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Calendar at a Glance
12/17 Holiday Show 6:30PM
12/18 K/1 Parties
12/19 2/3 Parties
12/20 4/5 Parties
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Dear Parents,
Students are working hard on their district assessments. District assessments are used to monitor student progress on the standards that are taught throughout the semester. Each assessment takes about an hour to complete. This is similar to a classroom end of unit assessment. First and second grade take language arts and math. Third through fifth take language arts, math, science and social studies. Grades for these assessments can be viewed in the student gradebook on the parent portal.
Our Fifth grade classes had a great time going to the theater at Brookwood High School. The performance was outstanding! We have so many talented students in our cluster. Third grade students enjoyed spending time with Dan the Rock Man today. Students we able to explore a variety of rocks. They were so excited about having this experience.
Our robotics team will be participating in the First Lego League competition on Saturday. They have worked hard throughout the year to prepare for this event. We wish them good luck.
Monday is Stable Day. Don't forget to dress in your color stable.
We are looking forward to our winter parties next week. Kindergarten and first grade are on Wednesday. Second and third will have parties on Thursday, and fourth and fifth are on Friday. PTA room parents should have been in contact with parents about the time and details for each individual class.
Please join us Tuesday night for our holiday show. It begins at 6:30. This is a show you do not want to miss!
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We are excited to celebrate the Holiday season with your child's Holiday parties that are right around the corner. If you have not heard from your child's Room Rep about a holiday party, please reach out to our PTA executive committee.
Our next General Meeting will be held on January 30, 2019. We would love to see you there!
Please send pictures from classroom celebrations and any other school events in their full (or largest) resolution size for our yearbook to
rdheadyearbook@gmail.com
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Attention all fifth grade parents:
The Holiday Show is Tuesday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m. All fifth graders are expected to attend. Students should arrive at 6:15 p.m in the gym in holiday clothes. We will also perform the show on Wednesday, December 18 at 9:00 a.m. Parents are welcome to attend either performance. Email
kelly.mraz@gcpsk12.org with questions.
Staff Email Addresses Have Changed
Please note that our staff email addresses have changed.
While our former email addresses will still work, please know that the new format is:
first.last@gcpsk12.org
All underscores from previous email addresses are now dots.
If your child's teacher has a middle initial currently in their email address, it will now be: first.middleinitial.last@gcpsk12.org
Ex: mary_a_smith@gwinnett.k12.ga.us is now mary.a.smith@gcpsk12.org
This time of year often brings new devices for students. If your student receives a new device for the holidays, please make sure to complete a Personally Owned Device Form. This form, as well as additional information, can be found on our website:
https://www.gcpsk12.org/heades/byod
(Currently, students in 3rd-5th grade may participate in BYOD.)
Winter Break Bedtime Stories
Over the break, make sure to visit our school's eCLASS page! A few of our Head Elementary staff members will be reading their favorite stories online. Stories will be posted by 5:00 PM for those that like to get to bed early!
Stay tuned for the schedule of our readers. We will post the schedule on our website, our Facebook page, and on our school's eCLASS page.
Need help remembering how to log into eCLASS?
Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders: The
Talent Show is coming! Our annual Talent Show will be Friday, February 21. Auditions will be Thursday, January 16. Be on the lookout for an audition permission slip coming home in Friday Folders. Permission slips and music are due Friday, January 10. If your student's act is singing and we do not have a karaoke (no words) version of your song by January 10, you will not be allowed to audition. See the form for more details. If you have questions, email Stephanie.Richter@gcpsk12.org or kelly.mraz@gcpsk12.org
International Night is back!
We are looking for families to share elements of their culture for International Night on Thursday, January 23 from 6:30-8:00. We will have food and activities available from 6:30-7:00, then performances will start at 7:00 p.m.
We are looking for people to represent their culture or country who will:
Perform songs or dances
Dress in traditional clothing
Cook and serve food from their culture
Read a book or tell a story
Share crafts or artwork
If you are interested in participating, please return the form that went home in the Dec 6th Friday Folder.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION - KIDS HEART CHALLENGE
RD Head is once again pleased and proud to be collecting donations for the American Heart Association. Students continually receive lesson related information on ways to promote heart health. All donations are welcome and the more your student is able to collect and donate, the more potential thank you prizes they will receive. Please see Mr. G's eClass website announcement for details on how to join our team. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration.
BASKETBALL CLUB
For the 2019-2020 school year, the Basketball Club will meet each Friday morning beginning on Friday, January 10, 2020 and end with the completion of our Friday, February 7, 2020 session. The club meets from 7:30 - 8:30 AM on the above dates. Please visit our website or Mr. Gusmerotti's e-class page for an application.
Our AR challenge runs from 5/10/2019 through 5/10/2020 so that all students including 5th graders may celebrate their accomplishments each May. So far this year we have
80,211,172 words schoolwide! We are starting a stable challenge to earn more points. Please encourage your child to continue reading and taking AR quizzes.
We are excited to celebrate students and staff who are already in the Million Word Club this year! We have 18! Who will be next?
Name # of words
Biniam Deneke 4,373,517
Ms. Branch 2,461,907
Jaze Underhil 2,043,126
Zaara Likhon 1,968,522
Nobel Yemane 1,959,196
Ms. Rodriguez 1,959,131
Jimmy Zhang 1,793,340
Owen Foley 1,440,357
Gavin Zhang 1,436,325
Kasey Stallworth 1,410,930
Caitlyn Pinheiro 1,299,334
Brielle Phillips 1,261,364
Keegan Shaw 1,200,510
CJ Meacham 1,199,556
Morgan Baratto 1,182,896
Brewer Baker 1,129,045
Sofia Chacon 1,108,731
Samanyu Chaudhary 1,021,955
Kindergarten has students who have just started learning how to do AR.
We are so excited! We look forward to watching their progress.
Paul Auten
Luke Fenchak
Brandon Griffith
Jacqueline Marquez
Tess Martin
Elijah Newton
Levi Parker
Kaylee Robison
Sakina Shaikh
Kami-Ann Stallworth
Kayla Vo
Dean Cole
Jacqueline Marquez
1st Grade top 2 classes # of words
Stallworth 244,309
Ball 209,535
2nd Grade
Bryant 5,133,272
Lee 2,595,438
Kang 2,128,331
Fenchak 2,065,739
3rd Grade
Nocks 6,226,269
Auten 4,824,009
Mitchell 4,504,798
Galindo 1,721,479
4th Grade
McMillan 8,676,107
Compton 5,404,196
Rodriguez 5,211,061
Richter 1,624,704
5th Grade
Stortz 9,483,129
Neighbors 6,397,154
Lomax 5,644,927
Staff w/ over 200,000 words
Ms. Branch 2,461,907
Ms. Rodriguez 1,959,131
Ms. Snow 705,293
Ms. Griffith 655,860
Ms. L. Johnson 633,354
Ms. Harlan 277,729
Ms. Galindo 260,838
BOX TOPS ARE GOING DIGITAL - Be sure to register with the NEW Box Top app. Choose R.D. Head as your school (friends and family can do it too! Near or far!) and scan your receipts to digitally send your Box Tops in to us. Each Box Top is worth 10ยข for our school. **You may still find the old pink Box Tops on items. When you do, clip the Box Tops from the packages and send them to your child's teacher. The old box tops are still good until their expiration date!**
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