Dear High Point Families,

The fall season is off to a great start! At High Point, we are always striving to improve the experiences and services we provide our entire school community. We kindly ask you to take a few minutes to complete the FCS Annual Perception Survey. Your insights and suggestions will help us understand what we are doing well and identify areas where we can improve.

Survey Link: Take the FCS Annual Parent Survey

The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Please submit your responses by November 22nd.

Thank you for being a vital part of our community and for helping us continue to grow and improve. Your feedback makes a difference!

Looking Ahead: October Highlights

• Report Cards: 9 Week report cards are now visible in Infinite Campus. Please take the time to review your scholar's report card, and if you have any questions or would like to discuss your scholar's progress, feel free to reach out directly to your child's teacher.
• School-Family Compacts: The 2024-25 School-Family Compact has been emailed and sent home in Thursday folders. A School-Family Compact is an agreement between the school, parents, and our scholars outlining shared responsibilities for improved student academic achievement. It clarifies how parents, the school staff, and our scholars will collaborate to ensure academic success. The School-Family Compact needs to be signed by all teachers, parents, and scholars. The letter, which is an acknowledgement of receipt must be signed, dated, and returned to school by November 8, 2024. Please keep in mind that the Compact is for you to keep and that only the signed letter should be returned. If you have any questions, please contact Mariana Mendoza at 470-254-9491.
• Parent-Teacher Conferences (October 16th -November 15th): This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and set goals for the year. Be on the lookout for sign-up information from your child's teacher!
• Bullying Awareness Month (October): Each week we will have a special campaign for Bullying Awareness. The remaining weeks are:

• October 21-25: Include Everyone

• October 28-31: Red Ribbon Week

• Book Character Day/Costume Dance (October 25th): We are thrilled to see our students showcase their love for reading by dressing up as their favorite book characters. If possible, students are encouraged to bring the book that features their character. This helps create a meaningful connection between the costume and the story! Below are some important details and guidelines to help make the day a fun and successful event:

• Scholars should come dressed as a character from a book they love! Please make sure your scholar is familiar with the book and can talk briefly about the character they chose.

• Costumes should be appropriate for school. This means:

• No violent or scary costumes.

• No masks that cover the entire face (partial masks are okay for short periods).

• No toy weapons or accessories that could cause harm or distraction.

• Students will be participating in normal school activities, so costumes should allow for comfortable movement and not interfere with classroom learning. Consider shoes that are safe for walking and playing.

• As the weather may be cool, please ensure your child has layers or a jacket to stay warm during any outdoor activities.

Thank you for your continued support and involvement in our school. Wishing everyone a spooky and safe Halloween!

Warm regards,

Dr. Miller

@HPointPrincipal

• Attendance
• In order to continue to achieve academic excellence, we will need your support to ensure students are in school daily and on-time. Please note that we welcome students each day beginning at 7:10 am, and students are considered tardy if they are not seated in their classroom by 7:40 AM. Arriving to school on-time ensures that your scholar doesn’t miss out on important learning experiences that happens early in the day. Our attendance initiative will continue this semester. There will still be a drawing each month for all scholars that had perfect attendance/ no tardies. The winner of this drawing will still have a special lunch with the principal, but ALL scholars with perfect attendance/no tardies will be given a treat (ex: snow cones, cookies, ice cream, extra recess).
• Dress Code
• Students in the school system are expected to dress and groom themselves in such a way as to reflect neatness, cleanliness, and safety. All students shall dress appropriately so as not to disrupt or interfere with the educational program or the orderly operation of the school. Extremes in dress and grooming will not be permitted. Examples include: exposed midriffs & pants torn above the knees
• Birthdays
• Birthdays are not celebrated at school. Parents may send in store-bought cupcakes, cookie cakes, ice cream, donuts, fruit snacks, etc. for the class to enjoy during their assigned lunch/recess period. Please remember to take into consideration potential allergies. Treats should be pre-cut, if applicable, and ready to serve. Brought-in pizza or other meal options cannot be served in the cafeteria. Please do not put candles on cakes or send in flowers, balloon bouquets, goodie-bags, or gifts. Parents and guardians will not be allowed into the classroom for birthday celebrations. Also, party invitations should not be sent to school to go home with students. Personal invitations must be mailed outside of school to avoid any opportunity for hurt feelings.
• Parents/Guardians can contact our cafeteria manager, Ms. Wallace, at WallaceP1@fultonschools.org if you would like the cafeteria to provide a birthday treat for your child’s class.

• Lunch Visitors
• Visitors listed as an emergency contact in Infinite Campus may be allowed to eat lunch with a student. Lunch visitors will ONLY be allowed to eat with their student. Students will not be allowed to invite a friend to eat with them and their visitor. Lunch visitors will not be allowed to sit at lunch tables with classes. There will be designated tables on the stage in the cafeteria for lunch visitors. Lunch visitors can also utilize outdoor seating areas.
• Morning Carpool
• Assisted Carpool- Carpool runs from 7:10-7:40 AM. Parents should not exit cars to open and assist their child in the carpool lane. This is a safety issue and stops the flow of the carpool line. Also, for safety reasons, all children should exit from the passenger side of the car. Carpool will end promptly at 7:40 AM so that teachers on duty can start instruction for the day. When teachers leave their post and start walking toward the building no other children should exit cars and come in through the carpool door. This is a safety and security concern. If you’re waiting in the carpool line at 7:40 AM and no one has opened your door, you will have to take your child to the front of the building to be checked in as tardy.
• Unassisted Carpool/ Front Carpool-After all buses arrive, this lane opens at 7:30 AM. This lane is for unassisted drop-off. This means that students must be able to get out of the car without an adult. This includes a parent. Parents should NOT exit the car. If you need to assist your child with exiting the car and walking into the building, you will need to park in the upper lot and walk your child into the building. Parking in the lane and walking your child into the building disrupts the flow of this carpool lane and will not be allowed. Students can ONLY be dropped off on the curb. It is extremely dangerous to drop a child off in the road rather than at the curb because they have to walk across flowing traffic. There should be no passing other cars in this lane. Also, please refrain from honking as this startles students and disrupts classrooms on the front of the school.
• Lost & Found
• Labeling students' items can be a helpful strategy to assist connecting misplaced items back to the right owner.
• Remind your child (ren) to bring in all items from recess.
• Sing-in at the front desk if you would like to check lost & found for missing items.
• Meal Charges
• Per FCS Policy, students are only allowed to charge 3 days of breakfast and lunch to their accounts before receiving an alternative lunch. Please be mindful of negative balances. FCS informs families of a negative balance via phone calls.
• Free & Reduced Lunch Application:
• https://nutrition.fultonschools.org/FreeAndReducedInfo

Items will be donated next week! Please come get your child's belongings. They are located inside the building next to the cafeteria. Come in and ask the front desk for directions!

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO BELOW TO SEE IF YOU SPOT ANYTHING THAT BELONGS TO YOUR CHILD! If you're having trouble viewing the video, follow us on Facebook by clicking HERE! You MUST answer the group questions or you will not be approved. Thank you!

Thanks to everyone that participated in our Gifts from the Heart Auction! It was a huge success and we hope your children make awesome memories with our amazing staff members!

Dates to remember - please scroll all the way down to see details:

• Book Character Dress Up Day - Friday, October 25th
• Prospective Parent Coffee - Friday, October 25th
• Costume Dance - Friday, October 25th - Presented by Atlanta Neurology
• ALTITUDE Trampoline Spirit Night - Friday, November 8th

Join us for a spooktacular High Point Elementary Costume Dance on Friday, October 25th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Wear your coolest costume (no masks please!) and get ready to boogie to your favorite tunes. We'll have pizza and concessions, and maybe even a spooky surprise or two!

Don't miss out on the fun, buy your tickets now! Click on the image below to purchase!

NOTE: High Point Students ONLY; Adult chaperone entry is free.

Do you know a family that is interested in touring our school? Please pass along the link below for them to sign up for a tour!

Our main calendar says Skyzone, but we changed venues to ALTITUDE EAST COBB because they are giving more back to our school. You can come at any point on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8th - please mention HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY so we get credit for your purchase. Click on the link below to sign your child(ren)'s waivers in advance so you don't waste any jump time!

4880 Lower Roswell Rd Suite 900, Marietta, GA 30068

10% off has been extended to October 31st ! All orders must be completed online using the link below or in the Treering app. Each book comes with 2 free customizable pages. You can order now and create the custom pages in the spring! We earn money back for every order, so grab yours today! Don't miss out on this offer!

If you have not set up your Treering account yet, you can do so by clicking the link below! In your Treering account you can purchase yearbooks, upload photos and create your custom pages. Don’t forget to download the Treering app! It’s very user friendly and good for quick access.

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=101655303886476

School Passcode: 101655303886476

It's not too late to join us! 100% off all money fundraised goes directly back into the classrooms at High Point! Thanks for your support!

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