Greetings Eagle Families,

It was a wonderful week in the nest! We were able to celebrate our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Lora Keys and our Professional of the Year, Bonnie Luffel (now at Hopewell MS) at Fulton County's Legacy Banquet. They both embody the values and spirit of our school. Please join me again in congratulating Ms. Keys & Ms. Luffel on this well-deserved recognition.

Last week all our students visited the book fair, and every student received a free book of their choosing. This was due in part to PTO being able to fund this initiative, which was over $1,700 in costs.

This week we will hold our 2nd annual Eagle Dash. To date we have raised over $16,000 towards our goal of $30,000. Thanks to all who have generously donated. If you have not, there is still time. You can click here to access the link & information. Be sure to watch this week's Top 3 Things video to see what types of school enhancement these funds will go to!

Please continue to read on about our administrative team spotlight as well as spotlights to our AES Family Handbook.

Yours in partnership,

Ms. Crawford

Check in will be at the front field. Please make sure you have your ID available at check in

October:

1-4 - Fall Book Fair

1 – 4 MAP testing (4th grade only)

2 -- Family Book Fair night in Media Center @3:30-5:30pm

3 -- SGC meeting @3pm

9 – Eagle Dash

14 - 15 Fall break (no students)

16 - Professional Development Day (no students)

21 – PK Vision Screening

22 – Math Night @5pm in cafeteria

25 -- Vision Screening (1st, 3rd, 5th grade)

This is Ms. Bassett's 4th year at AES. She is a former general education & EIP teacher and has spent her career in Fulton County Schools. She loves working out and providing snacks to her co-workers!

Here are some of her major duties & responsibilities:

• 504 & RTI Chair
• Extended Learning lead
• 5th grade administrator
• Science curriculum & STEM lab lead

If you have questions or concerns regarding any of the areas listed above, please reach out to Ms. Bassett directly. Her email is: bassettj@fultonschools.org

In an effort to continue to keep the safety of our students and staff as our top priority, I wanted to take a moment to remind our school community of the following processes we already have in place:

• Ringing the bell (now located on the right side of doors) when needing to come to the front office
• Having your ID on you and prepared to show prior to entering the building
• Please note, if you do not have your ID, you will not be allowed to enter the building
• Not holding the front door open for others
• Checking in and out at the front office
• Exiting the building through the front doors only

Also, I want to share that we are up to date on practicing all our drills including a hard lock down. We conducted this drill last month using our Centegix badge system, which was installed in every Fulton County school last year. Every staff member at AES wears a Centegix badge which is a panic alert system that allows users to discreetly request help by pressing a button. If a staff member continues to press the button, it sounds alarms in every room in the school instructing everyone to lock down. It also alerts local police and county leadership. If the button is pressed only 3 times, it alerts only school leadership for help (we use this if there is a medical emergency).

What you can do to help:

Keep your child's emergency contact information up to date

Inform your child's school immediately if your phone number, address or email address changes. You may be called and emailed during an emergency. Additionally, children will only be released to adults listed on the emergency information form.

Talk with your child

Take a few moments and discuss with your student about listening and following directions at all times and especially during an emergency. Click here for helpful information about Talking To Your Children About Violence.

Report any safety concerns

Safety in Fulton Schools - Fulton County School System

Please reach out to Ms. Silverman, AP, (silvermanj@fultonschools.org) with any questions regarding safety in our building.

If a student fails to turn in an assignment, and is present on the due date, teachers may begin deducting points for each day that they are late up to a maximum of 25% off the earned grade. On the fourth day, if the assignment is not turned in, the student will earn a zero.

Click here for link to 2024-25 AES Family Handbook

A few important reminders about morning arrival:

• No left turn is allowed onto Mayfield between 7:10 and 7:40 a.m. Please adhere to the posted signs and traffic laws.
• Carpool ends at 7:35 a.m. If you arrive after 7:35 a.m., you will have to park and walk your child in the front door. If the bell rings during this time, you'll need to sign your child in on the Checkmate system outside the front door.

Transportation Changes:

Transportation changes should be provided to your child's teacher on the "Notes from Home" pad you received in your red folder during open house. Please keep in mind that changes in transportation must be in writing and EMAILED to the front office (toppint@fultonschools.org).

Early Pick-Up:

When picking up your student early for appointments, you will need to present your driver’s license for safety and security. Early checkout will end at 1:30 pm.

AES Family Handbook:

CLICK HERE to access our Family Handbook and take a moment review some of the practices we adhere to here at AES. By doing so, that helps all of us be (and stay) on the same page!

We know mornings can be hectic and lunch or other items can get left behind. Don't worry! There is a cart outside the front door where you can drop things off. Please put your child's name, teacher and grade and items will be brought in daily by 10:30 a.m.

The new 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct is available on the Fulton County Schools website. Click Here for quick access. Ensure that you and your Eagle review this important document.

The Fulton County Schools Code of Conduct is now ready for parents to review and sign in Infinite Campus. Families need to complete their digital attestation through the Parent Portal by accessing the documents tagged "NEEDS ATTENTION."

Here is a (link) with instructions on how to complete the Acknowledgment of Receipt Form. All parents and students (over 10 years old) MUST sign this form found within their INFINITE CAMPUS PARENT/STUDENT PORTAL ACCOUNT.

PTO now has their own newsletter. Be sure to click on the link and read all about the great things PTO does to help AES!

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