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SY 2008-09 Information
 Garrett's
Curriculum Night will be on Thursday, November 13 from 6:30 PM - 7:45
PM. Mark your calendars and plan
to attend our event. Join the fun as teachers present:
- ELA - games focusing on narrative and
persuasive writing standards elements
- P.E./Health - figuring out friendships
and relationships
- Math - curriculum-related games
- Social Studies - experience cultures
around the world
- Science - "Thinking Like A Scientist"
- Drama
- 7th grade Advanced Drama
presentation at 7:30 PM in the theater
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The Cobb
County
School District’s high
school magnet programs provide opportunities for committed students to pursue an
advanced course of study in a specific focus area while earning a college
preparatory diploma. Magnet programs are coordinated through the district’s
Advanced Learning Programs Office, with transportation for accepted students
provided from specific collector points. Magnet students in good standing are
eligible to participate in all school activities at the magnet school. Open
House dates and program descriptions for the individual magnets are listed
below, as well as on individual magnet websites. Prospective students and their
parents are encouraged to attend these informational meetings.
Click here for
more information.
Application Deadline:
Applications will be available at the middle schools and online the
first week in October. Applications must be postmarked on or before the first
Friday in December of the student’s 8th grade year.
- 8th grade parents and students are invited to
attend the rising 9th grade
parent/student informational meeting
held in the South Cobb High School theater. The meeting will be on Tuesday,
October 7 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM and will cover "Getting Prepared for High
School: A Guide to High School Success".
 Did
you know that the Media Center is not just a place for reading a book, but also
where students learn information skills that will prepare them to live and work
in society? Join your school’s Media Committee in making decisions
that affect our students’ success in school. The Media Committee is made
up of dedicated teachers, students and parents like you who will assist with
creating exciting programs, planning for the year, and purchasing materials for
the Media Center. For more information, contact
Mrs. Zimmerman in the Media
Center.
Parents Math Night Out - click below to view
more information
Garret Yearbook Information:
Order your Garrett Middle School yearbook for only $25. Put your money in
a payment envelope and into one of the black boxes located in the commons area.
South Cobb
AREA 1 Schools Make the Grade in 2007-2008
AREA 1 Schools: Pebblebrook High
School, South Cobb High School, Floyd Middle School, Garrett Middle School,
Lindley Grade 7-8 Academy, Lindley Grade 6 Academy, Austell Primary and
Intermediate Schools, Bryant Primary and Intermediate Schools, Clarkdale
Elementary School, Clay Elementary School, Harmony Leland Elementary School,
Mableton Elementary School, Riverside Primary and Intermediate Schools, Russell
Elementary School, Sanders Primary and Intermediate Schools, and Sky View
Elementary School.
The results are in and Area 1 schools climb to new heights in improving student
performance on state testing and meeting the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
requirements for the state of Georgia under the Federal No Child Left Behind
Act.
This year in AREA 1….
- All 13 elementary
schools made AYP
- Both high schools are no
longer on Needs Improvement Status…no students are eligible to leave Area 1
for other schools on School Choice
- All 3 middle schools
made AYP and 2 middle schools for the first time in four years
- All elementary schools
and middle schools qualify as Title I schools and all made AYP
- All schools met the
second indicator requirements (attendance or graduation rate)
 The
proposed SPLOST III projects for 2009-2013 are now listed on the Cobb County
School Districts website. As a reminder, the projects outlined for each
school are listed on the District website. Click on this link
http://www.cobbk12.org/SPLOST/ and
then go to #8 Facility Summary. We also encourage you to view the
video/Power Point presentation, "SPLOST I & II: At A Glance", which is also on
the website. You'll see it listed under "Media Features". To make it
full size, simply click the small square icon.
|
 Garrett Intramurals -
check out the information about Intramurals by
clicking on Connections at the top of this page. |
 Parents
and Students - information regarding the 2008-09 Safe Rider Program can
be found here.
We encourage you to complete the Safe Rider contract for your child and return
it to your child's bus driver.
 Dr.
Page received the 1st Place award for Outstanding Middle School Principal
through the Georgia PTA organization. He was nominated by our own
local PTSA along with other principals throughout Georgia and was recognized at
the Georgia PTA Annual Convention & Leadership Training held in July at the
Georgia International Convention Center. Congratulations your achievement,
Dr. Page!
- Check us out! Garrett made Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) for the fourth year in row and we have recently
been named a Title I School of Distinction. We appreciate and
are very proud of all the hard work made by students and teachers alike in
receiving such a great honor.
- We have great gains made by three of our staff:
---Tia Amlett promoted from teacher to our new 6th grade Assistant
Administrator
---Joseph Horton, our 6th grade Assistant Administrator, promoted to
become our new Assistant Principal
--- Susan Blackwell, 8th grade teacher, receiving Master Teacher
certification from the state Georgia
- Congratulations
to Dr. Page for being named the South Cobb Citizen of the Year for 2008.
The award honors a citizen who has made an positive impact to Cobb County and
has demonstrated through exceptional deeds that he or she has made the South
Cobb area a better place to live. Garrett is very honored and proud of Dr.
Page and his accomplishment. Thanks, Dr. Page, for making Garrett great!
 Leslie
Goldman, 7th grade teacher, participated in the four-week Fulbright-Hays
professional development where she traveled in and around Hungary and the Czech
Republic. The academic program provides cultural immersion and interaction
with faculty and administrators of universities and schools. Participants
also experienced visits to educational and religious institutions, historical
and archeological sites and developmental projects.
 Your
opportunity to visit our school and get acquainted with your student's teacher
will be on Thursday, August 7 from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at our Meet and
Greet. Please join us at that time in the theater.
The first day of school for all students of Cobb
County Schools will be Monday, August 11.
Our school hours are Monday through Friday, 8:40 A.M. until 4:15 P.M. |
Garrett
Middle School