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School Board Meeting

Action Agenda for April 23, 2012 (PDF)

 

Fifth Graders Meet Mrs. Jimmy Carter

Fifth graders from E. A. White, Ft. Benning, GA, received a special surprise on a recent field trip to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, GA.  Students toured the boyhood home and farm of President Jimmy Carter and then went to a special play “A Patch of Blue” about the life of Anne Frank at the Jimmy Carter museum.  After the performance the students were treated to a very special surprise…Mrs. Jimmy Carter talked to the students in the “school room” at the museum.  She told many interesting stories about her life in Plains, how she met President Carter, and explained to the students about the mission of the Carter Center in Atlanta.  Students asked questions and were delighted to meet the “First Lady.”  It was a field trip that the students will always remember!

 

Robotics Expo invites GA/AL students to program, launch robots on " Mars"
By Becky Hill, GA/AL Teacher of the Year

 

Edward A. White Elementary School celebrates 50th birthday, remembers namesake

Read more here: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/02/01/1915113/school-celebrates-50th-birthday.html#storylink=cpy

Pictures from the event can be seen on the School Web Site

 

Congratulations to E.A. White's "The Roaring Lion Brainiacs". They placed 3rd in Robot Performance at the Georgia State Lego Robotics Championships!
Visit E. A. White' PTO Facebook page for more photos!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EA-White-Elementary-PTO/119682558123820

 

The Ft. Benning E.A. White Elementary School Roaring Lions Robotics team participated in the local and regional Science and Technology First Lego League Robotics competitions with great success. The local Columbus, GA tournament took place on December 3rd at Columbus State University. Out of 19 teams from Columbus and nearby towns, The Roaring Lions placed second in the Robotics competition, in which the students had to program their robot to accomplish as many missions as possible in an allotted amount of time. In addition to that award, the team placed second in the overall competition which allowed them to advance to the Super Regional Competition in Warner Robins GA on January 7th.

The First Lego League competition incorporates four judging components each taking equal value. The components are not only the Robotics missions’ runs and the robot technical design component but also core values and project components. The core values component includes the students being judged on inspiration, teamwork and gracious professionalism. The project component judges the students on research, innovative solution, and presentation. The E.A. White students scored high in all areas. Most importantly is the learning that has taken place through this entire process.

At the Super Regional Competition in Warner Robins, the Roaring Lions was among 40 teams competing. Amazingly, the team placed second in the overall competition. In the technical category where the students share the robot mechanical design, demonstrate robot programming, and discuss their innovation and strategy for the robotics category the students placed first. This contributed greatly to their second place overall rating.

The accomplishment of second place in the regional competition allowed the Roaring Lions to compete on Saturday January 28th in the state competition at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The team performed well in all areas and placed 3rd out of 48 teams in grades 4th through 8th  in the Robotics segment of the competition. That was an amazing accomplishment for this young team.

 

 

Congratulations, Ms. Rebecca Hill, 2012 Georgia/Alabama District Teacher of the Year!
Read more about our district TOY. (PDF 51 Kbs)
Read about all the DDESS District Teachers of the Year.

 

Whistleblower Protection Act

 

 

 

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Visit the DoDEA Attendance Website to learn about the new system-wide attendance policy for DoDEA students. Find more information about the attendance policy at: http://www.dodea.edu/attendance/docs/AttendancePolicy.pdf

The toolkit is available for download online through DoDEA’s website at: http://www.dodea.edu/attendance/index.cfm

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Welcome to the Ft. Benning Community!

Our schools belong to the Georgia/Alabama district and are a part of the Department of Defense Domestic Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS). The military command, school board and parents provide wonderful community support to us and we feel fortunate to serve the families of our military sponsors.

We have a total of 7 schools (6 elementary and 1 middle) which serve the families living on the Ft. Benning installation. Children attend our schools from Pre-K through 8th grade. High school students residing on the installation (Grades 9-12) attend local county high schools. These links are provided for your assistance: Muscogee County Schools, Chattahoochee County Schools, Russell County Schools

Special Ed services are available to all students including preschoolers. If you have concerns regarding your child's academic, physical, social, or language development, you may contact your child's teacher or the principal. Preschool children ages three and four years with developmental delays, physical disabilities, or speech-language problems may be eligible for services. You may contact the Special Education Office at 706-545-5520 if you are concerned about your preschooler. For infants and toddlers, ages 0-2, you may contact Educational and Developmental Intervention Services at 706-545-3835.

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• Strategic Plan (CSP)
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