Falcon's Nest

We have three weeks left in this semester. We will focus on closing out learning with our district assessments in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Students in Kindergarten-Fifth Grade will also take their mid-year I-Ready Diagnostic Assessments. For the last week, we will host our holiday parties and have holiday spirit week for the students to join in the celebrations. Please speak with your child about finishing strong.

District Assessments-

Students in 1st-5th grade will participate in District Assessments during the week of December 4-8. The middle-of-year district assessments will assess all standards taught thus far. The assessments will start promptly each morning at 8:30 am. Students who arrive after the start of the assessment will take the assessment during a makeup session without their class. We are asking for parent help with on-time arrival each day. We encourage you to place your child on the school bus as it arrives on time daily. Please also remember that the car rider line opens at 7:35 daily!

Holiday Spritweek

We are excited about our holiday parties that will take place in December. Each teacher or room parent will communicate the classroom party's needs.

If you would like to attend, please bring your ID to the front lobby to check in.

● All check-ins will be at the front lobby, where you will receive a guest badge.

● If you would like to check out your student, please indicate this at check-in.

● If checking out a student, you will be given an orange checkout pass.

● At the end of the party, have the classroom teacher initial the pass and then turn it in at the front office as you exit the building.

Please see the schedule below for your student's grade-level party time.

Save the Date

● Monday, Dec 5th Fine Arts Night 5:00-7:00

● Dec 2nd-3rd I-Ready mid-year diagnostic assessment (K-2nd)

● Dec 4th-5th I-Ready mid-year diagnostic assessment (3rd-5th)

● Friday, Dec 10th SOAR student of the month celebration

● Tuesday, Dec 10th Math District Assessment (3rd-5th)

● Wednesday, Dec 11th Science District Assessment (3rd-5th)

● Thursday, Dec 12th Social Studies District Assessment (3rd-5th)

● Tuesday, Dec 17th Winter Parties (4th, 2nd, & Kindergarten)

● Wednesday, Dec 18th Winter Parties (5th, 3rd, & 1st)

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Alcova Family,

The GOTR team would like to cordially invite you to participate in our upcoming 5K run. Please find the registration link below. We hope to see you at the finish line as we celebrate with our Superstars!

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We are excited about our end-of-the-year parties. Each teacher will communicate the classroom party needs. Please see the schedule below for your student's grade-level party time.

If you would like to attend, please come with your ID to the front lobby to check-in.

• All check-ins will be at the front lobby, where you will receive a guest badge.
• If you would like to check out your student, please indicate this at check-in.
• If checking out a student, you will be given an orange checkout pass.
• At the end of the party, have the classroom teacher initial the pass and then turn it in at the front office as you exit the building.

On Friday's students can purchase ice cream at the beginning of lunch for $1 exact cash.

Please remember school hours are from 8:15 am -2:45 pm. Students may enter at 7:45 am and car riders will begin dismissal at 2:40 pm. Announcements will begin at 8:10 am, so instruction may start promptly at 8:15 am. Students are encouraged to ride the bus daily to ensure a timely arrival to school. Thanks in advance for getting your children here on time and ready to learn.

We will continue to use Parent Square this school year for weekly school and district communication, individual messages with staff, and school-wide alerts. We encourage everyone to download the app and reflect on how and when you would like to receive Parent Square messages. You can customize your notifications in the settings.

Parents/guardians will visit Parent Square to sign off on required orientation agreements and Title I Plan & Promise for all students. Documents for the 24-25 school will be available in the app starting July 22.

Please login to your ParentVUE account (this is the same account used to register your child). This website/app will contain important information all year long.

Beginning July 31st you will be able to log on to ParentVUE, select your student and click 'Class Schedule', then choose 'First Semester' to view your child's 24-25 school year teachers. While you are there, select 'Student Info' to view bus route information and update any contacts and phone numbers.

NOTE: In March 2024, GCPS consolidated the Parent Portal and ParentVUE. If you have not done so already, you must reset your ParentVUE password by clicking 'forgot password'. Please continue to use your email as your username.

*** Please DO NOT create a new ParentVUE account. Visit the district website for detailed information on how to manage your current account.

• All information about the ParentVUE - https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/26854

We will use MyPayments Plus this year for parents to add money to their child's lunch account, pay for field trips, club fees, order birthday wishes, and more. Parents can make annual contributions towards the clinic, PBIS, our All Pro Dads club, and more. Click below to access the MyPayments plus website and create your account. You will need your child's student number to create an account. You can access your child's student number and more via Parent Vue.

New Smart Snack Compliant Ala Carte items to include:

• Lay’s Baked Potato Crisps
• Doritos Reduced Fat Tortilla Chips
• Whole Grain-Rich Rice Krispies Treats
• Angie’s Boom Chick a Pop Kettle Corn
• Welch’s Fruit Snacks

These items are Ala Carte for $1.00

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Each day we strive to dismiss students with a safe organized process to ultimately ensure the safety of each student. In order to keep our procedures accurate and maintain appropriate processes to ensure the safe release of our students, all check outs in the front office must be completed before 2:15pm and all transportation changes must be made in writing with the front office by the parent by 1:00pm. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe.

Safety Procedures

Alcova is committed to ensuring its schools are safe. We take a very proactive approach to ensuring the safety of students, staff members, and campus visitors. We would like to share information with you about our district safety procedures that are implemented at Alcova.

https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/24293

Parents,

Teachers are engaged with their students and have limited access to emails and Parent Square throughout the day. If you have an emergency transportation change request, you must email 978.transportation@gcpsk12.org to process the change. Please use this email only for "day of" emergency changes, where you did not send a note in with your student. Change requests must be received no later than 1:30 pm to guarantee the change request will be processed.

Just a Reminder: The Car Rider Lane will close at 8:15 am. All students arriving after 8:15, must check in at the front office with the parent. Please do not drop your child off if the doors are closed.