STEM CERTIFICATION

February 27, 2020

                                               

Dear Addison Parents and Guardians, 

     It is with great excitement that I am letting you know that Addison Elementary is officially Cobb STEM Certified! Today the STEM committee from the county came and walked our school to see all our students in their classrooms, and in Art, PE and Music and the Learning Commons participating in STEM activities that integrated Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The committee was amazed by our students and their ability to demonstrate the 4 C’s of collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity. Students were engaged, working together and learning so much from the challenges that were put before them. We are so proud of all the hard work and determination demonstrated by our students and our staff. This has been a three-year journey and it is exciting to say we are a Cobb STEM Certified School.

Susan Hallmark

Principal

Addison Elementary School

Week of January 27th

Hello Parents! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! 

What will your child be learning this week?
     
     Math: We are continuing to practice addition and subtraction strategies. This week we will practice with three-digit numbers. Depending on where they are, students will work with no regrouping, regrouping, subtraction, numbers to 1,000, and word problems. 

    Reading/Language Arts: We are continuing to practice making predictions before, during, and after reading and making inferences from text. We will also continue to practice with adjectives and adverbs and determining the difference between the two.
   
    Writing: We will begin opinion writing as we were not able to begin this last week due to many Learning Commons visits! The students will be required to include an introduction (hook), state an opinion, provide several reasons with examples, and a closing.

     Science: We are discussing changes in the moon. The students will be required to describe, illustrate, and predict moon changes over time. I will send a moon calendar for those students wanting to observe the moon each night. They are not required to actually "name" the moon phases, but I will be discussing the names in class.    

Important Dates
Thurs., Jan. 30th, 6 pm - 8pm,  STEM Night at Addison

Fri., Jan. 31st, 7-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Let me know if you have any questions!
Joy Shore

Week of January 20th

Hello Parents! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and stayed warm! 

What will your child be learning this week?
     
     In Math, we are continuing to practice strategies to add up t four two-digit numbers. We will also practice some three-digit addition and word problems with up to four two-digit numbers. 
     In Reading, we are talking about adverbs and how to tell the difference between an adjective and an adverb.  
     In Writing, we will begin opinion writing. The students will be required to include an introduction (hook), state an opinion, provide several reasons with examples, and a closing. 
     In Science, we are continuing to talk about the sun and shadows, and we will begin talking about the reasons for the seasons. The students were able to make a sundial in Science Lab last week as an introduction to our unit.  

Important Dates

Tues., Jan. 21st, Science Fair Entries Due by 7:45 am

Thur., Jan. 23rd, 5-8 pm, Chick-Fil-A Night

Our STEM day is Thursday! The Great Toy Inventor!

We will also go to the Learning Commons Thursday to finish our MLK projects. 

Fri., Jan. 24th, 6-9 pm, Father/Daughter Dance

Thurs., Jan. 30th, 6 pm - 8pm,  STEM Night at Addison

Fri., Jan. 31st, 7-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Wish List
We are in great need of more snacks and cleaning wipes are always appreciated if anyone would like to donate! Thanks!

Let me know if you have any questions!
Joy Shore

Week of January 13

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. 

What will your child be learning this week?
     
     In Math, we are reviewing addition strategies with two-digit numbers. We will begin working on addition with up to four two-digit numbers. We will also practice some three-digit addition. 
     In Reading, we are continuing to practice summarizing text and how it is different from retelling. 
     In Writing, we will complete Hero writing. 
     In Social Studies, we will are continuing to discuss Martin Luther King. The students will also work on a project in the Learning commons. 

Important Dates

Mon., Jan. 13th, Penny Wars starts

Thurs., Jan. 16th, 6:00 pm,  Daniell Middle School Principal talk

Fri., Jan. 17th, Hero Writing Due

Sat., Jan. 18th, Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Mon., Jan. 20th, MLK Holiday, No School

Tues., Jan. 21st, Science Fair Entries Due by 7:45 am

Thur., Jan. 23rd, 5-8 pm, Chick-Fil-A Night

Fri., Jan. 24th, 6-9 pm, Father/Daughter Dance

Thurs., Jan. 30th, 6 pm,  STEM Night

Fri., Jan. 31st, 7-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Wish List
We are in great need of more snacks and cleaning wipes if anyone would like to donate! Thanks!

Let me know if you have any questions!
Joy Shore

Week of January 6

Happy New Year Parents!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. 

What will your child be learning this week?
     
     In Math, we are working on telling time to the five minutes. Students should be able to tell time and write time. We will discuss half hours/half past and quarter hours/quarter til and quarter past. We will also work on some extensions to the one minute and elapsed time for students mastering five minutes.
     In Reading, we are working on some New Years's activities as well as summarizing information. We will begin discussing the difference between retelling and summarizing. 
     In Writing, we will begin Hero writing. 
     In Social Studies, we will begin discussing Martin Luther King. 

We went to the Science Lab yesterday to launch the rockets made before the break. 

Important Dates

Mon., Jan. 13th, Penny Wars starts

Thurs., Jan. 16th, 6:00 pm,  Daniell Middle School Principal talk

Fri., Jan. 17th, Hero Writing Due

Sat., Jan. 18th, Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Mon., Jan. 20th, MLK Holiday, No School

Tues., Jan. 21st, Science Fair Entries Due by 7:45 am

Thur., Jan. 23rd, 5-8 pm, Chick-Fil-A Night

Fri., Jan. 24th, 6-9 pm, Father/Daughter Dance

Thurs., Jan. 30th, 6 pm,  STEM Night

Fri., Jan. 31st, 7-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Wish List
We are in great need of more snacks and cleaning wipes if anyone would like to donate! Thanks!

Let me know if you have any questions!
Joy Shore

Week of November 4th

Hello Parents! I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween if you celebrated, and a wonderful weekend!

What will your child be learning this week?
In Language Arts, we are discussing possessive nouns and comparing them with contractions. We are also planning to finish informational papers/books on Bats. 
In Math, we are continuing to review and practice addition and subtraction strategies. This week we are reviewing missing addend, balancing equations, and fact families. Then, we are beginning to practice base ten and expanded form strategies for two-digit addition. We will then move into the hundreds chart strategy for two-digit addition. 
In Social Studies, we are learning about the Creek and Cherokee. We will discuss locations significant to the Creek and Cherokee, how they adapted to and were influenced by their environments, how the regions they lived affected their lives, compare their regions to where we live, and how they used their local resources. 

Important Dates
November 5th: Student Holiday
November 7th: Chick-Fil-A night
November 8th: School Store 7:15
November 12th: Papa John's night
November 15th: School Store 7:15
November 19th: Kindergarten and 5th grade Thanksgiving lunches
November 20th: 3rd and 4th grade Thanksgiving lunches
November 21st: 1st and 2nd grade Thanksgiving lunches
November 20th - 22nd: 5th grade Rock Eagle
November 22nd: FBI Breakfast
November 25th - 29th: Thanksgiving Break

REMINDERS
Please remember to send in a snack for your child each day. 
The November homework menu and reading log came home today.

Thanks!

Joy

Week of October 28

Hello Parents! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?

In Language Arts, we will continue working on asking and answering questions for informational text, and we will finish up contractions. We are continuing to talk about the essential elements of informational writing, and the students will begin an informational paper on "Bats".

In Math, we are continuing to work addition and subtraction strategies such as "making ten" and "doubles/doubles plus one". We will also focus on missing addend and balancing equations. 

In Social Studies, we are beginning to study Sequoyah, and we will move into Creek and Cherokee next week.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, November 3: Daylight Saving Time ends

Tuesday, November 7: Student Holiday/Staff Workday

Monday, November 20 - Friday, November 24: Thanksgiving Holidays

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore