Mr. Cook's News

End of Year News

Middle School Registration forms are going home in Thursday folders.  Please read and sign and return ASAP.  Make sure immunization records are up to date as well.  The forms are preprinted so there are no extra copies.  They are due by May 8th.  Thank you for your support.

Important dates in May:        May 5th - Palmer Parents Night at 7:00 P.M.

                                            May 11th - Palmer Shadow Day

                                                            Awtrey Parents Night 7:00 P.M.

                                            May 15th - Field Day

                                            May 19th - Fifth Grade Picnic

                                            May 21st - 5B Awards Day

                                            May 22nd - Fifth Grade Walk - 1:45

We will also be having our annual kickball tournament in fifth grade during the last week of school.

Please continue to reinforce to your child that it is very important to stay focused, do their best each day, and continue to follow the rules for good behavior.  I appreciate your support.

CRCT Study Guide

Here's a great link to a CRCT Study Guide provided by the state. Its 103 pages so, I will not be printing any for students. However, its still a great resource to pull from when studying for the CRCT.

CRCT Study Guide!

Students will be taking this VERY IMPORTANT test in 6 school days! Hard to believe huh?!? In preparing its crucial that we are here on time every day from now until testing is over. I know allergies are beginning to get the best of most of us. We have had a lot of absences and tardies lately. Every minute of class time is very precious! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE try to  be here EVERY DAY!!!

  Speaking of attendance - Do you like to watch the Braves play? Baseball season is upon us! The Atlanta Braves are giving 2 FREE tickets to EVERY student who is present at school on time throughout CRCTTesting! What an easy/cheap way to go see the Braves.

Here's a great link to a CRCT Study Guide provided by the state. Its 103 pages so, I will not be printing any for students. However, its still a great resource to pull from when studying for the CRCT.

CRCT Study Guide!

Students will be taking this VERY IMPORTANT test in 6 school days! Hard to believe huh?!? In preparing its crucial that we are here on time every day from now until testing is over. I know allergies are beginning to get the best of most of us. We have had a lot of absences and tardies lately. Every minute of class time is very precious! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE try to  be here EVERY DAY!!!

  Speaking of attendance - Do you like to watch the Braves play? Baseball season is upon us! The Atlanta Braves are giving 2 FREE tickets to EVERY student who is present at school on time throughout CRCTTesting! What an easy/cheap way to go see the Braves.

Exceptional Children's Month

This month at Big Shanty we are celebrating Exception Children's Month. We are learning more about the disabilities that many children in our school struggle with on a day to day basis. Our challenge is to create a banner recognizing a famous person who has overcome their disabilities and done great things in their lives. Our banner must include a short bio about this person AND include this years theme of Raising the Bar.  Below is a list of many famous Americans with disabilities and links to learn more about them!

Albert Einstein

Galileo

Mozart

Leonardo da Vinci

Wright Brothers

Cher

Bruce Jenner

Tom Cruise

Magic Johnson

Walt Disney

Alexander Graham Bell

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Edison

Whoopi Goldberg

John F. Kennedy

Pete Rose

Robin Williams

Dwight Eisenhower

Beethoven

Sylvester Stallone

Jason Kidd

Edgar Allan Poe

Henry Winkler

Danny Glover

Charles Schwab

 

Links to more:

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/kidsweb/brainfood.html

http://www.albritton.us/celebs.html

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-people-with-learning-disabilities.html

 

This month at Big Shanty we are celebrating Exception Children's Month. We are learning more about the disabilities that many children in our school struggle with on a day to day basis. Our challenge is to create a banner recognizing a famous person who has overcome their disabilities and done great things in their lives. Our banner must include a short bio about this person AND include this years theme of Raising the Bar.  Below is a list of many famous Americans with disabilities and links to learn more about them!

Albert Einstein

Galileo

Mozart

Leonardo da Vinci

Wright Brothers

Cher

Bruce Jenner

Tom Cruise

Magic Johnson

Walt Disney

Alexander Graham Bell

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Edison

Whoopi Goldberg

John F. Kennedy

Pete Rose

Robin Williams

Dwight Eisenhower

Beethoven

Sylvester Stallone

Jason Kidd

Edgar Allan Poe

Henry Winkler

Danny Glover

Charles Schwab

 

Links to more:

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/kidsweb/brainfood.html

http://www.albritton.us/celebs.html

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-people-with-learning-disabilities.html

 

Middle School Dates Have Changed

Middle School Articulation

Important Dates

2008-2009

                                            

 

 

March 2^nd – Palmer visit to Big Shanty (Counselor and Grad. coach) 9:45 – 10:30

 

March 25^th – Field trip to Awtrey (9:00 – 12:00) 

 

March 26^th – Awtrey Shadow Day

 

May 5^th - Palmer Parents Night at 7:00 PM

 

May 11^th – Field Trip to Palmer (9:15 – 11:15)

              Palmer Shadow Day

 

May 11^th – Awtrey Parents Night at 7:00 PM

            

 

Dates to be determined:

Field trip to Palmer and Palmer Shadow day (will be the same date)

 

 

Parents of future Palmer students:  If you would like more information of what is going on at Palmer, you may register to receive the Palmer PTSA Newsletter at http://palmer.ptsamail.com

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

Important Dates

February 3^rd- CRCT Q&A after PTA meeting
February 4^th- Early Release

February 16^th-  Presidents’ Day (No School- Teacher Workday)

February 17^th&18^th Human Growth and Development

February 20^th - Final Payments for

Huntsville

Trip Due ($75)

March 3^rd-  Early Release Day

March 4^th- Fifth Grade Georgia Writing Assessment

March 19^th-  Report Cards go home

March 25^th-  Fifth grade visits

Awtrey

Middle School

March 27^th –

Huntsville

Field Trip

April 6^th – 10^th- Spring Break

April 21^st – May 1^st CRCT

May 5^th -  Parents’ Night at Palmer (7:00 PM)

May 11^th-  Parent’s Night at Awtrey (7:00 PM)

May 22^nd   Last day of school for students

May 29^th – Report Cards mailed home

 

January Update

The new year will be very exciting and full!!  Keep your calenders updated and a close eye on the Thursday Folders for important information and updates.  Here are a few dates and reminders as we get started:

• January 19th-  MLK Holiday   No School!!  Enjoy the long weekend!!

• January 26-30- Parent-Teacher Conferences :   Students dismissed early each day.  Please be sure your child knows how he/she is going home each day.
• Please return conference forms as soon as possible.  Thanks for your prompt attention to this!  I look forward to meeting with each of you and sharing information and data about your child's progress!

• Our class ALP day has changed to Tuesday of each week.  Please help your child adjust to this change in the weeks to come.

IMPORTANT FIELD TRIP UPDATE!!!!

The trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is planned for Friday, March.  Please send in permission forms and payments by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH!  Please let me know if your child is not going on the field trip.  This information is important for planning purposes.  A reminder that the cost of the trip is $75.00.

December News

Starting Monday, December 1st, and ending Friday, Jan. 9th, our class will compete against Ms. Kennedy's class to earn the most AR points. Year after year it's a close competition, so we'll need everyone to dive into some great AR books so that we can be the champions.

We are planning to hold our class holiday party on Friday, December 19th at the end of the day. We will watch a movie, sing, play games, and feast on snacks that students have brought in to share.

Reminders

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 3 4 5 6 7 Biscuits $2.50 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 FEAST 20   21 Biscuits $2.50 24 25 26 27 28

We would like to invite you and your family to Big Shanty’s annual Thanksgiving Feast. The feast for our 5th graders and their families will be on Thursday, November 19th@ 11:57 am.

Please send in your payments for our big trip to Huntsville, AL as soon as possible! The trip will be here before you know it!

Fall Facts

Student council is hosting our annual canned food drive! All canned foods collected during this time are given to Big Shanty families in need during the holidays! Please send in as many cans as you can :) The class with the most cans wins a prize. Currently we have 19 while Mrs. Stuart's class has over 80!!!

Spring Field Trip update - Remember that you can make partial payments or full payments at any time! At this time we haven't received much money or responses! If your child is going please send in permission forms ASAP! If we don't start getting permission forms and money in soon we may need to pursue other field trip options. We think that this field trip is an EXCELLENT opportunity at a very reasonable cost. The holidays are coming so it might be a good idea to send in payments before the holiday money crunch hits us!

Red Ribbon Week - Next week is Red Ribbon week here at Big Shanty. The theme for this year is  "Do the MATH... Drugs don't add up! This is the run down of what will be happening.

Monday- Students will get Red Ribbons to wear and a pledge to remain drug free.

Tuesday- Wear RED

Wednesday- Big Shanty "CAN" do without drugs! Bring cans for our can drive!

Thursday- Wear camo day to "Help combat against drugs!"

Friday- Prize drawings for students who turned in their signed pledge tickets

Student council is hosting our annual canned food drive! All canned foods collected during this time are given to Big Shanty families in need during the holidays! Please send in as many cans as you can :) The class with the most cans wins a prize. Currently we have 19 while Mrs. Stuart's class has over 80!!!

Spring Field Trip update - Remember that you can make partial payments or full payments at any time! At this time we haven't received much money or responses! If your child is going please send in permission forms ASAP! If we don't start getting permission forms and money in soon we may need to pursue other field trip options. We think that this field trip is an EXCELLENT opportunity at a very reasonable cost. The holidays are coming so it might be a good idea to send in payments before the holiday money crunch hits us!

Red Ribbon Week - Next week is Red Ribbon week here at Big Shanty. The theme for this year is  "Do the MATH... Drugs don't add up! This is the run down of what will be happening.

Monday- Students will get Red Ribbons to wear and a pledge to remain drug free.

Tuesday- Wear RED

Wednesday- Big Shanty "CAN" do without drugs! Bring cans for our can drive!

Thursday- Wear camo day to "Help combat against drugs!"

Friday- Prize drawings for students who turned in their signed pledge tickets

Fall Facts

Student council is hosting our annual canned food drive! All canned foods collected during this time are given to Big Shanty families in need during the holidays! Please send in as many cans as you can :) The class with the most cans wins a prize. Currently we have 15 while Mrs. Stuart's class has over 80!!!

Spring Field Trip update - Remember that you can make partial payments or full payments at any time! At this time we haven't received much money or responses! If your child is going please send in permission forms ASAP! If we don't start getting permission forms and money in soon we may need to pursue other field trip options. We think that this field trip is an EXCELLENT opportunity at a very reasonable cost. The holidays are coming so it might be a good idea to send in payments before the holiday money crunch hits us!

Red Ribbon Week - Next week is Red Ribbon week here at Big Shanty. The theme for this year is  "Do the MATH... Drugs don't add up! This is the run down of what will be happening.

Monday- Students will get Red Ribbons to wear and a pledge to remain drug free.

Tuesday- Wear RED

Wednesday- Big Shanty "CAN" do without drugs! Bring cans for our can drive!

Thursday- Wear camo day to "Help combat against drugs!"

Friday- Prize drawings for students who turned in their signed pledge tickets

Student council is hosting our annual canned food drive! All canned foods collected during this time are given to Big Shanty families in need during the holidays! Please send in as many cans as you can :) The class with the most cans wins a prize. Currently we have 15 while Mrs. Stuart's class has over 80!!!

Spring Field Trip update - Remember that you can make partial payments or full payments at any time! At this time we haven't received much money or responses! If your child is going please send in permission forms ASAP! If we don't start getting permission forms and money in soon we may need to pursue other field trip options. We think that this field trip is an EXCELLENT opportunity at a very reasonable cost. The holidays are coming so it might be a good idea to send in payments before the holiday money crunch hits us!

Red Ribbon Week - Next week is Red Ribbon week here at Big Shanty. The theme for this year is  "Do the MATH... Drugs don't add up! This is the run down of what will be happening.

Monday- Students will get Red Ribbons to wear and a pledge to remain drug free.

Tuesday- Wear RED

Wednesday- Big Shanty "CAN" do without drugs! Bring cans for our can drive!

Thursday- Wear camo day to "Help combat against drugs!"

Friday- Prize drawings for students who turned in their signed pledge tickets