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SCHOOL SUPPLIES at EPIPACKS.COM DEADLINE MAY 15, 2013

The PTA will once again be selling pre-packaged school supply packs for the 2013-2014 school year through our supplier, Educational Products Incorporated (“EPI”). YOU MUST GO TO THE EPI WEBSITE TO ORDER A SCHOOL SUPPLY PACK.  The PTA cannot accept paper orders or personal checks for the packs.   YOU MUST PAY VIA CREDIT CARD AT THE EPI WEBSITE.  EPI will bulk-ship the supply packs to the school in June, so NO SEPARATE SHIPPING CHARGES THIS YEAR!!  The PTA will deliver all packs to the children’s classrooms before Meet & Greet.  ACT NOW!!  Go to www.epipacks.com and enter school code SOP001.  Follow the directions on the site to find the appropriate grade level supply list and complete your order.  If you have any problems with the ordering process, please contact Sara O’Dea at odeas@mac.com.   The window for ordering school supply packs from EPI will be open through May 15, 2013.   If you miss the deadline or would like to purchase the necessary school supplies yourself, please check the school blog over the summer for the school supply lists.

Curriculum Updates from the Hive:

The Yellow Jackets have been super busy over the past month with all kinds of fun activites! We've created a brief slide show of some of our highlights below. Enjoy! And I can hardly believe we are now in the last quarter of the school year!! Your Yellow Jacket is really coming along with fluency in basic Math facts, which will prepare them with readiness for Third Grade Math. Additionally, he or she has learned some pretty amazing strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems of larger numbers! If you haven't seen already, please ask him/her to teach you! It's really impressive, and truly teaches the "why" behind place value of digits. I'm so proud of their efforts. We've had a fun time earning "Bee-havior Bucks" to spend in our School Store, and it was a big success last week! Thank you for contributing items for the store. The Yellow Jackets recently learned about how perspectives change when we look at a story from a different viewpoint. We've read, Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg, and The True Story of the Three Pigs, from the wolf's point of view. The students are writing narratives to go along with some of these stories, adding their opinions to go along with the current writing standards as well. We'll continue more with that after the break. We will also take a look at some basic government concepts, and while focusing on our Second Grade theme, "CHANGE", learn about the life cycles of various insects, birds, and mammals. In Reading, we continue to use various fluency and comprehension strategies to build stamina while reading. Again, please have a very enjoyable break next week, and we'll see your Yellow Jacket back on April 15th!

Picture Slideshow 0001 from Kaly Shingleton on Vimeo.

 

 

The Sope Creek Elementary Foundation will be holding a VERY special Family Fun Night!  We will showcase some of the items that parent contributions have brought to Sope Creek.  Come see the STEM lab with Kerry Lance and visit our Garden Coordinator in the Greenhouse.  Learn about our world-class PE Program from Coach Hunt & Coach Maloney! We will also have Wheeler's Robotics Team on hand demonstrating their expertise and the Walton Varisty players will be engaging with the students throughout the night.

As always, we will have fun activities with a DJ and face painting!

DATE CHANGE!!! Due to the weather forecast, we have moved event to Friday, March 29th!
FRIDAY, MARCH 29th
5:00pm to 7:00ish

Admission is free, food is available for purchase.

• S&J Wood Fire Pizza Truck
• Happy Belly
• Bizzy's Gourmet Dogs
• King of Pops
• Sweet Sinsation Factory
• Coca-Cola products for cash purchase

**Bring blankets, stadium chairs, friends, family...
...and your APPETITE.**

The Sope Creek Elementary Foundation will be holding a VERY special Family Fun Night!  We will showcase some of the items that parent contributions have brought to Sope Creek.  Come see the STEM lab with Kerry Lance and visit our Garden Coordinator in the Greenhouse.  We will also have Wheeler's Robotics Team on hand demonstrating their expertise and the Walton Varisty players will be engaging with the students throughout the night.

As always, we will have fun activities with a DJ and face painting!

FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND
5:00pm to 7:00ish

Admission is free, food is available for purchase.

• S&J Wood Fire Pizza Truck
• Happy Belly
• Snap's
• King of Pops
• Sweet Sinsation Factory
• Coca-Cola products for cash purchase

**Bring blankets, stadium chairs, friends, family...
...and your APPETITE.**

 

It's time for Picture Day! Friday, February 22, 2013 is your Spring Picture Day.  There will be individual pictures of all students and faculty, and class group pictures taken.  You will receive a proof of your child's picture and an order envelope a few weeks after picture day.  Payment for pictures or return of proof will be due one week from the day you receive your proof.

FYI:  The Spring background is a spring outdoor scene.  Medium to dark color clothing is recommended.  White or pastel color clothing is not recommended.  If  you have any questions, please call School Pictures of Georgia (770) 919-9183.  Thank you for supporting our school picture program!

Want to know our class picture time?  Download SOPE CREEK -spr pic schedule

Our Lost & Found is overflowing!  Please check it out this week to recover lost items.  At the end of February we will donate the items to a local charity.

 

Dear Parents,

 

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 parents is important to the school strategic planning process.  Your participation in an online survey will provide feedback directly to Sope Creek about the quality of educational services and programs. 

If you have not yet taken the opportunity to do so, we invite you to participate in this survey.  It will be open until February 15^th.  The survey should take 15 – 20 minutes to complete via any computer with Internet access. 

http://www.cobbk12.org/SISurvey

If you would prefer a paper copy of the survey, please contact Assistant Principal Jessica Appleyard via email at Jessica.Appleyard@cobbk12.org .  You will receive a survey via backpack mail.

 

Your opinions are vital to Sope Creek’s school improvement efforts and through participation in this survey, you become active in helping us identify critical issues to be addressed.  If you have questions, please contact any of our administrators.

 

Thank you for your support, for your input, and for entrusting our staff with the education of your children.

 

~The Sope Creek Administration

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Dear Parents,

The Cobb County School District strives to gain input from all stakeholders on performance.  At Sope Creek, we use input from parents, staff, and students to improve our craft. 

To read a letter from Superintendent Michael Hinojosa regarding the survey, please click the following link:  Download 2013 SI Survey Instructions

To learn more about Sope Creek specific initiatives over the past year, please review the letter from Principal Martha Whalen at the following link:  Download Whalen Sope Creek School Improvement or visit the ARCHIVES of the SCES Website to view events and communication regarding this school year.

We request that all parents complete the School Improvement Survey by visiting

http://www.cobbk12.org/SISurvey

This is an anonymous way to provide feedback on how to make your child's elementary school experience the best it can be! 

If you would prefer a paper copy of the survey, please contact Jessica Appleyard,  at Jessica.Appleyard@cobbk12.org .   You will receive a paper copy via your child's backpack to return to the front office. 

Thank you for helping to make Sope Creek the best school it can possibly be!

HONOR YOUR HERO ESSAY CONTEST
Honor someone in your life that has truly made a difference to you or others in your family/community. Think about who you would like to honor, and put your thoughts into an appreciative essay that can be submitted in this special contest. This can be a great family project as well, and a photograph of you with your hero can also be submitted with the essay. What a great opportunity to honor someone who may not even know what a difference they are making! 
Essays are due February 8.

Questions?  Please contact
papenhagendeb@yahoo.com or janetgoolsby@gmail.com

Entry Form:  Download 2012-13Honoring Our Heroes EntryForm

 

Tuesday, January 22nd is Sope Creek Night at the Chick-fil-A at Woodlawn Commons!  Please join us between 5:00 and 7:30 pm, have dinner, and support our school!  The class with the best turn-out will receive stuffed Chick-fil-A cows for every student!!!!

This month is hosted by Third Grade!  We'll see you there!