10/9 - Lunch on the Lawn
10/10-10/14 - Fall Break
10/15 - Students and Staff return to school
10/15 - Parent sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences opens (see Partee website)
10/16 - Students and staff can wear Hispanic/Latino attire for Hispanic Heritage Month
10/17 - Fall Picture Retakes
10/17 - PTA General Body Meeting @ 5:30 pm @ Partee's Cafeteria
10/17 - International Night - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Partee
10/20 - Parent Teacher Conference sign-up closes @ 11:59 pm
10/21-10/25 - Parent Teacher Conference Week
10/23 - Early Release Day - Students leave at 12:20 pm
10/24 - Early Release Day - Students leave at 12:20 pm
10/28-11/01 - Red Ribbon Week
10/28-11/08 - Book Fair
Greetings Generals,
What an amazing turnout for our Lunch on the Lawn event. Our students were so excited to eat outside with their friends and families. I appreciate all of our families that attended the event.
Early Release/Parent Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences and Early Release days are right around the corner. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th. Both days our buses, car riders, and daycare van riders will be dismissed at 12:20 pm.
Parent Teacher Conferences is a great opportunity to meet with your child's teacher to learn about the progress your child is making on learning grade level skills. Parents will be able to sign up for conferences from October 15th - October 20th. All teachers' conference sign-up links will be posted on the Partee website and Parent Square during this time period.
Generals Salute,
Mrs. Clowers
Emergency Procedures - Please be sure to follow check-in and check-out procedures and the procedures for car riders. These are in place to ensure safety of our students.
Visitor Management System - This "Buzz-In System" is located outside the front door. All visitors are asked to do the following;
- Press the bell symbol when you arrive
- Our staff will greet you by saying, "Welcome to Partee, how can we help you today?
- Please communicate through the speaker the purpose of your visit and we will be happy to help.
Vestibule: Once visitors enter the lobby area, the front office team will communicate through a speaker. Only parents and visitors who have a meeting, volunteering, or need to visit the Parent Center, etc. will be buzzed into the second set of doors. If you are checking out your student, attending a meeting, or coming to volunteer; you will be asked to scan your driver's license into our system. Once this is completed, our front office team will buzz you through the next set of doors.
Safety Drills - We will continue to practice our required fire drills, tornado drills, hard and soft lock down drills regularly. The School Resource Officers (SROs) will be assisting us with the hard lock down practices throughout the school year. Remember that these practice sessions are necessary so that everyone knows what to do in the event of a real emergency.
Mentorship Programs
While offering Mentorship Programs at Partee ES since 2018, Legacy Driven Foundation, Inc. has truly enjoyed offering a variety of programming for our youth, boys and girls in 3rd-5th grades. Our VISION is to coach, expose, motivate & encourage all youth to realize their personal worth, realize & maximize their gifts & talents and more. We offer mentorship bi-weekly, offer after-school programs and occasional activities outside of school hours.
We work collaboratively with school counselors & teachers to identify students in need and to provide mentoring, life skill training and general emotional and academic support. The mentees who have participated in our program have not only improved in the area of academic performance but also have an increased level of social skills, enhanced performance in athletic activities, and an increased sense of optimism for their future endeavors and overall have healthier social/emotional lives as they matriculate through middle & high school.
To connect or view more information about Legacy Driven Foundation, you may visit us at www.legacydriven.org or on Instagram using @LegacyDrivenYouth..
LaMonte Leath, CEO/Founder
info@legacydriven.org
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be a Guest Reader last month! Students are always eager to hear a good story and see a new face in the classroom. Our next Guest Reader will be held on Wednesday, February 19th so pencil Partee Elementary in on your calendar.
Here's what's coming up this month!
Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15th - October 15th
Scholastic Book Fair: October 28th - November 8th
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/henryparteeelementaryschool
DeAnna Espinoza
Media Specialist
Partee Elementary School
(678) 344 4404
Celebrate Red Ribbon Week 2024
Red Ribbon Week (October 28th -November 1st)
The theme for the week is as follow:
Monday 28th- "Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free "- Wear all Red
Tuesday 29th- "I'm Too Cool for Drugs and Bullying" Wear sunglasses
Wednesday 30th- "Combat Drugs and Bullying" Wear Camouflage
Thursday 31st- "Put a Cap on Bullying" Wear your favorite hat
Friday 1st- "Team Up Against Drugs and Bullying" Wear your favorite sports team shirt
- Attendance Information- Please repeat what we had.
- Child Lures- Parents please be advised that the child lure lessons will be given by our school counselors in the coming months. Please look out for more information that will be sent out by our counselors via Parent Square.
Ms. Kitchen and Ms. Orokunle
School Counselors
770-982-6920
The 2024-2025 school year is off to a great start! You are your child’s first and best teacher, and we support you in your efforts to help your child receive a quality education. The Family Engagement Center is designed to be a welcoming, safe place to find support, information, and advice. We’re all about bringing home, school, and community closer together to strengthen student learning and development. Think of us as a resource center, available to give you information and materials to help your children learn.
We also need Volunteers for the Media Center, Front Office, and The Family Engagement Center. Please call Ms. Bridges if you would like to know how to get started.
Ms. Deborah Bridges
Family Engagement Center
678-344-4410
In ParentVUE you view enrollment records and progress:
- See attendance records.
- Review academic progress and grades.
- Check class schedules and course history.
- See graduation requirements and status.
- Translate information into your preferred language.
- See records for all your children at any GCPS school with a single login.
Helpful Links
Thank you for all the clinic donations thus far. It is truly appreciated. The clinic is always in need of supplies. If you would like to donate, you can go to My Payments Plus and click Partee ES Clinic Supply Contribution. Thank you in advance.
Please Note: If your student has a medical condition that requires him/her to take medication throughout the school day, please contact the clinic at (678) 344-4406, to find out next steps.
Courtesy Reminder: Per GCPS policy, medication (prescription & over the counter) must be dropped off and picked up by an adult. Students are not allowed to carry or bring medication to school.
GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY OCT 15TH
Ms. Lynette Smith
Clinic Worker
678-344-4406
Lunch
- Parents can eat lunch with their student in the cafeteria. Please bring cash to pay for your meal. They are unable to take any type of cards.
- If you choose to eat lunch with your child, please do not bring outside food due to food allergies.
- Birthdays can only be celebrated during lunch. Parents can bring cupcakes, cookies, donuts, etc. Only store bought items are allowable.
- We offer ice cream for $1 per student. You have this option as a way to celebrate your child's birthday and other students in the class. Ask your teacher how many student's are in the class.
- Please do not bring balloons, stuffed animals, gift/goody bags, etc.
Transportation Changes
For the safety and security of all students, please try to keep afternoon transportation consistent. In the event that changes are needed, please do the following.
One-day change: Write a note and attach a copy of your driver' license. Request can be delivered by the student or emailed to partee.transportation@gcpsk12.org. Please call the school by 2:30 to verify that the request was received.
Temporary/Permanent Changes (minimum of 5 days): The parent or guardian must come in and complete a "change of transportation" form in the front office.
