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New Prospect Elementary School Newsletter
September 15, 2020
Assistant Principal's Message
I absolutely love libraries. My love of reading began at a young age with my mother. Each month she would take my sister and I to the local public library and wait patiently as we selected our books. At the time we could only check out 30 books each month (which isn't a lot for children's books) and I would carefully pour over the shelves deciding which adventures I would experience over the next few weeks and which would have to wait for another day.
To this day I prefer the smell and feel of a real book in my hands to the digital versions, I love to peruse the shelves at the library and see what books call out to be read, and I love thinking about all the knowledge that is right at my fingertips through books.
Researchers have found strong correlations between a child's academic achievement and their access to books. Libraries are a great way to expand your child's access to books and September is Library Card Sign up Month. Take advantage of both your public library and our NPE library to inspire in your child a love of reading. It will really take them places!
Warmly,
Stephanie Haga
Assistant Principal
NEW Curbside Library Book Service at NPE!
NPE Families- We are offering Curbside library book pick up starting next Thursday!
This optional service is available for NPE students until further notice. All details are located on our Media Center website, along with a survey you will need to submit each week you plan to pick up books.
In September, the pickups will be Sept. 17 and 24, from 9:30am-2:00pm. If you cannot make it during these hours, the Atlanta Fulton Public Library has extended curbside hours for you!
Details and survey are here: All surveys are due by midnight on the MONDAY before pick up so we have time to pull books for your children.
Click below to sign up for a Public Library Card
Returning Face to Face
You have received lots of communication and surveys about Fulton County’s plan to bring students back for face to face instruction and I’m sure you have questions about what this will look like at New Prospect. While we don’t have all of the answers yet, we are making progress. Please click below to learn more. I am also including a document that was sent last week, just to help keep information all in one place. I know how hard it is to find what you're looking for in all the information that has been sent.
Action Items-If you haven't already!
Code of Conduct-English
Code of Conduct-Spanish
Code of Conduct Acknowledgment-English
Code of Conduct Acknowledgment-Spanish
Upcoming Events
September 21-Beginning of Phase III
October 5-Beginning of Phase IV
October 12-No School Indigenous Persons or Columbus Day
October 13-Teacher Work Day
October 14-Optional Return to full Face to Face Instruction
Click the image below for information about how to receive Pandemic EBT
Encourage your child to participate in our PTA Reflections Competition
This year’s Reflections program theme is “I Matter Because.” The key to the Reflections program is the student interpreting the prompt any way they want to - this is yours to think about and express however you desire!
We invite everyone to tell your story through dance, a short film, a poem or story, an original song, a photo or visual work of art. The Reflections program is for ALL students! You do not need to be proficient in the arts to participate!
Entries must be submitted using this form to:
- BIN OUTSIDE New Prospect / FRONT DESK at New Prospect by Monday, October 12, 2020 or electronically, email: erinjanovitz@aol.com.
Reflections Video: https://www.georgiapta.org/reflections/reflections-submission-info
Questions about Reflections? Contact Erin Goldmann by email erinjanovitz@aol.com.
Census 2020!
You may have seen recent advertisements or signs around town promoting the U.S. Census. That’s because the U.S. Census is preparing to close at the end of this month. If you have not already responded for your household, September 30 is the deadline. The online process takes only a few minutes and is very straightforward.
Why is the Census so important? Federal, state and local funding, as well as how geographic districts are drawn for elected offices, are determined by population. As communities grow or become smaller, knowing the size of the population becomes important for planning the future. This affects our school’s funding and the resources we receive for special education, classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs, school lunch assistance, and more. Funding for other community resources, such as healthcare, law enforcement and social agencies also is impacted by Census data.
Fulton County Schools has a special webpage at www.fultonschools.org/Census2020 that may answer general questions you have about the Census and our school system’s involvement. If you have not yet responded to the Census, there is no better time than now. Be counted!
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