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April 2015
Little River Elementary
PRINCIPAL
Christian Kirby
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Abbey Philpot
Loraine Ward
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The Eagle’s Nest
Little River Elementary PTA Newsletter
A P R I L
2 0 1 5
V O L U M E
V I ,
I S S U E
Movie Night
April 24, 2015
Joni Smith
PTA OFFICERS
CO-PRESIDENTS
Carlotta Scott-Hooper
[email protected]
Lelok Bessada
[email protected]
CO-VICE PRESIDENTS
Natalie Scott
[email protected]
Clyde Penton
[email protected]
TREASURER
Brenda Page
[email protected]
CO-SECRETARIES
Brittany Lee
[email protected]
Tabitha Henderson
[email protected]
april
1-3
School Holiday
10
Librarian Appreciation
14
Sparkles Family Night
22
Front Office Appreciation
24
PTA Movie Night/
PTA General Meeting
May
1
4-8
School Nurse Appreciation
Teacher/Staff Appreciation
12
25
Nutin' But Fun Family Night
School Holiday - No School
28
Last Day of School
5th Grade Graduation
Join us on Friday, April 24th at 6:00 P.M. for the showing of
Disney’s Big Hero Six.
The Movie is FREE to everyone.
Refreshments are available for purchase—cash.
Bring your lawn chairs and prepare to have a great time!
Stay Connected—Follow us on Facebook. Check out our Website at www.lrepta.org.
Contact us with any questions or concerns at [email protected]
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April 2015
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First Grade Performance
A special “Thanks” to the connections teachers
for all of their hard work and to all of the parents for attending the first grade performance!
What a wonderful event! The children were
AWESOME!
Student Council
During our April meeting, Student Council will
participate in “Campus
Clean-Up.” The students will go around
our school campus to
pick up any trash they
find. We strive to help
our school look its best
inside and out!
Summer Dance Camp
Jessica
Megan
Crystal
Tony
Cathy
Lynne
Nan
April
Cheryl
Loraine
Nancy
Sara
Melissa
Tiffany
Melanie
Lago
Mayfield
Amedee
Burdo
Schwaab
Ross
Ezell
Brown
Lewis
Ward
Sleeman
Regitschnig
Fisher
Cothern
Heath
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Sped
3rd
Sped
Music
LRM
ESOL
Office
1st
4th
Princ.
Speech
LR
5th
4th
4-Apr
4-Apr
11-Apr
13-Apr
18-Apr
20-Apr
21-Apr
23-Apr
23-Apr
25-Apr
26-Apr
26-Apr
28-Apr
29-Apr
Special Olympics
Parents, please join us
on Thursday, April 7th at
9am River Ridge High
School to help cheer on
our LRE Special Athletes!
Math Fair
Thanks to the math committee for working with Mathnasium (a Math Learning
DMA is excited to release their SUMMER schedule! New CAMPS:
Center) and our wonderful LRE teachers
Frozen in Summer, Wands Wings & Sparkly Things, Annie Musical
to host a “Math Fair” at LRE. The kids
Theater Camp, as well as our classic Princess and Tumbling Camps
(and parents) had a blast playing Math
New dance CLASSES: 'Dance with Me' Creative Movement with adult related games. Chick-Fil-A served dinner
for 18 mo -3 years, Hip Hop/Tumble Combo class for ages 4-6, Ballet/ at the event. Please help us thank our
Jazz combo for ages 5&6, Strength & Conditioning for dancers
corporate sponsor!
http://www.woodstockdance.com/summer
Dance and Music Academy 770-924-1661
April 2015
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Dear Little River Family,
It’s with sadness, as well as excited anticipation, that I’d like to let you know that I am retiring and my last day will be May 29th.
Little River has been my heart and home for more than 24 years. I have been a part of LRE since 1986 when Christine started Kindergarten and Jenny the next year. I’ve been room mom numerous years, volunteer nurse, worked ASP since the first day it started in
1989, and substituted before being an EIP para, and moving to the office.
I’ve seen so many hundreds of students pass through these halls in all my years and still remain in contact with a great many of them,
even registering THEIR children. Proud that some of those former students even teach here now!! Little River has always been more
than just a neighborhood school to me…it’s a family school!!
We all work together for the children and for that I am ever so proud to be a part of it all!! Please don’t think you’ve gotten rid of
me, as I’ve already volunteered for helping with BoxTops, Baskets at Fall Festival, and Scholastic Book Fairs as well as help in my
daughter’s classes if needed. So I will be around…and you can always catch me on Facebook!! Please know that you all hold a special
place in my heart.
More rest plus less stress will help my health issues. Looking forward to joining my cronies in this retirement journey! Thanks for
the memories…. Love always, Doris Kramer
Thursday, April 30th 3:30—6:00
Friday, May 1st 9:00 am—noon
Please bring your child for a shot
screening during registration.
Academic Bowl
In order for students to participate on the Academic Bowl team, 4th and 5th grade candidates
have to take a rigorous test. The ten students with
the highest scores have the honor of representing
our school in a zone competition. The 2015 Little
River Academic Bowl team took 2nd place in this
year’s competition.
Art Show
The Art Show is a main event for our art
department! Every student will have a
piece on display and will be available for
purchase. All funds raised goes directly to
the art department for much needed supplies! Come support our art department
Tuesday, April 28th from 4:00pm-7:00 pm!
Book Fair Family night / Art
show -April 28th- open 4:00
-7:00
Book Fair will be Open
April 29th – May 7th During
School Hours
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GREAT NEWS: Author James Patterson is offering school libraries a
portion of $1.5 million and whatever he gives to each
school, Scholastic will give the same amount of points to the
TEACHER named on the nomination
Now that I have your attention~
Below is the site to explain more as well as the form to nominate a school. I don’t think schools will be chosen on how many nominations, but on what the funds are requested for. So if you want to put your name in
there to receive the Scholastic bonus points~~here are some tidbits to help w/your nomination:
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Little River Elementary School 3170 N. Trickum Rd Woodstock, GA 30188
http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/Schools/littleriver-es/default.aspx (LRE website)
1382 students are currently enrolled at Little River
Amount requested should be 3,000 (enough to cover what we need, but not be piggies)
Expense Description: Replace the Classics 3000
Funds Needed by: 12/01/2015
What would we do w/the money?: We would replace the Classics like Dr. Seuss, Curious George, Snow
White & other fairly tales, as well as buy new books. Even thou this school is 7 years old~ LRES was established in 1977 and the books from the old library were brought here. (Patterson believes that we should
have ‘hard bound books’..so that’s the route we shall use to ask for the funds.)
AND THEN DON’T FORGET TO PUT TEACHER NAME AT THE BOTTOM FOR RECEIVING THE SCHOLASTIC
POINTS!!!! The nominating ends MAY 31st…but it’s 1stcome/1stapproved before the funds run out!!!!...
Soooooo git ‘er done as soon as you can…
Big thanks to ASHLEY HARVEY for letting us know when awesome things come up that can help our school!!
NOMINATION FORM~
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/03/09/james-patterson-wants-to-give-1-25million-to-school-libraries/
James Patterson Pledge To Libraries
Applications may be submitted by teachers, librarians, administrators, or parents on behalf of any U.S.
school that services PreK through 12th grade students. Applications must be made online by completing
and submitting the application form found at scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership. A total of $1.5 million
will be available for distribution in awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 between March 9, 2015, and May
31, 2016, unless funds are exhausted prior to that date. The awards will be made on a rolling basis and will
be announced through the website at scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership. Please allow twelve weeks
from submission before anticipating a response.
A total of $1.5 million will be available for distribution in awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 between
March 9, 2015, and May 31, 2016, unless funds are exhausted prior to that date. The awards will be made
on a rolling basis and will be announced through the website at scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership.
Please allow eight weeks from submission before anticipating a response.
April 2015
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Exceptional Children’s Week
The Sneeches by Dr. Suess, performed by the Elm Street Improv
Group was a huge hit with all the students at Little River. All the
kids had a blast!
A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who worked tirelessly the
entire week of ECW! What a wonderful week it turned out to be!
Sparkles Family Fun Night
Come out to Sparkles in Kennesaw for a fun night of skating,
laser tag, arcade games, pizza and so much more. $1 per entry goes to Little River PTA. Be sure to tell them you are with
Little River when you enter! Have Fun! ! !
Hawks vs. San Antonio Spurs
Please congratulate our 12 Hawks Ambassadors! They represented Little River Well during the International Flag ceremony during the singing of our National Anthum prior to the
Hawks vs. San Antonio Spurs game this past month. Thanks
to everyone who purchased tickets to the game! Great fun!
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Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated Nationwide May 3-8. The hospitality committee has a lot of new and exciting things planned for our wonderful
teachers. Please look for a letter to come home with your child after Spring
Break with all the details. The Hospitality Committee will need volunteers
throughout the week to assist with the different events. Please think about
volunteering.
Nurse Appreciation Week
The National Nurses Week 2015
theme "Ethical Practice. Quality
Care." recognizes the importance of ethics in nursing
and acknowledges the strong
commitment, compassion and
care nurses display in their practice and profession. The theme
is an important part of ANA’s
2015 Year of Ethics outreach to
promote and advocate for the
rights, health and safety of nurses and patients.
PTA Scrapbook
Kelli Miller is working on
the PTA annual photo album
and scrapbook. If you would
like to share any of your photo’s from any of the 20142015 PTA events, please
send them to:
Kelli Miller
404-307-7177
[email protected]
Thanks
Front Office Appreciation
Library Appreciation
April 22, 2015 we celebrate National Administrative Office
Staff Appreciation Day. The front office staff at Little River
work exceedingly hard day in and day out. Please show them
some much needed appreciation for all their hard work!
Celebrate National Library Week 2015 (April 12
-18, 2015) with the theme "Unlimited possibilities @ your library®."
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week
is a national observance sponsored by the
American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to
celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library
use and support. All types of libraries - school,
public, academic and special - participate.
April 2015
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Thank Our Corporate Sponsors
Please help Little River PTA and The River Run 5K and Fun Run Committee to thank our very generous Corporate
Sponsors! Without corporate support we couldn’t have brought you such a fabulous event!
Winners Circle
Male Overall—Brian Baird, Female Overall—Ana Rivadeneira
Male Masters—Jason Stine, Female Masters—Jill Laswell
Male under 10—Bo Wentz
Female under 10—Addison MacDonald
Male 45-49—Eric French
Female 45-49—Andrea Liskova
Male 11 to 14—Cade Cunningham
Female 11 to 14—Simone Goins
Male 50-54—Bruce Hutchinson
Female 50-54—Sandra Quinton
Male 15 to 19—Trevor Newman
Female 15 to 19—Ana Riveneira
Male 55-59—Jay Gardiner
Female 55-59—Cheryl Miller
Male 25 to 29—Brian Baird
Female 25-29—Alycia Wendt
Male 60 and Over—Buddy Rabum
Female 60 and Over—Marlene Sims
Male 30 to 34—Lauren Freeman
Female 30-34—Anna Boone
Male 35-39—James Mayfield
Female 35-39—Laura Simone
Male 40-44—Jason Stine
Female 40-44—Jill Laswell
April 2015
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Beta Club
The Beta Club volunteered to work the Water Station at the entrance of Three Branches Subdivision
during the recent 5K and Fun Run. The kids rang
cow bells, cheered, supported and handed out water to
our nearly 300 runners! Great Job Beta Club! ! ! !
Did You Miss The River
Run: 5K and Fun Run?
$7
There is a very limited supply of
The River Run 5K and Fun Run T-shirts
Available sizes are 1st come 1st serve. Youth Small, Youth Medium, Youth Large,
and Adult Small are still available. All other sizes are SOLD OUT.
The 5K Fun Run has raised over $2,500 for St Jude. Our
goal is to donate to St. Jude $3,000. 100% of the proceeds from the 5K shirt sales and any donations you make will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Help us reach our goal! ! !
Order Form
Parents Name:___________________________________ Students Name:_____________________________________________
Phone #:________________________________________ E-Mail:_____________________________________________________
Teacher Name:___________________________________ Grade:_____________________________________________________
Quantity
Size
Description
Price
The River Run 5K and Fun Run T-Shirt—Ash Grey Shirt with Purple Lettering
$7 ea
Opt. Donation to St. Jude Research Hospital—ANY AMOUNT 100% of Donation to Benefit St. Jude
Total