December/January 2013-2014
Dear Acworth Family,
It is hard to believe that ½ of our year is almost over. We will continue to strive for excellence daily as we are blessed to serve your children each day!
I wanted to share with you that the Cobb County School District will be hosting a series of community conversations entitled Vision 2026/School System Flexibility Options. The sessions that will be held closest to our Acworth community are on the following dates and at these locations:
Tuesday, Dec. 3 - Kennesaw Mountain High School @ 6:30 PM
Thursday, Dec. 5- Lassiter High School @ 6:30 PM
By June 30, 2015 (per OCGA §20-2-84.3) each local school system must submit written notification to operate as one of the following: Investing In Education Excellence School System (IE2) , Status Quo School System or as a Charter System. These meetings will deliver detailed information regarding the three options. It is the goal of the CCSD to engage our community in a deeper, more meaningful way to help direct the future of our schools, to seek flexibility from state regulations, to increase local control as a district and for individual schools, encourage innovation and creativity as stated in our Core Value and above all, improve student experiences and academic performance. We hope many of you will attend to give our community a voice!
Parents, I need to ask your help with a couple of things. First and foremost, please remember to sign in when entering the building. This is a security feature that is in place to help ensure safety for all. Secondly, when you visit your students for lunch, I want to thank you for remembering that no outside food is allowed. We want to support our wonderful Acworth Café. Thank you for your help!
We have some exciting events fast approaching:
Dec. 2- Our Giving Tree Begins (students are allowed to participate with parental permission)
Dec. 2-5- 5th grade Human Growth and Development
Dec. 10- Our Acworth Chorus will be singing at the holiday luncheon for AMEC, one of our Partner’s in Ecuation.
Dec. 11- Preview for the Holiday Shop
Dec. 12 and 13- Holiday Shop open for business after school
Dec. 12- 6:30- PTA/Chorus performs Holiday Music
Dec. 14- Holiday Breakfast and Shop- 9:00-1:00- Pictures with Santa
Dec. 17- Giving Tree Ends
Dec. 18- 2nd and 4th grade Holiday parties
Dec. 19- 3rd and 5th grade Holiday parties
Dec. 20- 1:00- School-wide Holiday Sing-a-long
Please note that there will be no RSP Dec. 16-20
Dec.21-Jan.6-Winter Holidays
Jan. 7- First day back to school
Jan. 10- Awards Ceremonies for 1st semester (you will receive an invitation if your child is receiving an award), report cards go home.
Jan. 15- 4th and 5th grade Spelling Bee @ 8:00 AM
Jan. 16- Title I Night- 6:00- “Integrating Literature into Math
Jan. 20- MLK Holiday- No School
It is my hope that all of you have a Blessed Holiday and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Debbie Morris
Principal
Acworth Elementary School
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