If you’re a 6th or 7th grade parent, we hope you will come out next year and support your new PTSA team. They need YOU!! There are many different committees and lots of ways for you to get involved – daytime or evening, a few hours a month or a few hours a year. Volunteer sign-up sheets will be available at both Sneak-a-Peek and Open House in August. Or you can contact daniellptsa@hotmail.com at any time to get info on any of the different activities or to find out how you can help. Please encourage all of your neighbors and friends who will be incoming 6th grade parents to get involved, too! It truly does “take a village” to do all the things we do at Daniell!
A Note From Our President
I have thoroughly enjoyed my tenure as PTSA President these past two years at Daniell and am proud of all the great things we’ve accomplished as a team. Thank you for allowing me to serve your families in this role. We have some of the best parents, staff, and students around! Even though my daughter will be graduating from Daniell, I plan to come back and help support your new PTSA Board in the fall. So I am happy that I will still get to see some of your smiling faces from time to time at the school. I wish all of you and your students a fantastic summer and a great 2013-2014 school year!
Love you like a big roast beef!
Denette Wynn
(aka “Mama D”)
Amy Frost, President
Becky Denton, Vice-President
Denette Wynn, Vice-President
Deonna Payne, Secretary
Tish Young, Treasurer
You can reach any of these ladies at daniellptsa@hotmail.com or by stopping by the PTSA Desk in the office lobby at the school. Please come out and help them make 2013-2014 the best year at Daniell yet!
Congratulations to our graduating 8th graders!! What an awesome group of young men and women you are!! We know there are great things ahead for each of you and can’t wait to see where your future leads you! Just continue to work hard and give it your best at Sprayberry! The best is yet to come!!
- 9:15am-4:00pm – Daniell Olympics; volunteers will be needed to work concessions all day; we can use your help for even just one hour! Just let us know when you’re available to work!
- 9:15am-4:00pm – Daniell Olympics; volunteers will be needed to work concessions all day; we can use your help for even just one hour! Just let us know when you’re available to work!
- 9:00am-2:00pm – Honor Roll Picnic; volunteers needed for set up, food prep, serving, chaperoning, clean up, etc.
May 21st
- 4:30-9:00pm – 8th Grade Honors Night (Students attend by invitation only); PTSA is responsible for the reception; volunteers needed to help set up, decorate, and serve.
- 9:00am-2:00pm – 8th Grade Picnic; volunteers needed for set up, food prep, serving, chaperoning, clean up, etc.
May 30th
- 12noon – 2pm – End of Year Teacher Luncheon; Fiesta Theme; volunteers needed to set up, serve, clean up, etc.
THANK YOU!!!
Thank You For Casting Your Vote in Favor of SPLOST IV!!
Your Daniell PTSA wants to thank all of the parents and community members that voted “YES” in March for Ed SPLOST IV. In Cobb County, Ed SPLOST IV passed with 57.3 percent in favor. What does this mean for our community and for our school?
Some of the major projects for Cobb County Schools include a new classroom and fine arts building and new gym at Walton HS, a reconstruction of Osborne HS, an East Cobb MS replacement and two new unspecified elementary schools. More importantly though, for Daniell MS, the SPLOST notebook includes a budget for new doors and windows, gym lighting and electrical upgrades, HVAC replacement, an electrical system upgrade, an intercom phone system, technology upgrades, upgrade and/or replace band and choral instruments and equipment, and a redesign of the front lobby for safety. You can reference the full SPLOST notebook on the CCSD website athttp://www.cobbk12.org/SPLOST/CobbEd-SPLOSTIVNotebook_20121114.pdf.
Happy Summer From Your Environmental Ed Committee!!
If you have enjoyed the information submitted by the Daniell Environmental Education Committee this year and want to learn even more, we urge you to visit www.EEInGeorgia.org. There you will find a complete calendar of events, resources, news and information on how you and your family can protect Earth! Have a super summer!
Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
**Attention 8th Grade Parents!! There are several end of the year activities planned specially for our soon to be graduating students. PLEASE come help us make these activities a fun and memorable experience for our students!!!
- 7pm – Orchestra Concert; volunteers needed to work concessions starting at 6pm
- 7pm – 6th Grade Band Concert; volunteers needed to work concessions starting at 6pm
- 7pm – 6th Grade Orchestra Concert; volunteers needed to work concessions starting at 6pm
- 9am – 12noon – 5th Graders from feeder schools visit Daniell; volunteers needed to assist with tours, etc.
- 7pm – Chorus Concert; volunteers needed to work concessions starting at 6pm
- ALL HANDS ON DECK!!! Decorating for the 8th Grade Dance will start at 2pm and continue until late in the evening: MANY volunteers will be needed
- 7pm – 7th Grade Band Concert; volunteers needed to work concessions starting at 6pm
- 9:15am - Decorating and Food Prep will continue for the 8th Grade Dance; volunteers needed to finalize decorations and wash/cut/prepare food and drinks
- 6:30-9:00pm - 8th Grade Dance; 6th & 7th Grade Parents needed to serve food, chaperon, etc.
- 6:30pm – Rising 6th Grader Parent Night; PTSA will host a Q & A reception;cookie donations and servers needed; please email daniellptsa@hotmail.com if you are willing to donate cookies
- 6:30pm – PTSA General Session Meeting; please plan to attend; new officers will be installed and budget amendments will be voted on
- 7pm – 8th Grade Band Concert; volunteers needed to work concessions starting at 6pm
- 9:15am-4:00pm – Daniell Olympics; volunteers will be needed to work concessions all day; we can use your help for even just one hour! Just let us know when you’re available to work!
- 9:15am-4:00pm – Daniell Olympics; volunteers will be needed to work concessions all day; we can use your help for even just one hour! Just let us know when you’re available to work!
- 9:15am-4:00pm – Daniell Olympics; volunteers will be needed to work concessions all day; we can use your help for even just one hour! Just let us know when you’re available to work!
- 9:00am-2:00pm – Honor Roll Picnic; volunteers needed for set up, food prep, serving, chaperoning, clean up, etc.
- 4:30-9:00pm – 8th Grade Honors Night (Students attend by invitation only); PTSA is responsible for the reception; volunteers needed to help set up, decorate, and serve.
- 9:00am-2:00pm – 8th Grade Picnic; volunteers needed for set up, food prep, serving, chaperoning, clean up, etc.
- 12noon – 2pm – End of Year Teacher Luncheon; Fiesta Theme; volunteers needed to set up, serve, clean up, etc.
THANK YOU!!!
The Sprayberry Junior Jackets
6th / 7th / 8th Grade
SPRING FOOTBALL 2013!
Spring Season runs from April 29th through May 18
Practices will be held Monday – Friday, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Teams will play in two Football Jamborees
SIGN UP
April 20 or April 27
9am – 1 pm
@ Sprayberry Football Field House
2525 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, Georgia 30066
Or register online @ www.sprayberryfootball.com
(FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER ONLINE PICK UP EQUIPMENT ON SIGN UP DAYS)
COST
$75 for Spring Season
Sign up for Spring and Fall 2013 Seasons and Save $50!
2013-2014 Physical form @ www.sprayberryfootball.com
2013 GMSAA WAIVER @ www.gmsaa.com and a Copy of Birth Certificate
$250.00 Equipment Deposit Check held until equipment returned.
All equipment provided (except cleats).
**EQUIPMENT IS TO BE RETURNED AFTER THE LAST JAMBOREE ON MAY 19TH**
CONTACTS
Program Coordinator: Jeff Hutson 770.841.0461 jeff.hutson@cobbk12.org
Junior Jacket Administrator Jackie Blalock 404.975.9475 jblalocksprayberryjr@gmail.com
8th Grade Coach: Leon Prickett 770.639.1390 lockstock56@hotmail.com
7th Grade Coach: David Alexander 770.361.0792 davidta@yahoo.com
6th Grade Coach: Ledell Burkhead 678.777.0677 lburkhead01@pm.sprint.com
It’s Simple. ED-SPLOST is About Who We Are and What We Care About.This is our community. These are our students. These are our schools. This is our future. This is not complex. Vote for ED-SPLOST on Tuesday, March 19. EVERY VOTE COUNTS.REASONS TO VOTE YES:· Every school and every student will be helped. ED-SPLOST calls for construction of nearly 500 new classrooms, as well as upgrades to security and technology. To see the list of improvements planned for each school, go to www.CobbK12.org/SPLOST. This is about the environments in which our students learn.· Keep property taxes low. Without SPLOST, property taxes would have to be raised to pay for a bond to fund capital improvement needs in the schools.· Protect your home’s value. Continuing to improve our schools will protect your family’s investment.· Share the cost with visitors who benefit from shopping, restaurants and entertainment. Close to 1/3 of SPLOST is paid by those who don’t live in Cobb but shop here.· Vote YES on March 19. For voting information, see: www.CobbElections.orgWHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP GET OUT THE VOTE — IT WILL MATTER:· Vote on Tuesday, March 19 – voting information is at: www.CobbElections.org· Spread the Word — Email “Vote for ED-SPLOST” to 10 friends. Personal outreach makes the biggest impact. A friend’s vote will count.· Leverage Facebook Tools: Post “Vote Ed-SPLOST on March 19″ messages on your Facebook pages. Join your PTA’s Facebook page and share/like/join messages or events to “Vote for ED-SPLOST on March 19.”· Like/share Face-It Cobb and United4Kids – to help those grassroots organizations spread the word.· Have Some Fun — Waive Your Encouragement for Citizens to Vote by signing up to waive some signs– on Monday and Tuesday. All interested sign up on Sign Up Genius:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084AAEA72CAB9-splost — organized by the Walton Booster Club.· Proudly display SPLOST4 Yard Signs and/or car magnets – get them from: Vonda Shoemaker at vcshoe@gmail.com or Ashley@publicstrategies360.com.
We want to say a special THANK YOU to the “Support Our School” Committee members who have volunteered to help on all the various projects throughout the year so far. The teachers, administration, students, and especially your committee chair are thankful that you volunteer your valuable time to help with these important needs. We have ongoing needs in the following areas:
- help with updating our school bulletin boards and the school’s marquee – Daniell administration has turned over responsibility to the PTSA for these important areas so we depend on you to be able to get these things done on a timely basis.
- parents to help man the front desk to greet parents and guests entering our school
If you haven’t yet had a chance to volunteer at the school, you are welcome to contact Denette Wynn, our PTSA President, or stop by the PTSA Desk to see how you can help. We look forward to seeing you on our campus soon!
PTA Day At The Capitol – February 27, 2013
All PTA members are invited to celebrate PTA’s second century of advocacy by joining us for the 2013 PTA Day at the Capitol!
- This informative day begins at 8:30am at the Fulton County Government Center with a briefing on legislative issues and advocacy.
- Immediately following this session, we will head to the Capitol to see the legislature at work.
- The second highlight of the day will be lunch with the legislators at the Freight Depot beginning at 12:15pm. Georgia PTA has invited all the legislators to the lunch. Don’t know who your legislators are? Go to Capitol Watch atwww.georgiapta.org for contact information.
- Remember to WEAR RED!
- Questions? Call Georgia PTA at (404)659-0214 or (800)PTA-TODAY. If you want to attend, contact Susan McCullough, Daniell Legislation & Advocacy Co-Chair, atMcc.Susan@gmail.com or at 770/429-0797.
Educational Funding & SPLOST IV Information Meeting
Are you concerned about class sizes, adequate funding for education—including fair compensation for teachers? Are we at the tipping point where the quality of education will begin to suffer in Cobb County? Want to know more about what the proposed SPLOST IV includes for Daniell? Then plan to attend an Information Meeting in the Dodgen Middle School Auditorium (1725 Bill Murdock Rd, 30062) on Monday, February 11, at 6:30pm. Concerned parents and local PTA leaders will address educational funding issues; principals, BOE members, and CCSD personnel will discuss the contents of SPLOST IV. You can find the proposed project list for Daniell atwww.cobbk12.org/SPLOST/EdSPLOST4_Sprayberry.pdf.
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All Hands On Deck!
It’s Time For EVERYONE To Show Our Appreciation To Our Wonderful Teachers!Daniell’s Teacher Appreciation Days are coming up on February 12th-14th. We have 3 days of “pampering” planned for our great teachers and staff, and we need your help. There are SEVERAL WAYS for you to join in the fun, so come help us make our teachers feel special and appreciated.FIRST, we want to give the teachers 3 days of NO LUNCHROOM DUTY. This means we will need VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR THE CAFETERIA on each of those days during all lunch periods. If you can help for even just one lunch hour, we need you!
SECOND, we want to provide YUMMY FOOD for the teachers and staff on all 3 days. They will be enjoying their lunch hours in a specially-decorated “bistro” far away from the deafening noise and chaos of a busy lunch room.
The 12th will be “Sandwich and Salad” day. We’ll need chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, pasta salad, and fruit salad, as well as typical green salad “fixings”: lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, croutons, onions, bacon bits, salad dressings, etc.
The 13th will be “Soup and Salad” day. We’ll need crockpots of vegetable soups, potato soups/chowders & chicken noodle soups, rolls, corn muffins, and more green salad “fixings”.
The 14th will be “Dessert and Coffee Bar” day. We’ll need cookies, brownies, dessert bars (i.e. lemon bars, Mississippi Mud Bars), mini cupcakes, cakes, etc. as well as flavored coffee creamers.
THIRD, we want to give away DOOR PRIZES during the lunch periods. We needGIFT CARDS in any denomination to Starbucks, grocery stores, restaurants, nail salons, etc. If food is not your thing, here’s a perfect way to chip in and help us with the celebration.
Please let us know asap how you’re willing to help by contacting us atdaniellptsa@hotmail.com. Gift Cards can be dropped off at the PTSA Desk in the lobby or sent with your student. PARENTS, WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN AT DANIELL, SO WE ALL SHOULD HELP WITH TEACHER APPRECIATION DAYS. Thanks in advance for your participation!
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International Festival
Thursday, January 17th, 6:30pm
Plan to bring your family and join in the fun! View country-specific presentation boards prepared by the students, listen to a performance by the Daniell choir, and enjoy an international desserts & “finger foods” bar hosted by the PTSA.
- If you would be willing to bring a dessert or “finger food”/snack that represents your country of origin or your family’s traditions (USA, too!), please contact Iliana Icen at Iliana.Icen@prudentialgeorgia.com.
- If you or members of your family would like to perform a traditional song or dance from your country or region’s heritage, please contact Ms. Mohrmann at rita.mohrmann@cobbk12.org. This invitation is open to adults as well as students.
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