Hello Kincaid Families!

ASP CLUBS BEGIN THIS WEEK! If your child is going to a club afterschool, you must change their dismissal in ParentVUE/GoSafe! For the 10 weeks of clubs, make the dismissal change by doing one of the following:

1. Manually change the Default Dismissal for club day for the 10 week club period. You will need to manually change the Default Dismissal back after clubs end.
   
2. Do a Dismissal Override for the specific dates for club days.

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NEXT WEEK

Monday – Labor Day
No School

Wednesday – Progress Reports
Progress Reports will be sent home to K – 3 students who are not meeting any of the quarter 1 standards at this point, and to 4th and 5th grade students who are earning a C or lower in any subject. Progress Reports will also be sent to any students in which there are unsatisfactory behaviors or work habits. Note: For up-to-date information, you can check your 4th and 5th grade student’s grade on ParentVUE at any time.

Friday – Fun Friday!!! Falcon’s Friday!!
This is our first PTA Fun Friday!!! Students will wear Falcons shirts, Falcons jerseys, or Falcon’s colors. We are also anticipating a visit from Freddie the Falcon! PTA will be collecting a $2 donation for this event. All donations will go directly to the PTA to support student, teacher and community events.

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SCHOOL SAFETY

School Evacuation/Relocation – In the unlikely event that we would ever need to evacuate the school and relocate to another location, Kincaid’s safe location is Sprayberry High School. If this ever happened, parents would be notified through CTLS, and we have a system in place to accurately reunify each child with their parent or emergency contact.

Stranger Danger – Teaching Stranger Danger and Good Touch/Bad Touch is no longer part of our counseling curriculum. If you would like to have discussions with your child, KidSmartz is a child safety program that educates families about preventing abduction and empowers kids in grades K-5 to practice safer behaviors. This program offers resources to help parents and caregivers protect kids by teaching and practicing the 4 Rules of Personal Safety.

Student Code of Conduct– We follow the Student Code of Conduct to ensure student safety for all. Most concerns can all be squelched by keeping hand to self, and using words for kindness. In our Cougar Pride Plan we strive to “Always Do the Right Thing” in the classroom, on the playground, on the bus…everywhere! Please ask your kids about what doing the right thing looks like at your next dinner talk!

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VOLUNTEER TRAINING

We love our volunteers!!! We love having room moms and copy moms, PTA volunteers and other parents and grandparents involved in our school!

Volunteers need to complete the following tasks each year:

1. Watch this FERPA video about confidentiality
2. Review this Mandated Reporter Document (volunteers are mandated reporters!)
3. Read, print and sign this Volunteer Brochure and return to the school (we keep this on file for audit)

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PARENTVUE

Parent’s Field Trip Permission is now approved through ParentVUE!!!

ParentVUE is your one stop for:

• Student Registration
• Student Dismissal
• Report Cards
• Field Trip Permissions
• and more!

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT KINCAID

Birthday treats can be pre-ordered through the café only by using this order link. Do not send in treats, balloons, or party invitations for select students.  Use Membership Toolkit to contact other families about birthday parties

Parents can also have their child’s birthday displayed on the school marquee using this order link.  

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REREAD FOR MEANING

When your child has sounded out an unfamiliar word, have him or her re-read that sentence. Often kids are so busy figuring out a word they lose the meaning of what they’ve just read. Spending a moment helps a reader to build up context clues and new vocabulary.  Extend the opportunity by creating a word list or journal to keep track of new words.  Parents might go the extra mile by discussing word meanings and nuances that help a reader with decoding and understanding. 

(adapted from www.readingrockets.org)

NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PANTRY

Click here for MUST Ministry Food Pantry @ Sprayberry

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Thank you for taking the time to read through this information to stay informed! Your continued support of Kincaid is greatly appreciated as we set out to live our daily mission to Reach, Inspire, Support and Engage every student – every day!  

Principal Blog | Facebook Page

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FROM THE PTA…

Join Kincaid PTA Now! Membership is $8/person.

Membership in the PTA is yearly from July 1-June 30. You must renew each year to remain active. We want 100% participation from our families and you can help.

Click HERE and Sign Up the entire family, stay connected and even sponsor a Kincaid staff’s membership. Community members are welcome to join too-that’s anyone from a neighbor, grandparents or business owners.  Don’t forget to update your family information.

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FROM THE KINCAID FOUNDATION…

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Looking Ahead

September 4 – Labor Day – No School
September 6 – Progress Reports Go Home
September 8 – Fun Friday – Falcon’s Day
September 12 – 5-8 Zaxby’s Night
September 18 – 22 Hearing & Vision Screening (1st, 3rd, 5th)
September 21- 5 – 8 Crazy Coop Spirit Night
September 25 – 29 Fall Break!!
October 3 – 5 CogAT (1st and 3rd)
October 5 6 – 8pm Math Night
October 9 – 12 IOWA (3rd and 5th)
October 10 5 – 8pm Chickfila Night
October 13 Report Cards
October 16 Asynchronous Day – Students Work at Home
October 17 – 20 Early Release Days
October 17 – 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Hello Kincaid Families!

MONDAY, AUGUST 21st is an ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAY!
Students DO NOT come to school Monday. Students will do assignments at home as communicated by their teacher!

See you on Tuesday!

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ASP CLUBS
BEGIN NEXT WEEK!
PARENTS – Make Dismissal Change!

If your child is going to a club afterschool, you must change their dismissal in ParentVUE/GoSafe! For the 10 weeks of clubs, make the dismissal change by doing one of the following:

1. Manually change the Default Dismissal for club day for the 10 week club period. You will need to manually change the Default Dismissal back after clubs end.
   
2. Do a Dismissal Override for the specific dates for club days.

Note: Monday, August 21st, is the last day to register for a club!

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SCHOOL SAFETY

Safety Drills – We conduct regular safety drills as required by the county and the state of Georgia. Our planned drills include at least 9 fire drills, 4 lockdown drills, 2 severe weather drills, and 2 first responder drills throughout the school year. Completion of drills is reported to the county/state as required. Parents are not notified of our specific drills, but will always be notified if a code red (lockdown) or code yellow (caution – no one outside) ever takes place at the school.

Campus Officer – Officer Bill Hicks is assigned to Kincaid and visits our school every day. Officer Hicks walks the halls and says hello to the students daily. He is always available for us!

Visitors – Per state law, all visitors are required to sign in at the front office upon arrival to the school. At Kincaid, we use a system that scans each visitor’s driver’s license and runs a basic background check.

Safe Dismissals – Dismissal Changes/Overrides must be made through ParentVUE/GoSafe by 1:40pm each day to ensure we know how to dismiss your child.

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VOLUNTEER TRAINING

We love our volunteers!!! We love having room moms and copy moms, PTA volunteers and other parents and grandparents involved in our school!

Volunteers need to complete the following tasks each year:

1. Watch this FERPA video about confidentiality
2. Review this Mandated Reporter Document (volunteers are mandated reporters!)
3. Read, print and sign this Volunteer Brochure and return to the school (we keep this on file for audit)

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CTLS PARENT
ACCESS YOUR STUDENT’S TEST SCORES

Parents can now access the following current and historical standardized test scores through CTLS Parent. For each assessment in CTLS Parent, there is an overview document with details of each assessment, the purpose of each assessment, and how to interpret the results.

• Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade (EOG)
• Georgia Alternative Assessment 2.0 (GAA 2.0)
• Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills 2.0 (GKIDS 2.0)
• Iowa
• Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
• Reading Inventory (RI)
• Math Inventory (MI)

Please note…these assessments are one snapshot of your child’s performance. At Kincaid, we also conduct ongoing assessments, and performance tasks to monitor our students’ progress, and reported in the online gradebook (4th/5th) and on report cards (also viewed in CTLS Parent).

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In our culture of reading and loving books, Kincaid is once again, challenging our students with a 2 Million Minute Reading Challenge! Students will log their minutes in Beanstack. If you read with your child at home each night, those minutes count too!

We like to celebrate when we reach out goals! We look forward to reaching out goals and having a mid-year and end of year Reading Celebration…sponsored and paid for by the Kincaid Foundation!

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT KINCAID

Birthday treats can be pre-ordered through the café only by using this order link. Do not send in treats, balloons, or party invitations for select students.  Use Membership Toolkit to contact other families about birthday parties

Parents can also have their child’s birthday displayed on the school marquee using this order link.  

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TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE & DO

Talk about everyday activities to build your child’s background knowledge, which is crucial to listening and reading comprehension. Keep up a running patter, for example, while cooking together, visiting somewhere new, or after watching a TV show. For intermediate grades, the difficult work within reading is when our students are required to make inferences.  This skill can be practices at home by talking out what you notice and what you see others doing.  Parents can ask questions like, “How do you think they are feeling?” and “What makes you think that?”  These are informal and practical ways to practice inferring and will likely transfer into student learning!

(adapted from www.readingrockets.org)

NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PANTRY

Click here for MUST Ministry Food Pantry @ Sprayberry

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At Kincaid, we are a strong team committed to partnering with you to empower your student for lifelong success. Feel free to contact our support staff as needed: *your child’s teacher *Ms. Kotarba (K – 2 Counselor) *Ms. Sims (3 – 5 Counselor) *Ms. Letendre (Instructional Support Specialist) *Dr. Khan (Student Support Administrator) *Ms. Griffeth (Assistant Principal)…or myself!

Thank you for your continued support of Kincaid as we set out to live our daily mission to Reach, Inspire, Support and Engage every student – every day!  

Principal Blog | Facebook Page

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FROM THE PTA…

Join Kincaid PTA Now! Membership is $8/person.

Membership in the PTA is yearly from July 1-June 30. You must renew each year to remain active. We want 100% participation from our families and you can help.

Click HERE and Sign Up the entire family, stay connected and even sponsor a Kincaid staff’s membership. Community members are welcome to join too-that’s anyone from a neighbor, grandparents or business owners.  Don’t forget to update your family information.

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FROM THE KINCAID FOUNDATION…

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Looking Ahead

August 21 Asynchronous Learning Day – Students DO NOT come to school
August 28 – Clubs Begin This Week
September 4 – Labor Day – No School
September 6 – Progress Reports Go Home
September 8 – Fun Friday – Falcon’s Day
September 12 – 5-8 Zaxby’s Night
September 18 – 22 Hearing & Vision Screening (1st, 3rd, 5th)
September 21- 5 – 8 Crazy Coop Spirit Night
September 25 – 29 Fall Break!!
October 3 – 5 CogAT (1st and 3rd)
October 5 6 – 8pm Math Night
October 9 – 12 IOWA (3rd and 5th)
October 10 5 – 8pm Chickfila Night
October 13 Report Cards
October 16 Asynchronous Day – Students Work at Home
October 17 – 20 Early Release Days
October 17 – 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences

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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Hello Cougar Nation!

Whew! We had a FULL week! Thanks to all the families who came out for the Parent Open House and to the Back to School Bash at Sparkles! We love our families and community!

PARENTVUE/GOSAFE UPDATE: Dismissal Changes must be made by 1:40pm each day!

• The cutoff time for parents to make a temporary dismissal override change is 1:40.
• The cutoff time for the enrolling adult to make a change to their dismissal defaults for the current day is also 1:40.

IMPORTANT: Students DO NOT come to school on Monday, August 21st. It is an Asynchronous Day and students will do assignments at home next Monday.

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THIS WEEK…

TUESDAY – CHIKFILA NIGHT– Come out to Chickfila (Lassiter Location) on Shallowford & Sandy Plains between 5pm and 8pm. 10% of all receipts deposited in the Receipt boxes at the register and all orders placed through the Community Cares event using your Chick-fil-A One App will be donated back to Kincaid.  This includes Mobile drive thru, Curbside, Mobile Pickup and Mobile dine in (these will be calculated through the App a receipt is not necessary).

THURSDAY – SCOUT PARENT INFO NIGHT
A flyer will be sent home with your child about the 6:30 meeting, taking place in the cafeteria this Thursday.

FRIDAY – PICTURE DAY

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ASP Fall Clubs 2023 – 2024
Clubs begin the week of August 28 – December 8

Click here for a complete list and details of all the clubs

Club Registration is open through Friday, August 21st.

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HEARING & VISION SCREENING
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Hearing and vision screening at Kincaid will take place October 24^th for our 1st, 3rd and 5th grade students. We are looking for volunteers to help out on screening day!

Volunteers will complete online training, then be assessed during the week of August 21-25 at the Cobb Innovation and Learning Academy (114 Windy Hill Road).

Please contact lori.kotarba@cobbk12.org for more information if you are interested in helping in our hearing and vision screenings.

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT KINCAID

Birthday treats can be pre-ordered through the café only by using this order link. Do not send in treats, balloons, or party invitations for select students.  Use Membership Toolkit to contact other families about birthday parties

Parents can also have their child’s birthday displayed on the school marquee using this order link.  

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MAKE BOOKS SPECIAL

Turn reading into something special. Take your kids to the library, help them get their own library card, read with them, and buy them books as gifts. Have a favorite place for books in your home or, even better, put books everywhere. The more kids read, the better they get! If you need some great ideas, check out Ms. Perisino’s spot @ http://www.cobblearning.net/kincaidlibrary/. 

(adapted from www.readingrockets.org)

NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PANTRY

Click here for MUST Ministry Food Pantry @ Sprayberry

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At Kincaid, we are a strong team committed to partnering with you to empower your student for lifelong success. Feel free to contact our support staff as needed: *your child’s teacher *Ms. Kotarba (K – 2 Counselor) *Ms. Sims (3 – 5 Counselor) *Ms. Letendre (Instructional Support Specialist) *Dr. Khan (Student Support Administrator) *Ms. Griffeth (Assistant Principal)…or myself!

Thank you for your continued support of Kincaid as we set out to live our daily mission to Reach, Inspire, Support and Engage every student – every day!  

Principal Blog | Facebook Page

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FROM THE PTA…

Join Kincaid PTA Now! Membership is $8/person.

Membership in the PTA is yearly from July 1-June 30. You must renew each year to remain active. We want 100% participation from our families and you can help.

Click HERE and Sign Up the entire family, stay connected and even sponsor a Kincaid staff’s membership. Community members are welcome to join too-that’s anyone from a neighbor, grandparents or business owners.  Don’t forget to update your family information.

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FROM THE KINCAID FOUNDATION…

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Looking Ahead

August 15 Chick-fil-A Night – Lassiter Location 5pm – 8pm
August 17 6:30 Cub Scout Info Night
August 18 Picture Day
August 21 Asynchronous Learning Day – Students DO NOT come to school
August 28 – Clubs Begin This Week
September 4 – Labor Day – No School
September 6 – Progress Reports Go Home
September 8 – Fun Friday – Falcon’s Day
September 12 – 5-8 Zaxby’s Night
September 21- 5 – 8 Crazy Coop Spirit Night
September 25 – 29 Fall Break!!

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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!

Hello Cougar Nation!

We had a FABULOUS first week at Kincaid!! Students are learning routines and procedures…which include many safety procedures. We had our first fire drill and successfully evacuated our students in 3 minutes. Throughout the year, we will have regular fire, severe weather, and lockdown drills.

Our safety procedures includes all visitors signing in at the front office, scanning their driver’s license and printing a visitor sticker to wear in the building.

Thank you for getting your child’s dismissal set up in ParentVUE. Remember, if you need to change your child’s dismissal, you must do an override in ParentVUE before 1:45 that day.

Starting Monday, August 7^th students will not be allowed to charge breakfast! Please ensure that your student has money for breakfast and/or lunch.  Payments can be made through mypaymentsplus.com, or cash or check at the school.

Tennis Shoe Requirement…Students must wear tennis shoes on P.E. days to be allowed to participate in ANY activity in the gym! If your family has tennis shoes that you want to donate to the school for a child who may not have tennis shoes on a P.E. Day, please click here. Thank you!!

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THIS WEEK…

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY – You are invited to come to your child’s classroom this week for an Open House/Parent Information Night! Please see the flyer for the appropriate dates and times!

FRIDAY – BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
You and the entire family is invited to Sparkles for the Back to School Bash from 4 – 8pm on Friday, August 11th. $15 gets you skating, skate rental, the playground and 1 game of laser tag!

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ASP Fall Clubs 2023 – 2024
Clubs begin the week of August 28 – December 8

Click here for a complete list and details of all the clubs

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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COMPETITION
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades
APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY 8/14

We are looking for 20 students who LOVE science and engineering and are interested in problem solving, research, study, and engineering.

We will meet Mondays from 2:30- 3:30 in Mrs. Gillett’s Stem Lab to practice and prepare for the 2024 Science Olympiad Competition (usually in early Spring).  The cost will by $20 for t-shirt and supplies.

Students work in pairs to complete 18 competitions.  Sample events may include Bridge Building, Mystery Architecture, Paper Rockets, No Bones About It, Deep, Blue Sea, Simple Machines, and Disease Detectives.

IMPORTANT TEAM SELECTION INFORMATION:

Depending on the number of interested students, we may host tryouts for the Science Olympiad Team. Tryouts will consist of a hands-on event (looking for collaboration, cooperation, initiative) and likely a content test (we’ll send a study guide and more info later). You will be contacted once all interest forms are turned in (after Oct 4), to get specific information on the tryout dates! Be on the lookout! 😊If you have any questions, please email page.gillett@cobbk12.org

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT KINCAID

Birthday treats can be pre-ordered through the café only by using this order link. Do not send in treats, balloons, or party invitations for select students.  Use Membership Toolkit to contact other families about birthday parties

Parents can also have their child’s birthday displayed on the school marquee using this order link.  

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CREATE A WRITING TOOLBOX FOR HOME

Fill a box with drawing and writing materials. Find opportunities for your child to write, such as the shopping list, thank you notes, or birthday cards. The more opportunities your child has for understanding writing purposes, the better! Have some fun and include cool stickers, colored papers, and more!

(adapted from www.readingrockets.org)

NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD PANTRY

Click here for MUST Ministry Food Pantry @ Sprayberry

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Thank you for your continued support of Kincaid as we set out to live our daily mission to Reach, Inspire, Support and Engage every student – every day!  I look forward to seeing you this week at Open House!

Principal Blog | Facebook Page

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FROM THE PTA…

Join Kincaid PTA Now! Membership is $8/person.

Membership in the PTA is yearly from July 1-June 30. You must renew each year to remain active. We want 100% participation from our families and you can help.

Click HERE and Sign Up the entire family, stay connected and even sponsor a Kincaid staff’s membership. Community members are welcome to join too-that’s anyone from a neighbor, grandparents or business owners.  Don’t forget to update your family information.

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FROM THE KINCAID FOUNDATION…

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Looking Ahead

August 8 5 – 8pm Chickfila Night – Shallowford Location
August 8 6:30 Virtual Parent Orientation to Special Education
August 9 Open House for K -2 Parents (6:30/7:15)
August 9 6:30 Parent Orientation to Special Education (Room A4)
August 10 Open House for 3 – 5 Parents (6:30/7:15)
August 11 Welcome Back Bash @ Sparkles 4pm – 8pm
August 15 Chick-fil-A Night – Lassiter Location 5pm – 8pm
August 17 6:30 Cub Scout Info Night
August 18 Picture Day
August 21 Asynchronous Learning Day – Students DO NOT come to school
August 28 Afterschool Clubs Begin
September 4 Labor Day – No School

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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!