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The Education Budget Crisis -We Need Your Help!!
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At a standing room only ECCC PTA School Budget Panel on 12/4 at East Side Elementary, we learned that we MUST communicate with our elected officials for their help to find a solution to the education budget crisis. For an article on the 12/4/13 Panel Discussion, please see the MDJ article (http://ecccpta.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7422048a699751d9dcd8859a0&id=6c45590de7&e=cbca6897c1).
Here are talking points for our elected officials, including our Governor, our state legislators and our Cobb County Board of Education.* Tell the elected officials that the school budget deficit in Cobb County, and reduced education funding statewide, is a serious threat to the quality of education for our students and to the strength of our economy.* Ask them to commit to finding a solution.* Ask them to support increased financial funding for education and No More Austerity Cuts.* The elected officials for Walton High School are as follows:
In addition, we encourage you to attend the following information session:
Face It Cobb (Funding Awareness Campaign for Education) & Empower Ed
"Stop Putting Our Schools on Shoestring Budgets Campaign"
Thursday, December 12, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Infomart, 1582 Terrell Mill Road, SE
Speakers:
Claire Suggs, Senior Education Policy Analyst, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
Hilda Wilkins, Retired Principal, Hightower Trail Middle School
Matt Jones, Empower Ed Co-Founder and President, EmpowerEd Georgia
FACE It Cobb, in partnership with EmpowerED Georgia Action, will launch the Stop Putting Our Schools on Shoestring Budgets Campaign to spread awareness of the urgent education funding issues. Come learn about the issues and join the launch.
Please mark your calendars for Walton's follow-up meeting on January 9th, 2014 at 7 pm. We will be discussing what we can all do to highlight the importance of this issue to our public servants before the legislative session begins on January 13, 2014.
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| It is with heavy hearts that we tell our Walton community of the death of Mrs. Rhoda Greenberg. Mrs. Greenberg was a beloved life sciences teacher at Walton for almost 40 years. During that time, she touched many lives. Services for Mrs. Greenberg will be Monday, December 9th at 10:30 at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. |
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Parents please read and go over this with your student!
As we head into cold and flu season make sure your child is aware of good health habits that can stop the spread of germs:
*Wash hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer *Avoid close contact with people who are sick, do NOT share beverages/food *Get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated, eat breakfast - keep snacks and a water bottle in backpack
The Medication policy for high school students:
Prescription medications must be brought to the clinic by a parent. Over-the counter medicine (OTC), for example: Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Tums & cough drops can be carried by high school students without an authorization form. *The clinic does not keep a supply of OTC medications. The OTC medicine carried by a student must be in the original container. DO NOT bring OTC medicine in a zip lock bag.
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The Spirit Shop will be open from 10:30-1:30 this Friday. To celebrate the holidays, everything red will be on sale. We will also be open on Saturday, December 14th from 9:00-11:00 to provide weekend shopping time.
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Good Morning and welcome back!
Right around the corner is the Staff Luncheon. There are still a few volunteer spots available if you haven't had a chance to sign up. Also, if you have signed up for cookies, please note that each volunteer is asked to bake and bring 3 dozen of their cookie choice. If you cannot bring 3 dozen please let me know. Questions? Contact Noelle and nparam@bellsouth.net
Thank you!
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Last call to purchase your student's
survival kit .
Monday, Dec. 9 by midnight is the DEADLINE.
Support Walton by supporting your student during finals!!!
$12.00/bag
If you purchase both semesters the cost is $24/bag/student
(one bag delivered in the fall and one in the spring).
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!
To purchase please click the link below.
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Studio 7, our official school photographer, has moved. They are now located at 9420 Willeo Road, Suite 202 in Roswell, GA if you need to place order directly.
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December 10 from 6:30-8p at Mt Bethel United Methodist Church in Room B 119 (enter Welcome Center). Gail Flanigan, PhD, of BrainWise Strategies, presents, "Executive Functioning Skills: What Every Parent Needs to Know and Strategies to Help."
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