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

Week of October 7

Hello Parents! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

THANK YOU!I am so grateful for the STEM donations. We had a WONDERFUL STEM day, and the students did a fantastic job. 

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?

In Language Arts, we will be discussing story structure and context clues, and wrapping up collective nouns.
In Math, we are continuing to count coins, and solve word problems using coins. We will also be doing a lot of review and practice since report cards are coming up.    

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tues., Oct 8th, Papa John's Spirit Night

Wed., Oct. 9th, 7:15 am, Walk to School Wednesday

Thurs., Oct. 10th, 12:30 pm, Early Release

Fri., Oct 11th, Spirit Day, wear Addison T-Shirt

Mon., Oct. 14th thru Friday, Oct. 18th, Book Fair, Conference Week, and Early Dismissal at 12:30 pm

Fri., Oct. 18th, Spirit Day, wear Addison T-Shirt

Monday, Oct., 21st-Fri., Oct., 25th, Red Ribbon Week

Tues., Oct. 22nd, Wear a hat to school

Wed., Oct. 23rd, Wear Red

Thurs., Oct. 24th, Wear mis-matched clothes

Fri., Oct. 25th, Wear Addison T-Shirt

Fri., Oct 25th, 7:00 am, FBI Breakfast

Fri., Oct. 25th, Boovie Night

Sat., Oct. 26th, Trunk or Treat at Sprayberry High School

Sunday, November 3: Daylight Saving Time ends

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore

Week of September 30

Hello Parents! Hope everyone had a wonderful Fall break.

THANK YOU!
I just wanted to say thank you again for the classroom and STEM donations received so far. We are in need of snacks again if anyone would like to donate. 
Thanks so much!

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?

In Language Arts, we will be discussing collection nouns and story structure. 
In Science, we are continuing our unit on Matter, and our matter STEM activity will be on Friday.
In Math, we are continuing to count coins and are beginning problem solving with coins.   

REMINDERS

The reading challenge is due Wednesday.

SLT Inauguration is Thursday. Wear red, white, blue.

Picture day is Thursday.

STEM day is Friday. Wear STEM t-shirt. We are still in need of flour, salt, and plastic cups.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wed., Oct. 2nd, Zaxby's Spirit Night

Wed., Oct 2nd, SLT Inauguration for classroom winners

Wed., Oct 2nd, wear red, white, and blue

Thurs., Oct. 3rd, Picture Day

Fri., Oct. 4th, STEM walk day, wear your Addison shirts

Tues., Oct. 8th, 7:30 am, Local School Council meeting

Tues., Oct 8th, Papa John's Spirit Night

Wed., Oct. 9th, 7:15 am, Walk to School Wednesday

Thurs., Oct. 10th, 12:30 pm, Early Release

Fri., Oct 11th, Spirit Day, wear Addison T-Shirt

Mon., Oct. 14th thru Friday, Oct. 18th, Book Fair, Conference Week, and Early Dismissal at 12:30 pm

Fri., Oct. 18th, Spirit Day, wear Addison T-Shirt

Monday, Oct., 21st-Fri., Oct., 25th, Red Ribbon Week

Tues., Oct. 22nd, Wear a hat to school

Wed., Oct. 23rd, Wear Red

Thurs., Oct. 24th, Wear mis-matched clothes

Fri., Oct. 25th, Wear Addison T-Shirt

Fri., Oct 25th, 7:00 am, FBI Breakfast

Fri., Oct. 25th, Boovie Night

Sat., Oct. 26th, Trunk or Treat at Sprayberry High School

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore

OUR SLT REPRESENTATIVE

Congratulations to Ava Arena-Camarillo! 

She was elected as the class SLT representative!

SLT SPEECHES AND POSTERS

Everyone did such a good job! 

I'm so proud of all of them!

RED RIBBON WEEK

Red Ribbon Week Theme: Send A Message. Stay Drug Free.

October 21-25, 2019

Red Ribbon Week is a national event that promotes drug awareness and prevention each year. At Addison, we use this week to encourage our students to make good choices. We hope you will support us in celebrating happy, healthy choices at home! J

Monday – “Make a pledge Monday!”  –   At the start of this nationally recognized Red Ribbon Week – Students will sign class pledge to show that they pledge to live a healthy life! Students will receive red ribbon stickers and pencils.

Tuesday – “Hats Off to Being Drug Free!” – Students will wear hats to show support.   

Wednesday – “Wear Red Wednesday!”  Wear red to support a healthy life!

Thursday – “Don’t Let Drugs Mix You Up!” – Students will wear mismatched clothes.

Friday – “Team up against drugs!”- Wear your favorite team gear or Addison spirit wear. 

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16TH

Hello Parents! Hope everyone had a great weekend. 

THANK YOU!
I just wanted to say thank you for the donations of snacks, playdoh, Simon, treasure chest items, and the soccer ball for the classroom. I really appreciate it. If anyone would like to help with donations, we still need hand sanitizer, clorox cleaning wipes or baby wipes (we clean the desks a lot) :), playground equipment (balls, jump ropes, etc.), brain teaser games, and we always need snacks. If anyone has a jigsaw puzzle they want to get rid of, I am looking to get one of those, also.
Thanks so much!

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?

In Language Arts, we will continue discussing how to analyze characters and visualizing as we read. 
In Science, we are beginning our unit on Matter. The students will have a digital lesson(s) they will complete, and we will be doing activities with matter in the classroom. They have already gotten a head start with this in the Science lab making pancakes and ice cream with Mrs. Knobbe.
In Math, we are continuing problem solving. Also, we will review identifying and counting bills and coins. This will move us into problem solving with money.   

REMINDERS

• Please keep an eye out for the field trip form that came home with the form regarding lunch for the field trip. 
• Please remember to send a snack for your child each day. 
• Please read with your child or have your child read for at least 20 minutes each night.
• Please write transportation changes (or any other notes) in the agenda.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon., Sept. 16, Foundation Catalog Sales Begin

Tues., Sept. 17th, 8:30-9:30 am, Coffee and Chat with the Administration

Friday, Sept., 20th, 7:00-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Friday, Sept., 20th, Addison Spirit Wear Day

Mon.-Fri., Sept 23-27, NO SCHOOL, FALL Break

Mon., Sept. 30, Look for a note to schedule October Parent Conferences

Tues., Oct. 1st, Zaxby's Spirit Night

Thurs., Oct. 3rd, Picture Day

Fri., Oct. 4th, STEM walk day, wear your Addison shirts

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore

CAMPER OF THE MONTH

STEM DAY

Week of September 9th

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

CONGRATULATIONS TO AVA ARENA-CAMARILLO! She was elected our first Camper of the Month! My computer is not cooperating, so I could not get the picture to download at this time! :)

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?

In Language Arts, we will begin discussing how to analyze characters. We will continue working on narratives in writing. 

In Social Studies, we are studying the five Georgia Regions. The students are working on completing a regions book, including information about the land, animals and weather for each region. They are also practicing identifying the regions on a map.

In Math, we are working on problem solving and begin to practicing the different types of problems and strategies for solving them.   

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, Sept. 13, Addison Spirit Day

Friday, Sept. 13, 5-8 pm, Family Fun Carnival

Sat, Sept. 14, 10-12, East Cobbler Parade

Mon., Sept. 16, Foundation Catalog Sales Begin

Tues., Sept. 17th, 8:30-9:30 am, Coffee and Chat with the Administration

Friday, Sept., 20th, 7:00-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Friday, Sept., 20th, Addison Spirit Wear Day

Mon.-Fri., Sept 23-27, NO SCHOOL, FALL Break

Mon., Sept. 30, Look for a note to schedule October Parent Conferences

Tues., Oct. 1st, Zaxby's Spirit Night

Thurs., Oct. 3rd, Picture Day

Fri., Oct. 4th, STEM walk day, wear your Addison shirts

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore

Week of August 26th

Hello Parents!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Thank you so much to those of you who have already donated snacks and games for the classroom. I cannot even tell you how much I appreciate it!

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?


In Language Arts, we will, hopefully, begin Daily 5. We will continue discussing command proper nouns, and we will move into plural nouns. We will begin talking about and beginning narratives in Writing. 

In Social Studies, we are reviewing map skills - compass rose, intermediate directions, etc. We will incorporate these skills into our STEM activity on Wednesday.

In Math, we are continuing to practice place value, and we will begin Problem Solving within 10.  

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, August 28th, Early Release, 12:30 pm
Thursday, Augusts 29th, 7:15-7:45 am, Grandparents Breakfast for 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Thursday, August 29th, 5-8 pm, Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
Friday, August 30th, 7:15-7:45 am, Grandparents Breakfast for K, 1st, and 2nd grades
Friday, August 30th, Addison Spirit Day

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore

Week of August 19th

Hello Parents!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

WISHLIST ITEMS

Playground toys (balls, jump ropes, hula-hoops, etc. )

•Games like “Heads Up” and “Simon”

•Brain teaser toys

•Play-doh

•Treasure chest items

•Peanut/tree nut free snacks

•Educational Insights No Yell Bell Classroom Attention Getter

•Dry erase pocket sheet protectors

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD BE LEARNING THIS WEEK?

Spelling Homework. I'm sorry if I did not clearly explain the Spelling Homework! The students keep the spelling words in the agenda. They should bring the spelling journal home and complete one activity per night from the Spelling Choice Board. The activities should be completed in the journal. Freckle is a great site for extension activities if the homework is just too simple. The homework is meant to be review and practice for now, so hopefully, it isn't very difficult. 

In Language Arts, we will continue to talk about Reading and Writing workshop, what it should look like, practice Daily 5 activities, and begin working more in depth on writing pieces. I have now gotten the students entered into RAZ, Read Theory and Freckle, so these sites are available for practice and extension. Most students have completed the pretests which will level them.  

In Social Studies, we are continuing to talk about government, why we have rules and laws, and the roles of President, Governor, and Mayor. The students will be assessed at the end of this week. We will then move onto Georgia regions next week.  

In Math, we are continuing our unit on place value. The students will be assessed at the end of this week on skills learned. We will then move on to Problem Solving within 10.  

UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, August 23rd, 7:00-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast
Friday, August 23rd Addison Spirit Day
Wednesday, August 28th, Early Release, 12:30 pm
Thursday, Augusts 29th, 7:15-7:45 am, Grandparents Breakfast for 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Thursday, August 29th, 5-8 pm, Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
Friday, August 30th, 7:15-7:45 am, Grandparents Breakfast for K, 1st, and 2nd grades
Friday, August 30th, Addison Spirit Day

I hope everyone has a great week!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Joy Shore