May 2010 - Eastvalley Elementary School

Eastvalley Elementary School 

Eagle Eyes 

a Publication of your Eastvalley PTA® 

May 2010 

Georgia 

Teacher of the 

Year Announced 

Eastvalley Elementary School 

National School of Excellence 

Karen Wacker, Principal 

2570 Lower Roswell Road 

Marietta, GA 30067 

(770) 578-7214 

Kristen Pyle 

Co-President, Eastvalley PTA 

770-321-1168 

co-president1@eastvalleypta.org 

Tammy Feilmeier 

Co-President, Eastvalley PTA 

770-973-3923 

co-president2@eastvalleypta.org 

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The Eastvalley Pledge 

On our wings, 

we pledge to do our best, 

in our country and in our school. 

We fly beyond the common, 

being respectful to all people, 

in all we do at Eastvalley. 

A look Inside this Issue ..... 

- Kindergarten City Day 

- 4th grade Land Grab 

- 5th grade Jekyll Island Trip 

- Father/Son Night 

Congratulations to Mr. Chris Davis 

who was elected by his peers to be 

Teacher of the Year for next school 

year (2010-2011). Mr. Davis is 

currently a 5th grade teacher and has 

served as team leader for the past two 

years. Congratulations, Mr. Davis!! 

Our Volunteer 

of the Year 

We would like to recognize a very 

special volunteer – our Volunteer of the 

Year – Mrs. Peggy Jordan. Peggy 

has worked tirelessly on things like Red 

Ribbon Week, Consequences of Crime 

and many other things. She is a 

grandmother of a 5th grader and 

has followed all of her grandchildren 

through their elementary schools 

giving her time and energy to help out 

wherever she can. As a matter of fact, 

I first met Peggy when I taught at 

Keheley Elementary. One of her 

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School website: www.EastvalleyElementary.com 

Mr. Chris Davis, Teacher of the Year 

Mrs. Peggy Jordan & PTA 

Co-President, Kristen Pyle 

PTA website: www.eastvalleypta.org

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A Letter From Our Principal 

Dear Eastvalley Family, 

The school year draws to a close which is both a happy and sad time for us 

in the school. We love working with your children every day and will miss 

interacting with them on a daily basis. We also know that it’s time for a break 

and we are happy to be able to spend additional time with our own families 

to renew and re-energize for next year. 

Karen Wacker, Principal 

We congratulate our wonderful teachers who are retiring at the end of the 

year! Mary Savage, Sue Barsh, Cathy DuBose and Sharon Volk are looking forward to a new chapter in their lives. 

We congratulate them and will miss them. 

We have other teachers who will unfortunately not be 

returning due to moving, resignations, limited contracts or 

budget cuts. We will miss these fabulous teachers here at 

Eastvalley - Casey Pitoniak, Jill O’Meara, Audrey Jinks, 

Ann Klueter, Hope Cochran, Diane Cordova, Virginia 

Morgan, Colleen Grierson, Sue Blue, Melissa Levinson, 

Deidra Amon and Sarah Covington. We wish all of them 

well in future endeavors. 

Eastvalley’s retiring teachers at the Cobb County 

School District Retirement Luncheon: Mrs. Sharon 

Volk, Mrs. Sue Barsh, Mrs. Cathy DuBose and 

Mrs. Mary Savage. 

I hope that each of you has a wonderful summer! Take some 

time to read with your child on a daily basis. Be safe on any 

trips that you take. We will see you back here on 

Thursday, August 5th for the first day of school. 

Karen Wacker 

Principal 

Our Volunteer of the Year (continued from page 1) 

granddaughters was in my class and she was there all the time! The first time I saw her at Eastvalley, 

I thought, “Wait a minute! What is she doing here” Little did I know that she had been at this volunteering 

thing a very long time! Rumor has it, and I think I believe it, that she used to have her own office at 

Eastvalley since she was there so much! Thank you so much Peggy for all you have done, not just for your 

own children and grandchildren, but all of ours as well! 

Kristen Pyle 




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A Letter From our Eastvalley PTA Presidents 

Dear Eastvalley Family, 

What a great year! I find it hard to believe that the end of school is here already. It has been our pleasure to serve as 

your PTA Co-Presidents this year. We have planned and executed many fun family events, learned a few things, and 

really enjoyed making Eastvalley a great little school. We could not have done any of it without the help of so many of 

you giving up your valuable time and lots of effort. Thank you for all your hard work! 

We would like to welcome our PTA Officers for the 2010-2011 school year: 

Co-Presidents: Janie Bunch & Tai Terry 

Co-Vice Presidents: Tammy Feilmeier & Becki Goodloe 

Co-Secretaries: Tammy Ross & Amanda Buel 

Treasurer: Sandy Welfare 

We thank them for their willingness to take on these positions and serve our school. Let’s give them our support for the 

upcoming school year. 

And congratulations to Emily Zoino of Wheeler High School for winning the Eastvalley scholarship. Great job Emily! 

As the school year winds down, we hope everyone has a great summer. Please be safe, relax, get outside, and most 

of all, have FUN! A new year will be here before we know it…see you then! 

Kristen Pyle and Tammy Feilmeier 

PTA Co-Presidents 

First in Math Congratulates April Winners 

Congratulations to our First in Math Winners! The top class for the month was Ms. Jink’s 3rd grade class with 

3609 stickers. 

APRIL Top Classes 

Grade Teacher Stickers 

1st Ms. Winslett 1402 

2nd Ms. Moot 3245 

3rd Ms. Jinks 3609 

4th Ms. Klemm/Ms. Phillips 668 

5th Ms. Grierson/Ms. DuBose 378 

APRIL Top Players 

Place Student Grade Teacher Stickers Earned 

1st Archisha Ghosh 3rd Ms. Jinks 3252 

2nd Diptanjan Sinha 3rd Ms. Barrett 1109 

3rd Loic Orjoux 2nd Ms. Moot 838 

4th Isaiah Dawson 1st Ms. Winslett 682 

5th Jaylen Smith 2nd Ms. Moot 562 




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Kindergarten “CITY DAY” 

The Kindergarten classes held their annual City Day on April 28 and April 29 this year. What a great time the children 

had going shopping for a favorite stuffed animal, getting their driver’s licenses, visiting the wellness center, eating 

popcorn while watching a favorite movie – and in the process, learning a bit about ‘money’ and enhancing their Math 

skills! The kindergarten room reps and teachers worked together to make this day a great success and so much fun 

for the children. A special thanks to the following kindergarten room reps for coordinating the activities of this day: 

Sue Larsen, Michelle Zimmerman, Christine Jones, Lisa Lewis, Kari Norman and Holly Shetty. Thanks so much 

to all the great kindergarten parents who volunteered their time on this day as well! Here are a few highlights .... 

Fourth Graders Move West! 

Our fourth graders participated in a project that simulated the Land Grab of 

Westward Expansion. Our students brought wagons, horses and materials to 

stake their claims and establish homesteads. Many dressed in pioneer garb and 

planted crops to create a home. Parent volunteers staffed the town store where 

students could purchase corn muffins and beans for “gold nuggets”. The students 

had a wonderful time learning more about how “The West was Won!” 

Thanks to all those that helped make this a fantastic and memorable experience 

for our students! 

~ Your Fourth Grade Teachers 



Father/Son Night 


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A great turnout and a beautiful Spring night made for a fun-tastic Father/Son outing 

on April 30th. Jumpies, skills challenges, pizza and a healthy dose of competition on 

the Eastvalley field made for a memorable evening for all 95 participants. 

Congratulations to the following winners: 

Grade 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 

Kindergarten Evan & JP Gavino Kirby & Busby Swann Carson Cronkhite & Ken Rotert 

1st Grade Josh & Jayson Cary Nathan & Gil Offentier Solomon & Cliff Welfare 

2nd Grade Loic & Yan Orjoux Davis & Jeff Miller 

3rd Grade Drew & Tony Antoniades Chase & Brian Fuller Blake & John Feilmeier 

4th Grade Tim & Mark Buchanan Charlie & Chuck Zimmerman John Blosz & Dex Whitehead 

5th Grade Sam & Yan Orjoux Soorian & Prakash Padmanabhan William & Tony Antoniades 

Thanks to everyone who came out 

and a big thank you to John 

Feilmeier and Tony Antoniades 

for organizing the event. 

Music News 

Dr. Bernard’s Big News: Guitars in Music Class! Dr. Bernard was just awarded a grant through 

DonorsChoose.org for eleven acoustic guitars to be used in 4th and 5th grade music classes! In addition to singing, 

moving to music, playing recorders, playing keyboards, and playing percussion instruments, students will now learn 

to play guitar! Eastvalley Rocks! 

Braves Game: Eastvalley Day at the Braves is Sunday, August 29th at 1:30 PM. We will have the 

same $6 seats we had this year, and the same $10 discounted parking. We will send flyers home the 

first week of school to purchase tickets and we will also sell tickets at open house the first week of 

school! 




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Character Kids May 2010 

Commitment 

Grade Teacher Student 


K Fortune Austin Norman 

3 Amon Jamayla Kadima 

K Hestad Anderson Paula 3 Baker Andre Martins 

K Hoffmeister Arshia Charkhian 3 Barrett Diptanjan Sinha 

K Magee Devon Walcott 

3 Klueter Adelaide White 

K Savage Isaiah Deon 

3 Jinks Drew Antoniades 

K Walcott Emma Reynolds 4 Klemm/Phillips Khaywan Pereira 

K Whitaker William Hestad 

4 Kraeger Lissett Pierra 

1 Hathcoat Laura Muller 

4 Levinson Drew Mullen 

1 McClellan Ana Pavarini 

4 Cochran Chezhey Lu 

1 O’Meara/Pitoniak Claire Boggess 5 Branham Titus Hartono 

1 Shapiro Ryan Honoré 

5 Cordova/Morgan Daniela Schirmer 

1 Winslett Jake Jones 

5 Davis Dillon Bromell 

2 Greenfield Kate Martin 

5 Grierson/DuBose Ada Dildar 

2 Henderson Anna Marie Shetty PreSchool Hancock John Costa 

2 Moot Jordan Brown 

Multiage Orr Kadasia Criss 

2 Osburn Parks Broyles 

Multiage Friedman Kevin Costa 

2 Stilwell Kaylene Castaneda 

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Look Who’s Talking Books 



K Fortune Ronnie Klemm 

K Hestad Christian Perez 

K Hoffmeister Ethan Lee 

K Magee Devon Walcott 

K Savage Maliesha Harrell 

K Walcott Isabella Dougherty 

K Whitaker Tyler Richardson 

1 Hathcoat Will Mahoney 

1 McClellan Mohamed Fayed 

1 O’Meara/Pitoniak Ariel Williams 

1 Shapiro Jonathan Coles 

1 Winslett Ethan Dugan 

2 Greenfield Zach Miesch 

2 Henderson Anis Madesko 

2 Moot Trent Campbell 

2 Osburn Haden Wise 

2 Stilwell Darroll Barton 

From our Student Council Secretary, 

4th grader, Mason Favro 


3 Amon Saketh Lakshmanan 

3 Baker Areej Ali 

3 Barrett Michael Williams 

3 Klueter Lindsey Rhyne 

3 Jinks Madison Weaver 

4 Klemm/Phillips Mahogany Thomas 

4 Kraeger Jacob Liu 

4 Levinson Emma Greenspan 

4 Cochran Jah’inaya Parker 

5 Branham Mason Mamoun 

5 Cordova/Morgan Luca Bonini 

5 Davis Brandon Davenport 

5 Grierson/DuBose Jeremy Smith 

PreSchool Hancock Alayah Putnam 

Multiage Orr Katie Lewis 

We here at Student Council would like to inform you of the various activities of your 

student council. The beginning of our activities was the simple annual carnation sale, 

or at least it looked simple on the outside. What really happened was: we ordered the 

carnations which came out of our relatively small budget. We then decided on prices 

which did not take very long, but we were astonished with the success of this small 

fundraiser. We sold out! 

Some of our proceeds went to Relay for Life, so you helped fund research to find a 

cure for cancer. We also worked with Ms. Sloan’s son (who is in Afghanistan but NOT 

in the military so don’t get the wrong idea) to help give school supplies to orphans in 

Afghanistan. Some small things we have here, like pencils and stickers, are a BIG 

treat to children in Afghanistan. A big thank you from the children in Afghanistan to 

everyone who gave something. 

Our budget has gotten bigger since the carnation sale and we are now looking at ways 

to use it to make the school better. We are making some headway on this and will let 

you know what we decide to do. 

~ Sincerely, The officers and representatives of Student Council 



Eagle Eyes 

Interested in Robotics 

at Eastvalley 

I’m looking for rising 4th & 5th grade 

parents who might be interested in 

helping start a robotics team at 

Eastvalley. No prior experience or technical knowledge 

is necessary. The team would consist of 4th & 5th graders 

and the primary time commitment would be during 

the fall (start of school through December). Please 

contact Susie Cary, susie.cary@gmail.com, if you are 

interested or want more information. We will try to begin 

forming the team over the summer. 

Please also contact me if your 4th or 5th grade student is 

interested in participating, but be aware that we will not 

start a team unless there is adequate parent support. 

Ms. Stilwell’s Research Students 

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Daisy Girls Serving Our Community 

On Monday, April 25 our Eastvalley Elementary 1st 

Grade Daisy Troop planted a garden at the Heritage 

Assisted Living. 

Pictured above: Raya Offentier, Keating Langston, Katie 

Fogarty, Natalie Aluisy, Grace Meachum, Claire Boggess, 

Leah Maresca, Lydia Bertrand, & Colleen Allard-Smith 

Ms. Greenfield’s Class Reads! 

Are you wondering why everyone in Ms. Greenfield’s class 

is wearing a broccoli necklace Read the book Be A Perfect 

Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes to find out 

why. The book is a great summer read. Enjoy! 

Pictured above are Muiz Yoonis, Maddie Nicholas, 

Josie Bertrand, and Emma Fraser. 

This group of students did an independent research 

project on rain forest animals. They worked on their 

research during recess and even met at Josie’s house 

to finish it over the weekend. They provided written 

information, detailed drawings, and a great presentation 

of their findings to the class. 

Media Center Thank You 

The Media Center would like to thank the Spessard 

Family for donating a book to our school’s collection. 




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Another Successful 5th Grade Jekyll Island Trip! 

Eighty four fifth grade students ventured off with their teachers and chaperones to the coast of Georgia to the Jekyll 

Island 4-H Center for three days and two nights. The group departed from Eastvalley at 5:15am Monday morning and 

returned at 6:30pm Wednesday evening. The students learned so much while having tons of fun. They learned about 

the Maritime Forest while hiking and climbing through it, collected various ocean animals in nets off the docks, trawled 

off the back of a pontoon boat and collected a multitude of 

animals such as squid, shrimp, blue crabs, and stingrays. 

They dragged seining nets through the ocean and collected more 

sea creatures, walked the beach and learned about the erosion 

and accretion on the island including Bone Yard Beach, tromped 

through the detritus and crabs in the marsh, and much much 

more!!! They all came back safe, tired, and bursting with 

knowledge. What a great way to finish 5th grade at Eastvalley!! 



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August May 2009 2010 

What is Odyssey of the Mind 

Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving program for students in grades kindergarten through college. 

Students work on teams to solve problems creatively! Georgia Odyssey of the Mind is dedicated to providing opportunities 

for children to work together to solve unusual and stimulating problems. Georgia OotM believes that creativity, 

persistence and cooperation needed to complete the Odyssey of the Mind problems will empower students to be more 

successful problem-solvers in their own lives, and in future problem-solving situations. 

Eastvalley is looking for coaches for the 2010-2011 school year. We are working with Ms. Wacker and the teachers to 

bring OotM back to Eastvalley for another successful year. We will begin forming teams in August. If you are interested 

in a highly challenging and motivating opportunity to coach a team and are willing to make a long term commitment 

to this program, please go to the Odyssey of the Mind website, http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/. There you can 

review the problems for the 2010-2011 year and watch a video to help you understand what OotM is all about. You 

can also contact any of these coaches, Lisa Favro, lisa@favrood.com, Sue Larsen, susanandcarl@comcast.net, 

Melissa Chalker, melissachalker@hotmail.com and Leslie Singer, lesliesingerpta@gmail.com. 

School Council 2010-2011 

The Eastvalley School Council has been established for 2010-11 without having elections due to the fact that only 3 

applications were turned in by parents. Congratulations to the following additions: Mrs. Alanne Orjoux, Mr. Tony 

Antoniades and Mrs. Kristen Pyle. The returning member to the School Council will be Mrs. Michelle Zimmerman. 

Thanks to all for their service to Eastvalley. 

Note from the Editor 

Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive and complimentary this year as I have learned now to do this 

newsletter. 

I want to say thank you so much to J.J. Swann, who is the designer behind what you see here every month. Needless 

to say, she’s pretty great. She deserves the credit for taking all of our stuff and putting it together in a nice and 

professional way. Please thank her when you see her for her hard work this year. 

Susie Cary 

( From J. J.: Aw shucks...you’re making me blush! I couldn’t have done it without you either. So a big thanks also goes to Susie Cary) 




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Carta da Nossa Diretora 

Prezadas Familias da Eastvalley, 

O final do ano letivo est se aproximando o que é uma época feliz e ao mesmo tempo triste para nós na escola. 

Adoramos trabalhar com suas crianças todos os dias e sentiremos saudades desta comunicação diária. Sabemos 

também que merecemos umas férias para diversão e visitar famílias e amigos para renovar as energías para o 

próximo ano. 

Parabenizamos nossos profesores maravilhosos que estão se aposentando no final do ano! Mary Savage, Sue Barsh, 

Cathy DuBose e Sharon Volk estão anciosas para começarem um novo capítulo em suas vidas. Parabenizamos e 

sentiremos saudades delas. 

Temos outros professoras que infelizmente não retornarão no próximo ano devido a mudanças, resignações contratos 

limitados ou cortes de salários. Sentiremos saudades destes professores fabulosos da Eastvalley - Casey Pitoniak. 

Jill O’meara, Audrey Jinks, Ann Kluter, Hope Cochran, Diane Cordova, Virginia Morgan, Collen Grierson, Sue 

Blue, Sarah Covington, Melissa Levinson e Deidra Amon. Lhes desejamos tudo de bom e que tenham sucesso em 

seus passos futuros. 

Esperamos que todos tenham um verão maravilhoso! Reserve algum tempo para ler com sua criança diariamente. 

Desejamos boa viagem aos que vão viajar. Veremos vocês na Quinta-feira, 5 de Agôsto para o primeiro dia de aulas. 

Carta das Presidentes da PTA da Escola Eastvalley 

Karen Wacker, 

Prezadas Famílias de Eastvalley, 

Que ano maravilhoso! É duro acreditar que o final do ano escolar já está chegando. Tem sido um prazer servi-los como 

co-presidente da PTA este. Temos planejado e executado muitas atividades familiares divertidas, aprendido coisas novas 

e com orgulho ter tido de nossa pequena escola Eastvalley. Não poderíamos ter concluido tudo isto se não tivessemos sua 

ajuda. Obrigada por todo seu suporte e participação! 

Gostaríamos de dar as boas vindas aos nossos oficiais da PTA do ano 2010-2011: 

Co-presidentes: Janie Bunch e Tai Terry 

Vice-presidentes: Tammy Feilmeier e Becki Goodloe 

Co-Secretária: Tammy Ross e Amanda Buel 

Tesoureira: Sandy Welfare 

Agradecemos pela gentileza de se candidatarem e servir nossa escola. Vamos todos ajuda-los neste ano vindouro. 

Como o ano escolar esta chegando ao fim, esperamos que tenham um verão maravilhoso. Por favor se cuidem, relaxem, 

aproveite a natureza e o mais importante, divirtan-se! O novo ano escolar estará aqui antes que esperamarmos...Até breve! 


Kristen Pyle e Tammy Feilmeier, 

Co-presidentes da PTA 



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May 

July 

DATES TO REMEMBER 

May 21 – Last Day of School! 

July 13 – Registration for New Students 

Our Eastvalley Partners 

Please support our local companies and 

thank them for supporting our children’s education. 

August 

August 5th – First Day of School 

August 29 – Eastvalley Day at the Braves 

September 

September 6 – Labor Day, No School 

September 20-24 – Fall Break 

Early Release-May 20th & May 21st 

On Thursday, May 20th and Friday, May 21st, the last 

2 days of school, Eastvalley students will be dismissed 

at 1:30 pm. Please be in carpool line for the 1:30 

dismissal. Expect the buses to be at bus stops 

approximately 1 hour early, so please have someone 

waiting to pick up the children. ASP will begin at 1:30 

with a normal closing time of 6:00 p.m. 


(770) 973-4666 

www.brusters.com 

East Lake Shopping Ctr 

2100 Roswell Road N.W. 

www.kroger.com 

1255 Johnson Ferry Rd 

(770) 977-5557 

www.peachtreegymnastics.com 

East Lake Location 

2105 Roswell Road. 

www.chickfila.com 

2145 Roswell Rd, 

(770) 321-1371 

www.mariettamartialarts.com 

736 Johnson Ferry Road 

(770) 977-9789 

www.sportsarama-usa.com 

Also, NO ITEMS may be brought to school on Friday, 

May 21. This includes book bags or lunch boxes (use 

disposable bags, please). Thanks for your cooperation. 

Kids Fit-n-Fun at 

East Cobb Park!! 

2217 Roswell Rd 

(770) 973-4075 

www.tigertkdacademy.com 

2100 Roswell Rd 

(770) 971-2462 

www.theupsstore.com 

Kids will be having fun with hula 

hoops, running relays and doing 

obstacle courses ~ all designed 

by Coach Ader (P.E. teacher 

at Rocky Mount Elementary) to make exercise FUN!! 

Classes are M,W,F at 8:30am for one hour. $35 per 

week. Discount for all 4 weeks! 

Dates offered: June 28, July 5, July 12 & July 19. Moms 

are welcome to workout with Heidi Morris at the same 

time in the park! Visit www.bootcampinthepark.org or call 

Heidi at 678-938-7262. 


McCleskey–East 

Cobb Family 

YMCA 

1055 East Piedmont Rd. 

(770) 977-5991 

www.ymcaatlanta.org 


(770) 977-4907 

www.zaxbys.com 

PartNers at Large

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