Ms. Branham

Holiday Schedule

Winter holidays begin at 2:30 Thursday, December 22 and end when the students return Tuesday, January 10, 2012. 

Ellis Island Simulation

Ellis Island Simulation

-Will be held on Thursday, Dec. 15 in the morning

-Students will come to school dressed in a costume from their native country or (country of their choice)

-Bring a food that is representative of the culture they have chosen and enough for 12-15 people (Preferably in a disposable dish or one that's not heavy)

-Have money ($20) ready to "pay their way" into America (money should also be representative of their native country and may be created using paper and colored pencils)

Symphony

The 5th grade Performing Arts field trip to see the  Symphony is scheduled for Tuesday, December 6. Please remember to dress your best.

Checkpoint Testing

Cobb County Checkpoint Testing

Mon. - Reading/Language Arts

Wed. - Math

Thurs. - Science

Testing starts at 8:00

Please remember to:

1. Go to bed on time

2. Eat a good breakfast

3. Come to school on time

Giving Tree

 EASTVALLEY GIVING TREE

“Wish Upon a Star”

                                                            

  Please consider helping us this holiday season, to provide assistance to those families in our school community. You can experience the joy of giving to a family who needs a little extra help by buying the item listed on a star. The Holiday Giving Tree is located in the lobby of the school.

 If you would like to participate in this program, simply do the following:

 ~Select a star and remove it from the tree.

~Complete the green slip and put it in the box on the table.

~Purchase the item that is listed on the star.

~Wrap the gift and tape the star to the gift.

~Bring your wrapped gift and place it under the “Holiday Giving Tree” by December 12^th.

Red Ribbon Week

Marietta Trolley Field Trip

A Note from Ms. Wacker

Parents,

If your child is absent from school, the policy is that you send a note to school stating the reason your child missed school.  Please be specific about the reason.  In the note, please include your child's name, the teacher's name, the date or dates of the absence and the reason.  It is very important to the school to have the documentation on file to excuse a child from school when they are absent, so please send a note each time.  We will also accept notes from the doctor or dentist about an absence from school.  If we do not receive a note, we must mark the absence as unexcused.  After 7 unexcused absences, the matter will be referred to the school social worker.  Thank you for helping us.

Bookfair

Please come to Eastvalley’s Fall Book Fair during Conference week.  Our Book Fair will be from Monday, October 24th to Thursday, October 27th.  The hours will be Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM.  We will extend our hours Tuesday night from 3:30 to 7:00 PM.  The Book Fair is one of the Media Center’s biggest fundraisers.  Historically, Eastvalley receives an average of 45% of the total sales.  The proceeds of the sale go to purchase new books, Accelerated Reading tests, and items to improve the Media Center.  Your purchases make such a positive impact on the students and staff at Eastvalley!  The Book Fair is a wonderful opportunity to purchase books for family, teachers and friends while supporting Eastvalley’s Media Center.

Thank you for your support!

Red Ribbon Week

It’s up to ME to be DRUG FREE!

Red Ribbon Week is October 20th-October 28th, 2011!

Thursday, October 20^th - 4th and 5^th grades will enjoy an assembly provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s department.  The assembly will be held at 8:15 in the gym.

Friday, October 21^st – K-3 will enjoy a visit from “Dr. Well Bee” provided by Wellstar.  The assembly topic is “Bee Safe, Bee Fit, Be Healthy, and Bee Nice”. The assembly will be held at 8:30 in the cafeteria.

Monday the 24th- Wear RED Day/ “I CAN Be Drug Free!”     ~Students can show their support of Red Ribbon Week by wearing red on this day.  All students and staff will receive a self stick red ribbon to wear.  We will also kick off our canned food drive, and students will bring in cans.  The canned food drive will continue up until Thanksgiving.

Tuesday the 25^th – Follow your dreams, don’t do drugs!   ~Students may wear their pajamas to school.

Wednesday the 26th- “Team Up Against Drugs” Day   ~Students can show their support by wearing a shirt or jersey that represents their favorite sports team.  All students will receive an “It’s Up To Me To Be Drug Free” pencil. 

Thursday the 27^th – Hugs, NOT Drugs!   ~Students may bring their favorite teddy bear, or comfort item to school.  This item must fit in the student’s backpack, and may only be taken out at times designated by each teacher. 

Friday the 29th- Don’t let drugs SNEAK up on you!   ~Students may wear sneakers with their school spirit shirts.  All students will receive a bookmark/pledge to sign promising to lead a drug free life!

Target

TARGET - Gifted Program

• Do you want to learn more about the Target (Gifted) Program at Eastvalley?

• Do you have question about how students qualify?

• Do you want to learn more about the standardized tests used for qualification?
  

WHAT: Gifted Eligibility Informational Meeting

WHO: Any Eastvalley Parent

WHEN: Friday morning, September 23, 2011

7:30-8:00 A.M.

WHERE: Eastvalley Media Center

Mrs. Covington will be sharing information about the Target program at Eastvalley. All parents are welcome to attend. Please sign in at the front office.

Boosterthon and PTA

Check out our cool door! Branham's Boa's won 2nd place in the school for the most creative Boosterhon door! Thank you to Boosterthon and PTA for the wonderful gift certificate.

 

Boosterthon

  Boosterthon money is due Friday morning!  10% of what our classroom collects by Friday morning goes directly back to our classroom.  Help us by having all those who sponsored your child in the fun run pay what they owe by Friday morning.  Our class would like to buy some needed classroom supplies with the money we raised.  Thanks to all of you who participated and to those that came out to the fun run!  It was a great time!  Living EPIC (Encourage, Play, Invite, Celebrate) in our classroom!

Important Dates

Important Dates:

Thursday, Sept. 1 Boosterthon Fun Run – wear tennis shoes! Ask your child about the goals that we set…we are trying to reach $45 a lap to have a Dance Party!

Thurs., Sept. 1 3 – 5 Bruster’s Spirit Day

Friday, Sept. 2 - Wear your favorite college colors to school!

Bus Pass

Transportation Changes (Bus Pass) A note from the office:

 “If your child needs a bus pass because he/she is riding on a different bus or is getting off his/her regular bus at a different stop, please go to our website (www.eastvalleyelementary.com) and look down the left column under RESOURCES.  Click on Bus Pass.  Please fill out the bus pass completely and send it to school with your child to get Ms. Wacker's signature.  If you forget to send it, you may email it to Mrs. Beth in the office (elizabeth.lauria@cobbk12.org) or fax it to 770-578-7216 by 10:00 a.m.  Thanks for your help in getting your child to the right place in the afternoon.”

 

Absences:

 If your child is absent for school please send in a note regarding the absence for us to keep on record. It is not necessary for you to call the school.

Welcome Back!

   

Welcome to 5th Grade!

I am so excited to have you in my class! It was good to meet many of you at "Sneak a Peek" and/or Parent Orientation.

Please take a moment to subscribe to my blog so that you will know when I have posted something new.

I will be posting more information in the next few days regarding upcoming events and the 5th grade curriculum. 

I am looking forward to a wonderful year!

See you soon, Ms. Branham

 

 

End of the Year Events

End of the year events - more information will come home soon:

• April 28 and 29 Eastvalley Cafe 6:30pm "Annie"

• May 6: DJ celebration for students with 15 or less tallies on Weekly Check Up

• May 12: Field Day (A.M.)

• May 24: 5th Grade Picnic at Terrell Mill Park

• May 25: 5th Grade Awards, Luncheon, and Walk of Honor (1:00)

EARLY RELEASE on MAY 24 and 25
SCHOOL WILL BE DISMISSED 1 HOUR EARLY

CRCT

Tuesday, April 12 through Monday, April 18

8:00-10:30am

Please remember to:

• Go to bed on time
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Come to school prepared and on time
• Be confident, you are well prepared! :)
  

 

 

Thank You

Thank you P.T.A. for everything that you did to make Teacher Appreciation Week so special. Thank you to our parents for donating the funds to make it possible.

Everyday was filled with pleasant surprises (food, t-shirt, goody-filled cup and more). The lunches were terrific. The t-shirt was really cool and I especially enjoyed our breakfast on Friday. I won a nice gift certificate to Kohls during the raffle. The Powerpoint Presentation was touching and I believe I saw a few tears. It really meant a lot to us to be honored in such a thoughtful way. 

GA Writing Assessment

The GA Writing Assessment

will be administered on

Wednesday, March 2nd at 8:00 am