Kids Yule Love and the Christmas Breakfast

Congratulations to Logan Childs, Camden Ford, and Logan Winget who will represent the 4th grade in the school Spelling Bee on January 17, 2013.

News and Reminders

Test: Science, Chapter 4, "Light" on Thursday, December 13th.

Congratulations to our Geography Bee contestants: Baylor Scott and Emily Strange. These students will represent the 4th grade at the school Geography Bee on January 8, 2013.

Museum of Arts and Sciences Field Trip Photos

News and Reminders

A note was sent home with students today with details about our Museum of Arts and Sciences field trip this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Please be sure to ask your child about this note.

 

Friday, Nov. 30, is a White-Out for Lung Cancer dress-down day.  Students may donate $1 and wear a white t-shirt and jeans to support Lung Cancer and honor Abby Wilson! 

 

Friday is the deadline to order poinsettias for the holiday season. Order forms are available in each of the offices.

 

The Y-Club is conducting its annual canned food drive for the Salvation Army Nov. 26 - Dec. 7. Collection boxes are located in classrooms throughout the school. Y-Club will collect the bulk of the donations on Thursday, Dec. 6 and any additional donations on Friday.

 

Fall Fun

News and Reminders

Our Thanksgiving Feast was a huge success! Thanks so much to the Room Moms who planned and set up for this event. All the food the parents sent was wonderful and we were stuffed! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Wow! What an outpouring of LOVE! We had a wonderful response to Operation Christmas Child boxes. The children especially enjoyed seeing the Chick-fil-A cows do a little "gangam style" dancing. Be sure to look on tattnall.org for pictures.

In your child's backpack today, you will find 2 forms. One is concerning the Art Fair on December 6 before the Christmas Musical.  You may not know yet if you will attend the musical or not, but the Art Fair starts right after school.  If you do not RSVP, your child's work will not be on display. To RSVP, please mark, "I will attend," sign it, and have your child return it on Monday after Thanksgiving.

The second form concerns Kids Yule Love. This is Tattnall's 25th year to support Kids Yule Love. The Trojan Spirit Shop is selling t-shirts to commemorate this landmark, with all proceeds going to Kids Yule Love. If you would like one of these shirts, please complete the form, attach your check, and return it to school with your child by Wednesday, November 28. 

The Christmas Musical will be on Thursday, December 6. Students in grades 1-3 will be performing. Between 3:00 and the beginning of the musical, you may go to the Art Fair or to the Usborne Books display in the Media Center. Both are great places to pick up Christmas gifts!!

News and Reminders

Next week will be super busy as we wrap up as much as we can before the Thanksgiving break.

• We will finalize details for the field trip. It's important we have everything together before the break.
• Monday and Tuesday, Mrs. Ford will be out. She is going with her son on the 7th Grade trip to Washington, D.C.
• Tests and quiz for next week:
• Wednesday, November 14, SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ ~ West and Middle West states
• Thursday, November 15, MATH TEST~ Chapter 6
• Friday, November 16, SPELLING TEST~ Unit 2, Wordly Wise, Lessons 5-8 words
• Thursday, students may bring a $1 and wear Spirit Dress. All money collected goes to the Red Cross to be used for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. This is sponsored by the Junior and Senior Beta Clubs.
• We will finish The Magician's Nephew by Friday. Each student should reread chapters 10-12 by Tuesday. We will read chapters 13-15 in class on Wednesday and Thursday.
• We will be making ornaments to put on the children's tree at the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
• Signed papers will go home on Thursday instead of Friday. Please sign and return them on Friday.

Open House Incentives :)

     Open House season is upon us, and we need your support. While advertising plays a large part in recruiting prospective families to TSA, you, our current families, are by far our most effective means of promotion. You can provide a first-hand experience for a new family and make the difference in whether that family inquires and eventually attends Tattnall Square Academy.
     This year we are offering a few incentives to our Tattnall family members for help to promote TSA and our Open House dates. When guests arrive for open house, they sign in. Alongside their name will be a column for them to identify the name of the person from TSA who made personal contact with that family and extended the invitation.

• Students who made contact with an Open House attendee will receive a free dessert coupon from the TSA Cafe. *One coupon per Open House.
• Parents who made the contact will be entered (one entry per family attending) to win a gift certificate to the Spirit Shop.
• We will honor these incentives for each Open House held.

Open House dates:
     Pre-School
           Tuesday, November 13th, 11:00 a.m.
     Community Wide (All Grades)
           Sundays at 2:00 p.m. on January 13th, February 10th, March 10th

Teaming Up for Operation Christmas Child

Who? Tattnall and Chick-fil-a are teaming up to support the children of Samaritan’s Purse. We are asking for each family in the elementary school to fill a box for a needy child. (1 per family)

What? Chick-fil-a will provide our TATTNALL families with boxes to fill for Operation Christmas Child. Boxes will be available to pick up from your homeroom teacher on Wed., Nov. 7th. See samaritanspurse.org for information on how to fill your box. (Details include items for the box as well as $7 per box for shipping.)

When? Boxes will be due Wed., Nov. 14th

Where? The Chick-fil-a Cow will bring a truck to Tattnall on Nov. 14th, along with 13 WMAZ, to pick up our boxes!

WHAT IS THE MISSION?

The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Tattnall and Chick-fil-a are proud to take part in this great mission!

News and Reminders

Saturday night ~ turn back those clocks one hour!!

Monday is a teacher in-service day. There is no school for students.

Field trip car rider forms are in your child's Friday Folder.  The form and the money ($5.00/person) are due on Tuesday.

Remember there is a dress code for field trips, as stated in the handbook. This information is included in the Friday Folder.

Tests next week:
Social Studies ~ Chapter 1, Wednesday, November 7
Spelling ~ Wordly Wise Lesson 8, Friday, November 9

News and Reminders

Math ~ Chapter 5 TEST on Tuesday, October 30.

Field Trip ~ Our first field trip is scheduled for Thursday, November 29. We will leave the school at 9:30 and return by 12:30. We will be going to the Museum of Arts and Sciences. Students and attending parents will need a sack lunch and drink. Field trip permission slips are in your child's Signed Paper folder. Please complete the front and back and return in by Wednesday, October 31. The sooner we have all the permission forms, the sooner we can finalize travel arrangements and get that information turned in to the front office.


Reading ~  We have finished the first 5 chapters of The Magician's Nephew and the children really seem to be enjoying it. They are busy trying to figure out the connections to parts of the Chronicles of Narnia that they know. Now that we have a good understanding of most of the main characters, we will move a little more quickly and do some reading at home. I hope to cover chapters 6-9 next week. Question sheet over chapters 4-6 on Tuesday.  

Edline ~ We hope you are regularly checking your child's grades using Edline.  Here is a pretty quick way to get to the grades:

• Login with your username and password
• In the column on the left, click "My Content"
• Click "Private Reports"
• In the pull down menu, select your child's name
• Click on "view" to see the grades so far this quarter

You will notice in the top left corner of each subject a quarterly average and a yearly average. If you have any questions, please let us know or contact Paula Douthit in the front office at paula.douthit@tattnall.org

Quick notes~

One-Act Play performance ~ Trojan Hall ~ Saturday at 7:00 ~ $3.00

Discount Cards are coming ~ more details on the way

Elementary soccer registration deadline ~ Thursday, October 1

News and Reminders

School Picture orders are due Tuesday, October 23. Re-takes are on Wednesday, October 24.

Test Alert:
     Language~ Ch. 4,5, & 29 on Friday, Oct. 26th
     Math~ Ch. 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 30th

Homecoming Week!

Click below to go to a slideshow of some of the week's activities and dress-up days!

News and Reminders

Next week is HOMECOMING!!

Listed below are the themes and other events/information for each day. We would love to have 100% participation for the dress-ups! Students not participating in dress-up days must be in uniform. 

Monday, October 15- Blast From the Past Day

Tuesday, October 16-Hunters and Hillbillies

(no weapons :)

Wednesday, October 17- College & Career Day

Half-day dismissal for ALL students

Powder Puff Game Jr. vs. Sr. 7:00 Admission to the 

game is 1 canned food item or a $1 donation to be

given to a local food bank.

Thursday, October 18- Character Day

11:30 4th Grade picnic (Please send a lunch, drink, and a towel or blanket)

1:30-2:00- School Wide “Tame the Lions” Parade on the track and crowning of the Homecoming King (You are invited!)

2:00-3:15- On-campus community service for students in grades 7-12.

Friday, October 19 – Tattnall Day- (Blue, Gold, or Homecoming t-shirts)

         1:30 ~ Athletic Complex Elementary Pep Rally. 

         2:00 ~ All school Pep Rally~ You are invited! 

                     We will leave the Pep Rally to 

                     dismiss at our regular time.

During the week of Homecoming, as a community service project, Elementary Student Council will collect used clothes, shoes, books, CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes. Collection boxes will be placed on the elementary sidewalk.  As an incentive, each time a student brings in a donation, he/she will receive a ticket.  At the end of the week, student council will draw tickets for door prizes! Donated items will be distributed to families in the Pleasant Hill area of Macon by The Strong Tower Fellowship Mission. 

The Band of Gold is selling Indian River Fruit to help raise funds for their Disney trip in March.  Orders may be placed with a Band of Gold member or in Mrs. Cheek’s office.  Orders will be taken through the end of October.  The fruit will be delivered the week before Thanksgiving break! These make great gifts for the holidays and are perfect for holiday cooking and eating as well!

 

A limited number of 2011-2012 yearbooks are still available for purchase.  See Ms. Dykes in Room 110 or Mrs. Cheek.  Books are $60.

The Magician's Nephew

Big news in Reading today! We are putting away our reading book for a few weeks because we are beginning The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis.  This book is part of the Chronicles of Narnia series and chronologically, it is first. Many of the curious things about Narnia, for instance, a lamp post in the forest, are explained in this book. A few other things to know...

• Each student will have his/her own copy of the book. The cost of the book was included in the Elementary Fee at the beginning of the year.
• Students will be writing and making notes in their books using colored pencils. Most of this we will do in class.
• This is their textbook and must be brought to school daily. It would be good for students to reread what was read in class each day, but please do not read ahead! We are making important predictions using textual clues about what we think will happen and it's hard to predict when you know what is going to happen. 
• Students will be writing brief summaries for most of the chapters (4-5 sentences) which will be modeled in class.
• After every 3 or 4 chapters, students will have a question sheet to complete for a grade. It will count as a daily grade, and I will let them know ahead of time when those are coming up in class.

I hope you get a chance to read along with your son or daughter. The Magician's Nephew is such a wonderful book!

Homecoming is Coming!

Homecoming Week is Oct 15th -19th.

Monday – Blast from the Past (Dress up in clothes from your favorite era!)
Tuesday – Hunters and Hillbillies (no weapons please!)
Wednesday – College and Career Day (Wear your favorite college attire or dress as a professional)
Thursday – Character Day (From movies, books, cartoons, etc.).
Friday – Blue and Gold Day (Show your school spirit!!!)

In case you haven't heard....

We are having our first Compliment Party!!

News and Reminders

Student Council is sponsoring Hats for Hope on Friday, September 21. Students who make a $1 donation to Jay's Hope Foundation in honor of Abby Wilson will be allowed to wear a hat on Friday. 

MAGAZINE SALE

Just a reminder to PLEASE support the magazine sale!! If everyone helps out a little, we can meet our goal! If we meet the goal of $50,000, the whole school gets a HOLIDAY in October. Let's get out there and sell, sell, sell!!

News and Reminders...A day early!

There are so many exciting things going on that we couldn't wait until Friday to post!

Tomorrow (Friday, 9/7)
Spirit Day (khaki or navy shorts, skirts or pants, or blue jeans with a TSA shirt or a church shirt)
PLUS we are supporting Tommy's Run for Dandy Walker. Tommy is the son of Tattnall grad Holli Berg (2002). Please send in a $1 (or more if you'd like) and your child may wear a hat all day at school!
PLUS there is a Pep Rally tomorrow. It begins at 2:50 which is our dismissal time. We will not attend as a grade level, but you are welcome to park and get your child and attend the Pep Rally together. It will be held in the P.E.gym.
PLUS Tomorrow night is the first home football game against John Milledge. We hope that you can be there as we honor Adam Bailey (2003) by retiring his jersey. **The ID cards sent home 2 weeks ago are your child's admission to all home games. Be sure to bring it!! Replacing the ID card is $5.00.

Tuesday, 9/11
READING TEST OVER "BLUE WILLOW" Students completed a study sheet today in class and it is on the keep side of his/her homework folder. What a great story about wanting to belong!

Wednesday, 9/12
LANGUAGE TEST, CH 1 and 2 There is a link to the left to a great review site.

Thursday, 9/13
PICTURE DAY
Friday, 9/14
MID-QUARTER We will not be sending home a progress report. Please check edline.com each week for your child's averages/grades. We post grades before leaving school on Friday. You should receive email notifications when grades are posted. If you are having any trouble, please contact Mrs. Douthit in the front office.

Tuesday, 9/18
TROJAN LEGION MEETING
The Beautification Committee will hold a Spaghetti Supper. Tickets - $8 a piece - Family limit of 4 - $30.00 - call to reserve your tickets or send in the order form from last Friday's signed papers. This is a great opportunity to meet and fellowship with other TSA families while helping provide funds to spruce up our campus.

DAILY
Check "Today at Tattnall" at www.tattnall.org for all the latest news and information about what is going on at TSA. This is a great resource for you as parents!

Fun at School

Notes and Reminders

Things to know for next week:
Math test ~ Thursday, Sept. 6
Spelling test ~ Friday, Sept. 7

Varsity activities ~ Thursday, SOFTBALL home game
                            Friday, FOOTBALL home game

Spirit Dress Day  ~ You all did a great job dressing for our first Spirit Day. Let's do it again on Friday, Sept.  7. 
 

Hat Day ~ In addition to Spirit Dress on Sept. 7, students may wear a hat to school if they donate $1 to Tommy’s Run for Dandy Walker.   Students who donate will also receive a Dandy Walker wristband to show their support. 

In your child's folder today you will find information about piano lessons, the Spaghetti Dinner, and their first book report: The Cereal Box Book Report. Please remember to sign both sets of stapled papers and return them on Tuesday. All the material on the "Keep" side is to stay at home.

If the instructions for the book report are unclear please email Mrs. Ford to clarify. If you would like to see a sample book report, please feel free to stop by before or after school to see one in her room.

Please be sure to check the sidebar on the left for details about specific school subject updates.

Early Arrivals

Fourth graders who have been arriving to school before 8:00 A.M. have been reporting to the morning care room on the lower floor of our building. However, morning supervision for Fourth graders has been moved. Beginning tomorrow, August 31st , any fourth graders arriving early will now report to the lunchroom in the mornings if they arrive before 8:00. There will be a teacher on duty each morning in the lunchroom.

Notes and Reminders

Friday, August 31 is a "normal dress" day. All students should be in regular school uniform.

The back gate (Katherine Drive) will be locked each day from 8:30-2:00. You will need to enter and exit through the front gate between these hours.

Monday, Sept 3 is a holiday. Enjoy your long weekend!

4th Grade Notes and Reminders

We have had a super first two weeks of school and wanted to take the opportunity to let you know how much we are enjoying your children! They are a thoughtful and attentive group of students.

~ Carpool tags should be attached to the front visor or held up for us to see. This will help us to move the line more quickly. When the tag is flat on the dash, it is difficult for us to see it from a distance. Thanks for your help with this.

~If you know ahead of time that your child will be leaving early, send a note with your child that morning (or the day before). Please do not have your child deliver the message verbally. Children often forget what time they are being picked up, and we want to be sure and have them ready to go when you get here.

~In your child's signed papers each week, there is a grade slip for Science and Social Studies grades. However, there may not be grades listed every week. These subjects have 2 types of grades. One type of graded assignment is kept in the binder for students to use later for studying. The grades for these assignments are written on the grade slip with signed papers so that parents know there is a grade in the binder. The other type of grade is review material, for instance, map skills, or question sheets related to a Scholastic News discussed in class. The grades for these assignments are included in the stapled papers sent home in your child's signed paper folder.

~All reading and spelling assignments/grades are Mrs. Ford's responsibility. All math grades/assignments are Mrs. Crumbley's responsibility. Your child's homeroom teacher may not be able to answer a question regarding assignments in the other teacher's area of responsibility. Please contact that teacher directly by email.

~Remember that Wednesday, August 29th, is the first turn-in day for Fall’s Fabulous Fundraiser. We have already seen students working hard and getting orders from teachers! Keep up the good work and let’s make this sale a BIG success.

~Thank you to these wonderful moms who have volunteered to be Grade Moms this year: Anya Bloodworth, Lynn Dugger, Cristy Hiller and Jan Tedders. They will be in contact with you as the need arises.

~Edline is up and running. Your user name and password are the same as last year. Check with Paula Douthit (paula.douthit@tattnall.org ) in the Registrar’s Office if you have any questions. We will post new grades on Friday before we leave.

~Parent Conference Day is scheduled for October 17. However, we are more than willing to meet with you earlier if you would like. Please contact us by email and we will set something up.

Corrections

The correct date for Fall's Fantastic Fundraiser's first turn-in is Wednesday, August 29, 2012.

Spirit Day dress does not include jean shorts.

Calling All Penguins!!

Our Fall Fundraiser Kick-Off is tomorrow morning. You should receive your child's packet today or tomorrow. This year, we will once again have a NEW collectible prize, A PENGUIN! The penguin will be worn on a lanyard given to the children when they are earned.

So, how can the children earn Penguins?

· They will receive 1 SPECIAL PENGUIN for every postcard booklet turned in only on Wednesday, August 29nd 2012 (1st turn in day). They will also receive a Penguin for sending 10 emails through the QSP site.
· For every magazine turned in, they will receive 1 PENGUIN per prize level. For example, if they turn in 8 magazines, they will receive 4 PENGUINS.
· For every 2 magazine sales ONLINE your child will have a chance to win a FREE MONTH'S TUITION (up to $500).

Looking for smiling faces!

     We are so excited about the new school year and the opportunity to get to know you and your child! Please come to Orientation on Monday evening at 5:30 in Trojan Hall. We will hear from Dr. Riley and then it will be time to visit your classroom. Class rolls will be posted by our doors. Also, we encourage you to bring your child's labeled school supplies and help them get unpacked. We look forward to meeting you all on Monday!!!!

Summertime!

Hopefully, you aren't already hearing, "I'm bored!" However, if you are, there were a few websites/apps for students recommended by Instructor magazine that look good. Most are free, with the option of upgrades/more options for a fee:). Some are interesting, child-friendly information spots. Some are writing sites where students make their own stories. Some are just fun games to practice skills.

Here they are:

littlewritebrain.com

edupup.com

storylineonline.net

itsamadlibsworld.com

nationalgeographic.com/kids

scholastic.com/storia

nasa.gov

universalsports.com

tipitap.com

The edupup.com site is especially good; it covers all subject areas with great games.

Pool Party

Field Day was loads of fun. Way to go 4th graders for your positive attitudes during the various events. We are REALLY proud of you!!

Yikes!! Blogspot has changed its "create post" page ~ right here at the end of the year. We will do our best to figure this out quickly and post reminders as needed.

Spring pictures!

REMINDERS

Field Day is May 4. The permission slip to participate is included with the order form for lunch and t-shirts. This form is due back on Thursday morning, due to our Aquarium trip on Friday.


Yearbooks for the 2011-2012 school year are on sale now through May 4. Download and print the order form from the Tattnall website or pick one up in Mrs. Cheek's office.


Tonight is Tattnall night at Steve’s Corner Café.

Tattnall’s 1st annual Hero Hustle 5K Road Race and 1 mile Fun Run will be Saturday. Proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project. The 5K course takes participants through scenic, lightly travelled roads in neighborhoods adjacent to Tattnall Square Academy. The 1 mile Fun Run will be held entirely on the TSA campus. Be sure to stick around for the inflatables for the kids after the race! 5K: Awards will be given to the top three finishers in each age group and to the overall male and female finishers. Fun Run: Awards will be given to the overall male and female finishers.
     5K pre-registration by April 16, 2012: $20
     5K after April 16, 2012 or day of race: $25


     Fun Run pre-registration by April 16, 2012: $12
     Fun Run after April 16, 2012 or day of race: $15

April 23-27: Spring Scholastic Book Fair in the Media Center

Jump Rope for Heart Update...

The Elementary School raised $5871.11 for the American Heart Association at our Jump Rope for Heart event. As an incentive to raise donations, students who raised $25 or more got to "Stick it to Mrs. Mallett" today in the lunchroom for all to see!  Here is a picture of her HANGING OUT! She was a fabulous sport! Thanks to Mrs. Mallett and all those who helped make this year's Jump Rope for Heart such a success!

April Events

We finished the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory group projects today and they look fantastic!! It was a great week of cooperation, creativity, and compromise to produce great projects.

On Monday, we will start back with Wordly Wise, beginning with Lesson 17. Due to the Aquarium trip on Friday, we will have the spelling test over the words and verse on Thursday, April 19.

Information regarding the field trip to the Georgia Aquarium next Friday is in your child's signed paper folder. We are really looking forward to this fun day. **Parking Directions are on the back!!!***

   This Friday and next Friday, March 23 and 30, we will have picnic lunches. Students should bring a lunch, a drink, and a towel with them to school on those mornings.

    Just for your information, next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Mrs. Ford will be on the 6th grade trip with her son. If you have something that needs immediate attention, please email Mrs. Crumbley.

    Mrs. Moncrief would like fourth graders to make terrariums next week. Students need to bring in an empty, clean, 2-liter bottle with cap, and the label removed by next Tuesday. Write your child's name near the bottom of the bottle with a Sharpie.

    We still have many students that have not turned in the permission slip portion of the Jump Rope for Heart information packet that went home a couple of weeks ago. Your child does not have to turn in money to participate; however, he/she must turn in a permission slip in order to participate in the afternoon activities on the track.

Reminders

ITBS testing begins promptly on Monday morning. Please be sure your child gets a good night's sleep and a nutritious breakfast.  Some students brought pencils, but they were not labeled as #2. Pencils must have a #2 on the pencil itself. We will be testing Monday through Thursday.

Report cards are in Friday Folders. This is your copy, and it does not need to be signed and returned. Please note that absences/tardies for first and second quarter are listed as 0. These absences/tardies have not been put into the system, but they will be added before the 4th quarter report card is issued.

Students were given a copy of the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory today. It must be read by Tuesday, April 10.

Don't forget: Explorer research information is due on Monday. Your student will need it for a project next week which will be completed in class.

Reminders for Next Week

First of all, thank you so much for the support you showed TSA through the making of class projects, yummy treats baked, tuition raffle tickets bought, and attendance at the auction. It was very successful and we owe it to you, our parents!

Today, Friday, March 9, is the last day of the third quarter. Monday begins our last quarter with your children. It has really flown by fast!!

It's almost time for ITBS. In preparation for testing, we will be bubbling in identifying information on the answer folder. In order to do that, your child will need to bring three sharpened #2 pencils to school by Thursday, March 15. 

There is a Language Test Alert in today's signed paper folder. The test is Wednesday, March 14.

Pictures of our week...

Dress Down for

30 Hours of Famine  

Friday Folders

Please look through your child's Friday Folder thoroughly.  There is important information about Thursday's Dress Down Day, Earth Day t-shirts, and Jump Rope for Heart! 

Our last Open House of the season is this Sunday, March 4, and 2:00. Please invite your friends and family to check out TSA! 

ITBS testing is scheduled for the week of March 19-23.

Our St. Patrick's Day celebration will be Friday afternoon, March 16, at the end of the day.

Mrs. Crumbley and Mrs. Ford will plan the Easter Eggstravaganza for the morning of March 30. It will be here at school. If we need you to send in anything, we'll let you know. This is one event we really enjoy planning for the students! 

Jump Rope for Heart will be the afternoon of March 30th.

Aquarium Order Form

Just a reminder... Order forms and money for the Aquarium trip are due next Friday, March 2. If you have lost your order form, you can click the link below and the order form will open. To print a copy, right click, scroll down, and click on "print."

Aquarium form

Reminders

Reminders for the week of February 20-24:

• There is no school on Monday and Tuesday.
• We will not have a Wordly Wise/Spelling lesson or a reading story.
• Language test over Ch. 31-32 on Friday. See test alert in Friday folder.
• Friday: Hat Day (send $1.00 to be donated to the Macon Animal Rescue)

Also, we would like to ask you to please remember to send a note or an email if your child will be leaving school for an appointment and whether or not your child will be returning to school after the appointment. It is MUCH easier for us to get work together first thing in the morning than it is in the middle of a lesson. We appreciate your help with this!

Service opportunity

     Daybreak Shelter on Walnut Street near downtown Macon will have a reading area open to local homeless people for one day a week starting on Monday, February 20th. Below are some of the supplies needed. A donation box will be located in the TSA Cafe.If you would like to send something, please have your student take it to the lunchroom in the morning before coming to class. You may also email Sister Elizabeth Greim at daybreak.macon@gmail.com, and she will coordinate with you where you can drop off larger items.

Supplies needed:  Rugs, Book Cases, Floor Lamps, Coffee Tables, Comfortable Chairs, Magazines, Board Games, Art Supplies (sketch paper, pencil, pens, and markers), Coffee Mugs, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Hand Sanitizer, Coffee, filters, stirrers, cream, sugar, Lemonade, Snack items (like chips, fresh fruits, but no pastries or cupcakes), Napkins, Small Plates


     Sister Elizabeth Greim, director of Daybreak, said the shelter's reading area will be much like a living room area, where homeless people can grab a cup of coffee, read a magazine or play games for a couple of hours during the afternoon.
     This is just one part of the services that they plan to provide. They are going to be renovating the entire building on Walnut Street where they will have job-hunting, medical and mental health services for homeless people. While many of the services are not yet in place, they wanted to start helping people right away.

Reminders

All money for the Valentine's Party should be turned in by Monday. Our party will be during lunch on Tuesday in the classrooms.

Monday is the last day to order balloons from Y-club for delivery to the classroom on Tuesday.

Movie Camera book reports are due Friday. Your child may bring in his/hers when complete. These will be shared with the class on Thursday, February 23.

Thank you so much to Jan Baggarley, Will's grandmother, for coming and teaching us the best way to "Wash Your Paws."  It was a fantastic demonstration!

Information and Reminders

TESTS NEXT WEEK
Wednesday, Feb. 8 ~ Spelling, Unit 3 Test over Lessons 9-12. Students have review sheets in their homework folder. Also, you can use the Wordly Wise website to play games with the words. 
Thursday, Feb.9 ~ Math, Test Alert is in Friday folders.

EDLINE
We are approximately half way through this quarter. Since you have access to Edline with your child's grade and current averages in each subject, we will not be sending home a progress report. We are updating grades on Friday afternoons. If your child's latest grades (the ones in the Friday folder) are not showing up, please let us know A.S.A.P. Thank you!

FIELD TRIPS
Grand Opera House ~ Tuesday ~ your child will need money for lunch (fast food).
Georgia Aquarium/Centennial Park ~ This trip will be in April. Information is in your child's Friday folder.

READING
Students will begin Mr. Popper's Penguins on Monday. 
Book Report is due Friday, February 17. 

HOLIDAYS
Our next holiday is Winter Break. There is no school on Monday and Tuesday, February 20 and 21.

News for Next Week

Today has been a special day: We were visited by several of the Varsity Basketball players this morning. They came by to say, "Hi!" and encourage the students to come to the game tonight. We are playing Stratford and it's going to be a WHITE OUT! TSA supporters are encouraged to wear white.

Remember, the grades in your child's signed paper folder are posted on edline. You can check there to see your child's averages in each subject.

TESTS:
     Wednesday, Jan. 25 ~Language test on Ch. 7-8. The test alert is in today's signed papers folder.
      Thursday, Jan. 26 ~ Reading test on "In the Days of King Adobe"
      Friday, Jan. 27 ~ Spelling test on Lesson 11 words and verse

Next week will be busy!
Wednesday we'll have the 4th grade AR Party. We are very proud of all our readers, but especially those that reached their goal for the 2nd quarter: Austin,Christian, Connor, Dawson, Jenna, Hiroki, Kenna, Kyle, Macey, Maddie,  Tanner, and Wes. WAY TO GO!!

Thursday will be the 100th Day of School...we have a large classroom project that will go on the wall outside our classrooms. You'll definitely want to come by and see it.

Friday will be Pajama Day. Your child may wear his/her pajamas to school. ALSO on Friday, Mrs. Crumbley and Mrs. Ford have planned a Compliment Party. This is a reward for each class reaching 7 compliments from another adult in the school. Part of the fun will be that we will eat in the room, so send a sack lunch to school Friday morning with your child.

Book Report 2

On Thursday, you should have received the information about the second book report. Here are a few additional reminders:

1. The book read should be appropriate for your child's reading level and a minimum of 100 pages in length.
2. If your child is absent the day the book report is due, then it is due on the day your child returns to school.
3. Your child will need to choose a book from a new genre; one that he/she hasn’t done before.

Choose a book from the following genres:
     Biography
     Historical Fiction
     Mystery
     Autobiography
     Science Fiction
     Fantasy
     Realistic Fiction
     Non-Fiction

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Dawson Brown, Maddie Dozier and Hiroki Nishida! They are the top spellers in 4th Grade and will be competing in the school-wide Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 19 at 9:00 A.M. in Trojan Hall. Way to go, Dawson and Hiroki!

Welcome to 2012!

Our first three school days of 2012 have been FULL! We've worked hard to fill up the post-Christmas, empty hallways. When you have time, come by and see our snowmen and snowwomen and to read our New Year's Resolutions. 

Here are a few other things we want to make you aware of... 

OPEN HOUSE

On Sunday, TSA will have our first Open House for prospective families. It begins at 2:00. Please be sure to let your friends and family know ~ this is a great opportunity to introduce them to your wonderful school.

TESTS

Next week, we will be back on schedule with Spelling, Reading, and Math. We will be reading, "The Emperor and the Kite" in our Reading book. A comprehension quiz over this story will be given on Thursday, January 12. Wordly Wise Lesson 9 words were introduced today and the test over them will be next Friday, January 13. The next Math test will also be Friday, January 13. There is a Math test alert in today's Friday Folder that needs to be signed and returned.

FIELD TRIP

In your child's Friday folder you will find some information about our next field trip. We are heading back to the Grand Opera House for our final GrandKids performance this year. We will leave the school at 8:45 on February 7 to see "The Magic School Bus." Please look for the form that indicates whether or not your child's admission is paid or if payment is still needed. If you would like to chaperone this trip, there is a place on the form to sign up. Tickets are $5.00 per person. ALL MONEY FOR THIS FIELD TRIP IS DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 9. 

REPORT CARDS

Elementary students will receive their report cards on Monday, January 9 for the second quarter.  Attendance records are not on the report card; if you would like to know your child's total absences/tardies to date, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. These do not need to be returned to school.

EDLINE

Our understanding is that we will begin adding grades to Edline for the 3rd quarter next week. We will upload the grades on Friday before we leave for the day. They should be available to you by Saturday morning. The grades posted will be the grades that came home in that Friday's folder.  Classwork completed on Friday will be posted the next Friday. You should be able to see your child's grades and averages for each subject. If you haven't accessed Edline yet, please do so soon. If you have misplaced your access information, please contact Mrs. Karen Vinson in the front office.

BOOK REPORT #2 and Mr. Popper's Penguins

Information on Book Report #2 will come home next week. This report will be due Friday, February 17. Remember, your child's book needs to be at least 100 pages and a different genre from the book used for the last book report. It is strongly recommended that your child select and read the book for this book report by Friday, February 3. Students will be required to read Mr. Popper's Penguins beginning Monday, February 6 and finishing by Friday, February 24.