Sope Creek Elementary

Garden Care Workshop

Please join us in the Sope Creek Garden on June 2nd any time between 11:00 am  and 1:00 pm for the GARDEN SNACKS AND CARE Workshop!  This workshop will be presented by Seth Freedman and Nichole Lupo from Seeds of Nutrition.  Participants will learn more about the Sope Creek Gardens, will have an opportunity to sample fresh late-spring garden snacks, and will receive tips on how to keep your own garden green over the summer! 

Adults and children are welcome to attend.  Any interested parties may volunteer to care for the Sope Creek Gardens this summer. 

We hope to see you in the garden!

Georgia Day

Sope Creek Second Graders celebrated their first annual Georgia Day.  This immersion day allowed students to experience different aspects of the great state of Georgia!  Stations included:  learning the state song and sign language/dance to accompany the song, sampling native foods of Georgia, planting native seeds from Georgia, Vidalia Onion Bowling, storytelling from the Wren's Nest, a chance to meet Homer the Brave, investigations of artifacts from the Atlanta History Center, experimenting with pottery/red clay, and learning about bee keeping and insects from Georgia.

Thank you to our PTA Enrichment Committee for planning and organizing this experience for our students!!!  Thank you, also, to each volunteer who helped make this day possible!

Field Day

This year's Field Day was a tremendous success!!  Students participated in the Sope Creek Carnival, watched the Staff vs. Fifth Grade Student softball game, and competed in relay races.  Thank you to the Sope Creek PE Department for their hard work and organization.  Thank you, also,  to our army of volunteers who made the day run smoothly and for helping our kids have such a great day!

Awards Days

This year's Awards Days are slightly different from the dates posted on the PTA Calendar.  If your child is going to receive be recognized on Awards Day, you will receive an invitation from their teacher.

Please see revised times and dates below:

May 14th

•  1st grade - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
•  2nd grade - 9:15 - 10:00 AM

May 18th

• 4th grade - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
• 3rd grade - 9:15 - 10:00 AM

May 20th

• 5th grade - 8:00 - 9:15 AM (need to start at this time due to East Cobb Middle School awards time on that day).

Dazzling Diamonds

Every year David Douglas Diamonds & Jewelry sponsors a writing contest in our local schools. The kids are asked to write an essay about their mom. Three deserving students win a 1/4 Carat diamond, and a gemstone winner is chosen from every classroom that participates.  Sope Creek Fifth Grader, Joicy, won the contest this year!  To see news coverage of the event, click here.

For more information on the contest, click here.

First Grade Harvest

First Graders worked with Seth, Nichole, and Farmer Joe from Seeds of Nutrition on a performance-based unit where they created a "Tops and Bottoms Garden."  They planted sugar snap peas and radishes in the garden beds at the end of the first grade hall. 

Life Science Standards Accomplished:
S1L1. Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basic needs of a plant.

1. Air
2. Water
3. Light
4. Nutrients

c. Identify the parts of a plant—root, stem, leaf, and flower.

Health Standards Accomplished:
Growth & Development

Topic: Lifestyle
Standard: Explains that personal health, nutrition and safety practices affect growth and development.

Nutrition

Topic: Food Selection
Standard: Recognizes the reasons people need variety, balance and moderation in selecting foods.

Topic: Food Guide Pyramid
Standard: Classifies foods into appropriate food groups using the food guide pyramid.

To view pictures of our First Graders planting, harvesting, and enjoying sandwiches from their "Tops and Bottoms Garden,"  please watch the slideshow below.

Brick the Creek: Order by May 8th!

Graduation, year end gifts or any occasion...

Place a brick order by Friday May 8th and  your brick will be in the next installation.

Please use the following form.

Download Brick_flyer

Eat Your Fruits & Veggies

The week of May 4th - 8th is “EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGGIES WEEK” at Sope Creek!  Sope Creek students will have an opportunity to track their fruit and veggie intake to enter into a prize drawing!  One winner per grade level will be announced on the afternoon of Monday, May 11th.  Here’s what to do:  Help your student(s) keep track of their fruit and veggie consumption at every meal during the week of May 4th - 8th.  You can download the “tracking form” here:  Download 5 A Day Tracking Form. Have your student turn in their form to the front office, on the morning of Monday, May 11th.  They will be entered in a prize-drawing for a book, donated by the Cobb County School District.  One winner per grade level will be drawn. 

Did you know that most children only get 1-3 servings of fruits and veggies per day? Did you know that the new recommendation is to get between 5-12 servings of fruits and veggies for good to excellent health?  Let’s all do what we can to increase our families’ intake of these important foods!

If you have any questions, please contact PTA Health and Nutrition Committee Co-Chairs:  Natalie Rogers:  fluffyjune@yahoo.com) or Robin Zeldin:  rrzeldin@aol.com)

Fruit and Vegetable Tracking Form:  Download 5 A Day Tracking Form

Fruits and Vegetables in Each Color Category:  Download 5 A Day Color Categories

Penny Wars 2009

Sope Creek will hold its second annual Penny War Competition!  See details below.  Let the games begin!

Second Annual Sope Creek Penny Wars!

Who? All Sope Creek Students and Faculty

What? Penny Wars to raise money for Relay for Life to help raise money for the American Cancer Society

When?  Tuesday, May 5- Thursday, May 7 from 7:20-7:50

Where? Fundraising tables will be set up in the café each morning.

Why?  Because last year we raised $3,000 and this year we can raise even more!

Rules and objectives of the “War”

Penny Wars is a game to be competed between homerooms. The object is to get as many points as possible during the "war." The money raised during the penny war will be donated to the American Cancer Society!

• The project will run for THREE, CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL DAYS ( MAY 5-7)
• Each home room or class will have a labeled container (labels will be placed in your boxes Friday, homeroom teachers are to provide containers, milk jug pitcher or large container).
• The containers will be placed in the lunch room in the mornings from 7:20-7:50.
• Students put their pennies in their class' container. One point is received for every penny in the container.
• Classes may put other coins and paper currency into the containers of OTHER classes. Each silver coin or bill reduces the number of points from that container by the amount of the coin. (e.g. a nickel reduces the points by five, a dime by ten, a dollar by 100, etc...) This is where strategy counts. Have fun with it, but don’t put anything other than pennies in your own containers!
• Containers are emptied and counted daily by homeroom parent volunteers, which will be arranged for you. The total monetary amount of silver coins and paper currency is deducted from the total number of pennies for the day.  The daily winners will be announced that afternoon AND a banner will be placed over your door to note that you are the winner for the day. 
• Thank you for your participation and enthusiasm with our Second Annual Penny War! Be sure to get your students involved in this healthy competition and remember this is all for a FANTASTIC cause!

Thank You! Sope Creek Relay for Life Team

Career Day 2009

Friday, May 1st is Career Day.  Our School Counselors, Claire Murphy, Sara Jane Lombardi, and Sherise Hartman have planned a day of learning for our students where they will have the opportunity to learn from many people about a multitude of careers.