Monday Notes 10.8.18
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Fall Break
We hope everyone enjoyed their well-deserved day off (or two days)!! We are glad you are back and hope you are re-energized and ready to tackle the next 6 weeks before Thanksgiving break!!!
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Condolences
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Megan Eigel and her family as her father-in-law passed away last week. We are thinking of you during this difficult time.
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Update on Employee
Wendell Olden's last day was this past Thursday. The student he served has moved to another school. Mr. Olden has been surplused to Sandy Springs Middle. We are so sad to lose him, celebrated him as much as possible on Thursday, and hope to get him back next year!!!
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Ashlei Dixon on her recent engagement!!! We are so happy for her and her finance!!
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Media Committee
If you are interested in serving on the Media Committee or helping Ms. Clarke pick books and resources for the media center, please email her!! Thanks!!!
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Fall Festival Sign-Up
We are in desperate need of more volunteers for Fall Festival. If you are available for at least an hour, please click on the link below to sign up!!!
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Hallways
We have been notified by a few parents that they are surprised at how some staff members are speaking to students in the hallway. They were unsure of who the staff members were which is why this friendly reminder is in the Monday Notes for everyone!
Please remember to keep conversations as private as possible and make sure we are treating our students with respect at all times. We have tons of parents and community volunteers in our building at all times throughout the day and we never want them to be concerned about the way we are speaking to or about any of our students. Thank you!
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Attendance Awards
'Attendance Buddy Bucks' equaling $50 will be given out on a bi-weekly basis to students who have perfect attendance for two weeks. We will also have quarterly perfect attendance awards. Please speak with your students about the importance of daily attendance and being on time for school. If you should have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to Vaniesa Hutchins.
Attendance Buddy Bucks will be delivered to your students after the two weeks. Thanks!!
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Art Grant for Farmers Insurance
Please take three minutes to vote for Mr. Hunter's Art Proposal! Voting will be available till Nov 3rd. If you have a personal email, you can use that as well to vote more than once!!!
In the link, the search form should let you find Mr. Hunter under his last name and Atlanta GA. Thanks for voting!!!!
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Student Compacts
The Compact will go home with the students on Thursday, Oct. 11th and are due back by Wed. Oct. 24th. The Compact cover sheet needs to be dated and signed by ALL students, parents and teachers (Except Pre-K).
Parents will keep the Compact and return the signed cover sheet. ALL Compact cover sheets are to be collected by teachers and then submitted to Mendoza no later than Oct. 29th. Same procedure goes for new students. We have to have 100% of Compact cover sheets returned to be in compliance with Title I guidelines.
Also, to be in compliance with Title I, the Compacts should be discussed at Parent/Teacher conferences. Any questions or if you don't receive all Compact cover sheets from your students, please e-mail Mariana Mendoza.
Parents will keep the Compact and return the signed cover sheet. ALL Compact cover sheets are to be collected by teachers and then submitted to Mendoza no later than Oct. 29th. Same procedure goes for new students. We have to have 100% of Compact cover sheets returned to be in compliance with Title I guidelines.
Also, to be in compliance with Title I, the Compacts should be discussed at Parent/Teacher conferences. Any questions or if you don't receive all Compact cover sheets from your students, please e-mail Mariana Mendoza.
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PBIS
*Remember to send Beth Owens the names of two students who displayed PAWS up behavior in the HALLWAY for the month of September.
* We will continue to focus on positive HALLWAY behaviors for the month of October because we still have some progress to make in this area.
*The school-wide HALLWAY expectation is that all students are silently walking on the blue square on the right side of the hallway. Please make sure your class is doing so. If your class is having some difficulty, try having them practice walking silently and reminding them of the purpose of being silent after the students return from break.
DISMISSAL Policy Reminders
*Students must only exit from the front of the school and may no longer enter into the building during dismissal.
*Teachers must walk students to the buses, not just stand at the door. Children are beginning to run down the sidewalk,out the front door, down steps, and in between buses at dismissal. This is a huge safety concern so please remind students to walk and assist them to the buses. Thanks!
* We will continue to focus on positive HALLWAY behaviors for the month of October because we still have some progress to make in this area.
*The school-wide HALLWAY expectation is that all students are silently walking on the blue square on the right side of the hallway. Please make sure your class is doing so. If your class is having some difficulty, try having them practice walking silently and reminding them of the purpose of being silent after the students return from break.
DISMISSAL Policy Reminders
*Students must only exit from the front of the school and may no longer enter into the building during dismissal.
*Teachers must walk students to the buses, not just stand at the door. Children are beginning to run down the sidewalk,out the front door, down steps, and in between buses at dismissal. This is a huge safety concern so please remind students to walk and assist them to the buses. Thanks!
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ELA Benchmark Assessment 3-5
The Interim ELA Benchmarks will be from October 10th-18th for students in grades 3, 4, and 5. Homeroom classes will be utilizing the computer lab and small groups will be handled by the ESOL or SPED teachers in their classrooms. We appreciate everyone's flexibility and patience as they finish this necessary assessment. If you have any questions about the content of the assessment, please see Sheri Hess. If you have a technical question about the assessment, please see Richard DiBartolo. Thanks!
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Girls on the Run
Our Girls on the Run team will be running their practice 5k on Monday, October 15th. We would love for you to join us! If you want to run meet us in the front office at 3 pm! - Ms. Silverman
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Continuous Learning and Reflection
The administrative team would like to collect feedback at the end of this quarter. We would like to know what we are doing well and areas in which we can improve. This form is completely anonymous unless you want to leave your name so that we can follow up with you.
We appreciate your feedback!!! The form will close this Friday.
*************CALENDAR OF EVENTS**********
Monday, October 8th
No School!!!
Tuesday, October 9th
2:55 - Faculty Meeting in Media Center
Wednesday, October 10th
Math PD during specials
College Spirit Wear for Staff and Students
Thursday, October 11th
1:30 - ETT for 4th and 5th Grade in Room #134
2:55 - PLCs
Friday, October 12th
*****************BIRTHDAYS! ******************
Happy birthday to Ms. Corradino and Ms. Silverman on the 10th!! We hope you both have a wonderful birthday!
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