every child. one voice.®

a publication of your PTA

Marlene Kassens, Co-President 770-579-5576

co-president1@eastvalleypta.org

Tammy Feilmeier, Co-President 770-973-3923

co-president2@eastvalleypta.org

The Eastvalley Pledge

On 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.

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Eastvalley Elementary School 2570 Lower Roswell Road

Marietta, GA 30067 770-578-7214

National School of Excellence Karen Wacker, Principal

Eagle Eyes Eastvalley Elementary School

Agora temos traduções em Português dos pontos mais importantes. deste jornal

Eagle Eyes May 2009

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Honoring Our Hero’s

101 Dalmations Field Day Notice

Foundation Update

Eastvalley Odyssey of the Mind team wins 5th Place at State Competition!

On Saturday, April 4th, an Odyssey of the Mind team from Eastvalley com-peted in Columbus, Georgia at the State Finals competition. The team placed 5th in their division overall. Way to go! For this event, 3rd graders Mason Favro, Christopher Block, Maggie Fleming, Alex Hoberg and Stephanie Gar-diner comprised the winning team. Even more amazing is the fact that this team placed 1st in the State in "Spontaneous" -- a judged element that chal-lenges team members to produce quick, clever, on-the-spot problem solving. Not an easy task for anyone! Congrats on a job well done! We are very proud of you!

VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR NEXT YEAR’S EAGLE EYES NEWSLETTER

GRAPHIC DESIGNER OR LAYOUT PERSON NEEDED! Volunteer position to handle the “layout” portion of this newsletter needed for the 2009-2010 school year. Some Microsoft Publisher or other graphic design software experience helpful. Please contact: Sue Larsen if you are interested…. 770-565-9650 or susanandcarl@comcast.net.

From the Principal May 2009

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Dear Eastvalley Families, Wow! Where did the year go? Last year at this time, I didn’t even know that I would be the principal at Eastvalley (or anywhere). I have loved this year because it has helped me grow as a person and as a leader. I thank you each for the pleasure of serving you and your children every day. * Summer is a time to relax, spend time with friends and family and enjoy a break from the routine of school. However, it is not a time to give up on practicing the skills that were learned in school. Just as practicing sports or a musical instrument must be done on a continual basis to show improvement, academic skills must be practiced. You don't need to bring home flashcards or workbooks to help kids keep this year's hard won school skills alive and well. The big idea is to look for playful ways to build reading, writ-ing and math into their everyday activities. So, please read the following tips on keeping those skills sharp over the break: *Books are not the only route- the object is to develop their appetite for reading- try magazines, comic books or even the newspaper. Find your child’s interest and work from there. *Many craft activities also help kids develop the fine motor skills they need for writing. Practicing letters over and over is not always the most productive way to gain those skills. *Almost any game can be used for strengthening math skills. Whether you're playing catch or Monopoly- get you child involved in keeping score...may take longer- but it's worth it *Some games even help with spelling (Boggle comes to mind) but instead of scoring with the usual point system-change scorekeeping to match your child's needs and abilities. For example, if your child need to work on the 5 or 7 times table-give each letter that value and have your child "skip" count by that number- it's a great way to practice multiplication tables. That way you are working on more than one academic skill in one game. *Every day, take the dollars and change out of your purse/wallet. Have your child count the money. Have them make change for an item you “purchase” from the kitchen. The intent here is to have fun and your child will not even know they are working on their skills!! I do wish each and every Eastvalley a safe and happy summer. We’ll see you on August 10. Karen Wacker

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S

‘HONORING OUR HEROES’ CONTEST WINNERS!

Congratulations to Avery Hawkins (Kindergarten), Alex McKiethen (Second Grade), and Trevor Hawkins (Grade 4) for their winning entries in this year’s Honoring Our Heroes Contest.

Avery honored her Dad; Trevor, his Grandmother; and Alex, her mom. A lot of thought and emotion went into each of these chil-dren’s entries. Very well done!

Avery Hawkins: Kindergarten/Mrs. Savage, , Trevor Hawkins: Fourth/Ms. Hastedt, Alex McKiethen: Second/Mrs. Henderson

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May 2009

Prezadas famílias da Eastvalley, Wow! O ano tem passado rápido! A esta época no ano passado eu nem sabía que sería a diretora de Eastvalley (ou de outra escola). Este ano tem me ajudado muito a crescer como pessoa e como lider. Agradeço a cada um pelo prazer de servir à você e sua criança. Verão é a época de descansar, visitar amigos e familías e aproveitar o tempo livre. Porém, não devemos deixar de praticar as habilidades aprendidas durante o ano escolar. Assim como praticar esportes ou música são importantes, praticar as atividades académicas também é importante. Podemos praticar estas habilidades não somente com livros didáticos ou cadernos, mas com idéias que possam usar atividades diárias e divertidas relacionadas com matemática, leitura, e escrita. Tudo isto para ajuda-los a não perder todo seu esforço de aprendigem durante o ano escolar. Estas são algumas sugestões para continuar desenvolvendo estas habilidades: • Livros não é a única maneira de melhorar a leitura, ofereça revistas, livros em quadrinhos ou jornais. Encontre o que interessa a seu filho(a). • Algumas atividades de artesanatos ajudam a desenvolver a coordenação motora em escritura. Pratique escrever as letras repetidamente. • Quase todos os jogos podem ser usados para fortificar as habilidades de matemática, se esta jogando cartas ou monopoly, envolva sua criançaa e peça para ele(a) fazer a contagem dos pontos- talvez leve algum tempo, porém vale a pena. • Alguns jogos ajudam com soletrar(Boogle por exemplo) porém ao invez de contar os pontos da maneira convencional, ultilize a maneira que ajuda ao que sua criança necessita. Por exemplo, se você esta usando a tabela de multplicar 5 ou 7 com as letras, troque para números, isto dará oportunidade à seu filho(a) praticar a multiplicação. Desta maneira estará praticando mais de uma habilidade. Todos os dias retire as cédulas e moedas de sua carteira, mostre à seu filho(a) e peça para ele(a) contar. Ele pode “comprar” algo de sua cozinha para ter a oportunidade de usar trôco. A intenção de tudo isto é se divertir com sua criança sem que ele(a) perceba que esta trabalhando em suas habilidades!! Desejoà todos da Eastvalley um verão feliz e saudável. Nos veremos no dia 10 de Agôsto. Karen Wacker

KINDERGARTEN Hector Escobar Andrew O'Connor Ben Baker Jackson Tucker Jordan Whipple Justin Jordana THIRD GRADE Charlie Zimmerman Luke Cary Shannon Stewart Nicholas Aluisy Yago Sivirino Cleydsen Ribiero

FIRST GRADE Terajae Woolen Dana Dorman Jillian Allen Juliette Muller Brenden Crump

SECOND GRADE Donovan Fitzgerald Lokranjaw Lakshmi-kanthan Luan Cosmo Andrei Edwards Shun Cunningham

Austin Hansen FOURTH GRADE Mason Stewart Quinn Phillpotts Ada Dildar Jeremy Smith

FIFTH GRADE Nicholas Cuneo Christine Kraybill Caleb Jacobs Niki Mananadhar

MULTI-AGE: Katlyn Lewis

Look Who's Talking Books Kids for April 2009

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Grade Teacher

PreK Bays Dylan Fine Good Manners/Sweet K Fortune Natalie Pineda Diligence K Hestad Sydney Spessard Respect for learning K Savage Avery Hawkins Cooperation K Stilwell DeShaun Pate A helpful friend K Walcott John Bunch Determination K Whitaker Zaedin Salerno Cooperation/Self Control 1 Hathcoat Layne Smith Good Manners/Follows Directions

1 McClellan Jaidyn Rhodes Friendly 1 O’Meara-

Pitoniak Cami Brown Responsibility

1 Shapiro Loic Orjoux Helpful to others 1 Winslett Anna Marie Shetty Generosity/Sharing 2 Greenfield Soliel Moffett Friendly, Patient, Respectful 2 Henderson Andrew Long Responsible 2 Klueter Daniel Jackson Trustworthiness 2 Moot Annie Freeman Cooperation 2 Osburn Lydia Seremba Enthusiastic/Good Listener 2 Sloan Gilberto Rodriguez Kind 3 Amon Brady Phillips Commitment 3 Baker Anthony Sprigle Enthusiastic and Friendly 3 Barrett Joseph Gleeson Improved Friendship, Improved

Responsibility 3 Branham Paige Nicholas Kindness 3 Hoffmeister Pablo Melo Helpfulness 4 Hastedt Trina TonNu Honesty 4 Kraeger Evan Greenbaum Kindness 4 Swafford Briana Pirtle Kindness, Helpfulness 4 Volk Sofia Rodriguez Honesty 5 CoMo Barbie Ozkan Kindness 5 Davis Benaiah Franklin Friendly, Responsible 5 Grierson Amna Madesko Caring, Tolerance, Patience, Initia-

tive, Friendship, Curiosity 5 Dalton Luis Angel Courteous, Cooperative, Forgiving,

Accepting Multi-Multi-Age

Orr Katie Norris A good friend

Multi-Age

Friedman Kevin Costa Perseverance

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From The PTA Co-Presidents May 2009

Hi Eastvalley Families, Wow, it is hard to believe that the school year is almost over. I hope you are enjoy-ing your spring and looking forward to a fun-filled summer. A big Congratulations to Leslie Singer for being voted PTA Volunteer of the Year. Leslie has given many hours of service, thru the PTA and in the class-rooms, always in the best of spirits. Tammy and I have had truly enjoyed serving as your PTA Presidents this year. We have been very lucky to have the support of our great Executive Board: Shay Antoniades, Sue Larsen, Kristen Pyle, Hulya Seymour, and Tai Terry. Michelle Zimmerman has done a great job as our parliamentarian keeping us within the rules. A big thanks to all of them for all the hours and effort they have contributed to make our school a better experience for our kids. Thanks to Ms. Wacker and all the staff at Eastvalley for making this year so productive and fun. Thanks to all our partners in education, the Eastvalley Foundation, and For the Kids Foundation for all they have contributed to our school this year. Partnerships are very valuable, and we have been very fortunate to have such great support from these local organization. Please continue to support our Partners in Education during the summer. We have lots of new and exciting ideas for next year. So stay tuned thru the summer to as we work to pre-pare for the next school year. As always, we are here to help make our school a bet-ter place for our kids, parents and staff. Have a great summer! Marlene Kassens and Tammy Feilmeier

Olá Famílias da Eastvalley, Wow, é dificil acreditar que estamos quase no final do ano escolar. Espero que tenham aproveitado as férias da primavera e que estejam anciosos pelas férias do verão.

Parabéns à Leslie Singer por ser votada a melhor voluntária do ano. Leslie tem dado muitas horas de trabalho voluntário atravéz da PTA e nas salas de aulas, sempre com muita alegria. Tammy e eu temos tido uma experiência maravilhosa em servir como presidentes da PTA este ano. Tivemos muita sorte de ter um grupo de suporte tais como Shay Antoniades, Sue Larsen, Kristen Pyle e Hulya Seymour. Michelle Zimmerman tem feito um trabalho maravilhoso como nossa parlamentar nos informandos todos os detalhes e regras da PTA. Agradecemos a todos por seus esforços e por fazerem com que nossa escola seja uma experiência positiva para nossas crianças. Agradecemos a Srta. Wacker e todos os funcionários por proporcionarem um ano produtivo e divertido. Agradecemos a todos os patrocinadores de educação, pela fundação da Eastvalley e Fundação das crianças por toda sua contribuição este ano. Patrocinadores são muitos valiosos e somos fortunados em ter um grande suporte de organizações locais. Por favor continuem ajudando nossos patrocinadores durante o verão. Temos muitas idéias para o próximo ano escolar. Então continuem em contato enquanto nos preparamos para o próximo ano escolar. Como sempre, estamos aquí para judar e fazer da nossa escola um lugar melhor para nossos filhos(a), pais e funcionários.

JOIN US FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT NIGHT AT SAPORITOS….

Our next Saporito's night will be Thursday, April 30! Take a break from cooking, and join all your Eastvalley friends there!

EASTVALLEY’S ANNUAL “FIELD DAY” EVENTS

Friday, May 22nd PARENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

This year, we will be combining the events of our annual “Summer Celebration” and “Field Day” to make for one great end-of-year grand finale. Parents, Grandparents, Friends of Eastvalley Students – Please plan to join us during this time. We will have games, special events, and inflatables for the kids. This Field Day will be bittersweet for us at Eastvalley, as we say farewell, and offer our best wishes in retirement to our fabulous PE teacher, Mrs. Margaret Kiefer, who has been running this show for the past several years. This will also mark the last day at Eastvalley for two more of our very dedicated teachers: Mrs. Linda Sloan and Mrs. Tomi Bays. All three of you will be missed dearly — and remembered fondly — by students and parents alike. We wish you the best! Field Day will be held from 10:00 to 1:30. This day can only be successful with the help of volunteers to assist with the various games that we will have set up for the children. If you can spare even a portion of your time on this day, please fill out the form below, and return it to school in your child’s bookbag as soon as possible. Thanks again, and hope to see you all on Friday, May 22.

FIELD DAY VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP Your name: _________________________________ Child’s name: ________________________________ Teacher: _____________________________________ Times that you can work: ________________________ Your email address: _____________________________

The Eastvalley Eagle Chorus

Presents

May 14-15, 6:30 PM

Eastvalley Elementary School Cafeteria

Tickets: Adults $5, Students $3

Come out and see our 101 students Dalma-tians in this thrilling stage musical!

In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents Pongo and Perdita hap-pily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil plots to steal them for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs of London (and one cool cat) as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. With a delightfully fun score, lovable characters, and one of Disney’s most deli-ciously evil villains, this stage adaptation is certain to charm and delight you! Mr. Bernard, Chorus Director 770-578-7214 X 244 Anthony.Bernard@Cobbk12.org Mrs. Steinheimer, Administrative Director Janet. Steinheimer@Cobbk12.org

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EASTVALLEY STUDENTS SERVE AS

‘PRINCIPAL’ AND ‘ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’ OF THE DAY!

As part of the PTA’s Silent Auction back in the fall, Eastvalley families were given the opportunity to bid on the chance for their child to function as ‘Principal’ and ‘Assistant Principal’ for the Day! Throughout the past several months, each child had the opportunity to fulfill that role. Each worked closely with Ms. Wacker and Mrs. Morris to learn the ropes, and assist with the daily duties! During the day, these children performed important tasks, such as taking part in the morning announce-ments, delivering important notes/information to the classrooms and sitting in on administrative meetings. They were a tremendous help.

Katie Norris with Mrs. Morris Erik Larsen with Mrs. Morris

Mason Mamoun with Ms. Wacker

Ada Dildar with Ms. Wacker Evan Greenbaum with Ms. Wacker

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May 2009

*Foundation Mission Statement: Eastvalley Elementary School Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to advancing the mission of Eastvalley Elementary School. The Foundation will extend resources to enrich education and instill passion and desire for lifelong learning.

This corner of the newsletter is set aside for the Eastvalley Elementary School Foundation, EVESF. EVESF launched in January 2003, is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt charitable organization and is incorporated as an education nonprofit public foundation, thereby enabling the Foundation to receive employee-matching grants, educational grants and endowments. The EVESF’s goal is to support the enrichment and growth of every child at Eastvalley!

The Foundation Members: Alisha Hargett, President ahargett@eastvalleyfoundation.org Vice President - Board Position Currently Vacant Gretchen Buchanan, Treasurer gretchenbuchanan@mindspring.com Michelle Zimmerman, Secretary Zaczim3@aol.com Geoffrey Osborne, Web Administrator gnosborne@gmail.com Janice Ritt, Faculty Advisor Janice.Ritt@cobbk12.org Patty Phillpotts, Board Member pad122@att.net Shari Sprigle, Board Member lucyfan@juno.com Volunteer Opportunities volunteers@eastvalleyfoundation.org Email address: eastvalleyelementaryfoundation@ yahoo.com Web address: www.eastvalleyfoundation.org

*Spirit Night: The next Eastvalley Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night will be Wednesday, May 13th. Mark your calendars and plan to join the Eastvalley Staff, students, PTA and Foundation members to raise money for the school. Come join us for a night of good food and great fun! Volunteers are needed to greet, give out prizes and samples, etc. If you can help, please contact Michelle Zimmerman at zaczim3@aol.com. Check your child’s communication folder for details on an upcoming pizza fund-raiser. *Big News! Investment Opportunity: This has been out biggest fundraising year to date, raising slightly over $6,700. Deep budget cuts will make fundraising a necessity next school year; therefore, your donations are needed more now than ever before! Keep sending in your tax-deductible donations (yes, even over the summer)! 100% of the funds raised will pay for the numerous projects/items that our school desperately needs! Invest in your child and Eastvalley- it is a guaranteed 100% ROI!

*Brick Thank You!: Thank you to Ms. Wacker, all the parents, students, family members and Eastvalley Staff who purchased a commemorative brick this school year. The bricks are ordered and will be placed along the front walkway of the school. Forgot to place your order? Send in your request for next year. See the Foun-dation website for an order form!

*Successful Partnership: The Foundation Board would like to thank the PTA and Co-Presidents, Marlene Kassens and Tammy Feil-meier for a successful partnership this school year. We look forward to collaborating again next year and thank you for your dedication and support. We would also like to thank Shay Antoniades, Tai Terry, Sue Larsen, Kristen Pyle and Hulya Seymour for their support as well. Con-gratulations to the new PTA Board members, we look for-ward to working with you next year! We need you to make big things happen! Together, we CAN and WILL make a dif-ference!

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Visit Our Eastvalley Elementary School Partners in

Calendar CALENDAR May May 13 – EVRC Books for Breakfast, K,2,4 May 14 – EVRC Books For Breakfast, 1,3,5 May 15 – EVRC 100-Point Party May 14-15 – Chorus Musical, 6:30 May 19- K Awards, 8:10 1st Grade Awards, 9:15 May 20 – 2nd Grade Awards, 8:10 3rd Grade Awards, 9:15 May 21 – 4th Grade Awards, 8:10 5th Grade Awards, 9:15 May 22 – Last Day of School Field Day, 10-1:30 Fifth Grade Walk of Honor, 2:00 May 29 – Report Cards Mailed August August 10- First Day of School

The Eagle Eyes is a publication of the Eastvalley Elementary School PTA. Please send your Contri-butions to Sue Larsen at susanandcarl@comcast.net.

Thanks to all who have contributed to this Newsletter this past year.

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