Compton

Compton Family Movie Night!

MOVIE:       Mr. Popper's Penguins
WHEN:        Friday, February 3rd / 6:00-8:00 PM
WHERE:     Compton Cafeteria
WHO:          All Compton families
COST:        Admission is FREE!

Hot dogs, drinks, and funnel cakes will be available for purchase!

Kindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of School!

PTA Meeting

Our next PTA meeting will be held on January 24, 2012, at 6:30 PM.

Our 4th and 5th graders will be performing in this program, AND lots of important information will be discussed.

Parents who wish to complete the School Improvement Survey online may use the computers in the Library Media Center to do so. The computers will be available before the meeting from 6:00-6:30 and after the meeting from 7:15-7:45.

We hope you can make it!

Grandparents' Breakfast

All Compton grandparents were invited to a breakfast in their honor on January 18th in the Library Media Center. What a special time it was for our Compton family!

A message from the Superintendent:

The Cobb County School District is committed to providing quality education for all students. Each school in the district has developed a school strategic plan to identify specific goals and activities that will address the unique needs of its students.

Feedback from staff, parents and community members is important to the school strategic planning process. Your participation in our School Improvement Survey will provide feedback about the quality of educational services and programs in our schools.

Your responses to the survey are anonymous. Results will be provided to the principals later in the school year and will be used, along with other information, to identify priorities for the school.

We invite you to take a few minutes to respond to the survey, which can be found at this link:

http://www.cobbk12.org/sisurvey

The survey will be available until February 10, 2012, and should take about 15 - 20 minutes to complete. Your opinions are vital to the future of our schools, and through participation in this survey, you become active in helping your child's school principal identify critical issues to be addressed.

If you have any questions concerning the survey, please contact the principal at your child's school.

Respectfully,
Michael Hinojosa, Ed.D.
Superintendent

Spelling Bee Winners Announced

Congratulations to the winners of our 2011-2012 Spelling Bee!

Pictured are Principal Liz Murphy, First place winner Jeanette Conti from Ms. Rizk's and Ms. Warmoth's 5th grade class, Second place winner Braden Frost from Rizk's and Ms. Warmoth's 5th grade class, and Assistant Principal Kristen Beaudin.

Jeanette will represent Compton at the Cobb County Spelling Bee on January 28th at Kennesaw Mountain High Schoool; if for some reason she cannot attend, Braden will stand in for her. All 4th and 5th grade class representatives are pictured below.

Community Holiday Dinner

Compton welcomed over 800 people to its annual Holiday dinner! Guests were treated to a wonderful meal in a beautifully-decorated setting. Children were invited to shop at the Holiday House for gifts for fanily and friends. And, we even got a special visit from Santa himself! It was truly a wonderful night for all involved!

Teacher of the Month

Congratulations to Stephanie Schwan,
our November Teacher of the Month!

4th and 5th Grade Dance Party

Percussion Ensemble Concert

Please join us for an evening of beautiful music from our very own Compton Percussion Ensemble! Directed by our music teacher, Ms. Melody Hauschild, the Percussion Ensemble will perform on Thursday, Dec 8th, at 6:30 pm in the Compton cafeteria/auditorium.

We hope to see you there!

Christmas DInner

Building Hope Day

Students at Compton Elementary enjoyed an inspiring morning in their classrooms while meeting a number of community leaders and local celebrities who shared their success stories and read books with messages of hope. Guests such as the mayor, area superintendents, district leaders, local sports stars, doctors, artists, and more, gave generously of their time and talents to offer hope for the future to our students. Guests enjoyed a special reception in their honor and were given class photos to say thank you for being a part of this special day. The day culminated with students writing about their own hopes for the future and placing them in a hope chest in our school lobby.

THANK YOU to all participants, who made this such an inspiring day for our students!

Compton Library Media Center is open at night!

The Compton Library Media Center is now open for business… at night! On Thursday, November 10th, we are opening our school Library Media Center from 4:00 to 7:00 PM for parents to visit us. Come to use a computer, look at a magazine, or just find a good book to read. We’ll even show you how to use Cobb Virtual Library, an online tool that students can access from home with links to great resources, including encyclopedias, magazines, websites, newspapers, research databases, and our school Destiny program. Clear you calendar and make plans to visit our Compton Library Media Center on November 10th!

We hope to see you then!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Contest Winners!

One of our most popular library books is The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, so when a new book in the series came out on November 15th, the Library Media Center held a book give-away contest for fans of the series. Each day during the week of November 15th, students were asked to answer trivia questions about different books in the series, and those who answered correctly were entered in a random drawing to win a free copy of the newest book, Cabin Fever.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students, who won their very own copy of the new book:

Emmanuel Afful from Ms. Ballenger's and Ms. Carey's class
Raja White from Ms. Harden's class
Alonzo Gonzalez from Ms. Ballenger's and Ms. Carey's class
N-E-V-A Moore from Ms. Harris's and Ms. Hardman's class
Izac Garcia from Ms. Goodall's class

Literacy Pumpkins

Compton teachers and students particpated in a pumpking decorating contest in preparation for our Day of Hope. The goal of the contest was to decorate a pumpkin as a literary or historical hero and produce a class writing about this hero.

Congratulations to the following classes for winning the pumpkin decorating contest:

Kindergarten: Ms. Luttrell
1st grade: Ms. Morgan
2nd grade: Ms. Graff
3rd grade: Ms. Williams
4th grade: Ms. Harris and Ms. Hardman
5th grade: Ms. Rizk and Ms. Warmoth

Bus Poster Contest Winners

CONGRATULATIONS to Compton students who were chosen as winners in the district Bus Poster Contest!

Pictured are Principal Liz Murphy, 5th grade student Elizabeth Rodriguez (Honorable Mention), 4th grade student Travis Booker (1st Place), 5th grade student Brittany McDowell (2nd Place), and Rick Grisham, Executive Director of Transportation for Cobb County Schools. Travis went on to win 2nd place in the state competition!

CONGRATULATIONS to these award-winning students AND Compton Art teacher Ms. Gwyn Estes for their wonderful work.

Teacher of the Month

Congratulations to Misty Duren,

our October Teacher of the Month!

Clothing Donation

Donation of clothing by Dowell Elementary PTA. Pictured: Elizabeth Murphy, Principal of Compton Elementary, with Dr. Geno Burch

CONFERENCE WEEK

Parent/Teacher conferences will be held October 24-28, 2011. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 PM all week.

Report cards will be given out at each conference, so this is an excellent opportunity for parents to meet with their child's teacher to discuss academic progress and identify ways to support student achievement and success.

We look forward to seeing you for Conference Week!

Compton Movie Night

Hosted By: 5^th Grade Team

All proceeds will go towards our 5^th grade trip!

Date: Friday, October 14, 2011

Time: 6-8 pm

Place: Compton Cafeteria

Movie: Rio

Admission: FREE

Hotdogs: $1.00

Sodas: $0.50

Chips: $0.50

*All students must be accompanied by an adult*

PTA MEETING

Our first PTA meeting of the year will be held on October 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM.

Our 2^nd and 3^rd graders will be performing in this program, AND lots of important information will be discussed.

We hope you can make it!

Picture Day!

Mark your calendars for Picture Day!

Monday, September 19, 2011

Look for flyers to come home in Thursday folders with details about packages and prices.

Please note: ALL students will be photographed on Picture Day for the yearbook, but students must have money with them on Picture Day to order photo packages!

Compton Open House

It's time for Open House! Come and meet your child's teachers, find out what's going on in class, and look for ways you can get involved at Compton.

Please join us on...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Kindergarten through 2nd grade: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

3rd through 5th grades: 5:30 - 7:00 PM

We look forward to seeing you then!

Free Tutoring at Compton

Free tutoring is being offered through the Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program. Applications for SES are available in the school’s front office. Complete the form and deliver it to Kristen Beaudin, SES Coordinator. Or you may mail it to:

Compton Elementary School

Kristen Beaudin, SES Coordinator

3450 New Macland Road

Powder Springs, GA 30127

Applications for free tutoring are being accepted now. Free tutoring applications are accepted during the following enrollments:

Enrollment 1 August 15, 2011 - September 7, 2011 (tutoring begins on or after October 24^th)

Enrollment 2 September 8, 2011 - October 25, 2011(tutoring begins on or after November 28^th)

Enrollment 3 October 26 - December 9, 2011(tutoring begins on or after January23^th)

For more information about the free tutoring program, free tutoring applications, or a list of tutoring companies offering free tutoring in Cobb County, visit the Cobb County’s SES Webpage at:

http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/title1/parentinvolv.aspx

or contact Kristen Beaudin at 770-222-3700 / ext. 225.

Sneak-a-Peek

Are you ready for a new school year? WE ARE!!

Join us for Sneak-a-Peek at Compton this Thursday afternoon, August 11th, from 3:00-5:00.

We're looking forward to seeing you!