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Special AreasNewsletter
September 2019
MEDIA CENTERWelcome to the 2019-2020 school year! Mrs. Spead and I are excited to see new and old friends in the media center. Over the summerwe received almost 300 new books for students to check out. We added beginning chapterbooks for our �rst and second grade readers, expanded our selection of third through �fthgrade novels, and added to the non-�ction collection. Thank you to all of the students who participated in the Summer Reading program. We hadover 100 students return their Summer Reading Log. Prizes included a free Wendy's chickennuggets, free fries, and a free Frosty. Thank you to Wendy's and our PTA for supporting thisprogram and helping to promote summer reading! Please remember that you and your child can access the Destiny system from home. Destinyis the online catalog database used in all Fulton County schools. This allows you to worktogether to �nd a book that your child needs or wants to read. Simply log into throughClasslink using your child's student number and password then go to the e-Library folder. We are looking for volunteers to help in the Media Center. Volunteers are needed starting at7:15 a.m. through 2 p.m. Please use the Sign-Up Genius below if you are interested!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044FA8A622A1F94-cves13
Introducing Our School Wide Read – The Hard Hat for KidsTeamwork is one of the most important skills for 21st century workers to have and it’s anessential part of the collaborative learning experience at Creek View. This year, our school-wide read features an outstanding book on this topic by Jon Gordon. As we all read The HardHat for Kids over the next four weeks as a school community, students and teachers will havediscussions of how we can work together as a team to put the WE before ME to producebetter outcomes. Research show us that when children feel like a part of a community theircommunication, social and emotional skills are all strengthened. Students who are able towork effectively on teams demonstrate higher levels of self-esteem and con�dence.Over the next month, we’ll learn 10 ways to be a great teammate as we follow the story ofMickey, a spunky and talented basketball lover who learns there is a big difference betweenbeing the best player and being the best teammate. Students will have a chance to participate
in classroom discussions and complete featured activities aligned to this story. Our hope isthat this unforgettable story about sel�essness, loyalty, hard work and compassion will be alesson we can refer to frequently throughout the year as we strive to put the team �rst. We areexcited to be welcoming special guests to read to some of our classes including FultonCounty Schools Superintendent, Dr. Mike Looney. Please always feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need assistance. Happy Reading!Ms. Tracy Schrantz [email protected]. Eva Spead [email protected]
PE NEWSWELCOME TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2019!!!Morning P.E. news – begins September 3rd. 3rd grade on Mondays and Thursdays.4th grade on Tuesdays and Fridays. 5th grade on Wednesdays and Fridays. No morning P.E. forkindergarten through 2nd grade. Please pick up and return permission slips to Coach Hanningor Coach Bidwell if your child would like to participate. Students MUST arrive at 7:10 toparticipate.Intramurals – begins September 5th. On Thursdays. Open to �rst 50 students, then a waitinglist. Please pick up and return permission slips to Coach Bidwell or Coach Hanning if yourchild would like to participate. Students MUST be picked up by 3:45.If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to email Coach B or Coach O. Thank you!Robert Bidwell- [email protected] Hanning- [email protected] Nesselroad- [email protected] Tomasin- [email protected]
MUSIC NOTESMrs. Crane and Mrs. LeSaicherre are excited to be starting another great year in the CVESmusic suite. Please look below for information for your child’s grade level.
Kindergarten- Kindergarten parents will be invited to a Kindergarten music class this fall.Please watch for information in your child’s Friday folder.Third & Fourth Grade- Please watch Friday folders for information about our annual recordersale in late September!Third, Fourth & Fifth Grade- Ukulele club will begin in September, please look for aninformation sheet in Friday folders.Fourth & Fifth Grade- Chorus information forms will be coming home in Friday folders. Wewould love to have your child participate in this fun after-school music activity. Liz Crane- [email protected] LeSaicherre [email protected] www.creekviewmusic.weebly.com
ART DEPARTMENTDear Creek View Families, Welcome to the school year 2019 – 2020. Please visit our Art Department website regularlyfor important information about our Creek View art program www.marantoart.weebly.com.We are excited to teach the new Fulton County Art Curriculum for the second year. Ourstudents will explore a variety of media like drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, clay, �berarts, crafts, and collage. The Art Department encourages our students to participate in our ARTSONIA program.ARTSONIA has many functions. We would like to see student participation for a variety ofreasons. Our students will create their own digital portfolios, a collection of their ownartworks in digital form. Students will learn important skills like uploading images, croppingand enhancing, as well as writing titles and statements. Please read through ARTSONIA’sprivacy policy. You are not obligated to participate in the program. ARTSONIA is also hosting our online school gallery. Please take a minute to visit the galleryand see what our students created in the past three years. The new Futon County ArtCurriculum encourages our students to “participate in appropriate exhibitions of works of artto develop identity of self as an artist.” There are other options available if you decide not tohave your child participate in the online art gallery.ARTSONIA is the only art fundraiser we will have this year. We will not participate in theARTOME frame sale like in previous years. ARTSONIA has a giftshop option which offers ourparents to buy keepsakes with their students’ artworks printed on. Our Creek View ArtDepartment will receive 20% for every keepsake purchase for the CVES art program.The Art department will send home student speci�c permission slips with activation codes foreach individual child by mid-September. Please activate your child’s account. You will see the�rst artworks on our gallery by the end of the �rst quarter upon completion of our �rstprojects. You will not receive a permission slip if your child already has an active account. Itwill stay active through 5th grade unless you decide to withdraw your permission or CVESdecides to no longer participate in the program.
The Art Department is collecting recycling material like bottle caps and paper towel rollsduring the �rst semester in preparation of a recycling project. Mrs. Maranto and Mr. Saltus are looking forward to a creative new school year!
STEM SPOTStudents are already becoming engineers in Creek View’s STEM Lab! During the �rst visit tothe “CVES STEM Spot”, students learned about what STEM stands for, expectations in the lab,and got to try the Engineering Design Process with a quick STEM Bin activity. STEM stands forscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM lessons are hands-on and providereal-life situations to help students learn. We will also explore the 4 Cs (critical thinking,communication, collaboration, and creativity) as students work together in groups. In the nextfew weeks, each class will learn about Digital Citizenship and complete another mini STEMchallenge. Students are “Gearing up for Success” in the STEM Lab!
PTA MAKES A H-U-G-E IMPACT ON CVES!We would love you to consider supporting our PTA. PTA provides the support for us to givestudents exceptional learning activities and students directly see the impact. From brand newleveled libraries in each classroom for all students, to stocked STEM labs, PTA donationsallow us to make the school even better! You can join and donate here:https://creekviewpta.membershiptoolkit.com/