Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry 4841 Union Church Road Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Warrior News 770-967-3121 Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry will promote excellence in learn- Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry ing through teamwork, character, research and rigorous, authentic experiences.. Home of the Warriors! April 2015 Monthly Update Greetings! Monthly Update 1 Art Club News from Mrs. Stewart 2 PJ Day First Grade Field Trip Chorus Concert 3 Field Day Sign Up April Calendar Son Night of Fun this past month. The event was a great success and fun was had by all. I also want to congratulate Mrs. Hunter and her students on their fourth place finish at the Future Problem Solvers competition. Way to Go! Field Day T-Shirts PTO Information It is hard to believe that we are a couple of months from the end of the school year. Time has really flown by! Thanks to all who helped out with the Mother 4 Important Dates April 2-Chorus Concert April 3—PJ Day April 14—First Grade Field Trip to Lego Land April 16—PTO Meeting and last day to place field day t-shirt orders Congratulations are also in order for the students who participated in our Technology Fair this past Friday. It was a joy to see the variety of technology projects and the work put into each one of them was extraordinary! This month we are looking forward to a PTO meeting on April 16th, Kindergarten and 1st Grade will be singing. Also, our CMCSI chorus will be singing at the school on April 2nd at 6:30pm and at the Gwinnett Braves game on April 30th. Please don’t forget about the Georgia Milestones/End of Grade testing that will begin April 22nd. (replacement for the CRCT) Thank you for entrusting us with your children…. April 22– End of Year Testing Begins Reminder: Spring Break is April 6-10 Sincerely, C. Wade Pearce, Principal Art Club will meet April 15th after school. Remember to bring a healthy snack. Students should be picked up by 3:30 in front of the school. Thank you- Ms. Propes 4841 Union Church Road News from Mrs. Stewart, Counselor Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Tel: 770-967-3121 Fax: 770-967-4891 www.hallco.org/cmes Our students are living, and we are parenting, in the digital age.. There are many websites and apps that children may be exploring due to popular culture or word of mouth. Below are some popular websites and apps that students are using and creating their own personal accounts. Please note that many of these apps which your child may have downloaded actually have minimum age requirements. -Facebook , Instagram, Tango, Kik, Habbo, Fixster, Skype and Hangouts all have a minimum age of 13 Years Old -Snap Chat age requirement is 13 Years Old with Parental Consent -Vine minimum age is 17 Years Old -Twitter does not have a minimum age requirement. However, if Twitter finds out that you are under 13 and have released personal information about yourself, they will attempt to delete information and cancel account) ‘Relay for Life’ PJ Day is Friday, April 3. All students may pay a dollar and are able to wear their PJ'S to school. Monitoring what your child is downloading on their technology devices is extremely important. It is vital that we are working together to keep our children safe while online. There is a wealth of information online but with that also comes some dangers that are children need to be made aware of. Two good resources for parents are Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org) and Net Smartz (http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents) April 14th is the first grade field trip to LEGO LAND FIELD DAY SHIRT SALE!!! If you are interested in ordering a field day shirt for your child, yourself, or anyone, you may do so online at: www.zimmzang.com/cmcsi If you’d rather pay with cash or check (payable to Chestnut Mountain CSI), please use the order form that was sent home in your child's March 30th Monday folder. If you would like to see a sample of how the shirts will look, we have one of each color in the hallway outside the front office. Shirts are $10 each, and all orders must be placed no later than April 16th! Join us for the Chorus Concert this Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30pm in the gym! ***PTO NEWS*** CHICK-FIL-A SPIRIT NIGHT, APRIL 14TH, 5 PM—7 PM PTO MEETING, APRIL 16TH AT 7 PM—KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE WILL BE PERFORMING FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for volunteers to manage our field day stations in May. If you are able to help us out, please check the box below for the day(s)/time(s) you would like to volunteer. We would love to have you for one OR MORE time slots! Please check the days/times you would like to help and return to your child’s homeroom teacher. Thank you! Date May 5 / K & 1st Day 8:00-11:00 12:00-2:00 th May 6th / 2nd & 3rd Day May 7th / 4th & 5th Day Name: _________________________________ Email: __________________________________ Child’s Name: ____________________________ Child’s Teacher: __________________________ If you have any questions, contact Betsy Elrod. betsy.elrod@hallco.org Sun 5 12 19 26 Wed Thu April 2015 Fri 10 Tue 9 STUDENT Mon 3 8 STUDENT HOLIDAY 1 FIRST GRADE EGG HUNT 12:50 7 STUDENT HOLIDAY 2 6:30 SPRING CHORUS MUSICAL 6 STUDENT HOLIDAYS SECOND GRADE EGG HUNT 1:30 STUDENT HOLIDAY HOLIDAY 15 13 DAY MAY 1 ENRICHMENT 24 INE IT MUSEUM 17 SECOND GRADE FIELD 23 TRIP TO IMAG- 22 EOG TESTING BEGINS FOR GRADES 3-5 16 PTO MEETING 29 7 PM IN GYM 28 SPIRIT NIGHT-5-7 PM CHICK-FIL-A 21 PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME 14 FIRST GRADE FIELD TRIP TO LEGOLAND 20 27 30 CHORUS PERFORMS AT GWINNETT BRAVES OUTISDE MOVIE NIGHT Sat 4 11 18 25