HAWK TALK

Friday, November 1, 2024

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

November 5 - Remote Learning Day for Students

November 8 - Picture day make ups and retakes

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break (school closed)

School Hours and Important Times

Office Hours: 8:15 - 4:15

Instructional Hours: 8:55-4:05

Arrival: Please do not drop off students prior to 8:25 AM. We cannot provide supervision of students prior to 8:25, therefore students may not enter until this time.

Breakfast: 8:25 - 8:55 AM

Students should be in class by 8:50 AM.

Dismissal is at 4:05 PM.

Walkers/Car riders are dismissed first, followed by bus riders.

Bus students are dismissed in the order that buses arrive.

Car line: Students must enter/exit a vehicle at the sidewalk area. Please pull forward as far as possible to keep the car line moving. All students must be picked up by 4:25 PM.

Remote Learning Day - November 5

Due to the upcoming election day, when many schools are used as polling locations, FCS students will be on a remote learning day. Teachers will provide guidance to students as to which assignment to complete for each class. Not all assignments will require the use of a computer; teachers may choose to give paper assignments. If you have specific questions about your child's assignments for Tuesday, November 5, please contact the teacher of the course.

North Fulton Music Teachers' Association Fall Festival

Congratulations to 8th grade student Martin Holle, who received the highest rating of "Superior" for his piano performance at Fall Festival last weekend. Martin had to perform 2 contrasting, memorized pieces and a technique requirement for a college professor / judge. Fall Festival is organized by North Fulton Music Teachers Association, a division of Music Teachers National Association. Over 700 students participated.

Martin also performas as a member of the HBMS band. We are proud of his achievements and congratulations!

Please take the FCS Annual Perception Survey - we need your input!

As of October 29, we have had only 7 parent responses. We have 532 households in our school. PLEASE take the survey!

At Fulton County Schools, we truly value the feedback from our parents about their experiences with the district. That is why I encourage all parents to take the Annual Parent Perception Survey. This survey allows parents the opportunity to tell us what they think about their student’s schools and the district. While we always make it a priority to listen to our parents, this survey affords us another opportunity to receive your thoughts and opinions.

The survey is anonymous and confidential. Please complete one survey per school where you have one or more students enrolled. The survey will remain open through Friday, November 22.

The Annual Perception Survey is currently available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, and Punjabi. If you or your family would like to take it in a language that is not listed, please email your child’s principal.

Microsoft Forms

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Create a Canvas Parent Account

We are proud to launch the Canvas learning management system in middle school this year. At this time, all teachers should have set up and published a Canvas page for each class. Not all assignments will be posted in Canvas, but this will be a central location for class resources and teacher communication.

How can a Parent/Guardian setup an observer account for Canvas?

The observer role is given to parents, family members or guardians to give them visibility into the student's Canvas courses. Family members and guardians can set up an observer account and pair it with student account(s) using a student pairing code. Once the observer is paired with their student(s) they will be able to see the courses that those student(s) are in. There is also a Canvas Parent app that can be set up on your phone.

Please visit the FCS Canvas Page to access step-by-step directions to generate the parent code. Directions are available in English, Spanish, Hindi, Korean, and Chinese.

ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE

PTA and Jr. Beta together are sponsoring this year’s food drive to help families in our community. Please donate canned foods that will go towards Holcomb Bridges Food Pantry. Please take donations to your 1st period class starting on November 4th. The food drive will run through November 22 and the grade level with the highest amount of donations will earn an extra recess and each homeroom on that grade level will be placed in a raffle for a Kona Ice party sponsored by PTA.

Items to be donated include:

Canned Proteins ( Tuna, chicken, salmon, etc.)

Canned Vegetables

Pasta

Pasta sauce

Soups

Microwavable Mac and Cheese

Microwavable ready meals

Canned pasta (Chef Boyardee/Spaghetti O’s)

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Volleyball Season

If you woud like to come cheer on the Hawks, please note that all students must be accompanied by the adult who is driving them home. We do not allow drop offs for afterschool events. Home game events are highlighted in yellow on the schedule below.

Most of our neighboring middle schools share the same rules. Some even charge an admission fee to their games (we do not). Please plan accordingly if you are going to cheer on our teams at an away game. Thank you for your support!