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Learn and Grow,

Lead and Show!

A Message from the PrincipalGood Evening Lake Windward Families,

It was so great to see many of you here at LWE for our curriculum nights over the last two weeks. Our teachers enjoyed getting to

spend some time with you and talking about all of the great things our students will be learning and doing throughout the school

year.

We also had a very successful professional development day on September 2nd with our staff. Teachers focused on identifying their

own teaching and learning styles and learned about how these styles impact how they teach. They were then given some great

resources and got to practice some instructional strategies which help meet the needs of students at all levels of learning. We will

continue to focus on teaching our teachers instructional strategies that will extend our students’ learning and help them develop

important critical thinking skills.

Our PTA and SGC are already hard at work meeting and discussing the needs of our school community. Our current fundraiser,

Charleston Wrap, will help support our Gator Pride school initiatives. We have so many accomplishments and achievements to

celebrate and this fundraiser will help us get items needed to showcase the incredible learning going on at our wonderful school.

One area of growth for our school is student attendance. Each year the state looks at the number of students missing less than six

days a school year and this data is factored into our CCRPI rating and Star Climate Rating; which is like a “report card” for our school

annually. Although our overall CCRPI score (96.3) is very good, our attendance rate is impacting our school from being rated higher.

For example, just in the first month of this current school year our students have already missed a total of 295 days. It is so

important that students are at school each day (unless they are ill or have an extenuating circumstance). Our school administrative

team is going to start recognizing students who have perfect attendance (0 tardies and 0 absences) each quarter. We are hoping that

this recognition will help incentivize students to be on time and come to school each day possible. I thank you in advance for

partnering with us to increase the number of students with less than six absences a school year. Ultimately, our students will benefit

from uninterrupted learning and instruction.

I hope to see you on Friday of this week for our General PTA meeting at 8:30 am in our school media center.

Have a great week!

Julie Morris

THE GATOR GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Important Dates

to Remember

Sept. 16th

General PTA Meeting

8:30am

Fall Fundraiser Ends

Sept. 20th

Katie Reeves Community Mtg

New Prospect ES

9:30 am

Sept. 26th -28th

Book Fair

8:15-3pm

Sept. 27th

Book Fair 5:30-7pm

Family Fun Night

5:30-7:30pm

Oct. 10th

No School- Columbus Day

Oct. 11th

No School- Teacher Workday

After School Program Note

Change

Parents are now required to send only

ONE note for their student to attend

the duration of an after school

program. The only time a second note

would be required, is if the student is

not able to attend that day.

Calling All Super Dads!

We need a few (a lot) of good men! Come and

join the Super Dad’s every Friday for carpool,

starting at 7:00am. It only takes 45 minutes of

your time on the Fridays that you choose. This

is your chance to earn bragging rights for your

Child!! Be a Super Dad!! Please sign up on the

link (case sensitive): http://goo.gl/QyVJtT.

New Change of Transportation Notes

If your child requires a change of transportation during the school day, and they did not

bring a note, you must now call the school as well as email the front office or fax a

note. The email is mcginn@fultonschools.org. The fax number is: 470-254-7069

Each time your child’s mode of transportation changes, your child must bring a note

to school. Please include your child’s full name, teacher’s name and parent’s

signature, on all notes. We get several a day, with no identifying facts. This ensures

that your child will end up where they are supposed to go.

Children may only ride a different bus for daycare purposes.

Attention All Parents Entering Classrooms

All adults MUST complete the training for Child Abuse and Neglect before entering the

classroom for: CELEBRATIONS, FIELD TRIPS, PTA VOLUNTEERING

The training site is: fcsvolunteers.org and must be completed 48 hours prior to the

event. Please do this as soon as possible.

Forms completed on line will be placed in a database. Your license will be scanned when

you come to the school to ensure you are on the approved list. Each time you come to

volunteer, you will be able to check yourself in, print a badge with your picture. Please

check in with the front office before proceeding to your area. Thank you!

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Commercial Food / School Cafeteria

Federal rule and policy of Fulton County School Nutritional

Department: Commercial Foods are not allowed in the

school cafeteria.

www.fultonschools.org/dept/schoolnutrition

Change of Transportation and After School Program Notes

Please include your child’s full name, teacher’s name and

parent’s signature, on all notes. We get several a day with no

identifying facts. This ensures that your child will end up

where they are supposed to go. Children may only ride a

different bus for child care purposes.

Lost and Found

All items not claimed by the last day of the month will be

donated to the Goodwill. Please take time to go through the

items.

Respecting Me—Helping our kids make

wise body choices

How do you talk to your child about making wise

choices without the lecture? Try this phrase:

When I respect myself, I take care of my body

being clean, healthy, and safe.

Explain to your child, depending on his/her age

and maturity, that means: I wash myself every

day, I turn away when someone coughs or sneezes,

I eat healthy foods and am mindful of when I am

eating food without a lot of nutrition, I do not

take unhealthy risks, and I do not hurt my body on

purpose.

We all want children to grow up knowing how to

make healthy living a conscious choice. Thanks for

your help at home.

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Lake Windward Elementary PTA News: http://lwepta.my-pta.org/

Reflections Deadline Extended!!

We have extended the date for entries to the Reflections competition to September 23rd ! The

PTA Reflections program encourages students to express their creativity through a judged

competition in several categories -- Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music

Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. This year's theme is “What Is Your Story?” and the

program is open to all LWE students (there is a Special Artist Division). Forms are available on

the PTA website: lwepta.com. Students should bring their entries to the box in the front

office. All participants will be invited to a reception on October 14th and will have a chance to

win prizes! Remember that the Artist Statement is an important part of judging, and all entries

should relate to the theme. Contact Johanna Ronkainen, Reflections chair, at

lwereflections@gmail.com with any questions.

Charleston Wraps Fall Fundraiser Update

Way to go Gators! Our online sales have reached almost $5000

so far! There is one more week to help us reach our goal of

$10,000. You can use the order form from your packet or the

Charleston Wraps website! Orders are due on Friday, Sept. 16.

Thank you for your support of LWE PTA!

Kim Morrison, VP of Fundraising

kmorrison3675@ymail.com

THE GATOR GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Boys Jr Raider Basketball Tryouts

Come tryout for the 5th grade Jr Raider Boys Basketball

team. Talented 4th graders are also welcome to tryout. Players

must live in the Alpharetta High School attendance zone. Tryouts

will begin on Sept. 18 at 6-7:30 pm, with additional tryouts for

selected players taking place on Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. Please visit

our website at www.jrraiderbasketball.com to learn more and to

register online for tryouts.

Chattahoochee Jr. Cougar Basketball Information

The Jr. Cougar Basketball program starts this Sunday, September

11 and open to all 5th - 8th grade girls and boys. We are the feeder program for Chattahoochee H.S. and more information is

available at the Jr. Cougar website: www.jrhoochhoops.com

Sunday, September 18 (Skills/Drills/Workouts)

1:00 - 3:00 pm All Girls

3:00 - 5:00 pm All Boys

Sunday, September 25 (Try-outs)

12:45 - 2:30 pm All Girls

2:15 - 4:00 pm 6th & 7th Boys

3:45 - 5:30 pm 8th Boys

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LWE Appreciates Our 2016-2017 Business Partners

Cheeseburger Bobby’s3630 Peachtree ParkwaySuwanee, GA 30024(404) 952-9613

Chick-fil-A4285 State Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30022(770) 521-2132

Great Harvest Bread Co.10305 Medlock Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30097770-622-0222

Publix @ Abbott’s Villageon Jones Bridge Rd770-751-4580

Tara Humata6195 Windward PkwyAlpharetta, GA 30005(770) 772-4540

Marco’s Pizza5075 Abbotts Bridge RdAlpharetta, GA 30005(770) 777-2112

Platinum Level Sponsors

Silver Level Sponsors

Gold Level Sponsors

Advanced Family and

Cosmetic Dentistry

4205 North Point

Parkway, Building D

Alpharetta, GA 30022

678-245-6816

Riverside Pizza11877 Douglas RoadJohns Creek, GA (770) 360-0002

Karate Atlanta

5354 McGinnis Ferry Rd

Ste# 212

Alpharetta, GA 30005

770-569-5560

Nothing Bundt Cakes, Alpharetta5230 Windward Parkway #102Milton, GA 30004(678)366-1445

Little Caesar’s5162 McGinnis Ferry Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30005(770) 751-7001

S.A.M. Singapore Math

10450 Medlock Bridge Rd.

Suite 105

Johns Creek GA 30097

(770)274-4545

Mathnasium

9945 Jones Bridge Rd, Ste 105

Johns Creek, GA 30022

(770) 343-MATH (6284)

Yogurtini11890 Douglas Rd #101, Alpharetta, GA 30005(678) 867-9100

Studio Tonic Salon970 North Point DriveLoft 14Alpharetta Ga 30022(404) 547-4353

Southern Refreshment Services 2527 Commerce PlaceTucker, GA 30084(770)939-9299

Pura Enchilada Taqueria11550 Jones Bridge Rd SUITE 1Johns Creek GA 30022(770) 696-1756

GemCorp Fine Jewelry Consultations & Appraisals5064 Roswell Rd, NEBuilding B Suite 101Atlanta, GA 30342(404)851-9489

Another Broken Egg Café 4075 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30005(770) 837-3440

Flying Biscuit Café- Johns Creek10995 State Bridge Rd. Johns Creek, GA 30022(470) 719-8700