L. O. KIMBERLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3090 McMurray Drive, S.W. ~ Atlanta, GA 30311 ~ 404-802-7600 Office ~ 404-346-2538 Fax

College and Career Readiness Initiative

Ben Carson Reading Room

Georgia State University Professional

Development School

IMPORTANT

DATES

April 4th

Perfect Attend-

ance Celebration

April 7th

Spring Break

April 18th

Kindergarten

Roundup @ 9:30

CRCT Pep Rally

@ 1:00

CRCRT Bash

(Dance) @ 3:00

April 22nd

Earth Day

April 23rd

The CRCT Begins

April 25th

Student of the

Month Celebra-

tion @ 1:00

April 30th

Parent Bullying

Workshop @

10am

Students must be

picked up at 2:30 PM.

Students not picked up

by 2:45 will be sent to

the after school pro-

gram. Parents will be

charged $10.00 per

child each day.

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English

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Principal’s Message jlsalley@atlanta.k12.ga.us

As we enter these last weeks of school, let’s remember

the importance of keeping our students focused on aca-

demics. It’s really easy when the weather gets warm

and daylight lasts longer to forget that we still have

CRCTs and end of the year assignments/projects.

Please help us keep our students focused these last few

weeks.

Please remind our students that their behavior is crucial

to the continuation of fun End of the Year events. When students get in trouble

they risk loosing Pep Rallies, Field Day, Cook-Outs, and many other events.

I also want to remind parents that student drop off is at 7:30am. Teachers do not

report to work until that time and children being left outside of the school unat-

tended is dangerous and parents can be held criminally liable for this. Also,

there is no student pick-ups after 2:00pm. The doors will not be opened after

2:00pm. If you have a transportation change, please call the front office before

2:00pm. Transportation changes should be communicated in writing whenever

possible. Please help us protect your child by following school policies.

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss any of this, please contact me

at (404) 802-7610 or via email at jlsalley@atlanta.k12.ga.us .

Bee relentless, Bee a leader, Bee a Kimberly Stinger!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Joseph L. Salley

Taken from page 55 of the Atlanta Public School Student Handbook

Tardy = Not being in one’s assigned class or other location within the school at the

beginning of the official school day for students and/or at the official beginning of

the class period for students.

April 2014

After 8...You are Late!

Student will receive a tardy slip. All parents must

come inside the building, report to the main office

and check their child or children into school.

During the month of April, we are focusing mainly on the noble character traits of con-fidence, good manners, enthusiasm and bold-ness. Here are some words to live by from some people who displayed good character.

Jesse Jackson, American Civil Rights Leader,

Baptist Minister and Politician said, “If my

mind can conceive it, and my heart can be-

lieve it, I know I can achieve it”.

Dale Carnegie, American lecturer and au-

thor said, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear.

Action breeds confidence and courage. If

you want to conquer fear, do not sit home

and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

Remember, only you choose to live your life

with good character! So, choose wisely!

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Mrs. Rosaland Harkless-Brown, Professional School Counselor

Miss Kameron Hawkins

Mr. Brandon Montes

Miss Jayana Dennis

Miss Dae’Yana Ham-

brick

Mr. Julius Wilson

Mr. Mogale Gwanbeni

Mr. Donell Boyd

Miss Rikyla Robinson

Mr. Vernard Clemmons

Miss Faylon Jewell

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Dale Carnegie

Kayla had never been in a play

before but she took a small part

in one just to get her feet wet.

Meaning: To Have A First

Experience in Something;

To Begin for the First

Miss Yazmine Cook

Mr. Pharez Warner

Mr. Alexis Coronado-

Ortiz

Mr. Keon Little

Mr. Dorian Harper

Miss MaKila Brown Mr. William Ramirez

Mr. Jayden Hann

Mr. Roderick Collier

Miss Takeria Kelly

The Magic Numbers

“ Get Her Feet Wet”

Dates

Perfect Attendance

# of Students

0 Absences

0 Tardiness

Good Attendance

# of Students

8/7-9/4 230 84

9/5-10/2 212 73 10/3-11/1 171 81

11/4-12/6 196 72

12/9-1/22 189 68

1/23-3/3 179 54

3/4-3/31 178 54

4/1-5/3

So far, our magic numbers have been 230, 212, 171 , 196, 189.

and 179 I am looking a new magic number. What will it be?

Will the number be higher or less than the previous number?

Which students names will be posted on the Perfect Attend-

ance Wall of Fame because they have no tardiness and no ab-

sences? Who will participate in the next celebration? Only

time will tell.

Students of the Month

Saturday

Field Trip

Their celebration will be

held April 25, 2014 at 1:00

p.m. in the school’s Media

Center!

That’s right! On Saturday, March 29, Mrs. Harkless-

Brown took the Student Wellness Ambassador on a spe-

cial field trip to the Student Wellness Leadership Sum-

mit. There they learned facts about a food dessert, did

taste tests, visited various learning stations and much

more!

Begins

April 23,

2014!

A $1,000 Ben Carson Scholarship was awarded to

our very own 5th grade Stinger...Mr. Cortez Jolly!

A Carson Scholar must have at least a 3.75 GPA and

display humanitarian qualities through community

service. Cortez was presented his awards by Dr.

Ben Carson himself!

L. O. Kimberly participated in the Therrell Transition Cluster Night on

March 6, 2014. The 5th graders as well as their parents and the 8th

graders and their parents were invited to find out about the various pro-

grams Bunche Middle School and Therrell High School have to offer. It

was also was a time to highlight the various activities of each Elementary

School in the West Region. This was done in an effort to assist the 5th

graders transitioning into Middle School next school year.

Transition Night for the “Soon to Be” 6th Graders

According to the Surgeon General, the portion of U.S. children who are

overweight has nearly tripled in the last decade. So in recognition of

National Nutrition Month, Mrs. Harkless-Brown and the National Thea-

tre program teamed up to bring the Give Peas A Chance assembly to

the kindergarten students.

Just for Kindergarten

Yes! That’s right! The student’s breakfast and lunch are free this school year! The

parents don’t even have to fill out a lunch application! That’s some delicious news!

The breakfast line closes at 7:50 a.m.

If you change the way your child is going home, send a note to the

teacher and/or office. This is done for the safety of your child.

Save your box tops, fill up your collection

sheet and turn it in to your school! You will

be helping out L. O. Kimberly and earn a

“Caught Ya” ticket!

On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 L. O. Kim-

berly celebrated its 3rd quarter BUGS!

Now, we are searching for more BUGS!!!

The B.U.G. (Bring Up Grades) program

recognizes students who raise their

grades to an acceptable range and keeps or continues

to raise them from one grading period to the next.

So, set your goals, reach beyond them and become

the next B.U.G. honoree!

The Atlanta Botanical Garden Science and Nutrition

Outreach Program and Mrs. Harkless-Brown, the

School Counselor teamed up to provide interactive

health and science workshops for grades Kindergar-

ten—5. The workshops include Georgia Savage Habi-

tats, Amphibians, Adaptations, and Bromeliads, Am-

phibian Classification and Classroom Taste Tests.

The 3rd

grade

students

dissected the

carnivorous

pitcher plant

to see what’s

on the inside.

Digested

Bugs!