Eastvalley Elementary School
Eagle Eyes
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May 2011 Georgia
Student Signatures in Space In the Fall of 2009, Eastvalley Elementary was chosen to participate in “Student Signatures in Space” in celebration of Space Day. Our school was given a poster for students to sign before it went off to space.
Eastvalley Elementary School National School of Excellence Karen Wacker, Principal
The poster went on a mission aboard the
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Eastvalley, along with a photograph of the
Space Shuttle and was then returned to mission crew. It was especially exciting because NASA’s Space Shuttle program is winding down, and very few schools have the
Tai Terry
Co-President, Eastvalley PTA 770-509-1731 co-president1@eastvalleypta.org
Becki Goodloe
Co-President, Eastvalley PTA 678-488-1636 co-president2@eastvalleypta.org
Traduções portuguesas página 11 The Eastvalley Pledge
On our wings, we pledge to do our best, in our country and in our school. We fly beyond the common, being respectful to all people, in all we do at Eastvalley.
A look Inside this Issue ..... - 4th Grade Land Grab - Photography Contest - EV Teacher of the Year - Newbery Winners - Cobb County Writing Fair
opportunity to participate in this great honor. You can see the poster and photo of the mission crew displayed right next to the cafeteria.
Character Kid Bicycle Award Eastvalley is excited to announce the winner of the Character Kid bicycle award! Mr. Jerry Groce from Eastvalley’s Parner in Education, Tiger TaeKwonDo, generously donated the bicycle to recognize a student with exemplary character. Tiger TaeKwonDo is a Character Development Center which fosters important life skills such as respect, perseverance, motivation, and self-control. Students who were Eastvalley “Character Kids” from August through May were eligible to win the bicycle in a random drawing. Frank Graba from Mrs. Levinson’s fourth grade class is the grand prize winner. Congratulations Frank!
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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A Letter From Our Principal
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Hi Eastvalley Family, Happy Summer!!!! Eastvalley is undergoing a major construction project this summer thanks to your SPLOST dollars. I wanted everyone to know what will be happening to our school during the summer weeks. Before we break for summer, all teachers and staff members (yep, even me!) have to pack everything in our classrooms and
Karen Wacker, Principal
offices. Technology will be removed and stored elsewhere in the county while the construction is taking place.
On the construction list will be: 1. Sprinklers throughout the building 2. New lighting throughout the building 3. A new clock system throughout the building 4. New flush valves in all the bathrooms 5. A new hot water heater 6. A new sidewalk & awning that will go from the from the front door all the way to the gym - a beautiful design too!! 7. New sidewalks and awnings to all the trailers 8. A new fire road to allow access of a fire truck during an emergency to the back of the school
We are so excited that all of these improvements will be taking place here at Eastvalley. Unfortunately, it does mean the building will be completely shut down to everyone. I actually will be working at another school this summer, because I will not be allowed in my office. What that means for you is that you will not be able to come up during the summer to pick up any records or register your child on any given day. If you call the school during the summer, the phone calls will be transferred automatically to my “summer” office. Please understand that I cannot access any records if you call me over the summer. We’ll have to wait until we are allowed back in to the school after construction is complete to get those records. We will have a registration day for new students July 27 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. We have been told we will be allowed in the cafeteria only on that day to get registration done. Please bring: certified copy of birth certificate, Social Security card, Immunization form, Vision, Hearing and Dental form, 2 proofs of residency in the Eastvalley attendance zone and picture ID. Any records (report cards, testing) from a previous school would also be very helpful if the child is entering any grade except Kindergarten. Please call the office if you have other questions about registration (770-578-7214). Enjoy your summer vacation! School starts August 15 at 7:50 a.m.
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
Ms. Karen Wacker Principal
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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A Letter From our Eastvalley PTA Presidents
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Hi Eastvalley Families, What a great year! It’s hard to believe the end of the school year is here. It has been a pleasure to serve as your PTA Co-Presidents this year. We have planned and executed many fun family events, learned a few things and really enjoyed helping the Little School with a Big Heart. We could not have done any of it without the help of so many of you giving up your valuable time and lots of effort. Thank you for all your hard work! A quick note: Be sure to check the school website for information about pre-ordering school supplies. We would like to offer this as an option and as of Eagle Eyes press time, are working hard to get this accomplished. If you have any questions, please contact Becki Goodloe at rdrbecki@aol.com. We hope everyone has a great summer. Please be safe, get outside, relax and most of all, have FUN! The new school year will be here before you know it. By the way, if you’d like to get a head start on your Reflections entries this summer, the theme for the 2011-12 school year is “Diversity means…..” For more information, go to www.georgiapta.org. We’ll see you next year!
Tai Terry and Becki Goodloe Your Eastvalley PTA Co-Presidents 2010-2011
Farewell to Mrs. Edie Oliver and Ms. Kathy Hoffmeister We are sad to say good-bye to Mrs. Edie Oliver and Ms. Kathy Hoffmeister. We will miss Mrs. Oliver’s friendly face in the office and the love she has showered on our children. We wish her much happiness with her family. Best wishes to Ms. Hoffmeister. You will be missed by your Eastvalley family.
Eastvalley Teacher of the Year Congratulations to Eastvalley’s Teacher of the Year, Virginia Morgan. Mrs. Morgan is one of our fabulous 5th grade teachers (the ‘Mo’ of ‘Co/Mo’). She is dedicated to educating her 5th graders, making learning fun and applicable, and is well-loved by her students, the whole 5th grade, and the Eastvalley staff. The Co/Mo 5th grade class congratulates Mrs. Morgan and thanks her for a great year.
Virginia Morgan Eastvalley’s Teacher of the Year
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Relay for Life
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The “Color Us United” Relay for Life team comprised of staff members from Eastvalley and Sedalia Park Elementary Schools exceeded their fundraising goal this year due to the support of our staff, families and community. We would like to thank all of you for helping us raise funds for The American Cancer Society and let you know that as of today, we are the #1 fundraising team in all of Cobb County! Thank you.
Eastvalley Scholarship Winner Congratulations to Will Moran for winning the Eastvalley Scholarship. Will is graduating from the Wheeler High School Magnet program, and will be attending the University of Georgia. You may recognize him as the son of our beloved Media Center Parapro, Cindy Moran. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Math Honor Society, Music Honor Society, Helping Hands Service Club, and Leadership Club. He played tenor saxophone in classroom band for four years, in the Jazz Band, and in the Wildcat Pride marching band for two years, and was the Drum Major his Senior year. His Senior project and internship was with his former teacher, mentor and friend, Mr. Fred Stillwell, of East Cobb Middle School.
Eastvalley Characters Super Chicken, Goldiclocks, Honey Hundreds, and Mr. Heart wish you all a wonderful summer! We look forward to seeing you next school year.
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Wagons Ho! Fourth Grade Land Grab!
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Fourth graders participated in a Land Grab simulation activity on May 3rd. The students formed groups, planned for their supplies, and constructed a homestead for the activity. To gain a “Deed” to their land, the pioneers had to have a mode of transportation (wagon/horses), stake off a 10 foot by 10 foot claim, build a house, “farm crops”, and stay on the claim for five years. Life wasn’t easy in the West, as our fourth grade pioneers found out! The West was filled with bandits and claim jumpers. The students learned so much about life on the frontier, even experiencing a mini “gold-rush!” Thanks to our parent volunteers for making this great learning opportunity possible!
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Character Kid - Commitment
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May 2011
Grade
Teacher
Student
Grade
Teacher
Student
K
Diamond
Deepika Mogili
3
Amon
Sam Hudson
K
Hestad
Cole Gumpert
3
Baker
Haden Wise
K
Hoffmeister
Catie Crowe
3
Barrett
Brian Kent
K
Mathews
Will Penuel
3
Jinks
Lia Tablada-Munoz
K
Whitaker
Makenzie Hollifield
3
Winslett
Pia Valencia
K
Zajac
Vijay Shastri
4
Greenfield
Maimounata Haidara
1
Fortune
Kristen Taylor
4
Kraeger
Dylan Valencia
1
Hathcoat
Isabella Dougherty
4
Levinson
Shoshana Sangros
1
Magee
Kathryn Shetty
4
McDonald/Volk
Shun Cunningham
1
Mauldin
Isabelly Cizerza
5
Branham
Isabella Beccari
1
McClellan
Ethan Lu
5
Cordova/Morgan Caroline Singer
1
O’Meara
Sufian Elbedour
5
Davis
Gabriel Cibrian
1
Shapiro
Shreyan Bose
5
McFarthing
Marilin Hernandez
2
Healy
Nicholas Santana
PreS
Daniels
Sloan Ryan
2
Henderson
Sydney Shushan
Multi-age
Orr
Matthew Beck
2
Moot
Sarah Smith
Multi-age
Friedman
Kendal Anderson
2
Osburn
Liam Horsman
2
Roberts
Zaniyah Greene
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Look Who’s Talking Books
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May 2011
Grade
Teacher
Student
K
Diamond
Mackenzie Garrett
K
Hestad
Akram Fayed
K
Hoffmeister
Holt Reeves
K
Mathews
K K
Grade
Teacher
Student
3
Amon
Nandini Bagdi
3
Baker
T.J. Ozkan
3
Barrett
Dylan Pollock
Emma Muller
3
Jinks
Tanner Gottschalk
Whitaker
Ansley Young
3
Winslett
Parks Broyles
Zajac
Emaline Rault
4
Greenfield
Lili Staten
1
Fortune
Austin Norman
4
Kraeger
Magsun Graba
1
Hathcoat
Amna Ali
4
Levinson
Jacob Jeffords
1
Magee
Leah Caldwell
4
McDonald/Volk
Wendy Li
1
Mauldin
Kallie Woodall
5
Branham
Shannon Stewart
1
McClellan
Mikey Marino
5
Cordova/Morgan
Shanzeh Bokhari
1
O’Meara
Badr Alshaer
5
Davis
Brien Podhaisky
1
Shapiro
Abby Lewis
5
McFarthing
Justice Mace
2
Healy
Kaniah Pearson
Pre School
Daniels
Alayah Putnam
2
Henderson
Natalie Pineda
Multi-age
Orr
Andrew Luyeho
2
Moot
John Bunch
2
Osburn
Madisyn Goldstein
2
Roberts
Tylar Davis
Eastvalley Reading Club - EVRC Congratulations Eastvalley Readers - Our reading goal for the year was 27,000 points and you have earned 32,331.7!!! We had 127 students who qualified for our end of year Super Points Party! Thank you Super Chicken for promoting our Chick-fil-A Cluck& Moo Reading Award by participating in the announcements and autographing the students’ group photos. Our Super Readers in the 300+ Points Club Grade
Student
Points
Grade
Student
Points
3rd grade
Lily Jokay
332.2
4th grade
Lindsey Rhyne
312.1
4th grade
Shoshana Sangros
674.6
5th grade
Joseph Coles
573.3
4th grade
Saketh Lakshmanan
614.9
5th grade
Drashti Zalavadia
493.5
4th grade
Katie Slade
548.0
5th grade
Grace Brannen
467.6
4th grade
Farah Abaza
546.5
5th grade
Margaret Fleming
374.9
4th grade
Archisha Ghosh
545.2
5th grade
Timothy Buchanan
332.2
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Need a Summer Tutor? Don’t want your child to fall behind this summer? Do you want to make sure your child is ready for the next grade level? If you answered “YES” to any of the above questions, Mrs. Swafford is here to help! With over 10 years of teaching experience in grades 2-4 and over six years of tutoring experience in grades K-7, she is just the teacher to make sure your child is well prepared for the 2011-2012 school year. She will even come to your house so it is convenient for you! If interested, contact her at jennifer@swafford.org or jennifer.swafford@cobbk12.org. Hourly rates do apply. Email for
Photography Contest Congratulations to these students who participated in the “Love of Reading: Photography Contest”. Pictured are: Shreya Joy, Leah Caldwell, Abigail Wheeler, Rachel Larsen, Vijay Shastri, Shrusti Joshi, Emaline Rault, Erik Larsen. Not pictured: Alex Said
details.
First In Math Congratulations to 4th graders, Saketh Lakshmanan and Archisha Ghosh who finished the year in the State Top 10 and the National Top 100. The Top Ten Eastvalley players are:
Grade
Name
Teacher
Stickers
4th Grade
Archisha Ghosh
Ms. Kraeger
20,992
4th Grade
Saketh Lakshmanan
Ms. Greenfield
20,774
3rd Grade
Adeboye Adeoye
Ms. Baker
7,961
3rd Grade
Nandini Bagdi
Ms. Amon
6,868
2nd Grade
AJ Mattox
Ms. Moot
6,460
2nd Grade
Gabriel Chung
Ms. Roberts
6,171
5th Grade
Demilade Adeoye
Mr. Davis
5,132
2nd Grade
Christian Hurn
Ms. Moot
4,858
5th Grade
Paige Nicholas
Ms. Branham
4,624
1st Grade
Ronit Sehgal
Ms. Hathcoat
4,618
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Media Center News Mrs. Janice Ritt, Media Specialist
Ms. Cindy Moran, Media Paraprofessional
Eastvalley Elementary School is known for its wonderful readers…and we have the statistics to back up this statement!
Newbery Award The Eastvalley Newbery Award was created in 2005 to encourage our students to read a higher caliber of books and to take on an individual challenge. This year we are proud to honor nineteen students, the highest number of winners ever! Congratulation goes to: Joseph Coles, Gabriel Cibrian, Shoshana Sangros, Andrew Long, Shun Cunningham, Sydney Agans, Drashti Zalavadia, Mason Favro, Anna Freeman, Margaret Blakeley, Radha Changela, Xavier Conway, Farah Abaza, Archisha Ghosh, Lindsey Rhyne, Raymond Shen, Aubrie Holcomb, Charlie Zimmerman, and Megan Bunch. Four of these students have won this award before. They are: Anna Freeman, Margaret Blakeley, Archisha Ghosh, and Mason Favro. Each one of these students has passed over twenty Newbery book AR tests with an 80% or more.
First Student to Read al 89 Newbery Award Books We are very proud of the fact that this is Mason Favro’s fourth time earning the Newbery award. However, Mason did not stop at reading just forty Newbery Award books. He decided to make up his own challenge and read all 89 Newbery Award Books. Finding books that were published 89 years ago was a challenge in itself. With the support and encouragement of his parents, Mason located and read all 89 books. To our knowledge, Mason is the first student at Eastvalley, as well as the first student in Cobb County to accomplish this! Mason demonstrates that he strives to do more than what is expected of him! We believe this attitude will take him far in life. We are looking forward to honoring Mason’s unique achievement at the Fifth Grade Awards Assembly in May. Congratulations, Mason!
Mason Favro
Media Statisics Number of books checked out from the Media Center this school year
over 42,834
Number of Accelerated Reading points earned this school year
over 30,356
Number of books/items added to Destiny this year Value of items added this year
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
810 $ 12,298.37
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Cobb County Writing Fair
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Liat Klemm, an Eastvalley first grade student was chosen as a runner-up in the Cobb County Writing Fair. Here is Liat with her certificate awarded at the Cobb County reception held in April. Congratulations Liat!
Volunteer of the Year Congratulations to Teresa Long! She is this year’s Volunteer of the Year. Teresa has spent countless hours quietly working away in the Media Center and in the classroom.
Classified Employee of the Year Congratulations to Eastvalley’s Classified Employee of the Year, Rosa Martinez! We thank Ms. Martinez for her hard work and dedication in keeping Eastvalley clean and beautiful
Cluck and Moo Award
The Cluck & Moo Award was created in January 2011 for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Graders to encourage them to set an individual reading goal, and to honor our generous Partners in Education, Chick-fil-A. The students took on this challenge and we are proud of the following 23 Cluck & Moo winners: Emma Williams, Vijay Shastri, Katie Childress, Jared Loncar, Madison Jones, Devon Walcott, William Hestad, Ronnie Klemm, Beau Baker, Shreya Joy, Sarvesh Balamurugan, Lamar Sanjase, Brianna O’Connor, Hailey Miller, Aerial Hines, Arshia Charkian, Will Mahoney, Cameron
Cluck & Moo winners for April: Paden Watts, Ved Zalavadia, Aashi Shivastava, Jake Levinson, Cameron Bleshoy, Tyler Richardson, Paden Watts, Aashi Shivastava, Jacob Levinson, and Ved Zalavadia. Bleshoy and Tyler Richardson.
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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Carta da Nossa Diretora Olá Famílias da Eastvalley, Feliz Verão!!!! Eastvalley passará por um grande projeto de construção neste verão com seu dinheiro do SPLOSH. Quero dizer a todos o que acontecerá durantea as semanas do verão. Antes das férias do verão, todos os professores e funcionários (eu incluso!) teremos que embalar tudo das salas de aulas e escritórios. Os materiais de tecnologia serão removidos e armazenados no escritório central do condado durante a contrução. Na construção a lista será: 1. Sistema de extinção nova durante todo o edifício 2. Iluminação nova durante todo o edifício 3. Um sistema de pulso de horas durante todo o edifício 4. Válvulas niveladas novas em todos os banheiros 5. Um calefador de água quente novo 6. Um passeio e toldo novo que vão da porta da frente da escola até a porta do ginásio(um projeto bem bonito!!) 7. Passeios e toldos novos em todos os trailers 8. Uma estrada nova para permitir ao carro de bombeiros em caso de emergência atráz da escola. Estamos muitos contentes que todas estas melhorias estarão ocorrendo na Eastvalley. Infelizmente, isto significa que o edifício estará interrompido completamente a todos. Estarei trabalhando em outra escola neste verão, porque não serei permitida entrar no meu escritório. O que isto significa que você não poderá vir a escola durante o verão pegar nenhum registro ou registrar sua criança nenhum desses dias. Se você telefonar para escola , as chamadas de telefone serão automaticamentes transferidas à meu “escritório de verão”. Compreenda por favor que não terei acesso a nenhum registro durante o verão. Teremos que esperar até que sejamos permitidos entrar na escola depois da contrução para ter acesso aos registros. Teremos um dia de matrícula para os novos estudantes no dia 27 de Julho das 8:00 às 18:00hrs. Iremos estar na cafeteria da escola para matrículas. Por favor traga: Cópia da certidão de nascimento, o cartão do social Security, a forma das vacinas, dental, visão e 2 provas de residência de que mora na zona da escola Eastvalley e um documento de indentificação com o retrato. Qualquer (boletim, testes) da escola prévia será também muito útil para a criança que esta entrando em qualquer série, exceto o jardim da infância. Por favor telefone se tiver alguma outra dúvida sobre matrícula (770-578-7214). Aproveite as férias de verão! As aulas começam no dia 15 de Agôsto às 7:50hrs.
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
Karen Wacker Diretora
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org
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DATES TO REMEMBER May
Page 12 Our Eastvalley Partners Please support our local companies and thank them for supporting our children’s education.
23 - 3rd grade Awards Assembly 8:10 4th grade Awards Assembly 9:10 CRCT math retest (5th) 24 - 5th grade picnic at Terrell Mill Park 1:30 dismissal for ALL students
2044 Lower Roswell Road (770) 973-4666 www.brusters.com
East Lake Location 2105 Roswell Road. www.chickfila.com
25 - 5th grade Awards/luncheon 1:30 dismissal for ALL students Last Day of School!
June
June 1 Eastvalley closes for summer construction
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July
July 27 New student registration 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
August
East Lake Shopping Ctr 2100 Roswell Road N.W. www.kroger.com
12 - Sneak a Peek 1-3 p.m. 15 - First day of school
1255 Johnson Ferry Rd (770) 977-5557 www.peachtreegymnastics.com
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Spinal Balance Center 1755 The Exchange Suite 150 (770) 955-8060
736 Johnson Ferry Road (770) 977-9789 www.sportsarama-usa.com
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.”
2217 Roswell Rd (770) 973-4075 www.tigertkdacademy.com
Have a great summer folks!
PartNers at Large
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McCleskey–East Cobb Family YMCA
1055 East Piedmont Rd. (770) 977-5991 www.ymcaatlanta.org
2100 Roswell Road Suite 2182 Marietta, GA 30062 770-509-2345 2080 Lower Roswell Rd. (770) 977-4907 www.zaxbys.com
School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com
PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org