HAWK TALK

September 8, 2023

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CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

September 14 Annual Title I Meeting & Curriculum Night

October 6 Fall Picture Day

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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.

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Home Soccer Game Schedule

ALL students who attend a home sports event MUST be accompanied by the adult who is driving them home. Unaccompanied students will not be permitted to enter games.

Come cheer on the Hawks soccer team at home this season. All games start at 5:30 PM.

Wednesday, September 20 vs. Webb Bridge MS

Friday, September 22 vs. Taylor Road MS

Friday, October 6 vs. FAST MS

Friday, October 13 vs. Crabapple MS

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Help Us Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15

We are looking for parents and guardians who might be interested in helping us create and lead fun, interactive, and informational Hispanic Heritage Month experiences for our students here at the Bridge.

We'd love to be able to offer these opportunities in our media center either in the morning before school (from 8:20 to 8:45 each morning) or during our Flex period times (between 11:19-12:48 pm Monday, Tuesday, Friday and between 11:43 - 1:12 on Wednesdays and Thursdays).

Some ideas for experiences that could both entertain and inform our students about different Hispanic and Latinx cultures could be:

Craft experiences: make and take items such as papel picado, folk art recreations, traditional jewelry, etc. We would pair these items with informational flyers so that they can also learn some of the history and significance of the items that they are creating during the crafting experience.
Dance experiences: teach students and staff the basics of traditional/cultural dances
Story experiences: read aloud from one of our many books that celebrate Hispanic characters and cultures, share traditional folk stories from a specific Hispanic culture or, for our Hispanic families, share a story from your family history that reflects something about your family's country or culture
Teaching experiences: share information with kids about a specific Hispanic country or culture

Other ideas are also welcome. We'd be happy to brainstorm and talk about the possibilities for celebration and learning with you.

If you'd like to run a student activity and are ready to sign up for a day and time, please use this form: https://forms.office.com/r/bPrpf3eMQH

To be eligible to volunteer and work directly with students, we will need you to complete the volunteer registration and application process. This can be found here: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MjI2OmVuLVVT

We would also love to host another Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon for our teachers and staff (not students); last year's was a huge success! If you'd like to volunteer to make or bring food or help with setup or cleanup for this, please fill out the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/DivKMDUm95

Thank you, and please feel free to reach out any time to our school librarian, Ms. Keown at KeownL@fultonschools.org and/or our bilingual liaison, Maria Baron, at Baronm@fultonschools.org with questions or suggestions.

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Automated Missing Assignment Alerts

Beginning Thursday, August 31, parents will receive weekly email notifications from Infinite Campus regarding missing (incomplete) assignments for your child. Every Thursday at 5 PM the system will automatically email information to parents if your student has a "0" recorded in the gradebook.

Students complete a number of learning tasks to master content. Work that is selected to be graded is considered critical evidence to the learning targets. Students will always be permitted to submit missing assignments (late work penalty may apply) for credit. Please communicate with your child's teacher(s) for support with getting assignments submitted.

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Save the Date: Annual Title I Meeting and Curriclum Night Sep. 14

All families are invited to join us on Thursday, September 14 at 5:30 PM for our Annual Title I Parent Meeting. This meeting will inform parents of the school's participation in the Title I Program and explain the requirements, as well as and their rights to be involved in their child's education. Spanish interpreter services will be available.

Following the Annual Title I Parent Meeting, we will host Curriculum Night at 6:00 PM. Come meet your child's teachers and hear about what your child will be learning this year, as well as resources to support learning at home.

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Please review our School Family Compact and Parent-Family Engagement Plan (PFEP)

A School-Family Compact for Achievement is an agreement that families, students, and teachers develop together. It explains how families and teachers will work together to make sure all students get the individual support they need to reach and exceed grade-level standards. Parents and students over age 10 should sign off digitally to acknowledge you have read, received, and agree to the School-Family Compact. Directions to sign off are included on the graphics below.

Read our School Family-Compact here: https://www.smore.com/dtj0w

The Parent-Family Engagment Plan establishes the school’s expectations for parent and family engagement and describes how the school will implement many parent and family engagement activities, and it is incorporated into the school’s plan submitted to the local educational agency (LEA).

Read our Parent-Family Engagement Plan here: https://www.smore.com/jwkda

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Parent Liaison Corner

Welcome to this new school year! It is a pleasure to begin our monthly communication with this fantastic article about how you can teach your kids to get the most out of studying while preparing for a test. Enjoy!

How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Studying | Edutopia

ACTING CLASS UPDATE-After School Enrichment-NEW DATES

Hello To All Those Registered or Considering taking THE ACTING CLASS WITH THE PROS with the Atlanta Workshop Players during after school enrichment. It's a busy time of year & the Paperwork with Fulton County is still pending, SO we cannot begin classes YET. BUT we will soon. For now, the class is on hold. We will send out the word the moment we get the "Go ahead". We can't wait to launch this creative adventure with all of you!!! Hang in there and we'll see you soon!!!! Please see flyer below for registration details or visit www.awp.corsizio.com .