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****Conquering the School House Squeeze: Walton Cluster****
1.  Do you know how the state of Georgia distributes education funding?
2.  Do you know what is the QBE?
3.  Do you know when the QBE was last updated?

You will learn the answers to these questions and much more at the parent meeting on November 11, 2013 at 7 pm.  We will be meeting in the Commons.  Please plan on attending this very important meeting and learn how you can make a difference.

Please click on the link below to view a video regarding the Cobb County School Budget.
Attention Sophmores

Hearing & Vision Retests will be Friday November 1, 8:15-12:00.

If you missed the screening last week OR you were told to return for a retest,
please WEAR your glasses/contact lenses to the screening!
Officer & Custodian Appreciation Week

November 4th-8th is "Officer & Custodian Appreciation Week" at Walton! We will be celebrating our fantastic custodial staff and awesome Officer Hoppy! Please ask your student to take a moment to thank them as they see the custodians and Officer Hoppy throughout the week. The PTSA will be providing lunch and a gift card for the custodians on Thursday, November 7th. Throughout the week, Officer Hoppy will receive a meal and gift card. Thank you, Walton custodial staff and Officer Hoppy!! We could not do it without you. 

Ordering Math Textbooks

Prior to the start of the 2013-2014 school year, the Cobb County School district approved the adoption of online student textbooks for the first three math courses offered at the high school level.  These online resources are currently being used in Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry and Honors Advanced Algebra.  With the online resources, students have access to a mathematics textbook, printed and interactive examples, online practice quizzes and links to video tutorials.  Each student has been assigned a personal login and code to the online textbook for their course.  These logins are provided by the teacher free of charge to each student enrolled in the course.  The online resources are available to students for the entire school year.  Should a student not have online access, there are CD Rom copies of the textbook available for checkout through the bookroom. 

            Many parents have expressed an interest in purchasing a print textbook for their student to use in conjunction with the online resources.  The print textbook will have the same examples and assignments but will not include any of the interactive capabilities.  These textbooks are available for purchase through Walton High School at a nominal cost.  You may order as many copies of the book as you wish but are NOT required to order any at all.  All assignments can be completed using the online textbook.

            Order forms will be distributed in math classes on Tuesday, October 15th.    If you wish to purchase a textbook, please complete the bottom portion of the form, make a check payable to Walton High School and return your order to your student's math teacher NO LATER than Friday, November 1st. 


Survival Kits Pre-Sale
You still have the benefit of pre-paying for your students' survival 
kits if you order by Oct. 31st. 
Your student will receive a personal note of encouragement from 
you in a gift bag full of delicious snacks, bottled water, and a 
Walton surprise!
The cost is $10.00/bag/semester during this pre-sale 
(price increases to $12 after 10/31). 
If you purchase both semesters the cost is $20/bag/student-one 
delivered in the fall and one in the spring. (price increases to $24 
after 10/31).
To purchase please click the link below.
CLICK HERE 
Message from the Media Center
From the Media Center - Check out any scary book in the month of October and be entered into a drawing to win the popular bestseller City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.  Happy Reading!
Volunteers Needed for Scholastic Book Fair

Nov 1 - 14

Volunteers are needed to help cover media center staff lunch periods

during Scholastic Book Fair.

Shifts are for 1 ½ hours

[10:30 am - 12:00 noon or 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm]
except on WEB days [9:45 - 11:30 am].

 

Click on the link below to sign up:
 

CLICK HERE  

Accident Avoidance Workshops

A quick quiz for you:

 

1~ Do you want to be more comfortable with the idea of sending your student out on to Atlanta roads?

2~ When trying to correct your student while driving, do you get the "I know, I know" or "let me drive" attitude from them?

3~ Does your student have more faith in their driving abilities, or think they know more about driving than you feel is justified?

4~ Does your student show little if any interest in driving or is uncertain, timid, or overly-anxious behind the wheel?

5~ Do you want your student to have more than "driver's ed" in preparation for Atlanta roads because you feel the "absolute minimum" state requirements aren't enough?

 

If you answered "yes" to more of these than you're comfortable with, we can help with every single one of your above concerns, and then some.

The Accident Avoidance Workshops is "driver trainin' the way it oughta be". 

 

The Workshops are coming right to Walton High School this November.  CLICK HERE for more information and for a complete schedule, or call 770-262-7009.  If you are ready to register you may CLICK HERE

 

East Cobb CHADD
November 12, 2013:  Dr. Howard Schub of ASCEND Pediatric Neurology will present, "A Neurologist's Approach to ADHD:  Diagnosis and Pharmacologic and Nutritional Approaches to Treatment."