – 10:30 Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55	6 Boosterthon Huddle 1:40 – 1:55 5th v. Teachers Kickball Game 2:15 – 3:00	7 Boosterthon Fun Run	8 Statham Stampede Roads close @9 Race @9:15	9
10	11	12	13 Walking Field Trip around Statham 8:50 – ?	14	15	16
17	18	19	20 Awards Ceremony 9 – 10:30 Class awards in classroom afterward	21 Last Day Brunch Party @9:30

End of Year details--LOTS of info.

Book Fair
The Book Fair is open from now until May 5th. Our class will preview the Book Fair on Friday from 11:10-11:30. Each student will have the opportunity to make a book wish list. The Book Fair is one of the best opportunities for our school library to receive funds. The company will give SES 30% of all you buy. Mrs. Hendrix uses this for books and other library needs.

Boosterthon
Prepare to be attacked with lots more information when the Boosterthon team arrives on Monday. We will have our Pep Rally @12:30, and you are welcome to attend! Each day the 3rd graders will gather in the auditorium for a huddle which is just a meeting to teach the character lesson for the day and pass out prizes for students who got pledges. 

The Fun Run is the big event for Boosterthon. It will be on May 7th, and you are welcome to attend! Students will run laps around a small loop in the back playground grass while listening to fun music. Each pledge is sent to SES based on how many laps each student runs. I will have a sign-out sheet if you would like to check your student out early. 

Field Day
Look for another post about this coming soon. The biggest thing is to have your student in tennis shoes, sneakers, kicks, trainers, plimsolls, gym shoes, or running shoes and also to send a change of clothes. PLEASE no high-tops or nice sneakers because the students will need to grip on wet grass and will get dirty! I will have a sign-out sheet if you would like to check your student out early.

Statham Stampede
This annual run takes place on May 8th @ 9:15. Teachers, students, parents, siblings, and pets are all invited and encouraged to participate! The route is protected by Statham police officers and Barrow County sheriffs. I've included a map below, but your student must have a signed permission slip to leave the school grounds. 

Walking Field Trip
You should have received a permission form in this week's Monday folder. I didn't send home Monday folders until today because I wanted them to have something to put their progress reports in. [Sidenote: If your student isn't checking his/her cubby for graded papers, their Monday folder will be empty. I'm trying to remind them once and teach them to be responsible.]

Please return the permission slip as soon as possible, so I can plan accordingly. I will have a sign-out sheet if you would like to check your student out early.

Awards Ceremony
The 3rd grade awards will be in the auditorium from 9:00 -10:30. This will be a much shorter affair than last year. Each student will receive an award in our classroom after the ceremony. You are encouraged to stay for that and take pictures in the room. Students will not be allowed to be checked out during the awards ceremony out of respect for the other students who are receiving awards. I will have a sign-out sheet if you would like to check your student out from the room afterward.

Last Day Brunch Party
The students and I agreed that it would be fun to have a brunch party for our End-of-the-Year celebration. We'll do pancakes, breakfast casserole, fruit, etc. Please look for a sign-up sheet to come home in Monday folders in two weeks. Again, I will have a sign-out sheet if you would like to check your student out early. We will play games and just enjoy each other's company for the rest of the day.

Please email me with any questions...
rebecca.draper@barrow.k12.ga.us

Longest Domino Book Chain Video

Domino Chain

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2013/06/03/seattle-public-library-creates-domino-book-chain/

Upcoming project

We will test tomorrow (Wednesday 4/1) on the mathematical content. 

Thursday (4/2) and Friday (4/3) are make-up days. 

Next Monday (4/6 which is also Camila and my birthday!) we will test on Science standards. 

Next Tuesday (4/7) will cover Social Studies standards.

Therefore, I have designed a really fun project for the students to complete. It will include design, math, writing, etc. To present their information, I've asked that they all buy one piece of poster board of any color. They are less than a dollar at Dollar General. Please send one in with your child anytime. Thanks for your support.

PBIS video- Be Honest on the Bus

Here is a link to the PBIS video we made for our school-wide Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) video examples. We were assigned "Be Honest on the Bus" and hope you enjoy...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7BOsdg8LdfteU9jWGc2OG15Sjg/view?usp=sharing

Thursday-Valentine's Day cards

A Valentine's Day party will not be one of our classroom parties this year. We will have a time to pass out cards to classmates; however, this is completely optional. We have 22 students in our homeroom. If your child wants to bring cards for his/her classmates, they must bring a card for every student. This teaches respect and kindness.

Our class list:

1. Ajah
2. Andrew
3. Bryce
4. Buckshot
5. Caleb
6. Camila
7. Dayana
8. DJ
9. Drake
10. Galen
11. Gracie
12. Isaiah
13. Jack
14. Jacob
15. Jailah
16. James
17. Javen
18. Katherine
19. Lorene
20. Rebecca
21. Tristan
22. Waylan

Calendars

February 2015

Lunch menus: http://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/nutrition/ 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Blog updated  Monday folder sent home	Turn in Monday folder
2 Lab	3 PE	4 PE	5 Music	6 Art
9 Library	10 Lab	11 PE	12 PE	13 NO SCHOOL
16 NO SCHOOL	17 Music	18 Art	19 Library	20 Lab Hat Day $1
23 PE	24        PE Science Night  @6:15-7:30	25 Music	26 Art	27 Library

Coming up:
February 13&16-No school
February 20-4th and 5th grade dance (6-8)
February 24-Science Night

Specials Rotation-

Day 1: PE      Day 2: Art      Day 3: Music      Day 4: Lab      Day 5: Library      Day 6: PE

Don't forget about pictures...

Picture Day will be Wednesday, February 11th at 11:10.
Class pictures MUST be pre-ordered using the form that was in the Monday folder. You will receive a proof of the individual pictures before ordering. The class picture has to be paid for beforehand or you will not get one.

Note from Dr. Huff

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Surveys

Hello everyone!

As we begin the planning process for the 2015-2016 school year, it is once again time for us to conduct our annual comprehensive needs assessment. The needs assessment begins with soliciting input from all stakeholders about the process of improving our schools.  We would like to receive input from all of our parents so please complete this survey by February 17^th, 2015 at 5:00 pm.   Thanks for your support of Statham Elementary!

Parents *Link can also be found on the SES homepage

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R8MQT8D

Swade Huff, Ed.D.  


El Sistema Escolar del Condado de Barrow ha empezado a planificar para el próximo año escolar 2015-2016. El Distrito Escolar les pide a todos los padres que contesten un cuestionario para ayudarnos durante este proceso de planificación.  El cuestionario es bilingüe y podrá encontrarlo a hacer un clic en:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R8MQT8D

El cuestionario nos ayuda a proporcionar los fondos federales de los Tíulos I-A, II-A, y III en cuanto al mejoramiento de servicios a los estudiantes y a los padres, y a los maestros, tomando en cuenta sus opiniones como padres sobre el uso de estos fondos.

School Store infomation

The 2nd grade team will be selling school store items next week from 8:00-8:30 in the 1st grade pod area. Items will range from 25 cents to $1.50. We be selling pencils, erasers, sharpeners, bookmarks, etc. Please share the information with your parents through newsletters and blogs.

Thanks for your support!

Kayla Collins
2nd Grade - Statham Elementary
Ph: 770-725-7112  Fax:770-725-1550
"Child Friendly, Child Focused, Child First!"

Coming up!!

1. PTO meeting tonight at 6.
Math Night is tonight from 6:15-7:15... please come and play fun math games with your child.

2. We are desperately in need of Clorox or Lysol wipes to clean surfaces of the nasty germs going around our school and Kleenex. If you are able to donate these, please send them in with your student. We will greatly appreciate your donations.

3. Picture Day will be Wednesday, February 11th at 11:10.
Class pictures MUST be pre-ordered using the form that was in the Monday folder. You will receive a proof of the individual pictures before ordering. The class picture has to be paid for beforehand or you will not get one.

Websites we love!

Websites we love:
This will be updated, so check back for new sites to visit.

www.mobymax.com/ga3068
Reading, Math, Math facts, Writing, Vocabulary

• username: firstlastnumber  (ex: rebeccadraper0)
• password: fl#  (ex: rd0)

http://www.stridestart.com

• KCC14299
• username & password: 5 digit lunch number

typingweb.com

• student login (top right of screen)
• username & password: same as mobymax (above)

abcya.com

Go Noodle

• Create a free account for access to lots of fun movement games... Zumba, Indoor Recess, etc.

Free Six Flag ticket opportunity!

I will explain the process to the students and send home a copy of the Reading Log in next week's Monday folder. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns: rebecca.draper@barrow.k12.ga.us

Read to Succeed Reading Log (English)
Read to Succeed Reading Log (Spanish)

Parent Letter (English)
Parent Letter (Spanish)

Spelling Words Jan.26-30

Week 18

Prefixes

1. unhappy

2. unload

3. mistake

4. misspell

5. replace

6. rewrite

7. react

8. redo

9. disagree

10. dislike

11. uncomfortable

12. uncover

13. misplace

14. mislead

15. recycle

16. reuse

17. recall

18. dishonest

19. distrust

20. disorder

Spelling List Jan. 20-23

If your student needs help understanding and correctly spelling these words, please have him/her practice using the activities suggested in the Homework post.

Week 17

Compound Words

1. bedroom

2. anyone

3. outside

4. sunshine

5. downstairs

6. weekend

7. backyard

8. everybody

9. cannot

10. without

11. playground

12. grandparent

13. notebook

14. sunrise

15. sidewalk

16. birthday

17. doghouse

18. surfboard

19. doorbell

20. wildfire

Journal Schedule

Please check the calendar page for January's calendar.

Pencil Journals sent home Friday:

1/16   (due: 1/26)

1/30   (due: 2/9)

2/12   (due: 2/23)

2/27   (due: 3/9)

3/12   (due: 3/23)

4/10   (due: 4/20) 

Journals optional 4/20-end of school... I'll write back if the student writes to me.

Crayon Journals sent home Friday:

1/23   (due: 2/2)

2/6     (due: 2/17)

2/20   (due: 3/2)

3/6     (due: 3/17)

3/20   (due: 3/30)

4/10   (due: 4/20) 

Journals optional 4/20-end of school... I'll write back if the student writes to me.