Andrea Dowdy

Media Specialist with a love of family, friends, and books!

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

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[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Day 4 Newton County Stem Camp at Oxford College! Save the Billy Goats Gruff by Building a Bridge! Watch out for the TROLL! What a success! @NewtonCoSchools @E3TechGirl @Lori_McGovern @shebriej @tutuedtech @OHES_Covington

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Newton County Stem Camp Day 3 at Oxford College of Emory University. Shoot for the stars : Rocket Challenge! Shot for the Moon and you will reach the Stars! @NewtonCoSchools @E3TechGirl @shebriej @Lori_McGovern @tutuedtech

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Newton County Stem Camp at Oxford College at Emory University Day 2! Catapult Challenge to help the geese to migrate to the South! Literacy Stem is “Lit”! @E3TechGirl @shebriej @Lori_McGovern @NewtonCoSchools

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Newton County Stem Camp Day 1! Literacy Stem is “Lit”! Build a Roller Coaster Challenge! Congratulations to Micheal and Charles! Jesse Daniel even found a new friend. Everyone say hello to “Smokey”! @NewtonCoSchools @E3TechGirl @shebriej @Lori_McGovern @BandanaBookworm

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

So excited to read this new book that I received in the mail! Can’t wait until our Author Visit in August with @McCallHoyle! Man’s Best Friend 🐶 @NewtonCoSchools @Lori_McGovern @E3TechGirl @shebriej

[NCSS @NewtonCoSchools]

After 50 years in public education and 23 years leading Oak Hill Elementary School, Dr. Brenda Gammans is retiring, leaving behind a legacy of service, leadership, and student success.

Under Dr. Gammans’ leadership, Oak Hill Elementary School recently earned statewide recognition as a 2025 Greatest Gains Platinum Award winner and was named a "Beating the Odds" school by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement.

Thank you, Dr. Gammans, for the countless lives you have impacted, the culture of excellence you helped build, and your extraordinary contributions to Newton County Schools. We wish you all the best as you begin this well-deserved next chapter.

Read more about Dr. Gammans’ remarkable career and retirement announcement: https://t.co/oX5KZO43A7

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Book 1 of the summer! Esperanza means “hope” in Spanish! What a fitting title for such an inspirational book! Can’t wait to recommend Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan to a student next school year! “Oldie but Goodie” @NewtonCoSchools @E3TechGirl @Lori_McGovern @shebriej

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Proud Moment! One of my former students will be a Proud Marine! So honored to have been his fifth grade teacher! Congratulations to Daniel Willis! @NewtonCoSchools @Newton_High @OHES_Covington @ASAP_OHES @SamoraHoward

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Reading Brag Tags was a HUGE success! Students earned hundreds of tags this year by completing their AR Reading Log! Let’s Go Bulldogs! #schoollife_bragtags @NewtonCoSchools @OHES_Covington @E3TechGirl @Lori_McGovern @shebriej

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

What a YEAR! We did it BIG this year with close to 20,000 checkouts and a ton of reading promotions! Our Vision was BIG and we sparked a LOVE for Reading! Can’t wait until next year! @OHES_Covington @Lori_McGovern @E3TechGirl @shebriej @tutuedtech @NewtonCoSchools

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

What an amazing way to end the week! @ASAP_OHES had a blast at Water Day💦. They played, danced, ate hot dogs, threw water balloons, and enjoyed time with ASAP friends. What a way to end the year! @OHES_Covington @NewtonCoSchools @DeenajSams @SamoraHoward

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Last AR store for this school year! So proud of all of the kiddos! AR Olympics for grades 1-5 was a huge success! Readers Are Leaders in every way! @NewtonCoSchools @LiamRenlearn @OHES_Covington @E3TechGirl @Lori_McGovern @shebriej

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Our @ASAP_OHES 3rd graders made beautiful pots for Mother’s Day! We received a beautiful “Thank You” and picture from a parent! “You Grow Girl!” made with LOVE! @NewtonCoSchools @OHES_Covington @SamoraHoward @Lori_McGovern @shebriej @E3TechGirl

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Thanks to @BTSBBooks for all of the wonderful titles that we used for our Book Tasting! The kiddos love them all! Happy Reading! @Lori_McGovern @OHES_Covington @NewtonCoSchools @E3TechGirl @shebriej

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

@NewtonCoSchools @mollybowden What an incredible honor! Thank you for all that you do for Newton County!

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

@NewtonCoSchools @mollybowden What an incredible honor! Thank you for all that you do for Newton County!

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Nothing like displaying NEW BOOKS with a Book Tasting! Welcome to Starbooks! @Lori_McGovern @E3TechGirl @NewtonCoSchools @shebriej

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

Virtual Author Study with Kwame Alexander featuring R.L. Toalson and Grace Lin was a treat! The students were introduced to new authors and sparked an interest in different genres! They enjoyed it! @OHES_Covington @E3TechGirl @Lori_McGovern @shebriej @NewtonCoSchools

[Andrea Dowdy @Onceuponadowdy]

AR Olympics for March Madness was a HUGE success! Each grade level had to get a certain number of AR points to qualify for the GRAND PRIZE! The winners celebrated with a movie (with popcorn, & snacks), freeze pops, & a pizza party! @writeright_now @Lori_McGovern @NewtonCoSchools