April 8th, 2019

Monday Notes 4.8.19

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Welcome Back!  

We know Mondays are hard; especially the one after a long break!!! We are glad to have you back and ready to tackle the last 34 days!!!

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Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Marley Sapp on her recent engagement to her fiance Spencer West!! We are very happy for both of them!  

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Summer Bridge Books

Forms will be in your boxes today to go home in the Thursday folders. All forms and money should be sent to Ms. Jackson. 

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Parent Placement Form

Parent Placement Forms have been placed at the front desk and on the school's website for parents if they would like to give input on their child's class for 2019-2020. If you have questions, please ask Sheri Hess. 

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GMAS Next Week 

Georgia Milestones State Assessment for 3rd and 5th grade students begins NEXT WEEK! While only two grade levels are taking this assessment, we know it affects everyone! 

Testing will occur each day from 8:00 until approximately 10:00. An announcement will be made each day when testing is over so that classes know when they can go outside. Please refrain from going outside until an announcement is made.

Please also keep students quiet in the hallways during transition times as there will be testing in the computer lab, media center, and throughout the entire building. 

Specials and lunch schedule will stay the same. 

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PKES

PKES employees: please complete your Self-Assessment between now and April 30th. All PKES summative assessments will be completed in May and conferences will be scheduled. For questions, please see Pitchford or DiBartolo. 

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New Playground

Beginning April 1st, Fulton County will be removing and installing new playscapes here. All three of our current playgrounds will have safety fencing around them to allow students to continue playing on the field and blacktop. The construction will occur for a few weeks and students will not be allowed on the playgrounds afterwards to allow the playscapes to settle and the grass to take hold. We appreciate your help keeping students away from these areas for the next two months.   

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KSU Update

Schedule: See my schedule for the month of April picture below!

Notes: I've recently been connecting with classes as a whole group virtually to model how to use a tool. Just because I'm not on campus, doesn't mean I can't still plug in! If you find that students need a refresher on Google tools, Seesaw or other creation apps, fill out this form (https://forms.gle/FNQ3Hk6ZiE4sZyLt5) with your information!

Highlights: Students getting ready for a lesson on how to use Catterpix to review historical figures!

*************CALENDAR OF EVENTS**********

Monday, April 8th

9:30 am - Prospective Parent Tour

Tuesday, April 9th
2nd Grade Field Trip
2:45 - Leadership Team Meeting

Wednesday, April 10th 
Spring Pictures
College Spirit Wear for Students and Staff
8:00 am - Rising 6th Grade Informational Session for Parents by PTO
5:00 pm - IB Informational Night 

Thursday, April 11th
2:55 - PLCs

Friday, April 12th 
Monitoring Notes Due

*****************BIRTHDAYS! ******************

Happy belated birthday to Noorulain Syed who celebrated her birthday on the 5th of April!!! We hope you had a wonderful birthday!!