Findley Oaks Holds Pet Supply Drive

Many pet items were donated to the local SPCA.

Members of Jr. Beta at Findley Oaks Elementary School in Johns Creek recently organized a pet supply drive to help homeless animals in metro Atlanta.  Crates, food bowls, toys, treats, old towels and blankets were among the many items collected and donated to the local SPCA. The students earned community service hours and were able to make a difference in the quality of life for many shelter animals.

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Findley Oaks Students Explore History

“What was life like when you went to 5th grade?” That is the question being asked by fifth-grade media center classes at Findley Oaks Elementary School in Johns Creek. Students are culminating weeks of research by Skyping with  “Living History Representatives” from around the country. Each class was assigned two decades — spanning from the 1920s to the 1990s — to research in connection with their ongoing social studies curriculum. Working with Amy Rubin, media specialist, students used a wide range of online and print resources to become experts on their assigned decades. Now they get to meet people who were in fifth grade during the actual decade. In each Skype session, students ask the “Living History Representative” questions that give …

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Findley Oaks Students Have Heart

Students and staff at Findley Oaks Elementary School in Johns Creek recently showed the compassion in their hearts by helping to bring about positive change in their community. The school’s Student Council held a “Change for Hearts” fundraiser for North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC). Student Council members spent two weeks collecting coins from students and staff members. In total, they raised $2,682.34. The money goes directly to NFCC, an organization dedicated to helping prevent homelessness and hunger for families living in the area. 

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Findley Oaks Gets a Literary Boost

Findley Oaks Elementary School is one step closer to taking a giant leap in achievement for all of its students. The school’s PTA recently presented Principal Lacey Andrews with a check for $10,000 to use toward the purchase and set up of a leveled library. A leveled library consists of small sets of fiction and nonfiction books that teachers use in providing small-group instruction across the curriculum. Instead of a “one size fits all” approach, a leveled library gives teachers access to differentiated resources that help meet the needs of students at all levels of learning.  Findley Oaks’ leveled library will focus in particular on supporting the goals outlined in the Common Core, which is a set of rigorous standards adopted by Georgia …

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Findley Oaks Honors Teacher, Employee of Year

Findley Oaks Elementary School recently honored its Teacher of the Year, Andrea Cassidy, and Employee of the Year, Cathy Gipson. Cassidy, a third-grade teacher, was one of  four teachers nominated by staff for the award. Her fellow nominees were Luz Castro, Rebecca Hales and Heather Rogers.   Gipson, a special education instructional paraprofessional, was one of three employees chosen by staff for consideration as Employee of the Year. Also nominated for Employee of the Year were Gwen Darling and Mojgan Tajik.

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Findley Oaks Kids Have Parade of Pumpkin Heads

Kindergarten students at Findley Oaks Elementary School recently culminated their study of book characters with a parade of pumpkin heads. Students worked with their classroom teachers and the media specialist to learn about different elements of a story, including main character. Afterwards, students each selected a favorite book to read with their family. They identified the main character in their books, then decorated a pumpkin to look like the character. They also completed a mini-report with details about the character and what they liked about the character. The parade of pumpkin heads was displayed in the media center, with corresponding books, for the whole school to enjoy.

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Findley Oaks Celebrates Pre-K Anniversary

Pre-K students and teachers at Findley Oaks Elementary School recently joined in the statewide celebration of the 20th anniversary of Georgia’s nationally recognized Pre-K program. Community leaders visited the school throughout the week-long celebration, sharing stories and activities with the students. Among the noted visitors were State Representative Lynn Riley and Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker.

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Findley Oaks Honors Chipper Jones

Students and staff at Findley Oaks Elementary School honored Chipper Jones on recently as the retiring Braves player headed into his last round of regular home games. The school’s student council, which is made up of fourth and fifth graders, planned the tribute after several students commented on Chipper’s upcoming retirement.  The halls and classrooms were filled with students and staff decked out in Braves apparel and red, white and blue clothing. During a morning announcement television show, students watched a brief video celebrating Chipper’s career with the Braves. Later, the whole school took a “Seventh Inning Stretch” to sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game together in a final send-off.

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Johns Creek's Littlest Gardeners

Findley Oaks students show off the fruits of their labor.

Nozomi Terasaki, Evan Bauch and Yashna Gupta from Mrs. Bird’s first grade class show off the radishes they harvested from Findley Oak Elementary’s vegetable garden.

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