Welcome to Chalker Elementary
Our vision is to spark wonder, dream dreams
and become more than ever imagined
Sharon Arduino - Principal
Annette Bishop - Assistant Principal
Chris Schoonover - Special Student Services Administrator
Chalker Calendar
Chalker Happenings
Fostering Communication Skills:
Facilitating Communication Through
Visual Supports & Literacy Activities
Presented by the CCSD Speech Department
During this session, parents will learn how to use visual supports to
increase communication exchanges for the child with low verbal skills
and how to increase oral expression during literacy activities.
Facilitators will guide participants through the creation of a visuals
folder to take home and use with their children; all needed materials
will be provided.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
9:30 to 11 a.m.
Hawthorne Center
1595 Hawthorne Ave., Smyrna
Please reserve your spot for the program by calling the Special
Education Parent Mentor office at 770-529-0046 or by registering at this
link:
www.signup.com/go/dEtPqkU
This program is offered as part of CCSD’s bimonthly VIP Morning Meeting
series being hosted by Cobb’s Special Education Parent Mentors.
Questions? Call 770-529-0046 to speak with a mentor.
See
attached flyer.
First
In Math Awards
Amon H. #3 3rd Grade Player in Georgia out of 10,000 students who use
FIM.
Nanako K. #4 5th Grade Player in Georgia and #4 Player in the state out
of 58,000 students who use FIM.
The next content acquisition process will include
K-12 Science and
Social Studies. As we continue to establish a balanced
instructional approach as outlined in the Cobb Commitment, we will
consider resources that support this model and address the needs
identified through our needs assessment and district data. We are
asking for parent feedback via this link.
Parents:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BZVF2Q3
Good News: Office 365 for all students
All CCSD students (K-12) will have access to the
Office 365 digital tools suite unless a parent previously opted out last
year. If a parent wants to confirm student access and/or ascertain
their student's Office 365 username, they can locate this information
via ParentVUE
(https://parentvue.cobbk12.org/)
Communication with parents will be as follows:
1. The "all parents.pdf" message will be sent to parents who
previously consented or provided no response to the consent emails last
school year. See attachement below.
2. The "Opt-Out Parnets. pdf" message will be sent to the small
number of parents who previously opted out last school year, giving them
information on how to opt-in. See attachement below.
3. Parents will no longer receive monthly emails
requesting they provide a consent option.
4. Schools will no longer need to send the
consent email to their parents.
Download All Parents Letter
Download Opt-Out Parents Letter
Office 365 Support Page for Parents
2017-2018 Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Laura Richards
2017-2018 Classified Employee of the Year
Mrs. Jeanette Harrison
Writing Fair Winners
Venya G. 5th, Alyna P. 2nd, Kayla S. 4th, Mia S. 1st,
Aarsheya G. 3rd Christine M. K
Carton 2 Garden Video
Donate to the
Chalker Foundation in order to “Save the Stem Lab”
https://secure3.4agoodcause.com/cobb-schools/gift.aspx?fundid=127
Chalker
Foundation Blog
Thank You, Vulcan!!
Chalker Elementary would like to THANK Vulcan Materials Company for their financial support. We appreciate your donation to our STEM Lab.
Thank you for being such a gracious Partner In Education, supporting our local school programing.
School Council Representative Information Letter
Seeking professional, safety-minded individuals for
School Bus Drivers!
Starting rate is $14.51/hour
Apply online: www.ccsdbusdriver.com
Registering New Students at Chalker
Registration is handled between 8:00 am and 11:30 am each day.
For your convenience, you may make an appointment to register
your child. If you arrive after 11:30 am, we will be glad to
give you a registration packet to take home with you.
Class placement will depend on the information that the
enrolling adult provides and information from the previous
school. Once all the pertinent information is received, we
can place your child in a classroom.
Thank you for your help with the registration process.
Clinic Substitutes
Licenced Clinic Substitutes needed, $18.40 hourly rate.
Apply online at www.cobbk12.org
Student Birthday Celebrations
Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to review the following school policy which can be found in the Chalker Parent / Student Handbook.
For children’s birthdays, treats may be brought during lunch time only, for the teacher to distribute to the students. We are
promoting a more health conscience approach to birthday treats and ask that you consider bringing mini cupcakes or something
more nutritious. Please do not bring party favors, balloons, etc. to the classrooms as this can interrupt valuable
instructional time.
Please coordinate all birthday treats beforehand ( 2 days ahead of time) with the classroom teacher so we can address any
student allergies.
We appreciate your support of this policy as we want to work
with you so that all students can participate in these special
treat days.
Thank you!
Chalker PTA
Support Chalker..... join PTA, please click on the link
above to join PTA, find info about the PTA officers, Chalker
Chatter, fundraisers, food nights after school activities,
special events and much more.
Performing Arts
Do you remember donating money and signing permission slips for Cobb County Performing Arts?
All the donations go to the county; they pay for 2nd and 5th grade field trips,
and then send the rest back to the school.
These programs were a huge hit with all the students, so please consider donating to this fund, click
here for more information and to download a
permission slip and the donation form.
Here are some of the upcoming Performing Arts programs. Some are sponsored by Chalker PTA and some are paid with Performing Arts donations.
3rd Grade (PA) - Holly Stephens: Laura Ingalls
K-5th Grade (PTA) - Laughing Matters Improv
2nd Grade (PA) - Ballet (Field Trip)
K and 1st Grade (PA) - Wendy Bennett: Sing!
4th Grade (PA) - Sherry Norfolk: Spine Tinglers
K-5th Grade (PA) - Atlanta Opera: "Stone Soup"
5th Grade (PTA) - GA Ensemble Theatre
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Did you know that State Child Protective Services has a
policy regarding lack of adequate supervision for children?
State Policy states
that children, ages 13 and above, can act as babysitters for
other children. Children, ages 9 – 12, can occasionally be
left unsupervised for brief periods of time. Children 8
years old and younger should never be left home alone.
Of course, a specific child’s immaturity and behavior
may necessitate adult supervision.