Monday Mail
Mashburn Elementary
Halloween Costume Contest
Just a reminder: As part of our Red Ribbon Week celebration, we are going to do a staff-wide team costume contest! This will be an OPTIONAL contest. You will work with your teams (grade level, SPED, admin, front office, specials, ESOL/EIP/Gifted, cafeteria, custodians, speech/psych). The contest will be judged by some of our community partners, and you will have the chance to win gift cards for your team! We will have a quick celebration at 3:20 in the cafeteria and our community partners will pick the best group costume at this time!
Action Item:
If your grade level/team would like to participate in a costume contest, meet in the Cafeteria OCt. 31st @ 3:20.
Talk About It Tuesday Schedule
Oct. 22nd-Gifted Strategies
All teachers to attend
Oct. 29th-SIOP Strategies with Michelle Slaton
All teachers to attend
Nov. 5th-PL Day
All teachers to attend
Employee ID-Please Read
Technology Services is needing to verify ALL Employee ID #’s and confirm they are in the system correctly. We ask that you please take a minute and verify your information by logging into
Please use the same login credentials that are used to login to your computer. After you have logged in you may be prompted to answer the Challenge Questions, if not previously completed. Please answer at least 3 of these questions to continue. Once you have logged in and completed the challenge questions, please select “Edit Profile” and verify your Employee ID.
*If your Employee ID # is NOT in the field, please enter the correct information and click Save.
If you have any questions or concerns, please let Carol Ann know if you have any questions.
Action Item:
Complete link with employee ID number.
Red Ribbon Week Activities
Red Ribbon Week Activities:
What is Red Ribbon Week? Mashburn Elementary School will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week during the week of October 28th- November 1st. The purpose of Red Ribbon Week is to present a visible commitment to living a safe, healthy, and drug-free life. The campaign is designed to create awareness concerning the problems related to the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs and to support the decision to live a drug-free lifestyle.
Monday- “Unite Against Drugs” Wear red, white and blue clothing or shirts. Students will be given red ribbons to wear, students will sign the Red Ribbon Pledge Banner all in an effort to demonstrate our commitment to live a drug-free life. Students will have classroom discussions and engage in activities about the dangers of drugs, tobacco or alcohol. Monday’s drug awareness trivia question will be announced on Good Morning Mashburn.
Tuesday- “Protect & Serve Day” Wear camouflage, or any branch of the military attire to show how we will protect our school from the dangers of drugs and serve as role models in our community. Students will have classroom discussions and engage in activities about the dangers of drugs, tobacco or alcohol. Tuesday’s drug awareness trivia question will be announced on Good Morning Mashburn, and Monday prize winner will be announced.
Wednesday- “Walk Away From Drugs” Our weird feet were made for walking…wear your craziest socks and mismatched shoes. Students will have classroom discussions and engage in activities about the dangers of drugs, tobacco or alcohol. Wednesday’s drug awareness trivia question will be announced on Good Morning Mashburn, and Tuesday’s prize winner will be announced.
Thursday- “Scare Drugs Away” Wear your Halloween or scary costume. Students will have classroom discussions and engage in activities about the dangers of drugs, tobacco or alcohol. Thursday’s drug awareness trivia question will be announced on Good Morning Mashburn, and Wednesday’s prize winner will be announced.
Friday- “Sweet Drug-Free Dreams” Wear your pajamas. Students will have classroom discussions and engage in activities about the dangers of drugs, tobacco or alcohol. Friday’s drug awareness trivia question will be announced on Good Morning Mashburn, and Thursday’s prize winner will be announced.
Early Release Schedule
Early Release Specials Schedule
8:45 - 9:15: 4th Grade
9:15 - 9:45: 2nd Grade
9:45 - 10:15: 3rd Grade
10:15 - 10:45: 5th Grade
10:45 - 11:15: Specials Lunch
11:15 - 11:45: Kindergarten
11:45 - 12:15: 1st Grade
12:30: DISMISSAL
The master schedule has early release times for lunch.
DCD Day Schedule
Our next DCD day is scheduled for Friday, October 25th. The county has asked us to schedule the DCD sessions a little different this time. The admin team was given a list of options and determined the best session for everyone to attend. The first link below indicates which session or sessions you will be attending. The second link is a description of the sessions and where the sessions will be held. Some sessions are three hours and some are 1.5 hours. Those of you that will attend a 1.5 hour session, please know you will attend two sessions instead of one.
List of what you are signed up for: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1scKh9rojBajxppJq66nZ-GF9XobcBRU-GZlrQUxzFRE/edit#gid=2099263624
Description/Place of DCD Sessions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eoUdYvpd2CGfwKpYK7xkNPK-f3P2_O3EUELfFtCSEgo/edit
Lunch will be on your owns so please plan to be back at school back at the school by 1:00 pm. The afternoon schedule will consist of planning with grade level teams & co-teachers and a Literacy Hand and Hand debrief. Don't forget to use the deconstructing strategies that Andrea went over at our Talk About It Tuesday this week.
**Don't forget "By..." (this will make sense after this week's training).**
Reading and Writing Strategies Books
PBIS Update
Quarterly Rewards
Please make sure that you remember to Celebrate Quarter 1 Rewards and also provide remediation.
Please refer to the End of Quarter Celebrations Plan
7 Mindsets and House Meeting
7 Mindsets Lesson Pacing 19-20 Semester 1
- October- We Are Connected
- November- Attitude of Gratitude
Our Next House Meeting is October 31st.
Action Item:
Celebrate Quarter 1 Rewards
Discounts for Being a FCS Teacher
ARC Reading Log
For grades K,1.and 3: (Please include in your parent newsletter each week and put on your ITSLearning Page)
Practice makes perfect, and the same rule holds true for reading skills. Students need to practice reading every night in order improve their reading skills.
Your child will be doing lots of reading in school and at home.The reason for this program is simple: Research shows that students who read for one hour every day, from books that they can read and want to read, have a much better chance for success in school and beyond. The more time your child spends reading at his or her independent level, the better reader he or she will become.
We need your help! Every night your child will bring home books and a log sheet. Each log sheet line equals one 15-minute Step. Your child should read 2 steps each night.The goal for each students to be engaged in reading for 30 minutes by the END OF THE YEAR. If your child cannot read 15 minutes segments at one time, you can break it up or count the time that your child is engaged with the book. Our goal is for the students to develop a love of reading. Some children takes all year to build up the 30 minutes stamina. When she or he does, she or he will fill in two Steps, and you should sign for both.The reading should be easy and fun for your child. It should not be a struggle. If it turning into a struggle then decrease the amount of time spent reading, but keep in mind we are trying to increase the stamina of reading.
Please contact your child's teacher or Ms. Colson, Instructional Coach (kcolson@forsyth.k12.ga.us), if you have any further questions about the Reading Log.
Action Item:
Add to Itslearning page and parent weekly emails
Picture Information
Any student wishing to get the retake needs to bring back their original packet to the retake day TOMORROW October 22.
Action Item:
Have student bring back original picture packets for retakes on Oct. 22nd. Give packets to Trudie.
Free for Beginner Readers
Heart of Forsyth Winterfest
Action Item
Let us know by Oct. 14th if your grade level is interested in decorating tree.