
Titan Talk

September 18, 2022
Upcoming...
- 9/19 - PTSA will provide a lunch to the Elkins Pointe teachers and staff to show their love and support in their time of sadness.
- 9/19 - Hampton Film Academy, after school until 5:30 pm in the Media Center
- 9/19 - Soccer practice, after-school
- 9/20 - Jr. Beta Meeting in Ms. Young's classroom @ 8:25 AM (Jr. Beta meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month)
- 9/20 - Yearbook Interest Meeting @ 8:25 am in F-111 (Sponsors: Ms. Freeman & Ms. Vicente)
- 9/20 - Soccer practice, after-school
- 9/20 - Parent Workshop in Spanish - ELL/ESOL Workshop at 6:30 pm on TEAMS with BCL Maria Shuford. Meeting link: https://bit.ly/Taller-para-padres-FY23
- 9/21 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 9/21 - FCCLA Club meeting @ 8:00 AM in Ms. Thomas’ room (A-157)
- 9/21 - Katha Stuart Community Meeting @ Esther Jackson ES @ 9:30 AM
- 9/21 - Hampton Film Academy, after school until 5:30 pm in the Media Center
- 9/21 - Titan Soccer Game: Hopewell vs. Elkins Pointe (home) at 5:30 pm
- 9/22 - Student Council Meeting at 8:25 am to announce the elections in Ms. Graves's room.
- 9/22- Technology Parent Workshop at 6:30 pm on Teams with Media Specialist Patricia Hutchison and Parent Liaison Lisa O'Hanlon Cowles. All parents welcome! Meeting link: https://bit.ly/EPMS-TechFY23
- 9/23 - College Swag Day - Wear jeans & college t-shirt on Fridays!
- 9/23 - Titan Soccer Game: Haynes Bridge (away) vs. Elkins Pointe at 5:30 pm
- 9/25 - 2022 Milton Junior Eagles Basketball Tryouts (Try-outs are on BOTH days - 9/18 & 9/25)
- 9/25 to 9/27 - Rosh Hashanah
- 9/26 - Soccer practice, after-school
- 9/26 - Hampton Film Academy, after school until 5:30 pm in the Media Center
- 9/27 - Soccer practice, after-school
- 9/27 - YearbookMeeting, after-school until 4:45 pm in F-111 (Sponsors: Ms. Freeman & Ms. Vicente)
- 9/28 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 9/28 - PTSA Student Welcome meeting with the Principal @ 8:30 am
- 9/28 - Hampton Film Academy, after school until 5:30 pm in the Media Center
- 9/28 - Titan Soccer Game: Crabapple (away) vs. Elkins Pointe at 5:30 pm
- 9/30 - Band: Middle School Night at RHS (7th and 9th grade Students). This event takes place at Roswell High School.
- 9/30 - College Swag Day - Wear jeans & college t-shirt on Fridays!
- 9/30 - Reflections entries due to Media Center at the end of the day.
- 9/30 - Lost & Found donated at the end of the day.
IMPORTANT DATES:
SEPTIEMBRE 20, 2022
Taller para padres de estudiantes aprendiendo el inglés
en Microsoft TEAMS a las 6:30 PM (taller virtual)
*Todos los padres están invitados
Meeting link: https://bit.ly/Taller-para-padres-FY23
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 218 608 110 471, Passcode: CEwkgJ
Or call in (audio only) +1 470-705-1712
Phone Conference ID: 936 500 097#
SEPTEMBER 22
Technology Workshop at 6:30 pm on TEAMS
Come to learn about Microsoft Office365, the Harms of Copyright, and Infinite Campus.
*All parents invited!
Meeting link: https://bit.ly/EPMS-TechFY23
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 263 267 431 42, Passcode: LbqFTt
Or call in (audio only) +1 470-705-1712
Phone Conference ID: 769 827 735#
SEPTEMBER 28
PTSA Student Meeting in the Media Center at 8:25 AM
* Welcome from Principal Bounds and Donuts provided by PTSA
SEPTEMBER 30
Reflections Entries Due to the Media Center
Students can submit an entry in one or more categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Greetings Titans,
I want to reiterate my sincere thank you for all the love and support from parents, administrators, teachers, staff, students, fellow schools, and the FCS (Fulton County Schools) district leadership.
On Tuesday, September 20, Mrs. Maria Shuford, our Bilingual Community Liaison (BCL), will host an online Parent Workshop for Parents of English Learners. The workshop will be at 6:30 pm on Microsoft TEAMS (Click here to join the meeting). All parents are invited to this workshop conducted in Spanish.
On Thursday, September 22, at 6:30 pm, Mrs. Patricia Hutchison, Media Specialist, and Ms. Lisa O'Hanlon Cowles, Parent Liaison, will host a Technology Workshop. All parents are invited to learn about our vital technological resources. Please join the workshop on Microsoft TEAMS (Click here to join the meeting).
We will continue celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month this week with the Trivia Contest on the Titan Morning News. Profe Bolson planned this contest, and we are Titan proud to honor her Hispanic Heritage and love of the World Language Spanish program. Please see below for more information on the service and ways to support Ms. Claudia Bolson's family.
Please do not hesitate to contact a counselor, administrator, teacher, staff member, or me if your child has feelings they need to work out. We will continue to lift students and each other because we are stronger together.
Thanks for all you do!
Damian Bounds
Principal of Elkins Pointe Middle School
"Every Day, Every Student, College & Career Bound: Go Titans!"
HONORING MS. BOLSON
Profe Bolson’s funeral will be held on Sunday, September 25th.
- Visitation from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM at Poole Funeral Home, 1970 Eagle Drive. Woodstock, GA 30189.
- Funeral Service at 1:00 p.m. at Poole Funeral Home, 1970 Eagle Dr, Woodstock, GA
Please read the obituary for more details: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/claudia-bolson-obituary?id=36567497
Here is the link for the GoFundMe for profe Claudia Bolson's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/claudia-patricia-bolson-memorial-family
THINGS TO KNOW
DO YOU HAVE A GMAIL ADDRESS?
YOU MIGHT NOT BE GETTING EMAILS FROM THE TEACHERS IF YOU HAVE A GMAIL ADDRESS!
Parents, if you have a gmail address, you may not be receiving emails from your teachers. This is because gmail has strong spam filters to block out mass emails. If you have a gmail address, our Device Coordinator, Mr. Gamba has created instructions for you to allow emails from your teachers from Infinite Campus.
Click HERE for the instructions to allow teacher emails to come to your inbox.
Sponsor a Titan on the 8th Grade Georgia Trip
If you would like to help out a student who cannot afford to go on the 8th Grade Georgia Trip, please make a check payable to "A Plus Tours" and drop it off at the front office.
BUY YOUR ELKINS POINTE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK
Order Your Yearbook Today! Purchase an Elkins Pointe Yearbook now for $50. The price of the Yearbook goes up the longer you wait.
Link to order:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1277758/Elkins-Pointe-Middle-School/
PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST - ENTRIES DUE 9/30
Reflections is a contest for students to express their creativity in various ways. The 2022-2023 Reflections theme is Show Your Voice! Students can submit an entry in one or more categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.
All entries will be due to the Media Center on the last day of September. It's time to get creative, Titans...AND show YOUR voice!
Clubs and Sports @ EPMS
Elkins Point clubs and sports have started up. If you would like to know all about the extracurricular offerings, please look on the school website, under TITAN HEADLINES for "Clubs & Sports."
YEARBOOK MEETINGS - 9/20 @ 8:25 am and 9/17 after-school
The Yearbook Club is officially starting. Please come to the Yearbook Interest meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20th at 8:25 am in room F-111. The first official meeting will be after-school on Tuesday, Sept. 27th until 4:45 pm (Students will need transportation home).
- Questions? Ask the sponsors are Ms. Alyssiah Vicente and Ms. Carly Freeman.
- To complete the application use link: https://forms.office.com/r/66ycgXqQtb
SPORTS
2022 Milton Junior Eagles Basketball Tryouts - 9/25
The Milton Basketball program is again hosting tryouts for the Junior Eagles Teams – here are ALL THE DETAILS! We will PLAN to host the following teams for Junior Eagles:
- 4th Grade Boys – 2 teams
- 5th Grade Boys – 2 teams
- 6th Grade Boys – 2 teams
- 7th Grade Boys – 2 teams
- 8th Grade Boys – 2 teams
- 6th Grade Girls
- 7th Grade Girls
- 8th Grade Girls
Tryout Date: Sunday September 25th at Milton High School Main Gym.
- 1pm to 2pm – all 4th and 5th Grade Boys
- 2pm to 3pm – all 6th Grade Boys and Girls
- 3pm to 4pm – all 7th Grade Boys and Girls
- 4pm to 5pm – all 8th Grade Boys and Girls
All information concerning player fees, game schedules, uniforms, gear, and practices will be shared at tryouts. So, we can plan ahead all players must register to tryout out using the link. There is a $20 fee to tryout: https://miltoneagleshoops.sportngin.com/register/form/408024538.
NOTE: High Schools Tryouts will begin on Monday October 24th – Please Contact Coach K with any questions. Any questions - please contact Coach K at koudeler@fultonschools.org or text to 404-583-5164.
2022 Junior Hornet Girls Basketball Tryouts
2022 Junior Hornet Girls Basketball Tryouts- open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Scan QR code below to register. There is a $10 tryout fee collected at tryouts to cover court rental fees. Cash or make checks payable to: Roswell JR Hornets. Follow Roswell basketball on Twitter @roswellgbb and feel free to retweet! All information will be communicated through team app. Girls Tryouts Dates and Times:
- Monday, September 26th: 6:30-8:30pm, All Teams
Location: Roswell High School, 11595 King Rd., Roswell, GA 30075
Junior Hornet Director: Eric Halpern, roswelljuniorbasketball@gmail.com
PARENT UNIVERSITY
Come to a Parent University Workshop
Parent Workshops are held throughout the year to help connect parents information they need to help their children at home. To see the Parent University Workshops, click HERE.
Title I Elkins Pointe Information 2022-2023
PARENT UNIVERSITY COMING IN OCTOBER...
PARENT UNIVERSITY COMING IN NOVEMBER...
SGC MEETINGS 2022-2023
School Governance Council at Elkins Pointe
The Elkins Pointe School Governance Council (SCG) meets monthly at 7:45 am on Microsoft TEAMS. SGC is composed of parents, teachers, and the principal. Members are elected and appointed. SGC meeting are open to the public. To join a meeting please, click HERE to view the school website or click on the box below. If you have any questions about SGC, please feel free to reach out to any SGC members by using the SGC Council Member Directory.
Katha Stuart Community Meetings 2022-2023
- 9/21/2022 at 9:30 a.m. at Esther Jackson ES
- 10/19/2022 at 6:30 p.m. at Roswell HS
- 11/16/2022 at 9:30 a.m. at Mountain Park ES
- 12/7/2022 at 9:30 a.m. at Vickery Mill ES
- 1/18/2022 at 9:30 a.m. at Holcomb Bridge MS
- 2/15/2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Sweet Apple ES
- 3/22/2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Mimosa ES
- 4/19/2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Crabapple MS
- 5/17/2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Elkins Pointe MS
Redistricting Information
Redistricting meetings scheduled for North Fulton:
- Round One - September 12, 2022 (6:00 to 8:00 P.M.) at Alpharetta High School
- Round Two - October 3, 2022 (6:00 to 8:00 P.M.) at Alpharetta High School
- Round Three - October 18, 2022 (6:00 to 8:00 P.M.) at Alpharetta High School
CALENDAR DATES
OCTOBER
- 10/3 to 10/7 - National Custodian Appreciation Week
- 10/3 to 10/19 - Band Fundraiser
- 10/3 - PTSA Meeting in the evening @ 7:00 PM in the Media Center
- 10/3 - 10/5 - Yom Kippur
- 10/4 - Jr. Beta Meeting in Ms. Young's classroom @ 8:25 AM
- 10/5 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 10/6 - Student Council Meeting in Ms. Graves classroom @ 8:25 AM
- 10/6 - Math in the Morning Parent Workshop & Principal Chat from 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
- 10/6 - Fall Chorus Concert in the Gym @ 7:00 PM
- 10/7 - College Swag Day - Wear jeans & college t-shirt on Fridays! We are AVID School-wide!
- 10/7 - Interact Club in Ms. Chapman's classroom @ 8:25 AM
- 10/8 - Roswell Youth Day Parade @ 9:30 am - Come walk with the Elkins Pointe float!
- 10/10 - Columbus Day Holiday (Schools Closed)
- 10/11 - Professional Development Day (Student Holiday)
- 10/12 - Teacher Workday (Student Holiday)
- 10/12 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 10/12 - PTSA Surprise & Delight for the Teachers the Staff on Work Day!
- 10/14 - College Swag Day - Wear jeans & college t-shirt on Fridays! We are AVID School-wide!
- 10/14 - 8th Grade Band & Chorus Night at Milton High School!
- 10/15 - Orchestra1 – All State Round 1 (offsite)
- 10-17 to 10/21 - Bus Driver Appreciation Week!
- 10/18 - Jr. Beta Meeting in Ms. Young's classroom @ 8:25 AM - 8:50 AM
- 10/19 to 10/21 - 8th Grade Georgia Trip - Journey Around Georgia
- 10/19 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 10/19 - FCCLA Club Meeting @ 8:25AM in Ms. Thomas’ Room (A157)
- 10/19 - Katha Stuart Community Mtg @ Roswell HS from 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- 10/20 - Student Council Meeting in Ms. Graves classroom @ 8:25 AM
- 10/21 - College Swag Day - Wear jeans & college t-shirt on Fridays! We are AVID School-wide!
- 10/24 to 10/28 - Red Ribbon Week
- 10/26 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 10/26 - Orchestra Fall Concert
- 10/27 - Picture Day. October 27th
- 10/28 - College Swag Day - Wear jeans & college t-shirt on Fridays! We are AVID School-wide!
- 10/30 - Connect with Wellness Wednesday: All faculty and students wear Titan blue (blue jeans & Titan blue t-shirts)!
- 10/31 - Lost & Found donated at the end of the day