Worth County Primary School The Lambs Yarn September 2012

Stacey Rutledge, Principal Cora Brettel & Jenny Worn, Assistant Principals
Parents, we have had a great 6 weeks of school. Everything has started off very smoothly, and I

A Word from Mr. Rutledge:

would like to thank everyone for all of their help and cooperation in making the start of school a success. Our drop-off and pick-up traffic has improved every day as our students have learned school routines. Our teachers are hard at work introducing your child to all of the e xciting things they are going to learn this year. As the school year unfolds, we hope that you take an active part in your childs education. Our staff is here to help answer any questions that you may have. Feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions. We are looking forward to a great year here at WCPS.

News from Mrs. Singletary, WCPS Parent Involvement Coordinator: If you have any questions about events
going on at WCPS or would like some information to help provide academic support, please feel free to give me a call at (229)776-6879 or (229)776-8660, stop by the school for a visit, or drop me an email at tsingletary@worthschools.net .

Email Information Requested: I am very excited to let you all know that I am in the process of setting up an email system
for the parent(s)/guardian(s) of our students. An Email Information Request form was sent home with students on Friday, September 7 th. If you would like to begin receiving emails about what is going on at our school, please fill out this form and return to the school. If you have any questions about the email system, please give me a call. (See contact information listed above.)

Media Center News: Fall Scholastic Book Fair

You are invited to visit our Scholastic Book Fair and experience a

celebration of reading! The Book Fair will run from September 7th - September 14th, and you can also shop online by visiting our school website at http://wcps.worthschools.net and clicking on the book fair link. As always, thank you for supporting our school!

Counselors Corner:

Guidance is continuing to be held in the classroom this month. Introduction to the Counselor/Feelings is the

topic being taught. Mrs. Smith, a WCPS counselor, will be working over at WCES September 10 th to September 21st. Mrs. Bartley, a WCPS counselor, is located here at WCPS fulltime. A Divorce group will begin in October. If you have a child that is having a hard time adjusting to divorce in the family and you would like for them to be a part of this counseling group, please call Mrs. Bartley. (776-8660)

WCPS PTO Fundraiser:

The WCPS PTO Fundraiser ended Tuesday, September 4 th. We had many students who received Chillin

Penguins throughout the 2 week event. Thank you for helping our PTO raise funds by taking some time to sell some items to family and friends. The WCPS PTO will be using these funds to help support activities for the students, families, and staff of WCPS. We hope to have orders back around the middle of October. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school. Thank you for supporting our school!!!

Thank you to Singletary & Son Tire Company of Sylvester for sponsoring our August 2012 Good Citizen Breakfast!!!! If you know of a business that would like to sponsor or help sponsor one of the WCPS Good Citizen Breakfasts this year,
please notify Mrs. Tonya Singletary at (229)776-6879 or (229)776-8660. She will be glad to provide information about our upcoming breakfasts.

Parent Website Information:

Visit the Georgia Parental Information and Resource Center (Georgia PIRC) website for parent

resources and other valuable information. www.georgiapirc.net

Harveys Hometown Rewards Program: Our school participates in the Harveys Hometown Rewards Program. We
collected 523,817 points during the 2011-2012 school year. We collected more points than any other school in our area. With these points we were able to purchase much needed school equipment and supplies at no cost to our school. Our goal this year is to do as good if not better than last year. To do this we need your help. Please return your Harveys Rewards Registration form with your Rewards Card number. We will be glad to enter your information for you. You can even go to our school website (wcps.worthschools.net) and register by clicking on the Harveys link. After you get registered all you have to do is have a Harveys cashier swipe your card every time you shop at any Harveys Supermarket.

Box Tops for Education & Labels for Education:

Our Music Department is participating in the Box Tops and Labels for

Education fundraisers. These music fundraisers are year round activities that raise monies to purchase new music and classroom instruments. We are collecting labels and UPC codes from the following companies:

Box Tops: General Mills & Avery Companies (Complete list available at http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.) Labels: Campbells, V8, Spaghetti Os, Campbells Chunky Soup, & Campbells Chunky Chili (Complete list available at
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/earn/participating-products.aspx.)

Dates to Remember:
9/3 = Labor Day (No School) 9/4-7 = AIMS Web Testing (K, 1 st, & 2 nd) 9/7-14 = WCPS Fall Book Fair 9/12-14 = CogAT Testing (2 nd Only) 9/19 = Good Citizen Breakfast (By Invitation Only) 9/24-28 = Fall Holidays (No School) 10/2 = Boy Scouts Sign-Up Night 6:30-7:30 10/4 = Back to School Night 6:00-7:00 10/5 = Transportation Day (Kindergarten Only) 10/8 = Teacher Planning Day (No School for Students) 10/11 = Fall Picture Day 10/12 = Report Cards (K, 1 st, & 2 nd) 10/16 = Parent/Teacher Conferences (K, 1 st, & 2 nd) *Students will be released early on this day.

September 2012
Sunday August 26 Monday August 27 Tuesday August 28 Wednesday August 29 Thursday August 30 Friday August 31 Saturday 1

3 Labor Day (No School)

AIMS Web Testing

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AIMS Web Testing

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AIMS Web Testing

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Fall Scholastic Book Fair Begins 9 10 11 CogAT Testing (2 nd Only) 12 CogAT Testing (2 nd Only) 13 CogAT Testing (2 nd Only) 14 CogAT Testing (2 nd Only)
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Fall Scholastic Book Fair Ends 16 17 18 19 Good Citizen Breakfast

(By Invitation Only)

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22 First Day of Fall

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24 Fall Break (No School)

25 Fall Break (No School) October 2 Boy Scouts Sign-Up Night 6:30 7:30

26 Fall Break (No School) October 3

27 Fall Break (No School) October 4 Back to School Night 6:00 7:00

28 Fall Break (No School) October 5 Transportation Day

(Kindergarten Only)

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October 1 Back to School

October 6