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Learn and Grow,

Lead and Show!

A Message from the Principal

Dear Lake Windward Families,

What an amazing school year! It is hard to believe that the 2016-17 school year is almost over! I have loved watching

your children grow socially, academically, and physically! I am so proud of our students and their successes!

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your support in our classrooms, at PTA events, and at our

celebrations. Thank you for the time you have invested in homework, projects, studying and more! Thank you for

your support of me and for allowing me the opportunity to be the principal of such a great school!

I wish all of our 5th grade students and their families well as they embark on the next chapter…middle school! I

know our students are well prepared and will enjoy their time at their new school, however we will miss you!!

Please take advantage of the summer to continue reading and writing. Your children are more than welcome to send

me a note this summer, and I promise to write back.

Mrs. Julie Morris

11770 East Fox Court

Alpharetta, GA 30005

Enjoy your summer, I can’t wait to hear all about your summer adventures in August!

Warm Regards,

Julie Morris

THE GATOR GAZETTE MAY 22, 2017

Important Dates

to Remember

May 23

Extra Yearbook Sales

7:00-8:00am

2:00-3:00pm

May 25

Last Day of School

Report Cards Go Home

End of Year Notes from the School Clinic

All non-prescription medications need to be picked up by the last

day of school. All prescription medications need to be picked up

on the last day of school. Per Fulton County policy, all medications

not picked up by the last day of school will be disposed.

If your child has borrowed clothes from the school clinic, please

wash and return the items. Also, if you have any to donate, the

clinic is very low in younger boy clothing (shorts, pants, underwear,

socks).

Kindergarten Screening

Another date is available for Kindergarten screening. Please visit the Sign Up Genius

link below to register. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d45a5ac29abfa7-

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Summer Reading

Whether you are relaxing at home or heading for the beach, pick out

some books to read for fun. Did you know there are studies showing

that students who read four or more books during summer get better

grades on their tests in fall? Encourage your students to read for at

least twenty minutes per day. Check the Media Center page on the

school website for reading suggestions. Make reading part of your

family’s summer plans. You’ll be glad you did!

http://fcssummerreading.weebly.com/

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Lake Windward Elementary PTA News: http://lwepta.my-pta.org/

A Message from the PTA President

Hi Gator Families,

The last week…really? It’s hard to believe another school year has passed…and it has been another awesome journey.

As my oldest goes off to middle school in the fall, I am so proud of how LWE has helped prepare him for this next

chapter. A big thank you to our parents, staff, faculty, and students for making this school great.

This summer, our new PTA board will be hard at work planning for the next school year. I want to thank our new

board members who have stepped up to help out…we could not do this without our volunteers! I would also like to

request help for our last remaining board positions which we desperately need filled: Secretary & co-President.

If you are interested in either position, please contact me directly!

A preview of several new & exciting changes for the fall include replacing our membership drive with a school

funding drive which combines the fall fundraiser & membership drive into one. We also hope to roll out online

payments with our new website platform making it easier to pay for PTA events and activities.

Our PTA hopes you enjoy a long, restful, fun summer with your family & friends!

Sincerely,

Ashlee Few

LWE PTA President

president@LWEpta.com

WHAT DOES MY PTA DO? WHERE DOES MY PTA MONEY GO?

Student Enrichment & Support School Enrichment & Support

Teacher Enrichment & Support

Family & Community Support

YOUR PTA at work.

These include software, learning resources, and programs that the PTA funds, and they directly support the students.

Next is our school enrichment & support. Various projects were able to be paid for last year by the PTA which enhanced our school environment & campus. We added some new playground benches & equipment, purchased a trophy case to display LWE’s numerous awards, and replaced hallway strips for displaying student work. We are also still in the process of cleaning up areas of our school campus & installing shade trees for our playground.

For our teacher support…a big change this year was the offering of teacher grants. We allocated $10,000 for this purpose. The grants submitted this past year totaled $22,000 in requests. We worked w/ the school to fund or partially fund as many of these as possible. Teacher stipends are for teachers who join the PTA. They are given an $80 reimbursement amount for classroom supplies & needs.

Our family & community support is a broad area in which we have many different programs, activities, and services that we provide the school & our LWE families. Many of you have participated in these fun events – you know what they are all about and we try to make sure the kids have a great time. Other ways we support our families & community is by hosting a website and Facebook page. We hope that information is more than just a flyer in a backpack so we try to maintain these various means of communication. It is part of our plan for next year to try and offer membership registration & payment acceptance online.

THE GATOR GAZETTE MAY 22, 2017

Are you interested in being a Jr. Raider Football Trainer?

ATTENTION Rising 6th, 7th or 8th grade girls who would like to be

an important part of the football team and is not cheering. You

will get to help out at all football games by providing the players

with water and helping coaches with anything they need. It is a

great opportunity to get involved with your Jr. Raider Team!

Sign up now: https://goo.gl/forms/pwYB7vXei7Hq77xX2

Questions: contact Caroline Kelly

carolinemoorekelly@gmail.com or Lora Bunarek

lbunarek@gmail.com

Alpharetta High School Cheer Mini-Camp

Join the Alpharetta High School Cheerleaders as they host

their annual cheer mini-camp, June 5-8 from 12:30-4:30

at Alpharetta High School. Each day, the cheerleaders

will lead the campers in cheers, chants and dances, plus

crafts, games and snacks. Each camper will get a t-shirt

and pictures with the cheerleaders. On the last day,

campers will put on a show for family and friends debuting

their cheer routines. Plus, all campers are invited to

cheer with the AHS cheerleaders in Raider Stadium for one

game during the 2017 season. Cost is only $125 per

camper. Sibling discounts available. To learn more or

register: www.AHScheer.org.

Alpharetta High School Jr. Raider Volleyball

Registration is open for the Fall 2017 Alpharetta High School

Jr. Raider volleyball season! Be a part of one of the most

popular girls sports in the country! Our program is open to

rising 2nd-8th grade girls. Learn more and register at

www.alpharettavolleyball.com. Contact us with your child's

name and fall 2017 grade to be added to our mailing list:

jrraider.volleyball@yahoo.com

AHS Raider Lacrosse Summer Camp

Please join us at this awesome and fun lacrosse camp for

rising 2nd graders through 9th graders. Camp is run by

Alpharetta High School coaches and varsity players. Campers

do not need to have experience playing lacrosse. Campers

must come with a lacrosse stick, goggles, a mouth guard, and

a water bottle. Each camper receives a t-shirt!

Camp is held June 5-8, from 2-5pm each day. Cost is $125.

Email Coach Karen Allen at allenk2@fultonschools.org to

reserve your child’s spot and to receive a registration form.

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Legacy Academy Summer Day Camp at Flynn Crossing. Join us for our day camp which offers all kinds of activities for your

child/children. The schedule of activities are below:

Weekly Theme

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Aviation

May 29th

CLOSED

MEMORIAL DAY

May 30th

-Astronaut Party

-Canvas Space Paintings

May 31st

Fieldtrip:

-Strawberry Patch @

Warbington Farms

-Making Strawberry shortcake

pastries

June 1st

Fieldtrip:

-Delta Flight Museum

June 2nd

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

Locomotion

June 5th

-Zumba Party

-Making Trail mix

June 6th

-Recreating “Train in the Station”

oil painting

-Movie Day!

June 7th

Fieldtrip:

-Monkey Joes

June 8th

-Amazing Athletes

-Balloon Art

June 9th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

The Four Seasons

June 12th

-Making Artificial Snow

-Making Ice crystals

June 13th

-Planting Flowers

-Four Seasons Art Project

June 14th

-Owl Drawings

-Picnic

June 15th

Fieldtrip:

-Spray Station

-Making lemonade

June 16th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

Robotics

June 19th

In house Fieldtrip:

-Imagine that and Future Tech

-Building Aluminum Robots

June 20th

Fieldtrip:

-Robotic Explorers

June 21st

Fieldtrip:

-Forsyth County Recycling

Center

-Creating a recycling bin for

legacy

June 22nd

Fieldtrip:

-Movies

-Volleyball Game

June 23rd

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

A minute to Win it

June 26th

-Board Game competitions

-Funny Face off Art Activity

June 27th

Fieldtrip:

-Tiny Towne

June 28th

-Obstacle Course

-Tie dye Shirts

June 29th

Fieldtrip:

-Catch Air

June 30th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

Imagination

Experiments

July 3rd

-Olympic Ring Bagels

-Rainbow Bubble Snake Craft

CLOSED

FOURTH OF JULY

July 5th

-Volcano mini explosions

-Artsy Collages

July 6th

Kona Ice Truck

-Kool-Aid Playdough

July 7th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

Imagination

Inventions

July 10th

-Bake off Competition

-Making car tracks

July 11th

Fieldtrip:

-Center for Puppetry Arts

July 12th

-Picasso Masterpiece

-Window Reflecting Art

July 13th

Fieldtrip:

-Out of the Box Art Studio

July 14th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

The Solar System

July 17th

-Making Planets

-Bubble painting

July 18th

Fieldtrip:

-Yogurtini Frozen yogurt

July 19th

-Solar system Painting

-Making homemade ice cream

July 20th

Fieldtrip:

-Hoops and Sand

July 21st

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

The Ultimate Habitat

July 24th

-Aviation Trivia

-Paper Airplane Weight Test

July 25th

Fieldtrip:

-Elachee Nature Science Center

July 26th

Fieldtrip:

-Tree Top Quest

July 27th

Fieldtrip:

-Autrey Mill

July 28th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

Build and Play

July 31st

Fieldtrip:

-Movies

-Paper Bead Necklace

Aug. 1st

In house Fieldtrip:

-Bricks 4 kidz

Aug. 2nd

Fieldtrip:

-Stars and Strikes

Aug. 3rd First day of Forsyth Co. Schools

Fieldtrip:

-Cici’s Pizza

-Foam Colorful Painting Craft

Aug. 4th

-Water Park

-Baking/Cooking Day

Aug. 7th

Fieldtrip:

-Brusters

Aug. 8th

First day of Fulton Co. Schools

THE GATOR GAZETTE MAY 22, 2017

LWE Appreciates Our 2016-2017 Business Partners

Cheeseburger Bobby’s3630 Peachtree ParkwaySuwanee, GA 30024(404) 952-9613

Chick-fil-A4285 State Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30022(770) 521-2132

Great Harvest Bread Co.10305 Medlock Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30097770-622-0222

Publix @ Abbott’s Villageon Jones Bridge Rd770-751-4580

Tara Humata6195 Windward PkwyAlpharetta, GA 30005(770) 772-4540

Marco’s Pizza5075 Abbotts Bridge RdAlpharetta, GA 30005(770) 777-2112

Platinum Level Sponsors

Silver Level Sponsors

Gold Level Sponsors

Advanced Family and

Cosmetic Dentistry

4205 North Point

Parkway, Building D

Alpharetta, GA 30022

678-245-6816

Riverside Pizza11877 Douglas RoadJohns Creek, GA (770) 360-0002

Karate Atlanta

5354 McGinnis Ferry Rd

Ste# 212

Alpharetta, GA 30005

770-569-5560

Nothing Bundt Cakes, Alpharetta5230 Windward Parkway #102Milton, GA 30004(678)366-1445

Little Caesar’s5162 McGinnis Ferry Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30005(770) 751-7001

S.A.M. Singapore Math

10450 Medlock Bridge Rd.Suite 105

Johns Creek GA 30097

(770)274-4545

Mathnasium

9945 Jones Bridge Rd, Ste 105

Johns Creek, GA 30022

(770) 343-MATH (6284)

Yogurtini11890 Douglas Rd #101, Alpharetta, GA 30005(678) 867-9100

Studio Tonic Salon970 North Point DriveLoft 14Alpharetta Ga 30022(404) 547-4353

Southern Refreshment Services 2527 Commerce PlaceTucker, GA 30084(770)939-9299

GemCorp Fine Jewelry Consultations & Appraisals5064 Roswell Rd, NEBuilding B Suite 101Atlanta, GA 30342(404)851-9489

Another Broken Egg Café 4075 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30005(770) 837-3440

Flying Biscuit Café- Johns Creek10995 State Bridge Rd. Johns Creek, GA 30022(470) 719-8700

JEI Learning Center

11585 Jones Bridge Rd. Suite 210

Johns Creek, GA

(470) 321-4444

Rhonda Shell Real Estate678-576-1914

The Local Wood Fired Grill5315 Windward Pkwy Ste B, Alpharetta, GA 30004(470) 448-1249