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HEAD ELEMENTARY LINKS
Conference Week is Next Week! |
Dear Parents,
I hope you had a great fall break. This week we opened our Virtual Book fair and students have been busy ordering books. Have you had a chance to order your books? All proceeds go to the school to fund the purchase of additional books for our library. Students, parents and teachers had a great time at the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday. If you did not get a chance to go on Thursday, you still have a chance to go this afternoon.
Next week, Wednesday and Thursday, are early release days. Students will be dismissed at 12:50. If you have not had a chance to sign up for conferences with your child's teacher, please contact the teacher immediately. Parent teacher conferences are so important for the success of the student. Parents and teachers working together help to make sure students are achieving at the highest levels.
Have a great weekend. Don't forget to encourage your children to read for twenty minutes nightly.
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Thank you to all who came out to our first ever spirit event at Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary! We hope you had as much fun as we did!
Are you looking for a great way to show your Bronco spirit? Looking for a great holiday gift for your Bronco fan? We have great spirit wear designs for the 2020-2021 school year, there is even an awesome Kindergarten specific option! Please go to member hub to make your purchase.
PTA supports our school, teachers and students throughout the year. We cannot do what we do, without your support! You can join PTA and support our school for just $6 per year. If you are able to give a little more to our program, we would love for you to purchase a membership package for just $24. This package includes 4 PTA memberships, and a FREE surprise R.D. Head spirit gift!
As you may have heard, we are having an exciting yearbook this year, with submissions from parents making up the majority of the yearbook. So far, we have two challenges for submissions. Our August challenge: First day of school pics! This can be digital learning first day or in-school first day! Our September challenge: Visit a natural outdoor body of water (creek, stream, waterfall, river, lake, ocean, or sea) or outdoor water activity (water sprinkler, water balloons, swimming pool, water slide) October Yearbook Challenge: zoo, animal, sanctuary, farm, or pet care. (Alpaca farm, yellow river sanctuary, do something with your pet, Stone Mountain barnyard, visit a pet store or a pet shelter) If you would like to volunteer, please contact any PTA Executive Committee member, we would love to have you! |
BE HAPPY! BE BRAVE! BE DRUG FREE!
This year for Red Ribbon Week we will be doing themed days again.
Oct. 23rd - Wear Red Day: Wear as much red as you can find! Who can wear the most red?
Oct. 26th - Crazy Sock Day: Wear your craziest socks!
Oct. 27th - Bee Day: Bee Happy, Bee Brave, Bee Drug Free; Bee Creative! Come dressed as a bee, wear a bee on your shirt, wear a bee head band or hat, the sky's the limit! Who can bee the most creative? **No face paint, must follow dress code**
Oct. 28th - Dress to Impress Day: Come dressed to impress, show off your fanciest clothes!
Oct 29th - Favorite Face Mask Day: Wear the mask that you like the most! It can be the one that fits you best, the one that has your favorite character on it, the one that you colored yourself, or just the one that you think is the most comfortable.
Oct. 30th - Dress Up/Costume Day: Come dressed as your favorite character, Superhero, Princess, etc. **No facepaint, weapons, or costume masks. Nothing scary please, must follow dress code**
MEDIA CENTER
Book Fair
Thanks to everyone who has placed orders on the virtual book fair already! We really appreciate your support. If you haven't had a chance, check it out over the weekend!
This book fair supports Media Center programs, like the cost of AR and purchasing new books. Your support is MUCH appreciated. You have access to hundreds of books and there are even virtual book carts (just like if you were shopping in school) which will be fun for the kids. Shipping is free for orders over $25 and all orders will be sent to your home. This is a great time to stock up on holiday surprises!
If you have any questions, please contact maria.branch@gcpsk12.org or 770-736-2109. The book fair is open through 10/28!
Book Holds If you are a virtual learner, the deadline for holds is 4pm on Wednesday. The list is printed at 4 and any books put on hold after 4 pm will not be ready until the next week. If you are an in-person student, we try to deliver daily, but remember...try to take the AR quiz before returning the book. We are trying to see how many millions of words our school can read, and we all need to do our part! Any information you could need about placing holds on books, picking up books for virtual learners, taking AR quizzes is on the Media Center page. Mrs. Griffith has made step by step videos for all the things you need to know about, and we are happy to help if you still have questions.
LACROSSE
Interested in playing lacrosse? Brookwood Lacrosse Association will be hosting free lacrosse throwarounds on the below dates in November and December, at Bethesda Park multi purpose field. Come out and have fun! No experience or equipment necessary.
Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 6, and Dec 13, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
Please watch for spring 2021 registration information as well on broncolax.com.
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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CURRENT FUND RAISERS
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Looking Ahead...
Online Book Fair - NOW through 10/28
10/20 - Dogwood Pizza Night
10/21 & 10/22 - Early Release (Conferences) - Students Dismiss @ 12:50 PM on BOTH Days
10/23-10/30 - Red Ribbon Week (see info. in body of newsletter)
10/26 - Color Stables Dress Up Day
10/28 - PICTURE DAY! You should have received an email with details.
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