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6-7 Last Days of Teacher Appreciation Week
13 Fourth Grade Choral Concert - 6:00 p.m.
Fifth Grade Choral Concert - 7:00 p.m.
21 Kindergarten Round-Up - 9:30 a.m.
28 Doughnuts at Dawn - 7:45 - 8:30 a.m.
Pre-K Lottery - 8:30 a.m.
29 Fund the Fern Auction - 7:30 p.m.
Emory Conference Center
April
3 Druid Hills Cluster Arts Festival
Druid Hills Middle School
Fifth Grade Band to Perform
7-11 Spring Break - No School
22-May 1 CRCT Testing Window - 3rd and 5th grades
23 PTA General Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
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FROM MR. MARSHALL:
DeKalb County has added three additional instructional days to the school calendar to recoup the missed inclement weather days. The last day of school for the
2013-14 school year will be Friday, May 23, 2014.
Dismissal Reminder:
All students must be on a bus or picked up in carpool each day unless they attend the Aftercare Program. Any student still at school at 2:50 p.m. will be sent to Aftercare and the daily fee of $20 will be assessed. Please be on time for carpool!
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LAST CHANCE TO ORDER CLASS PICTURES!
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The absolute LAST CHANCE to order a class picture is tomorrow, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014. Send order and money to the office or contact Robin Gaucher at robin.gaucher@gmail.com.
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NEW DCSS FERNBANK WEBSITE!
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Perhaps you have already noticed that we have a new DCSS Fernbank website! As of last Friday, our old site (the one with the colorful illustration of "old Fernbank") was retired, and the new site went "live." DeKalb County School System has created a consistent design scheme template for all schools... This is our new Fernbank Elementary School web site built on that template. Please enjoy and explore--- and please be patient with us while some sections are "under construction." (For instance, next week, the Academics section will gain an Online Subscription Web Resources page which will feature links to great resources like BrainPop, First In Math, WorldBook Online Encyclopedia, PebbleGo, TumbleBooks, etc. Also, Ms. Jacobs will make sure to get a subscription sites PASSWORD sheet to all families by this time next week!)
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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD PRACTICE SESSIONS
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The list below shows the Saturday free Practice Sessions at Fernbank Science Center:
Practice Session 1: SAT 03-08-2014 Fernbank Science Center
1 - 2: Bottle Music
2 - 3: Metric Mastery with Grab a Gram extension for state tournament
3 - 4: Mystery Architecture
Practice Session 2: SAT 03-22-2014 Fernbank Science Center
1 - 4: Paddle Boat Building Day
Practice Session 3: SAT 03-29-2014 Fernbank Science Center
1 - 2: Crime Busters (Fingerprints)
2 - 3: Crime Busters (Mystery Powder Identification)
3 - 4: Simple Machines
3 - 4: What Went By?
Michael Dowling
Physics Instructor
Fernbank Science Center
678-874-7158
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4TH AND 5TH GRADE CHORAL CONCERTS - MARCH 13
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The 4th and 5th grade Choral concerts are coming up! On Thursday, March 13, the 4th grade will perform at 6:00 p.m. and the 5th grade will perform at 7:00 p.m.
Students should be on the risers for warm-up 10 minutes before their show time (5:50 for 4th and 6:50 for 5th). Fourth grade students should wear black or very dark pants or skirts with a white shirt (any style). Fifth Grade students should wear their Choral t-shirt with black or very dark pants or skirts. Any type of shoes is acceptable.
Students should also wear this "concert dress" on Thursday morning as they will be performing their final dress rehearsal for the school body.
5th Grade Chorus ONLY will also perform on Wednesday, March 19, at Choral Festival during school hours (8:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.) This is a "sharing" among elementary schools and the cluster middle and high schools. They should wear the same "concert dress" as they did for the Choral Concerts.
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CLINIC NEEDS
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The Clinic is running low on clothes for quick changes/emergencies. Needed are boys' underwear and girls' and boys' pants. Any donations will be deeply appreciated! If your child has borrowed clothes from the Clinic please return them when possible.
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ATLANTA SCIENCE FESTIVAL - "CURIOUS?"
MARCH 22-29, 2014
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The Atlanta Science Festival will host a week of events:
The Super Hero Science Night at the Children's Museum
Frog Feedings at Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Enter the Web Design Challenge
Exploration EXPO at Centennial Olympic Park
Curiosity Film Series
Science Comedy Nights
Chocolately Murder Mystery at Fernbank Science Center and
Molecular FLASH MOB Experience
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ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR FAMILY NIGHT IS SPECTACULAR!
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A huge group of parents, grandparents, teachers, former students and students arrived for our Science Fair Family Night. The fourth and fifth grade students shared their conclusions with us as we viewed each project. The event is a great way to prepare our students for the future as they actively participate in creating, organizing, and presenting a science project.
Fernbank's winners in the 5th grade division are: 1st place -Jimmy Eom; 2nd place- James "Mac" Dabbs; and 3rd place - Giri Mase. Honorable mention awards were given to: Lukas Ramirez, Ethan Jacobs, Rebecca Wu, Taylor Berrones, Jessica McQuiston, Natalie Tangpricha, Joseph Weingartner, Bryan Lewis, JoJo Phillips, Mazie Gunn, Lilly Brandt, and Anand Srinivasan .
Our winners in the 4th grade division are: 1st place -Cornelia Huntington; 2nd place- Jackson Reynolds; and 3rd place- Cole Deschenes-Worboy. Honorable mention awards were given to : Katie Wilson, Jack Ward, Maggie Nurmi, Luca Canzian, Emily Louder, Nihal Kabir, Jackson Marshall, Liana Maurer, Madeline Ragunas, Nati Schuler, Ella Zedd, and Harry Gewirtz.
Special thanks to the 4th and 5th grade teachers, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Ray, Ms. Ryan, Ms. Thibodeaux, Ms. Satterfield, and Mr. Marshall for supporting the Science Fair events. Special thanks to our parents, judges and the PTA Foundation. Certificates will be awarded on Fourth Grade Honors Day Program and at the Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony! Way to go, Fernbank!
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4TH GRADER ADITI SHANKAR PARTICIPATES IN COUNTY AND DISTRICT SPELLING BEES
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Aditi Shankar, 4th grader in Ms. Norton's class, represented Fernbank at the County Spelling Bee back in February and then went on to the District Bee this past Saturday. Out of 33 District competitors, Aditi was in the top 10! Another student won first place and will now go on to State Bee. Thank you, Aditi, for representing Fernbank with your tremendous spelling skills!
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FERNBANK SUMMER CAMP
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Plans are being finalized for Summer Camp returning to Fernbank this summer! For the first time ever we will be offering a full day; 8:00 - 5:00 as well as half day; 8:00 - 1:00. The price has not been determined by the County yet, but the tentative dates for our camp sessions will be June 2 - 6; June 16 - 20; June 23 - 27; July 14 - 18. Camps will be run by Fernbank After School co-directors, Thomas Benefield and Carol Reed. Please be on the lookout for more detailed information to be coming soon.
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Link to educational web resources:
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