Bronco Bulletin May 10, 2024

Greetings Bronco Families,

We have great news to share from Crews. Congratulations to our students who were recognized during this week’s award ceremonies. Special thank you to PTSA and all who helped to honor our teachers for teacher appreciation week. As we head into the last weeks of school, please help your Broncos finish strong. Great tools to use are StudentVUE, ParentVUE, Crews MS Handbook for Student Expectations, and our End of Year Guide Student & Family Guide. Below is our exam schedule:

• May 20: B Connections
• May 21: A Connections, Math, and Language Arts
• May 22: Science and Social Studies
• May 30: District Final Exam Makeup Testing 9:00am-2:00pm

If you have questions or concerns, please contact your student’s 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

PLANT SALE

Tuesday May 14 from 5-7pm at the Bronco Doors

The Garden to Table Club and Nature of Science classes are excited to share our beautiful plants with our community through a Plant Sale. We will have seedlings ready to be placed in containers or gardens, as well as some indoor and porch-perfect plants!

CLINIC UPDATE

If your child has medication in the clinic, please note that it must be picked up by a parent or guardian by the last day of school, May 22nd.

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION

Yearbooks are now available for purchase online until May 12th!

You may purchase a yearbook here. Our school code is 291.

• Not sure if you bought a yearbook yet?
• Visit http://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and use school code 291.
• Once in the site, scroll down under "Already Placed an Order?" and click "Find Your Order."
• You will enter your email address. If you have ordered a yearbook, your order will come up. If it does not, you have not yet purchased a yearbook.
• Homeroom teachers have a list of students who have purchased a yearbook as well. Students can check with them to verify.

Yearbooks will be passed out Friday, May 17th!

CARNEGIE UNIT Q&A PRESENTATION

Did you miss the Carnegie Q&A meeting? Here is the presentation to review. It is also linked on our Rising 9th grade page on our website.

8TH GRADE CELEBRATION

The 8th Grade Celebration is Friday, May 17th from 1-3:30. Students will enjoy snacks, drinks, a DJ, outdoor activities, yearbook signing, and more. Purchase tickets from the Crews PTSA Store at https://crewsms.memberhub.com

Signup to volunteer or donate here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AFAD22A2FF2-8thgrade9 or access from the signup page on the PTSA website.

It's time for some beautiful music as we head into summer! Join us for our spring shows:

May 14: 6th Grade Chorus, 5:30 / 7th Grade Chorus, 6:30 / 8th Grade Chorus, 7:30

May 16: 7th Grade Band. 5:45 / Percussion Ensemble, 6:30 / 6th Grade Band, 6:45 / Jazz Band, 7:15 / 8th Grade Band, 7:45

WEEK OF May 13-17

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

MONDAY

Art & Photography Club, 8:15

Chill & Connect, 4:15

Percussion Ensemble, 4:15

BroncoBots, 4:15

BEST Club, 4:15

TUESDAY

History Club, 8:15

Garden to Table Club, 4:15

WEDNESDAY

Science Olympiad, 4:15

THURSDAY

Anime Club, 8:15

Peer Leaders, 8:15

Girl Talk, 8:15

FRIDAY

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VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS

Rising 6th-8th graders are invited to try out for next year's Crews Volleyball Team! Visit our website at https://schools.gcpsk12.org/crewsvball for all the details! Tryouts will be held May 13 & 15.

SGA

All SGA students are invited to our end of year SGA Day on Monday, May 20th, after school. Sign up in the Google Classroom. Pick up is in the bus lanes at 6:00.

BROOKWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SUMMER CAMPS

Camp opportunities are available for elementary and middle school students this summer through the Brookwood Cluster Youth Summer Camps! Offered programs include baseball, basketball, band, entrepreneurship, softball, and musical theatre! See the full schedule here.

BASEBALL CAMP

Brookwood High School Baseball Camp will take place June 11-13 from 9am-1pm. This annual camp blends baseball fundamentals and fun with our Brookwood Broncos players and coaches! Register on MyPaymentsPlus- look for "Brookwood CS Boys Baseball 2024 Summer Camp - June 11-13". We look forward to having you join us at Baseball Camp!

BROOKWOOD LAX

Brookwood Lacrosse will be hosting a free clinic for 3rd-8th grade boys. Visit https://georgia.team91lacrosse.com/news/growing-the-game-clinics-brookwood-april-14-21/ for details and to register.

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!