Blue Bear Notes
Mashburn Elementary
A Note From Mrs. Gravitt
PARENT INPUT WANTED: TAKE THE CCRPI/CLIMATE SURVEY FOR MASHBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
Public schools in Georgia are evaluated on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) using survey data from students, school personnel and parents to calculate the School Climate Star Rating. Student surveys will be administered in school. The deadline for the surveys has been extended to 3/16/18.
Georgia Parent Survey
32 questions
CLICK HERE to take the survey!
EOG GA Milestone
Parents: Testing season is quickly approaching that means the EOG GA Milestone Assessment is just around the corner. Through teaching the curriculum, our students are well prepared for this test. In order to ensure a successful administration, please make sure the following dates are on your calendars. Please do not schedule appointments or time away from school during this time. We also ask that parent volunteers and lunch visitors refrain from coming during the days of testing due to alternate schedules and test security. If you have any questions regarding the GA Milestone testing, please contact Jennifer Swaim. jswaim@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Testing dates:
April 16th- 3rd and 5th grade ELA Section 1
April 17th- 3rd and 5th grade ELA Sections 2 and 3
April 18th- 3rd and 5th grade Math Section 1
April 19th- 3rd and 5th grade Math Section 2
April 20th- 5th grade Science April 23rd- 5th grade Social Studies
April 24th- 4th grade ELA Section 1
April 25th- 4th grade ELA Sections 2 and 3
April 26th- 4th grade Math Section 1
April 27th- 4th grade Math Section 2
Lunchroom Reminder
Also, please don't forget to checkout at the front office before you leave. Thank you for your help!
Attention Parents of Students with Disablities
In order for all students to graduate prepared to achieve a lifetime of success, families need to be an important part of the school team. It is critical that the GaDOE assist local school systems in partnering with families to raise the achievement rate for students with disabilities. Completing this survey will assist in achieving this goal. Please complete the 10 question survey below to provide us with your feedback. Thank you!
Counseling Corner
Happy March! Hope everyone is feeling Lucky! Aubie and I are looking forward to a great month with our students. This month’s mindset is The Time is NOW! In our Core Curriculum Counseling lessons, we are learning about our mindset of the month, safety and friendship through the ACT model. ACT stands for: Aware, Care, and Tell. We are having fun and learning how to be Safe and be a GREAT Friend!
Our B2 Student Leadership Team has two exciting service projects this month:
Shamrock Grams: Shamrock grams are $1 and will be sold in the cafeteria by our B2 Leaders before school (7:45am-8:20am) from Friday March 9 – Friday March 16th. Encourage your student(s) to send a Shamrock Gram to friends, teachers, and staff to help us raise money to provide art supplies for children in the hospital at Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. The TIME is NOW to Give back and make a difference!!!
Fruit Cup Food Drive: March 19-30th. The fruit cups collected will support Lambert High School’s Blessings in a Backpack program. Lambert HS provides blessings (food to take home for the weekend) to many students here at Mashburn and at a number of schools in our area. Let’s show them our appreciation and LIVE TO GIVE!
Thank you to everyone for supporting our service projects and partnering with us to make Mashburn a Ridiculously Amazing school for our students to be Ready to learn and Ready for Life!
Love,
Mrs. Bryant & Aubie
Safety Drill
2018 Talent Show
Calling all 3rd-5th grade Bluebears! Mashburn need singers, dancers, and other talented artists to participate in our 2018 Talent Show. Below is the flyer with all the information you will need in order to sign-up for the talent show. Deadline to sign-up for the talent show and submit music is March 23rd. If you have any questions about the flyer, google form, or the talent show in general—please reach out to Jessica Stanford @ jstanford@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Jump Rope for Heart
Jump Rope for Heart starts March 9th! Students will bring home more information along with collection envelopes. Mrs. Ryan will be in the cafeteria Tuesday and Thursday mornings before school to hand out prizes for donations collected. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Jager @ mailto:jjager@forsyth.k12.ga.us
STEM Night
When: Tuesday, March 20, 2018
5:30-Kona Ice
5:45-7:00 pm STEM Stations
Where: Mashburn Elementary
Come join us on March 20th for Mashburn Elementary's STEM Night! There will be stations for students to participate in, including Robotics, Mystery Architecture, Coding, a presentation from Curt Godwin about his time in NASA, plus much MORE!
Plus, enjoy a yummy treat from Kona Ice Truck!This event is free, fabulous, FUN!!!
Please RSVP below if you plan on attending:
Lost & Found
Lost & Found:
Parents we have a huge selection of jacket, sweatshirts, hats, water bottles, lunch boxes and gloves in our Lost & Found area in the Court Yard.
All of the items will be donated by March 16th. Please come and see if you are missing any items before they are donated.
K Registration Information
Save The Date!
May 8, 2018: 9:00am-10:00am-Sneak Peak for all upcoming kindergarteners! Come take a tour of Mashburn and learn about what your child needs to know to be ready for the upcoming school year.
· Kindergarten Screening will be held on three different days. This is a time for us to get to know your little ones so that we can best serve them in the upcoming school year. Please check the Mashburn website or Mashburn Facebook Page for a link to the SignUp Genius.
o May 14, 2018: 3:30-5:30
o May 15, 2018: 7:00-4:00
o May 16, 2018: 3:30-5:30
· August 2, 2018 – Kindergarten Open House will be held at a separate time from 9:00am-
30am. All other grades will be from 4:30pm-6:30pm. This is a fun time for our new kindergarten students to ride the bus to school, see their classroom, meet their teacher, and learn all about kindergarten routines and procedures.
For more information please view the linked flyer:
Chemist's Carnival
This Month's Mindset
Important Dates:
March 9th: Early Release/Parent Teacher Conferences
March 13th: Middle School 101 Night
March 16th: End of Quarter 3
March 20th: Family STEM Night
March 22nd: Spring Picture Day
April 2nd-6th: Spring Break
April 10th: Talent Show
April 14th: Mother Son Event
April 16th- 3rd and 5th grade ELA
April 17th- 3rd and 5th grade ELA
April 18th- 3rd and 5th grade Math
April 19th- 3rd and 5th grade Math
April 20th- 5th grade Science
April 23rd- 5th grade Social Studies
April 24th- 4th grade ELA
April 25th- 4th grade ELA
April 26th- 4th grade Math
April 27th- 4th grade Math
Contact Information
Email: cgravitt@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Website: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/mashburn
Location: 3777 Samples Road, Cumming, GA, United States
Phone: 770-889-1630
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MashburnES/
Twitter: @MashburnES