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Calendar Title I - Parent Connection Newsletter April 1-5: Spring Break; School Holiday April 3: Puppet Show at Walnut Grove Library at 11:00am / Hosted by The Pilot Club of Monroe (see article) April 6: Read to the Dogs at Monroe-Walton Library at 12:00pm Call 770-267-4630 April 16: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Reading April 17: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th English/ Language Arts April 18: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Math April 19: Buddy Break at Corinth Christian Church; 6:30-9:30pm Call 770-466-4373 or 770-807-2194 for more info. Visit website at: [email protected] April 20: Walton County System of Care BBQ 11:00am-2:00pm (see article) April 20: Health Fair for Senior Citizens at Clearview Regional Medical Center 8:00am- 12:00pm; 2151 W. Spring St., Monroe; Call 770-267-8461 for more information. April 23: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Science April 24: Secretary’s Day April 24: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Social Studies April 25: Super Summer Kids Fair in downtown Monroe from 4:00-7:00pm. April 27: Read to the Dogs at Walnut Grove Library 12:30pm Call 678-342-9758 for more info. April 28-May 4: National Turn Off Your TV Week May 2: Walton County School District Title I/ CLIP meeting at the Board of Education; 9:00-10:30am; 200 Double Springs Church Rd., Monroe, 30656. All Walton county school parents and the community are invited. School-wide Title I Schools in Walton County School System are: Atha Road Elementary, Harmony Elementary, Carver Middle School, Loganville Elementary, Monroe Area High School, Monroe Elementary, Walker Park Elementary, Walnut Grove Elementary, Walnut Grove High School, and Youth Middle School. Targeted Assistance School in Walton County: Loganville Middle School. The Walton County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. For additional information or referral to the appropriate system coordinator, contact the system coordinator, Wilma Widmer at 200 Double Springs Church Road, Monroe, Ga. 30656, or at 770-266-4410. April - May 2013 www.BeThere.org Parent Involvement in Education A child’s education is the responsibility shared by both the school and parents. When schools work with parents to help their children learn and when parents participate in school activities and decision-making about education, children achieve at higher levels. The Title I Federal Program in our schools is designed to change the culture of our schools so that success is defined in terms of student achievement. Along with the Walton County School District each school that receives Title I funding must have a written Parental Involvement Plan and a Home/School Compact. The Parent Plan describes show the district or school plans to carry out the requirements of the law as it relates to the involvement of all parents in the educational process. In shared decision making, the plans must be revised and approved by parents annually and should reflect expectations in regards to programs and practices in the school or district to address the needs of students. The Home/School Compact is a written commitment describing how all members of the school community - parents, teachers, students, principals - agree to share responsibility for student learning. The compact serves as a valuable tool to effectively engage the school and home in supporting the academic development and needs of the students. The parent plans and compacts of each Title I school are posted on their websites and are available for parents to review. The district parent plan is located under the Parent tab on the school district homepage (www.walton.k12.ga.us). ALL Walton County school parents are invited to attend the Title I/ CLIP meeting on Thursday, May 2nd to review the district plan and provide input and feedback in revising the plan for the 2013-2014 school year. All Title I schools will soon be revising their parent plans and compacts for next school year. On Page 2 is a list of the Title I Schools in Walton County. Contact your school principal for more information on how you can be a part of this decision-making process. Para una traducción de esta información, póngase en contacto con Eleanor Sco, Coordinador LEP (Limited English Proficiency) (770) 266-4486 correo electrónico: [email protected]
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Para una traducción de esta información, póngase en contacto con Eleanor Scott, Coordinador LEP (Limited English
Proficiency) (770) 266-4486 correo electrónico: [email protected]
Title I - Parent Connection Newsletter
April 1-5: Spring Break; School Holiday
April 3: Puppet Show at Walnut Grove
Library at 11:00am / Hosted by The Pilot Club
of Monroe (see article)
April 6: Read to the Dogs at Monroe-Walton
Library at 12:00pm Call 770-267-4630
April 16: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Reading
April 17: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th English/
Language Arts
April 18: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Math
April 19: Buddy Break at Corinth Christian
Church; 6:30-9:30pm Call 770-466-4373 or
770-807-2194 for more info. Visit website
April 20: Walton County System of Care
BBQ 11:00am-2:00pm (see article)
April 20: Health Fair for Senior Citizens at
Clearview Regional Medical Center 8:00am-
12:00pm; 2151 W. Spring St., Monroe; Call
770-267-8461 for more information.
April 23: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Science
April 24: Secretary’s Day
April 24: CRCT Grades 3rd-8th Social Studies
April 25: Super Summer Kids Fair in
downtown Monroe from 4:00-7:00pm.
April 27: Read to the Dogs at Walnut Grove
Library 12:30pm Call 678-342-9758 for more
info.
April 28-May 4: National Turn Off Your TV
Week
May 2: Walton County School District Title I/
CLIP meeting at the Board of Education;
9:00-10:30am; 200 Double Springs Church
Rd., Monroe, 30656. All Walton county
school parents and the community are
invited.
School-wide Title I Schools in Walton County School System are: Atha Road Elementary, Harmony Elementary, Carver Middle School, Loganville Elementary, Monroe Area High School, Monroe Elementary, Walker Park Elementary, Walnut Grove Elementary, Walnut Grove High
School, and Youth Middle School. Targeted Assistance School in Walton County: Loganville Middle School.
The Walton County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. For additional information or referral to the appropriate system coordinator, contact the system coordinator, Wilma Widmer at
200 Double Springs Church Road, Monroe, Ga. 30656, or at 770-266-4410.
Apr i l - May 2013 www.BeTher e .o r g
Parent Involvement in Education
A child’s education is the responsibility shared by both the
school and parents. When schools work with parents to help
their children learn and when parents participate in school
activities and decision-making about education, children
achieve at higher levels.
The Title I Federal Program in our schools is designed to
change the culture of our schools so that success is defined in
terms of student achievement. Along with the Walton County
School District each school that receives Title I funding must
have a written Parental Involvement Plan and a Home/School
Compact.
The Parent Plan describes show the district or school plans to
carry out the requirements of the law as it relates to the
involvement of all parents in the educational process. In shared
decision making, the plans must be revised and approved by
parents annually and should reflect expectations in regards to
programs and practices in the school or district to address the
needs of students.
The Home/School Compact is a written commitment
describing how all members of the school community - parents,
teachers, students, principals - agree to share responsibility for
student learning. The compact serves as a valuable tool to
effectively engage the school and home in supporting the
academic development and needs of the students.
The parent plans and compacts of each Title I school are
posted on their websites and are available for parents to review.
The district parent plan is located under the Parent tab on the
school district homepage (www.walton.k12.ga.us). ALL
Walton County school parents are invited to attend the Title I/
CLIP meeting on Thursday, May 2nd to review the district plan
and provide input and feedback in revising the plan for the
2013-2014 school year.
All Title I schools will soon be revising their parent plans
and compacts for next school year. On Page 2 is a list of the
Title I Schools in Walton County. Contact your school
principal for more information on how you can be a part of this
decision-making process.
Para una traducción de esta información, póngase en contacto con Eleanor Scott, Coordinador LEP (Limited English
Proficiency) (770) 266-4486 correo electrónico: [email protected]
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Under this act, children in homeless situations have the right to go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there, attend either the local school or the school of origin, receive transportation to and from the school of origin, enroll in school immediately, have access to the same programs and services available to all other students, and attend school with children not experiencing homelessness. For more information, please contact the counselor at your child's school or Gina Meadows, Walton County School District Director of Student Services at (770) 266-4510.
Title I Schools in the Walton County School District:
Atha Elementary - (770) 266-5995 Harmony Elementary - (770) 267-6574 Loganville Elementary - (678) 684-2840 Monroe Elementary - (770) 207-3205 Walker Park Elementary - (770) 207-3240 Walnut Grove Elementary - (770) 784-0046 Carver Middle - (770) 207-3333 Loganville Middle - (678) 684-2840 Youth Middle - (770) 466-6849 Monroe Area High - (770) 266-4599 Walnut Grove High - (678) 507-3900 The Walton County School District Title I Parent Plan will be revised at the CLIP (Comprehensive Local Education Agency Improvement Plan) meeting to be held on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 9:00-10:30am at the BOE, 200 Double Springs Church Rd., Monroe, 30656. ALL Walton County school parents, faith community, business and community leaders are invited to attend.
Puppet Show at WG Library The Pilot Club of Monroe is hosting a puppet show at the
Walnut Grove Library on Wednesday, April 3rd at 11:00am. Through puppetry fun, the “Brainminders”
puppet show highlights safety tips for children. Call the library for more info: 678-342-9758
5 Things YOU Can Do . . . to “be there” for your child: BE -
An Involved Parent - Be attentive, aware, together.
A Role Model - Be caring, engaged and influential. A Good Communicator - Be a talker, a listener, stay connected. A Lifelong Learner - Be inquisitive, share, read together.
An Advocate - For your child, community, public education.
Pre-K Registration Registration for the Walton County School District Pre-Kindergarten program begins March 6, 2013 for the 2013-2014 school year. Funding for the program is dependent upon funding received from Bright from the Start. The district currently has two pre-kindergarten classes in each of the nine elementary schools. Pre-K classes seat twenty-two students. The district uses a "lottery" style drawing system to fill the seats each year. The remaining children are drawn in the same way and placed on a waiting list. For more information you may contact Nicole Becker at [email protected] or call 770-266-4482. Visit the Pre-Kindergarten registration link on the school district website at ww.walton.k12.ga.us to download the registration form.
Camp Journey . . . where grieving children find healing. Camp Journey is a two day, overnight camping experience designed to help children express and understand their grief.
The camp is open to any child ages 7-17 who has lost someone close to them. The camp will be held from
Friday, May 3rd - Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Georgia. This camping experience is
free. For more information, visit the website at www.mycampjourney.org or call 770-464-5858.
Great Books for Kids about Science and Math There's been a recent boom in beautifully designed and readable science and math books for children. Kids love non-fiction and they enjoy looking at every detail in photographs, reading the captions, and trying to puzzle out the charts, diagrams, and time-lines. Fictional picture books with a math or science theme can provide the perfect doorway for getting your child interested in the world around him. Check your school or public library for copies of these fun books: Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells (Age 0-3 yrs.; Reading Level: Pre-Reader) 10 Little Sleepyheads by Elizabeth Provost (Age 0-3 yrs; Reading Level: Pre-Reader) The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins (Age: 3-6 yrs.; Reading Level: Beginner) Meet the Howlers by April Sayre (Age 3-6 yrs.; Reading Level: Beginner) Eating Fractions by Bruce MacMillian (Age: 6-9 yrs.; Reading Level: Independent Reader Popcorn Book by Tommy de Paola (Age: 6-9 yrs.; Reading Level: Independent Reader
“A good teacher is like a candle: it consumes itself to light the way for others."
Anonymous
Teacher Appreciate Week is May 6-10, 2013.
BBQ Fund Raiser The Walton County System of Care is sponsoring the 2nd Annual BBQ “Help Send a Child to Camp John Hope - George A. Marshall Fundraiser”, on April 20th at 11:00AM-2:00PM at the Cherry Hill at the Mill Antique Mall; 601 S. Madison Ave., Monroe.
