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Head's Highlights
September 20, 2024
Where Learning Comes First
Principal's Post
Dear Head Community,
Our School Council meetings are open to all parents. Our first one is September 26th (Thursday) from 6-7PM. Officer Brinkman will be presenting to the group about safety. I hope everyone had a wonderful Digital Learning Day! Have a wonderful weekend - Read, Read, Read!
PTA News You Can Use
Reflections
Call for entries!! Unleash your inner creativity with a submission to the 2024 Reflections Arts Contest! Local entries are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Email Reflections chair Claire Gloeckner at reflections.heades.pta@gmail.com for more information.
Yearbooks
It's Yearbook time again! Go ahead and purchase this year's yearbook BEFORE October 31, and you'll get 10% off your purchase. You can create your custom pages at a later date, but just lock in a lower price while you can! Use this link to purchase https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015986428003405
Also, any photos you take while you're at the school, in your student's class, or on a field trip, please send them to rdyearbook@gmail.com It's nice to include as much school fun as we can!
Spiritwear
We've got SPIRIT! Spiritwear that is! It's not too late to gear up for the school year using the following link. Orders will be shipped directly to your home.
Membership
Thank you to all who have joined the PTA so far this school year, we are off to a great start with over 200 members! Memberships can be purchased online using the following link:
Picture Day!
Students-Don’t be a blank spot in the yearbook! School picture day is on Tuesday, October 1st. School portraits will be taken by BPI Photography and are a great way to preserve your child’s school memories. These pictures also serve as a school fundraiser, so please remember to participate. (All students will be photographed for the yearbook regardless of purchase).
Order forms may be sent home with your student, but for those who wish to order online using a debit or credit card, click our school’s prepay link below to order:
1. Online Prepay Purchase / Credit Cards: https://bpiphotography.net/view-order-photos/
2. Cash or Check (with an order form, collected by a BPI photographer)
a. ONLY accepted on Picture Day
b. Cash - Exact Change only
c. Checks made payable to: BPI Photography
Pre-Orders are available through picture day, and those packages will deliver back to the school for your child to bring home. You CAN still order pictures after picture day all-year long, but post-picture day orders ship directly home, so there will be a residential shipping charge. BPI guarantees 100% satisfaction. If you are unsatisfied, upon return of your original package, you may receive a full refund. You may also have your student retake their picture on makeup day and BPI will reorder that package for you.
Visit our photographer's website at www.bpiphotography.net or call (866) 363-6936 with any questions. Thank you for your continued support.
We will have one make up day on Thursday, November 14th.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th. Parents may select to have the conference virtually (via Zoom) or in-person. When signing up for your conference time, please enter VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON in the Special Request area.
Head Elementary will be utilizing an online scheduling system for this session of conferences. The online sign-up window will open on Friday, October 4th at 3:00 PM and close on Friday, October 18th.
At 3:00 PM on Friday, October 4th, the parent-teacher conference sign-up link will be listed on the main page of the Head Elementary website.
https://schools.gcpsk12.org/HeadES
A step-by-step direction sheet (SPANISH) will also be sent to parents through ParentSquare on Friday, October 4th.
Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th will be Early Release Days. Head Elementary students will be dismissed at 12:50 PM. If your student is a walker/car rider/daycare rider, please make any necessary transportation arrangements for your child. Buses will drop students off at their stop at the earlier time.
Media Center
Read-A-Thon:
Thank you to all who have donated to our Read-A-Thon!! Your generosity will help our readers continue to grow and our coders continue to code! Please continue to share your students page or create your students page today.
Head Elementary's International Night
We are looking for families to share elements of their culture for International Night on Thursday, October 3 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM.
We are looking for people to represent their culture or country who will:
🌏 Perform songs or dances
🌏 Dress in traditional clothing
🌏 Cook and serve food from their culture
🌏 Read a book or tell a story
🌏 Share crafts, artwork, or create a display
If you are interested in participating, please complete this form in ParentSquare by Friday, September 27.
Please email kelly.mraz@gcpsk12.org with any questions.
Annual AKS Public Review
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites GCPS families, Gwinnett County residents, students, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum Sept. 3 through Sept. 26. The public may review proposed standards online, offering feedback on AKS that have been developed to align the curriculum with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and/or Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). Click here for a list of the courses with AKS under review. To review the AKS and provide feedback, please click here to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday Sept. 26.
Elementary Content Area Spotlight
GCPS invites families of students in grades K-5 to attend a virtual "Elementary Content Area Spotlight," on Thursday, September 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
During this session, attendees will receive information on how to support students at home with ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies in the first semester.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3XK0wpP
Connecting With the Community
Book it for the bus! The GCPS Book Mobile 5K and Fun Run will be held on Saturday, November 2, at the GCPS Instructional Support Center, located at 437 Old Peachtree Road, NW, in Suwanee.
This Book Mobile 5K and Fun Run will raise funds to purchase new books for the Book Mobile program, putting books in students’ hands. A family-friendly atmosphere before and after the race features door prizes, snacks, music, and more!
Learn more and find a link to register here: https://bit.ly/3XjEvhw
Looking AHEAD
Upcoming Events
9/26 - School Council - 6:00 PM
9/27 - Color Stables Dress Up Day
10/1 - Picture Day!
10/3 - International Night at 6PM
10/4 - BHS Homecoming Parade & Game
10/4 - Conference Sign Ups Begin @3 PM