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October 2016
Arnold Mill
Elementary School
710 Arnold Mill Road
Woodstock, GA 30188
Principal
Mr. Daniel Fuller
Assistant Principal
Dr. Christy Bowling
Office:
770.721.6470
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The Hoofbeat A PTA Publication
Letter from Principal Daniel Fuller
Dear Parents:
High quality teaching and learning is in full swing at Arnold Mill Elementary School as we complete our ninth week of school! Technology integration used to foster increased student engagement is a key component in all our grade level lessons. In addition, teachers are continuing to learn about and utilize new and innovative technology programs and apps that allow us to effectively assess student understanding of grade level curriculum standards. Our new I-Ready math program, for example, provides a highly detailed picture of every student’s progress in the math curriculum and helps teachers easily identify areas of strengths and weaknesses for each child. Our school now has three state-of-the-art 30-station touch-screen computer labs and three 20-station iPad2 mobile lab carts available for teacher checkout.
Congratulations to our newly elected School Council members Ms. Molly Ball and Mr. Ben Porterfield. These highly involved parents were nominated by their peers on September 12 and then elected with the most votes on September 14. The Arnold Mill Elementary School Council is now fully staffed and we had a very productive first meeting on September 16. The minutes of this meeting and all subsequent meetings are posted on the school website in the School Council section.
We are very pleased to be bringing back the Fall Festival to Arnold Mill! Please mark your calendars and bring the whole family out on October 14th from 5-8 p.m. There will be grade level games, bounce houses, vendors, a petting zoo, face-painting, corn-hole games, a disc jockey, a cake walk and much more! (See page 6 for event flyer) I am looking forward to seeing everyone at this wonderful event!
Sincerely,
Daniel H. Fuller, Principal
October 2016 Arnold Mill Elementary PTA Newsletter
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October
9/28/16 to 10/5/16 Bookfair
10/3/16 to 10/7/16 Fired Up for Fitness Week
10/7/16 End of First Quarter
Grading Period
10/14/16 Report Cards
10/14/16 Career Day
10/14/16 Fall Festival @ 5pm
10/24/16 to 10/28/16 Red Ribbon Week
From The Coaches Corner
AME Families,
Thank you so much to all those that participated in our Fired Up For Fitness Fundraiser. Today is the last day to contribute towards grade level totals. Every grade level that raises $200.00 or more will get 30 minutes of extra recess. The grade level that raises the most money will get the 30 minutes of extra recess and they will also get to watch a movie. We are so excited to buy equipment that will add to our existing units, replace Field Day equipment and add some new activities to our pro-gram. We hope students enjoyed dressing up in their sports uniforms, team jerseys, crazy hair and hats. It has been a fun week getting fired up for fitness!
Thank you for your support and generosity!
Coach Phillips
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AME PTA ALTERNATIVE FUNDRAISER
SPONSORSHIP DRIVE
HELP RAISE $16,000 FOR TEACHER GRANTS
To ALL who DONATED…
THANK YOU for getting us to over $16,378!!!
Top K-2nd & 3rd-5th grade CLASS with Most $ raised –- NUTIN’ BUT FUN CLASS PARTY
Ms.Davis (Kindergarten) Ms.Harris (5th grade)
Where will the $ Go?
Here are some awesome examples from the past:
Dittus- created a math library for 2nd grade.
PE department- replaced old equipment, got agility ladder, hand weights, & more.
Wong- bought EIP materials.
Cangemi- bought 3 Fire tablets
Deihl- bought new music materials in-cluding drums and bells.
Student & Teacher Grand Prizes
Student with Most Donations
(4 Stars & Strikes Pass)
Anna Weidler – Ms. Davis (Kindergarten)
TEACHER with Most $ raised
($100 GIFT CARD)
Ms.Harris
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AME PTA ALTERNATIVE FUNDRAISER
SPONSORSHIP DRIVE
HELP RAISE $16,000 FOR TEACHER GRANTS
To ALL who DONATED…
We SURPASSED our GOAL
and raised $16,378!!!
We are so grateful for our GENEROUS SPONSORS. Every penny mattered!!!
Please consider supporting our sponsors.
Here are some special offers just for our Awesome PTA Families.
GOLD LEVEL
Nutin’ But Fun
Ball Family
SILVER LEVEL
Digestive Healthcare of Georgia - Dr.Perrino
Physioedge Physical Therapy
Gold’s Gym of Woodstock
Everything Is A Party, LLC
BRONZE LEVEL
Hairpins Studio Salon Northside Cherokee Pediatrics Little River Family Dental
Atlanta Pediatric Nutrition Kincaid Orthodontics Kelli Green Garden Center
Magic Man Entertainment Stars and Strikes Young Life Cherokee County
Lasting Impressions Children’s Boutique Michelle Healy, Realtor Coldwell Banker Atlanta
Karina Miles, Realtor Better Homes and Gardens Metro Brokers
October 2016 Arnold Mill Elementary PTA Newsletter
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Spirit
Nights
Stars & Strikes
Jan. 10 &
May 23
Nutin' But Fun
Nov. 7
March 21
(Spirit Nights)
and
Dec. 7
Feb. 14
(Parents’ Night
Out)
More info to
come!
Collections for Cash and Box Tops
The Collections for Cash Committee collected 15,123 valid BoxTops for the contest. This means that AMES families collected $1,512 total for the teach-ers. Congratulations to Mrs. Blades 1st grade class for turning in 1276 valid BoxTops and winning the class pizza party.
Please keep in mind that the BoxTops do have an expiration date and have to be trimmed neatly in order for us to be paid for them. Please use the guide below.
Also, AMES collects Labels for Education. This program is going to be dis-continued August 1, 2017 and has already begun the process of removing the logo and can expect to see limited number of products with the label. Please be sure to clip the label including the UPC code, like this
Labels can be sent in to your student's teachers in order to have them mailed in.
Keep clipping and be ready for some up coming events!
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News from the Art Room
In Kindergarten, we are finishing up our unit on lines. We have explored all types of lines and created abstract art using the elements of line and color. Ask your child about our friend ROY G. BIV. He helped us learn the colors of the rainbow. We learned how the rainbow is turned in to a color wheel.
First grade is learning about the minimalist movement with a focus on Jasper Johns who was born in Georgia! They created their own minimalist artwork using their names as the subject. We learned how complimentary colors work together to make our artwork pop!
Second grade has learned about the father of the Abstract art movement Wassily Kandinsky and the important contribution that he made to art. We studied how Kandinsky used colors to create artwork that evokes feelings and we created our very own Circles Concentric.
Third grade is learning about the elements of an interesting composition as they create a koi fish with oil pastel and watercolor resist. They are working in an aerial perspective and applying the rule of odds to their composition.
Fourth grade is wrapping up a study of the pop art movement and the events in our culture that inspired the pop art movement. We were inspired by the pop artist Wayne Thiebaud’s gumball machines as we created gumball machines relevant to our present culture.
Fifth grade has finished their Roy Lichtenstein inspired pop art food posters. We discussed foods that are popular today in American culture and drew foods that Lichtenstein and Warhol would have used in their artwork today. Starbucks and Donuts were among the most popular with the fifth graders!
The Square 1 art projects are completed and I have shipped them! Be on the lookout for your child’s artwork to come home in their personalized catalog the second week in November.
Be sure to follow me on Instagram @amesvisualart to see updates of student artwork!
Mrs. Ladefoged
5th grade Roy Lichtenstein
inspired Pop Art Food Poster
2nd grade Kandinsky inspired concentric circles 4th grade Wayne Thiebaud inspired pop art gum ball machine
October 2016 Arnold Mill Elementary PTA Newsletter
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Notes from the Music Room
September was a busy month in the music room! All students by now should have played at least one of the instruments in the music room, and most have played many. In grades K, 1, and 2 we have acted out stories and songs, played games, and sung and played instruments. We are even beginning to read rhythms! In grades 3, 4, and 5 we are adding new rhythms to the ones we know, learning patriotic songs, and practicing skills on Orff instruments. In October in all grades, we will be exploring the different sounds (timbre) that instruments make, and how we can combine them to create a “mood” or a “feeling.”
The Grade 4 students will present a program at the Tuesday, October 18 PTA meeting that begins at 6:45 p.m. Students should arrive at school by 6:30 p.m., go to the hallway outside their classroom, wear their class t-shirts, and bring their recorder. These students have been working hard on their recorder skills and will present some new songs they have learned so far this year. Please be sure to return the permission form that was sent home in regards to whether or not your student will attend.
Our AME Chorus students will also be performing in October! They will be performing at the Fall Festival that will be held at the school on Friday, October 14. Chorus students will meet by the side of the gym at 6:15 p.m. and perform at around 6:30 p.m. They should wear their Mustang Music t-shirts.
Thanks so much for your support of the Music program!
Musically,
Mrs. Amy Deihl
October 2016 Arnold Mill Elementary PTA Newsletter
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Mustang Closet Food Drive
FOOD DRIVE!
The Mustang Closet at Arnold Mill Elementary is sponsoring a canned and Dry Foods Drive beginning October 31st through November 3rd.
The class with the most items by November 3rd wins an ice cream party pro-vided by the Mustang Closet!!!
We will be sending home more information as the date gets closer :)
Timothy’s Cupboard, our local food bank, is located right down the road from our school. They fed approximately 7,500 people in Cherokee County includ-ing 2,200 children just last year! This food drive will help stock them up just in time to feed our needy Cherokee County neighbors for Thanksgiving.
**If you’re interested in volunteering to help collect and transport the items to Timothy’s Cupboard on Thurs 11/03: Contact Jen Stowell at
[email protected] or 404-783-2273, or Caroline Coleman at [email protected] .**
THANK YOU FROM THE MUSTANG CLOSET!!
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