Bronco Bulletin March 15, 2024

Greetings Bronco Families!

I am excited to share great news from Crews. Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade chorus members for earning superior ratings for LGPE. Orchestra students in 7th and 8th grade brought home excellent and superior ratings. We cannot wait to share the results for band soon. Shoutout to the best performing arts program around! Continuing the good news are our science fair winners, Aarmaan Singh and Sirish Subash. Both earned 1st place awards and will be moving on to state competition. We are also excited to share that Sirish was awarded the esteemed Lemelson Early Inventor Prize. We are proud of ALL of our Broncos for the many ways they engage in school and the community.

We ask students and families to stay Connected @ Crews through our school communications, social media platforms, and website. Here are some activities on the horizon:

• March 18-19: Interim Makeup Testing
• March 19-20: History Museum/College Football Hall of Fame 8th Grade Trip
• April 1-5: Spring Break
• April 22-26: Georgia Milestones Testing

Special Note: Parents, continue to monitor your student’s progress and engagement at school. Great tools to use are StudentVUE, ParentVUE, and the Crews MS Expectations for Students handbook. As spring approaches, we want our Broncos to focus on finishing strong. Remember we are here as partners in your child’s educational journey. Let’s make this semester the best one to date!

In service to others,

Principal Cindy Moffett

2024-25 CONNECTIONS

Students who will be at Crews next year should visit our website or eCLASS page and complete the connections preference surveys. Surveys are due by Friday, March 29th.

YEARBOOK PHOTOS

The following groups of students need to come to the media center on their day listed below at 9:00 for a yearbook picture.

• Wednesday, March 20th - Mascots, Readers Rally
• Thursday, March 21st - Garden to Table, SGA Officers, History Club
• Friday, March 22nd - International Travel Club, STEAM Club, Taylor Swift Club

SPRING BREAK

The countdown is on! Two weeks until Spring Break - students and staff will be off April 1-5.

MILESTONES

Milestones testing will begin Monday, April 22nd. Schedules/testing dates will be sent out soon.

BAND/ORCHESTRA PHOTOS

We need a few more photos for the yearbook. Do you have a full group photo of any of our band or orchestra groups during a concert? If so, please email to allison.hollingshead@gcpsk12.org and be sure to include which grade level and class (i.e. 7B Orchestra, 8B Band, etc) - thank you!

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION

Yearbooks are now available for purchase until we sell out - get yours soon so you don't miss out!

You may purchase a yearbook here. Our school code is 291.

You’ll have three payment options — eCheck, debit/credit card, or PayPal.

If you choose PayPal, you can also choose their free service to “Buy Now Pay Later.” Their free “Pay in 4” plan will split the amount into four equal payments every two weeks.

Not sure if you bought a yearbook yet?

Visit http://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and use school code 291.

Once in the site, scroll down under "Already Placed an Order?" and click "Find Your Order."

You will enter your email address. If you have ordered a yearbook, your order will come up. If it does not, you have not yet purchased a yearbook.

Homeroom teachers have a list of students who have purchased a yearbook as well. Students can check with them to verify.

COLOR GUARD AUDITIONS

Want to be a part of the Award-Winning Brookwood High School Marching Band? Color Guard auditions are coming up soon. If you love to perform this is your chance! No experience required! Rising 9th graders can pick up an information packets in the front office. Auditions run March 25-29 at the Brookwood High School commons.

RISING 9TH SUMMER HEALTH/PE

Attention 8th Grade Students and Parents!

Are you/your student interested in taking Health and PE over the summer? Check out the attached flyer for more information on the courses and how to register. Any additional questions or concerns should be sent to David Cashman david.cashman@gcpsk12.org.

WEEK OF MARCH 18-22

*For a full list of club information, please visit gcpsk12.org/cmsclubs

MONDAY

Volleyball, 8:15

Chill & Connect Club, 4:15

Percussion Ensemble, 4:15

BroncoBots, 4:15

TUESDAY

Garden to Table, 4:15

Running Club, 4:15

WEDNESDAY

Volleyball, 8:15

Science Olympiad, 4:15

THURSDAY

Anime Club, 8:15

Honors Orchestra, 8:15

Peer Leaders, 4:00

Chess Club, 4:15

Girl Talk, 4:15

FRIDAY

Thrive, 8:15

A message from one of our 8th LA Charity Fair Groups:

Helping Mamas is a non-profit dedicated to helping struggling parents who can't afford baby supplies by giving them to those families for free. You can help by donating baby supplies (preferably diapers) from March 25th through the 29th. Donations can be dropped off in homerooms. https://helpingmamas.org

Crews Cause for Paws is having a shelter supply drive March 25-29. Boxes will be locared on the 6th grade hall near Mrs. Harilal and Mrs. Wilson's rooms. Donation ideas include gift cards (Amazon, Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, Petsmart, Petco) and supplies (puppy pads, paper towels, small scratch posts, KONG toys, small litter boxes, litter scoops, Milk Bones.)

TASTE OF BROOKWOOD

Please join us March 23 for the annual Taste of Brookwood event. The event takes place from 5:00-8:00 in the cafeteria at Brookwood High School. There will be about 20 different food vendors, a silent auction, and a raffle. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. You can purchase tickets at GoFan using this link: https://gofan.co/app/school/GA4859_5

PTA ICE CREAM SALES

PTA is selling ice cream during Wednesday lunch periods for $1 each, cash only.

NO DRINKS OTHER THAN WATER

We are in the process of getting new carpeting at here at Crews. Please ensure your children do not bring any drinks other than water to school. This includes Starbucks, sports drinks, soda, etc. Thank you for your assistance in ensuring our school remains clean!

BUS PASSES

Please make a note that when asking for your student to receive a bus pass, it must be for emergency reasons only. Your student needs to bring a note from home with the emergency reason explained. This is a request directly from GCPS transportation. Thanks for your understanding of this matter.

ABSENCES

If your student is absent, send a parent note or doctor's excuse with your child upon returning to school (and no later than two weeks following the first day returning to school) to receive an excused absence. Excuse notes should be submitted to the student’s grade level office. Parent emails to teachers about student absences (partial or complete day) are not the official excuse but are suitable as an informational courtesy.

Parent Portal: If you don't have a Parent Portal account, click here for more information and to get a form to request an account. The Parent Portal is the best way to stay up-to-date on your child's grades, attendance, and more!

Newsletter: We will be sending our weekly newsletter, the Bronco Bulletin, to all parents every Friday. Be sure to check your Parent Portal account to make sure we have the correct email address so you don't miss any upcoming news and events!

Social Media: Follow us online! We are on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

ParentSquare:

If you have not yet activated your account or you have questions, please check out GCPS' site at www.gcpsk12.org/Page/35909. You can find instructions for activating your account, customizing your notification settings, and more.

We did want to clarify a couple of things about ParentSquare. First, there is a ParentSquare app, but you do not have to download it if you do not want to. Using the app will give you quick access to the announcements, as well as the option of having push notifications, but you can also just use the web version of ParentSquare through your Parent Portal.

Second, ParentSquare gives you the opportunity to customize how and when you receive your notifications. You can choose whether you would prefer instant (as soon as the message is posted) or digest (a compilation of all messages sent through ParentSquare that day) for email, text, and app notifications. You can choose a different setting for text, email, and app notifications. For example, you can set email to digest, texts to instant, and app notifications to off, if you prefer. Be aware that the digest option begins to send at 6:00 pm, so you will receive all messages together typically between 6:00 and 7:00 pm. The default setting for parents is digest, so you will need to go in and change this if you would prefer instant. Emergency/time sensitive messages will still be sent instantly, regardless of settings.

Quick Links

Activating Your Account

Customizing Your Notifications

We want all our students to get involved at Crews! Visit our Clubs and Activities page to check out all the options available. Be sure to pay close attention to the morning news show for announcements on club signups and upcoming events!