Next Hablemos Mtg

We have decided on May 3rd as the concrete date for the next Hablemos meeting. Please share this information with your families and community leaders. Thanks, Cam Wingfield Donald Campbell Wingfield Family Involvement Specialist Cane Ridge Cluster Support Team - Helping Students, Supporting Schools, Shaping Futures donald.wingfield@mnps.org

Cluster Meeting

Hello, On Thursday, May 17th the Antioch/Cane Ridge Parent Advisory Group is planning a year-end cluster meeting. The theme will be “ Transition”. The location will be Antioch Middle and the time will be 6:00p.m. The meeting format will be a 30 minute general opening to discuss upcoming events, announcements and a few questions. Afterwards, there will be resource tables for parents to visit for information. There will not be a formal presentation, just information on important transition topics, such as: Summer programs and enrichment -Metro Parks/Antioch Community Center 7th Grade Immunization requirements -Office of Student Health New School Choice process -Student Assignment Internet Safety/Electronic Learning Resources -Family Involvement Specialists Community resources -Progreso Community Center -Public Library -Community Garden Imitative Planning for future education -EdSouth (Katie Moran) Antioch Community updates -Metro Planning School Showcase -Cluster Schools Mentoring -Big Brothers, Big Sisters The school showcase will be for schools receiving in new students as a result of the rezoning and grade level promotion. Please let me know if there is any other information you would like to see covered during this meeting. As always, thank you for being a great information resource. Pamela Burgess, Lead Family Involvement Specialist | Antioch & Cane Ridge Cluster M.N.P.S. Student Services Department 615-800-9554 or pamela.burgess@mnps.org

To: All Metro Employees In 2011, I invited each of you to join me in an effort to be more healthy and active. For those of you who participated, we had a lot of fun as we discovered and explored the many wonderful parks and greenways that Nashville has to offer in my Walk 100 Miles challenge. Next, we took it up a notch with my 5K Challenge walk/run. Together these events engaged nearly 10,000 people in our efforts to tackle the obesity epidemic affecting the health of our city and our nation. Tennessee has the country’s fourth-highest childhood obesity rate. The numbers are equally distressing in Nashville where 38.1 percent of our youth are either obese or overweight. On May 5, 2012, I am offering another fun way for your family, friends, and neighbors to be active with the first-ever “Mayor’s Field Day with the Tennessee Titans”. This event will take place on LP Field Saturday, May 5 starting at 9 a.m. The event will feature numerous on-field games in a relaxed tournament-style format as well as an obstacle course and an educational fitness fair. Field Day is entirely free and open to the public. Adults and youth 5 years old and up of all fitness levels are invited to come play where the Titans play. The event is hosted in partnership with the Tennessee Titans, and current and former Titans players will be there along with Titans cheerleaders and Titans mascot T-Rac. I encourage you to either participate or volunteer at Mayor’s Field Day and invite your family and friends to join you. Registration and event details can be found at www.mayorsfieldday.com or contact Laurel Creech in my office at 862-6030. I look forward to seeing you on the field May 5th! Karl F. Dean Mayor

Minutes From PAC Mtg

First I would like to thank each of the Antioch and Cane Ridge Cluster parents and administrators who attended this meeting and all others in the past. This was a very informative meeting. · The meeting began with brief introductions and an announcement regarding the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Parent Involvement Policy. Deadline for submitting your comments and suggestions was April 19th. A copy of the current policy can be found by clicking on this link → http://www.policy.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=59666. · Afterwards, Chris Weber, Director of Student Assignment Office discussed the New School Application Process for 2013-14. This is a proposal to streamline the spring and fall school options process. To view the presentation and additional information on school options, please visit this link → http://www.mnps.org/Page56852.aspx. · Next Chris Henson, Chief Financial Officer shared the 2012-13 Operating Budget and touched on the Capital Budget. I have attached a copy of the budget for City Council’s approval. If you would like to review more information on our schools budget please visit this link → http://www.mnps.org/Page56790.aspx. · Additionally, “Friends of Metro Schools”, provided parents with a very helpful short video explaining how our schools are funded. Please visit the following link to view the video. www.stand.org/forms (click on the Tennessee link, go under “what’s being said” then click on the 3rd TennesseeStand link) · Dr. Register briefly discussed the Intersession periods for the New Balanced Calendar and encouraged parents to speak to their schools about the Intersession planning and offerings. · Nominations for the position of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary for the Director’s PAC were also submitted. Representatives to the Director’s Parents Advisory Council (PAC) will elect leaders for the 2012-13 school year at the Director’s PAC meeting, Thursday, June 7, 2012. Nominations for Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary may be made until Friday, June 1. Nomination forms are available online and may be turned into the Customer Service Center or to a Family Involvement Specialist. You may also make nominations by email or by calling Customer Service. – click here to LEARN MORE, if you are interested in serving your school. Upcoming Events: Bringing Justice to You, Saturday, April 21st at Maplewood High School If you need additional information on this FREE, open to the public event, please contact: Lauren.Badgley@mnps.org 615-259-8400 ext. 858107 Parent Empowerment Training, Saturday, April 27, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Youth Opportunity Center RSVP, please call 983-6822 PAC cluster teams are hosting training for all parents to teach communication, cluster support, exceptional education support, parent leadership, and how to find resources in your community. It's free and refreshments will be served, but seating is limited. To RSVP, please call 983-6822. Training will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Youth Opportunity Center on Charlotte Avenue. Parent University, Saturday, May 5th from 9 – 12 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center. Click here to register http://www.mnps.org/Page73586.aspx Families participating in this empowering morning event, will have the opportunity to engage in seminars to discuss ways to help their child experience success in school. Families will also receive: • Free child care for attendees through YMCA Child Care Program (40 openings available for ages 7-13) • Free food (at no cost to the participants) • Free parking - Lot A (between Woodland and Russell St.) • Community Resources • Topics Include: Gang Awareness/Prevention/Intervention Drug Awareness Helping your Child Succeed Bullying (How Does It Affect My Child) Effective Communication with Teens Knowing Your Legal Rights... and many more! Pamela Burgess, Lead Family Involvement Specialist | Antioch & Cane Ridge Cluster M.N.P.S. Student Services Department 615-800-9554 or pamela.burgess@mnps.org

FREE English Classes / Clases de inglés GRATIS Progreso Community Center is offering free English classes for the Nashville community starting at the end of April. For more information, call or visit Progreso: 365-9002 367-3623 2675 Murfreesboro Pike, 37217 Full information in the flyers below. Tags: Pamela Burgess, Lead Family Involvement Specialist | Antioch & Cane Ridge Cluster M.N.P.S. Student Services Department 615-800-9554 or pamela.burgess@mnps.org

Save the Date: The MNPS Parent Advisory Council (PAC) teams are hosting training for all parents to teach communication, cluster support, exceptional education support, parent leadership, and how to find resources in your community. It's free and refreshments will be served, but seating is limited. All parents are welcomed! To RSVP, please call 983-6822. See attached flyer for more information. This training will be great for PTA/PTO/PAC Leaders. Saturday, April 28, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Youth Opportunity Center 1704 Charlotte Ave 2nd Floor Nashville, TN 37203 Pamela Burgess, Lead Family Involvement Specialist | Antioch & Cane Ridge Cluster M.N.P.S. Student Services Department 615-800-9554 or pamela.burgess@mnps.org

TCAP Testing days begin Wednesday, April 25 - May 2 for Grades 3-8 Parents can help by… O Making sure your child is rested and eats breakfast O Making sure your child arrives to school on time, is relaxed and dressed comfortably (bring a sweater) O Encouraging your child to do the best work possible O Do not send your child to school if illness is apparent O Scheduling all appointments on non-test days O Sending extra tissue to school for the class Encourage your child to… O Read the instructions carefully O Look for direction words that tell what to do, such as ‘calculate’, ‘summarize’ or ‘estimate’ O Read the question first O Read each question carefully O Skip difficult questions until all other questions have been answered. Return to unanswered items if time permits. O Make sure the problem being answered, has the same number on the answer sheet O Go back and check over answers Pamela Burgess, Lead Family Involvement Specialist | Antioch & Cane Ridge Cluster M.N.P.S. Student Services Department 615-800-9554 or pamela.burgess@mnps.org

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