Timber Ridge PTA Announcements

The Literacy Committe invites you to participate in our new Summer Reading Program.  We encourage all students to complete book reviews on books you read over the summer.  Use this form: book-report-fun1

Complete as many as you can and bring them into the Front Office the first week of school   At the beginning of next school year, one student from each grade will be selsected to have a portion of their book review published in the TR times or to appear on TRNN.

All completed book reviews will also be displayed in the media center.

The QUESTION BOOKMARK sent home in Thursday’s folder provides examples of Blooms Taxonomy questions that emcourage children to think about their reading material at a higher level.  This is an important teaching method used at Timber Ridge.  To learn more about Blooms Taxonomy go to www.officeport.com/edu/blooms.htm.

We hope your family has a wonderful summer full of reading and exploring together.

5th Grade Parents:  If you have a student attending Dodgen MS next year and you would like to receive the Dodgen E-Message, please go to www.dodgenptsa.org, click on Enews/Events in the left column, and follow the directions to subscribe. 

Also, Dodgen MS is getting a new Principal this year.  Robin Lattizori, former Principal at Mt. Bethel Elementary will step up as the new Principal at Dodgen MS for the 2009-2010 school year.

All parents should have received a 2009 Meet & Greet Information flyer in the Thursday Folders.

Meet & Greet will be held on Thursday, August 6th.

Please refer to this flyer for times, dates, E-flash subscription information and to volunteer as a neighborhood contact. 

SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS AT WHEELER MAGNET: Wheeler Magnet offers two summer science camps.  Science Spectrum is a science and engineering camp for 7th, 8th and 9th grade boys, and GAMES is a science and engineering camp for 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls.  Go to www.wheelermagnet.com for more information and applications.

MATT HARPRING’S “BACK TO BASICS” BASKETBALL CAMP will take place at Walton High School on the following dates: 7/6-7/10 (ages 8-12 and 13-16) and 7/13-7/17 (ages 8-12 and 13-16). 

Cost is $250 per child, $455 for 2 children from the same famil or for 1 child attending both sessions, and for families sending 3 children, the cost is $660.  Registration must be accompanied by a $100 non-refundable deposit for each child/session.

For further details and an application, please visit Matt’s website (www.mattharpring.com) or call 678-925-4146. 

2009 Walton Summer Camps: FUN CAMP: June 8-11 for boys and girls ages 6-12.  FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CAMP: June 22-24 for ages 7-14.  Flyers and registration forms came home in the Thursday Folders.