Information on Free Lunches for Students for May and June (due to Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 25, pick up will be Tuesday, May 26)
Cobb Schools to Continue Feeding Students in Need through the SummerPosted By: Nan Kiel April 30, 2020 Each Monday, Cobb students across the District have been able to pick up a 5-day supply of breakfasts and lunches at eight school locations from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanks to the public/private partnership approach which was initiated when COVID-19 closed school buildings on March 13th, Cobb students will be able to continue to pick up food through at least the end of June. Since Cobb Schools began providing the curbside food distributions, Cobb students have been provided approximately 217,582 meals for students in need. Cobb students were even able to pick up meals during spring break. In what has been a challenging and ever-changing environment, the approach Cobb has taken to feed students in need hasn’t had to change as public health guidance has changed. By providing food once a week, in a financially responsible and socially distant manner, both Cobb students and staff have been kept healthy, safe, and know what they can expect every single Monday, including Monday’s this summer. The Cobb Food and Nutrition Department, led by Executive Director Emily Hanlin, has also played a big role in making sure students-in-need receive a sustainable supply of food. Ms. Hanlin’s team of Food and Nutrition experts have been serving Cobb students on the front lines sine the COVID-19 pandemic began. Their ability to make food, anytime and anywhere they’ve been asked has been an example of what it means to serve students as “One Team”. Although the Food and Nutrition team makes it looks easy, feeding students in need isn’t as easy you might think. “What most people don’t know about distributing food to students during COVID-19 school closures is local taxpayer dollars aren’t spent on food for students, Federal dollars are. These eight sites were selected because they allow us to be reimbursed by the Federal government, many of our schools across Cobb don’t allow for that option”, said Chief Operations Officer Marc Smith. Meals will provided to anyone who is under 18 and present at the pick up location, including pre-K students, rising kindergartners, recent graduates under 18, and even students new to Cobb County. School staff anticipate serving about 225,000 meals from May 25 to June 26. “Our students need us now more than ever, and we are committed to helping our Cobb students who may be struggling during this time. We have been very thoughtful about supporting our students in a sustainable, financially responsible way. I am thankful we live in a community with such supportive staff and volunteers who are dedicated to every student in the Cobb County School District,” said Superintendent Chris Ragsdale. Monday Breakfast and Lunch School Distribution Locations 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
Here is an announcement from Mrs. Williams: Powers Ferry Pizza Winners for the week of May 4-7...5/8/2020
Thank you for all of your hard work this week, 5th graders! Ms. Williams let us know that the pizza challenge (get a free pizza for your family on Friday, May 8th) continues today. She will draw names at 12:00pm tomorrow, so you can finish any classwork or quizzes from me and Ms. Alston until tomorrow morning at 10:30am--then we have to send her a list of names. Here is the Vocabulary Book 4 Week 3 antonym quiz for this week: Ms. Alston has a math quiz for you to take on her blog: https://matman01.weebly.com/ Please contact us through e-mail or Remind if you have any questions! A new video chat lessons link will be sent on Monday, May 11th. Miss you all!! -Mrs. Alwardt Hello, 5th graders! It was great to see so many of you working hard on the video chat lessons this morning!
If you are interested in the pizza challenge, please complete all of your classwork and quizzes from me and Ms. Alston Monday-Thursday (May 4-7) to be entered into the Papa John's delivery drawing. Ms. Williams said one pizza per grade level will be delivered on Friday, May 8th. We learned about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and reviewed through a Kahoot game. 1) Please review your Vocabulary Book 4 Week 3 vocabulary words on https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html. We will have a QUIZ Thursday on the antonyms of the vocabulary words (there will be a quiz button posted) If you do not have your username and password, please e-mail me or message me in Remind, and I will send it to you. 2) There is a review question on Seesaw (app.seesaw.me) on Civil Rights Movement from today. 3) Ms. Alston has flipgrid 12 on her blog for decimal practice: https://matman01.weebly.com/ See you on Thursday's video chat lessons at 9:00am! -Mrs. Alwardt Hello, 5th graders! Here are some updates for today, May 5th: For the pizza challenge, please complete all of your classwork and quizzes from me and Ms. Alston Monday-Thursday (May 4-7) to be entered into the Papa John's delivery drawing. Ms. Williams said one pizza per grade level will be delivered on Friday, May 8th. We worked on main idea and details from an article about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We learn more about this tomorrow, and review through a Kahoot game. 1) Please review your Vocabulary Book 4 Week 3 vocabulary words (we played a Kahoot game to review the antonyms) on https://www.spellingcity.com/Log-yourself-in.html. If you do not have your username and password, please e-mail me or message me in Remind, and I will send it to you. 2) Please take the Civil Rights Movement--Cesar Chavez Quiz by clicking on the button below. 3) Please complete the Math Flipgrid 11 on Ms. Alston's blog: https://matman01.weebly.com/ See you on Wednesday! -Mrs. Alwardt Happy Monday, 5th graders! Welcome to another week of digital learning. Please review the pizza challenge for the week that I posted on Friday, May 1st. 1) Virtual Field Day is this Friday, May 8th, at 10:00am. Here is the letter from Coach Buckley: 2) There is a new activity about our lesson on Cesar Chavez today on Seesaw: app.seesaw.me.
3) I am going into the classroom to clean it and find any items left behind by students. There will be a pick-up day given by Dr. Jones soon, and we will communicate that with you as soon as we know. 4) I will post a digital learning plan for the week, along with vocabulary words, once I return from Powers Ferry this afternoon. 5) Ms. Alston posted a math assignment on the topic of decimals, on her blog: https://matman01.weebly.com/ See you online tomorrow! -Mrs. Alwardt Powers Ferry Elementary is having a pizza give away next week, for one student from every grade level. Mr. Tromp will explain the details in the video below: Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Coach Buckley is having another W.O.A.H. Wednesday, on May 6th! Aimee Pierre, our Guidance Counselor at Powers Ferry, wanted to get the link out to all of you for STEM Workshops coming up in May and June, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays! These workshops are for students in grades 4th-8th. Click on the "Workshop Registration" link below to sign up. The Walton Robotics Team is hosting online workshops featuring STEM concepts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from May 4th-June 5th for 4th-8th grade students. All registered participants will receive an email the day before the workshop presentation with links to the pre-recorded video or live streaming workshop and relevant documents that can be downloaded. To register for these free workshops, please sign-up here: Workshop Registration |
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