Hundreds of Parents Participate in Manning Oaks Fair

Hands-on activities help families learn about curriculum.

Manning Oaks Elementary School in Alpharetta had its first Curriculum Fair on March 7. During the event, the school bubbled with excitement as students and parents enjoyed hands-on activities and curriculum presentations in the cafeteria and an interactive science program in the gymnasium, said the school's Paula Boston. The event was designed to be like a fair – where the parents and students chose what they wanted to do and had fun doing it. Each family had an itinerary that gave them the opportunity to select activities and presentations that were the most pertinent for their child. They were also encouraged to visit booths that were a grade level higher than their child’s current grade. All of the activities were led by students (with …

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Alpharetta Elementary Names Top Teacher, Professional

Haight and Sherman were honored for their dedication and accomplishments at the school.

  Alpharetta Elementary School's top teacher's commitment to her students' lives goes far beyond the classroom, while the top professional has been a stabilizing force at the school for 22 years. Principal Adam Maroney announced that the school recognized Pamela Haight as their 2012 Teacher of the Year. Her dedication to teaching and her commitment to enhancing the lives of children extend far beyond the boundaries of the school day.  She is involved in many extracurricular activities, both school-based and outside, that show her commitment to impacting the lives of students. While Haight was picked as the top teacher, Sandy Sherman was nominated by her peers as the 2012 School Professional of the Year at Alpharetta Elementary. She has …

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Manning Oaks Students Win Fulton County Reading Bowl

The elementary school team will compete regionally on Feb. 4.

  Manning Oak Elementary School’s Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl team competed with 10 other schools from Fulton County on Saturday, Jan. 28 and won first place. Second place went to Creek View Elementary. Manning Oak’s team is composed of 4th and 5th graders who are great readers. The children were asked to read the 17 books nominated for the Georgia Book Award.  Two fourth graders, Matthew Avella and Jordan Pennington, read all 17 books and some of the books they read more than once.  The team will compete in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Regional competition at Clayton State University on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Manning Oaks Elementary Reading Bowl Team members are:   Matthew Avella, Amber Brown, Miller Connell, Anushka Dheer, Sasha Hanrahan, …

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Summit Hill Elementary Kindergarteners Create Gingerbread Houses

At Summit Hill Elementary School, kindgergarteners have been learning to read with topics of the season. In Mrs. Vanacore’s class, the students read various gingerbread books. Afterward, students made their own gingerbread houses. Isabel Pino and Miss Emacio show off their gingerbread houses in the photo above.  

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Wells Fargo Banker Visits Alpharetta Elementary to Read Book

Earlier today, Nov. 17, Heather Haskill from Wells Fargo Bank came to Debbie Craven's kindergarten class at Alpharetta Elementary and read the book " Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman. After reading the book, Ms. Haskill presented it to the class to add to their book collection.

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Alpharetta Elementary Students Give Drugs the Boot

Red Ribbon Week at school had students dress up in daily themes.

Alpharetta Elementary School celebrated Red Ribbon Week this week with a variety of activities to increase drug awareness.  

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Cogburn Woods Students Running to Fund Playgrounds

Children at the Milton school are participating in a Boosterthon Fun Run.

Students at Cogburn Woods Elementary in Milton have been on an Epic Adventure, which culminates with the Boosterthon Fun Run on Friday, Oct. 21. The Boosterthon Fun Run is a 9-day fitness and leadership program designed to help schools raise needed funds for education while inspiring students to live character-filled lives. Boosterthon’s new character theme, Epic Adventure, will show 430,000 students this school year how to work together in teams through the adventure actions Encourage, Play, Invite and Celebrate. “Every day, our team members see students across the country get excited about character and leadership,” said Chris Carneal, Boosterthon founder and president. “Schools exceed their financial goals, and we challenge students to …

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Creek View Elementary's Principal Reports No Problems at Start of Classes

Growing enrollment will provide challenges in the classroom and the front office, Matt Rogers said.

After the first day of school, Patch sent Creek View Elementary School Principal Matt Rogers a few questions about the start of the new school year. How did things go this morning? Did the carpool work with the extra moms and dads dropping off kids who probably will be on the bus tomorrow? Rogers: Car pool worked very well! We had additional staff to monitor the process in order to provide a safe arrival for all families this morning. It was wonderful to see so many parents with cameras snapping photos of the excitement of the first day of school. Were there any unexpected glitches? Rogers: We had no glitches at Creek View. We even conducted our first fire drill that was very successful. How many new teachers and/or staff do you have this …

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Cogburn Woods Elementary Students Start a New School Year

The Fulton County school opened for students on Monday, Aug. 15

Cogburn Woods Elementary School welcomed students on Monday, Aug. 15, and Patch reader Alicia Hirsch submitted these photos. Submit photos from your child's school, and schools events to the editor, Bob Pepalis.

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Eight Schools in Alpharetta, Milton Will Start School Year With New Leaders

Retirements and transfers bring new principals to North Fulton schools.

Eight schools in Alpharetta and Milton have new principals at the start of the new school year on Aug. 15. Three elementary, four middle and one high school replaced their leaders. Retiring educators who served for more than 30 years–including Elizabeth Fogartie at Webb Bridge Middle School–left vacancies that had the Fulton School System shuffle principals around and use its leadership development program to fill gaps. A few principals were recruited or applied from other school systems, with one even coming from Tennessee to lead an Alpharetta school. Students and parents have had opportunities to meet many of these principals already, but most won't see them until the start of the school year. Not sure which school your child should …

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