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The 100th day of school is quickly approaching for Frey's "Save It Forward" initiative. We are asking students to bring in canned goods by January 27th. This helps to support our community. Let's make a difference! Every can helps.

Parent Surveys are due by February 10th. Please make sure to return them in the envelope, unfolded, and completed in #2 pencil.

HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR YEARBOOK?
Online only at the www.yearbookordercenter.com
A $3.50 fee applies
Did you get great photos of your child and their classmates at the Thanksgiving Feast and/or holiday centers? Yearbook Committee would like you to upload them to possibly be included in the yearbook!!
Upload them to www.hjeshare.com School Code 1041802

Report Cards went home Friday. If you also received a survey to complete, you'll find your report card inside the large envelope. 

Please sign and return the white signature card and return it in the small envelope (unsealed).

Surveys:

• Parents please complete the survey using a number 2 pencil only.  NO PENS!
• Parents should NOT write names on the survey or the envelope.
• Parents should return the surveys in the envelope by February 10^th
•  Parents should NOT seal the envelope
• You may return surveys to the teacher or the front office.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

   We are so excited for our Polar Express and Pajama Day on Monday, December 19^th. We are going sit in the hallway and listen to Mrs. Ratliff, our Media Specialist, read The Polar Express to the entire first grade.  Please make sure your child has a pair of tennis shoes available in his/her backpack in case they are needed for specials or recess. 

We will conclude our morning with a special hot chocolate treat along with our snack.

Cameron West Day Friday

This is just a reminder that Cameron West will be in our building tomorrow morning.  We want to encourage all students to wear red.  If parents are here during that time (10:00), we encourage you to wear red as well.  Students purchased red shirts at the beginning of the school year.  If they can't find that particular one, just have them wear red, white, or blue.

Lt Cameron West

Last year, we adopted Lt. Cameron West's platoon and began to send care packages to his platoon in Afghanistan. Shortly after, Lt. Cameron West was wounded and had to come home; however, Frey continued to send care packages to his platoon in Afghanistan until the end of the school year. On Friday, 12/16/11 Lt. Cameron West will be visiting our school to thank all of the students. We are holding a "Coins for Cameron" drive on this Tuesday and Wednesday. We are planning to present Lt. Cameron West with a check for the Wounded War Foundation on Friday, 12/16th. At 10:00 AM, our students will line the hallways for our "Hero's Welcome Walk of Honor". The students will stand in the hallways, holding the American Flag, as Lt. Cameron takes the "Walk of Honor" at Frey. He will walk down each hallway so that each student will be able to see him and thank him for his service to our Country. Our staff
and students are asked to wear their Lt. Cameron shirt from last year, the Patriotic Frey Shirt, or red, white, and blue on this day. The presentation of the check will be broadcasted from the Media Center to the classrooms and Lt. Cameron will take a moment to speak to the students from this broadcast.

 

This won't be the first time Lt. Cameron West has walked the halls of Frey. He took his first "Walk of Honor" as a 5th grader in May of 1997, when he graduated from Frey Elementary School. Lt. Cameron West is very special to us because he was a former Frey student. It is an honor to have him come and visit us and we are so proud of this Marine.  In addition, each student that sends in a donation on this Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a link to add to our Rachel's Challenge Chain of Kindness.

 

Thank you so much for your support!

Just a reminder...

 There will be no school for students or teachers on Friday, December 23rd. Teachers will return to school on Monday, January 9th and students will return to school on Tuesday, January 10th. 

 Supplies

Dear Parents,
When devising our school supply list for the current year, we tried to be very cautious in asking for supplies.   Each school year all grade levels combine a few supplies to one central storage area.  With the rapid change in weather, we are finding ourselves in need of a few community school supplies.  It would be greatly appreciated if each family could send in some Kleenex, Clorox Wipes, Ziploc Sandwich and Snack size bags.

 Classroom News

Language Arts:
- sentence structure and introduction to word parts (nouns, verbs)
- capitalization and punctuation
- blends (ex. frog, stop), digraphs (ex. th, ch, wh, sh), and endings (s, ed, ing)
- dictionary skills
- predicting, characters, setting, and main idea of stories (When your child reads to you or you read to your child, be sure to discuss the characters, setting, events/details in sequence in the book. Encourage your child to retell the book with few, if any, prompts)
- handwriting: printing legibly with correct spacing between words and forming letters correctly
- writing process:
1.) developing beginning, middle, and ending of a story with details throughout and a clear focus of the story  
2.) revising and editing a draft

Math:
- addition and subtraction facts to 12
- word problems to 12
- key math vocabulary words such as altogether, combining sets, sum, total, plus, both, in all, are left/were left, fewer, difference, take away, remaining, how many more
- place value to 99
- math journals
- several different ways to represent numbers to 100
- counting coins to .50 and bills to $20
- geometric shapes
- positional words

Science:
- sound (high/low, loud/soft, emergency sounds)
- light (sources of light, shadows)

Social Studies:
- contributions of Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea
- contributions of Thomas Jefferson

Health: nutritious food and the food pyramid

General Information:
- Rachel’s Challenge/Save It Forward Food Drive
   So far we have had a wonderful response to our food collection for needy families here in Cobb County.   We will continue to collect boxed and canned food until the 100^th day of school (Jan. 27^th), so please keep those donations coming! For each donation a student brings in, they receive a link to add to our Rachel’s Challenge Chain for their act of kindness. Thank you for your generosity!
Update: Our class has collected 77 cans!!! Although we've almost reached our goal, let's continue to collect until January 27th!  We will start a new collection graph.

-December 16th: Book due for our class book exchange
-December 20th: Our Holiday Breakfast in our class at 8am. Please join us for the breakfast and stay to do a fun activity with your child!
- December 23-January 9:  Winter Break~ Happy Holidays and Happy New Year
- January 10:  Return to School
- January 13:  Report Cards Go Home

 

 

Rachel’s Challenge/Save It Forward
Food Drive

 So far we have had a wonderful response to our food collection for needy families here in Cobb County. We will continue to collect boxed and canned food until the 100^th day of school (Jan. 27^th), so please keep those donations coming! For each donation a student brings in, they receive a link to add to our Rachel’s Challenge Chain for their act of kindness. Thank you for your generosity!

 We currently have 53 products!!!!!

- Original Art Works magnets: Please send in either your payment for the magnet or return the magnet if you aren't interested in purchasing one.

- Our team is collecting soap to help replenish our school supplies. If you could send some soap, we would really appreciate it!!

We have been learning about:

Language Arts:
- sentence structure and introduction to word parts (nouns, verbs)
- capitalization and punctuation
- blends (ex. frog, stop), and digraphs (ex. th, ch, wh, sh)
- predicting, characters, setting, and main idea of stories (When your child reads to you or you read to your child, be sure to discuss the characters, setting, events/details in sequence in the book. Encourage your child to retell the book with few, if any, prompts)
- handwriting: printing legibly with correct spacing between words and forming letters correctly
- writing process: developing beginning, middle, and ending of a story with details throughout and a clear focus of the story
Math:
- addition and subtraction facts to 12
- word problems to 12
- key math vocabulary words such as altogether, combining sets, sum, total,
plus, both, in all, are left/were left, fewer, difference, take away, remaining, how many more
- place value to 99
-fact families
- math journals
- measurement of time: days, weeks, months
- time to the hour
Science:
- magnets: exploring objects that are magnetic and non-magnetic
Social Studies:
- landforms: mountains, plains, deserts, coasts, plateaus, and valleys
- Thomas Jefferson: studying his contributions
-Lewis and Clark
-Sacagawea
Health: nutritious food and the food pyramid

The Frey After School Program (ASP) now has an Online Payment Availability.

Online prepayment is now available for parents to pay their student's daily fees and registration fee! 

The parents may access this availability and/or register at www.mealpayplus.com. 

Please contact Frey's After School Program if you have any questions.

The Cobb County Fire Marshalls have begun writing Fire Lane Parking violations in school parking lots this week.  A number of people have already received citations.  They were at Frey this week and will be back to continue checking the fire lane as well as the Handicapped parking spots.  The Fire Marshall will continue writing these citations throughout the county this school year.  Please remember that if you park in the fire lane (the curb that is painted red), you risk being ticketed.

Orginial Art Works magnets are due. If you are not going to purchase any items, please return the magnet by Monday, November 7th.

The first grade team is collecting soap for our school supplies. If you can please pick up some while you are shopping it would be greatly appreciated.

Please join Frey as we SAVE IT FORWARD.  Our goal is to collect 100 cans of food by the 100th day of school. If each child could bring in one can a month then our goal would be met. All the food collected will go towards feeding families in our Cobb County community.

Dates to Remember

November 6:  Daylight Savings Time Ends - Set Clocks Back 1 Hour
November 8:  Teacher In-Service Day - No School For Students
November 15:  Thanksgiving Feast For Grades K-2
November 16:  Thanksgiving Feast For Grades 3-5
November 21-25:  Thanksgiving Break - No School

 

 

 

October 24 -           Cobb County's United Way Campaign Kick
                              Off. Frey wants to get involved! We will
                              donate proceeds from our Chicken Biscuit
                              Sale on Nov. 2 to United Way!

Conference Week    Oct. 24 - 28
** Dismissal begins at 12:20pm Monday thru Friday.
** there will be no after school enrichment programs (Spanish, Acworth Gallery Art or rocket club) during Conference week.

Scholastic Book Fair Oct. 24 - 28 in the Media Center
Mon: 7:15am - 4:00pm
Tue:  7:15am - 4:00pm
Wed: 7:15am - 6:00pm
Thu:  7:15am - 4:00pm
Fri:   7:15am - 10:00am

Payments accepted by cash, check or debit/credit card.  Check the Teacher "Wish List" board to help buy a book for your child's classroom. 
* Pre-orders will be taken for the new diary of a Wimpy Kid, which is to be released Nov. 15.  The books will be delivered to school on Nov. 14. Cool!  Email questions to jana.ratliff@cobbk12.org.   

Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24 - 28 
Mon: I'm a Jean'ius because I am drug free!
         Wear jeans and a RED shirt.
Tue:   Be all you can be, stay drug free!
         Wear army attire/camouflage clothes.
Wed:  Sock it to drugs!  Wear mismatched socks.
Thu:   Put a cap on drugs!  Wear a cap/hat to school.
Fri:    Stay in the game, be drug free!
         Wear spirit wear or team jersey.

Friday, Oct. 28 is Picture retake day -

Students must bring in their picture packet if re-taking pictures.  
* Picture Retakes are for students unhappy with their picture.

* A student who was absent on picture day may have
   their picture taken for the year book.
* A student who was absent on picture day may also
   order pictures at this time.
* A student who recently enrolled may have their
   picture taken and/or order at this time.

 

Monday, Oct 31-   *Silly Slippers Day! Donate $1, for United
                               Way, and get to wear your favorite slippers
                                to school.  Thanks for helping support our
                                community!

                            
Thursday, Nov 3      *Science Night* with Museum of Aviation!
                                 Door Prizes!   6:00pm in the Cafeteria for
                                 brief 2nd Gen. PTSA mtg.    Door Prizes!
                                 *15 tables of awesome science experiments!

Tue, Nov. 8     Student Holiday - No school

Tue, Nov 15             Thanksgiving Feast   K - 2nd grades
Wed,  Nov 16           Thanksgiving Feast   3rd - 5th grades

Nov 21 - 25   Thanksgiving Holiday - No school

K-2 Feast-Tuesday, November 15th - time sheet coming soon
3-5 Feast-Wednesday, November 16th