October 22, 2021
School Sketch
MRS. JOHNSON'S NOTES
Dear Parents,

The Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary was great fun! It was perfect weather to visit all the animals and hang out with classmates. Proceeds from this event went to the PTA.
Congratulations to Ms. Padval’s and Ms. Tundidor’s classes for winning a free pizza party from Dogwood Pizza. They had the most students attend Dogwood Pizza night.

Thanks to all the parents that attended conferences this week. These conferences are so important. If you were unable to schedule a conference with your child’s teacher, please contact the teacher and schedule a conference next week.

The canned food drive has been a great success! The PTA collected 1,036 cans for the Lilburn Food Coop. The winning color stable was orange, collecting 314 items. They will win a Hat party in November.

Next week, we will kick off our Red Ribbon week, to support a drug free community. We will begin with wearing red on Monday. Check out the specific dress-up days below. The week will end with a dress-up day on Friday of your favorite book character.

We are looking forward to our traditional Veteran’s Day celebration on November 11. If you are a veteran or have a veteran in your family that you would like to honor, please fill out the following RSVP form. RSVP Veteran's Celebration

Car Rider Parents: Please try to arrive at school by 8:40 when the car rider line ends. We are having about 30 cars a day arriving after 8:40.
There are several reasons your child needs to be here by 8:40.
1. Instruction starts promptly at 8:50. If your child arrives after 8:40, they do not have time to complete their morning work or to get themselves settled to be ready to learn.
2. If we have a bus in the bus lane, cars are not allowed to enter the main driveway. We typically have one or two buses still here until 8:50. Our gravel lot is very small and cannot accommodate 30 cars at one time. Therefore, we have a back-up at the entrance to our school.
3. Our car rider line is running smoothly and there typically is not a line after 8:25. It only takes a few minutes to go through the car rider line and drop your child off. This is much easier than parking and walking your child into school after 8:40.
Please help keep our children safe and give them a great start to the day by getting them here by 8:40 and going through the car rider line.

Have a great week! Don’t forget to read everyday.  
PTA NEWS AND EVENTS
RED RIBBON WEEK BEGINS NEXT WEEK! 
Monday- Wear RED!
Tuesday- Wear your favorite crazy socks in your stable color, STABLE COLOR DAY
Wednesday- Dress up as your favorite R.D. Head Teacher/ Staff Member
Thursday- Wear your favorite sports team gear AND “Walk to school” day***If you’re able to, walk to school this day or ride your bike!
Friday- Dress up day- Dress as your favorite book character!

Our Veteran’s Day program will be on November 11, we are looking for some volunteers to help us set up for the program to help make it a success. Please feel free to sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084AA8A72DA4FE3-november

The weather is getting cooler, that means it is almost the most wonderful time of the year, HOLIDAY SHOP IS BACK! 
It will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 10:00am to 4:00pm, please bring your kids, friends, neighbors, whomever to shop!!!
We do need a lot of volunteers to make this event a success, please consider volunteering a little of your time! 

Thank you to our students who submitted entries for Reflections this year! The first and second place winners are moving on to the next round of judging at the district level. There will be more information to come about the Reflections Exhibit and celebration. 

Amanda Chacon
Emilie DeBoer
Anping Deng
Myles Greer
Jackson Latchaw- 1st place Photography
Layla Latchaw- 2nd place Photography
Farai Walters
Sanaa Williams- 1st place Film Production
Ashley Wong- 2nd place Visual Arts
Yuchelle Wong- 1st place Visual Arts
Jimmy Zhang- 1st place Literature

October Yearbook Challenge: Fall Activities and Halloween Costumes
Fall is upon us! Yearbook would love to feature you with your fall decors, at festivals, and of course in your Halloween Costumes!
Deadline is 11/15. Please submit full resolution photos to Rdheadyearbook@gmail.com

Check out the picture of all your donations headed to Lilburn Co-Op. Thank you so much for your support to the community.
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AROUND SCHOOL
From the Media Center:

Congratulations to Zayne Bradshaw and Jacob Phillips, our newest Million Word Club members! We are so excited to have 2 new members! 
VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
We are planning a wonderful Veterans Day program on Thursday, November 11th at 9:30AM. Please click on the following link if you have a Veteran who would like to be recognized during the program. https://forms.gle/ZWqbhBmgLzucQeR19
UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN
We are collecting money to help people in our community who are struggling. You can help us reach our goal by visiting MyPaymentsPlus and donating from now until November 7th. Together we can make a difference!
Accessing Documents through the Parent Portal
Did you know you can view documents for your student through your Parent Portal account? 
Examples include: Reading & Writing Communication Forms, Report Cards, Testing Information, and more!

For more information about the GCPS Parent Portal, please visit the GCPS website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/26042

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AROUND TOWN



LOOKING A"HEAD"
10/25-10/29 - Red Ribbon Week - See sign above for dress up days!
1801 Hewatt Road,
Lilburn, GA 30047
(770) 972-8050