Scholastic Book Fair will be held on May 12-13 in the Clarkdale Media Center. All books are 1/2 price. Stock up on books for summer reading!
All library books are due now. Please encourage your child to have all of 
his/her books returned so that he/she can receive their report card at the end of the school year. If you have any questions about your child's books, please ask Mrs. Jorgensen or Mrs. Johnson in the Media Center.
Have you ever wondered how to find a list of our Accelerated Reader (AR) books? Just go to the Clarkdale Elementary School web page. It can be accessed at www.cobbk12.org/~clarkdale. On the left side of the screen you will see a link to AR Quiz list. You will be able to access all of our AR titles sorted by book level. Your child can check out a book at any public library, read it and then take an AR test at Clarkdale. What a great way to help your child get ahead in his reading!
On April 14, each classroom will receive a new black/white laser printer. Thanks to SPLOST II, (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) Cobb County will be able to provide teachers with these printers. In addition, Clarkdale will receive one color laser printer for every six classrooms.
Thanks to your generosity, the Clarkdale Media Center was able to earn over $1000 during the Scholastic Book Fair. This money will go to purchase needed items for the Media Center such as equipment and Accelerated Reader (AR) tests.
Have you ever seens a Book Fair Blizzard? Well, we have one taking place right here at Clarkdale. During Conference Week, January 22-28, we will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair. The Book Fair gives your child the opportunity to own his/her own book/s. In addition, the school is able to raise funds for use in the Media Center.
Students and parents are allowed to purchase books throughout the school day, as well as after school from 12:30-4:00. We hope to see you there!
Mrs. Jorgensen and Mrs. Johnson have been looking for students who have shown their LIFESKILLS of integrity, responsibility and cooperation in the Media Center. We have chosen a few students to be our "Honorary Media Specialists" of the day. They have helped us with checking books in and out before school each day.
Here are some of our helpers: Click to see their photographs.
Last Thursday our school was "invaded" by crews of workers who were delivering 131 new computers to our school. Each classroom was outfitted with two new Dell computers. Our computer lab now has 24 state of the art computers and the Media Center received 13 new comput
ers. Thanks to SPLOST (Special Purpose Location Option Sales Tax) each school in Cobb County received replacement of all computers over 5 years old. Ask your children about the new computers; they are very excited.
Thanks to money from SPLOST II, Clarkdale will receive 131 replacement computers on Thursday, October 4. Each school in Cobb County has, or will, receive new computers thanks to the taxpayers in our county. We are all excited about this project, even our students. This weekend, ask your child about the new computers in his/her classroom.
Mrs. Jorgensen and Mrs. Johnson would love to have parent volunteers in the Media Center. You would assist them in returning books to the shelves, checking books in/out and help our students in locating books and taking Accelerated Reader tests. This is also a great way to see what resources we have for students and adults in the Clarkdale Media Center.
If you are interested, send Mrs. Jorgensen an e-mail at michelle.jorgensen@cobbk12.org.
I hope everyone had a great summer. I was glad to see that we had so many summer readers. We will celebrate by having a popsicle party on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Johnson and I are glad to see the students beginning to check out books. They have all seemed so eager to come back to the Media Center this year.
Some great websites for parents:
Scholastic Parents http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage
Getting Involved in Your Child's Education http://nea.org/parents/index.html
How Can I Talk to My Child's Teacher? http://www.nea.org/parents/talkingtoteachers.html
Standardized Test Preparation and Tips for Success http://www.ct4me.net/standardized_test_preparation.htm
State Standards http://www.education-world.com/standards/state/index.shtml
Clarkdale has many books that are available for parents. Last year, we were able to acquire a large number of new books for the parent collection. Topics include Autism, ADHD, divorce, grief, behavior management, and gifted children, just to name a few.
See Mrs. Jorgensen in the Media Center if you have questions.
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