Hello, 5th graders! I am your homeroom teacher, Mrs. Alwardt, at Powers Ferry Elementary!
I will see you on our Live session, at 7:50am for announcements, on Monday, August 17th. *We will be in the Reading Session Monday and Tuesday, and The ELA Writing Session on Thursday and Friday. Here is an overview of our schedule for M, T, Th, F: 7:50-8:00am: Morning Announcements/Live Session 8:20-9:50am: Rotation 1 with your homeroom teacher/Live Session 9:50-10:00am: Snack/Break 10:00-10:45am: Rotation 2 with your second teacher/Live Session 11:30-12:00pm: Specials/Live Session Specials Schedule: Monday: Counselor's Lesson; Tuesday: Art; Thursday: Music; Friday: PE 12:00-12:45pm: Lunch/Recess 12:45-2:45pm: Complete Independent Work *On Wednesdays, we will schedule small groups with students, from 9:00-10:30am. Schedules will be on the announcement board and on CTLS Communicate. **On Wednesday, August 19, we will have individual reading assessment calls with students from 8:00-11:00am. A schedule will follow soon on the announcement board and CTLS Communicate. I can't wait to meet all of you tomorrow! -Mrs. Alwardt Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year, 5th graders! We can't wait to see you on CTLS on Monday, August 17, 2020! Here are the directions for logging in to CTLS on your computer or tablet: Here is an overview of our schedule for M, T, Th, F:
7:50-8:00am: Morning Announcements/Live Session 8:20-9:50am: Rotation 1 with your homeroom teacher/Live Session 9:50-10:00am: Snack/Break 10:00-10:45am: Rotation 2 with your second teacher/Live Session 11:30-12:00pm: Specials/Live Session Specials Schedule: Monday: Counselor's Lesson; Tuesday: Art; Thursday: Music; Friday: PE 12:00-12:45pm: Lunch/Recess 12:45-2:45pm: Complete Independent Work Thank you to all the parents and students who attended the 2020-2021 5th Grade Meet and Greet Zoom presentation today! We can't wait to see our students on Monday, August 17th, at 7:50am! Cobb County School District will be contacting parents about CTLS access this week. Please stay tuned! Here is the PowerPoint presentation from today: Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! This is going to be the best year ever. Please join us for Zoom Meet and Greet, at 4:00pm TODAY, with the 5th grade team, (and a PowerPoint of information--to be posted after the call) for starting our year off in an amazing way. Dr. Jones has posted the links below:
Cobb Schools Extends Summer Meal Program Through July
Posted By: The Cobb County School District June 22, 2020 Since March, Cobb Schools staff have packed more than 400,000 meals for students in need—a service that will continue through July. Cobb students across the District will be able to continue to pick up a 5-day supply of breakfasts and lunches at eight school locations. Starting June 29, the meal pickup times will shift slightly to 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. each Monday. The public/private partnership approach initiated when COVID-19 closed school buildings on March 13th has helped make Cobb Schools Summer Meal program extension possible through July 20—the last day of scheduled meal pickups. Recognizing the need of the school community, Cobb Schools quickly launched a way to provide students access to food even while school buildings remained closed. 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 during summer break. 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 since 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 that 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 be provided to anyone who is under 18 and present at the pickup location, including pre-K students, rising kindergartners, recent graduates under 18, and even students new to Cobb County. “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. We hope you enjoyed the parade celebration, if you were able to come. We were so excited to see so many of you, and we expect you to be successful in middle school. You are always welcome to come back to Powers Ferry to visit, and inspire our next group of 5th graders. It was a privilege to be your teacher. Be safe and healthy always. Love, Mrs. Alwardt Online Summer Learning Activities: Cobb County School District has posted summer learning practice that will be given out daily, for the month of June. You can sign up with e-mail or text to your phone through the button below. Lunches Available: The weekly lunch distribution will continue for the whole month of June: Mondays--June 1, 8, 15, 22 29, from 11:00am-1:00pm, at East Cobb Middle School. All children must be present in the car to receive the lunch bags. We can't wait to celebrate 5th grade graduation in our car parade tomorrow, May 21st, at 12:00pm! Please come to get your graduation certificates and medals! Where: Powers Ferry Elementary 403 POWERS FERRY ROAD MARIETTA, GA More information: Parents and students will stay in cars to follow the parade route. Parade route will begin on: *Sherwood Dr. SE from Powers Ferry Road. *Then, turn on right on the first street--right onto Mossy Creek Dr. *Then, turn right onto Freywood Dr. and drive through the bus port to receive your 5th grade certificate. **Please see the map below. **Decorate your car or make a sign with your name on it so we can celebrate with you!** Hello, 5th graders! It was so great to see so many of you and your families today. Here is information for the last two days: Wednesday, May 20th: Teachers will be in the Cafeteria at Powers Ferry. Students may come to Powers Ferry to pick up personal items from classrooms, pre-ordered yearbooks, pre-ordered Spring pictures, and personal medication from school clinic. If you have library books or Safety Patrol sashes, you may leave them in the Cafeteria. This is the last day to collect any of the items listed above. All items will be discarded after 12:00pm. They will not be available during the parade on Thursday. Please come by last name: A-K: 9:00-10:00am L-S: 10:00-11:00am T-Z: 11:00am-12:00pm Thursday, May 21: Celebrating our amazing 5th graders! 5th Grade Acknowledgement Car Parade around Powers Ferry at 12:00pm! All 5th graders will receive their 5th grade graduation certificate and medal at the bus port! Here are two new fliers for you to review: one is for the 20-minute reading challenge this summer; the other is for East Cobb Middle School camp on July 23.
Thank you to all of the 5th graders and Powers Ferry teachers and administrators who signed on to our last video chat of the 2019-2020 school year today! :( We hope you enjoyed the math Jeopardy! game, the 5th grade Kahoot! review, and the picture video from our time at Powers Ferry this school year. Thank you to everyone who submitted Virtual Talent Show videos; you are brave, and definitely talented! We are all so proud of all of the 5th graders, and we will miss you so much next school year. You are officially moving on to 6th grade! We can't wait to celebrate you this Thursday, May 21st, at 12:00pm, at Powers Ferry. If you need access to ParentVUE for your report card (no report cards will be printed), please see Dr. Jones' message on the Powers Ferry website (ParentVUE information is at the bottom): https://www.smore.com/z0xcv Here is information for the last three days: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and 20: Teachers will be at Powers Ferry. Students may come to Powers Ferry to pick up personal items from classrooms; pre-ordered yearbooks; pre-ordered Spring pictures; personal medication from school clinic. If you have library books or Safety Patrol sashes, you may leave them in the Cafeteria. No materials will be available during the parade on May 21st (except certificates). Please come by last name: A-K: 9:00-10:00am L-S: 10:00-11:00am T-Z: 11:00am-12:00pm Thursday, May 21: Celebrating our amazing 5th graders! 5th Grade Acknowledgement Car Parade around Powers Ferry (see the map in the post from 5/11 or on the Powers Ferry website), at 12:00pm! All 5th graders will receive their 5th grade graduation certificate at the bus port! 5TH GRADE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARPARADE PARADE DETAILS When THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 12-1:30PM Where 403 POWERS FERRY ROAD MARIETTA, GA More information Parents and students will stay in cars to follow the parade route. Parade route will begin on: *Sherwood Dr. SE from Powers Ferry Road. *Then, turn on right on the first street--right onto Mossy Creek Dr. *Then, turn right onto Freywood Dr. and drive through the bus port to receive your 5th grade certificate. **Please see the map below. |
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