The Hoofbeat

A PTA Publication

April 2017

Arnold Mill Letter from Principal Daniel Fuller Elementary School Dear Parents: 710 Arnold Mill Road On March 26th we hosted our first Color Woodstock, GA 30188 Me Fun Run at Arnold Mil ES. It was a huge success with all proceeds benefiting Principal Relay for Life and The American Cancer Society. Students from all grade levels and Mr. Daniel Fuller their families had a fabulous time running and walking the mile trail. As they traveled the grounds, they ventured Assistant Principal through four color stations manned by Arnold Mill staff who were ready Dr. Christy Bowling to douse them with brightly colored powder! At the end, Kona Ice was there to quench their thirst.

Office: This event would not have been so successful without the help of so many organizations. Thank you to Williams Orthodontics and Kona Ice for 770.721.6470 making donations and sponsoring our event. We would also like to thank Dan Johnson of Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage for his donation of 300 water bottles given to the participants. Thank you to

Publix at Trickum Road who donated all of the balloons that decorated Visit Our Website each color station as well as the starting line. A huge thank you to Jared Davis from State Farm Insurance for his extremely generous donation of $500! He went above and beyond to support this event and charity that affects so many lives daily. Finally, to all of our Arnold Mill families and staff, without your continued support we would not have been able to donate such a tremendous amount to Relay for Life. Thank you for all you do, and we look forward to our second annual Color Me Fun Run next year! With all that said, I am proud to say that we were able to donate $2,181.67 for such a wonderful cause. Thank you for your support!! Our Arnold Mill students and parents are continuing to do a great job with school attendance! We have posted a 96.5 % Average Daily Attendance

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Letter from Principal Daniel Fuller continued (ADA) from August through March for the 2016-2017 school year! Great job Arnold Mill! Please continue to stress the importance of excellent attendance with your children. We are continuing many incentives this year for attendance including quarterly popcorn reward parties and monthly prize drawings for those students with perfect attendance and no tardies. Thank Sign-up for you again for your strong support in this most important area. text alerts I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! from Principal Sincerely, Fuller ! Daniel H. Fuller To receive Principal messages, Arnold Mill Elementary School text @fd377 to 81010 See the next page for photos of our Color Me Fun Run!

4/3/17 – 4/7/17 Spring Break!

4/13/17 -4/21/17 Milestone Testing

4/25/17 Secretaries Day

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Letter from PTA President Molly Ball As you know this will be my last year at AME and so this will be my last year as PTA president. I have enjoyed so much being the president. I have had some wonderful people help me, work with me, trust me and together we have had some really great events the last two years. I was very happy that most of the money we raised went back into the teachers classrooms for our kids. If you know me, you know I LOVE teachers and will do whatever I can to help them. I have enjoyed getting know Mr. Fuller and getting to know Dr. Bowling better. The front office staff has been wonderful as well. Always willing to help me. I am so glad that was able to do this. I will miss AME with all my heart. We are recruiting for a new board to take over next year. Here are the current board positions we are looking for: Board positions  President  VP of Events/Committee  VP of Fundraisers/Spirit nights  Treasurer  Secretary This has been a very rewarding and fulfilling position. As a board member, you can see firsthand how committed our teachers, staff and administration are to our children. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me. I will give you my personal email and I will answer any questions you have. If I don't have the answer I will do whatever I can to get you the answer. Please see page 10 for the nomination form to nominate anyone or yourself. Please fill out the form and give it to the office. Thanks so much for everyone that helped me and the board this year. It has been a wonderful year. And again I cherish the memories and the people at AME. Molly Ball

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Collection for Cash Committee The Collection for Cash Committee has collected $3,502.70 in Box Tops money this school. All of this money goes directly back to our teachers. We recently had our last contest in February. First place was Ms. McGowan's 1st grade class. Ms. McGowan won $50 in Box Top money and her class won a popcorn party. Second place was Mrs. Blade's class and she won $25 in Box Top money. Third place was won by Mrs. Campbell's class and she won $10 in Box Top money. We are hoping add a few programs next school year. Also a summer packet will be coming home before the end of the school year so students can continue to clip Box Tops over the summer.

News from the Art Room I want to thank all of you for the sweet gifts during teacher appreciation week! Your thoughtfulness and encouragement are much appreciated! We had a marvelous time at the Student art show. Thank you to all who took the time to come out and celebrate our students! It is so rewarding to see the excitement and pride that our kids have in their artwork, thank you for helping foster a love of the arts in your child!

 Kindergarten worked hard creating ceramic pinch pots. They learned how to create a ceramic sculpture using the pinch method, and how to create actual texture using tools. After their pots were fired once, they glazed them to be fired for a second time. The result is a beautiful shiny ceramic pot that I hope you will treasure.

 1st grade is learning how to draw what they see using simple shapes and lines. They are creating a crayon-resist animal landscape. They are applying the elements of texture, shape, line, and space into their artwork.

 2nd grade learned about the planets in our solar system. We discussed the difference between a 2D shape and a 3D form. We Page 5 learned how to use shade, value, and tint to make a 2D shape (circle) appear to be a 3D form (sphere) to look like a planet.

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News from the Art Room continued

 3rd grade is currently working on drawing a still life of their shoes. They are learning how to use the art elements and observation skills to draw what they see.  4th grade learned about the artist and mathematician Brunelleschi and his role in developing linear perspective in drawing. We learned how to draw in one point perspective to make our artwork look more realistic.  5th grade applied the pinch pot method that they learned in Kindergarten to create a hollow fish. They learned how to attach two pinch pots together to create a hollow sphere, which allowed them to add the details to their sculpture. We are currently working on mixing the primary colors to create a full color wheel. As always, thank you for the opportunity of creating with your child! Anna Ladefoged

Kindergarten ceramic 2nd grade spheres in space 4th grade one point perspective pinch pots

♪ Notes from the Music Room ♪ Thanks to everyone who came out in support of our Spring Break, students should still bring their Spring Concert and Art Show on Thursday, March recorders to class, but we will be working on other 30! This was our last concert of the year for 2017. standards that we need to cover as well. I have It has been a great year, and I look forward to been very impressed with their motivation! working with them again next year! Thanks again for your continued support of our I would also like to congratulate the Kindergarten music program here at AME. students on their “Happy Spring” program that was “Sing”cerely, presented March 21. They did a great job!

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From The Coaches Corner We are entering into spring and we are excited about what we will be doing in PE after the break. When we return, kindergarten, first and second grade we will begin our track and field unit. We will work on jumping, throwing, and running short and long distance races during this unit. We will then do a rolling unit, which will include bowling and bocce ball. At the end of the month, we will do a juggling unit using scarves. Please continue to make sure your students wear appropriate shoes and clothing for PE. If you would like to donate band aids to the PE department, we would appreciate it! Thank you for your continued support! Coach Phillips

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From Your Counselors Test Taking Tips The following tips may provide some help for parents on how to approach the up-coming Milestones:  Find out when your child’s test will be administered. The fourth grade will start on Thursday, April 13th, and continue for two more days. The fifth grade starts on Friday the 14th, and continue for four more days. Part of the third grade start on the 13th and part start on the 14th. Please check with your child’s homeroom teacher for starting and continuing dates.  Mark the testing days on your family calendar.  If you are anxious about the Milestones, it is ok but try to keep calm around your child.  If your child is relaxed during the test, he/she will do better.  Keep a positive attitude about the Milestones. It is a good opportunity for your child to show off how much they have learned this year.  Make sure that your child gets enough sleep the night before. This time of year with the time change, it is tempting to keep your child up later at night.  Ensure that your child eats a healthy breakfast and avoid heavy foods that may make him/her groggy and avoid high sugar foods.  Make sure that your child gets up a little early so that he/she will be on time. Testing days are not a good time to be late for school. Testing at AMES starts early.  Be sure to send a healthy snack with your child.  Remind your child to listen to their teacher during the test, manage their time wisely, and not to rush. Most children have plenty of time to finish.  If your child does not do as well as he/she or you had hoped, praise/ reward them for their efforts and remind them of the positive things in their life.

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News from Nurse Betty  Continue to take precautions against the FLU! The best defense is to wash your hands and wash them often!  April showers bring May flowers! April tends to be a wet month so please continue to pack extra clothes in your child’s book bag for accidents. Sometimes our Mustangs take a tumble in a puddle when they go outside!  Spring Cleaning: In addition to your regular spring cleaning chores, consider adding some that will make your home a little safer for your kids, such as cleaning out your medicine cabinet, checking product recalls, and looking for broken toys, etc.  Sun Safety: Remember, the sun’s rays are strongest between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm. Use SPF 15 or higher, even on cloudy days. It is important to get a healthy dose of sunshine each day ?  Asthma/Allergy Action Plans: Allergy and Asthma Action Plans are important to review and update with your health care provider and a copy should be on file at school, as well as a rescue inhaler. Learn what your child’s triggers are – pollen, grass, molds, temperature changes, exercise, smoke, perfume, pesticides? Please let us know. Children deserve allergy and asthma friendly homes and schools. SAVE THE DATE! The AMES Spring Blood Drive will be Wednesday May 3, 2017 3-7pm in the cafeteria. You may schedule your appointment time @ www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code arnoldmillelem. **Nurse Betty needs one or two parent volunteers to help direct people and offer snacks during the blood drive. Click the SignUpGenius to sign up to help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094baea82aa20-ames or call 770-721- 6488 or email Nurse Betty if you can help:[email protected] April is National Donate Life month! National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was instituted by Donate Life America and its partnering organizations in 2003. Celebrated in April each year, NDLM features an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.

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