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HEAD ELEMENTARY LINKS
Our Annual Fifth Grade Holiday Show was a success!
Area School Board Member, Everton Blair, Jr., visits a
writing celebration for first and fifth grade students this week.
Our Robotics team qualifies for Super Regionals!
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Calendar at a Glance
December 23-January 3: No School
January 6 - Students Return for Semester 2
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Dear Parents,
We have had a very busy week. The holiday show was amazing! Thanks to Ms. Mraz and the fifth grade students for working hard to present a great show!
Congratulations to our Robotics Team. They are moving on to Super Regionals in January. They tied for first in the robot portion of the competition.
The students in Ms. Ward's and Ms. Johnson's classes enjoyed a visit from our area school board member, Mr. Everton Blair, Jr. We are thankful for his support of the schools.
Thanks to all the parents who came to support the winter parties. The students had so much fun!
Over the winter break, check out our school eCLASS page to hear some teachers and administrators reading bedtime stories. There will be a new story each night.
I wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to seeing you in 2020! Students return to school on January 6.
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Have a wonderful holiday break!
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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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
Need help remembering how to log into eCLASS?
Attention 4th and 5th grade parents: Instead of chorus and drum club this spring, Mrs. Mraz will be offering a World Music Club. We will play instruments, including drums and xylophones, and learn about music from all over the world. She will send home a permission slip in January. The first 24 students to return the slip will be in the club. It will meet Tuesday mornings starting January 21. Email kelly.mraz@gcpsk12.org with questions.
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 school year we have 84,840,199 words schoolwide! Please encourage your child to continue reading and taking AR quizzes.
Flyers are in Friday folders today and teachers may be also posting in newsletters and on class pages. Please encourage your child to meet their reading goal so they can celebrate with us at the end of the school year. We will be excited to see all of their AR quizzes when we return!
Not only are they meeting individual goals, they also also participating in the stable challenge. Which stable will be in the lead after the break? Open the link below for the new AR reading goal flyer.
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?
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Biniam Deneke
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4,852,436
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Ms. Branch
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2,461,907
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Nobel Yemane
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2,158,167
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Jaze Underhill
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2,116,988
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Ms. Rodriguez
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2,077,591
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Zaara Likhon
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1,968,522
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Jimmy Zhang
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1,964,747
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Gavin Zhang
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1,543,146
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Owen Foley
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1,440,357
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Morgan Baratto
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1,440,050
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Kasey Stallworth
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1,414,935
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Sofia Chacon
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1,365,385
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Caitlyn Pinheiro
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1,357,202
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Brewer Baker
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1,327,272
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CJ Meacham
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1,274,734
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Brielle Phillips
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1,261,364
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Keegan Shaw
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1,200,510
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Samayu Chaudhary
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1,068,725
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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
Dean Cole
Luke Fenchak
Brandon Griffith
Jacqueline Marquez
Tess Martin - Tess already has over 11,000 words!
Elijah Newton
Levi Parker
Kaylee Robison
Sakina Shaikh
Kami-Ann Stallworth
Kayla Vo
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1st Grade Top 2
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Stallworth
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268,598
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Ball
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212,385
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2nd Grade
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Bryant
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5,615,778
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Lee
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2,697,200
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Fenchak
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2,289,339
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Kang
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2,228,991
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3rd Grade
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Nocks
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6,833,517
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Auten
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5,043,082
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Mitchell
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4,700,939
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Galindo
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1,740,704
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4th Grade
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McMillen
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9,002,722
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Compton
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5,745,962
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Rodriguez
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5,564,204
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Richter
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1,690,352
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5th Grade
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Stortz
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10,147,436
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Neighbors
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6,876,671
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Lomax
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5,915,400
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Staff
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Ms. Branch
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2,461,907
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Ms. Rodriguez
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2,077,591
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Ms. Snow
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772,670
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Ms. Griffith
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655,860
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Ms. L. Johnson
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633,354
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Ms. Harlan
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277,729
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Ms. Galindo
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260,838
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From the Robotics Team:
Hey kids (and parents), did you get gifts for the holidays that you maybe don't need or can't use? The robotics team is collecting treasures to deliver to a neighboring senior home to brighten their day. This will also count toward the stable challenge. Drop your donations in the media center right after the break. Thanks for brightening someone's day.
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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AROUND THE COMMUNITY
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