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