Subject: Fatherhood Festival September 7th

Fathers, Head to Cumberland Park (next to LP Field) with your family for free health screenings, free games, free prizes, etc. right next to LP Field (NOT Labor Day weekend, but the following). Sept 7th, noon- 4pm

Due to Labor Day (remember, there is no school Monday), the Family Resource Room will be open Tuesday and Thursday next week.

Family Resource Room closing at noon today...

I have a meeting this afternoon away from the school.

Directors PAC meeting info

http://www.mnps.org/Page57639.aspx

Great Grant News!

We have received both the Study Island Grant for Dollar General and the Family Literacy Night/ Scholastic Book Fair Grant from Target!! I will be getting more information over the next few weeks to share with you!

Family Resource Center at Antioch High School

Tonight at 5:30pm and Saturday at 11am the Family Resource Center at Antioch High School has special events for MNPS families. Check out the attached flyer and message below. (The flyer would not attach. Please email me at emily.graves@mnps.org for a copy.) From: De Pena, Ruben E Subject: This Saturday, August 24: You are invited to the First Annual Antioch Resource Center Kick Off!! Good Monday Nashville! Please be informed about the First Annual Antioch Resource Center event this Saturday, August 24. While this Family Resource Center (FRC) exists to assist families from the Antioch Community with any needs they may have, no MNPS family (regardless of geographic location) will be turned down for this specific event. Attached is a flyer with additional details. Lastly, I woul like to remind you that the UPS backback/school supplies giveaway is this evening 5:30-7:00 p.m., also at the Antioch FRC. Thanks and have a wonderful day. Ruben Rubén E. De Peña Community Outreach Specialist ■Immigrant & Refugee Outreach ■Event Coordination MNPS Department of Support Services 615-259-8400 ext. 858115 - ruben.depena@mnps.org

The Family Resource Room will close early today at 11:30 (8/15/13).

next Monday, August 19. This UPS drive will give away 500 backpacks with school supplies on a first-come-first served basis. If you have further questions about this giveaway, please contact the Antioch Family Resource Center Director, Nicole Hill, at nhill@pencilfd.org.

Kindergarten Parents Only... Color Days Reminder

Mon. Aug. 12 Red Wed. Aug. 21 Brown Tues. Aug. 13 Yellow Thurs. Aug. 22 Pink Wed. Aug. 14 Blue Mon. Aug. 26 Black Thur. Aug. 15 Green Tues. Aug. 27 White Mon. Aug. 19 Orange Wed. Aug 28 Gray Tues. Aug. 20 Purple

The extension number on the letters I sent home at the beginning of the year are wrong... it should be 2304.

Here is a link to some helpful math tips our teachers are using....

http://www.carrollk12.org/Assets/file/ElemMath/Mathematical_Practices/MP.K.JSD.pdf