vol 40 issue 30

March 25-March 29, 2013

Volume 40 Issue 30

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Information about

Father Daughter

Pictures

See page 8

Jr. Beta Club Food Drive

See page 2

Mother/ Son

Dance

April 20, 2013

Look for flyers to be

sent home soon!

See page 4

Word of the Day –

Vocabulary Builders

Monday – Giving

Tuesday - Transition

Wednesday - Patience

Thursday – Love

Friday – Family

Stonewall Tellegraph P a g e | 2

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.

Spring has finally sprung! Though the cold air may say otherwise it is definitely spring

time. The closer we get to Spring Break the more our minds seem to drift ahead of us,

don’t they? Drifting into what fun activities you have planned for the children or that

much needed rest and relaxation but there is still much work to be done. In a school of

excellence we don’t stop learning until the very last day!

We are even teaching our youth how to be giving and compassionate towards those

less fortunate than themselves. This is a lesson that even as adults we need to

remember; because all it takes is one mishap and we could end up in the same

predicament needing someone to lend us a helping hand.

Helping others is a big part of living a long satisfying life! Who have you helped today?

Ms. Golden

Jr. Beta Club

of

Stonewall Tell Elementary School

is sponsoring a

Food Drive

All of the collected items will be donated to Cliftondale UMC Homeless Ministry.

When: March 25-28, 2013

Example of Items needed:

Oatmeal, pasta Products, sugar, condiments, Kool-Aid, flour, cake mix, grits, oatmeal, Jell-O, peanut butter,

jelly, canned fruits, and other canned foods



From The Desk of Nurse Plott

How You Can Help Prevent Eyestrain

Courtesy of www.webmd.com

You can help your child prevent eyestrain, as well as neck and back pain, by taking these steps:

Place the screen between 20 to 28 inches away from your child's eyes. Align the top of the screen at eye level so that children look down at the screen while

they work.

Use low-watt bulbs in lighting fixtures as well as drapes or blinds to reduce glare from windows.

Choose a comfortable, supportive chair positioned so that the child's feet are flat on the floor.

Encourage children to move around and change positions while working.

Suggest that they limit leisure screen time to two hours or less a day. This includes watching TV, playing

video games, and using mobile phones.

Teach kids to rest their eyes. Every 20 minutes, tell them to look at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

Also remind children to blink regularly to prevent dry, irritated eyes.

Take notice if children are squinting, frowning at the screen, or rubbing their eyes, says Hoenig. These are

all signs of eyestrain. Make sure their prescription wear is up to date.

Glasses may be needed for some people with computer vision syndrome. A single or bifocal lens, or

tinted lens material, may help increase contrast perception and filter out glare and reflective light to

reduce symptoms of eye strain.

March is Save Your Vision Month!

**NOTE: The clinic is in need of

more sweat pants in ALL sizes**

Talented And Gifted-

March Critical Thinking burtontag.weebly.com

This month we will focus on Personal Analogies…last month we focused on Direct

Analogies…after reading about personal analogies, what is the difference between a direct

analogy and a personal analogy?

Personal Analogies allow a student the chance to identify with a topic or object in the first

person. Personal analogies allow students feel like they are the topic or object…the student has a

connection to whatever the topic or object is…a personal analogy provides a flash of inspiration

and allows the student to feel as though he or she is at the center of the topic or object. This

helps them develop more creative ideas to solve problems.

Allow your child to answer the following personal analogies…Please send responses to

Mrs. Burton~ TAG Room B125…or via email [email protected]

How are you like a tiger?

How are you like an airplane?

As a tiger, what do you see? How do you feel? Of what are you afraid?

How are you like a butterfly? If you could talk what would you say?

How are you like a library?

Field day t-shirt orders due March 26. See Ms. Sinon for more info.

http://www.webmd.com/

http://burtontag.weebly.com/

mailto:[email protected]



CCRPI (College and Career Ready Performance Index) Guidance Lessons

In an effort to align Career Guidance practices with the requirements under the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), I will be facilitating Career Guidance Lessons for Grades 1-5 during the month of March. The students will utilize the classrooms, Computer Lab, and the Media Center.

Robin Elder -School Counselor

Counselor’s Corner

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, 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 time

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

eligible for admission to a University System of Georgia

college or university

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

be work-ready certified

“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 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

• People – Fulton County Schools will attract and

retain the most talented and effective employees in K-12

education

• 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.

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

Mother/Son Dance

April 20, 2013

Colors: Black and Purple

Look for flyers to come home this

week with more information!!

mailto:Elder,%20Robin%20%[email protected]%3e



What’s Happening?

ELA: RF2 d- Middle Sound

Math: Measuring and Analyzing Data

Science: Animals

Unit- High Opinion of Animals

Phonics- long as /ai/ and /ay/

Reading- Predictions

Language Arts – Research Skills

Math – Apply the Commutative and Associative

Property Of Addition and Subtraction

Social Studies - Folktales

Reading: Goodbye Curtis Banner Days Theme 2 Pg. 176 Contractions Practice pgs.51-58 …Spelling

Math: Fractions Mathematics Scotts Foresman V3, Chp. 7 269-277

Language: Compound Words Language Harcourt

Science: Matter- Pre-assessment Chp. 4- lesson 1

Harcourt p. 147

Third Grade is Fired Up with Heat and Energy as we embark upon our 4th Unit.

THEME: Overcoming Challenges to Find the Hero In Us All Reading Novel: The Story of My Life Helen Keller

This unit will last to the end of May. Within this unit all subjects will be integrated and there will be a spiral review of all subjects.

It will consist of the following skills: The Heroes that we will be integrating for reading and social studies are: Paul revere, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass,

Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mary McLeod Bethune and Cesar Chavez; Landforms, Longitude and Latitude.

Language Arts: reference skills, nouns, possessive nouns, pronouns, plurals, verbs, verb tenses, adverbs,

Adjectives, regular and irregular verbs, simple/complex sentences, and figurative language

Writing: Informative, Opinion, Narrative, and Short Research Connections

Science: rocks, minerals, fossils and soils; Georgia Habitats, Pollution, Heat and Energy

Math: Area, algebra, geometry, fractions, word problems, data and measuring

3rd Grade Georgia Writing Assessment March 18 – 29 …CRCT April 10 - 17

Language Arts: Dear Mr. Henshaw

Affixes & Roots Informational/Explanatory

Writing

Math: Measurement (time/money)

***POST TEST***

Science: CRCT Review CRCT Review

Social Studies: Personal Finance Saving and

Investing *Test*

Math-----------Measurement

Reading--------Extended Text---“Warriors: Navajo Code Talkers.”

Language Arts----Grammar Review-Unit 5

Social Studies----America Since 1975

Science----Physical and Chemical Changes

Health----Healthy Eating



What’s Happening? Quantum ArtSmart Happenings

www.quantumartsmart.weebly.com

Full STeAm Ahead! In Japanese: 全力で (pr: Zenryoku de)

5th are working on their Symbolic Art History painting unit incorporating Georgia O’Keeffe and Martin Johnson Heade focusing

on communication and symbolism. 4th are completing their Origami Hakos (boxes) in their Japanese Unit. Next, they will be

writing a Japanese poem called a Haiku. 自然は美しいです = “nature is beautiful” in Japanese!

3rd are immersing themselves in the Middle Ages, analyzing that time period in the 400-1400’s, and engineering a 3

Dimensional Medieval castle along with connecting a famous architectural innovation to our present day Black History architect,

Paul Revere Williams! (Hint: “Flying Buttresses”)

1st graders are learning to interpret and create a focal point while exploring the Science/Anatomy of a special bird with solid

bones, a Loon.

K are studying reptiles and creating patterns on a snake while weaving it in a pattern in the grass.

2nd graders just completed their “Depth” landscape paintings! Check them out on display in the hall. They are now

focusing solely on creating a “cloudscape” incorporating “Nephelococcygia”!

Week of: March 25 – March 29

Basketball

• We will continue with our “basketball” unit.

This week students will participate in small group

basketball games.

STES FIELD DAY 2013

May 1 – grades 5, 3, 1

May 2 – grades 4, 2, K

Field day t-shirt order due March 26.

Physical Education Music Notes

This week in music, students will be working on the

following:

5th – Finishing presentations of Black History Month projects.

4th – Continuing in the Recorder unit. 3rd/2nd – Dynamics (piano and forte).

1st/K – Introduction to the instruments of the orchestra.

Please remember to visit

www.stonewalltellmusic.weebly.com for more information!

http://www.quantumartsmart.weebly.com/

http://www.thewssa.com/

http://www.jump.kintera.org/

http://www.stonewalltellmusic.weebly.com/



APEC at Stonewall Tell

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

7:00 pm pick up

S.T.E.M. Curriculum

Computer Lab

Fitness Classes

Certified Staff

Snack & Supper Provided

If you are interested, please contact APEC at 404-759-5950. We look

forward to hearing from you.

Healthy Kids, Smart Kids

Stonewall Tell Elementary has adopted the Healthy Kids, Smart Kids

Wellness Initiative. We believe that healthier eating habits and consistent

exercise have a positive impact on our children’s learning and ultimately

their test scores. When sending in classroom snacks, please remember

that this is a “Sugar-Free Zone” school. Do not send soft drinks, fruit

drinks with processed sugar, candy, cookies, ice cream, cupcakes, cakes,

hot fries, TAKIS, or sugary snacks. Also note that birthday parties that

include cakes, cookies, wings, ice cream and other treats are prohibited

and will not be allowed in the building. Healthier items such as fruit cups,

fresh fruit, pretzels, baked chips, 100% juice, fresh vegetables, 100% fruit

snacks, granola bars, animal crackers and items with low salt and minimum sugar are allowed. ** Due to nut allergies, please do not send any snacks with peanuts or peanut butter in them.

ATTENTION PARENTS: EARLY MORNING DROP OFF ROUTINE

The morning times and dropping off your student is a very important

part of the day. But we need your help to make it run as expeditiously

as possible.

We have over 200 yards of sidewalk and you do not have to wait until

the children are directly in front of the door to drop off. By doing this

you are helping with the “Healthy kids, Smart kids” plan we are a part

of as well as helping the students to not be tardy to class. Please assist

us in making to morning drop off as efficient as possible.

Thanks in advance!

***Parents Please Read***

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

they arrive after the morning bell.

There is no GRACE PERIOD.

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.

Dismissal starts at 2:20p.m.

We have 11 buses to load with

4 buses being loaded at one time.

Car riders are dismissed around

2:45p.m.

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.

http://www.apecprep.com/

http://stonewalltellelementary.weebly.com/healthy-kids-smart-kids.html

http://media2.fultonschools.org/DistrictContent/Training/ChildAbuseandNeglect/player.html





Monday

Turkey &Gravy/ Brown Rice Or

Stuffed Crust Dippers

Tuesday

Beef Taco Soup/Tortilla Chips Or

Chicken Bite w/ rice

Wednesday

BBQ Chicken w/ Roll Or Tex Mex

Nachos w/ rice

Thursday

Cheese Stuffed Shells Or

Hamburger

Friday

Grilled Fish & Cheese Biscuit Or

Cheese Pizza

STES

Parental

Involvement Policy is

Available at the

Front Desk for your

Review

Important Dates To

Remember

March 18-29 3rd Grade Writing

Assessment

March 25 -28 Junior Beta Club

Food Drive

March 27 Healthy Halls

Program 8am-10:45am

A complete monthly menu can be found

on the SWT

Homepage and the menu is subject to

change.

Student Breakfast: $1.05

Student Lunch: $2.20

Student Reduced Breakfast: $0.30

Student Reduced Lunch: $0.40

Adult Breakfast: $1.55

Adult Lunch: $3.15

Scan Here for the Digital Version:

FIRST Saturday of Every

Month, the High Museum

of Art is FREE to all Fulton

County residents!

FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE PICTURES

Thank you for purchasing your picture package. Below you will find the link and password to view

your portraits from the Stonewall Tell Elementary School Father Daughter Dance. Look for your

name or your child's name and click on that folder to view your pictures. To select the picture(s)

you would like to have printed, simply respond to this email with the picture name(s) you wish to

have printed. The picture name will be located in the lower left hand corner of the webpage. If you

ordered the $30 package, please indicate in the email which images you would like for the 5x7,

8x10 and wallets.

Please note the images on the website are unedited. Upon selection of your image(s), will be

professionally edited (cropping and other minor enhancements).

To ensure timely delivery of your photos please respond by email no later than Thursday, March

28, 2013. If I do not receive a response by March 28, picture(s) will be selected printed.

link: http://www.jestfotos.com/#!/PROOFING

password: collegepark

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.

http://stonewalltellelementary.weebly.com/school-nutrition.html

http://stonewalltellelementary.weebly.com/school-nutrition.html

http://www.jestfotos.com/#!/PROOFING

http://www.mypaymentplus.com/

http://www.mypaymentplus.com/

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elementary school

school of excellence

beta club food drive

national origin

tellegraph p

ron wade

employment practice

compliance coordinator