THE ZONE
COMMUNITY
Covering our Local Schools February 2011
Midway Elementary
Sinclair Christian Academy
GMC Prep School
School Education is Power
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JMA’s Hinson wins Math Challenge John Milledge Academy ninth-grader Julia Hinson is the overall school champion for the American Math Challenge. Thousands of high school students simultaneously competed against each other matching their math skills with the best from around the world. Hinson’s score was the best of all ninth through 12th graders who took the test at JMA.
Eagle Ridge students conduct unit on animals Early Learning Center
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Eagle Ridge Elementary
Mrs. Crane’s and Mrs. Eubanks’ kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge Elementary School concluded a unit on animals in the winter by learning the vocabulary words hibernation, migration and hunting for food. The students were to sort their animal cards based on what they do during the winter. Pictured: Tamia Watkins, Haleigh Batchelor, Zykevion Battle, Naiyla Sessoms, Tamia Mack and Ollieah Lary; Jaylen Walker, Evan Hitchcock, Tymeir Taylor, Jasmique Grissom, Jamya Jordan, Markayla Primas and Konyea Devereaux; and Antonio Edwards, Elijha Wiggins, Ashton Smith and Brianna Webb.
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Guest readers visit Eagle Ridge Elementary School Mrs. McCroskey’s and Mrs. Johnson’s kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge enjoyed having guest readers from Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Giles’ first grade classes. The students who visited were former kindergarten students coming back to
show how much they continue to grow in their academics. The class can’t wait to go to first grade next year so they can come back and show off how much their reading skills have grown!
YES students visit GC planetarium
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Third grade students in the YES program recently visited the museum and planetarium at Georgia College. The students saw a great show in the planetarium about stars as well as toured the museum. It was a great trip!
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Midway Elementary students make cards for soldiers
Midway’s second grade students and K-Kids Club made cards for soldiers in Afghanistan and packed care packages to send to them. The cards were beautifully decorated, and the students enclosed a note of appreciation to the soldiers. Shown in these pictures making the cards and packing the boxes are: Derek Oltremari, Charles Harden, Jayla Walls and Raven Burns, Sammi Tuttle and Avery Askew. This project was done to exemplify the three words that Midway lives by: character, service and excellence.
Eagle Ridge students enjoy singing along to the music
First grade students from Mrs. Burns’ and Ms. Barbee’s classes at Eagle Ridge Elementary enjoy singing and playing instruments during a jam session with music teacher Mrs. Kim Neidlinger.
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Midway students mark 100th day of school
Mrs. See’s kindergarten class at Midway celebrated the 100th day of school by bringing in 100 items.
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Eagle Ridge students make New Year’s resolutions
Mrs. Williams’ first graders at Blandy Hills Elementary enjoyed lots of activities on the hundredth day. They made 100 cents and 100 dollars in different ways as well as making 100 with base 10 blocks and other objects. One favorite activity was making as many words as possible with 100 edible letters. Yum!
Head Start students observe the 100th day
Mrs. Crane’s and Mrs. Eubanks’ kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge Elementary ‘rang in the New Year’ with creating resolutions. Pictured: Tymeir Taylor writing her class goal (resolution) on the classroom door.
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Blandy Hills students enjoy Math Night
Students at Blandy Hills Elementary enjoyed Math Night in October. Students and parents were encouraged to participate in math activities that teachers had planned. The activities are aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards and show parents what students are working on in math.
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Eagle Ridge students learn how to count coins
Mrs. Crane’s and Mrs. Eubanks’ kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge Elementary concluded a unit on money by naming, identifying the value of, and matching coins. Pictured: Ollieah Lary using the Promethean board to match heads to the tails of coins.
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Powell, Walker awarded scholarships
Georgia Military College Prep School seniors Rachel Powell and Skylar Walker were honored at the Chick-fil-A Bowl Luncheon Dec. 30, by the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the National Football Foundation. Each received $1,000 scholarships applicable to the schools of their choosing. Powell was awarded the Whitey Zimmerman Scholar/Manager Scholarship based on her achievements as a student manager, student and member of the community. Walker was awarded the George Morris Scholar/Athlete Scholarship in recognition of his accomplishments in the classroom, on the playing fields and in the community. Those in attendance during the luncheon included members of the University of South Carolina and Florida State University football teams, Chick-fil-A founders Truett and Jeanette Cathy, ESPN analyst Ed Cunningham and Atlanta Journal Constitution writer Jeff Shutlz.
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ER students study Dr. Martin Luther King
Mrs. McCroskey’s and Mrs. Johnson’s kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge all ‘Have a Dream.’ While studying the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the class decided it wanted to make a difference, and students came up with their own dreams.
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Eagle Ridge students hopeful for snow
Mrs. McCroskey’s and Mrs. Johnson’s kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge Elementary is wishing for snow. The students enjoyed reading stories about snow and completing their take-home projects. The snowmen the students created were awesome! Thanks to all the parents who were able to help make this project possible.
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JMA students take part in math team competitions
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John Milledge Academy students recently travelled to Statesboro to compete in the Georgia Southern University Invitational Mathematics Competition with the top 1,000 mathematics students from all over Georgia. The competition allows students to participate at a state level and be challenged by math questions written at a standard set for college mathematics. Although our students did not return with trophies they represented their school with dignity and honor. The following students are members of JMA’s Competition Mathematics Team: seventh grade: Jarad Ray, Maddie Mousseau, Kendell Rowland; eigth grade: Hannnah Morris, Phil Jones, Chase Owen and Filip Velimirovich; 10th grade: Anna Jones, Cherokee Henry, Laura Willoughby and John Savage; 11th grade: Jess Qualls, Ben Bentley and Blake Harrington. Faculty advisers are Kim Wagoner, Bala Reddy and Bill Reoch.
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JMA anatomy students visit ‘The Bodies Exhibit’
The senior anatomy class at John Milledge Academy went on a field trip to ‘The Bodies Exhibit’ and ‘Dialog in the Dark’ in Atlanta. It was an extremely enjoyable adventure for the class, as they learned about each body system as well as the cycle of life. Real human bodies that have been specially preserved are on display showing this information. In Dialog in the Dark, the students experienced what it was like to be totally blind. They were given white canes to help guide them as they traveled through different rooms representing places such as a grocery store, a marina and crossing a busy street. Each guide for the experience is a legally blind volunteer. The students enjoyed the experience and would like to encourage everybody to go to Atlantic Station in Atlanta and visit the exhibits. Pictured top from left are: Amanda Dixon, Luke Ezell, Shelby Roberts, Haley Budrys, Greg Carroll and Jess Carroll. Bottom row from left are: Chelsey Bloodworth, Traci Grant (teacher), Stacey Couey, Brooke Underwood and Lynsey Carroll.
Midway 100th day
Mrs. See’s kindergarten class at Midway Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school by counting to 100 in a variety of ways. The students strung 100 pieces of cereal to create a necklace. They also enjoyed making ice cream sundaes as part of the celebration.
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Eagle Ridge students read ‘Chicken Soup with Rice’
Mrs. McCroskey’s and Mrs. Johnson’s kindergarten class at Eagle Ridge Elementary love reading books at school. The children cooked chicken soup with rice after reading the story ‘Chicken Soup with Rice.’ The class was also able to write about the steps they took to make the soup. They all agreed that the soup was very yummy! Pictured (front row): Damon, Angel, Christopher, Kimberlie and Laila; (back row) Angelica, Netobia, Javen, Keith, Shyanne, Andalina, Jaquan, Julius, Keon, Kyndall, Dieja and Tori.