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Math
Club
Name
of Advisor: Lisa
Brown
Description of Activity:
Math
Club is for 5th grade students
Date and Time:
Will start
in January and is held one day a week from the first bell
(8:20) to 8:45.
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of Club:
The mission or purpose of the club is to practice playing
a math game called "Witzzle Pro" which helps students
become more fluent in math number sense and equations. Students
use 3 numbers and any of the operations (add, multiply, subtract
or divide) and the order of operations rule to find a target
number. A Witzzle Pro tournament will be held in the Spring.
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Readers'
Rally
Name
of Advisor: Carol Ann Chapman
Description
of Activities:
Students read selected books; Hold meetings to discuss books
and quiz comprehension of facts and events
(4th and 5th Graders are eligible to join the team)
Date
and Time:
August to February
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Purpose
of Club:
Readers'
Rally is a reading competition which promotes a love of reading
by placing an emphasis on reading comprehension. Britt Elementary
sends a team of students to compete against other schools
at the Readers' Rally Competition. Both fourth and fifth graders
are eligible to join the team. The 2011 Reader's Rally will
be held at Berkmar High School on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012.
Click
here for the 2011-2012 Gwinnett County Readers' Rally Elementary
Book List.
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Art
Club
Name
of Advisors: Marissa Yurko
Description
of Activities:
Students will enter art contests and complete service projects
Date
and Time:
Tuesdays from 8:00-9:00 starting in September (4th--5th
grade)
Tuesdays
from 8:00-9:00 starting in January (2nd-3rd grade) |
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of Club:
Art Club will take place from 8:00am to 9:00am once a week
starting in September. Interested fourth and fifth graders
can apply for membership. We will create individual as well
as collaborative art projects. Students will enter art contests
and do service projects. School beautification, artistic expession
and having fun are our goals!
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Science
Club
Name
of Advisors: Tom McNeill
Description
of Activities:
Hands on science activities
Date
and Time:
Tuesdays and Thursdays (alternating between 4th &
5th grades)
Six Weeks, Starting in January |
Purpose
of Club:
This club targets high achieving 4th and 5th grade students.
The purpose is to engage students with inquiry-based hands
on science activities that enrich and extend the AKS. Students
will use the scientific method to guide their investigations
throughout the course of their work.
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Chess
Club
Name
of Advisor: Shannon Davis & Chase Garner
Description
of Activities:
Discuss sportsmanship, etiquette, strategy,
legal moves, and basic play
(2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades Only)
Date
and Time:
3rd Grade: Tuesdays 8:20-9:00
2nd
Grade : Mondays 8:20-9:00
4th
Grade: Wednesdays 8:20-9:00
5th
Grade : Thursdays 8:20-9:00
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Purpose
of Club:
• solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other
areas
• make and investigate mathematical conjectures
• select and use various types of reasoning and methods
of proof
• analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and
strategies of others
• recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside
of mathematics
• use representations to model and interpret physical,
social, and mathematical phenomena
• and of course, to have fun!
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Guest
Speakers
Description
of Activity:
Grades
Kindergarten through Fifth Grade are introduced to a variety
of special Guest Speakers.
Students are provided the opportunity to explore the AKS
in a real-world setting.
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Spelling
Bee
Description
of Activity:
Students in grades 4 and 5 participate in Britt Elementary's
annual spelling bee each November.
Students compete in classroom spelling bee competitions
first.
The winner from each homeroom then participates at our school
level spelling bee.
The winner will then advance to the Gwinnett County bee
in January.
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Dr.
Seuss' Birthday at South Gwinnett H.S.
Description
of Activity:
South Gwinnett High School invites Britt Elementary students
over to celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday each year.
Our elementary students enjoy a Dr. Seuss story and a variety
of Seuss inspired activities. This takes place in early March. |
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Book
Fair
Description
of Activity:
Twice
a year, in the Fall and Spring, the media center hosts the
Scholastic Book Fair. Each class visits the book fair where
students may purchase items for their reading pleasure.
Parents are welcome to attend the two Family Afternoons
to shop for selections with their child. These Family Afternoons
are usually on Tuesday and Thursday during the week of the
Book Fair from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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Relay
For Life
Description
of Activity:
Each
Spring the Britt Relay for Life Team hosts the Britt Relay
for Life Walk-a-Thon. The purpose of Relay for Life and the
Britt Walk-a-Thon is to raise money for the American Cancer
Society to help fight Cancer through Cancer Research. Students
have the opportunity to get sponsors to pledge money for them
to walk the track at Britt during their Specials. For raising
a certain amount of money, children receive various prizes
-- such as Relay for Life certificates, folders, pens, and
cups. Every child participates in the Walk-a-Thon, and all
participants receive a sticker for walking.
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Canned
Food Drive
Description
of Activity:
Mrs.
Miller’s fifth grade class sponsors a canned food drive
for the Atlanta Community Food Bank each year. Last year,
the students organized the collection of more than 1, 290
pounds of food. Students, teachers, and PTA members contributed
thirty-five boxes of food to be distributed by the Food Bank.
Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food Bank provides
food and other donated products to more than 750 nonprofit
partner agencies serving Gwinnett County and 37 other counties.
Mrs. Miller’s class would like to thank the administration,
the teachers, and
the cafeteria ladies for all their help with the project.
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Britt
Family Night
Description
of Activity:
W.C.
Britt has partnered up with several community businesses.
Come join the fun at one or all of our Family Night opportunities!!
Zaxby's Family Night
Stevie B's Night
Please check the Britt
Comet Calendar for specific dates. |
