The Eagle Eye

Heards Ferry Families -

Here at HFE and Fulton County Schools, we truly value the feedback from our parents about their experiences with our school and 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 school and the district. Last year, only 39% of our families took the Annual Perception Survey. With anything over 50% considered reliable data, we are pushing for 100% of our families to help us better our school and take the survey.

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 from Wednesday, October 16 through Friday, November 22.

It’s not only parents we want to hear from. Our students’ opinions are important too! Students in grades 3-12 will be provided with the opportunity to take the Annual Student Perception Survey on Monday, October 28 during the school day. In our ongoing efforts to remain transparent with parents, please take a moment to review the grades 3-5 student survey. The grades 6-12 Student Survey is also available if you have older students.

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.

The parent FAQ is now available in:

o English FAQ

o Spanish FAQ

o Chinese (Simplified) FAQ

o Korean FAQ

o Hindi FAQ

o Portuguese FAQ

o Punjabi FAQ

To access the parent survey, click https://www.fultonschools.org/AnnualParentSurvey or scan the QR code with a smartphone. Thank you in advance for making your voice heard!

Your proud principal -

Karen

This is just a reminder that students are considered tardy if they are not in class before the 2nd bell rings at 7:40. If you are still in the carpool line when the 2nd bell rings, you will need to park your car and walk your child into school to sign them in at the Checkmate Kiosk.

Thank you

For questions or further information, contact Mrs. Dunagan

Research based ways to support your young reader at home:

I hope you enjoy this article about how to maximize the time you spend reading to your child at home:

Simple Yet Powerful Things to Do While Reading Aloud

By: Reading Rockets

To get the most out of a shared reading, encourage your child to appreciate the pictures, and also guide their attention to printed words. Doing so may help your child’s reading, spelling, and comprehension skills down the road.

Simple Yet Powerful Things to Do While Reading Aloud | Reading Rockets

For questions or further information, contact Mrs. Jenn Hidock

"Raider Madness" on Nov. 1:

Riverwood Raider basketball team tipoff event! Be ready for fan games, a dunk contest, 3-point contest, and more. Tickets $5. See flyer below.

For questions or further information, contact Mrs. Aronowitz

The Learner Profile attribute for November is reflective. This year, teaching our students the difference between recall and reflection is a goal for our IB program. Teachers have been modeling how to reflect through “I used to think, Now I think” routines, and students are starting to understand what reflection really means! Recall is simply the retelling of an event, but reflection is explaining how their thinking has changed. So, please help us reinforce this skill at home by modeling how you’re thinking changes when the opportunity arises!

Your students will be researching a famous person from their country of study who has made a positive impact on the world. Make sure you have asked your child what country they are studying in case you can help make connections at home!

For questions or further information, contact Mrs. Allie Yancey

Halloween Candy Drive

Too much Halloween candy? Save your extra to support our local heroes. Volunteers can sign up HERE to help collect donations during bus drop and carpool through November 4th. Our local Sandy Springs Fire Department and Police Department will make a special appearance at HFE on November 6 to collect donations.

Veterans Day

In honor of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th, HFE will be creating a display in the hall to honor and to show our appreciation for all our veterans. Please fill out the Veterans Day Hero sheet with information about the veteran your child knows and would like to honor. Submit a completed form to your teacher by Wednesday, November 6.

STEM Day

STEM Day is Friday, November 15, giving students the chance to engineer, test, and retest their ideas based on experimentation. If you can no longer volunteer, please cancel your shift, and if you are able to volunteer, there may be a few spots left to join! Sign-ups can be found HERE.

Fine Arts Night

HFE’s Annual Fine Arts Night is November 20 from 5:30-7pm with beautifully framed artwork for sale and a performance from our chorus at 6:30pm. Find more information on the EA website.

Book Fair

The Heards Ferry Book Fair is coming up, 11/18-11/22. Click HERE to set up your child’s eWallet, view the interactive digital flyer, preview all the books, and even see book trailers! Volunteers are needed to make this a success. Volunteers are needed to make this a success, sign up HERE!

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Parent Handbook

The 24-25 Parent Handbook can be found on the Heards Ferry website under "Students and Families" https://heardsferry.fultonschools.org/

Volunteer Training

ALL volunteers in the school must complete mandatory volunteer training before being allowed in the classroom. Upon entering the school to volunteer you will be asked to show your ID, sign in on our computer, and wear a name tag for the duration of your visit. Please make sure the name tag is clearly visible at all times.

Volunteer training must be completed every two years.

Visit the Fulton County Schools Volunteer site for more information and to complete the training.