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Upcoming Dates 5/22 - Kickball Tournament 5/23 - Taco Tuesday Lunch & Yearbook Signing 5/24 - Music Bingo Party 5/25 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 5th Grade Graduation @ 8:30am, Pool Party 12-2pm Yearbooks Yearbooks will be distributed prior to our yearbook signing on Tuesday. Please make sure your child brings something to sign yearbooks with to school that day! Summer Fun with Instructional Technology The Fulton County Instructional Technology Department is offering some exciting opportunities for students. With the summer being a time full of fun, consider participating in the creative learning opportunities being offered both face-to-face and virtually to students. These summer sessions will provide students with valuable learning experiences that bring them into the world of The Fulton County Instructional Technology Department is offering some exciting opportunities for students. With the summer being a time full of fun, consider participating in the creative learning opportunities being offered both face-to-face and virtually to students. These summer sessions will provide students with valuable learning experiences that bring them into the world of podcasting and creating with Adobe Express. FCS Podcasting Workshops Instructional Technology will be hosting four 2-Day Podcasting Workshops for students. Grab a microphone and join us for Speak Up Fulton: The World Is Listening and leave this workshop ready to podcast like the pros! You’ll learn how to create your own background music, how to interview others, and how to tell your own stories to grab the attention of national audiences like Spotify and PBS. “Speak Up” will be two fun-filled days full of creativity and connection, all while enhancing your literacy and career skills. Separate sessions will be offered for rising 3rd- 6th and 7th-12th grades. Visit https://bit.ly/3TX6vUS for Instructional Technology will be hosting four 2-Day Podcasting Workshops for students. Grab a microphone and join us for Speak Up Fulton: The World Is Listening and leave this workshop ready to podcast like the pros! You’ll learn how to create your own background music, how to interview others, and how to tell your own stories to grab the attention of national audiences like Spotify and PBS. “Speak Up” will be two fun-filled days full of creativity and connection, all while enhancing your literacy and career skills. Separate sessions will be offered for rising 3rd- 6th and 7th-12th grades. Visit https://bit.ly/3TX6vUS for additional details and to register. Space is limited, so register today! FCS Virtual Creativity Days This summer Instructional Technology will be hosting three virtual creativity days for students. These days are designed to be a fun way for students to engage in creative thinking as they design graphics, videos, and web pages using Adobe Express. Each day will consist of three sessions centered around a daily theme. Students may choose to participate in any, or all the sessions on a given day. Separate sessions will be held for rising 3rd-6th grade students and rising 7th-12th grade students. Students will participate in these sessions through Microsoft Teams. Links to participate in the Teams meetings will be sent to participants after they register. Visit http://bit.ly/3nixoXc for additional details and to register. Space is limited, so register today! School Gum Policy There has been an increase in students coming to school with gum. This is not allowed. Gum is not allowed in class. Students have been informed and continue to disregard. Students have been warned and the next time a student has gum, a reflection form will be issued. Cell Phones & Smart Watches There has been a drastic influx of students using cell phones during class and wearing Apple Watches to school. Per county guidelines, neither of the above are allowed in elementary schools. Please make sure your child is either leaving their phone at home or keeping it in their bookbag turned off. Students should leave smart watches at home. Below is a snippet from the county student handbook regarding electronic devices. Happy Friday, Panther Families!!
Upcoming Dates 5/15-5/16 - Math iReady 5/17 - Deadline for Slide Show Photo Submissions 5/18 - Device Turn In 5/19 - Field Day 5/22 - Kickball Tournament 5/23 - Taco Tuesday Lunch & Yearbook Signing 5/24 - Music Bingo Party 5/25 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 5th Grade Graduation @ 8:30am, Pool Party 12-2pm Curriculum Updates
End of the Year Slide Show - Baby Photos - DEADLINE 5/17 Every year for fifth grade graduation the teachers put together a slide show of memories of the fifth grade. A part of that slide show uses baby pictures and current pictures of every fifth grade student. In order to make the process of photo collection easier, we have set up a Google Drive folder for the photos to be uploaded to. Please only upload ONE baby picture and ONE current picture, label your child's photos with their name, and upload it into their teacher's folder. End of the Year Slide Show - Group Photos - DEADLINE 5/17 Do you have photos of the class of 2023 through the years? We are looking for photos from any school events from any school year since kindergarten! You may also include group photos outside of school events! Please upload any photos you are willing and able to share to the following google drive, OR email them to Ms. Fullerton at [email protected] Google Drive: Click Here School Gum Policy There has been an increase in students coming to school with gum. This is not allowed. Gum is not allowed in class. Students have been informed and continue to disregard. Students have been warned and the next time a student has gum, a reflection form will be issued. Cell Phones & Smart Watches There has been a drastic influx of students using cell phones during class and wearing Apple Watches to school. Per county guidelines, neither of the above are allowed in elementary schools. Please make sure your child is either leaving their phone at home or keeping it in their bookbag turned off. Students should leave smart watches at home. Below is a snippet from the county student handbook regarding electronic devices. Happy Friday, Panther Families!!
Upcoming Dates 5/9-5/10 - Math Milestones 5/11 - Science Milestones 5/18 - Device Turn In 5/19 - Field Day 5/25 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 5th Grade Graduation @ 8:30am Curriculum Updates
Milestones Update Milestones testing will continue next Tuesday, May 9th. Please see the schedule below and ensure your child gets a good nights sleep and arrives before 7:40am on testing days. If they are not feeling well, please do not send them to school and they can make up the test on another day! While we have been talking with the students about the assessment, we want to reinforce that this assessment helps to play a role in them passing 3rd and 5th grade. We want ALL students to do their very best and feel encouraged and supported by both the school and their families. Please help to reinforce that they have learned so much this year and this is their chance to show how much they have grown and should be proud of their hard work! End of the Year Slide Show - Baby Photos Every year for fifth grade graduation the teachers put together a slide show of memories of the fifth grade. A part of that slide show uses baby pictures and current pictures of every fifth grade student. In order to make the process of photo collection easier, we have set up a Google Drive folder for the photos to be uploaded to. Please only upload ONE baby picture and ONE current picture, label your child's photos with their name, and upload it into their teacher's folder. End of the Year Slide Show - Group Photos Do you have photos of the class of 2023 through the years? We are looking for photos from any school events from any school year since kindergarten! You may also include group photos outside of school events! Please upload any photos you are willing and able to share to the following google drive, OR email them to Ms. Fullerton at [email protected] Google Drive: Click Here School Gum Policy There has been an increase in students coming to school with gum. This is not allowed. Gum is not allowed in class. Students have been informed and continue to disregard. Students have been warned and the next time a student has gum, a reflection form will be issued. Cell Phones & Smart Watches There has been a drastic influx of students using cell phones during class and wearing Apple Watches to school. Per county guidelines, neither of the above are allowed in elementary schools. Please make sure your child is either leaving their phone at home or keeping it in their bookbag turned off. Students should leave smart watches at home. Below is a snippet from the county student handbook regarding electronic devices. Please leave devices at home if at all possible during our two weeks of Milestones testing. |
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