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UPDATED 3/10/08

Join Us for the 2nd Annual Father-Daughter Dance!

Who will be crowned the next Miss G.A. Towns & Court? The fun will happen on Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the gym. Tickets are $25.00 per couple. For additonal information, please call 404-699-4560.

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Greetings, G. A. Towns community. The annual book fair is rapidly approaching. The Scholstic book fair will be here before you know it and Family Reading Night is aslo rapidly approaching. Book fair flyers will be sent home, please review the wonderful selection of reading material that is available and assist your child in making a selection. The upcoming Family Reading Night will allow parents to become familiar with our new reading initiative, "Accelerated Reader."

Please encourage your child to read for thirty minutes daily. You may read aloud to your child as well. Establish a quiet time in your house when everyone stops aor thirty minutes and reads. This will help your child to meet their Accelerated Reader goals and the academic improvement will be great!!!

The Media Center is open from 7:30 am - 2:30 pm. Volunteers are needed in the Media Center. If you are available please call Ms. Williams, Media Specialist, at 404-505-5128 or email her at arwilliams@atlanta.k12.ga.us.

Thanks for supporting the Towns Elementary Media Center!

The French Connection

Bonjour!!! That means "Hello." Ask your child what these things mean:

First Graders: Ca va? Oui, ca va bien!

Second Graders: le chat, le chien, la souris, le poisson

Third Graders: les drames, les dessins animes, les comedies

Fourth Graders: J'aime la pizza au fromage.

Fifth Graders: Je suis sportif, creatif, et sympathique

- Mesdames Adjibi, Seydel et Slaton Merci

 

Do You Know Your History?

Benjamin E. Mays was born in 1895 in Ninety-Six, South Carolina, the youngest of eight children; his parents were tenant farmers and former slaves. In 1940, Mays became the president of Morehouse College. His most famous student there was Martin Luther King, Jr. The two developed a close relationship that continued until King's death in 1968. As his lifelong mentor, Mays delevered the eulogy for Dr. King. The Atlanta High School is named after the great Benjamin E. Mays.

 

Hot Homework Tips

1. Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework. Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with other distractions.
2. When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers. Giving answers means your child will not learn the material.
3. When your child does homework, you do homework. Show your child that the skills they are learning are related to things you do as an adult. If your child is reading, you read too. If your child is doing math, balance your checkbook.
4. Help your child with time management. Establish a set time each day for doing homework.
5. Be postive about homework. Tell your child how important school is. The attitude you express will be the attitude your child aquires.

Afterschool Tutorials: Wednesdays from 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm