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Happy Monday!

We had a great first full week of school! In order to acknowledge this, we celebrated at the end of the day Friday with a short assembly explaining our RISE UP expectations for our gatherings and how we will honor each other for meeting those. We also engaged in several team building activities for classes in different locations around the school. Check out a few photos:

Meet our School Nurse

Hello everyone! My name is Marisa Wheatley and I will be the long-term substitute nurse here at F.Ave this fall. I have been a nurse for 18 years and almost all my experience is in the pediatric emergency department where I continue to work on Thursdays. My schedule at F.Ave will be Monday-Wednesday and Friday. I am very excited to be here and support you all as best I can. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any information. My email address is mwheatley@csdecatur.net

SLT elections- August 20th and 21st from 7:30 AM through the end of Curriculum Night. Learn more about our candidates here.

Reminder: During school hours, dogs and other animals are not allowed on campus.

REMINDER: PTO Volunteer Meet & Greet is tonight!

Want to learn more about the PTO and how you can get involved? Join us for the annual PTO Volunteer Meet & Greet at Scout tonight, 8/12, from 7-9PM. Scout is located at 321 W Hill St. Get to know the PTO Board and learn about available volunteer opportunities. Scout will be providing one drink ticket, light snacks, soda and water at this adult-only event. If you can't make it, not to worry! Keep an eye out for volunteer opportunities here in the weekly eblast and be sure to follow our PTO facebook page .

New T-Shirts Coming

PTO is providing EVERY student with an awesome, new F.AVE t-shirt! We just need to know your child’s size. Please either fill out and return the flyer that’s coming home in your child’s folder this week OR complete this form online no later than August 23rd.

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!

1. AmazonSmile - Go to smile.amazon.com and, using your existing Amazon account, select F.AVE PTO as your charitable organization.
2. Publix - No more keychain! Follow these easy instructions.
3. 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.
4. Kroger - Register your Kroger Plus Card online and click on "enroll." We’re listed as: 415 Academy at Fifth Ave.

5th grade students interested in being an IB Ambassador will find applications in their Monday communication folders. The IB Ambassador program combines traditional safety patrol jobs with other responsibilities for promoting and highlighting various aspects of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) at F.AVE. That includes school wide displays, video highlights of student action or highlights of classroom activities, and providing input on how to best communicate the goals of the program to the wider community.

Questions about becoming an IB Ambassador can be directed to either Ms. Hanson (lhanson@csdecatur.net) or Ms. Stewart (sstewart@csdecatur.net).

At GOTR, we inspire girls to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained coaches lead our groups through our research based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities, and running games. The ten-week program culminates with a celebratory 5K.

Program dates:

First week: Week of September 2

No GOTR Fall Break

5K: November 17

At GOTR, our goal is to make sure no girl is turned away from our program due to financial need. Participation fees are based upon household income, and start as low as $10. All girls who qualify for free or reduced lunch can receive sports bras, running shoes, and a free buddy code for the 5K.

Register your girl at: https://www.girlsontherunatlanta.org/Our-Programs

Thanks to the Decatur Education Foundation, we have 3 authors coming to visit us at F.AVE! See below to see who these amazing visitors will be and to download pre-order forms for books if your child would like to get one signed. Students can also bring copies of the books from home to be signed, but remember that if you pre-order the books from us, the F.AVE media center will received 20% of the cost.

All pre-orders from F.AVE are due by this Friday, August 16th. After that date, you will have to purchase books directly from Little Shop of Stories or another vendor.

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.

Decatur Education Foundation is looking forward to another great year of providing support to teachers and students across the CSD community. For more information about our mission and our impact on #OurKids, please visit our website www.DecaturEducationFoundation.org, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

DEF Needs Your Gently Used Books (and Your Time)!

Donate your gently used children’s AND adult books at one of these locations:

• DEF office -- bins are conveniently located outside the main doors at 500 S. Columbia Drive
• Book bins at each school (College Heights, all K-2 schools, F.AVE, Talley, and Renfroe)
• Little Shop of Stories

Volunteer to help sell books at DEF’s booth at the Decatur Book Festival (August 31st – Sept 1st), or help sort books during August. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054aacab22a1f94-defreadertoreade

Upcoming DEF Events

• August 31-Sept 1 -- DEF Reader-to-Reader Children’s Book Sale at the Decatur Book Festival

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

Music

PE

Spanish

Media Center

August

Thursday, August 1 - First Day of School

Tuesday, August 6 - PTO Meeting

Tuesday, August 20, 6:00-7:30 - 5th Grade Curriculum Night

Wednesday, August 21, 6:00-7:30 - 3rd & 4th Grade Curriculum Night

Principal

Karen Newton

knewton@csdecatur.net

Assistant Principal

Lynn Hanson

lhanson@csdecatur.net

Administrative Assistant

Malik James

mjames@csdecatur.net

Administrative Assistant

Jessica Wentworth

jwentworth@csdecatur.net

Who Do I Contact?

Email: fave@csdecatur.net
Website: https://www.csdecatur.net/FAVE
Location: 101 5th Avenue, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: (404) 371-6680