|
October 15-19 Digital Citizenship Week
October 16 PTA Reflections Contest entries due
October 18 4th Grade field trip to the Kennedy Center for National
Symphony Orchestra concert
October 19 PTA Fall Festival 6-8pm
October 22 PTA Restaurant Fundraising Night at Potbelly,
5-8pm (see below)
October 24 Food Services serves a BBQ lunch for students
October 25 Fall Picture Day
October 26 PTA Fun Run
October 29 PTA Meeting, 7:15pm, Camelot Library (Acceptance Team Open House beforehand at
6:30pm—see below)
November 5 and 6 Student Holidays/Teacher Workdays
The Positivity Project (P2) character strength of the week for this
week is INTEGRITY. Forgiveness is described by P2 as follows: You are honest and
speak the truth. You present yourself
genuinely and sincerely. For more
information, see the Integrity card, or any other character strength card
at https://camelotes.fcps.edu/node/1945.
Digital Citizenship Week is October 15th – 19th! This year’s
focus is on Building a Culture of Shared Responsibility. Each day during the
week parents/caregivers can take simple steps to get in sync and partner
together with teachers to educate and support students with digital life.
Below, you’ll find topics that will be discussed at school and materials
for use at home during the week. By building on conversations that begin at
school and extend into the home we can send a common message from trusted
adults and have big impact on kids! We hope Digital Citizenship Week will spark
some educationally valuable conversations that can be promoted and supported all
year long, by both parents and teaching staff.
Monday
Healthy Habits for using Technology
: Take a screen break
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/screen-time
Tuesday
Using media to build empathy
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/character-strengths-and-life-skills/how-can-i-use-media-to-teach-my-kid-empathy
Wednesday
Online messaging
Check out this video about helping
your students with a digital dilemma
The Spectrum Strategy: https://youtu.be/BZzdtmUaaeQ
Thursday
Put an end to cyberbullying
Check out these videos and learn
more.
Handling haters: https://youtu.be/VelRqvSRUo8
Cyberbullying haters and Trolls: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying
Friday -
FCPS requires all teachers to teach
lessons from the Common Sense Media Curriculum. This week students will be
participating in the following lessons.
Kindergarten - Going Places Safely
Online (Family activity will be sent home)
1st grade - Using Keywords
(Family activity will be sent home)
2nd grade - My Online
Community (Family activity will be sent home)
3rd grade- Private and Personal
Information (Family activity will be sent home)
4th Grade - Digital Citizenship
Pledge (Family Tip sheet will be sent home)
5th Grade - Picture Perfect
(Family activity sent will be sent home)
6th Grade- Cyberbullying: Be
upstanding (Family Tip sheet will be sent home)
Notification
of Negative Lunch Balances. New U.S. Department of Agriculture Regulations require school districts
to have a meal charge policy. As such,
we have been directed by FCPS to send home negative account balance letters on
a weekly basis. If your child has a
negative lunch balance, you will find a notice in the Thursday folder. Additionally, the Office of Food and Nutrition Services
(FNS) messaging system contacts parents automatically on Tuesday and Thursday
of each week to inform parents of low (ten dollars or less) and negative
account balances.
Show your school pride with new
Camelot spirit wear! Free
shipping through Oct 15th, so order now! We have fun new spirit wear options and
designs. You can choose the color and design on dozens of products (tees,
polos, shorts, sweatpants, bags, etc.). Order at: http://www.camelotspiritwear.com
Unleash your inner artist with PTA
Reflections - Deadline Tuesday, Oct 16.
Does your child enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in
writing, producing films or taking photos? This year’s theme is “Heroes Around
Me.” What does it mean to you? Create your own unique interpretation
through the arts. Pick up submission guidelines and an entry form today outside
of the front office or visit: http://www.camelotpta.org/reflections.
Our school will be competing in 3 grade divisions: PreK – 2nd Grade, 3rd – 5th
Grade, 6th – 8th Grade, and a Special Artist Division (for students with
disabilities who choose to not to enter by grade division). Submission
and completed student entry forms are due in the main office by 4:00 Tuesday,
October 16th, 2018.
Join us for our annual Fall Festival -- THIS Friday! Fall Festival is coming up on October 19th at
6pm until 8pm. Entry fee is $2 per child, pay at the door (cash only).
Celebrate fall with fun games, crafts, hayride, face painting and more! Last
call for meal orders and chili entries -- (Entry Form) the
deadline is Tuesday, October 16th. Please join us in volunteering to make this
night a success! See signup link and please
help us to make this the best Fall Festival yet!
Feed your smile at our very first
Restaurant Night hosted by Potbelly!
Join
us on October 22nd from 5 - 8pm for dinner or a treat at Potbelly’s (9668 Main
Street, Fairfax) and CES PTA will earn 25% of the pre-tax sales! It’s an easy
and fun way to help our school raise funds. Please bring a copy of the flyer
that was in the Thursday take-home folder or you can show a digital copy on your
phone.
Let’s Get Fired Up! PTA Fun Run --
October 26th! New this year,
students can collect pledges using 99Pledges, an online fundraising platform.
Student pages can be found by searching their first name and last initial. More
information can be found in the fliers on our website (English and Spanish). Thank
you to our sponsors: Silver Diner, Tiber Creek Partners, Benaji Pediatric
Dental Specialists, Milkworthy and Chick Fil A. www.camelotpta.org/funrun.
October PTA Meeting is Monday, Oct
29th at 7:15 in the library. Please join us for our monthly
meeting -- you’ll hear about the PTA programs and plans as well as have an
opportunity to hear updates from our Principal and meet our new Assistant
Principal, Ms. Giotta.
Acceptance Team Open House --
Monday, Oct 29th at 6:30 in the Library. Come learn about all the amazing
things our Acceptance Team has in store for the year! Please join us BEFORE our October
monthly PTA meeting at 6:30pm. Enjoy some delicious refreshments and
learn about the Camelot Buddy Program, A Walk in Your Shoes inclusion event,
Special Education Parent Outreach and more! We won the SEPTA (Special
Education PTA) “Most Inclusive School” last year thanks to the hard work of
this team! Go Acceptance Team!
Save $10 on registration with
Turnpike Basketball, using promo code Camelot10. Register at turnpikebasketball.org
Shop At Smile.Amazon.Com
And Raise Money For Camelot Elementary. Support our school by shopping at Amazon and sign up by
selecting “Supporting”, search for “Camelot Elementary School PTA”.
|
