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Important Events & Dates from F.AVE
Red Ribbon Week 10/28
This week is Red Ribbon Week, and this year's theme is "Life is a Movie. Film Drug Free!" In observance of Red Ribbon Week, our school counselors will provide activities to support healthy, drug-free lifestyles.
Some of the activities will include:
10/29: I Pledge to Stay Drug Free (sign the drug free pledge)
10/30: Put a Cap on Drugs Day (wear favorite cap)
10/31: My Future is Bright Day (wear sunglasses)
11/1: Red is the Color of Being Drug Free (wear red)
11/2: Sock it to Drugs Day (wear colorful socks)
Drug abuse prevention starts with parents learning how to talk with their children about difficult topics. Therefore, as a part of Red Ribbon Week, on Wednesday, October 30, the Student Support Services Division is supporting the community by increasing awareness of drug and alcohol use among children and young adults. Representatives from the Decatur Parent Network (DPI) and the DeKalb Juvenile Justice Youth Substance Use Prevention Program will provide information regarding current trends and ways to help children make healthy choices. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period. In addition, attendees will receive resources to help initiate, facilitate, and maintain healthy relationships with their children.
We invite you to attend. The workshop is scheduled to occur in the Professional Learning Center (PLC) Room of the Wilson Center on Wednesday, October 30, from 5:30-7 p.m.
Spotlight on Specials: Spanish
4th graders are learning the months of the year in Spanish. When adding the months of the year in Spanish to their previous lessons on days of the week, the students are now learning vocabulary words to organize their time and schedule in a foreign language. Students engaged in conversation where they shared their favorite months in Spanish.
5th graders are learning the months of the year in Spanish. 5th graders also finished their lessons on learning how to tell time in minutes. Previous lessons taught students how to tell tim in Spanish but only covered how to communicate time in hours. Students now have additional tools to organize their time and schedule in a foreign language. Students engaged in conversation where they shared their favorite months in Spanish.
READ-A-THON RESULTS
The reading is complete and the minutes have been counted! Our students read a total of 56,115 minutes (that is a little over 935 hours) in just a little over 4 days!! They did an amazing job and we are so proud of all their hard work
We had a number of different classes take the lead over the week but our overall winners are....
- Grade 3: Ms. Hancock
- Grade 4: Ms. Finch
- Grade 5: Dr. Vickery
Now it's time for us to collect and submit all those donations from your sponsors. If your sponsors pledged by the minute, now is the time to calculate those totals and get the donations submitted. Please get donations in by Friday October 25.
Donations can be submitted directly at paypal.me/FavePTODecatur or by scanning this QR code. Checks can be made out to "F.Ave PTO" and dropped off at the front desk.
Thank you for supporting F.Ave through the 2024 Read-a-thon!
F.AVE Yearbook: Candid Photos
The F.AVE Yearbook Committee wants to see all you've been doing in school this year! Please email your photos of F.AVE Falcons in action to yearbook@favepto.org. We love photos of school events, field trips, student groups, and school work! Important: Please include student names and teacher/grade in your email if known.
PTO SEEKING BUSINESS AND FAMILY SPONSORSHIPS!
We’re seeking to partner with businesses, organizations or brands that would like to support our school through sponsorship, while also benefiting by connecting with the local Decatur community! Don’t have a business but want to sponsor as a family or individual? Check out ALL PTO SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
If you have questions, please contact us at sponsorship@favepto.org.
SPONSOR'S CORNER
The PTO would like to give a huge shout out to Reminis for being a SkySponsor of the PTO. How cool is this? Listen to what they can do:
At Reminis, our team of expert photo curators scans old photos and slides, converts home movies, and organizes digital photos. Every Reminis client receives a Family Photo Collection that’s tidy and shareable. Your photos tell your story and capture some of the most important moments of your life. Our team wants you to enjoy your photos, not feel overwhelmed by them.
Decatur Education Foundation
Supper & Sips Returns!
Grab your friends and neighbors and help us celebrate the return of Decatur Education Foundation's highly-anticipated fall FUNdraiser - Supper & Sips! Join us on Thursday, Nov. 14th, from 6-10 pm at The Chapel on Sycamore for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship - all for a good cause. The Supper provides crucial support for DEF, allowing us to continue our work addressing unmet needs, providing enriching opportunities, and supporting our educators.
Get your tickets today! Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Email Meagan@DecaturEducationFoundation.org.
STEP UP for Decatur Youth!
DEF was founded more than 20 years ago by a group of residents who wanted to ensure that EVERY student in CSD had what they needed to learn and thrive. Today, DEF's mission remains focused on Decatur's kids and educators, and we are still 100% reliant on the support of the Decatur community. DEF puts the community's contributions where they will have the biggest impact on our students, and DEF's Step Up Circle is a special group of supporters that allows us to operate programs like Lighten the Load, Teacher Innovation Grants, behavioral health support, arts programming, and so much more. There are also benefits - for both businesses and individuals - to joining DEF's Step Up Circle (beyond the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from supporting Decatur's kids!). Visit https://decatureducationfoundation.org/step-up-circle/ to learn more about the different giving levels.
About Us
Principal
Lynn Hanson
Assistant Principal
Meagan Ferguson
Assistant Principal
Shannon Stewart
School Manager
Malik Morrow
Bookkeeper
Shronda Edwards
Email: fave@csdecatur.net
Website: https://www.csdecatur.net/FAVE
Location: 101 5th Avenue, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: (404) 371-6680