May 20-May24, 2013

Volume 48 Issue 38

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Int’l Media Festival Contestants from

STES

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Last Day of

School

Thursday,

May 23, 2013

Word of the Day –

Vocabulary Builders

Monday – Concentrate

Tuesday – Study

Wednesday – Read

Thursday – Vacation

Friday – Memerable

Stonewall Tellegraph

3310 Stonewall Tell Road College Park, Georgia 30349 770.306.3500 (Fax: 770.306.3504)

A 2013 Georgia Department of Education Distinguished Title 1 School

Shannon A. Flounnory, Principal Tammye Coachman, Asst. Principal

Flounnory@fultonschools.org Coachmantl@fultonschools.org

www.stonewalltellelementary.weebly.com Follow us on Twitter @StonewallTellES

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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.

This is it STES 5th

graders! You did it; now is the

time to move on up the ladder closer to

adulthood. As you prepare for the next grade do

not forget all that you have been taught here at

Stonewall Tell. Remember, you set the standard

that others will follow. Remember that you are

the cream of the crop and have a duty to help

others exceed standards as you have done here.

Continue to study hard and be encouraged! Do

not let anyone tell you that you CAN’T because

if you believe in yourself then, YES YOU CAN.

You can make the best grades possible, you can

help others, and you can be a good example to all

who are around you.

So I say to all of you today as you get ready to

move on, never forget where you came from and

all that you have been taught. Only add to what

you have learned so that you may continue to be

the successful person we both know you are.

Congratulations STES Class of 2013!

Ms. Golden

Award’s Day Criteria

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AWARD: KK 4 S’s and 2 N’s in core academic areas (no

U’s) All S’s in specials

Grade 1 4 S’s and 2 N’s in core academic areas

(no U’s) AND at least an 80% average in math,

reading & language arts All S’s in specials (conduct

grades are exempt for this award)

Grades 2 – 5 At least 4 core academic classes

with a 90%-100% average AND can have no more

than 2 core academic classes with an 80%-89%

average.

All A’s and 1 B in specials (art, music, P.E., chorus)

HONOR ROLL: Grades 2 – 5 All core academic classes with an

80% - 100% average (at least one of these core

academic classes has to have a 90%-100% average)

MOST IMPROVED: One boy and one girl who have demonstrated

significant improvements in academics, conduct or

both.

OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP: One boy and one girl. (a role model for others to

follow) He/She should exemplify a kind and caring

spirit, set good examples for others to follow.

GOOD CITIZENSHIP: All S’s in conduct, including special areas.

ATTENDANCE AWARDS: Perfect Attendance: NO absences and NO tardies

for the second semester.

PRINCIPAL’S LIST:

The Perfect Report Card.

Had 90%-100% average in core areas, all A’s in

special areas, and all S’s in conduct for the spring

semester.

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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.

From The Desk of Nurse Plott

ATTENTION PARENTS OF

5th GRADE STUDENTS

Georgia Law requires that children

entering 6th grade show proof of

two doses of measles, 2 mumps, 1

rubella and are required to have two

doses of varicella vaccine (chicken

pox) or laboratory proof of

immunity.

To prevent any delay in registering

your child for middle school, please

see your physician or visit one of

the local health departments as soon

as possible to have your child

properly immunized.

For any further questions or

concerns please contact Nurse Plott

at 770.306.3500 ext. 133

**The clinic is still in need of

sweat pants of all sizes**

Talented And Gifted-

May-July Higher Order/Critical Thinking burtontag.weebly.com

Over the next three months, we encourage you to explore museums,

national parks, historic sites, new adventures, camps, cooking, new books

(visit a library), and anything that is full of enrichment to your child’s

educational journey. Here are some cool enriching websites for the long,

hot summer days…

Have an enjoyable summer!!! J

Parents, please pick up your child’s

medication in the clinic by the last

day of school. Any medications that

remain after

per

Student Health Services guidelines.

http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/g-

fintro.htm

http://www.morethanmath.org/triangles.htm

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap

/index.html

http://www.edheads.org/activities/odd_machin

e/frame_loader.htm

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gameintro.htm

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/riddles/i

ndex.htm

http://students.renzullilearning.com/uplo

ads/NDC.Mark1.19.CartoonCaptions(a,b).p

df

http://students.renzullilearning.com/uplo

ads/NDC.MarkA.1.ThinkingAboutThings(a,

b).pdf

http://students.renzullilearning.com/uplo

ads/NDC.MarkA.8.WhatDoYouSee(a,b).pdf

http://4kids.org/

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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.

Awards Day Information Stonewall Tell Elementary presents guest

speaker, Raven Magwood for our 4th Grade

Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 22,

2013.

Raven is an author of The 7 Practices of

Exceptional Student Athletes, a motivational

speaker who travels around the country

speaking to youth, giving them the tools to

achieve success.

As a former national gymnastics champion,

high school valedictorian, and college graduate

at 19 years old, she uses her story to teach

students what it takes to succeed in life. She

will have her books on sale after the awards

ceremony for $14.95.

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.

Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/fultonsc

hools/onlineapp/default.aspx

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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.

What’s Happening?

Awards Day Tuesday-

May 21

Unit- Money, Money, Money

Phonics- Review of long/short vowels

Reading- Review of Reading

Strategies/Fluency

Language Arts – Review of Grammar skills

Math – Understanding Place Value/Review

Social Studies – Economics

Reading: Pumpkin Fiesta Just For You

Theme 3 Pg. 394

Math: Add and Subtract 3 digit-numbers

With /without regrouping

Language: Review

Social Studies: Lesson 4 p. 150

Third Grade is Fired Up with Heat and Energy as we embark

upon our 4th Unit.

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

Language Arts: Dear Mr. Henshaw4th Grade Review

Math: 4th Grade Review

Science: Putting it all together Review

Social Studies: Year in Review Revolutionary War Play

Math--------------Measurement and Data

Reading-----------Extended Text, “Navajo Code Talkers.”

Language---------Negatives and Double Negatives

Social Studies-----How Constitution protects a citizen’s rights

Science-----------Electricity/Magnetism

Health------------Growth and Development

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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.

What’s Happening? Quantum ArtSmart Happenings

Full

STeAm

Ahead

5th are finishing their 3 dimensional “Pop Art” Cakes while learning about the important art movement of the 1950’s,60’s,

& 70’s.

4th are creating Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings. An exquisitely gifted 4th grader in Ms. Hinchen’s class has created several

Sumi –e’s that are truly amazing! Congratulations to Corey Dixon !

Corey even had the initiative to translate his name on Google Translate and signed his work in Japanese!

3rd are creating an Amazon Rainforest where we will research and investigate the rainforest and incorporate digital

photography after taking a virtual fieldtrip to Brazil.

1st graders are designing a Math/Robot unit using challenging Geometric shapes including polygons.

K are creating a Geometric shape robot integrating Math and geometric shapes including polygons.

2nd graders are painting a Coral Reef and Ocean Habitat that will incorporate Technology and Digital pictures. Why are

coral reefs important and what scientific jobs can you pursue if you want to study coral reefs? Check out

www.coralrestoration.org for more exciting info and stop by Ms. Levine’s room if you’d like to touch some real Staghorn

coral!

Last Week of School!

During the last week of school, it will be

"teachers' choice"! Students will participate in

activities that the Physical Education Teachers

enjoyed this school year.

www.mrssinonswebsite.weebly.com

As we prepare for our last week of school, students will

review major concepts learned in music this past year.

Dynamics, notes of the staff, tempo, form (AB/ABA),

instrument playing techniques, steady beat, and

high/low will all be assessed one final time before we

let out for the summer. Ms. Rowland, Ms. Boland, and

Ms. Sandhage would like to wish everyone a very safe

and fun summer!

Please remember to visit

www.stonewalltellmusic.weebly.com

www.quantumartsmart.weebly.com

Scan our QR CODE Here

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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.

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.

***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.

International Media

Festival Contestants

from Stonewall Tell

Maria Coles

Blair Kearns

Aaron Johnson

Miles Jackson

Jillian Alexander

A McCullough

From Front Office Staff

• If you have an address

change to report, please do this

ASAP so that when the summer

mailings go out they will reach

you.

• Notices are being sent

home regarding any medicine that

is in the clinic for your child. Please

make contact with the clinic to

claim those medications.

• 5th Grade Parents – Your

student’s records are

automatically sent to the Middle

School that is designated by the

address we have on file. If your

child will not be attending his/her

home middle school, please notify

us so that the record remains with

us until the new school sends a

request for the record.

• Be proactive…check the

cafeteria for charges, the media

center for checked out or overdue

library books, and the teachers for

missing or damaged text books.

The final report card will be held

until these accounts are clear. For

those students who received free

or reduced meals, the charges

incurred prior to qualifying are due

in full.

• The report cards are being

issued the last day of school. If

your child will not be in attendance

on May 23rd

, please send a self -

addressed and stamped envelope

to the teacher so that he/she may

mail it to you. Otherwise, the

report cards will be available for

pick-up in the front office.

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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.

Monday

Macaroni & Cheese or Mini Chicken

Tacos w/ Rice

Tuesday

Mini Burgers Sack Lunch

Wednesday

Oriental Popcorn Chicken Sack Lunch

Thursday

Turkey Burger Sack Lunch

Friday

NO SCHOOL

STES

Parental Involvement Policy is Available at the

Front Desk for your Review

Important Dates To

Remember

May 21st Awards

Day 3rd 8:30am

May 21st Awards

Day KK 12:30

May 22nd Awards

Day 4th 8:30am

May 22nd Awards

Day 1st 12:30

May 23rd Awards

Day 5th 8:30am

May 23rd Awards

Day 2nd 12:30

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

FIRST Saturday of Every

Month, the High

Museum of Art is FREE

to all Fulton County

residents!

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.

Scan here for the digital

edition:

May 23rd LAST

DAY OF

SCHOOL

School will resume no later

than 7:40 am Monday,

August 12, 2013