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Important Events & Dates from F.AVE

December 2, 2019

Ms. Newton's Notes

Happy Monday!

Welcome back! I enjoyed the time off and I hope you all did as well. We have three weeks before our next break. Those three weeks will be filled with many things to do.

Thank you to Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Burns, Ms. Chatham, Ms. Monroe, Mrs. Guest and Mr. Brooks for hosting our last Cast Gathering. Here are a few pictures from our time together. Our next Cast Gathering will be December 20, 2019. Please join us at either 8:15 or 8:55!

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The Tue/Thu Girls On The Run team at F.AVE had a bake sale and raised $300 for Mr Brooks for music equipment! Thank you to all those who supported the GOTR bake sale and special thanks to the team and coaches for such a kind act!

Mid-Year Assessments

MAP Testing

We are approaching the time of year where we begin to think about what information we need to support students’ growth for the second half of the year. In the past, every student has taken MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) in December. We will not be doing that this year. Our grade level common assessments will be used to gauge where all students are in their learning. The mid-year MAP will be used as an additional assessment to monitor more closely progress for those students who are receiving intervention services. Intervention services include EIP, Special Education, and Tiers II and III of the RTI process (Response to Intervention).

iReady Diagnostic 2

i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment designed to provide teachers with actionable insight into student needs. By adapting to student responses and assessing a broad range of skills—including skills above and below a student’s chronological grade—the i‑Ready Diagnostic pinpoints students' ability levels, identifies the specific skills students need to learn to accelerate their growth, and charts a personalized learning path for each student. This personalized learning path is accessible to students on-line at and outside of school. Every student will participate in this diagnostic assessment in late January/early February.

What information does MAP give vs. iReady?

MAP gives us information about how much growth students are making towards their personal growth goal based upon a national norm. iReady gives us information about where students are in mastery of Georgia's state standards and supplies instructional resources for grade level, below grade level and above grade level needs. Both assessments provide useful information and can serve different instructional purposes. All students will experience both assessments, just not all at the same points throughout the school year.

Every day F.AVE Falcons Rise UP to be:

Risk Takers who

Inquire about global issues.

Striving to be open minded.

Excellent and

Unique in every way. F.AVE students are

Powerful young minds who lead the way!

Have a fantastic week!

The F.Ave community will be holding a non-perishable food drive the week of 12/9-12/19. We will come together to support those in need by providing the most needed items. The collected items will go to support over 250 local families per month at DEAM (Decatur-Area Emergency Assistance Ministry).

Just imagine the kindness we could spread if each family brought in one item! F.Ave Falcons, fly high for a great cause!

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December 2019 Most Needed Items:

canned chili
canned baked beans
sweet (kid friendly) cereal
chunky chicken soup
chunky beef soup
small cans chicken noodle soup
small pkgs of yellow rice
small boxes of corn muffin mix
noodle sides packets or hamburger helper
toilet paper
sanitary pads
deodorant
bar soap
toothpaste

For on-going items needs, click here.

City Schools of Decatur Seeks Community Feedback!

CSD Community Members are invited to submit feedback on draft Administrative Regulations. Go to https://www.csdecatur.net/adminregs to learn about Administrative Regulations, read the draft regulations, and to provide input.

PTO News

Next PTO Meeting – 12/3

Our December PTO meeting will be held at 6pm the Media Center on 12/3.

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Walk & Roll – 12/10

Don’t let the cold weather keep you from enjoying the outdoors. Join us next Tuesday, December 10 for our next Walk&Roll to School Day! We’ll be handing out numbered certificates to all Walkers & Rollers as part of our monthly Walk & Roll book drawing. If you cannot walk all the way, consider driving to Harmony Park (corner of Mead, Oakview, and Eastlake) and walk the final 0.4 miles. There are plenty of parking spots around that area, and you’ll be sure to meet many other families doing the same. Additional 'Stop, Drop, and Walk' routes to F.Ave are found here. If you must drive, please be extra cautious that morning, as there will be lots of extra children walking or riding their bikes. Give them extra room (remember, a 3 foot distance is the law, but more is always better!), as they might not be as sturdy or mindful on their bikes as adults.

If you have any questions, please contact: kendallhamilton@bellsouth.net

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Tickets on sale soon – Family Game Night 1/12/20

Families vs. Families. Parents vs. Kids. Fun vs. a cold boring winter Sunday afternoon. Ticket sales open this week! Link will be coming soon... Advance ticket covers your whole family’s entry plus game tickets. Bingo, Family/FAVE Trivia and more. This is going to be EPIC FUN!!! Don’t risk being stuck inside on a February afternoon when you could be earning some serious street cred for your family. Get your tickets early!

DEF News

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, the international day of charitable giving. If you’d like to support your local students, schools, and teachers, please consider giving a donation of any amount to the Decatur Education Foundation. We are working to address the significant issues affecting our students: behavioral health, racial and economic inequity, and food insecurity. To donate, please visit: www.decatureducationfoundation.org/donate. Even if you miss giving on Tuesday, your contribution anytime this month will go toward our year-end campaign.

Thank you! Together we make a difference!

Decatur Farm to School News

Decatur Farm to School Fall Dine Out Raffle EXTENDED! Thank you to everyone for supporting another great Dine Out. For those that didn’t get a chance to buy their raffle tickets, this week is for YOU! Purchase online for some amazing prizes from local Decatur restaurants, merchants, and so much more: https://tinyurl.com/sgjjjxh

Interested in Volunteering?

Volunteers are always needed and appreciated. Please complete this form or email ptovolunteer@favepto.org to let us know you're interested in helping out.

Easy ways to passively raise funds for F.AVE PTO

There are several ways you can support the F.AVE PTO with very little effort!

AmazonSmile - Go to smile.amazon.com and, using your existing Amazon account, select F.AVE PTO as your charitable organization.
Publix - No more keychain! Follow these easy instructions.
Box Tops - Have your child bring in box tops. There's a large envelope/box near the front desk. They’ll be collected twice a year.
Kroger - Register your Kroger Plus Card online and click on "enroll." We’re listed as: 415 Academy at Fifth Ave.

Specials Corner

Follow the links below to see what is going on in Art, Music, Spanish, P.E., and the media center!

Music

PE

Art

Spanish - Communications

Media Center - Students, take the Reading Without Walls Challenge!

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F.AVE Upcoming Events

December

Tuesday, December 3rd - 6:00 PM, PTO Meeting

Thursday, December 5th - 7:00 PM, F.AVE Chorus sings at Decatur Tree Lighting

Tuesday, December 10th - Walk & Roll to School

Tuesday, December 10th - 7:45-8:30 AM, Parent Chat

Friday, December 13th - F.AVE Chorus Field Trip to State Capitol

Tuesday, December 17th - 4:45 PM, SLT Meeting

Friday, December 20th - 8:00-8:30 AM, Cast Party for Tolentino, Batlle, Cain, Monroe, Robinson, Guest, Vickery, Burns, Prophet, Bishop, DiGiacomo, Carty, Ferguson, R.Stewart, Holliday

Friday, December 20th - 8:55-9:30 AM, Cone, Buckley, Stephen, Shershin, Miller, Olson, Williams, B.Stewart, Waugh, Eber, Johnson, Madhere

Monday, December 23rd - Friday, January 3rd - Winter Break Holiday

January

Monday, January 6 - Teacher Workday/Student Holiday