You may have heard your student talking about PBIS.  PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.  The goal of PBIS is to create a positive school climate, in which students learn and grow.  With PBIS, students are explicitly taught the expectations and procedures for the school as a whole as well as specific "hot spots" where problems are known to occur.  Through this explicit instruction, the students learn what kind of behavior is and is not appropriate in each specific area.  
You can help your student by reminding them about the three expectations in school:  Be Ready, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible.  Students are recognized for positive behavior with Bear Bucks.  The Bear Bucks go into a classroom drawing each week and students are recognized on the news for outstanding behavior.  
Thank you for your support in creating a positive school climate at RNE!

PTA Online Directory Update
Please be sure you have confirmed your information and added your homeroom teacher to our MySchoolAnywhere online system!  Your classroom parents will be using this system to communicate with you throughout the year. If you haven’t already, please take two minutes and CLICK HERE to check this off your list today!  Thank you so much! 

Tutors and Mentors needed !!!
There are students at RNE that need your help. You can make a difference by helping students in reading and math. For more information please email Joy Fofana at fofana@fultonschools.org. All volunteers need to be screened through the Fulton County website before volunteering at the school. Go to community then partners and volunteers to register or follow the link https://fs12.formsite.com/EnterpriseA/form17/index.html .

JOY Fofana:  fofana@FULTONSCHOOLS.ORG
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RNE Career Day Sign Up
We will have a career day for all 3rd-5th grade students on Friday October 19th   from 8-10am. In order to make this event a success I need volunteers to come speak about their job and what steps they took to get there. You will present for 15 minutes per class and rotate throughout the grade level. You do not need to have a student in 3rd -5th to volunteer. If you are interested in presenting please contact  Joy Fofana at fofana@fultonschools.org or you can sign up on the counseling website www.rnecounselors.weebly.com.

JOY Fofana:  Fofana@FULTONSCHOOLS.ORG

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PTA Online Directory Update
Please be sure you have confirmed your information and added your homeroom teacher to our MySchoolAnywhere online system!  Your classroom parents will be using this system to communicate with you throughout the year. If you haven’t already, please take two minutes and CLICK HERE to check this off your list today!  Thank you so much! 

Tutors and Mentors needed !!!
There are students at RNE that need your help. You can make a difference by helping students in reading and math. For more information please email Joy Fofana at fofana@fultonschools.org. All volunteers need to be screened through the Fulton County website before volunteering at the school. Go to community then partners and volunteers to register or follow the link https://fs12.formsite.com/EnterpriseA/form17/index.html .

JOY Fofana:  fofana@FULTONSCHOOLS.ORG
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RNE Career Day Sign Up
We will have a career day for all 3rd-5th grade students on Friday October 19th   from 8-10am. In order to make this event a success I need volunteers to come speak about their job and what steps they took to get there. You will present for 15 minutes per class and rotate throughout the grade level. You do not need to have a student in 3rd -5th to volunteer. If you are interested in presenting please contact  Joy Fofana at fofana@fultonschools.org or you can sign up on the counseling website www.rnecounselors.weebly.com.

JOY Fofana:  Fofana@FULTONSCHOOLS.ORG
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Calendar Change
The School Board passed, a revision to this year’s school calendar. Here is a link to the Board item. 

• Change Tuesday, November 6, 2018 to a Teacher Work Day.  This is currently a regular school day.
• Change Friday, March 8, 2019 to a regular school day.  This is currently a Teacher Work Day.  This revision will not change the total number of instruction days for students.

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We are so excited to have our hallways filled with your wonderful children!  It has been a great week and I can already tell that this is going to be a great year!  Thank you to all of those who have welcomed me. I am so happy to be here and can't wait to see the amazing things we will accomplish together!  
​DR. LYDIA CONWAY
Follow me on Twitter! @RNEprincipal 

This year Fulton County Schools introduced a new app Quick Tip(available for iOS and Android phones) to report concerns anonymously. The tool provides an easy way to “see something, say something.”

Check out the things happening around school this week on our weekly news show!  Click the bear above.  

​The Reading Bowl Book Club is available for all 4th and 5th grade students who are interested in being on the Reading Bowl Team.  Each book club member will be required to read at least 5 of the 10 Georgia Book Award Nominees and meet during Bear Time.  We will begin meeting Mondays after school from 2:45 – 3:30 in the media center to discuss the books on the reading list in October.  Our first after school meting will be on Tuesday, October 15. In December, the students will begin competing against each other to determine which 10 students will be on the Reading Bowl Team.  
 
Any 4th or 5th grade students who are interested should return the bottom portion of this sheet to Mrs. Wood in the Media Center by Friday, August 24.  

This year RNE will host its very first Tech Fair!  This student technology competition gives students a chance to showcase their skills in 14 different tech areas.  Qualifying students will be eligible to advance to the Fulton County Technology Competition (Date TBA) . . . and then qualifying students at the County Competition will advance to the State Fair. 

Who is eligible to compete?  Students in grades 3 - 5. 
   
When should I get started?  

• Start your project NOW!  Find a sponsor.  Each participant must have a non-family adult sponsor.
  
• Registration forms are available now (see forms on below) and due Friday August 24.
  
• Registration ends December 7, 2018
  
• Projects due December 14, 2018
  
• Judging is on January 11, 2019

Competition Categories:  Click here for category descriptions.
3D Modeling, Animation, Audio Production, Device Modification, Digital Game Design, Digital Photo Production, Graphic Design, Internet Applications, Mobile Apps, Multimedia Applications, Productivity Design, Project Programming, Robotics, Video Production.  
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Dear Parent: 
As part of your child’s P.E. program and their comprehensive health and physical education plan, their level of fitness will be tested using FITNESSGRAM, the state mandated fitness assessment program. FITNESSGRAM is a five part comprehensive fitness assessment designed to measure cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition. Administration of this fitness assessment will be for all students in grades 4th and 5th. 
As part of this process your child’s height and weight in grades 1-5 will be confidentially measured and recorded to determine your students Body Mass Index. In grades 4th and 5th parents will receive a copy of their child’s FITNESSGRAM score report indicating their students Body Composition, Aerobic Capacity, Abdominal Strength, Upper Body Strength and Flexibility at the end of the school year. Data collection from FITNESSGRAM assessments will be used to create informed policies, programs, and curriculum and instruction decisions for K-12 physical education at the school, district and state levels. Individual student information will not be used as a part of this process. 
As the parent of a minor child, Georgia law gives you the option of NOT having your child’s height and weight measured at school. If you DO NOT want your child’s height and weight to be measured please contact Caroline Maynor no later than August 31 at maynor@fultonschools.org and title the subject as “opt out”. Please make sure you include your child’s first and last name along with teacher’s name. 

Caroline Maynor 
Roswell North Elementary 
Physical Education

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