[JouettMatters] JOUETT MATTERS, 12/19/08
Jouett PTO President
jouettpto at gmail.com
Fri Dec 19 10:29:34 EST 2008
JOUETT MATTERS, December 19, 2008
The PTO Board extends best wishes to all Jouett families during this holiday
season. Thank you for your support this fall. We look forward to a
successful 2009. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!
2009-10 School Year Calendar DRAFT
The first draft of the 2009-10 calendar has now been posted. This is your
opportunity to give feedback to the calendar committee before the calendar
is approved.
http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=78592
*INCLEMENT WEATHER INFORMATION *
Decision-makingTimeline for School Schedule Changes
3 a.m.: Transportation
Department Road Assessment
Team drives assigned routes
to evaluate conditions and
hazards for school buses in
six sections of the county.
Team monitors weather
forecasts, consults other local
agencies.
5 a.m.: Road Assessment
Team reports to Director of
Transportation.
5:20 a.m.: Director of
Transportation submits
recommendation to
Superintendent.
Superintendent makes final
decision.
5:30 a.m.: School Division
Winter Weather School
Schedule Hotline at (434) 296
-5886 updated.
By 6 a.m.: The School Division
sends automated
announcement by landline or
cellular phones and e-mail to
parent subscribers to the
Electronic School Notification
System and posts
announcement to the Division
website at
www.k12albemarle.org/
closings.
By 6 a.m.: All local media
notified.
For every day school is closed due to inclement weather and other
inclement weather, a make-up day is
used. Make-up days are included in on the website
www.k12albemarle.org by selecting
Division calendar.
"Transportation Department" from
the Support Services drop-down
menu.
Notification Options
Families can learn the status of schools during inclement weather
from the following sources:
Albemarle County Public Schools Electronic School Notification System:
Parents were provided an opportunity at the start of the school year to
sign-up to receive an
automatic message from the School Division by landline or cellular phone,
and e-mail. Parents may sign up at any time by contacting their child's
school.
Winter Weather School Schedule Hotline: (434) 296-5886.
School Division website: www.k12albemarle.org /closings
Television Stations
WVIR-29 (NBC)
WCAV-19 (CBS)
WVAW-16 (ABC)
WAHU-27 (FOX)
WHTJ-41 (PBS)
Radio Stations
WINA-AM 1070
WCHV-AM 1260
WCYK-FM 99.7
WUVA– FM 92.7
WUMX-FM 107.5
WWWV– FM 97.5
WQMZ -FM 95.1
WHTE-FM 101.9
WTJU-FM 91.1
WHAV-AM 1400
WNRN-FM 91.9
WSUH-FM 102.3
Newspaper Websites
www.dailyprogress.com
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
A gift for you and a gift for your school.
Celebrate the holidays this year with extra savings from the Box Tops
Marketplace! For a limited time, not only can you earn cash for your school
with every Marketplace purchase, but you'll also find great deals &
discounts for popular online stores such as Lands End, Wal-Mart, Best Buy
and Barnes & Noble.
Just go to btfe.com/marketplace/hollydeals. With new deals updated
throughout the holiday season, it's a gift for you and a gift for your
school at the same time!
Next Box Tops Collection January 12! Happy Holidays.
ORCHESTRA NEWS--HELP NEEDED:
Our orchestra program has been chosen to host this year's Junior Regional
Orchestra event at Albemarle High. The JRO is made up of students in grades
7-9 and students are accepted by audition from our region, which is made up
of the Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Shenandoah, and Harrisonburg
areas. Each year, the event is hosted in a different part of the region to
make it fair for everyone having to travel.
Hosting the event will be an honor but also a huge task for us. The event
this year will be the weekend of March 20-21 and we will be inviting 120
orchestra students from all over the region to AHS. With that comes the
responsibility of supplying these students with overnight housing (not to
mention 3 meals and rehearsal space).
For years, JRO students have been placed overnight with volunteer "host
families." It has proven to be a great experience for the students as well
as the families hosting them. If you are able and willing to host a couple
of our guest students this March please let me know. It will only be for
the evening of Friday, March 20. You will be asked to pick up your guests
at AHS around 8:30pm and return them Saturday morning by 9am. They will
have already eaten dinner Friday but would probably enjoy a small breakfast
Saturday morning. The students are always sent to host families in at least
a pair of two and you may choose the gender that best suits your family. If
you are able to host more than two students that can be arranged as well.
If you have questions before making a commitment to this please don¹t
hesitate to contact me. I am happy to answer any questions or concerns you
may have.
If you are able and willing to do this for us please send me an email with
the below information. We so appreciate your generosity as will our guests.
Sincerely,
Carrie Finnegan, cfinnegan at k12albemarle.org
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES-- from Mr. Dent
Applications are now available for UVA's Summer Enrichment Program. Read
the announcement below and visit the program's website for more information
about this summer residential program. They are using online applications
this year, though print applications are still available. I have print
applications, so let me know if you would like one. I have participated in
this program in a number of capacities, so please contact me if you have
questions about it.
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*The University of Virginia** Curry School of Education*
*Proudly Presents** t**he 30**th** Anniversary of the*
*Summer Enrichment Program*
*SEP 2009*
Summer residential programs for gifted students rising into grades 5-8 or
9-11
On Grounds at the University of Virginia
Session I: June 21st – July 2nd, 2009
Session II: July 5th – July 16th, 2009
Session III: July 19th – July 30th, 2009
*Deadline for applications is February 15, 2009*
Notification of acceptance is April 15, 2009
JUNIOR PROGRAM: SENIOR PROGRAM:
For rising 5th – 8th grade, classes in: For rising 9th – 11
th grade, classes in:
* Science and Technology * Medical Ethics
* Social Sciences * The Art of Speech
Making
* Mathematics * Chemistry
* Fine and Performing Arts * Associated Press
Writing for Magazines
* Literature and Writing * SEP Live!
Writing/Performing Comedy
* Ethnographic Study
of Global Teen Cultures
NEW THIS YEAR: ON-LINE APPLICATION
At: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sep
If preferred, a printable application is also available on the website
Or by contacting us at curry-sep at virginia.edu or at
Summer Enrichment Program
University of Virginia
PO Box 400264
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4264
(434) 924-3182
The mission of the Summer Enrichment Program is to create an educational
program which models best-practice instruction and to offer a
social-emotional climate for gifted and high ability learners. SEP accepts
applications from students currently enrolled in grades 4-10 and welcomes a
broad and diverse group of students from across the country and
internationally. The SEP application includes multiple components: aptitude,
achievement, and/or standardized test scores, teacher rating, and student
responses to prompts. Selection to SEP is competitive. SEP selects students
based on evidence of the following in the application: creative thinking,
problem solving, critical thinking, task commitment, and outstanding
achievement. Tuition for the twelve day program is $1100, and includes room,
board, materials, recreation activities, and secondary accident insurance.
There is a $25 application fee. Financial aid is available based on need.
Please visit our web site for more detail about our programs.
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Rob Dent
Gifted Resource Teacher
Jack Jouett Middle School
434.975.9320
rdent at k12albemarle.org
ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND DANCE:
*STUDENT TICKETS $10* Please join the award winning Albemarle Jazz
Ensemble for a Holiday Dance on Saturday December 20, 7pm to 11pm, in the
Scottsville Community Center, 300 Page St, Scottsville.
STUDENT Tickets are only $10 and will be sold in advance only.
Call 286.2639 or email amcpro at embarqmail.com for ticket
information<amcpro at embarqmail.com>.
Proceeds will help the Jazz Ensemble travel to Boston in January to
represent Virginia and compete in the Berklee College High School Jazz Band
Festival, the largest event of this type in the country. This is an alcohol
free event, sponsored by Albemarle County Parks and Recreation. .
Upcoming Special Education Events in the Charlottesville-Albemarle Area
The Parent Resource Center will be closed for winter break December 22, 2008
- January 5, 2009.
Charlottesville/Albemarle District of VSA Arts of Virginia invites you to
the Opening Celebration of the 9th Annual Art Show on Friday, January 9,
2009, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts
Center, 1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville. Over 100 artists will display
their work, some of which will be available for purchase. For more
information call Mildred Spicer at 970-3264.
Discipline and Children with Special Needs - Limited to Albemarle County
Parents Only
30 participant limitation. Presenter: Kevin Kirst, Director of Special
Education - Albemarle County Public Schools
Registration is required for planning purposes and participation is limited
to the first 30 registered parents.
Register electronically by going to:
http://www.createsurvey.com/c/69921-tjJ2fL/ <
https://webmail.k12albemarle.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.createsurvey.com/c/69921-tjJ2fL/>
or calling 296-5885.
Each of the sessions are held at the Albemarle Resource Center (located
within Murray High School) located at 1200 Forest Street, Charlottesville
from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Dec. 10, 2008 - (Registration Deadline 5:00 PM - December 8, 2008)
This session will review the additional legal requirements that must be
practiced when a student with disabilities is disciplined in the public
schools.
Coping with Dyslexia - VBIDA (Virginia Branch of the International Dyslexia
Association) Feast and Forum
Join us for a lively panel discussion about how children and parents help
their children cope, compensate, and celebrate dyslexia in school and at
home.
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Albemarle County Office Building, Room 323
For more information call Pattie Watson at (434) 296-1454
<skype:+14342961454?origin=IETB>
Help Your Child Soar!
A Workshop for Parents of Children with ADD/ADHD, OCD, ODD and other
attention and behavioral challenges
Saturday, January 17 9:00 - 3:00
Calvary Chapel of Greene, Ruckersville
$60 per person - lunch and materials provided
Early Bird rate $50 until December 15
For more information and to register: 434-466-1924
<skype:+14344661924?origin=IETB> or
bkrisner at prescriptionforlearning.com<mailto:
bkrisner at prescriptionforlearning.com>
More info on the website: www.prescriptionforlearning.com <
https://webmail.k12albemarle.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.prescriptionforlearning.com/
>
The Invisible Rules of Social Situations
Poehailos, Dupont and Associates, PLC is pleased to announce the offering of
a skills group designed for children in need of social skills development.
Thursday, 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Sessions beginning in January. Fee. For more
information contact Trish Reyes at (434) 220-4686
<skype:+14342204686?origin=IETB> ext. 108
Understanding Autism in the Pre-School and Elementary Aged Child
Presented by Judy Ritchie, Autism/Behavior Specialist, PREP and Dorothy
Slingluff, Special Education Pre-School Teacher, Louisa County Public
Schools
Join us for an overview of characteristics of autism in the younger child,
visual supports for home and school, and strategies for teaching positive
behaviors.
Free. Dinner served, RSVP required.
This will be presented at the end of January in Louisa - time, date, and
location to be announced. For more information call or email Sarah Blech at
(434) 975-9400 <skype:+14349759400?origin=IETB> ext. 2342
Save the Dates:
Sprout Film Festival - March 13, 2009
Watch the YouTube Trailer from Light House Studio!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftWevLfgPWo <
https://webmail.k12albemarle.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftWevLfgPWo
>
Live and Learn 2nd Annual Parent Conference
Saturday, March 28, 2009, 9:00 - 1:30 pm
Sessions Include:
Sensory Strategies
Social Skills
Response to Intervention (RtI)
Educational Assessments
Yoga for the Special Needs Child
Assistive Technology
Visual Strategies
SSI/SSDI/Medicaid Waivers
Family Dynamics
Fathering a Special Needs Child
Teaming for Effective Advocacy
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