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Important Dates
Report Card Pick-Up
March 11, 2016 from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Teacher Planning Day- No School for Students
March 14, 2016
Early Release Day
(Dismissal starts at 1:15 p.m.)
March 25, 2016
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| Weekly Bulletin | | On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, your scholar will receive their Tuesday packet. This week's packet will include the weekly paycheck and grade report. Please return the signature page from the Tuesday Packet on Wednesday, as it will be collected in homeroom.
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| Report Card Pick-Up | |
Please join us on Friday, March 11, 2016 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. to receive your scholar's Quarter 3 report card and have an opportunity to meet with your scholar's teachers. Teachers will be available during the first hour of report card pick up. Please stop by in the KVC multipurpose room anytime during this time period. Looking forward to seeing everyone then!
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| Team and Family Update - Welcome Mr. Hayles |
Mr. Kevin Hayles has recently joined the KVA team and family as a Physical Education and Health teacher for grades 5-8. Mr. Hayles was raised in Compton, California his entire childhood as an underprivileged child. He attended Dominguez High School where he received his second job at the age of 16 for Compton Unified School District summer youth program. He followed that opportunity with CUSD to become a year round junior lifeguard for the city of Compton until the age of 18. Mr. Hayles was given a full athletic scholarship in football to attend Morris Brown College here in the city of Atlanta. He graduated and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Therapeutic Recreation and a minor in Sports Management. Since finishing college and remaining in Georgia, he has continued to work in local communities in his greatest efforts to give back. For the past 5 years, he has served as a Lead trainer/ Supervisor for Energy Fitness and a Physical Education teacher at the International Academy Of Smyrna for 3 years prior to joining the Kipp Vision Academy team. Mr. Hayles favorite quote that he lives by everyday of his life comes from Fredrick Douglas, "If there is no struggle there can be no progress".
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| 5th Grade Parent Workshop |
Mandatory 5th Grade Parent Workshop Coming to You!!!
What: Fun Parent Workshop When: Saturday, March 12, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Where: KIPP Vision Academy Auditorium Spend some time with us as we take you through a day in the life of a KIPPster! We will define what it looks like to be successful as a parent and scholar here at KIPP. Parents will be able to see brief lessons taught first hand by the 5th grade team, get information about parent communication, and see how you can help your scholar with homework and improve his or her grades in class. This will be a working workshop for parents only. As we get closer to the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS), it is important that we continue to set our scholars up for success. 5th grade is a crucial year. We want to make sure we are doing everything we can to prepare you and your scholar for it. All parents are required to attend the workshop.
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| Access to Success Summit |  This past Saturday, 33 scholars traveled to Morehouse College's Access to Success Summit. During the event, scholars had an opportunity to interact with business professionals who successfully climbed the mountain to and through college. Additionally, scholars spoke with college recruitment teams to learn more about entry requirements for various colleges and universities.
Lastly, one of our very own visionaries, Amaya Asante-Rich, was the recipient of a $500 book scholarship.
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| First Student Bus Alert System |
Dear Parents of KIPP Metro Atlanta Bus Riders,
Keeping parents informed and involved helps to ensure student safety and improve student success. With today's on-the-go lifestyles, it has become more difficult to reach families quickly and effectively. This is why First Student has teamed up with Honeywell Instant Alert to implement a new alert program.
Instant Alert for Schools is an essential tool for notification and communication. Within minutes of a bus delay or cancelation, First Student can use the Instant Alert to deliver a single, clear message to the students' parents or guardians by telephone, cell phone, email and/or in any combination.
Instant Alert is internet based, allowing each family to maintain a secure password protected online profile. Maintaining the accuracy of your profile will increase the ability to keep you informed with bus delays and changes.
Your online profile will enable you to:
- Input your personal contact information
- Select which type of bus information you would like to receive on each of you contact devices
- Set the days and time of day you would like to your phone device to receive alerts
- View the alerts that have been sent to you in the past
The system will be ready for you to use at http://instantalert.honeywell.com on Monday February 8, 2016. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity, as we will be utilizing this system for our bus communications.
As an initial test, First Student sent out a test message on Thursday, February 4, 2016. If you did not receive a test message, please contact First Student at 404-733-1342 to verify your information in our Honeywell system.
Again, we are very excited about our partnership with Honeywell to be able to provide KIPP families with bus communications to keep your families notified and safe.
Thanks,
Ryan Elcombe
First Student Location Manager
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| APS Parent Involvement Updates |
APS Parent University Workshop
Click here for more information of the APS Parent University Workshop.
APS Title I Parent Survey
Today, APS launched a parent survey to get feedback from parents on how to spend Title I funds to increase parent involvement as well as ideas for changes to the parental involvement policy and home/school compact. Please take 3 minutes to fill out this survey by Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m.
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| EOTY Trip Updates |
8th Grade
We did not have the required number of deposits by the deadline to go to Jamaica. We are now pursuing Option B - Washington, DC. Families have until March 16, 2016 to pay the first deposit of $50.00.
Click here for information on the Washington, DC trip.
7th Grade
We did not have the required number of deposits by the deadline to go to Orlando, Florida. We are now pursuing Option B - Days in Atlanta. Details about costs, deadlines and logistics will be sent in next week's Tuesday Packet and Weekly Bulletin.
6th Grade
We did not have the required number of deposits by the deadline to go to Huntsville, Alabama. We are now pursuing Option B - Days in Atlanta. Details about costs, deadlines and logistics will be sent in next week's Tuesday Packet and Weekly Bulletin.
5th Grade
We did receive enough deposits by the deadline to go to Chattanooga, Tennessee! We are proceeding with this trip as planned. The next deposit of $60.00 is due on March 15, 2016. The final balance must be paid in full by April 15, 2016. The total cost per person is $149.00.
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| Athletics Corner | |
Girls' Soccer
March 12, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.
KVA vs. Bunche
Location: Therrell High School
Boys' Baseball
March 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
KVA vs. Drew
Location: Carver YMCA
Track and Field
March 12, 2016
Field events start at 9:00 a.m. and Running events start at 10:30 a.m.
Location: Grady High School Stadium
Click here for the 2016 - 2017 track and field schedule.
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| 2016 - 2017 KIPP Metro Atlanta Calendar | |
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| Resources |
Community Baby Shower
There will be a Community Baby Shower on March 16, 2016 from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Dunbar Center sponsored by Amerigroup. Join them for important health information. There will be games, prizes, health screenings, food & entertainment for the whole family!
Click here to learn more information.
Jack Kent Cook Young Scholars Program
The Jack Kent Cook Young Scholars Program is a one-of-a-kind pre-college scholarship available to current 7th graders to apply. Attend an
online webinar in which they'll explain, in further detail, the young scholars program's eligibility requirements, selection criteria and key dates. They will also answer any questions you have about the process and the program.
Parents, guardians, and students are especially encouraged to attend to learn about best practices and tips for the application process.
Website & Webinar link below:
Camp MAGIK
Camp MAGIK is pleased to announce its 2016 spring schedule (April 29 -May 1 Cartersville, Georgia and May 20-22 Hampton, Georgia) of healing camps for children and teens. Camp MAGIK (Mainly About Grief In Kids) serves children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or other close family member within the past three years. Camp MAGIK will provide an opportunity for children and teens to meet, talk, and process their grief with professional grief counselors. Sessions are FREE OF CHARGE for attending children.
Mother & Daughter Event
Experience the Ultimate Mother & Daughter event! This event is for mothers and daughters of all ages. General admission is free; special activities are $10.00 per mother/daughter pair.
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