March 14-18, 2011

NO READING TEST or SPELLING TEST this week!!

Tuesday, March 15 ~ Macon Photo Projects are due!!  We have had several to already present theirs!!! They were wonderful!!! We are looking forward to the rest!

Tuesday, March 15 ~ Spring Musical  ~ Trojan Hall ~ 7:00 ~ "Down By the Creek"........ Third Graders need to be in the CLASSROOM (***Note the change.) by 6:15.  See post below for a reminder as to what we are wearing!

Thursday, March 17 ~ SAM Shortline Train Trip ~ We are driving private cars to Cordele!  Let me know your riding to Cordele plans! 

What to wear:   TSA uniform shirt (blue, yellow, or white), jeans or khaki, jacket, and tennis shoes. 

What to bring:  Sack lunch, snack, and drink(s).  You may also bring extra money for souvenirs or extra snacks.  There is a concession area on the train, which you may want to visit.  (Children are NOT allowed in concessions without an adult.)  We will eat our lunch on the train after we leave the Telephone Museum which should be around 11:35 a.m.

You may bring a camera, magazines, handheld games, cards, and other similar items. 

When to be at school:  Meet in soccer parking lot under the awning at 7:15 AM.  We will have a brief meeting before we depart.  We are meeting the train’s schedule and will not be able to wait on anyone.  Be on time!

When will we be back:  We will return to Cordele around 5:30 and should be back at TSA around 6:30.  If you are not going, please make sure you are here at TSA to pick up your child.

Schedule:

7:15 – Arrive at TSA

7:30 – Depart TSA

9:30 a.m.  Depart Cordele
10:10 a.m.  Depart GA Veterans
10:50 a.m.  Arrive Leslie (layover 45 minutes)
11:35 a.m.  Depart Leslie
12:20 p.m.  Depart Americus
  1:00 p.m. Arrive Plains (layover 2 hours)
  3:00 p.m.  Depart Plains
  3:45 p.m.  Depart Americus
  4:55 p.m.  Depart GA Veterans
  5:30 p.m.  Arrive Cordele

While in Plains we will walk to the high school President Carter attended and take a group photo.  A walk around the hallways will include many pictures of the Carters as well as artifacts used in the farming community. 

We also want students to visit the train depot used as Carter’s campaign headquarters prior to his election.  This is a small space and may require a short wait before everyone gets in.  Be sure to get some famous peanut ice cream at the store in town!!  Yummy!!!

The train departs Plains at 3:00.

We are looking forward to a great trip! 

Third Grade Teachers

You may want to get together, so we do not have so many cars.   Let us know about riding together, and we don’t mind if you ride with someone in the other class.  Please let us know ASAP when you arrange to carpool.

Susannah Allen           Linda Bush

April Beasley              Michelle Bridgeman (2 adults/ extra child)

Candace Brown            Larry Collins

Stacy Chambers          Lori Parsons

Amy Copenhaver          Christine Epps

Lori Dozier                  Amy Ethridge

Tammy Everidge (2 adults)     Beverly Finney

Kim Farmer                       John Hankinson

Christy Hallman (2 adults)      Laurie Johnson (3 adults)

Jimmy Harper                    Cindy Lenderman

Connie Hobbs (2 adults)          Charity Roberts

Sandy Kahley                     Amie Robinson (2 adults)

Deborah Kelley                    Shawn Scott                         

Kevin Lance                       Tom Terrill

Kelly Lossiah                   Rebecca Webb

Tom Sachy

Kim Willard

Brandi Ward

Daphne Whetsel