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IMPORTANT EVENT DATES
CLASSROOM TIDBITS
PTA NEWS
Important Event Dates
OPEN ENROLLMENT
January 28-February 8
DONUTS WITH DAD
Friday, February 1, 7:30-8:00 a.m.
WILLIAMS VS CLINTON
Saturday, February 2, 4:00
100th DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday, February 4th
SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPRECIATION DAY
February 6th
SPRING FUNDRAISER
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE
Monday, February 11th - 25th
PTA FOUNDERS DAY LUNCHEON
(Washington Elementary)
Tuesday, February 12, 11:30 a.m.
VALENTINE’S DAY PARTIES
Thursday, February 14, 1:15p.m.
PARAPROFESSIONAL APPRECIATION DAY
Thursday, February 14th
STUDENTS OUT
TEACHER PROF. DEV. DAY
Friday, February 15th
WILLIAMS VS WESTERN HILLS
Saturday, February 16, 4:00
PARENT CONFERENCE DAY
Monday, February 18, 7:35-3:00
BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION
Thursday, February 21, 12:45
GOOD CITIZEN AWARDS
Friday, February 22, 1:30 p.m.
Be sure to check us out at
OPEN ENROLLMENT
January 28th- February 8th. The first week will be at St. Mark Baptist Church, 5722 W. 12th and the second week will return to the LRSD Student Registration Office at 501 Sherman, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
2012 NCEA Higher Performing School
The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA), a department of ACT, Inc., recognized Williams Magnet Elementary School as a 2012 NCEA Higher Performing School in the areas of Math and Literacy.
WILLIAMS PTA NEWS
The PTA has lots of activities planned for the spring 2013 semester. On February 11, the spring fundraiser will begin. This year, we will be selling items from The World's Finest Chocolate Easter catalog and specialty made Williams Magnet insulated mugs. Other events for this semester include the school-wide talent show, good citizen assemblies, honor roll recognition, a “We love our school” clean-up day and the spring carnival. If you would like to help with any of these events, let me know! The next PTA meeting is Tuesday, March 12. See you then!
--Lisa Leggett
WMS PTA President
lisa.leggett@
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MS. STRICKLAND
MUSIC NEWS
We are preparing for our upcoming spring show, RAZZ TAZZA M’ JAZZ, for the March 12th PTA meeting. The 3rd level classes and the school choir will present songs, instrumentation, dance, drama, and a good time! Don’t miss it!
Since the new semester, classes have jumped right in with lots of activities. K-1 have been learning about dynamics (loud/soft) and tempo (fast/slow) with singing, moving, and playing instruments. Level 2 students have reviewed so, mi, and will soon also add la and will identify these notes on the music staff. After completion of forte, piano, crescendo, and decrescendo, 3rd grade students have begun learning songs for the spring show. Within a couple of weeks, 4th grade students will complete Fifty Nifty, a song about the 50 states, and be able to sing all 50 states in alphabetical order from memory. Grade 5 students are continuing their recorder skills and just performed Swing Low Sweet Chariot in conjunction with our study of Spirituals.
Williams Science Fair
Winners 2013
3rd Grade
Mrs. Lester’s Class
3rd Place- Jordan Rochelle
2nd Place- Makiya Stubbs
1st Place- Brandon Ferrell
Mrs. Speight’s Class
3rd Place- Jazlynn Williams
2nd Place- Noah Dokoutchaef
1st Place- Akshay Padela
Ms. White’s Class
3rd Place-Ziaria Williams
2nd - Christian Nalls
1st - Affan Smani
Behavioral Science
3rd Place- Robin Eluvathingal
2nd Place- Alayna Harrington
2nd Place- Carson Chappell
1st Place- Libby Franks
Botany
3rd Place- Brianna Jackson
2nd Place Jed Paneda
1st Place Micheal Knox
Chemistry
3rd Place Jaquavian Davis
2nd Place- Logan Hilpert
1st Place- Sakshi Garg
Environmental Science
3rd Place- Megha Gupta
3rd Place- Michael Moliere
2nd Place- Lauren Elliot
1st Place- Audrey Nony
Physical Science
3rd Place- Stuti Mhapsekar
3rd Place- Isaac Leggett
2nd Place- Kaushal Samantaray
1st Place- Srchan Somepalli
Zoology
3rd Place- Kiaria Hernandez
2nd Place- Cali-Joy Copeland
1st Place- Hartley Meyer
2nd Grade News
Second grade will be celebrating the 100th day of school by dressing up like we are 100 years old. We want all 2nd graders to participate as we will be in a school parade that day as well.
We will be going on our first field trip to UALR to see a play early next month. Parents should be on the lookout for permission forms to come soon.
3rd Grade News
3rd Grade Drama Club performed Saturday, January 26th at The Magnet Fair. [pic]
Mrs. Speight’s class had the top AR points school wide the 2nd 9 weeks with 1250 points. Mrs. Lester’s class has received a letter from President Obama! We wrote letters of congratulations to him after the recent election, and he wrote a nice thank you note to our class. He included some fun information about Bo, and an autographed photo of himself!
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There are so many wonderful things going on in Ms. White’s class, I would like to take a moment and congratulate Yashwanth Gokorakonda from Ms. White’s 3rd grade classroom. He won the Williams Traditional Magnet school spelling bee. Yashwanth went against his other third grade classmates to win a spot to represent his class in the school spelling bee. He then competed against third, fourth, and fifth grade students. Yashwanth
enjoys reading, playing chess, and playing with his Beyblades. He will compete in the county spelling bee in February.
SPELLING BEE
WINNERS 2012
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Mrs. Giles’ Math Corner
With a little time, assistance, and encouragement every day you can help your child develop strategies that lead to success in understanding key math concepts. Concepts are general ideas that explain the how and why of mathematics. They often generate the response, “Oh, now I get it!” If students have forgotten how to find the answer to a problem, they can often use their understanding of concepts to devise other ways to find the answer.
Word problems often involve both concepts and skills. Students need to understand concepts to decide how to go about solving a problem; for example whether they should add, subtract, multiply or divide. They need to use skills to compute the answer.
To help your child develop an understanding of concepts, ask your child to explain homework problems to you. You might begin by having your child read a problem aloud. Then have your child restate the problem and describe how he or she arrived at the solution.
Remember that you do not have to be a mathematician to participate in your child’s mathematics education. Showing your child how mathematics relates to real-world experiences is an important part of his or her education, a part in which you are the major contributor.
*Emily is having a party with 52 people. Emily needs 1 cup and 1 plate for each person.
1. How many packages of plates does Emily need? Explain your answer using words, pictures and/or numbers.
2. How many packages of cups does Emily need? Explain your answer using words, pictures and/or numbers.
COACH BOBO’S CORNER
Physical Education News
We are in the process of preparing for our upcoming Jump Rope for Heart Fund Raising. Williams has been one of many schools across the nation that has participated in the American Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart Event. This is something that Williams Kids have done for the last twelve years.
Through hard times, last year Williams Kids raised over $900! This year our goal is to raise over $3,500 which will be the largest amount ever raised at Williams! We have the greatest kids in the district! I believe we can make this happen!
A MESSAGE FROM THE SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
Increase your child’s language, social and cognitive skills in a fun way, by playing games. No need to dominate the dining room table for weeks with the Monopoly board, simply a quick game of Go Fish or Uno is beneficial. Some other games to invest in are Guess Who, Scrabble and Goblet.
Dede Franks, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist, WMS
LITERACY COACHES CORNER
MS. MARGO ROWE
My name is Margo Rowe, literacy coach at Williams Traditional Magnet. I am married with two children and three grandchildren. The Little Rock School District is near and dear to my heart. Both of my parents are retired from LRSD and I attended Hardin Bale Elementary, Southwest Junior High, Parkview, and Little Rock Central High School. I received my bachelor's degree from UALR and a master's degree in education. I taught kindergarten at Jacksonville Elementary, Woodruff, Bale, and Gibbs. I became a Title I reading specialist and taught at Badgett for eight years before coming to Terry Elementary in 1994. I spent 17 years at Terry as a reading interventionist and literacy coach. I have enjoyed meeting the staff, students, and parents at Williams Magnet. Thank you for making me feel welcome.
FOURTH GRADE NEWS
Fourth Grade is gearing up for a research project on Famous African- Americans to coincide with Black History Month. The students will select a famous African-American, research their life, and explain the important impact this person had on American History. The students will design posters depicting important events in their person’s life as well as perform a 4 – 6 minute presentation about their person.
MEDIA SPECIALIST NEWS
Kindergarten students will be bringing home books on their next library check out day. When your child brings books home, spend time reading them together. If your child can read, listen to him or her read the books and help with words they may not know. We want your child to love reading, so please make the time you share books
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together fun. An informational letter will be sent home shortly.
Kimberly McCloud, LMS
GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD
2ND 9 WEEKS
Grade 3
Michael Jordan
Devon Robinson
Onicka Tutt
Natalia Marks
Grade 4
Jaquavion Davis
Kamare Johnson
Stuti Mhapsekar
Mia Barnett
Kennedy Boyd
Alexis Chavez
Cali Joy Copeland
Elmer Goins
Grade 5
Wil Chora
Eamonn Otreasaigh
Leah Greer
Caleb Morton
Kyren Neasley
Aaron Whitehead
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Greetings from Reading Recovery!
We have had a wonderful first semester working with our students. Our first round Reading Recovery students are finishing up their individual series of lessons. We will begin testing for second round students next week. Students receiving interventions in literacy are progressing in several areas in reading comprehension and writing. Third through fifth grades are learning strategies to help them answer multiple choice and open response items on the benchmark. We are excited about the efforts and improvements we are seeing from our students. Keep it up!
Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Chambers
BAILEY’S GT CORNER
The fourth grade GT students studied the Titanic the first semester. Their final projects were phenomenal. Great job students and parents for your hard work and dedication. We are anticipating the 3rd grade climax of Egypt and the projects and or games they will be producing.
Second grade GT students are studying Landmarks and are learning how to write a research paper. We are off and running with the title page and table of contents.
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[pic] Becoming Critical Thinkers and High Readers
Mr. Benjamin
It is the beginning of a new school semester here at Williams Magnet and Mr. Benjamin’s class is hard at work to become excellent readers and high critical thinkers. This semester we have picked up where we left off last semester. I teach students with a wide variety of disabilities and learning styles. I do my very best to tap into each and every one of their individual intelligences. With that being said, my students and I help our learning community grow with rich literacy and math activities. We work on math computation, rounding, multiplying one and two digit numbers, fractions, algebra and some geometry. For literacy I read a lot to my students because I have students of all different reading levels. To help them become better readers, I do before, during, and after reading strategies with them. This helps them to make predictions and think about the reading. I ask them critical thinking questions about some of our readings because I feel that this will help them to make good predictions and use good inference skills in life. We do math and literacy activities on the smart board, hands on games, and usage of computer time so that they are learning in more ways than one. These are not all of the things that we do on a daily basis, but I wanted to give you all a sneak peak of what goes on in the classroom of Mr. Benjamin’s “Critical Thinkers and High Readers”
1st Grade Team
First grade is excited to welcome Mrs. Echols to our team. She is replacing Mrs. Curtis who went to Hamilton to be a library/media specialist. Mrs. Echols will be a great addition to Williams Magnet! We have been reading the Pigeon books series by Mo Willems and identifying the four types of sentences (interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, imperative) found in each book. We love the pigeon books and have had fun recalling sentences from the stories. Stop by soon and see our pigeons with sentences we have created.
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Williams welcomes Ms. Carise Echols to First Grade
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Ms. Echols is a UCA graduate. She is happy to be part of the Williams Magnet Team. She loves the school and kids. She loves to shop, eat and bake. She is lover of pinterest and travels every chance she gets. She loves to meet new people.
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Kindergarten Project!
This will be our 3rd annual “100th Day Parade” at Williams Magnet! Kindergarten and 1st grade students participate in this fun event! Kindergarten students make a “float” with 100 items to pull in the parade. You can get creative! Decorate a shoe box or small box with 100 items (i.e. stickers, pom-pom balls, etc). We want this to be a learning experience for your child! We want them to participate in the collecting and counting of the project. Please attach a sturdy string so that your child can pull their float in the parade. Please “test” it to make sure that it will pull! We will parade through the school for 1st- 5th graders to see!
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Ms. Roulston’s students
stack 100 cups.
Dr. Vivian Evans – Putting It All Together
Maintaining current needs assessment information and providing leadership and direction in the development of activities, scheduling and running physical and cultural activities, issuing written and oral instructions, examining work performance and communicating official plans are some of the tasks that will enable our students to perform exceptionally well in their classes and on the Benchmark Exam.
Here at Williams, teachers will be using test-taking strategies that will enable our students to clearly understand the importance of performing at their highest level. Strategies such as:
General Test Taking Tips – EX: Tip #4 – Remember that most tests have time limits so work as quickly as you can, but do not rush through your work. Rushing and shortcuts usually end up in making mistakes.
Multiple Choice Test Tips – EX: Tip #12 – Look at all the questions first. The questions will help you know what to look for as you read through the passages or look at the diagrams.
Timed Test - EX: Tip #19 – Watch for KEY WORDS. When you find a key word read slowly and carefully. The right answer is usually very close.
Math Test Tips – EX: Tip #24 – Always read the question one last time before you choose your answer. Make sure that you have done all the steps.
Language Test Tips – EX: Tip #26, #27 and #28
#26 – Capitals are important! Review your Capitalization rules.
#27 – Punctuation rules are very important. Review your Punctuation rules.
#28 – Spelling is also very important. Review your basic spelling rules. Read the directions very carefully. Sometimes you may be asked to find the words that are NOT spelled correctly. Make sure that you understand the directions.
Nurses Notes- February 2013
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In the health world, flu continues to be a main area of concern. Arkansas physicians have reported large numbers of individuals with infections and hospitalizations due to flu. And several Arkansans have died from flu complications this season.
Health officials want the message spread that it is not too late to get the flu vaccine. The flu vaccine is our best defense in fighting and keeping flu from having a widespread effect on human lives. Even though it takes 2 weeks to build up immunity, some antibodies begin to build immediately. Furthermore if individuals do happen to get flu after taking the vaccine, it is generally a milder case.
Our second line of defense against the flu is to isolate the sick to
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prevent exposure of flu to others. If either you or your child has flu, please stay home until there is no fever or flu symptoms for a full 24 hours without the help of medication. Teach your children to practice the 3 Cs:
Clean your hands often.
Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze by using the crook of your elbow.
Contain germs by staying away from those who are sick and staying home yourself if you become ill.
We are required to track communicable diseases in the school district. Please let the nurse or school office know if your child has been diagnosed with the flu or any other communicable disease. The phone number to reach the nurse is 447-7105.
Stay healthy.
Carla Kelley RN, NCSN
Fifth Grade Team
Williams is gearing up for our new recycling program. The Little Rock School District has partnered with Waste Management which will allow us to recycle more than just paper! Beginning in February, a new team of 4th and 5th graders will lead Williams as we begin recycling plastics, glass, and aluminum, as well as our paper products. We are looking forward to providing our students with even more opportunities to learn about protecting our environment!
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Williams Office Fundraiser.
Support our school by purchasing an Eagle Mascot. $15.00
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2013 Valentine King & Queen
Williams Magnet
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Kindergarten
Ms. Duke
Langston Lewis & Olivia Nony
Ms. Cross
Kendrik Cross & Gracie Diggs
Ms. Evans
Chuka Onuora & Allie Mareen
Ms. Roulston
Malcolm Jackson & Jenna Dow
First Grade
Ms. Echols
Brandon Ishmon & Melia Bugg
Ms. Elmore
Kaedan Hendrix & Abby Swindler
Ms. Morton
Jaylen Sims & Emma DeVries
Second Grade
Ms. Barnhart
Amouree Jones & Katie Rhea
Ms. Hoyt
Nathan Cambi & Ashli Arnold
Ms. Jackson
Clinton Watson & Ann Gao
Third Grade
Ms. Speight
Noah Dokoutchaef &
Anna Carroll
Ms. Lester
Luca Haymon & Olivia Martin
Ms. White
Yashwanth Gokarakonda
& Nikila Narayan
Fourth Grade
Ms. Burch
Roderick Williams &
Alayna Harrington
Ms. Robinson
Kennedy Washington &
Hartley Meyer
Ms. Wakelyn
Carter Collins &
Cali Joy Copeland
Fifth Grade
Ms. McManus
Reece Weatherton &
Lindsey Waters
Ms. Rike
Srihan Somepalli &
Jazmyn Kimbrough
Ms. Struthers
Austin Brown &
Khameria Clark
Congratulations to the Williams Magnet students named to the second nine weeks honor roll. Students in K-2 were recognized on Citizenship Honor Roll. Those students attended the Pinnacle Mountain Assembly. Students in 3-5 celebrated their honor roll achievement with a field trip to Heifer Village and Clinton Presidential Center.
Kindergarten Ms. Evans
Aysha Anjum
Lane Evans
Joshua Gao
Keishaun Goins
Rebecca Grimmett
Samantha Hart
Allison Mareen
Brooklyn Nowden
Gracie Patterson
Nicole Sharps
Derrick Wallace
Jonathan Worrell
Kindergarten Ms. Roulston
Ainsley Beard
Charlie Daniels
Jenna Dow
Lawand Ganim
Malcom Jackson
Esther Konyaole
Anya Rao
Jaydon Rochelle
Devyn Smith
Kindergarten Ms. Cross
Hannah Brown
Kason Cain
Gracie Diggs
Alvin Floyd
Damya George
Lacey Hilpert
Emma Hudson
Cora Lemaster
Lily Grace Presley
Morgan Smith
Olga Tryndyak
Kindergarten Ms. Duke
Cori Austin
Danielle Chenault
Layla Mays
Aniya McDowell
Olivia Nony
Shalinia Patil
Makenzie Poss
Tayshan Roseburrow
Ariana Sadler
Sawyer Simmons
Sofia Vega
Kayden White
Dylan Woodell
Cohen Hughes
Jimmy Johnson
First Ms. Elmore
Nakia Cooper
Samuel Truby
Kaedan Hendrix
Jaiden Worsham
Matthew Hunter
Jude Schaffner
Abby Swindler
Emelie Onuora
Belle McKelvey
Shaashi Mumudi
(Ms.Elmore continued)
Kaidence Lee
Ashes Sheuchik
Makenzi Nash
First Ms.Morton
Bhavana Sridharan
Dionne Allen
Emily Armstrong
Naomi Barnett
Quinn Cullen
Jelani Davis
Emma Devries
Kamron Givens
Brandi Honorable
Kelly Lafferty
Angelina Lei
Knadia Lindsey
Kennedy McCray
Natalie Pearson
Peyton Pruss
Will Sellers
Isabella Seymore
Jaylen Sims
Landon Warren
Spencer Watson
First Ms. Echols
Gracie Armstrong
Lanaiya Barnes
Meridith Rich
Kenija Sharp
Melia Bugg
Jon Farquhar
Jacob Howard
Marry Guillen
Brandon Ishmon
Savannah Jenkins
Emily Jones
Riley Rawdon
Mohammed Naif
Miya McCoy
Second Ms. Jackson
Shreya Bharath
Isaac Bryles
Kelechi Ekeanyanwu
Ann Gao
Mark Grimes
Tyler Hasberry
Tirra House
Mia Hughes
(Ms. Jackson continued)
Jessica Lewis
Laila Parker
Sarah Rawdon
Ian Sharps
Mikayla Shepard
Connor Stahl
Alexis Stewart
Clinton Watson
Caroline Wooley
Second Ms. Hoyt
Ashli Arnold
Trevor Burch
Nathan Cambi
Fahren Clemmons
Madison Daniels
Bennett Dishongh
Dhruva Gonguntala
Alandrea Griffith
Mia Hedstrom
Maya Henry
Anu Iyer
David Ordaz
Sydney Scanlan
Allyson Ramsey
Neha Somepalli
Eliot Spann
Second Ms. Barnhart
Muhand Al-Adami
Holt Chappell
Lilly Crandall
Ayanna Golliday
Amouree Jones
Rakesh Konyaole
Jamie Marks
Garrett Hunt
Rashed Nesley
Jade Nelson
Achilleus Pace
Hannah Rowdon
Jaime Aervin
Cade Smalling
Brendan Smith
Elijah Truby
Keith Tucker
Drew Whitehead
Andrew Wixson
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*All A’s
Third Ms. White
*Yashwanth G.
*Rishik K.
*Nikhila N.
* Affon Smani
Kennedy Arnold
Trayvon Burl
Joshua Duckworth
Rojon Ganim
Joe Green
Elijah Jackson
John Kendrick
Natalia Marks
Leif Mitchell
Christian Nalls
Zaria Williams
Third Ms. Speight
*Parker Pruss
*Anna Carroll
Caylan Bennett
Noah Dukoutchaef
Dillon Jones
Jerry Li
Briana Nash
Akshay Padala
Rishabh Tripathi
Third Ms. Lester
*Vaishali Jha
*David Rich
*Arushi Saha
Kayla Daniels
Crystal Davis
Aryan Gaddi
Cosette Lemaster
Sriya Macherla
Olivia Martin
Godfrey Onvora
Jordan Rochelle
Kayanna Twillie
Wylie Wilkins
Fourth Ms. Burch
*Shreya Adicherla
*Robin Eluvathingal
*Saitej Mummadi
Shreyas Adicherla
Andrew Carvill
Danielle Dampier
Kailey Fuller
Hiro Givens
Alayna Harrington
Kiana Hernandez
Rylan Hill
Marley Hinkel
William Konyaole
Raegan Mitchell
Saitej Mummadi
Duncan Waldron
Roderick Williams
Fourth Ms. Robinson
*Hartley Meyer
*Stuti Mhapsekar
*Kennedy Washington
Lauren Baker
Cole Bennett
Jaquavion Davis
Logan Hilpert
Jadyn HOlthoff
Tabry Jordan
Carmen Leggett
Aarish Moorjani
Sree Seenivasan
Jada Simpson
Savitha Sithartha
Egypt Watkins
Jordan Wilkins
Jalyn Witcher
Fourth Ms. Wakelyn
*Carter Collins
*Cali Joy Copeland
*Lauren Elliott
*Libby Franks
*Laura Markland
*Kira Taylor
Kaylin Allen
Mia Barnett
Allison Boggs
Kennedy Boyd
Isaac Brewer
Tyler Curry
(Ms. Wakelyn continued)
Andrea Daniels
Aram Ganim
Michael Knox
John McCormick
Grant Miller
Kennedy Moore
Pranav Shanmugam
Fifth Ms. Rike
*Madison Allen
*Ryan Hunt
*Srihan Somepalli
Carson Chappell
Connor Cullen
Tyler Devries
Kylie Goins
Ricardo Gomez
Kiarra Green
Elita Hoard
Brianna Jackson
Antionese Knight
Fifth Ms. McManus
*Blakely Bertram
Victoria Arnold
Caleb Morton
Audrey Nony
Saida Ordaz
Jed Paneda
Ben Porta
Kaushal Samantaray
Lindsey Waters
Kylar Williams
Fifth Ms. Struthers
*Arvind Balaji
*Austin Brown
*Sakshi Gara
*Michael Moliere
Khameria Clark
Logan Haymon
Madisen McWhorter
Alexis Sharps
Brian Worsham
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Friendly Reminder
Please do not park in the
fire lane at any time.
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Donuts with Dad Day
Photos 2013
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Muffins with
Mom Day
March 7, 2013
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