Ms. Rowland

End of Year Reminders

Dear Parents:

There are only 8 more days of school left!

This Friday, May 16th is Field Day. Please send your child in comfortable clothes (i.e.- shorts, tennis shoes) because we will be outside for most of the day and eating popsicles.

Also, we are asking that you please send in one stamp (Forever stamp or new 42 cent stamp) so that your child's report card and final progress report can be mailed to your house the week after school ends!

Thanks so much!

Ms. Rowland

Important Dates

Parents: Don't forget that CRCT testing is this week, Wed., April 23rd-Fri., April 25th for 1st and 2nd grade students! Please have your child at school by 7:50am on those days. If your child is absent, make-ups will be on Mon., April 28th and Tues., April 29th.

The 1st and 2nd grade students will be going on a field trip to the zoo on Tuesday, April 29th. If you haven't already, please send in your permission slip and money!

Thanks;)

Ms. Rowland

World Autism Day

CNN to Air Autism Programming April 2

Network offers special coverage for World Autism Day

CNN’s U.S. coverage in honor of World Autism Day begins at 6 a.m. April 2 on American Morning with Dr. Sanjay Gupta acting as a guide to autism issues throughout the day. Some of the day’s highlights include a program on CNN en Espanol on the educational needs of children with autism; the one-hour special “Finding Amanda,” which tells the story of adults who live with autism from their perspective; a report on the acclaimed documentary Autism: the Musical, which recently aired on HBO; and stories of how families with older children handle transitions and challenges.

On World Autism Day, doctors and parents of children with autism join Jenny McCarthy on CNN's Larry King Live on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 9 p.m. ET. For more information, please visit www.cnn.com/larryking.

Juan Carlos Brandt, director of public information for the United Nations and father to a 3-year-old son with autism, will also be speaking on CNN International at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

CRCT schedule

The CRCT is coming soon! First and Second graders will take the CRCT on April 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Kindergarteners do not take the CRCT!

I will be sending home practice tests in math and language arts/reading for you to work on with your child over Spring Break. If you have any questions about your child's accommodations, please refer to your most recent IEP or contact me at Cynthia.Rowland@cobbk12.org

If necessary, make-ups for the CRCT will be held on April 30th, May 1st, and May 2nd.

Thanks and enjoy your Spring Break next week, April 7th-11th!

Ms. Rowland:)

Items Needed!

Our class is collecting 2-liter bottles for a science experiment about weather! We will be doing the science experiment at the end of March. If you have any 2-liter bottles, please wash them out and send them to school with your child. We will need about 14 bottles, so each child can have two.

Thanks- Ms. Rowland

March News!

Dear Parents:

We have been working so hard the past two weeks learning about our country and celebrating two past presidents: George Washington & Abraham Lincoln! 

In order to improve our reading and writing skills, we've also been using a variety of graphic organizers. I hope you've all been proud of your child's work! These graphic organizers will help us organize facts and details about books, including identifying the "main idea" of a text.

Here are two important upcoming dates in March:

Tuesday, March 4th: Early Release! School dismissed 2 hours early!

Thursday, March 20th: Report cards go home!

*Look for information regarding the CRCT coming soon!

Thanks- Ms. Rowland

Autism on Larry King Live!

Larry King Live - Thursday: Autism Show

The heartbreak ...and hope of autism. Jason "J-Mac" McElwain inspired the world with his incredible shot-making at a high school basketball game. Larry talks to the teen and others about the disorder. Holly Robinson Peete, Doug Flutie and Toni Braxton join the discussion to bust myths and present breakthroughs. It's an uplifting hour with those who know!

February Calendar

Here are some upcoming dates for you to know:

February 6th: School pictures and Early Release! We are scheduled to take pictures at 7:51am in the Media Center. Pictures are pre-pay!

February 18th-19th: Presidents' Day Holidays! No school on Monday or Tuesday!

February 26th: CRCT Parent Workshop at 6:30pm! **The school counselors will train parents on using the online CRCT preparation program! Students are able to review content material and take practice test in order to be better prepared for the CRCT administration April 23rd-May 2nd!

*I enjoyed meeting with you all for Conferences and/or IEP's during Conference Week! Please sign and return signature card from your child's report card!

Thanks- Ms. Rowland

Important Date!

This is a reminder that Wednesday, February 6th is an Early Release Day! School is dismissed two hours early!

Spring individual and class pictures will also be taken on this day! Pictures are pre-pay only, so please send in money before February 6th if you would like to order pictures! I will let you know what time our class will be taking pictures as soon as possible!

Thanks- Ms. Rowland

Upcoming Parent Workshops!

Cobb County is hosting two upcoming parent workshops:

"Looking to the Future"- Saturday, February 6th from 12:30pm-4:00pm at Orange Hill Baptist Church in Austell

"Autism Workshop"- Saturday, February 23rd from 8:30am-12:30pm at Kell High School

For more information, go to www.cobbparentmentors.eboard.com