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Emily – Our research comes from the National Fatherhood Initiative (http://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood-data-statistics), National Center for Education Statistics (https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/), and US Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/landing.jhtml?src=ft). Let me know if you need anything else. Vicki Grimes All Pro Dad’s Day Support Manager

All Pro Dad Announcements- August Meeting

Thank you to the Brentwood Kroger on Nolensville Road for generously supplying our food for the past 7 years. Please make sure you see the manager, Malcolm Hill, and tell him thank you! Thank you to Joanna and Chris Cummings, who are here from the Village Church located in Lenox Village. They have volunteered to help and support us today. We encourage everyone to visit www.allprodad.com (http://allprodadsday.com/chapters/2857 is our chapter page). There are wonderful parenting tips, and you will find a lot of encouragement as to why you are doing a great job! We all could use that, right? Moms… there is something new for you! Please join us on Wednesday September 7th at 8am for a new Moms’ Coffee in the Community Room. The children will already be in class, so after you drop them off, come join us for conversation. Following the Moms’ Coffee, there will be a Kelley Advisory Team meeting at 8:30 in the Community Room. This is open to all parents and community members. We look at the impact of the school improvement plan and budget, edit the School Compact and Parent Involvement Policy, and your voice can be heard by the school Leadership Team. If you have not joined the PTA (Parent Teacher Association), please do so! It is another excellent way to be involved at A.Z. Kelley. The Clothing Closet at A.Z. Kelley is located in the Community Room, and is open on Thursdays (when school is is session) from 10-11am. If you are in need of gently used standard school attire (SSA) please come see us or contact Emily Graves, the A.Z. Kelley Family Engagement Specialist with comments and questions.

Clothing Closet Schedule- NEW!

I have a wonderful Spanish speaking (only) volunteer who is now running the Clothing Closet. She will be here every Thursday from 10-11am. If you need anything from the clothing closet, please come see her! (I, English only, will also be in the Community Room.)

Tentative Music Performance Dates

4 – Nov 10 3 – Dec 13 2 – Mar 9 1 – Apr 6 K – May 19

Free Legal Advice for MNPS Families! There are flyers in the Community Room if you need more information.

Good morning and happy Monday! There will be a FREE legal help for MNPS families will be available at 8:30 AM on Saturday, August 20 at the MNPS Office of English Learners, 615 Fessey Park Rd, Nashville. Volunteer lawyers working with Legal Aid Society will provide advice about things like child custody, landlord problems, car purchase or repair problems, wage claims, and record expungements. They cannot help with criminal problems. No appointment is necessary, but each session is limited to sixty (60) clients. These clinics take place on the third Saturday of every month. The next clinic will be on September 17. Spread the word! Sincerely, Ruben Rubén E. De Peña EL Family & Community Liaison MNPS Office of English Learners 615 Fessey Park Rd., Nashville, TN 37204 615-259-3282 Ext. 858256

Public Meeting with Councilman Bedne 8/18/16

Metro Parks is developing plans for a new park and greenway along Mill Creek. The park site, near the intersection of Pettus Rd and Blue Hole Rd, is former farm land with an orchard situated at a bend in the creek. The proposed uses for the site include: an extension of the Mill Creek Greenway, a playground, and up to seven new unlit soccer field. The site will provide ample parking for all uses. The proposed 2 ½ mile greenway extension will include a loop trail and new trailhead, a trail connection to AZ Kelley Elementary and Thurgood Marshall Middle School campus, and a connection to the existing greenway trail in the Rivendell subdivision. The site improvements, located within the floodway and floodplain, seek to balance the rural character of the area, the requirement for environmental protection, and the recreation needs of the community. A community meeting, hosted by Councilman Fabian Bedne, will take place at 6:30 pm, August 18th at AZ Kelley Elementary School, 5834 Pettus Rd, Antioch, TN 37013. The meeting will include a presentation of the proposed plan along with an overview of the environmental challenges, recreation goals and design features that will help reduce negative impacts on the land and the neighborhood. Representative from Metro Parks will be on hand to answer questions.

Volunteer Orientation 8/17/16

2:30pm A.Z. Kelley Community Room This is information for both new and returning volunteers. Additional volunteer information can be found at www.azkelleyparents.blogspot.com and www.schoolvolunteers.org.

SSA Swap 8/17/16

SSA Clothing Swap! Set up at 1:30; Swap at 1:45 in the Community Room at A.Z. Kelley. Are your child’s school clothes too small? Would you like FREE clothes? Bring your gently used standard school attire only to swap with other families who also need different sizes. Only families who bring items to swap will be allowed to participate. If you would simply like to donate clothes, we have an SSA clothing closet that desperately needs boys’ clothes!