As a way to promote reading, The Alpharetta Fire Station 5 and Alpharetta Elementary are excited to announce our new reading program, Firefighters Inspiring Reading Every Day (FIRED UP). This is a reading program for first grade students at Alpharetta Elementary.   Alpharetta Firefighters will visit the school 2-3 times a month. The Firefighters will read to the children, as well as have the children read to them.

The FIRED UP program began January 20 and will end the first week of May. Classes will compete for monthly incentives, such as lunch or recess with the Alpharetta Firefighters. One child that compoetes the most lessons in readingeggs.com by May 1 will be chosen as the grand prize winner.  That child will receive a trip to school on May 16 in a fire truck.  Alpharetta Elementary and Alpharetta Firefighters are FIRED UP for reading!!!!!

^{(Pictured above: Firefighter Marty Robinson, Mrs. Gail Heller, First Grade Teacher, Abigail H., Dante L., Humberto N., Dylan C., Evan M., Iris M., Liam W., Karrigan D., Daniel I., Kaitlyn S., Cullin H., Firefighter Philip Seabolt, Danielle H., Mrs. Lora Keys, First Grade Teacher, Captain Bryan Padgett , Mrs. Michele McInnish, Curriculum Support, Not pictured: Battalion Chief Wes McCall)}

 The Media Center sends a huge BEAR Fair Hug of thanks to all those families who supported our BEAR Fair!  We would like to extend a special thanks to Kevin Wylie, Rob Rocco and  Suzanne Scoggins who tirelessly processed orders and bagged “lucky ducks.“  Also a shout out to Elizabeth Grannen who raced through our halls distributing packets.

Because of tremendous support from our families and staff, the Fair was a great success.  Proceeds will be used to add books to our series sets!

Forgot Your Subscription? No Problem!

Online ordering is available all year for your convenience.  Just go to www.gafundraising.com and click on "Shop Now" at the top of the screen.  You may choose "Enter ID#" found on your yellow welcome sheet or "Don't have an online ID,"  and logging in without the ID is easy.  On the Find Your School screen, simply enter the school name, city, state and our zip code (30009).   Finish with "Let's Go Shopping!"  We are sorry, but as of Friday, Feb. 2nd, additional sales cannot be counted toward prizes.

 All final prizes will be distributed to students a week to 10 days after the orders are submitted to the company.

Thank you for your support!