eagle eyes newsletter feb 2011

Eagle EyesEastvalley Elementary School

The Eastvalley PledgeOn our wings,

we pledge to do our best, in our country and in our school.

We fly beyond the common, being respectful to all people,

in all we do at Eastvalley.

A look Inside this Issue .....- International Night - 5th Grade Ellis Island- Eastvalley Robotics- Media Center News- New Partner in Education

Eastvalley Elementary School National School of ExcellenceKaren Wacker, Principal

2570 Lower Roswell RoadMarietta, GA 30067(770) 578-7214

School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org

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Tai TerryCo-President, Eastvalley [email protected]

Becki GoodloeCo-President, Eastvalley PTA678-488-1636 [email protected]

Eastvalley Spelling BeeEastvalley Elementary School presented the 2011 Spelling Bee on January 20th. Twenty-three 4th and 5th grade students participated in this exciting event while their peers, parents, and family members cheered them on to a winner. Congratulations to Archisha Ghosh from Mrs. Kraeger’s 4th grade class who is Eastvalley’s spelling champion! She will represent Eastvalley in the Cobb County School District Spelling Bee. Best of luck Archisha! The Spelling Bee runner-up is Saketh Lakshmanan from Mrs. Greenfield’s 4th grade class. It was a challenging competition and all of the students did an excellent job of demonstrating their spelling skills.

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Front row: Saketh Lakshmanan, Archisha GhoshBack row: Mrs. Rosalyn Domenick (Word Presenter), Mrs. Virginia Morgan (Spelling Bee Coordinator), Dr. Sage Doolittle (Assistant Principal)

Father / Daughter BowlingThank you to all who attended our Father/Daughter Bowling event. Congratulations to the following father/daughter team winners!

Kindergarten Jonathan & Ansley Young1st Grade David & Emma Reynolds2nd Grade Gary & Anna Lentz3rd Grade Brian Veltri & Sarah Harrell4th Grade Jason & Lindsey Rhyne5th Grade David & Chloe Reynolds

(more pictures on inside page)

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A Letter From Our PrincipalDear Eastvalley Families,

March is an in between month,

When wintry winds are high.

But milder days remind us all,

Spring’s coming by and by. j

After the winter we have experienced, I’m sure all of us are ready for some beautiful spring weather! The first day of spring is right around the corner on March 20th. Daylight Savings time comes first on Sunday, March 13 when we will “Spring Forward” one hour and regain more hours of daylight.

Time to “dress up and SMILE” for Spring Pictures which will be taken on Tuesday, March 8. Class pictures and indi-vidual pictures will be taken on that day.

We thank you and the PTA/Foundation for celebrating the wonderful staff at Eastvalley during “Staff Appreciation Week” March 14-18. Our bus drivers, office staff, cafeteria staff, custodians, teachers and paraprofessionals all work hard every day to make Eastvalley a safe, fun place for your children to learn. Thank you for appreciating the efforts of everyone in our building.

Remember that March 18th is now a full day of school to make up for our snow day in January. See you all at the 50th Birthday Sock Hop on March 26th!

Ms. Karen Wacker Principal

Karen Wacker, Principal

Father / Daughter Bowling Pictures




A Letter From our Eastvalley PTA Presidents

Hi Eastvalley Families,

We hope you had a great time at International Night. Thank you to Michelle Jokay and her committee for organizing the event and to all the wonderful families who brought in food and other items from their countries to share. It was great to see how many countries are represented at our school.

The PTA nominating committee has been elected and is looking for parents and staff to serve on the PTA Executive Board. If you would like to serve your school by holding a position next school year, please contact Sue Larsen, [email protected]. See below for available positions.

We have some great events coming up in March. Mother and Son bowling will be Friday, March 4th, Mother and Daughter painting will be Friday, March 12th, Teacher and Staff Appreciation week is March 14th- 18th, and our 50th anniversary party – a sock hop – will be Saturday, March 26th. We really appreciate your continued support of our children, staff and school.

As always, please feel free to contact us if you need help, have questions or want to get involved.

Tai Terry and Becki Goodloe Your Eastvalley PTA Co-Presidents 2010-2011

PTA Nominating Committee UpdatePTA Officer Applicants Welcomed for 2011-2012 School Year!The PTA Nominating Committee was recently formed and elected at the last PTA Meeting. The Committee consists of five parents, and one Eastvalley Staff Member. The Committee’s objective is to nominate the slate of PTA Officers for the 2011-2012 school year. The slate of officers consists of:

Two Co-Presidents Two Co-Vice Presidents Two Co-Secretaries One Treasurer

If you are interested in serving your child’s school in one of these PTA Leadership roles, please contact: Sue Larsen at [email protected].

Eagle Eyes is a publication of the Eastvalley PTA

-- Please send your monthly contributions to Susie Cary at [email protected]. -- Next newsletter deadline is March 15th and will be distributed March 29th.

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Eastvalley’s 50th AnniversaryCelebration Sock HopMarch 26th, 2011

Come on out to celebrate Eastvalley’s

50th Anniversary. There will be food,

dancing, and our annual Basket Raffle.

Look for more information to come

home with your student soon.

Eastvalley RoboticsCongratulations to the 2010 Eastvalley Robotics Team

for their excellent performance at the December 11th

competition at Wheeler High School. The team consisted

of these 12 members: Drew Antoniades, Max Boyd,

Luke Cary, McKenzie Cobb, Casey Deloughy, Saketh

Lakshmanan, Kai Parker, Harrison Pyle, AJ Sigari,

Noah Welkis, Michael Williams, Charlie Zimmerman.

These students participated in First® Lego® League’s

2010 ‘Body Forward’ challenge. Team members spent

four months building and programming a robot to perform

a set of challenges. Their robot was in the top 10 for

number of points scored in the robot game at the

Wheeler competition. They also researched the brain,

it’s functions, and it’s possible problems and created a

project presentation that was judged at the competition.

The 2011 First® Lego® League Challenge is called ‘Food

Factor’. The Eastvalley team will begin forming this spring

and will be open to 2011-2012 fourth & fifth graders. Infor-

mation will be sent home during March or you may contact

Susie Cary at [email protected]. Application forms

will be due at the beginning of April. The number of team

members will be limited.

Mother Son Bowling EventJoin us for this fun annual activity. Friday, March 4th

6:30-8:30 pm at Brunswick Lanes on Delk Road

$13.00 per person includes 2 games, shoes, pizza and

salad. Trophies will be givent to the high scoring

mother/son for each grade

You must SIGN UP by

TOMORROW, March 2nd!

YearbooksDon’t forget to order your Eastvalley Yearbook!Yearbook orders are due by Friday, April 1st.

5th grade tribute ads are due by Friday, March 4th.There will be a limited number of ads so order early!

Kid ChessThe Eastvalley Chess Club would like to congratulate all of our Fall participants, including our Class Champions, Lili Staten and Charlie Zimmerman!

Kid Chess meets on Wednesdays, so don’t miss your chance to sign up for another great year. For details about the program, please call us at 770-575-5802 or check out www.kidchess.com.




Eastvalley Foundation Update March 2011Seeking Sponsors New Gymnasium Floor The EV Foundation is ramping up it’s efforts to get our school a much needed new gym floor and to get rid of that old worn-out carpet. We are offering varying levels of sponsorships for businesses, corporations and other civic entities. If you know of any corporations or local businesses that might want to help sponsor our new flooring, please send them our way for more details.

Spirit Night at Saporito’s Our next Eastvalley spirit night is Tuesday, March 15th at Saporito’s. Come join other Eastvalley families for fun, food and fundraising. A portion of the evening’s proceeds is donated to the Foundation to fund its Priority Projects. Take out and free delivery (within 3 miles) also count, just mention that you’re an Eastvalley Family!

Commemorative Brick Sale We invite you to leave a lasting impression for all to appreciate by participating in our brick program. Each brick is available for a minimum donation of $30.00 for 2 lines. A third line is available for an additional charge of $5. Each brick is 4” X 8” and will serve to pave the butterfly garden and front walkway. This is a nice way to celebrate your 5th grader’s graduation! Go to our website to download the form or watch for flyers in March. Thanks so much for your continued support!

Eastvalley Foundation Board Officers: Liz Gainsford, President [email protected] Vice President Open Gretchen Buchanan, Treasurer [email protected] Michelle Zimmerman, Secretary [email protected] Geoffrey Osborne, Webmaster [email protected]

First In MathCongratulations to our January Player of the Month, 4th grader, Archisha Ghosh, with 14,980 stickers. Congratulations to Ms. Kraeger’s 4th grade class for being Team of the Month.

The top two players in each grade were:

Grade Name Teacher Stickers1st Grade Shreyan Bose Ms. Shapiro 3,228

1st Grade Joshua Hanson Ms. O’Meara 2,717

2nd Grade Gabriel Chung Ms. Roberts 6,102

2nd Grade AJ Mattox Ms. Moot 5,004

3rd Grade Adeboye Adeoye Ms. Baker 7,364

3rd Grade Nandini Bagdi Ms. Amon 6,604

4th Grade Archisha Ghosh Ms. Kraeger 14,980

4th Grade Saketh Lakshmanan Ms. Greenfield 14,947

5th Grade Demilade Adeoye Mr. Davis 4,940

5th Grade Paige Nicholas Ms. Branham 3,845




2011 Eastvalley International Night-- Biggest Turn-out Yet!At Eastvalley Elementary “celebrating diversity” is not just a politically correct catch-phrase we throw around—our families come to International Night in throngs ready to have a good time and embrace each other’s cultures! This year’s 10th annual event was no exception, with a record number of volunteers and attendees. It was a great opportunity to find out about almost 20 countries from four continents.

About 30 Eastvalley families served as “Cultural Ambassadors.” There were representatives from Algeria to Venezuela and from Puerto Rico to Ukraine, with sizable contingents from both Brazil and India. The scents of French crepes, Indian Samosas, and Lebanese stuffed grape leaves co-mingled with Salvadorian Quezadilla cake and good old American brownies. No one left hungry! Silk kimonos, Indian saris, Slovakian pottery, and Brazilian toys & musical instru-ments were a feast for the eyes.

On the Eastvalley stage drums boomed, skirts swished, and young voices shouted out aiy-ya! Many of our own students and their fami-lies took the spotlight that night. Mrs. Cunningham and her partners moved with such grace, wielding those huge Japanese drums. Dr. Bernard organized a select group of 5th grade drummers into a Middle Eastern percussion group, and a group of 1st grade music students performed some Israeli dances. The Tiger Tae Kwon Do performance featured several of our students showing their martial arts skills, including breaking boards! Eight Indian families—some brand new to Eastvalley—joined forces to provide Kolli dancing. All this was complemented by the Wheeler Diversity Dance Team, show-casing several South American dances.

We also had 13 community partners involved this year. The food never ran out thanks to six gener-ous local restaurants who donated food for the event. Please show your appreciation to: Brazilian Bakery, Chick Fil-A, Mediterranean Grill, Panda Express, Papa John’s, and Tijuana Joe’s. Also thank you UPS Store and Wheeler High School.

Did you get to make an Anansi spider puppet, sword fight with a real black belt guy, or play Homer Simpson chess? If you did, it was thanks to the Center for Puppetry Arts, Kid Chess, and Marietta Martial Arts .

If you want to continue to explore the world on your own, check out CultureGrams on the Cobb Virtual Library web site listed under the Social Studies resources. You can get kid-friendly information there about countries from all over the world. There

are all sorts of facts & figures as well as pictures, video, interviews, and recipes! Happy exploring!




5th Graders Arrive at Ellis IslandThe Eastvalley 5th graders are studying American History including immigration during the 1800’s. On January 28th, the 5th grade participated in an ‘Ellis Island’ simulation. When the students arrived at school that morning dressed in 19th century attire, they formed a line outside on the sidewalk and waited in the cold for their turn to be allowed inside to be processed. Each student had to fill out their own passport, register with the officials, go through a health inspection, a legal inspection, and pass the immigration exam.

Following this exercise, they celebrated in the cafeteria by trying all sorts of differ-ent types of food from various countries. Each student prepared and brought in food from a country that was part of their ancestry. Many thanks to the 5th grade teachers for providing this learning experience for our children.

Yogolycious Becomes a Partner in EducationEastvalley Elementary School is proud to introduce a new Partner in Education! Yogolycious joined the Eastvalley Eagle family on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the official Partner in Education signing ceremony during the PTA Meeting.

Yogolycious is located at 2100 Roswell Road in the Kroger Shopping Center. Thank you to Yogolycious for being a special Eastvalley Partner in Education!

Eastvalley’s Principal Karen Wacker and Yogolycious Owner Tony Amini

Talent Showcase 2011 Eastvalley Elementary School Friday, March 11th 6:30 PM

Eastvalley Elementary School Cafeteria

Tickets sold at the door Friday night beginning at 5:45 PM.

$4 for adults and $3 for students: general admission.Limited $8 reserved seating in front two rows!

Bring your family! Bring your friends! Come see all the talent!

Who will be the next Eastvalley Idol?




Media Center News Mrs. Janice Ritt, Media Specialist Ms. Cindy Moran, Media Paraprofessional

Dedicate A BookWe would like to thank Joseph Coles, Jonathan Coles and the Murray Family for their Dedicate-A-Book donation to the Eastvalley Media Center.

Donations have been made to celebrate birthdays, honor family and friends and to promote reading. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Janice Ritt or Mrs. Cindy Moran

Signs of Love Photo Contest WinnersAndrei Edwards, Zach Marino, Emily Pagan, Erik Larsen (not available for photo), Colleen Allard-Smith, Katie Childress, Vijay Shastri, Max Boyd, and Kate Martin are recent winners in the Signs of Love Photo Contest. Their beautiful photographs are currently on display in the Media Center.

Eastvalley’s next photo contest will be after our April vacation. The theme will be photos that show “The Love of Reading!”. Get your cameras ready!

Spring Book FairStep right up to our Book Fair Carnival, Your Ticket to Read! Please come join us at Eastvalley’s Spring Book Fair, which will be from Monday, March 7th to Thursday, March 10th. The hours will be: Monday through Thursday from 7:30 to 3:30 PM and Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to purchase books for family, teachers and friends while supporting Eastvalley’s Media Center.

Media StatisicsHere are some statistics that reflect our students’ reading:

Number of books checked out from the Media Center this school year 30,385Number of Accelerated Reading points earned this school year 19,321Number of books/items added to Destiny this school year 731Number of Accelerated Reading tests purchased this year 735Number of Newbery Award Winners this school year 9

SuggestionsWe would love to receive suggestions to improve Eastvalley’s Media Center from students, staff and parents. You may place your suggestions in our new suggestion box located in the Media Center or speak with Mrs. Janice Ritt or Mrs. Cindy Moran. We are always looking for ways to instill the love of reading for our Eastvalley family.




Character Kid - CompassionFebruary 2011

Grade Teacher StudentK Diamond Ethan VarnerK Hestad Ivan CoreyK Hoffmeister Arsh PiraniK Mathews Morgan YankowskyK Whitaker Sarah ReyesK Zajac Aashi Sjrovastava1 Fortune Sophia Goldemund1 Hathcoat Ronhit Sehgal1 Magee Kathryn Shetty1 Mauldin Kaitlyn Deloughy1 McClellan Jerron Wright1 O’Meara Mary Jackson Watts1 Shapiro Ana Pavarini2 Healy Zoe Pearson2 Henderson Enzo Toledo2 Moot Charlie Waugaman2 Osburn Sean Ross2 Roberts Natalie Aluisy

Grade Teacher Student3 Amon Khalid Davis3 Baker Josie Bertrand3 Barrett Jahnaya Harvey3 Jinks Peter Staltare3 Winslett Kaylene Castaneda4 Greenfield Lili Staten4 Kraeger Amanda Assuncao4 Levinson Frank Graba4 McDonald Mason Venable5 Branham Jacob Liu5 Co/Mo Kyah Wertz5 Davis Julianne Huynh5 McFarthing Lorena PeresPreS Daniels Alayah PutnamMulti-age Orr Xavier SnyderMulti-age Friedman Kendal Anderson




Look Who’s Talking BooksFebruary 2011

Grade Teacher StudentK Diamond Gabriella SimoesK Hestad Cole GumpertK Hoffmeister Benjamin SollicitoK Mathews Will PenuelK Whitaker Bianca StaltareK Zajac A’liyah Blanchard1 Fortune Angelina Burwell1 Hathcoat Maliesha Harrell1 Magee Giovanna Simoes1 Mauldin Matt Said1 McClellan Sage Fuller1 O’Meara Chase James1 Shapiro Christian Perez2 Healy Zay Bundrage2 Henderson Caleb Mayfield2 Moot Leah Maresca2 Osburn Garrett Mitchell2 Roberts Josh Adams

Grade Teacher Student3 Amon Javon Smalls3 Baker Haden Wise3 Barrett Grant Johns3 Jinks Trey Williams3 Winslett Michael Foreman4 Greenfield Wesley Duke4 Kraeger Megan Bunch4 Levinson Michael Williams4 McDonald Meg Blakeley5 Branham Meghan Riley5 Co/Mo Grace Brannen5 Davis Eliel Hernandez5 McFarthing Joy WanjamaPre School Daniels Connor RichardsonMulti-age Orr Matthew Bek

EVRC More than Halfway to Goal for YearCongratulations Eastvalley readers! We earned 3,074 points in January and have earned 17,587 points so far this year. Keep reading! We still have almost 10,000 points to earn to reach our goal of 27,000 points for the year.

Name Grade Teacher PointsJoseph Coles 5th McFarthing 151.2

Liam Horsham 2nd Osburn 79.6Grace Brannen 5th Cordova/Morgan 75.6

1st Place2nd Place3rd Place

January Individual Student Winners

Grade Teacher PointsKindergarten Ms. Zajac 47.31st Grade Ms. Mauldin 79.82nd Grade Ms. Osburn 193.43rd Grade Ms. Baker 161.24th Grade Ms. Levinson 327.75th Grade Ms. McFarthing 382.8

January Grade Level Winners




Carta da Nossa DiretoraPrezadas Famílias da Eastvalley,

Março é um mês entre outros meses Quando a ventania do inverno é forte Porém aos dias calmos nos relembram Que a primavera esta chegando pouco a pouco

Depois desta experiência invernosa que tivemos, tenho certeza que todos nós estamos prontos para temporada da primavera! O primeiro dia da primavera esta chegando no 20 de Março. A mudança de horário será no Domingo, 13 de Março. Mu-daremos a hora para a “abertura da primavera” onde adiantaremos o relógio para uma hora a mais para que possamos aproveitar a luz do dia.

Hora de “vestir-se bem e SORRIR”para a fotografia da primavera que será na Terça-feira 8 de Março. A foto da classe e individual serão tiradas no mesmo dia.

Agradecemos a fundação/PTA por celebrar aos maravilhosos funcionários da Eastvalley na “Semana de Apreciamento dos Funcionários” 14 – 18 de Março. Nossos motoristas, equipe da secretaría, cozinheiros, genitores, professores e ajudantes dos professors, todos trabalham muito todos os dias para fazer com que a Eastvalley seja um lugar sadio e alegre para suas crianças aprenderem. Agradecemos por apreciar seus esforços.

Lembrem-se que o dia 18 de Março será dia normal de aulas, pois foi reposto por causa dos dias de neve em Janeiro. Nos veremos no baile de celebração dos 50 anos da escola no dia 26 de Março!

Karen Wacker, Diretora

Carta das Presidentes da PTA da Escola Eastvalley

Olá Famílias da Eastvalley,

Esperamos que tenham se divertido na Noite Internacional. Agradecemos Michelle Jokay e sua comitê por ter organizado o evento. Agradecemos a todas as famílias que trouxeram ítens de sua cultura para cpmpartilhar. Foi maravilhoso ver tantos paízes representados em nossa escola.

A comitê que escolhe os oficias da PTA foi formada e estão selecionando candidatos para as posições executivas da PTA. Se você gostaría de server sua escola assumindo uma das posições para o próximo ano, por favor contactar Sue Larsen [email protected].

Temos grandes eventos programados para o mês de Março. O boliche entre mãe e filho será na Sexta-feira 4 de Março, o encontro de pintura entre mãe e filha será na Sexta-feira dia 12 de Março, a semana de apreciamento aos professors e funcionários será do dia 14 – 18 de Março, e nossa celebração dos 50 anos da escola e –o baile (Sock Hop) - serão no Sábado, 26 de Março. Agradecemos seu suporte à seus filhos, nossa escola e aos funcionários.

Como sempre, sinta-se a vontade para nos contactar se tem alguma pergunta, se necessita ajuda ou se deseja a ajudar com as atividades. Tai Terry e Becki Goodloe

Co-presidentes da PTA

Karen Wacker, Diretora




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DATES TO REMEMBER March 2 - 5th Grade Writing Assessment 4 – Mother/Son Bowling 7-10 – Book Fair 8 – Spring Pictures 12 – Mother/Daughter Painting 13 – Daylight Savings Begins 14-17 – Staff & Bus Driver Appreciation 15 – Eagle Eyes Submission Deadline 18 – Snow Makeup Day for Students 24 – Report Cards 26 - 50th Party Sock Hop/Basket Raffles 28 – Zaxby’s Eastvalley Reading Night 29 – Eagle Eyes Distribution 30 - New Kindergarten Registration

April 1 – PTA Board of Directors Meeting 4 - 8 Spring Break11 & 13 – Talent Auditions12 – Eagle Eyes Submission Deadline13 - 22 – CRCT14 – PTA Meeting 6:30pm Kindergarten sings25 – Zaxby’s Eastvalley Reading Night26 & 27 – Kindergarten City Day28 & 29 – Chorus Performance “Annie”

May12 – Field Day14 – Family Fitness/Movie Night17 – Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night18 – EVRC Point Party20 - 1st & 2nd Grade Awards Assembly20 - 5th Grade Picnic20 – Talent Showcase23 - 3rd & 4th Grade Awards Assembly24 - 5th Grade Luncheon25 – Last Day of School!

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