Shallowford Falls Elementary

The 2009 Summer Reading Lists are now available on the Media Center webpage. Be sure to visit your local public library this summer, and keep reading!!!

Take our Virtual Tour!

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Thank you from our Relay for Life team!! Over $12,200 raised!!!

What a night we had on Friday! The weather was perfect and we shared an unbelievable evening with some amazing people. Carter Richards was one of 12 official torchbearers (the only one that was a child) and he did a great job representing cancer survivors and Shallowford Falls. He walked proudly in the Survivors' Walk (that boy loves applause!) and followed behind the bagpipers in the silent lap in the luminary ceremony. He stood patiently on the stage through long introductions of all the torch bearers and beamed when the Shallowford Falls family and thousands of onlookers cheered for him. What a trooper!! We'd like to thank our Girl Scout Troop for hosting a bounce house to raise money for Relay for Life. And a big thank you to all the Shallowford Falls families who came to support Carter and the SF team. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. The best news is that we raised over $12,200--over $4,000 over our goal!! We are truly blessed to have the support of the Shallowford Falls students and parents. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Margaret Carriere Named Teacher of the Year!!

Our wonderful art teacher, Margaret Carriere, has been voted the 2009-2010 Shallowford Falls Teacher of the Year. Dr. Griffeth made the announcement during the morning announcements today and congratulated all the nominated teachers and the alternate, Ms. Marco.

Update on Purple Feet!!

As of now, we have sold over 1080 feet in our Relay for Life purple feet promotion. The fourth grade is still ahead, but fifth grade is coming on strong. We will continue to collect money for feet (or shoes) until Friday. Thanks for your continued support of this worthwhile cause.

Last Chance to Leave Your Mark on Shallowford Falls

Did you miss out on having your child's name written in our wonderful media center mural? The artist, Scott McIntyre, is here for just a few more days. He has agreed to add names to the mural while he's still here. If you are interested--especially those of you with fifth graders who will be leaving Shallowford Falls--you can still have a name added as a lasting momento. The cost will be $20 per name. All proceeds will go to purchasing new books for the media center. Just have your child bring in $20 or a check made out to Shallowford Falls Elementary. Please write out on a piece of paper how you would like your child's name painted on the mural.

Kid Chess a Success at Shallowford Falls!

Our Kid Chess program is going strong here at Shallowford Falls. On Tuesdays every week, students meet at 2:30 or 3:30 for an hour of chess instruction provided by Kid Chess. Visit the site below to find out more information on this exciting activity.

Kid Chess Website

Thank you for your support of our spring book fair!

We would like to thank you all for your support of our spring book fair. We had dozens of volunteers who helped set up and tear down the book fair, stock shelves, and run the cash registers. We couldn't have successful book fairs without you. We took in over $13,000--the best spring book fair to date. During this trying economy, your generosity is most appreciated. It is very gratifying to know that parents still consider reading such a priority.

We will be investigating over the next few weeks the best way to use our profits from the book fair. Please know that we will have the best interests of your child in mind as we make our purchases.

Thank you again for your support.

Janice Kelley and Debbie Buckley

Thank You, Foundation! The Foundation has paid for the installation of InterWrite Boards in all of our remaining core classrooms. The IW Boards are being installed this week! We appreciate everyone who helped make this possible.