Head's Highlights

Dear Head Community,

What a wonderful, short week we had! Thank you for helping to make Sweetheart Luncheon a success. What a special time it was for the students! The Book Fair was also a huge success! Thank you for shopping - the Media Center cannot wait to begin ordering new books from the proceeds that we raised. Be sure to read those new books over the break... because reading makes you smarter!

Yearbooks are a fun way to look back on each year as you grow, so make sure you order one for your student today! Each book comes with 2 free Custom pages for you to include your own special photos and memories of the year, but those pages don’t have to be created until April. So purchase at this link in the meantime!

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015986428003405

And please send any photos you’d like included in the book or questions you may have to Meghan Chambless at rdyearbook@gmail.com

We loved seeing all of you during this week's Sweetheart Luncheons! Love was truly in the air!!

Please make sure to add your pictures here:

https://padlet.com/headelementary1/sweetheart-luncheons-feb-2025-cjd71ps3g7e5kml8

Kindergarten Anndy Deng, Cecilia Walker, Amy Verdugo Brito

1st Grade Harmoni Chen, Joaquin Sanchez, Fthawit Belay, June Xiao

2nd Grade Collins Branum, Tanveer Kaur, Lacey Chambers, Delaney Keese

3rd Grade Ellyana Vu, Ayla West, Joanna Ramirez-Garcia, Hank Holbrook, Andy Liu

4th Grade Mason Trice, Nala Logan, Ronel Riju, Anping Deng, Scarlett Fankhauser, Soanni Rico,

Mia Knapp

5th Grade Ayanah Hill, Lynhanzy Josma, Lily Adams, Nusayba Iqbal, Helen Tran, Sonia Behlmann, Alexa Chambers

The link to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences opens on Feb 7 at 3:00 PM. It will close on Friday, February 28th. After this time, you will need to contact your child's teacher to schedule a conference time. The conference link is shown below. It has also been posted on the Head Elementary website.

https://ptcfast.com/schools/R_D_Head_Elementary_School

You will need Internet access and a valid email address to complete the sign-up process.

For additional directions, a step-by-step handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y556m8vr (SPANISH)

Additional Information:

Parent-Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, March 5th and Thursday, March 6th. 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.

Wednesday, March 5th and Thursday, March 6th are Early Release Days. Head Elementary students will be dismissed at 12:50 PM. If your student is a walker/car rider/day-care rider, please make any necessary transportation arrangements for your child. Buses will drop students off at their stop at the earlier time.

We will not have lunch guests on Early Release Days due to changes in the lunch schedule.

Please enter your preferred conference format (in person or virtual) when signing up online.

Each year, to help improve our schools, Gwinnett County Public Schools collects feedback from our families, students, and staff members about their school experience. This year, the school district is giving Educational Effectiveness Surveys (EES) to get feedback on nine characteristics of high-performing schools. Students, families, and staff will have the opportunity to respond in February.

Here are key dates and valuable information regarding the survey process for our families and students:

• February 3–28: Student Survey is open for students in grades 3-12. Students will complete the survey here at school.
• February 3–March 7: Family Survey is open. All GCPS Families receive a link to the survey via ParentSquare. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. The link to the survey will also be available in ParentVUE.

Learn more about these surveys, review the Student Survey, and how the opt-out process works if you do not wish for your student to participate. Please note that parents/caregivers may opt out if they do not want their child to participate in the EES Student Survey.

Make note of our very important Spring testing dates!

Five Forks Middle School is inviting your family/community to participate in their Cultural Celebration event. It is on February 27th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm.

Sign up for Cultural Celebration Night

https://secure.smore.com/n/5qzv4.

Brookwood's awesome tennis team offers a 3-session program this March for young tennis fans to work on skills and enjoy the sport with our Broncos, coaches, and a tennis pro. Times are divided into grade levels: K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th. Back by popular demand is an Advanced session as well! The cost is $40. Click here for more details and the sign-up link.

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/bronco-aces/items?cart

2/13-2/17- Student/Teacher Holidays

2/14 - Happy Valentine's Day!

2/18 - Dogwood Pizza Night

2/19 - Talent Show Auditions

2/20 - School Council Meeting at 6:00 PM

2/21 - Western Wear Day - $1 donation for PBIS

2/22- Run the Reagan

2/26 - Gwinnett Writes Assessment (4th grade)

2/27 - Chick-fil-A Night 5-7PM

2/28 - Read Across America Dress Up Day