Volume 3, Issue 4 Pre-K , Kindergarten, and First Grade 2 First Grade cont’d, Second Grade and Third Grade 3 Third Grade cont’d, Fourth Grade 4 Fourth Grade cont’d, Fifth Grade, TOTY & POTY 5 FFVP Dates to Remember 6 Inside this Issue December 2015/January 2016 Greetings Pre-Kindergarten parents and students! We have been busy teaching and learning. We have sent home resources that will help you assist your child with learning at home. Please continue to work with your child on the following: · Alphabet Recognition · Recognizing numbers 0-10 · Practice writing full name · Recognizing basic shapes - Continued on page 2 F. L. Stanton Elementary School Tiger Gazette Pre-K News Happy New Year! Help Improve APS Schools by Compleng the School Climate Survey! All Atlanta Public Schools parents are encouraged to complete the online survey from the Georgia Department of Education, regarding the climate of their child’s school, by Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 on the APS website or at http://goo.gl/SXrv58 School climate refers to the quality and character of school life as it relates to norms and val- ues, interpersonal relations and social interactions, and organizational processes and structures, according to the National School Climate Center. School climate sets the tone for all the learn- ing and teaching done in the school environment and it is predictive of students’ ability to learn and develop in healthy ways. The Georgia Parent Survey contains 24 questions. Parents may complete the survey using their personal computer, smartphones or tablet. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. Thank you for your continued support. Phyllis E. Earls
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Volume 3, Issue 4
Pre-K , Kindergarten,
and First Grade
2
First Grade cont’d,
Second Grade and
Third Grade
3
Third Grade cont’d,
Fourth Grade
4
Fourth Grade cont’d, Fifth
Grade, TOTY & POTY
5
FFVP
Dates to Remember
6
Inside this Issue
December 2015/January 2016
Greetings Pre-Kindergarten parents and students!
We have been busy teaching and learning. We have sent home
resources that will help you assist your child with learning at home.
Please continue to work with your child on the following:
· Alphabet Recognition
· Recognizing numbers 0-10
· Practice writing full name
· Recognizing basic shapes - Continued on page 2
F. L. Stanton Elementary School
Tiger Gazette
Pre-K News
Happy New Year!
Help Improve APS Schools by Completing the School Climate Survey!
All Atlanta Public Schools parents are encouraged to complete the online survey
from the Georgia Department of Education, regarding the climate of their child’s
school, by Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 on the APS website or at http://goo.gl/SXrv58 School climate refers to the quality and character of school life as it relates to norms and val-
ues, interpersonal relations and social interactions, and organizational processes and structures,
according to the National School Climate Center. School climate sets the tone for all the learn-
ing and teaching done in the school environment and it is predictive of students’ ability to
learn and develop in healthy ways.
The Georgia Parent Survey contains 24 questions.
Parents may complete the survey using their personal computer, smartphones or tablet.
Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of
Our focus for this month is reading. We are asking that your child read nightly for 15 to 30
minutes. We are sending books home weekly for your child to read. Please make sure your child
reads the books and returns them in the same condition. The books sent home are from our
classroom library. So we are asking that you take good care of them.
In the upcoming weeks you will receive your child’s reading level. The goal for our students is to
have a reading level of 250 or above by the end of the school year. So, we really need your help.
- Continued on page 3
Kindergarten News
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First Grade News
- First Grade continued
Thank you for all of your assistance thus far and we look forward to your continued assistance.
The Fabulous First Grade Team,
Ms. R.aavin Evans, Ms. Tranell Galloway, and Mrs. Latasha Simmons
Second Grade News
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Happy 2016!
Greetings from the Sensational Second Grade team! It’s already January which means the
second semester has begun. Just a reminder that homework folders are sent home daily and
should be signed and returned each day! Also, students should be reading EVERY NIGHT at
home! We are pushing this in their classes consistently. We enjoyed our annual field trip to the
Atlanta Ballet on December 11, 2015 and we thank all parents who volunteered to chaperone.
We are also excited to announce that the grant that our team lead Ms. Jefferson just applied for
was approved! The grant from the Nature Conservancy will help us begin a community service
project in which second grade students will learn about food justice and build a community
vegetable garden to add on to the one already installed by the Captain Planet Foundation.
Thank you for all that you do to support your children as well as their teachers. Second Grade
rocks, and SO DO YOU!
The Sensational Second Grade Team,
Ms. Brittney Farmer, Ms. Danielle Jefferson, and Mrs. Colette Wright
Happy New Year third grade families! We are beginning the second semester! Your
students have been immersed in learning and we’re excited to see their growth. In math, we have moved into the relationship between multiplication and addition.
Please continue to practice those addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts!
Fluency in those areas is a key success in math.
In reading, we are continuing to learn to read fluently, read for comprehension, writing
in response to what we’ve read, and summarizing passages. - Continued on page 4
Third Grade News
Greetings Fourth Grade Parents,
Welcome to January 2016! We hope your holiday season was a great time to bond with family
and friends. As we begin the second semester, we would like to offer some helpful ways to
assist your students in mastering the skills that were taught during the first semester. There
are a lot of fun ways that we can teach our kids the literacy skills that they need to acquire and
master. The most important way is to read with your kids and share wonderful stories with
each other.
Ways to Support At Home:
Continue to support your child in completing daily homework assignments
Continue to support your child in completing 45 minutes to 1 hour of reading homework
- Continued on page 5
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Fourth Grade News
- Third grade continued
In ELA, the focus will continuously be on sentence structure and expanding upon
previously learned grammar skills. In Social Studies, we are moving into the unit, “Life,
Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The students are continuing their study of the
foundation of the United States, while also examining the ideals and beliefs of certain
historical figures like Mary McLeod Bethune, Fredrick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony. In
science we have begun our unit on heat. Ask your child to tell you some sources of heat and
how it is measured.
As always, we are continuously preparing your scholars for the Georgia Milestones
Assessment. Parents, here are some things that you can do to help support your student at
home: Make sure he/she has a quiet, designated space to complete homework. Provide a time limit so that they understand the importance of staying on task. Make them defend their answers and explain their thinking in ALL subjects. Read with daily to increase fluency and ask questions to enhance comprehension.
Remember, this is a partnership and your child’s success is OUR success!
Happy New Year!
The Third Grade Team,
Ms. Ashley Ginn and Mrs. Chelsea Mitchell
- Fourth Grade continued
Encourage your child to use their best penmanship, correct spelling, and appropriate
capitalization and punctuation in all written assignments.
Help your child complete his or her Winter Packet
Thank you for your support!
Happy New Year!
The Fabulous Fourth Grade Team,
Ms. LaToya Mallory and Ms. Jessica Tucker
Happy New Year!
As the second semester of the year begins, we want to push our fifth grade students toward
their personal reading goals. Every student is striving to read 25 books by the end of the year.
Parents, please continue to encourage your child to read daily at home. Students are required
to read 30 minutes each night. They may read a newspaper, magazine, cartoon comics, or a
book.
Thank you to all fifth grade parents and guardians for all you do to help make learning
a success for your children.
The Fifth Grade Team,
Mr. Jamie Manning, Mrs. K. Manuel-Edwards, and Mr. Wayne Ricks
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Fifth Grade News
Ms. Kimberley Harper Ms. Denise Wilson
Teacher of the Year Para of the Year
2015 2016
Important Dates to Remember
January 6, 2016 Second Semester Begins
January 8, 2016 Report Cards Sent Home
January 18, 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 20, 2016 School-wide Spelling Bee
January 27, 2016 Coffee with the Principal @ 5:00 p.m.
January 28, 2016 @ 10:30 a.m.
January 28, 2016 First Semester Awards Ceremony
January 30, 2016 Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
Drew Charter School @ 8:30 am
FFVP
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
Every Wednesday — Friday
Our students enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables from around the world.
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