High Point Highlights
High Point News: January 5, 2024
Dear High Point Families,
Happy New Year! I hope this message finds you and your family well and refreshed from the winter break. As we step into 2025, I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for our school and the incredible potential within each of our scholars.
Looking Back on December: December was a month full of joy and celebration. From our Holiday Sing Along and Sparkle Village house, which showcased the diverse cultures that make up our school community, to the spirit of giving by our 1st graders who delivered holiday bags to patients at Emory Saint Joseph's, our school community truly came together in meaningful ways. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making last month’s events so memorable.
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The 2024-2025 School Spelling Bee was held on Friday, December 13th.
The following third, fourth, and fifth grade students participated: Aiden Hudson, Emory Brainerd, Fletcher Crosby, Paris Smith, Campbell Pickens, Mahera Khan, Cameron Ly, Axel Carlson, Ava Zion, Joan Eze, Malachi Holzer, Kelsey Almonte, Cayden Hayes, Levi Grant, Logan Walker, Zyla Clarke, Austin Galinsky, Connor Edwards, Leighton Ellis, Ellieck Turiano, Ryan Jacob-John, Kirubel Stewart, Dhwani Nair, Kaya Vasconcellos, River Swanson, Keegan Howard, Gauri Marathe, and Nathan Emmanuel. Congratulations to all our spellers! We are very proud of each and every one of them!
What’s Ahead in January: January is a time for fresh starts and new goals.
i-Ready Mid-Year Assessments: In December, scholars in grades K-5 took mid-year assessments in reading and math. These assessments will help us gauge progress and provide valuable insights to tailor support for each scholar’s needs. The For Families Report continues to be available in the i-Ready portal. This report allows schools to share students’ i-Ready diagnostic results digitally by providing access to the For Families Report directly on students’ i-Ready dashboard. Families will have digital access to the For Families Report after logging into their student’s i-Ready dashboard and entering our year-long district report code: 1TT7PS on the top right-hand corner of the For Families tab. This code is applicable to all students throughout the district and is offered to families so they can directly access student results and set goals.
MLK Day/ NO School: January 20th
Thank you for your continued partnership and dedication to our school’s mission. Let’s make this year one of growth, achievement, and community.
Warm regards,
Dr. Miller
@HPointPrincipal
2024-2025 Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Kirubel and Gauri for a job well done! Kirubel Stewart was the winner of the High Point Spelling Bee. Gauri Marathe will be our runner-up. Kirubel will be representing our school at the Fulton County Spelling Bee at North Springs High School on January 25th.
Community Action
1st graders prepared and delivered holiday bags to patients at Emory Saint Joseph's
Holiday Sing Along
Clinic Reminders
Fevers: As colder weather settles in, please ensure that students dress appropriately for the season. Additionally, we continue to prioritize health and safety by encouraging regular handwashing and staying home when feeling unwell. Scholars have to be fever free/ without meds for 24 hours before they return to school.
Lice: A friendly reminder that we need your help in keeping head lice at bay. As the weather gets colder, it is not uncommon to see an increase in lice cases. Head lice are small insects that live on the scalp of human beings. They are tiny (about the size of a sesame seed). Lice lay eggs on individual pieces of hair. These eggs, called nits, are firmly attached to the hair shaft and found approximately ¼ inch from the scalp. Lice do not jump and they do not fly. Lice do not live on pets. Head lice are typically spread through prolonged, direct head-to head contact, however there are rare occasions where lice may be indirectly spread by brushes/combs, hats, coats, etc. that have been used by a person who has head lice. Head lice are very common in the elementary school population. Please help us monitor our students by checking your child’s head on a weekly basis. Should you find indications of lice (live bugs or nits) please notify the clinic so that we can keep track of cases and send out notifications based on FCS protocol. If your child is found to have lice, they may return to school once treatment has been completed. The clinic will keep a Lice Log of identified students and recheck any identified students intermittently over the next 7-10 days or as recommended. If you have additional questions regarding lice, you may contact Jennifer Agustimiano-Fernandez in the school clinic or the cluster nurse Paulette Abbey, RN at 404-625-6173.
In the KNOW with PTO
Happy New Year! We're looking forward to some FUN community events coming up!
Mark your calendars for the following:
January 17th - Donut Day presented by Hagopian Plastic Surgery
January 21st-24th - Stock the Lounge for our Teachers!
January 31st - ICE SKATING SPIRIT NIGHT @ Center Ice Arena
Looking ahead:
February 10th-14th - Teacher Appreciation Week
March 7th - BINGO Night
BINGO NIGHT DONATIONS NEEDED
Email highpointpto.atl@gmail.com if you want to connect regarding a donation! Thank you!
Spiritwear for sale!
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Earn FREE MONEY for our school!
Look at those totals! Publix recently sent us a check for $296.99 simply because people signed up and entered their phone number while doing their grocery shopping. This is FREE money for our school! Please be sure to enroll and start earning money back for High Point today! Details below!
Prospective Parent Tours
Do you know a family that is interested in touring our school? Please pass along the link below for them to sign up for a tour!
Yearbooks for Sale!
All orders must be completed online using the link below or in the Treering app. Each book comes with 2 free customizable pages. You can order now and create the custom pages in the spring! We earn money back for every order, so grab yours today!
If you have not set up your Treering account yet, you can do so by clicking the link below! In your Treering account you can purchase yearbooks, upload photos and create your custom pages. Don’t forget to download the Treering app! It’s very user friendly and good for quick access.
https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=101655303886476
School Passcode: 101655303886476
Get Connected with other Families on your Grade Level!
Important Reminders
- Attendance
- In order to continue to achieve academic excellence, we will need your support to ensure students are in school daily and on-time. Please note that we welcome students each day beginning at 7:10 am, and students are considered tardy if they are not seated in their classroom by 7:40 AM. After 7:40 AM, parents MUST Walk and sign-in their scholars as tardy. Scholars cannot sign themselves in. Arriving to school on-time ensures that your scholar doesn’t miss out on important learning experiences that happens early in the day. Our attendance initiative will continue this semester. There will still be a drawing each month for all scholars that had perfect attendance/ no tardies. The winner of this drawing will still have a special lunch with the principal, but ALL scholars with perfect attendance/no tardies will be given a treat (ex: snow cones, cookies, ice cream, extra recess).
- Dress Code
- Students in the school system are expected to dress and groom themselves in such a way as to reflect neatness, cleanliness, and safety. All students shall dress appropriately so as not to disrupt or interfere with the educational program or the orderly operation of the school. Extremes in dress and grooming will not be permitted. Examples include: exposed midriffs & pants torn above the knees
- Birthdays
- Birthdays are not celebrated at school. Parents may send in store-bought cupcakes, cookie cakes, ice cream, donuts, fruit snacks, etc. for the class to enjoy during their assigned lunch/recess period. Please remember to take into consideration potential allergies. Treats should be pre-cut, if applicable, and ready to serve. Brought-in pizza or other meal options cannot be served in the cafeteria. Please do not put candles on cakes or send in flowers, balloon bouquets, goodie-bags, or gifts. Parents and guardians will not be allowed into the classroom for birthday celebrations. Also, party invitations should not be sent to school to go home with students. Personal invitations must be mailed outside of school to avoid any opportunity for hurt feelings.
- Parents/Guardians can contact our cafeteria manager, Ms. Wallace, at WallaceP1@fultonschools.org if you would like the cafeteria to provide a birthday treat for your child’s class.
- Lunch Visitors
- Visitors listed as an emergency contact in Infinite Campus may be allowed to eat lunch with a student. Lunch visitors will ONLY be allowed to eat with their student. Students will not be allowed to invite a friend to eat with them and their visitor. Lunch visitors will not be allowed to sit at lunch tables with classes. There will be designated tables on the stage in the cafeteria for lunch visitors. Lunch visitors can also utilize outdoor seating areas.
- Morning Carpool
- Assisted Carpool- Carpool runs from 7:10-7:40 AM. Parents should not exit cars to open and assist their child in the carpool lane. This is a safety issue and stops the flow of the carpool line. Also, for safety reasons, all children should exit from the passenger side of the car. Carpool will end promptly at 7:40 AM so that teachers on duty can start instruction for the day. When teachers leave their post and start walking toward the building no other children should exit cars and come in through the carpool door. This is a safety and security concern. If you’re waiting in the carpool line at 7:40 AM and no one has opened your door, you will have to take your child to the front of the building to be checked in as tardy.
- Unassisted Carpool/ Front Carpool-After all buses arrive, this lane opens at 7:30 AM. This lane is for unassisted drop-off. This means that students must be able to get out of the car without an adult. This includes a parent. Parents should NOT exit the car. If you need to assist your child with exiting the car and walking into the building, you will need to park in the upper lot and walk your child into the building. Parking in the lane and walking your child into the building disrupts the flow of this carpool lane and will not be allowed. Students can ONLY be dropped off on the curb. It is extremely dangerous to drop a child off in the road rather than at the curb because they have to walk across flowing traffic. There should be no passing other cars in this lane. Also, please refrain from honking as this startles students and disrupts classrooms on the front of the school.
- Lost & Found
- Labeling students' items can be a helpful strategy to assist connecting misplaced items back to the right owner.
- Remind your child (ren) to bring in all items from recess.
- Sing-in at the front desk if you would like to check lost & found for missing items.
- Meal Charges
- Per FCS Policy, students are only allowed to charge 3 days of breakfast and lunch to their accounts before receiving an alternative lunch. Please be mindful of negative balances. FCS informs families of a negative balance via phone calls.
- Free & Reduced Lunch Application:
After School Care
YMCA-High Point
https://ymcaatlanta.org/learning/afterschool
Camp Wieuca-Peachtree Dunwoody
https://wieuca.org/camp-wieuca/
Primrose-Sandy Springs
www.primroseschools.com/education/before-after-school
Sunshine House
https://sunshinehouse.com/programs/before-after-school/
Imperatori Martial Arts
https://www.imperatorimartialarts.com/after-school-program/
Jewish Kids Group-Sandy Springs
https://jewishkidsgroups.squarespace.com/jkg-afterschool
Creme de la Creme-Rowell Rd.
https://cremedelacreme.com/locations/buckhead-ga/before-and-after-school-program-in-buckhead-ga/
Caterpillar International Academy