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@evolinewestexcellence @ECWPTA @ECWPTA @ecwestwildcats JOIN ECW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
HOT TOPICSCONGRATULATIONS!Your school has qualified for Platinum recognition in the 2017 Governor's Shape Honor Roll. This award recognizes your dedication to creating a healthy school environment and a culture of wellness for staff, students, and community. You will be receiving a fitness equipment prize pack from our partners at Good Sports. OCTOBER UPCOMING EVENTS October 17: Title I Literacy Night @ Kroger - 4550 Jonesboro Road-Union City, GA 5:30-7:00 p.m. All Families of ECW Welcome! (flyer) - (RSVP)
October 18: Picture Day
October 21: STEAMfest 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (REGISTER) Clayton State University Center
October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week
October 27: Pre-K Parent Meeting ________________________________________________________________________________
November is Family Engagement MonthNovember 1, 2, & 3: College and Career Week
November 6: E.C. West Book Fair
November 9: Student Goverance Council Meeting @5:30 p.m. ECW Cafetria & PTSA Meeting @6:30 p.m.
November 10: The E.C. West School Fall Festival 4:30-8:00 p.m.
November 13: Fulton County Schools District 4 Community Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.
November 14-15: Thanksgiving Luncheon
November 30: M.I.S.T. Night
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OCTOBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017
ECW NEWSLETTER EXCELLENT | COURAGEOUS | WORKING HARD
RSVP FLYER
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STEM & MIST November 3O, 2017 : M.I.S.T. Night @ ECW
Meet the MIST Team MIST Program… STEM with a TWIST! This program allows media, instructional technology, and STEM to all collaborate with teachers and the science/math curriculum. Students are able to expand their knowledge outside the classroom setting through real-world, hands on applications and project based- learning.
Stacie ThompsonSTEM Media Specialist [email protected]
Patricia ThomasSTEM Instructional Technology [email protected] Natasha SmithSTEM Lab [email protected]
Kayla CudsikSTEM Coordinator & [email protected]
ECW GRADE LEVEL PROJECTSKindergarten- TOY DESIGN-Driving Question: Can we engineer and design a toy that uses motion?
1st Grade- Operation Communication-Driving Question: How can we create a device that will use light or sound to communicate over a distance that will help keep us safe?
2nd- Purpose Built Community-Driving Question: How have GA's cultures of the past influenced our own purpose built community and how can we leave our mark
3rd- Solution for Pollution-Driving Question: How can we act as a solution for pollution to the plants and animals in the Piedmont?
4th - Planetarium Exhibit-Driving Question: Can we create a planetarium and act as tour guides to share our expertise on the solar system?
5th- I'm a Survivor!-Driving Question: How can we design a response plan or survival guide in the event of a natural disaster?
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@EcwPta @ECWPTA
PTSAAt any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end."- Christine Mason Miller
Join the PTSA make a difference!
PTSA INFORMATION
Evoline C. West PTSA is held on Thursdays every other month 6:45-7:45 p.m.
PTSA membership is open to and strongly encouraged for all family members of students, staff and friends of Evoline C. West Elementary School.
PTSA membership dues of $10.00 (Adults) and $8.00 (students) are paid annually.
The main PTSA email address is [email protected]
2017-2018 PTSA OFFICERS President Shareese Martin Vice President Sharease Hudson Treasurer Brooke Richards Secretary Chantal Shepherd
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SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCIL (SGC)
The purpose of the School Governance Council is to provide parents, school staff, and community members with a leadership role in the management of the school. SGC operates under the control and management of the Board of Education.
The Council is responsible for making decisions regarding the strategic direction of the school, SGCs have the following powers:
*Approve the school strategic plan and updates *Approve the annual budget recommendations and resource allocations *Manage Request for Flexibility process *Participate in hiring of the principal (in the case of a vacancy) *Provide annual feedback to the Area Superintendent on principal *performance *Manage Seed Fund *Interface with the schools' Title I Committee
Parents, Staff, and Community Members are encouraged to attend. All public meetings are open to the public comment.
ECW GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS 2017-2018 NameMembership Jennifer Burton (Principal) [email protected]
Chad Regans (Chair, Parent) [email protected]
Sharon Russ (Vice Chair, Finance, Community Member) [email protected]
Gwendolyn Bryant (Budget, Finance, Teacher) [email protected]
Monica Walker (Outreach Chair, Parent) [email protected]
Nykole Hudson (Parliamentarian, Parent) [email protected]
Natalie Brown (Outreach, Community Member) [email protected]
Ebony Betts (Teacher) [email protected]
Valerie McMahon (Outreach, School Employee) [email protected]
Vanessa Baker (Outreach, School Employee) [email protected]
Stem Lab Funding | School Beautification Day | 2017-2018 Uniform Policy
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Volunteers Need How can I help? PARENTS, FAMILY, COMMUNITY MEMBER
http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/sup/comm/Pages/partnersvolunteers.aspx
PTSA
SGC
TITLE 1
STEM Visit the schools website STEM TAB to sign up to be a community expert!
CURRENTLY NEEDED-Social Worker ( share stories about children in need- K)-Engineer ( help with design process of final projects- all)-Safety-Fireman/Police Officer/ EMT ( light and sound- 1st grade)-Fairburn Council/Historian/ Storyteller ( share history of Fairburn- 2nd)-Meteorologist/ Weather/Natural Disasters( 5th grade)-Construction Worker (help build with 2nd graders)
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