Bronco Bulletin December 8, 2023

Happy December Bronco Families!

We have just one week left in this semester. I am so proud of our staff and students. Every day this week amazing things were happening in Bronco Nation. Congratulations to our students recognized as a Bronco of the Month. Special shoutout to the students who participated in our annual Spelling Bee. Heartfelt thanks to our performing arts program for their recent and upcoming performances at school AND throughout our community. We certainly have so much to be thankful for here in the Crews and Brookwood communities.

Families, please help your students finish strong by checking the parent/student portal, ensuring all missing assignments have been submitted, and preparing for final exams December 12-15. It will be vital that our teachers spend the end of the semester focused on projects, school performances, and test reviews. As we prepare for testing, carefully read our Final Exam Reminders for December 2023 to learn more about expectations for makeup testing, checkouts during testing, and grading for absences and cheating. To ensure your student is present and ready for testing, remember to review our 23-24 Crews MS December Final Exam Schedule.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact your student’s grade-level assistant principal. Remember, we are here as partners in your child’s educational journey. Have a great weekend!

In service to others,

Principal Cindy Moffett

ANGEL TREE

Our Quinn House angel trees are here! This year, we have a tree in the lobby AND a tree in our entryway vestibule. Come by and pick out an angel, then purchase the requested gift for a child in need. Unwrapped gifts should be returned by Wednesday, December 13th. Thank you for supporting those in need in our community!

SNEAKER DRIVE

Team Riley is hosting a sneaker drive! Clean out your closet and support multiple great causes! Sneakers in usable condition will be donated to people in need. Sneakers in non-usable condition will be recycled (yay environment!). Plus, we get money back for the Amanda Riley Foundation! Shoes can be dropped off in the front lobby until winter break.

DID YOU ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK?

Don't forget! Visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use school code #291 to order. Prices go up throughout the year, so order early for the best price.

FOOD DRIVE

Jr Beta Club is sponsoring a food drive this week. Items can still be dropped off at the basketball game tomorrow, December 9th. The homeroom with the most canned goods will win a donut party.

SPELLING BEE

We had an amazing group of spellers compete today. After 18 rounds, we were able to crown a champion! Congrats to this year's Spelling Bee Winners:

2023-24 Champion/7th Grade Winner: Heer Kalaria

Runner Up/8th Grade Winner: Sirish Subash

6th Grade Winner: Parisa Shahnaz

WEEK OF DECEMBER 11-15

*For a full list of club information, please visit gcpsk12.org/cmsclubs

MONDAY

Art & Photography Club, 8:15

Chill & Connect Club, 4:15

Percussion Ensemble, 4:15

BroncoBots, 4:15

BEST Club, 4:15

TUESDAY

History Club, 8:15

WEDNESDAY

BroncoBots, 8:15

THURSDAY

Anime Club, 8:05

Letters & Lettering, 8:15

Girl Talk, 4:15

FRIDAY

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BASKETBALL SEASON

Our next home game is Saturday, December 9th, at 9:00 in the Brookwood Maroon Gym! We will take on Berkmar MS. Girls play first, immediately followed by the boys. Our cheerleaders and dance team will also perform.

The theme for the night is WINTER WONDERLAND! Dress in your most festive winter outfits! Jr Beta will also be collecting canned goods.

We are encouraging our students to come join our student section and help cheer on the Broncos!

Tickets are available on the Crews GoFan - tickets cannot be purchased with cash at the door.

Concessions will also be available at the game, so bring cash or credit cards and an appetite! This game's concessions will support Crews Jr Beta Club and Crews Athletics.

GO BRONCOS!!!

BROOKWOOD THEATRE

Brookwood Theatre presents The Phantom Tollbooth on Friday, December 8th, and Saturday, December 9th, at 7:00 PM in the BHS Theatre. Tickets available on Brookwood's GoFan. Come enjoy this all ages show with the whole family!

PTA ICE CREAM SALES

PTA is selling ice cream during Wednesday lunch periods for $1 each, cash only.

NO DRINKS OTHER THAN WATER

We are in the process of getting new carpeting at here at Crews. Please ensure your children do not bring any drinks other than water to school. This includes Starbucks, sports drinks, soda, etc. Thank you for your assistance in ensuring our school remains clean!

BUS PASSES

Please make a note that when asking for your student to receive a bus pass, it must be for emergency reasons only. Your student needs to bring a note from home with the emergency reason explained. This is a request directly from GCPS transportation. Thanks for your understanding of this matter.

ABSENCES

If your student is absent, send a parent note or doctor's excuse with your child upon returning to school (and no later than two weeks following the first day returning to school) to receive an excused absence. Excuse notes should be submitted to the student’s grade level office. Parent emails to teachers about student absences (partial or complete day) are not the official excuse but are suitable as an informational courtesy.

Parent Portal: If you don't have a Parent Portal account, click here for more information and to get a form to request an account. The Parent Portal is the best way to stay up-to-date on your child's grades, attendance, and more!

Newsletter: We will be sending our weekly newsletter, the Bronco Bulletin, to all parents every Friday. Be sure to check your Parent Portal account to make sure we have the correct email address so you don't miss any upcoming news and events!

Social Media: Follow us online! We are on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

ParentSquare:

If you have not yet activated your account or you have questions, please check out GCPS' site at www.gcpsk12.org/Page/35909. You can find instructions for activating your account, customizing your notification settings, and more.

We did want to clarify a couple of things about ParentSquare. First, there is a ParentSquare app, but you do not have to download it if you do not want to. Using the app will give you quick access to the announcements, as well as the option of having push notifications, but you can also just use the web version of ParentSquare through your Parent Portal.

Second, ParentSquare gives you the opportunity to customize how and when you receive your notifications. You can choose whether you would prefer instant (as soon as the message is posted) or digest (a compilation of all messages sent through ParentSquare that day) for email, text, and app notifications. You can choose a different setting for text, email, and app notifications. For example, you can set email to digest, texts to instant, and app notifications to off, if you prefer. Be aware that the digest option begins to send at 6:00 pm, so you will receive all messages together typically between 6:00 and 7:00 pm. The default setting for parents is digest, so you will need to go in and change this if you would prefer instant. Emergency/time sensitive messages will still be sent instantly, regardless of settings.

Quick Links

Activating Your Account

Customizing Your Notifications

We want all our students to get involved at Crews! Visit our Clubs and Activities page to check out all the options available. Be sure to pay close attention to the morning news show for announcements on club signups and upcoming events!