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Important Events & Dates from F.AVE

January 13, 2020

Ms. Newton's Notes

Happy Monday!

Thank you to those of you who were able to make it out to our Family Game Night. It was our first year hosting this and on a Sunday afternoon. It was a huge success! Thank you to our PTO leaders and the team of folks for organizing such a great event. We had a blast! Please remember that next Monday is a national holiday in honor of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Options for service this day can be found by clicking this link.

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Congratulations to all of our Spelling Bee participants! Our top 5 winners will move on to the district wide spelling bee. Congratulations to Adrienne Willard, Andres Pawlowski, Sai Kakarala, Benjamin Gurch, and our F.AVE winner, Gavin Young!

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Spelling Bee Participants!

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Top F.AVE Winners!

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F.AVE Champion!

Gavin Young

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!

Girls on the Run

Register Your Girl for the Spring Girls on the Run Season

Lottery registration for Girls on the Run (3rd - 5th grade) or Heart & Sole (6th - 8th grade) is open. Register your girl anytime until January 15. FAve will have three teams this Spring: Monday/Friday. Wednesday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday. Below is the registration link:

Program Registration

On January 16, our system will randomly choose participants to fill the available spots for each team. For teams that do not fill during the lottery period, registration will reopen by 3 pm on January 16 and continue through February 12 on a first-come, first-served basis. Save the date for the Girls on the Run 5K on April 25.

Spring Coaches Still Needed!

Interested in coaching a team this spring? Contact Meridith Yancey at meridithnoelle@yahoo.com. We would love a few more coaches to round out our teams.

Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition - Due this Friday!

The Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition is a yearly state-wide writing competition open to any student enrolled in a Georgia public school, grades K-12. Participation is completely voluntary for students, but we hope to get many quality entries!

Here's a rundown of how it will work:

any genre is allowed (short story, poetry, essay/literary criticism/analysis, journalism, academic/research reports, personal narratives, any other original student writing)
writing piece must be created by the student without the help of others
entries do not have to be work completed for a class assignment
1900-word maximum length
individuals only, no group entries
can be typed or legibly hand-written
writing pieces should be turned in to homeroom teachers by January 17, 2020 - be sure student's name and Homeroom teacher are clearly written or typed on writing piece
one winner will be chosen per grade level by a team of scorers to represent CSD at the regional competition

Please contact jbroman-fulks@csdecatur.net with any questions. Happy writing!

CSD News

Facilities Planning Public Input Meeting: January 15, 2020
As we wrap up the previous long-range facilities plan, we begin to look forward to the future of City Schools of Decatur and how we can best meet the needs of our students and staff. We will be tapping the skills of Cooperative Strategies, who previously helped CSD with our grade configuration and redistricting work, to help lead our community input process.

Our first community meeting regarding the future of CSD facilities planning will be Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 7 p.m at Talley Street Upper Elementary. We hope you can join us and voice your views on how we can best move forward.

Hello CSD Families!

Occupational therapists Lisa Nye and Yael Cohen, and physical therapist, Laurie Sperry are hosting a fun and interactive indoor winter games night. Your student and you are invited to come learn fun game ideas and fellowship with other students. The therapists are excited to share these meaningful games where students of different skill levels can participate!

Prek to 5th grades aged students

It is very important to RSVP for this parent/student night. We want to ensure that there are plenty of supplies for students. Please email Cheryl Grant cgrant@csdecatur.net

Date: Wednesday January 22, 2020

Time: 6:15pm to 7:7:15 pm

Location: Wilson Center Central Office PLC

125 Electric Ave.

PTO News

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Walk & Roll – postponed until Tuesday, 1/21

Unfortunately, the weather is not looking favorable for our planned Walk & Roll tomorrow :-( Therefore, we will be postponing our first Walk&Roll for 2020 till next Tuesday, January 21. 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 (https://www.csdecatur.net/Page/1647).

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

4th Grade Movie Night – Friday, 1/24

4th grade Movie Night – featuring Spider-man Into the Spider-verse – will be held on Friday, January 24 from 6:30 - 9:00 PM. Movie Night is a free event – an opportunity for our young people to enjoy a movie, snacks, and their friends … all by themselves! We provide a bag of popcorn and the option to purchase additional snacks (with a limit of $3 spending). Kids can bring a sleeping bag or pillows to enjoy the movie in the FAVE multipurpose room. If buying snacks, please send cash--no more than $3. This movie night is for FAVE 4th grade students only, no guests. Parents drop off for this event, so we have a school administrator and parent volunteers to supervise the evening. Drop off is at 6:30 PM in the main lobby, pick up in the circle by the multipurpose room by 9:00 PM.

STUDENTS:

Please sign up here for your child to attend movie night. It is free, but we need an accurate head count for the event.

VOLUNTEERS:

We are in need of parent volunteers for 2 different shifts: popping popcorn (4:15 pm-6:15 pm), and chaperones (6:15 pm-9:15pm ish). Chaperones will assist with checking in the kids as they arrive, selling concessions, and supervising during the event. Please sign up using the link here.

All chaperones should meet in the FAVE lobby at your assigned time. This event will be for FAVE 4th graders only---HOWEVER, if you are volunteering and you have a child in another grade (or school), they are welcome to attend with you. Please just let me know via email so I can keep a running tally for the head count. Questions? Please contact: susan.hudgins@gmail.com

DEI* Movie Night Cap – 1/24

After you drop off your 4th grader for movie night, stick around and join other parents in the cafeteria for refreshments and engaging conversation. More information to come next week – including a video link for discussion.

*DEI is a PTO sub committee that is committed to supporting teachers and parents and fostering a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive school. Volunteers participate in activities and initiatives that encourage those goals in our FAVE community.

Family Game Night – Thank YOU!

Thanks to all who joined us for Family Game Night, especially teachers and staff who helped make our event a success! We hope everyone enjoyed a little competition and a lot of camaraderie! We also appreciate our local restaurant partners – Matador Cantina, Steinbeck’s, Scout and UJ for the dine-out support.

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 - Cybersafety Topics

3rd Grade - How do good digital citizens take responsibility for themselves, their communities, and their world?
4th Grade - What makes a healthy media choice, and how can I be balanced as I make these choices?
5th Grade - How can we be open-minded when presented with stereotypes in the world around us?

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Community News

Help the Decatur High School Soccer Program raise money for their teams this season AND have a great time watching your future soccer star!! Registration is now open for the Third Annual DHS 3v3 Soccer Tournament. Players born between 2008 and 2012 are encouraged to sign up! Teams will be coached by your DHS high school players. Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of this great community event. Register here today!