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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGEGood Morning Parents and Families, Last week was outstanding! For a short week, our students tookevery moment to fully engage in learning! We hosted our lastfour sessions of science lab for the fall semester. Ourkindergarten scholars learned about motion and forces as theyused their creativity and a variety of materials to build differentchain reactions, while our �rst graders investigated similaritiesbetween light and sound. Our second graders studied factorsthat effect force and motion as they built and tested LEGO®power cars under different racing conditions. Our �fth gradersstudied cells and microorganisms through observations, followed by creating biologicaldrawings of their cells and microorganisms. It was a wonderful week for hands on learning! Of course, I could not recap our awesome week without sharing about our fantasticInternational Night! Last Thursday we had an awesome time at our annual event! This fun-�lledfamily event was hosted by several parents and staff members and provides our communitythe opportunity to learn about various cultures, taste delicious food, admire and learn aboutbeautiful attire, and watch wonderful musical performances from their native cultures! Thisevent is truly a beautiful representation of all the students and families that make our schoolso wonderful. Thank you so much to our parents, students, and staff for collaborating andcoming together to make this event an absolute success! Next week, our students in 3rd and 5th grade will participate in the IOWA Assessments! Eachmorning students will begin testing around 8:00 a.m. During the testing window, you can helpyour child by ensuring that he/she is here on time, has a good breakfast, a good night's rest,and a good snack for after testing. It is important to share that, as a school we, will doeverything to assure that our students understand that this is a tool which teachers can use toprovide accurate instruction. Each morning our testing team stands in the hallway andreminds all students that they may not know all the answers, but all they need to do is try their
best. This message will help our students recognize that assessments are a means to provideinstruction and hopefully alleviate some worry our students may have around testing. In addition, during the testing window, October 21st through the 31st, we will not be having anyvolunteers in the school building or visitors for lunch. Thank you for your understanding. Then coming up the following week, our school will celebrate Red Ribbon Week! Although thenational dates are October 21st through the 31st, due to testing, our school will participatefrom October 28th through November 1st. During that week, we will recognize the importanceof choosing a healthy lifestyle by choosing to be drug free and making responsible choices tostay safe. We will have daily themes which we hope all students and staff will participate in.Please see the daily themes below. As always, thank you for your continued support for our school and students! Please don'thesitate to reach out to me with any questions or concerns at [email protected] can also follow me on Twitter @PrincipalofAES! Best Regards,Kathleen Stamper, PrincipalAlpharetta Elementary
SCIENCE LABThanks to your generousdonations and support, ourstudents have all engaged in ahands on learning experiencealigned to their sciencestandards. Each grade levelfocused on a different topicand engaged in learning aboutthe concept then applying theirunderstanding. It was truly ablast for all students!
SENSORYPATHLast week, our students cameback to school from their longweekend to �nd our newsensory path! We chose toinstall this path because whena child starts losing cognitivefunctioning during the learningprocess, it helps to give somesensory input. The pathengages children in a series ofmovements which offer thenecessary proprioceptive andvestibular input, allowing forrefocusing of attention whichultimately increases cognitionand retention of newinformation. We are so happy tohave this for our students!
INTER-NATIONALNIGHTLast Thursday, we hosted ourannual International Night.Parents, families, students, andstaff engaged in learning abouteach other's cultures. Therewas delicious foods to taste,performances to watch, art toadmire, and facts to learn aboutall the cultures of ourcommunity. It was a wonderfulcelebration of our communityof learners!
UPCOMING DATESOctober 21 -25 - Bus Driver Appreciation Week- Help uscelebrate our awesome bus drivers throughout this week!October 22- Nov 1- IOWA Testing (3rd & 5th)October 28 - November 1 - Red Ribbon Week
Monday 10/28 - Shading out drugs. Wear your shades all dayTuesday 10/29 - Stomping out drugs. Wear your favorite socksWednesday 10/30 - Team drug free. Wear your favorite team shirtThursday 10/31- “Orange” you glad you are drug free. Wear orangeFriday 11/1 - “Red-y” to be drug free. Wear your favorite Red AES shirt
November 4 - AES Release Day - No School for StudentsNovember 5 - Teacher Workday - No School for StudentsNovember 7-15 - AES Fall Book Fair
November 9- Grounds Day 8:00-11:00November 11 - Veteran's BreakfastNovember 13 & 14 - Thanksgiving Lunch FeastNovember 14- 1st Grade Musical Performance @ 6pmNovember 21 - Fun Run DayNovember 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2019-2020 FULTON COUNTYSCHOOLS CALENDAR UPDATECalendar update: Based on the high-volume participation of ourpublic during state-wide elections held at polling stationslocated in our schools and the potential for increased securityconcerns on those days, last night the board approved thestaff’s recommendation to make April 21, 2020 and May 19,2020 digital learning days. These days would be regular workdays for employees; however, byutilizing digital learning activities, students will be able to maintain their focus on instructionwhile not on campus.
AUTOMATED ATTENDANCECALLS/EMAILS Elementary School Attendance Messages
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Elementary attendance messages begin going out around 10:45 a.m. on the day of theabsence.If your student is not present by 10:30 a.m., they will be marked with an "A" (for absent) inour attendance system and you will receive an automated phone call and email messageto the designated contact info you provided in In�nite Campus. This includes excusedabsences that are approved in advance.If your student was tardy that day, it is possible they are marked absent that morning priorto the out-going call but then changed in the system to "present" later in the day. Errorscan occur and if you feel you received a phone call by mistake, contact your school fronto�ce to verify that your student’s attendance record is accurate.If your student's absence was unexpected, please remember to send a note when theyreturn to school so the absence can be marked "excused" in the system.
PTO ANNOUNCEMENTS
FIFTH GRADE FUNDRAISERJoin the 5th Grade Mom's for a Mom’s Night Out on November14th from 7-10pm at Mercantile Social! Purchase tickets for $25to include food and a drink ticket, and ra�e tickets can bepurchased at the event! Tickets are pre-order only and will notbe sold at the door. Please purchase tickets by November 5thby sending cash or checks made payable to to AES PTO to Shehla Qureshi or pay on the PTOwebsite!
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
GET SOCIAL WITH AES PTOPTO announcements will continue to be included in eachweek’s EagleWings, but you can get more information driectlythrough the PTO website! Don’t miss out on the latest AES-related news! You can also keep up with all the latest PTOhappenings on our social media sites. Like the AES PTOFacebook page and follow aes_pto on Instagram to stay in theknow on PTO events, volunteer opportunities, and general AESgoings on.
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