GLOBE WEEKLY NEWS
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Happy Wednesday!
Thank you to all parents and staff for your patience and grace as we continue to navigate this pandemic and doing school. You can stay up to date with our numbers around COVID by visiting our website, then click on data tracker.
Communication Protocol: When we have a positive case the school sends out a letter to the close contacts with directions to quarantine, when to test, and when they can return to campus. Then a second letter is sent to those that could have been near that student/class/grade, but are not considered a close contact, do not have quarantine requirements, but should be on alert. In each case, if you have not received a letter then your child has not been a close contact or in a class/cohort/grade near the positive case. In this instance, no news is good news.
We are still asking everyone to please fill out the free and reduced application even if you are unsure if your family will qualify. This information is confidential, is shared with the state, and it reports all of our data to show the percentage of economically disadvantaged students. This helps show that we are working towards our charter goal of increasing our socioeconomic diversity.
Instructions and more details about Lunch, click here
Sincerely,
Christi Elliott-Earby
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CALENDAR
Below you will find important upcoming dates to remember. You can also sync the GLOBE calendar to your own digital calendar.
Thursday, September 2
Dress Down Day for 6th grade Trip (all school can participate)
Friday, September 3
King of Pop's Celebration (Top 3 Donor Classes, see the winners in this Newsletter!)
Monday, September 6
No School, Labor Day
Thursday, September 9
Coffee Talk Map Testing - 10:00am, virtually (This will be recorded)
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Passcode: 245588
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School Picture UPDATES
Week of September 1
- September 1st - 6th Grade
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September 2nd - 7th Grade (bring a change of clothes for Dress Down- uniform for pictures!)
- September 3rd - 8th Grade - students may "Dress Up" for their photos, but must be within DeKalb County's dress code. They will be expected to participate in PE, so they may wish to bring a change of clothes.
Picture Days needed to be rescheduled will be communicated soon!
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Fundraising
The 2021 Annual Fund Giving Challenge is now over, and together we raised $97,347 for GLOBE’s Annual Fund during the month of August! The winning homeroom classes that had the highest participation rates are listed below and will enjoy their King of Pops popsicles this Friday, 9/3.
Lower Campus
1st Place: Ms. Gonzalez’s kindergarteners - King of Pops & GLOBE water bottles
2nd Place: Ms. Barreneche’s kindergarteners - King of Pops & GLOBE notebooks
3rd Place: Ms. Wang’s kindergartners - King of Pops
Upper Campus
1st Place: Ms. Liu’s 5th graders - King of Pops & GLOBE water bottles
2nd Place: Mr. Whitelegg’s 6th graders - King of Pops & GLOBE notebooks
3rd Place: Ms. Markowitz’s 4th graders - King of Pops
GLOBE’s Annual Fund directly supports academic, extracurricular, and dual language immersion programming for students, equipment and software upgrades, facility improvements, strategic planning, as well as faculty salaries and professional development. One-time, recurring and corporate matching donations given throughout the year help us reach our goal of raising $150,000 for Annual Fund this school year. Thank you all for making a difference for our students, and staff! Go GLOBE!!
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What to do if you or your child have tested positive or had close contact with someone who is positive:
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From our Nurses:
- Please remember to notify the nurse as well as the teachers if you are keeping your child home due to illness.
- If your child has concerning symptoms and you are getting him Covid-tested, his siblings must remain at home until the (hopefully) negative test result is received. If it is positive, please contact the school nurse immediately and of course, siblings must remain at home.
- If you have your child Covid-tested, please email the result (positive or negative) to the nurse.
- We ONLY accept PCR test results. Rapid antigen test results are not acceptable.
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6th Grade Class Trip Fundraiser
Dress Down Thursdays for $1
6th Grade is excited to be going to Rock Eagle in October. Please join us on Thursdays in September (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th) for Dress Down Day!
ALL students may donate $1 and be uniform-free for a day! (Upper and Lower Campus)
*7th graders, be sure to bring uniform top to change into for Picture Day, September 2.
6th Grade appreciates your support!!
Cash only **No coins!**
Any questions email: Melaniemarks@gmail.com or Robyn.Chapman@live.com
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Order Your 2021-2022 Yearbook
Ollie is a wise owl. He knows that GLOBE has come full circle. Our very first kindergarten students will be 8th graders this year and he can't wait to see how they are celebrated in the 2021-22 yearbook. He knows that you and your child will want one, too!
Why buy now?
Two great reasons:
- You are guaranteed to get a book.
How do I order?
Yearbook Recognition Ads - Now is the time to design your Eighth Grade Recognition ad. You may feature your eighth grader individually or in a group. We call these friend ads. Friend ads are eighth grade ads that highlight the strong bonds and friendships forged at GLOBE. Friend ads are a great way to preserve the memory of the times friends had together. Some examples of friend ads include:
- Sports teams
- Friend groups
- Clubs
- Just fun photos!
Click here to purchase your ad.
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Sports
Join via Zoom September 9, @ 7:00 p.m.
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Enrollment
Do you know of anyone who wants to enroll at GLOBE? If you believe you know a DeKalb county resident whose child would be able to qualify with language proficiency requirements, please share the opportunity with them! Have them apply for the post lottery (link here) and email Admissions Director, Meg Brown to learn more. megan.brown@theglobeacademy.net
We have space in the classes seen below:
2nd grade Mandarin (1 seat)
2nd grade French (2 seats)
2nd grade Spanish (1 seat)
3rd grade Mandarin (4 seats)
3rd grade French (3 seats)
3rd grade Spanish (2 seats)
4th grade Mandarin (9 seats)
4th grade French (6 seats)
4th grade Spanish (1 seat)
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Lower Campus
Morning Carpool
Your child(ren) should be ready to exit the vehicle from the passenger’s side as soon as a staff member approaches the vehicle to open the door.
Afternoon Carpool
Please enter the first - third grade carpool line from Meadowvale Drive (which eventually turns into Heritage Drive). Do not attempt to turn right onto Meadowvale from Sundown Drive. By doing so, you essentially “cut” the line of cars already waiting farther back on Meadowvale.
Please do not exit your vehicle to confront other drivers when you see them not following carpool guidelines. If you feel the need to get administration involved, please call the school at 404-464-7040.
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Upper Campus
Carpool, Morning and Afternoon, is going smoothly and quickly. Thanks to everyone, especially our teachers who are working diligently to make sure it runs efficiently.
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Cub Scouts: Join Cub Pack 345 |
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SPORTS SPORTS Deadline to register is today, Wednesday, September 1
Welcome new families! If your student is interested in joining The GLOBE Academy Cub Pack 345, use this link to register to become a Cub Scout: New Scouts register here. We welcome boys and girls to join our Pack.
And welcome back returning scouts! Click the link to register for the upcoming year on cubpack345.com
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ECP
All students that apply for aftercare are still being placed on a waiting list. As space becomes available the next student will be notified. cclines@theglobeacademy.net.
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The GLOBE Academy Office Hours are Monday- Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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What's on the Menu?
The School Nutrition program has partnered with Simply Elegant to provide lunch for the remainder of the school year. All students are eligible to receive a free school lunch this school year. Breakfast is served daily with no pre ordering needed. Please stop by the cafeteria for Grab -n- GO breakfast.Lunch MUST be pre-ordered each day in the homeroom. Students order lunches by informing their HR teacher, when asked during attendance, if they will need school lunch for the day. Lunch will be delivered to the designated areas assigned per grade level and after the student retrieves lunch, will proceed back to their classroom.
To guarantee the safety of students with allergies, please review our daily menu on the website. Click "what's on the menu."
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THE GLOBE ACADEMY www.theglobeacademy.org
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