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December 4, 2017 Mrs. Blankenship & Mrs. Rungruang
Holiday Luncheon!
Adult lunch price is $3.00 (cash or check) Students with siblings will not be able to eat at the same time.
Our schedule is:
Friday December 8th:
Blankenship: 12:00-12:30
Rungruang: 12:03-12:33
We hope that you will attend!
Posterboard...
The Giving Hat
The Giving Hat
Jackson Counselors and The Care Team present
The Giving Hat; an opportunity for you to help Jackson students in need. Look for The Giving Hat at this year’s holiday lunches (December 6, 7, and 8). As students and parents exit the cafeteria, please consider placing a monetary donation of any amount into The Giving Hat.
If you have questions please contact your student’s School Counselor at 770-682-4200
El Sombrero Generoso
¿A usted le gustaría ayudar a estudiantes necesitados? Las Consejeras de Jackson y el Grupo de Caridad estarán patrocinando el Sombrero Generoso durante los almuerzos navideños (6, 7, y 8 de Diciembre). Encuentre el sombrero iluminado en la cafetería al salir del Almuerzo Navideño. Los estudiantes o padres pueden poner cualquier cantidad de dinero en el sombrero para ayudar a un estudiante de Jackson necesitado.
Si tiene alguna pregunta por favor comuníquese con la consejera de su estudiante al 770-682-4200.
Students... Join the fun with the December Holiday Challenge!
Curriculum Update
Writing- We will be finishing our final copies of our research. We will also be completing grammar skill DGs in homeroom.
Social Studies- Students will continue their study of post WW1 including the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression. A summative test covering all three topics will be given the week after next.
Math- We will continue with multiplication of fractions with fractions. Please help your students get logged in to Imagine Math and spend at least 10 minutes on that each night.
Science- More fun discoveries with Matter this next week. Ask your student about what they have learned.
Please mark your calendars...
8th: Fifth Grade Holiday Luncheon
12th: Chorus/Percussion Concert 6:30 PM Cafeteria
11th-14th: Mid-year District Assessments
14th: Drama Club presentation of Cinderella 6:45 PM Cafeteria
21st-January 3rd: Winter Holidays
January:
4th: First day of second semester
8th: Chorus auditions
10th: Chorus/Drama Club auditions
11th: Chorus auditions
15th: Martin Luther King, JR Holiday
17th: Chorus auditions
25th: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
February:
8th: STEAM Night 5:00 PM
9th: Student/Teacher Holiday
16th: End of Box Tops Contest
16th: Spring Pictures
19th: Presidents' Day Student Holiday
21st/22nd: Early Release
22nd: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
23rd: Inclement Weather Make Up Day #1
March:
2nd: Dr. Seuss's Birthday- Read Across America Day
5th-8th: DA Testing
9th: Inclement Weather Make Up Day #2
11th: Daylight Saving Time begins
16th: Jackson Jam
23rd: Inclement Weather Make Up Day #3
27th-30th: PTA Food Drive and Book Fair
29th: Drama Club presents Mulan
April:
2nd-6th-Spring Break
11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 20th, and 23rd- Georgia Milestones Testing
24th: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
27th: PTA Family Fun Night
May
3rd: Kindergarten Registration
8th-11th: End of Year DA testing
10th: Chorus/Percussion Concert
13th: Mother's Day
18th: Fifth Fest!
21st: Fifth Fest Rain Date
23rd: Last day of school