Thanksgiving Luncheon

Hello parents,

Our Thanksgiving luncheon will be held on November 14th from 12:28-1:08.  We hope you can join us. :0)

Evonna Bruner

Taste Test in Cafeteria for October 31st

Update:
There will be an apple cider vinegar, olive oil and sugar dressing served with this as well.

Hello parents,

Garden Club is hosting a kale (from our garden!) taste test tomorrow in the cafeteria during lunch. Below are the ingredients to check for allergies!

Thanks,

Lily Denny

Ingredients:

• KALE
•  Romaine lettuce
• croutons 
• Parmesan cheese
•  cherry or grape tomatoes

LIME CAESAR DRESSING INGREDIENTS:

•  Greek yogurt
•  Parmesan cheese
•  lime juice
•  extra-virgin olive oil
• anchovy paste (fish)
• Worcestershire sauce
• garlic,
• Dijon mustard
•  salt
•  pepper
•  milk

November STEM Challenge

Dear KSE families,

We were thrilled with all the participation and creativity shown with our last STEM family challenge and we can’t wait to see what wonderful ideas we will see this time. Please see the attachment for the guidelines for the challenge. You may turn in your creation to Mrs. Whitesell or Mrs. Wilfred, post a picture or video of it on the KSE Facebook page, or tweet it to @KSpringsLions. It can be turned in anytime between now and Tuesday, Nov. 27^th. Remember you will earn a house point for turning in a project! J

Thanks,

Mrs. Whitesell and Mrs. Wilfred

Chelsea Whitesell

Grade 2-5 STEM Teacher

King Springs Elementary

November STEM Challenge

Week of October 29, 2018

Hello fabulous parents!

Here's a look at what is coming up this week and what we will work on:

We have the DEA presentations on Tuesday that will run from 8:00am-10:45am. 
On Wednesday, we will learn more about the water cycle through Enviroscope. 

Don't forget that on Oct. 31, students may dress up as their favorite book character.  To participate, the students are asked to pay $5 to the Beta Club who will then donate money collected to help with hurricane relief.

Reading
We are continuing to research how animals defend themselves.  The students will decide on which animal they want to research this week for their in class project.

Writing
I have extended the fictional narratives for a few more days, but we will move on to opinion writing by Wednesday.

Math
We are moving on to multiplication and division.  With that said, we will have a posttest on Friday over quarter 1 concepts (place value, multi-step word problems involving measurement, and perimeter).  We will review concepts through instruction in class and homework on IXL.com and Moby Max. 

If you would like for your child to begin reviewing, they may do so on IXL.com.  They need to log in and go to the math tab.  They may review the following concepts over the weekend: A.1 and B.2. 

The Moby Max assessment that I assigned the students will be completed in class. 

Social Studies
We are moving on to Social Studies Weekly 4, which continues discussing the American Revolution.

Science
From Mr. Mathews: Please have students study their cloud finder wheel for a quiz on Tuesday. The students will have to match the cloud type with the information given. Thank you for your support. 

Okay, I think that is it.  :0) 

Have a great weekend!

What's Going on This Week? October 22, 2018

Reading- We are learning about animal defenses in our research unit.  Mrs. McCurry will teach us about primary sources on Tuesday before the animal project is handed out on Wednesday (in-class project).

Writing- This is our last week working on our fictional writing (I extended the deadline for their published copies).

Grammar- We are working through our prefixes and suffixes.

Math- We have started to talk about finding the perimeter of a rectangle and understanding the formula.  We will begin our multiplication and division unit before the end of this week.  The students will have a quiz on perimeter and measurement multi-step problems on Friday. 

Social Studies- We are finishing up week 3:  Trouble Brewing in the Colonies.  The test will be on Friday.

10/22/18 Announcements....

Greetings!

We have a busy week ahead of us and I wanted to make sure everyone has the information they need to keep up (including myself).

It is Red Ribbon Week. Here are the week's activities...

KSE Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 22 – 26, 2018
“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Monday –“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”
Participation: Wear as much red as possible

Tuesday – “I have better things to do than drugs.”
Participation: Wear “what they do” such as a scout uniform, their team jersey, club
shirt/mascot, musical note on shirt, etc.

Wednesday – “Put a cap on drugs.”
Participation: Crazy hat or crazy hair day

Thursday – “Drugs are ridiculous.”
Participation: Wear mis-matched or ridiculous outfits

Friday – “Heroes are Drug Free.”
Participation: Dress as a hero

Thank you again for sharing this most important message with our kids!
KSE PTA Red Ribbon Week committee

Wednesday
"A Day in the Life of a 4th Grade Student"
We are looking forward to having parents join us for a day of learning and engagement!  I will provide parents with insight into what we are learning along with resources such as MobyMax login information, study skills support, etc.

If you are unable to make it, PLEASE do not worry.  I will send information home with your student.

Thursday
Chesnea McNeil with 11Alive will be here to discuss weather and instruments used to predict it.

If there are any questions, please let me know.

Thank you,
Evonna Bruner

KSE Red Ribbon Week is Coming Up!

KSE Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 22 – 26, 2018

“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Monday –“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Participation: Wear as much red as possible

Tuesday – “I have better things to do than drugs.”

Participation: Wear “what they do” such as a scout uniform, their team jersey, club

shirt/mascot, musical note on shirt, etc.

Wednesday – “Put a cap on drugs.”

Participation: Crazy hat or crazy hair day

Thursday – “Drugs are ridiculous.”

Participation: Wear mis-matched or ridiculous outfits

Friday – “Heroes are Drug Free.”

Participation: Dress as a hero

Thank you again for sharing this most important message with our kids!

KSE PTA Red Ribbon Week committee

Character Day...October 31

October 31^st will be Jr. Beta Club’s Book Character Dress-Up Day  fundraiser for hurricane relief. Students must pay $5 in order to participate. Collection of money will go from October 29-31st.  

Thank you,
The Beta Club

Box Tops...Let's Win This!

Dear Parents,

The first Box Tops collection of the 2018-2019 school year is ending on Friday, October 19.  Last year, our submissions helped raise $1,489.80 for our wonderful school! Let’s see if we can beat last year’s numbers!

Please send in your Box Tops with your child to put in the collection box at their campus (in the teacher's lounge at the K-1 campus and in the main hall by the cafeteria at the 2-5 campus). Place Box Tops in a zip loc bag, or sealed envelope, in groups of 50 or less. Please remember to write your teacher's name, grade level, and your child's name on the outside of the bag so their class can get credit.

The class that collects the most Box Tops will receive a class party in November!

Thank you so much!

Jenna Mascarenas & Danielle Hutto

Georgia Parent Survey

Dear King Springs Parents,

It's survey time!  The Georgia Parent Survey data will be used as part of the calculation of the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The Georgia Parent Survey is also available in Spanish. Parents may select the Spanish version within the survey. The Georgia Parent Survey link is posted below.  

Georgia Parent Survey:

http://gshs.gadoe.org/parents

The survey link is also posted on our school website and the PTA website.

Thank you so much for participating in this important survey!

Week of October 15, 2018

We have a short week as mentioned in my previous post. 

Math
We are finishing up our place value unit.  The students will have a test on Friday over what we have studied which includes, unit vocabulary, add/sub poems (in notebooks), and word problems.  Students should be more than prepared to take this because we have reviewed in class and through homework. 

Reading
We are in our new unit on research...discussing animals.  The students should be able to talk your ear off about animal defenses. 

Writing
We are finishing up our fictional narratives.

Social Studies
We will finish up our reading on trouble in the colonies this week.  The test will be next Wednesday.  I will send home what it will be over on Friday, after we finish the last text.

Have a great week!
Evonna Bruner

Early Release October 15-19 for Teacher Conferences

Hi Parents!

Just a friendly reminder that next week is early release.  Please let your child know how they will be going home each day and send a note if there is a transportation change.

I look forward to seeing you all next week!

PS:  Please do not be offended by the timer that I will use during our conferences.  I think by now, you have all learned that I am long-winded and I want to be respectful of everyone's time.  With that said, if someone is late, I will have to keep with the time limit because I have packed the days and most of them are back-to-back. 

I truly appreciate your support!

Evonna Bruner

Internet Safety Night

Internet Safety Night will be held on Thursday, October 11 at 6:30pm at the 2-5 campus.

Week of 10/8/18

Wowzers!  We are in October and it still feels like summer. 

Reading- We have finished Love That Dog and the students loved it!  We have finished publishing our poems and they are going to be on display in the hall way.  We are now moving on to learning how to research (which I love to do myself and hopefully the students will too). 

Writing- We continue to work on our fictional narrative writing and almost at the point of publishing our work.  We have worked diligently on our story arc.

Grammar- Synonyms and Antonyms are becoming our friends and will continue to be as the week progresses.

Social Studies- We are into Studies Weekly 3 and learning about the American Revolution.  We will test on this next week. 

A Message from King Springs

Parents

On Wednesday, October 19th, King Springs 2-5 was joined by The Safe Routes to School Resource Center, City of Smyrna, and Cobb DOT to conduct a Walk Audit of the area surrounding our school.  The purpose of the Walk Audit was to observe how drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists interact with each other and the built environment.  Stakeholders from The City of Smyrna, Cobb DOT, and Safe Routes to School observed and then met to discuss observations and opportunities.

Parents, your feedback on the existing environment is essential in this process.  Please take a minute to click on the link below and provide your feedback.  The survey will ask questions about your feelings regarding walking and bicycling as well as give you the opportunity to highlight areas of concern.

 http://www.saferoutesdata.org/surveyformparent.cfm?key=9375263  

Don't Forget to Support the Pride...

Support the Pride
Over the last few years, through generous support of King Springs' families, friends and community members and businesses, we have been able to increase the financial support for King Springs Elementary School.  By providing funds for programs targeted by the school, our students and faculty have received resources above and beyond the standard funding by the Cobb County School System.

What is the Support the Pride Annual Fundraising Campaign?
Support the Pride is King Springs Elementary school’s annual giving campaign to raise funds in support of programs that benefit our students and enable us to have the supplies and resources needed to retain our Cobb STEM School Certification. 

The King Springs Foundation has chosen not to ask families to sell items or to ask you to get sponsors for participation in an event.  Instead, we hold a capital campaign to raise a majority of the funds we will need to support a number of programs and initiatives for the year.

To learn more, click here  http://www.kingspringsfoundation.org/support-the-pride.html

"A Day in the Life of"...Mark Your Calendars

On October 24, you are cordially invited to spend a day with your child's class learning how they learn and observing instruction firsthand.  You will have an opportunity to interact with your student and see what occurs in Mrs. Bruner's classroom on a daily basis. 

Here is a schedule of events:

8:15-8:45- Welcome of parents (students will be in enrichment from 8:10-8:50)
8:55-9:45- Reading
9:45-11:05- Math
11:05-11:30- Parents will be welcomed outside to enjoy a cool treat and to interact with students with some fun games (I tend to jump rope or play ball with the students)
11:30-12- Parents eat lunch with students
12:00-1:05- finish math and begin Writing
1:05-1:45- Social Studies 
1:45-2:00- Goal setting with parents and students

Please come join us for a day of learning!  If you have any questions, please feel free to email Mrs. Bruner.  

October 1, 2018 Weekly Update

We're in October already???

Here is what we are studying this week:

Reading- We are finishing up Love That Dog this week.  Students will create their own poems to display their understanding of key vocabulary and concepts.

Writing- We are continuing to work on our narrative fictional writing. Right now, we are working on developing our story arcs.  Grammar- we are continuing with our parts of speech and anonymous and synonyms.

Math- We are subtracting large numbers and learning how to regroup. 

Social Studies- We are studying the events that led up to the French and Indian War.

Assessments:  Math quiz on Friday on subtracting,