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| November 29, 2010 |
Volume 4, Issue #15 |
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Suwanee Elementary
2009 Bronze Award
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Suwanee Families,
Welcome back. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break! Please remember to check out our "Important Dates" section below to mark your calendar for the school events we have planned for the coming weeks.
Also, please follow this link to view a slideshow of the 2010 BROAD Prize Presentation to GCPS. As the winner of the largest education award in the country, Gwinnett County Public Schools will receive $1 million in college scholarships for its high school students. This is a tremendous honor for our district and our school.
Warmly,
Dr. Kimberly M. Smith |
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Important Dates to Remember: December 1 - PTA Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
December 2 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to North Gwinnett High School Theater December 3 - Kindergarten Field Trip to Gwinnett Center December 3 - 5th Grade Field Trip to North Gwinnett High School Theater December 3 - City of Suwanee Annual Caboose Lighting
December 6 - 10 - Classroom Winter Celebrations
December 7 - Cooley's Pizza Night
3rd Grade Field Trip to Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
December 7 - Hutchinson, Watts & Lee
December 8 - Singleton, Stagman & Etheredge
December 15 - Planet Smoothie Night
December 17 - End of 2nd 9 Weeks
December 20 - January 3 - Winter Break
SOAR Dates - December 2, 6, 9, 13 & 16
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 Suwanee Student Council NewsHi, my name is Jessica. I'm a member of the student council. It is my turn this week to write a little about our trip to North Gwinnett High School for the American Education Week Breakfast. We listened to people talk about the North Gwinnett Community. It was a very interesting trip. After that, we left. It was an awesome field trip.
Student Council helps Toys for Tots
Collection Dates November 29th - December 3rd
This year our Student Council will help the North Gwinnett High School DECA club support the Toys for Tots program. "The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted" The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
www.toysfortots.org
This year we will have a competition to see which grade level donates the most toys! Students may bring in unwrapped toys to drop off in collection boxes in their classroom the week of November 29 through December 3. Our goal this year is to collect over 300 toys!
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This year the City of Suwanee's annual Caboose Lighting will be held on Friday, Dec. 3 with events beginning at 6:30pm in downtown Suwanee. Singers from the four North Gwinnett Cluster elementary schools will share songs of the holiday season beginning with Suwanee Elementary on stage at 6:30 and followed by Roberts, Riverside and Level Creek. There will be hot chocolate and s'mores on the basketball court and a vendor selling hot dogs and other food if anyone is looking for food to eat. Santa will be available for photos at the pavilion once he arrives and some crafts will be available to make. Mark your calendar and plan to come for this wonderful family Suwanee tradition! |
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Curriculum & Instruction from the Assistant Principal
I hope that everyone enjoyed the Holiday Break last week and that it proved to be a time of thanksgiving and celebration of family. We have a busy three weeks coming up prior to our big winter break. The week of December 6th our individual classes will be celebrating the Holiday season with classroom parties. In addition, we will be administering the Post Test 2 Benchmark testing prior to winter break. This test measures student understanding of the second 9 weeks AKS. Language Arts, Reading and Math will be assessed in Grades 1 and 2. Language Arts, Math, Reading, Social Studies and Science will be assessed in Grades 3 - 5. This assessment tool allows teachers to track individual student progress and modify/differentiate instruction accordingly. Mary Robida, Assistant Principal |
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Counselor's Corner
Dear Suwanee Family,
In addition to educating the children of our community, our school is also sensitive to other needs a family might have during this time of year. There is a winter wonderland of snowmen on the bulletin board next to the clinic. Each snowman on the board represents the need of a Suwanee student or their family. If you would like to help a family in need at Suwanee Elementary, please pick a snowman off the board, buy the item or gift card, and return the item(s) to the counseling department unwrapped by December 10, 2010. Thank you for your continued support of our community!
Christi Barnard - Counselor and Care Team Coordinator / 770-271-5156 |
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Jaguar Cafe' News
Farm to School Program
December Special - Broccoli
December 1 - Creamy Pasta with Ham and Broccoli
Lunch Menus:
*Menu Subject to change due to availability of products.
Breakfast Menus:
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Suwanee Elementary School
Where We Believe in Excellence for All |
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