Fulton County School System announces February 16 as a make-up day for Hurricane Irma.
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Fall Carnival
Mark your calendars for our annual Fall Carnival on October 28 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM! We will have food and carnival favorites (pony rides, cake walk, bouncy castle, etc.) as well as the human hamsterball, laser tag, return of the DUNK TANK and much more! Our PTA is looking for parent volunteers to be booth coordinators. Visit PTA's website for all the details.
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Book Fair
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR will be at Shakerag from October 27 – November 3 and our annual STORYBOOK NIGHT is scheduled for Thursday, November 2 from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Would you like to volunteer at our Book Fair? We're looking for volunteers to help students locate books, create wish lists, checkout/pay for books, and to keep our Book Fair organized. To show our appreciation, you will receive a 10% discount on your purchases. Use this link below to sign up!
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Yearbook
Don't forget to order a copy of our 2017-2018 Shakerag Elementary Yearbook for only $40.00 each. Click here to order online now, as prices will increase later in the year!
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School Governance Council
We have a parent position available on our School Governance Council (SGC). The School Governance Council meets one time a month to oversee the big picture for the school which includes, culture, identity and mission; strategic planning; budget as it applies to strategy; requests for flexibility; and feedback on principal's performance as a school leader. This individual would fill the current vacancy and finish out the two year term. If you would be interested in joining the School Governance Council, or would like more details, please email Christine Lemerond at Lemerond@fultonschools.org.
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Shakerag Heart Walk in honor of Coach Cooper 
Mark your calendars... We will be hosting our annual Shakerag Heart Walk in honor of Coach Cooper on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Please watch our website as we get closer for registration details.
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2017-2018 School Year Calendar
We are so excited for another great year to begin! Please click here to review the 2017-2018 school calendar for Shakerag Elementary. Our
school calendar is slightly different from the original Fulton County school
calendar. Our students will also be out on September 5, November 27,
February 20 and March 30 so our teachers can engage in additional
professional development opportunities.
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Shakerag Volunteer Registration
To keep in compliance with State Law and best practices, for the 2017-2018 school year, we will require that all persons interested in volunteering in the Fulton County School District to re-register/register (even if a person has completed an application in the past) by completing the new online volunteer registration/application process. The registration process can be found on the FCS District Website under Community/Partners & Volunteers or Click Here. Applicants should be prepared to spend about 10-15 minutes for the training and application process. In accordance with State Law, all volunteers must be current with the Child Abuse Reporting Protocol Training before being allowed to volunteer in our schools. It is very important that volunteers enter their full legal name as it appears on their government issued ID (please do not use nicknames or "goes by" names on the application). All applicants must wait 24 hours after applying for application processing and approval.
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Digital Citizenship
As part of our move towards Personalized Learning, we will be teaching all our students how to use the Internet safely, ethically, and responsibly. Visit Common Sense Media for tools that you can use at home to further support these goals.
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Personalized Learning
Shakerag is part of Fulton County's first group of schools working towards the goal of Personalized Learning for our students. We are excited to begin the work of transforming education to help challenge and engage students for the 21st century.
Below is a quick look at our past, present and future learning.
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