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Dear Parents,

I hope you've had a great week! It's been an awesome week at MOE!

National Principal's Month is observed in October, and I want to say how grateful I am to serve as principal of Manning Oaks. Thank you to my hard working, dedicated, caring staff who showered me with love, well wishes, and gifts this month. I recently earned my doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, and they celebrated that accomplishment with me as well. If you hear the kids refer to me as Dr. Flowers now, that's why. It's going to take me a little time to get used to it. 🙂 Thank you Parents for partnering with me to ensure our kiddos have the best educational experience. I truly appreciate you for trusting my staff and me with your precious children. I love my students so much, and I am thankful to be their principal. I will continue to serve all of you and work as hard as I can to give the students the educational experience they deserve.

This week, we welcomed police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service staff for First Responders' Day. If you walked your child to school or drop your child off via carpool on Wednesday, you had a chance to see all the police cars and even motorcycles! The officers helped with morning carpool and lunch duty. They also read to several classes.

Alpharetta High School had a "traveling pep rally" and visited MOE. Cheerleaders, band members, and football players walked the halls, and our students lined the halls and cheered them on.

We had a parent workshop Thursday, and Book Character Day today. We passed out candy to our students, and we also had a Trick or Treat experience for our staff! We ended today with a party for students who have received a donation so far! We will have another incentive next week. I still am hopeful that we will reach our $30,000 goal! Please donate today if you have not. There's still time!

Next Tuesday, November 3rd, will be a remote day. Teachers will send assignments for students to complete while at home. November 4th, 5th, and 6th will be our student showcases. The evening of November 6th will be Bingo Night. I hope to see you at the showcases and at Bingo Night!

Have a great weekend!

Nikkole Flowers, Proud Principal

November

1-30 - Family Activity: Let's Celebrate Gratitude Together

2 - Districtwide Rep Your College Day (More information below)

3 - Remote Learning Day/ Election Day

4-6 - Student Showcases & Fundraiser Celebration

6 - PTA Hosts Bingo Night Fundraiser

11-12 - Thanksgiving Feast & Book Fair (More information below)

13 - Instructional Leaders' Day

17 - Spelling Bee

18 - PTA Hosts Spirit Night - Lava Island

20 - Substitute Teacher's Day

23-27 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

Staff and students are invited to wear college apparel and showcase their college pride. This districtwide celebration promotes a college-going culture and encourages conversations about postsecondary pathways and experiences.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/manningoakselementaryschool

You student will design a project for our Student Showcases which will occur Nov 4-6 4th grade on Nov 5, 3rd and 5th on Nov 6th . All projects are due Nov 4th.

They have the following choices:

Make a social studies project on a tri fold board.--The Trifold boards need to be Width (48 inches maximum when opened flat, Depth 30 inches maximum (front to back), Height 60 inches (maximum ) The ones sold at Walmart, Hobby Lobby, sometimes Dollar Tree that are 36X 48 will work fine. Let me know if you have any questions..

• Social Studies project of any subject that related to social studies (see TEAMs for more details regarding topics if you need help choosing a topic) or choose to make a technology project ( see technology flyer for the 12 different categories they can choose from)

• Those that make a technology project will be entered into the Technology competition and we can send one student per category to the District Competition in January

• Students can also choose to have their social studies project be entered into our School Social Studies Fair. The top 10 projects from grades 3-5 will be selected to be in the district Social Studies Fair in February.

Attached are the flyers with the basic information for both competitions.

• All information regarding the competition specifics are posted on the TEAMS links provide on the flyers

• If you have specific questions regarding the competitions, please contact Ms. Pittman, at pittmanL@fultonschools.org

Write or draw something you are thankful for this year. Your gratitude message will be added to our special Family Gratitude Tree and displayed at school for everyone to enjoy.

Share: Please send your work to school or take a picture of it and send to arellanodelc@fultonschools.org.

Thank you for taking the time to reflect on gratitude as a family. These meaningful conversations help strengthen family connections, encourage positive thinking, and remind us of the many blessings we share as a school community. 🧡🍂🦃✨

Thank you to everyone who helped and/ or attended Friday’s Trunk or Treat!!

It was an amazing event!!

We had an unforgettable day welcoming the heroes who protect our community: police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. Thank you for your selfless dedication and for looking after our families every single day!

All schools are equipped with front door “buzzer” entry controls. After student arrival all exterior doors are locked, all visitors and students must be granted access by front office personnel. The devices are located at every entrance and have an intercom, camera and to the front office, and a notification button. Visitors must push the button to ring the front office staff, who can view and question visitors via a video phone, and then determine whether to unlock the door.

Please review the pictures to learn the steps to follow when entering our school.

Thank you for helping us keep our students and staff safe!

What is a school volunteer?

• A school volunteer is a non-paid person who serves in an auxiliary capacity under the direction and supervision of school personnel.
• A volunteer is one who performs duties that an employee could perform such as making copies, filing, sorting, escorting students, assisting with lunch duty, media center or front office tasks.
• Any person who leads or assists students other than own in programs or tutors a student(s) is considered a volunteer.

How do I begin to volunteer?

1. Watch the required training video in full before continuing. This video provides essential information and guidelines for volunteers: https://www.fultonschools.org/all-departments/human-resources/badging/register-as-a-supervised-volunteer/volunteer-application-form
2. Complete the Child Abuse Reporting Training and the online registration process by clicking on the link below.
3. When registering, you must use your legal name exactly as it appears on your government-issued identification.
4. The process is self-paced, allowing you to complete it at your convenience.
5. Notify the school that you have watched the video and completed the training, so we can approve your volunteer status.
6. On your first visit to the school, you will be required to present your government identification for verification.