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| September 20, 2010 |
Volume 4, Issue #6 |
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Suwanee Elementary
PTA Fundraiser
 CogAT Testing September 21-23, 2010 Grades 1, 3, & 5 |
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Dear Suwanee Families,
Thank you to everyone for attending the Boosterthon Fun Run on Friday. The students and staff had an outstanding time. I would like to acknowledge and thank our PTA for bringing this outstanding fund raising opportunity to Suwanee and all of the parents that attended the run. I would also like to acknowledge Lesley Poole for her hard work and tireless dedication to ensuring that this was a polished event from start to finish. Kudos to Lesley, we appreciate all that you do for Suwanee students!!!!!
Our first, third and fifth grade students will participate in the Cognitive Abilities Test this week from 8:15 to 11:30am. Students will be assessed on September 21, 22, and 23. The CogAT is an assessment that measures students' verbal, quantitative and nonverbal reasoning abilities; therefore it is not a test that the students can study for. The best way to help your student prepare for the CogAT is to ensure that they go to bed early and eat a balanced breakfast. We ask that you make every effort to get your child to school on time. Students that arrive after the start of the test will not be able to participate with their class. Late arrivals will participate in a make up testing session held later in the day/week. I'm confident that Suwanee 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students will do very well on the CogAT!
I would also like to inform you that we are currently under our projected student enrollment. As a result, our administrative team made several difficult staffing decisions. These decisions include closing a Kindergarten classroom and downsizing staff in our PE department. Schools with an enrollment count of 750 earn a full-time and part-time counselor; however, our student enrollment is 737 and we did not earn a part time counselor. Mr. Larry Higdon, our part time counselor, retired last week and I'm pleased to announce that he will be volunteering at Suwanee to work with our children. Melissa Sanford, joined the Roberts Elementary staff as a first grade teacher and Kym Najafi, our PE paraprofessional, will be joining the staff of Rock Springs ES as a Pre-K paraprofessional. We will truly miss Ms. Sandford and Ms. Najafi, however, I know they both will do well at their new schools. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions regarding our staffing plan or current enrollment.
I'm looking forward to another outstanding week of TEACHING and LEARNING at Suwanee Elementary School... where all students are LEADERS!!!!
Warmly,
Dr. Kimberly M. Smith |
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September 21, 22 & 23-CogAT Testing for grades 1,3 & 5
September 22 - NO CHESS CLUB due to Testing
September 24 - FUN RUN Donations due
September 27 - School Council Training Meeting (for new members)
September 27 - Great Days of Service Collection Begins (details coming soon)
October 2 - North Gwinnett Schools Foundation Big T'Do
October 6 - Cooley's Pizza Night
October 15 - Jaguar Jamboree
SUWANEE SCIENCE FAIR INFORMATION
Suwanee Elementary is excited to host our sixth annual Science Fair on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Our objective is to involve students, kindergarten through fifth grade, in exploring the scientific method through hands-on discovery. If you are interested in your child participating in the Science Fair, please complete the attached form to indicate your intent to participate in the Science Fair. Once your intent to participate is returned to your child's teacher, you will receive an information packet. Thank you for showing interest in this educational endeavor.
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 Curriculum & Instruction from our Assistant Principal
Student in 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades will be taking the CogAT Test Tuesday, September 21 through Thursday, September 23. This test provides information regarding you child's reasoning ability (specifically within the verbal, quantitative and nonverbal areas). Testing make up sessions will be on Friday, September 24. In order to maintain test integrity and protect the testing environment, please remember that Tuesday through Friday there will be no visitors allowed in the building. This includes lunch times. Thank you for your support as our students are testing.
Mary Robida, Assistant Principal |
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 Buy your Yearbook Now!!!
Get your Yearbook order in before the price increase October 1st. The current price is $25 for the first family book and $20 each for additional family books. After October 1st all yearbooks are $30. To order go to the Suwanee PTA website, click the Forms button and select the Membership, Yearbook, 5th Grade Form.
For more information contact Tonya Teav at yearbook@suwaneepta.org .
Jaguar Jamboree Date Change!
The Jaguar Jamboree has moved! Please mark your calendars to join us on Friday, October 15th from 5:30-8:30. We will have games, activities, prizes, food, jumpies and The Variety Show at Center Stage! Order forms will be coming home on October 1st with more information.
Keep sending in your Box Tops for Education, Campbell's, and Tyson's labels. The "Boys vs. Girls" promotion is going very well. In fact, the boxes were getting filled up so we have collected the labels for our first count. We will announce the current count on the morning announcements and post the status on the tracking poster on Tuesday morning. As of the latest count, the Girls have taken a slight lead over the Boys with our BoxTops, Tyson's, and Campbell's label collection promotion. Please continue to send in labels through 10/8.
BOOSTERTHON FUN RUN. . Thanks for your support at the Fun Run on Friday. This week all pledges should be collected and sent in using the Boosterthon Fun Run envelope (you may also use a regular envelope - just be sure to label it with your child's name and grade level). Pledges may not be submitted online - they must be sent in (checks payable to Suwanee Elementary PTA or cash). All donations are due by this Friday, 9/24. We know that some pledges are coming from out of town and may not be here in time, so please send in everything you have collected by Friday and then send in remaining pledges as they arrive next week. Questions? Please visit www.suwaneepta.org. Thanks for your support of the PTA!
Reflections entries are due by October 12th. Please visit www.suwaneepta.org for entry form and rules.
Remember to visit www.suwaneepta.org where you will find updated event information. |
Jaguar Cafe' News
Farm To School - September Special - *Bell Peppers
September 22 - Ratatouille
Lunch Menus: September 21 - 27
 *Menu Subject to change due to availability of products.
Breakfast Menus: September 21 - 27
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Suwanee Elementary School
Where We Believe in Excellence for All |
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