3455 Coal Mountain Drive Cumming, GA 30028

Phone: 770-887-7705 Fax: 770-781-2286

Coal Mountain Elementary

Mining For Coal . . . . . . . .

Discovering Diamonds

Dear Parents,

What a marvelous two weeks we have had on The Mountain! The student-led conferences were great and we know you enjoyed hearing about all of the wonderful things our students are accomplishing this school year. Thank you to everyone for you support of both Red Ribbon Week and Book Fair. Both have been a big success and it is with your support.

Many of us look forward to this time of year for the cooler weather, lower humidity, and fabulous colors. It is also this time of year some students think about their Halloween costumes. Please remember costumes are not to be worn to school. As you know, we have a lot of curriculum to concentrate on and October 31st will be a regular school day. We appreciate your support.

Be sure to be on the look out for more information regarding our very special Veterans Day program to be held at North Forsyth High School as well as our fun run in December. Stay tuned!

Warmest Regards,

Kimberly Davis

Important Dates

November 11 Veterans Day

Program

November 17 Local School Council Mtg

November 17

Board of Education Mtg

Belief: We are each

responsible for EVERY child.

Mission:

Empowering Young Minds for a Bright

Future.

Goals: Our goal is to

create and foster critical thinkers

who are risk takers, tenacious in their learning, and

set high goals, while accepting

responsibility for their own learning

and life choices.

Outcome: The FCS Learner

Profile becomes a reality for all

students.

Kimberly Davis, Principal Kim Fox, Assistant Principal

October 28, 2016

COAL MOUNTAIN

Elementary

Canned-Food Drive

October 10th to November 4th

Please bring in a box of stuffing to support

The Place’s Thanksgiving Assistance program.

Boxes have been placed in the lobby where students can

drop off their boxed stuffing donations.

Let’s work together to make this Thanksgiving holiday great

for families in our community.

The holiday season will be here soon! In Forsyth County, we have a tradition of working

together to take care of those in our community. Last year a partnership between the local

businesses, non-profit agencies, faith community, and school system resulted in the Holiday

House program. This year we will continue Holiday House format where parents can shop for

gifts for their children. We hope to provide assistance to families again this year with the

generous support of our faith, business, and school communities.

Who: Parents may sign up children who are 18 or younger (high school aged children must be

enrolled in school). Families will need to provide documentation that they receive or are at the

income level to qualify for Medicaid or Food Stamps. A current Medicaid/Food Stamps letter or

pay stubs may be used for documentation. Children must live in Forsyth County to receive

assistance. A donation of $3 per child is appreciated to assist with community needs.

When: Families will need to bring their income documentation when they sign up. October 27th from 12 pm to 6 pm at Christ the King Lutheran Church (1125 Bettis Tribble Gap Rd,

Cumming, GA)

October 28th from 9 am to 12 Noon at The Vine Community Church (4655 Bethelview Rd, Cumming, GA)

November 3rd from 9 am to 12 Noon at Midway Community Church (3365 Francis Road, Alpharetta, GA)

November 5th from 9 am to noon at the Almon C. Hill Educational Center (136 Elm Street, Cumming, GA)

November 8th to December 1st from 9 am to 5 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays (Except the week of

Thanksgiving) at The Place of Forsyth (2550 The Place Cir, Cumming GA)

Where: Parents may shop at Holiday House at Freedom Tabernacle at an assigned date and

time in December. Children three and older will not be allowed in the shopping area. A

supervised crafts and activity area will be provided to children while their parents shop for gifts.

*The program is a community initiative, so there is no guarantee of child/family confidentiality.*

For more information or for volunteer opportunities, please visit The Place of Forsyth

website at www.theplaceofforsyth.org or contact them at (770) 887-1098.

Community Holiday House

¡La temporada navideña se acerca pronto! En nuestra comunidad del Condado de Forsyth

tenemos una tradición de trabajar unidos para ayudar a las familias que necesiten asistencia

durante esta temporada. El año pasado en una colaboración entre las empresas locales, las

agencias sin fines de lucro, las iglesias, y el sistema escolar resultó el programa de la Casa

Navideña. Este año continuaremos el programa de La Casa Navideña en el cual los padres

podrán elegir los regalos para sus hijos. Esperamos proveer ayuda a todas las familias con el

generoso apoyo de las iglesias, negocios y nuestras escuelas en la comunidad.

Quién: Los padres pueden inscribir a sus hijos que tengan 18 años o menos (estudiantes de

preparatoria/bachiller que tengan 18 años o menos deberán estar actualmente matriculados en la

escuela). Las familias deberán proveer comprobantes de que reciben o tienen un nivel de

ingresos para ser elegibles de recibir asistencia del programa Asistencia Médica del Gobierno

(Medicaid) o Cupones de Alimentos. Una carta vigente del Medicaid / Cupones de Alimentos o

talones de cheques de ingresos ganados pueden presentarse como comprobantes de ingresos. Se

agradecerá un donativo de $3.00 por niño para instituir una cuenta de fondos

comunitarios para ayudar con las necesidades de nuestra comunidad.

Cuándo: Las Familias deben de traer sus comprobantes de ingreso para inscribirse al programa. 27 de octubre de 12 pm a 6 pm en la iglesia Christ the King Lutheran (1125 Bettis Tribble Gap Rd, Cumming, GA)

28 de octubre de 9 am a 12 (medio día) en la iglesia The Vine Community (4655 Bethelview Rd, Cumming, GA)

3 de noviembre de 9 am a 12 (medio día) en la iglesia Midway Community (3365 Francis Rd, Alpharetta, GA)

5 de noviembre de 9 am a 12pm (medio día) en el centro Almon C. Hill Educational (136 Elm Street, Cumming, GA)

8 de noviembre al primero de diciembre de 9 am a 5pm martes y jueves (Con la excepción de la semana de Acción de

Gracias o Thanksgiving) The Place de Forsyth (2550 The Place Cir, Cumming GA)

Dónde: Los padres podrán elegir los juguetes en La Casa Navideña que estará localizada en la

iglesia Freedom Tabernacle durante la fecha y horario fijado que se les indicará durante el

mes de diciembre. No se permitirá que los niños mayores de tres años entren en el área

designada para los regalos. Se les pide a los padres que hagan planes con anticipo para el

cuidado de sus hijos si ellos no desean quedarse el cuarto donde se llevaran a cabo actividades

navideñas mientras los padres escogen los regalos.

*Este programa es comunitario, no hay garantía de confidencialidad de niños o familias*

Para más información o para oportunidad de ser voluntario , por favor visite The Place de

Forsyth página web www.theplaceofforsyth.org o contactarlos al (770) 887-1098.

La Casa Navideña de Nuestra Comunidad

for Helping

your Child say NO!

JUMP ROPE for HEART

We kicked off our annual Jump Rope for Heart campaign with an school wide assembly

last week! Our students are learning what it means to be a Heart Hero by taking care

of their own heart, spreading the message of the American Heart Association, and

raising funds for lifesaving research. Jump Rope for Heart letters and

donation envelopes were sent home last week. The jump rope for

heart donation envelopes are due Thursday, November 10.

Students may also raise donations by emailing friends and family

members who can donate online by

visiting www.heart.org/jump. All students, regardless of whether or not

they collect donations, will participate in our Jump Rope for Heart event during their

regularly scheduled PE class the week of November 7 - 10. During the event, students

will compete in a jump rope contest, jump and turn the long ropes, and visit several

other jump themed centers. They will have fun with their classmates while exercising

their hearts!

Long sleeve shirts are now available!!!

We sold over 560 House shirts at Open House. If your child missed the opportunity to

order a shirt, moved in after open house, or wants to order an additional long sleeve shirt

for the colder days ahead, then this order form is for you!

Each Wednesday our students are encouraged to show their house spirit by wearing their

house shirts. In addition to Wednesdays, students are encouraged to wear their house

shirts for early release days, pep rallies, field trips and field day.

Our houses help to build a solid foundation for all children to exhibit strong personal

qualities now and throughout their lifetime. We are proud of our houses and our students

love to show their house spirit in their bright and bold colors!

The 2016-17 houses are:

Amethyst Ms. Courtney Kdg - Garrett Kdg - Post 1st – Partin 1st - Yarber 2nd - Aylor 3rd - Thurmond 4th - J. Jones 5th - Schumacher

Emerald Ms. Archer Ms. Dixon Kdg - Hubbard 1st - Lake 2nd - McClure 2nd - Keller 3rd – Hannah 4th - Schimmelpfennig 5th - Smryl

Ruby Ms. Freeman Ms. Gravel Kdg - Landis 1st –D. Collins 2nd - Wells 3rd - Taylor 4th - Durant 5th - Beusse 5th - Prince

Sapphire Ms. Brennan Kdg - Hamby 1st - Hall 2nd - Nordholz 3rd - Anderson 3rd - Schreiber 4th - Wildes 5th – K. Collins

ORDER FORM – Return to Leah Carver by 11/04/2016

The cost of the short sleeve shirt is $10. Long sleeve shirts are $12.

We will accept cash or checks made out to CMES.

We will place this order on Friday, November 04!

Please return your form and payment to Leah Carver.

One order form per child (to keep the house colors straight ).

Child’s name: _________________________________________________________________________

Grade: ________ Child’s Teacher: ____________________________________________________

House: _________________________________________________________________________________

Long sleeve House shirt $12 Short Sleeve House Shirt $10

Size Size Youth XS Youth XS Youth S Youth S Youth M Youth M Youth L Youth L Adult S Adult S Adult M Adult M Adult L Adult L Adult XL Adult XL Adult 2XL Adult 2XL

*Special offer for parents and staff only: BLACK MINDSET House SHIRT

Short sleeve, $10 – Long sleeve, $12

Name: _________________________________________Child’s name ___________________________

Adult Size: __________________________________________________________________

Long or Short Sleeve: ______________________________________________________

Discovery Lab

When you are cleaning out your closets, keep in mind things that you can donate to help out

our Discovery Lab:

Any building Toys:

Blocks

Legos

Tinker Toys

Lincoln Logs

Tracks

Knex

Etc.

Items for sorting, classifying and

conducting labs:

Buttons

Thread Spools

Toy cars

Marbles

Balls (tennis and smaller)

String/yarn (all kinds)

Flashlights

magnets

We go through lots of these for our

various labs:

Paper towels

Straws (all sizes)

Baby wipes

Q-tips

Zip lock bags (all sizes)

Pencils

Permanent markers

Paper/plastic plates and bowls

Garden Work Day

We have a Coal Mountain Garden Work Day planned for the morning of Nov. 5th from 9-12.

Put on your work clothes and bring your gloves and help us with our nature center and garden.

The whole family is welcome.

lping your Child say NO!

Coal Mountain Elementary

Birthday / Special Occasion Book Club

We will be changing our birthday / special occasion book club at Coal Mountain. This is a

great way to help out our school library and at the same time honor the birthday / special

occasion of your child. At the beginning of your child’s birthday / special occasion month, your

child will be able to choose a book from a special new book collection. The book will receive a

unique inscription inside with your child’s name and birth date. Your child will be the very first

to check it out from the library. In addition, a picture will be taken of your child with their book

and hung on the Birthday/Special Occasion Book Club display in the lunchroom. (We will honor June and July birthdays / special occasions in May, and next years

August birthdays / special occasions in September.)

Please complete the form and return it with $17.00.

(Checks made out to Coal Mountain Elementary and please include your phone number on the check)

All Birthday / Special Occasion Book Club Donations are due by the end of the month before your child’s

birthday / special occasion.

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Please return to Coal Mountain Elementary Media Center

Child’s Name as you wish it to be inscribed (please print):

Child’s Birthday/ Special Occasion:

____________________________________________________

Teacher’s Name / Grade: _______________________________

Click on the website for more information:

http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/4294