Census Verifications for Infinite Campus Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, Fulton County will transition to using Infinite Campus as our Student Information System. In order to facilitate a smooth transition, we need your assistance to update your student’s contact information. Census Verification Forms were sent home with every student today, May 10. Please verify the information by following the directions on the front and return the form to your child’s teacher by Friday, May 17.

Fulton County Strategic Plan 2022 Survey Fulton County Schools are committed to supporting our “People and Culture” as an important pillar of our Strategic Plan 2022. At the end of each school year, we ask our families and staff to share their input to understand how we are doing. Your feedback will also help us to identify possible next steps we should take to meet our goals.

Please help us capture your experience by clicking on this link https://tinyurl.com/fulton2022 taking this 10-minute survey. Your responses will be reported anonymously.

The survey will be open from Monday, April 29, 2019 through Friday, May 17, 2019. We thank you in advance for your important

feedback.

Hands on Shakerag On behalf of Shakerag and the Shakerag PTO, we want to thank all of the volunteers that came out to Hands on Shakerag on Tuesday, May 7. Together, we collected trash, picked up branches and spread bales of pine straw! We appreciate our Shakerag families for making this such a the wonderful community.

Georgia Milestones Test Our 4th grade students did a great job with testing this week. We are so proud of you!

Linda McCain’s Community Meeting The next community meeting for our school board member, Linda McCain, will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. at Ocee Elementary School (4375 Kimball Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, 30022).

Welcome NEW Kindergarten students to our “school”

We are now accepting registrations for the 2019-2020 school year. If you have or know of a family who has a rising Kindergartener, please come register so you can sign-up to join us for our rising Kindergarten orientation on Wednesday, May 15 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. We can’t wait to welcome our newest SHARKS to our “school”!

It’s Time for the Shakerag Showcase! We will be hosting our Shakerag Showcase on May 16 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Please plan to drop by anytime during these hours to explore all of the amazing things our students have accomplished this year.

Help Our Second Graders Support the Atlanta Humane Society Our second graders want to help the Atlanta Humane Society care for animals and find them good homes. They will host a lemonade stand during the Shakerag Showcase on May 16 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Ways you can help:

1. Purchase our lemonade for $1 (please bring exact change if possible) 2. Bring donations to the atrium any day next week (May 13-17) or to the Shakerag Showcase:

Pet Care Supplies: Laundry detergent, Bleach, House-training pads, Paper towels, Trash bags (45 gallon or larger), Fleece blankets, Kong or Tuffy brand toys, Cat toys (crinkle balls, mouse toys, etc.) Office Supplies: Ink pens, Sharpie markers, Fine-point markers, Post-it notes, Scotch tape

3. Visit atlantahumane.org for more ways to help.

Spirit Night – Thank you Culvers! Thank you to all of our families and staff for coming out to support our school! We want to thank Claire Elanjian, Widad Saad and Mia Malloy for planning this night!

SubZero The Foundation is excited to welcome SubZero to Johns Creek - just in time for summer! Come out on Friday, May 17th (5PM-Close) or Saturday, May 18th (all day) to show your support. The Foundation will receive a portion of all sales. They are located at 11720 Medlock Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30097.

Clinic Please remember to pick up any medication from the clinic before May 23. If you have an Epi pen or inhaler in the clinic, please pick it up on the last day of school. All medications will be disposed of at the end of the day (May 23) per Fulton County guidelines.

Principal’s Newsletter • May 10, 2019

SHAKERAG ELEMENTARY Celebrating Learning. Inspiring Leaders.

Christine Lemerond, Principal

Erin Nusnbaum, Assistant Principal

Café News This month, students having lunch in the Shakerag Café are enjoying cucumbers locally grown at Southern Valley Farms in Norman Park, GA. This is another awesome veggie that is a part of Fulton County’s “Farm to School” program with local growers supplying schools with nutritious produce to feed the bright minds of students. The saying “cool as a cucumber” can be true. Cucumbers can be cooler on the inside when compared to their surface temperature. Throughout the month, these cukes have brightened all types of salads being offered to our Shakerag Sharks at lunch time.

As a reminder, effective May 10, NO CHARGES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH ACCOUNTS. If your

student does not have enough money in their account, they will be served an alternative lunch item instead of choosing something from the menu. Remember that lunch costs $2.45 and Breakfast costs $1.10. As a guideline, your student should have at least $80 in their cafeteria account if they purchase lunch every day at school; they should have $115 if they purchase lunch AND breakfast at school. If your student does have a balance due on their meal account at the end of the school year, they will not receive a report card. Funds may be added by sending in cash or a check with your student, or you can visit

www.mypaymentsplus.com and add funds. You can also see the history of your student’s purchases. If your student still has funds on their lunch card at the end of the school year, those funds will still be there in the Fall as long as they are a student in Fulton County.

All birthday celebration requests for treats during lunch in the cafeteria must be submitted by FRIDAY, MAY 10. Any forms for

treats submitted after that date will not be honored. We will be able to fulfill requests for birthday celebrations until Tuesday, May 21.

School Supply Kits for next year! We are partnering with a new company this year! Purchase your school supplies now and enjoy more of your summer! These pre-ordered supplies will be delivered to the school for you to pick up at Sneak Peek. Visit https://schoolboxkits.com/105-shakerag-elementary Orders placed by June 30 ship to school for FREE. After June 30, it will ship to your home (standard shipping rates apply). Questions? More information can be found at www.ShakeragPTO.org or email ShakeragPTO@gmail.com

Lost and Found Our lost and found closet has become quite full with coats, sweaters and other outer wear. If your child is missing any of these items, please come and claim them. Also, please remember to put your child’s first and last name on everything! Everything left in the lost and found closet will be donated at the end of the school year.

Northview Junior Titans Come join the Jr Titans Football program at our FREE Speed & Agility Clinic. They will be focusing on fun drills to prepare for the upcoming season. Now is a great time to come out and find out about the football program. Meet the players, parents and coaches and discover how you can be involved in the program. The clinic will be held May 14 - May 16 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Northview High School Football Stadium. Please register at www.northviewjrtitansfootball.com. If you have questions, please contact: coachcleary@nvjrtitans.com.

Procedures for Visiting & Volunteering

For the 2018-2019 school year, all volunteers must complete the registration process again. The registration process can be found on the FCS District Website under Community/Partners & Volunteers or click here. Applicants should be prepared to

spend about 10-15 minutes for the training and application process. In accordance with State Law, all volunteers must be current with the Child Abuse Reporting Protocol Training before being allowed to volunteer in our schools. It is very important that volunteers enter their full legal name as it appears on their government issued ID.

School Governance We invite you to visit our School Governance Council (SGC) website, which can be accessed by clicking here or via our school website (click here) under the ‘ABOUT’ drop-down menu. Our latest Strategic Plan as well as other relevant SGC information is posted to this site for your convenience. Our next SGC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14 at 7:15 a.m.

Have a great weekend!

Christine Lemerond

Principal

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