Square One Art

The kids are bringing home their Square One Art projects today. They really did a great job on their projects. Mrs. Kelly and I really enjoyed looking at their sample magnets today. Our school Art Department uses this as a fundraiser to help out in our Art room throughout the year. These are GREAT gift ideas as the holiday season approaches us. I have a mousepad and a photo book from a project when my niece was only 2 months old that was given to me last year for Christmas. It is a treasured keepsake forever. Please help out our Art Department. All order forms are due back to school before Friday, November 9, 2007. The information you need will be in a packet with your child today. If you do not order you need to return the sample magnet that was sent with the order forms. I have to keep track of who has turned theirs in or not. Thanks for your help with this!!

Hello all! I can't believe that it is the end of October already. This year is really flying by fast. The kids did an AMAZING job on Friday presenting their Mystery Book Reports. We had a great day listening to them all. Here are the "Cliff Notes" for this week.

SPECIALS:
Monday - PE
Tuesday - Art
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Writing Lab
Friday - PE

Core Words:
almost, live, page, got, earth

Challenge/Vocabulary Words:
Halloween, November, multiply, divide, array

Math - We will start an additional math challenge this week with multiplication and division facts.
Integrated Studies - We are continuing our Science study on Rocks and Minerals. Our focus at the end of the week will turn to Fossils.
Reading - We will continue a focus on Main Idea. We are going to start reading together a chapter book titled, Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves. The story is a tale of how the Cherokee Indian alphabet was created. This will lead into our Social Studies study of the Creek & Cherokee Indians.
English - Subjects/Predicates
Vocabulary - We will start working on Unit 2.

**Big thanks to Mrs. McKay for coming in on Friday and doing our first Earth Parent lesson on dirt and soils. Fun was had by all!

Hope everyone has a great week. Please be safe and have a good Halloween!

STAMPEDE TO READ

Just a reminder!
***Stampede to Read ends this Friday. Let's READ, READ, READ this week to win this competition. We have been in first place through most of the competition and have fallen behind. Let's show everyone how great we are and finish this on top! :-)

Here it is everybody!!! The answer to your Friday daydreams!! A cool website all about DIRT!!! HA HA!! No, it is an interactive site that you can click on Soil Safari and let your children have an adventure in the dirt without getting dirty!! Have a great weekend!

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/down_dirty.html

October 22 - 26

What a busy week we have had around Ford! We had an amazing fieldstudy to Cato Environmental Center on Thursday. Big thanks to Sonny Toper for going with us to chaperone as our Earth Parent substitute.

Big thanks to Mrs. Ross & Mrs. Toper for coming into our classroom today for our first Art Parent lesson. We had a great time learning about Da Vinci and The Mona Lisa.

Upcoming Week:

Spelling:
four, head, above, kind, began, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, cycle, & honor

Specials:
Monday - Art
Tuesday - PE
Wednesday - Writing Lab
Thursday - PE
Friday - Music

MYSTERY BOOK REPORTS are due Friday.

Homework will be in their agendas only next week. We are trying to work on independence and self sufficient learning.

Honoring Our Veterans on Veterans Day

A letter will be sent home today detailing a special project we are doing at our school to honor our Veterans. We want to recognize and honor family members of Ford Students and staff who are currently or in the past served in the Armed Forces. Please fill out and return the form if you would like a "scroll" to be brought home for your family to display information about that person. What a great way to honor these American Heroes! You may include picutures too. The scrolls will be posted on a large Wall of Honor during the week prior to Veterans Day, November 11th. I know I can't wait to fill one out for my father (Veitnam) and both of my grandfathers (WW2).

How can we make a difference with the water shortage?

Many of you have asked how can one person make a difference in the currentWater Crisis?
The answer quite simply is "Conserve Water".
The Cobb County Marietta Water Authority has a great program called"WaterSmart". Just click on the "WaterSmart" logo and read how you can makea difference in you own home.<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=i5vesfcab.0.9xgksfcab.jjsel7bab.2241&ts=S0289&p=htt p%3A%2F%2F/" target=browserView>www.watersmart.net%2F>
WaterSmart logo Another resource for the children is the "Allatoona Ally" coloring book."Allatoona Ally" is the official mascot for Lake Allatoona and along withher special helpers have some great ideas for water conservation. Click on"Allatoona Ally" for a downloadable copy of the coloring book.<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=i5vesfcab.0.8xgksfcab.jjsel7bab.2241&ts=S0289&p=htt p%3A%2F%2F/" target=browserView>www.watersmart.net%2FPDF%2FFinalBook.pdf> Ally Coloring Book
We all need to "Think Water First". One less flush; one less shower; oneless load of dishes; one less load of laundry will add tens of millions ofgallons of our depleted water supply.
One more way you can help. LAPA is looking for volunteers to help man ourbooth at the "Taste of Acworth" on October 20th. If you are interested inhelping distribute water saving information, send me an email atrpapaleoni@allatoona.org.Taste of Acworth logo<http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs053/1101536577833/img/175.jpg?a=1101 845911496>

Red Ribbon Week is Next Week

Monday- Students will receive a red Drug Free bracelet. They should wear it all week.
Tuesday- Hugs not drugs. The students will be allowed to bring in their favorite stuffed animal.
Wednesday- Put a cap on drugs. The students will be allowed to wear a hat.
Thursday- Team up against drugs. The students will be allowed to wear their favorite sports team attire.
Friday- Wear Red- The students should wear as much red as possible.

Let's show our school spirit and support RED RIBBON WEEK!

Weekly Reminders

Don't forget to wear your favorite hat to school on Wednesday. Bring $1 to support the American Cancer Society and wear your hat for the day. Also, Wednesday is a Cobb County Early Release Day with a 12:20 dismissal.

Environmental fieldstudy on Thursday. We will leave school about 9am and return about 1:30. We will be outdoors all day. Watch the weather channel to dress appropriately. There is a slight chance of rain that day.

Weekly Updates

The Ford P.T.S.A. Community Outreach and 4th grader Reilly McDurmon are having a food drive called Food For Friends. We will be collecting dried beans and rice for people in parts of Central America hurt by hurricane Felix as well as canned foods and boxed dinners for our local community.
There is a basket in the room for all the goods we collect. The class that donates the most items will have an ice cream party at lunch courtesy of 4th grader Reilly McDurmon who is leading the drive.

Please come to our rescheduled Ford Movie Night tomorrow night, Sat. October 13th. We are watching the newly released "Surf's Up".

Keep Reading and turning in those Stampede to Read Cards. Some classes are starting to catch up with us. We want to stay in first place.

Don't forget Early Release Day is this Wednesday------12:20 Dismissal

We also have a fieldtrip on Thursday. The trip is entirely outdoors so watch the weather channel and dress appropriately.

Specials:
Monday - Writing Lab
Tuesday - PE
Wednesday - PROGRAM for Early Release
Thursday - Music - But we won't be at the school to participate.
Friday - PE

HW:
Mon. - Spelling (three times in pencil - two times in ink), Math (Estimating worksheet), Science (Read Science Newsletter that you bring home)
Tues. - Spelling (Finish Take Home Task - we'll do part of it at school), Science (Bring in a 3-D model of the earth on Friday - will be explained in class this day - don't work ahead you might do it wrong), Math (Estimating Worksheet)
Wed. - Spelling (Study), Math (Word Problem Worksheet p45) DON'T FORGET TODAY IS EARLY RELEASE DAY!
Thurs. - DON'T FORGET TODAY IS FIELDTRIP DAY! DRESS APPROPRIATELY--We'll be outside all day.
Friday - Have a fabulous weekend!

SITTON WORDS:
once, animal, life, enough, took

CONTENT WORDS:
rock, mineral, core, mantle, crust

FOOD FOR FRIENDS DRIVE

Ford will be conducting a food drive, FOOD FOR FRIENDS, beginning this coming Monday, Oct. 8th until Nov. 2nd. The goal of this project is to collect bags of rice and beans for the victims of hurricane Felix which hit Central America last month, as well as non-perishable food we can donate to a local food shelter so local families can have a happy Thanksgiving.
The classroom with the most donated items will be awarded with an ice cream party courtesy of 4th grader Reilly McDurmon, who is responsible for organizing the food drive.
There will be a box at the entrance to the school, as well as a box in our classroom to collect the goods. Thank you to Mrs. Toper for getting us organized and already having some food collected in our box. Please put the student's name, grade and teacher on the items if students leave them in the box located at the front of the school.

October 8 - 12

Hello all! Welcome to another new week at Ford Elementary. This week's schedule is as follows:
SPECIALS:
Monday - PE
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Art
Friday - PE

HOMEWORK:
Monday -
* Spelling - Write words 3 times each
* Math - TBA
* Reading - Mystery Book Report. Pick your book & get it approved.
Tuesday -
* Spelling - Take Home Task 7
* Math - TBA
* Science - Quiz tomorrow
Wednesday -
* Spelling - Study. Cloze Activity Tomorrow
* Math - TBA
* Reading - Re-read The Monster Who Grew Small (Junior Great Book)
Thursday -
* Math - TBA
* English - Study for DOL quiz
* Math - TBA

**DON'T FORGETS**
~ Ford Movie Night is this Saturday, October 13th. Come and support our school.
~ Keep Reading for those Stampede to Read minutes and Reading Logs.
~ Buy/Sell those Ford Discount Cards.
~ End of 9 week grading period is Monday, October 15th, 2007
~ Cobb County Early Release Day is Wednesday, Oct. 17th. 12:20 Dismissal

Terrific Tuesday

Don't forget about Ford's Movie in the Garden Night this Friday from 6:30-10:00. I'll be at the food table working so please stop by and visit.


PLEASE~ Either buy or return your Ford Discount Cards. I got mine and some to use for gifts for others. Please help support our wonderful PTSA. I spoke to one parent today who used the card at Entree Vous just this one time and saved $20. That is all the card cost so everything else is just saved money.


Our class is in FIRST place for Stampede to Read. Keep up that reading at home and logging the minutes on the Reading Log and the Stampede cards. Big thanks to Mrs. Coleman for heading this up. Check out our class tracking chart. Annie is in the lead with 30 cards filled.


The ballots for the School Council are in the office. Please stop by the front office and vote .Only parents/guardians can vote as we have already voted for our teacher rep. See Julie Brauninger if you have any questions. Voting will take place between 6:30 am and 3:15 pm through Oct. 5th. Mrs. Pepper has done a phone message as well.