Our Mission and Vision

Our Vision

Our vision is for all students to learn to their full potential.

Our Mission

We are on a mission to educate every student to be a responsible, productive citizen.

Our Motto

Randolph Elementary School "An Extraordinary Place To Learn"

This past week was a very busy week for the Dolphins! Thanks to all who showed up to represent the Dolphins! We are only as good as "WE" desire to be! If you missed an event this week, we hope to see you at our next event!

Junior safety patrol is a voluntary group of selected students who serve as leaders in their school environment. The patrols provide support to their peers, younger students, and parents during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. Safety patrols display a sense of ownership and pride in their school. Selected students are expected to be responsible students who adhere to school-wide expectations.

The Safety Patrol organization is recognized throughout the United States. The official School Safety Patrol program was organized in 1920 by AAA. We are proud to now have Distinguished Safety Patrols in our building.

Safety Patrol Coordinator: Shena Small

Patrols are selected from grades 4 and 5; returning patrols are automatically granted a role in the Junior Safety Patrol program.

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE GRANDPARENTS DAY?

The History of Grandparents Day

Marian McQuade hoped to establish a national day that would honor grandparents, and in 1970 she began a campaign to do so. McQuade raised awareness about senior citizens throughout the 1970s. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter declared the first Sunday after Labor Day to be National Grandparents Day. Each year, the president issues a proclamation to keep the tradition going.

Grandparents Day has both an official flower and song. The official flower is the forget-me-not, and the song is Johnny Prill’s “A Song for Grandma and Grandpa.” Both were chosen by the National Grandparents Day Council.

Apprentice Marine Engineering

Students use the Engineering Design Process to design, create, test, and refine several types of marine based devices and vehicles.

Engineering for Kids – Atlanta S.W. Metro

2nd- 5th

15 SEATS

$120 week

Apprentice Aerospace Engineering

Students use the Engineering Design Process to design, create, test, and refine a variety of flying machines.

Engineering for Kids – Atlanta S.W. Metro

2nd- 5th

15 SEATS

$120 week

Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad is an American team competition in which students compete in 23 'events' pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering.

Ms. Reid, STEM Teacher, Randolph Elementary

3rd – 5th

15 SEATS

Free

Literature & Craftivity

Students will work collaboratively to create and design art pieces that demonstrate an understanding of the text. The time will be spent truly allowing the students to enjoy literature while expressing themselves through Art.

Mrs. Singleton,

Randolph Teacher

K - 2nd

15 SEATS

Free

Art Club

Participants in this year’s art club will learn screen printing, tie dye, and book making. Students will also have an opportunity to create a mural in our school and create outdoor artworks for our school’s courtyard to beautify our campus for years to come. Ideal candidates for Art Club are responsible, self-motivated, creative, and have the ability to work together with their peers to create greatness.

Mrs. Very

Randolph Teacher

3rd - 5th

15 SEATS

Free

Randolph Dolphins

Step Masters

A highly interactive performance club for 4th-5th grade students. Rhythm, physicality and history of stepping, will be the focus to guarantee students on their feet.

Ms. Carpenter

Ms. Baldwin

Ms. Taylor

Ms. Dawkins

Randolph Teachers

4th -5th

15 SEATS

Free

Randolph Road Runners

The club will promote healthy fun living through the activity of running.

Mrs. Brown

Randolph Teacher

Mr. Betts

Parent Volunteer

3rd – 5th

15 SEATS

Free

Randolph Dance Ensemble

Participants will learn basic African, Modern, and Jazz dance techniques. We will create and learn choreography and explore topics that relate to our students in today’s society.

Ms. Richard

3rd – 5th

Audition Required

15 SEATS

Free

Chess

This enrichment is for all ages. It teaches students to play chess and help them succeed in school by stimulating their problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.

Parker Anderson

K – 5th

15 SEATS

$120

Minecraft

Learn Minecraft building techniques, details of command blocks, and how to change the look of the game. Kids learn strategy, team building and cooperation while playing Minecraft in a fun, safe, and supervised environment!

Parker Anderson

K -5th

15 SEATS

$120

Kids Cooking Academy

Students will tantalize their taste buds and have fun with food! They will try different recipes each week from appetizers to entrees, snacks, desserts and more!

Parker Anderson

2nd – 5th

15 SEATS

$120

Just Dance It

Students will learn beginning to intermediate ballet skills and movement – learning how to move their bodies in creative and expressive ways. Students will also be exposed to tap, jazz and hip hop dance. At the end of the semester, students will perform or showcase what they have learned.

Chryssy Luu

K – 5th

15 SEATS

$120

Manners 101

Children will receive basic manner and etiquette training.

L.P Etiquette- Lady Pearl Etiquette

K – 3rd

15 SEATS

$120

Earth Club

Students will become environmentally friendly by combining character education with opportunities to beautify Randolph’s campus. As global leaders, students will consider ways to recycle, garden, and transform the world around them.

Ms. Jamison

Randolph Teacher

5th grade

12 SEATS

Free

TMDC After-School Tumble Program

Our goal is to help make better citizens out of our tumblers through physical fitness while promoting sportsmanship, discipline, and good self-esteem. In our (1) hour class sessions, the participants will learn foundational tumbling skills such as cartwheels, handstands, backbends, back walkover, back handsprings, etc. All participants must arrive to classes wearing active/workout wear (no jeans, sandals or school uniform items).

Tavena Mitchell

1st-5th

15 SEATS

$120

A Called to Greatness

The program will help young boys build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders through physical education, sports and community service. Coach Robert Young, Physical Education Paraprofessional

4th- 5th

15 SEATS

Free

Sight words are words that appear frequently in most of the text people read, but can't easily be sounded out. Learning them helps children become more confident readers.

The Dolch Sight Words list is the most commonly used set of sight words. Educator Dr. Edward William Dolch developed the list in the 1930s-40s by studying the most frequently occurring words in children’s books of that era.

The list contains 220 “service words” plus 95 high-frequency nouns. These words comprise 80% of the words you would find in a typical children’s book and 50% of the words found in writing for adults. Once a child knows this list of words, it makes reading much easier, because the child can then focus his or her attention on the remaining words.

The Dolce Sight word list includes 220 of the most commonly used words every kid should know, to access the Pre-K thru 3rd grade list of sight words by grade level in alphabetical order, click on the link below:

Pre-K -3rd Grade (Dolch Sight Words) http://www.dolchword.net/printables/All220DolchWordsByGradeAlpha.pdf

High Frequency Words for Fourth and Fifth Grade

The lists provided for fourth and fifth grade include high frequency words. There are lots of lists of high frequency words available, all slightly different as they are based on different research. High frequency words are simply those words which occur most frequently in written material, for example, "and", "the", "as" and "it". They are often words that have little meaning on their own, but they do contribute a great deal to the meaning of a sentence. Some of the high frequency words can be sounded out using basic phonic rules, e.g. "it" is an easy word to read using phonics. However, many of the high frequency words are not phonically regular and are therefore hard to read in the early stages. In addition to being difficult to sound out, most of the high frequency words have a rather abstract meaning which is hard to explain to a child for example the word "the" or "of"? A list of high frequency words are provided for our fourth and fifth graders for you to work with them at home to master.

Fourth Grade https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/97/dolche-words-4th-grade.pdf

Fifth Grade https://s3.amazonaws.com/trcabcwww/pdf/Fifth-Grade-Lists.pdf

Did you know September is Library Card Sign-Up Month? We are encouraging all of our parents to ensure their child has a library card. The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System offers a wealth of resources to support our students, parents and teachers. There is even a library card app that features, free access to:

* Hoopla – movies, television, audiobooks, ebooks and comics

* Libby – audiobooks and ebooks

* Flipster & RB digital – digital magazines (i.e. Teen Vogue, ESPN, Black Enterprise, Essence, O Consumer Reports, etc.)

* New York Times – digital access via library website using GALILEO database

* Freegal – streaming music (no commercials) and three free downloads each week

Through eCampus, library cardholders have FREE access to an online learning suite of eight unique databases to support all ages K – adults with test preparation, continuing education and GED resources, and career and employment resources. Highlights of the online education resources include, but are not limited to, the following:

* BookFlix: literacy resource for pre-K through 3rd grade that offers a unique way to link fact and fiction through read-alongs

* Tutor.com: One-on-one tutoring sessions and homework help in academic subjects, and include year round access to academic skill building and Georgia Milestone Practice Test.

* Learning Express Library: practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, testing resources for K-12.

* Mango Languages: Learn practical conversation skills through interactive step by step lesson plans in 70 different languages.

These databases are accessible via the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System library card. You can quickly and easily create the eCampus resources by setting up a free account using an email address and password. First you must sign-up for your library card, which can be completed online using the link below:

http://www.afpls.org/library-card-application

To continue free or reduced price meal benefits for students each household must complete a new application every year. Free and Reduced Meal Benefits will end on September 18, 2018, if the household has not reapplied for SY 2018-2019.

If there is an interruption in benefits or the household does not reapply, the household is responsible for payment of meals until the Free and Reduced Application is approved. To help assure continuation of benefits, the household must have a paper application turned in to the school cafeteria manager before September 14th, 2018 or complete an online application by September 17th, 2018 at www.fulton.schoollunchapp.com. Be sure to list all the students in the household on the application. Keep in mind, the application may take up to 10-days to process. If you have any questions, please call the Fulton County School Nutrition Program – Meal Eligibility Desk at (470) 254-2220.

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Eligibility for free or reduced priced school meals benefits is based on any one of these three things:

1. your total household income and size in the month the application is filled out, or the month before, or

2. your child's individual status as foster, homeless, migrant, or runaway, or

3. participation in an assistance program by any member of your household (have your case number handy).

Your US citizenship or immigration status does not affect your eligibility for free or reduced price benefits.

Please complete the online application by September 15, 2018. You will receive an email notification if your child is eligible for free or reduced lunch.