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Congratulations Frey!!

Each year the Governor's Office recognizes schools throughout the state for performance and improvements in academic achievements.  This year it was announced that Frey has been awarded the Bronze Star for academic achievements.  We are very proud and honored to have been named among the top performing schools in the District and the State.

Link to the article in the Marietta Daily Journal:

http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/17277245/article-37-Cobb-County-Schools-recognized-for-achievement--4-for-greatest-gain?instance=home_news_special_coverage

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 will go home this Friday; some students will also have a school survey for parents to complete.

 Report Cards: you may keep your copy of the report card; please sign the white signature card and return it in the small envelope (unsealed) by Friday, January 20th.

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~

Reminder: No School Monday, January 16th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

 

I would like to thank everyone for the wonderfully thoughtful gifts that I received this week; I am grateful for the opportunity to work with you and your children on a daily basis. I hope that everyone has a restful break and that each of you take time to enjoy your families.

Hero's Welcome - Friday, December 16th

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!

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.

Thank you~

  

Date Reminders:

Our Winter Celebration will be a pancake breakfast on the morning of Wednesday, December 21st; please join us.

The last day of school before Winter break is Thursday, December 22nd

Students return to school on Tuesday, January 10th (Monday is a teacher workday)

 

 

 

Welcome Back!

I hope that everyone had a restful Thanksgiving break!  December is a busy month!

I have several fun Gingerbread themed activities planned for both in class and at-home.  We will have a Winter Celebration Breakfast on Wednesday, December 21^st at 8:00; please come to our classroom for pancakes!

We will be creating a Gingerbread class book this month.  Students will bring home Gingerbread Fred and/or Ginger and will write in the book about their adventures; please be sure to return the books the very next day so that everyone has an opportunity to participate.

Students will also create their own gingerbread boy or girl as an at-home project; we will display them in the hallway once completed and returned.

…and the homework is for the first three weeks…the last week is homework free!

Thanksgiving Feast

I hope that you are planning on joining us for lunch tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 15th) for our Thanksgiving Feast in the Cafeteria.  We will eat lunch from 11:42-12:12 at Tables 7 & 8; I look forward to seeing you here.

 

Thank you for attending conferences this week; I appriciate the opportunity to discuss your child with you!

Frey Thanksgiving Feast

Please join us for our annual Frey Thanksgiving Feast. . . 

Tuesday, November 15th - Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade Our class will have lunch from 11:42-12:12, we will sit at Tables 7 and 8 Download the Family Thanksgiving Invitation here

Fire Lane Parking

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.

Parents, don't miss out on the Rachel's Challenge Meeting this Thursday at 6:00. This meeting will inform you about the Rachel's Challenge initiative that Frey is going to be implementing and the reason behind it. This meeting is for PARENTS ONLY due to the content shown and discussed. If you need to bring your children, we will have a movie room for them to go to. The students will have their Assembly for Rachel's Challenge during the day on Thursday that is age appropriate.

We promise you'll walk away with a new perspective on kindness and in helping us START A CHAIN REACTION!!!!