We are back and ready to roll! Everyone came in the first day excited and ready to share all about their two week break. We've got a lot to learn this week: goal setting and winter narratives in writing, practice with numbers in the thousands, reading books with figurative language, and getting ready for our important Leadership Day at the end of this month.We'll begin learning about our next Georgia heroes- Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King.
Hopefully you received the January Book Project on reading about a non fiction topic about nature and making an accordian book. The students will share this on the first week of February. We'll go to the library for checkout later this week to locate books on a topic of choice. The purpose is to get the students to read non fiction and share something they learned. Please don't fret about the topics- just pick something your child will enjoy sharing. The accordian book asks some "thinking" questions. Your child should answer them to the best of their ability!
Report cards go out this Friday. Please return the envelope and the signature card and keep the report card and all papers. I'll include a letter letting you know about some of the test scores and reading information about your child. If you feel that a conference is necessary, I'll be happy to meet with you after school. Just send a note and I'll contact you.
2012 is going to be a great year!
January 2012
A message from the Superintendent:
Cobb County School District is committed to providing quality education for all students. Each school in the district has developed a school strategic plan to identify specific goals and activities that will address the unique needs of its students.
Feedback from staff, parents and community members is important to the school strategic planning process. Your participation in School Improvement Survey will provide feedback about the quality of educational services and programs in our schools.
Your responses to the survey are anonymous. Results will be provided to the principals later in the school year and will be used, along with other information, to identify priorities for the school.
We invite you to take a few minutes, respond to the survey which can be found at this link:
http://www.cobbk12.org/sisurvey
The survey will be available until February 10, 2012, and should take about 15 - 20 minutes to complete. Your opinions are vital to the future of our schools and through participation in this survey you become active in helping your child's school principal identify critical issues to be addressed.
If you have any questions concerning the survey, please contact the principal at your child's school.
Respectfully,
Michael Hinojosa, Ed.D.
Superintendent
