<p> Employee Conflict of Interest Regulation Staff Appreciation Gifts Since holidays are around the corner, we just wanted to give our families a “heads up”!! Staff members can’t accept a gift worth more than $20.00 from a family or up to $100.00 during the school year. Tutoring Students An employee may tutor a student who does not attend the school in which they work.</p><p>Tonight--PTA Arts Night Be Part of Children’s Almanac November 14, 6:00-8:00p.m. Call for artwork and writing; deadline December Join us tonight for a wonderful artful evening 6th. During the last week of each year, the with performances, hands-on activities, and a Potomac Almanac devotes its entire issue to the feast for the eyes! Students have the opportunity creativity of local students and children. Parents to see their work at the annual arts night. may submit their child’s artwork and writing. They publish poetry, essays, creative writing, opinion The George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning pieces, short stories, photography, photos of Academy, Inc – Saturday School sculpture or gardens or other creative efforts. The 2013-14 student registration forms for Submissions must be digital and can be sent through email or delivered on CD or flash drive. The Saturday School are now available in the Writing should be submitted in rich text format information stand at the front office. To (.rtf). Artwork should be photographed or scanned register on-line or for additional information and provided in jpeg format. go to www.saturdayschool.org. Identify each piece of writing or art, including the student’s full name, age, grade and town of Author Andrea Beaty, New York Times Best residence, plus the name of the school, name of Selling Author teacher and town of school location. Provide the On Thursday, November 21 at 10:00a.m., submissions by Friday, December 6. Andrea Beaty will be discussing the writing Email submissions to editor Steven Mauren at process with students in kindergarten through [email protected] To send third grade. She has written Rosie Revere CDs or flash drives, and mail to Children’s Engineer and Iggy Peck Architect. Books will be Almanac, 1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. available for purchase, and the author will sign Include the school and hometown as well as the the books. A flyer will be sent home in the child’s name. Thursday Folder. </p>