Head's Highlights

Dear Head Community,

Happy Friday! I cannot wait to see so many of you in the building next week for conferences. The partnership between parents and teachers is so important. Our teachers are excited to share all the progress made so far in the first semester. Head highlighted Unity Day this week. More information about the day can be located using the link below. Have a wonderful weekend!

https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/spreadtheword/promote-unity-day.asp#:~:text=Why%20the%20color%20orange%3F,vibrancy%20makes%20an%20impactful%20statement.

It's Yearbook time again! Go ahead and purchase this year's yearbook BEFORE October 31, and you'll get 10% off your purchase. You can create your custom pages at a later date, but just lock in a lower price while you can! Use this link to purchase https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015986428003405

Also, any photos you take while you're at the school, in your student's class, or on a field trip, please send them to rdyearbook@gmail.com It's nice to include as much school fun as we can!

Thank you to all who have joined the PTA so far this school year, we are off to a great start with over 200 members! Memberships can be purchased online using the following link:

TOTEM Membership Management

Read-a-thon: Thank you so much for supporting our Read-a-thon. We made our goal thanks to you! New books are on the way...stay turned! Remember to login to your Read-a-thon account to select any prizes you may have earned. They must be selected before Oct. 26. Thanks again, we couldn't have done it without you!!

Million Word Club Independent Reading: We are at 20,000,000 words in our independent Accelerated Reading program. Read on, Broncos!

Here are our top readers!

Soanni R

Navya M

Noor M

Kaylee R

Lakshmi I

Ahana M

Sonia B

Myles G

Colin P

Amen D

Beckett G

Kevin Y

Louis N

Asher L

Anping D

Layla M

Hanna S

Matiyas G

Alayna H

Kaylee Z

Benjamin P

Ibukun B

Adrian Y

Shivansh R

Nandinho K

Matthew M

Sojin O

Idunnu B

Bryan F

Ian M

Charles W

Hank H

Sammy Y

William R

Avery N

Samuel F

Ezra T

Brandon G

Nehemiah E

Afomia A

Sophia T

Parent-Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th. Parents may select to have the conference virtually (via Zoom) or in-person. When signing up for your conference time, please enter VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON in the Special Request area.

Head Elementary will be utilizing an online scheduling system for this session of conferences. The online sign-up window will open on Friday, October 4th at 3:00 PM and close on Friday, October 18th.

At 3:00 PM on Friday, October 4th, the parent-teacher conference sign-up link will be listed on the main page of the Head Elementary website.

https://schools.gcpsk12.org/HeadES

A step-by-step direction sheet (SPANISH) will also be sent to parents through ParentSquare on Friday, October 4th.

Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th will be Early Release Days. Head Elementary students will be dismissed at 12:50 PM. If your student is a walker/car rider/daycare rider, please make any necessary transportation arrangements for your child. Buses will drop students off at their stop at the earlier time.

This week we celebrated Digital Citizenship Week! Every year, the third week of October is dedicated to teaching good digital citizenship in hopes that all students will become safe and smart when using technology. Each day during the morning announcements, we focused on a different topic of being a good digital citizen. Examples included balancing media, staying safe online, thinking before you post, and more!

This is a great time for families to become partners in the effort to help our students become responsible digital citizens.

Learn more about Digital Citizenship Week and find resources to help students navigate digital life as responsible digital citizens here: https://bit.ly/3Yhzs1K

You can also check out Head Elementary's Digital Citizenship page: https://schools.gcpsk12.org/Page/20859

Head Elementary's Annual Veterans Day Program will be held on Monday, November 11 at 9:30 AM.

We invite any Veteran or active-duty service member to attend our program and be honored with a medal, certificate, and a gift bag. Our chorus will perform patriotic songs and there will be a slideshow of Veterans from our school community.

If you would like to send in a picture of a Veteran or active service member for our slideshow, please send images to ashley.petric@gcpsk12.org. If you sent in a picture last year, you do NOT need to resubmit it.

All pictures and RSVPs must be submitted by November 1. RSVP forms will be sent home on Friday, October 4th with all students.

Questions? Please contact kelly.mraz@gcpsk12.org.

Staff, students, families, and Gwinnett community members are invited to review and provide input on proposed instructional resources for select grades and courses in Career and Technical Education and Health (Sex Education).

Before adopting instructional resources for classroom use, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) holds an extensive review. Multiple committees involving various stakeholder groups reviewed resources submitted by publishers for alignment with the school system’s Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards. During the ongoing review process, selected resources are piloted in GCPS classrooms. Data from the reviews and pilots will be considered in making adoption recommendations to the Board of Education in 2025.

This year’s virtual public review is open now through October 31st. To begin, please visit this link.

When: September 30 - October 31

Where: Begin the virtual review.

Next Thursday, October 24th, our Bronco Nation is invited to celebrate fall sports at our annual Community Pep Rally! Join us from 5:00-6:30 for face painting, bouncy houses, games, concessions, and more! Activities are FREE - just bring money to visit our food vendors (Chick Fil A, Funnel Cakes, Corn Dogs, King of Pops, Kona Ice).

6:30-8:00 is our pep rally at the horseshoe, featuring all our varsity sports teams. Go Broncos!

Book it for the bus! The GCPS Book Mobile 5K and Fun Run will be held on Saturday, November 2, at the GCPS Instructional Support Center, located at 437 Old Peachtree Road, NW, in Suwanee.

This Book Mobile 5K and Fun Run will raise funds to purchase new books for the Book Mobile program, putting books in students’ hands. A family-friendly atmosphere before and after the race features door prizes, snacks, music, and more!

Learn more and find a link to register here: https://bit.ly/3XjEvhw

10/21-25 Bus Driver Appreciation Week

10/22 - Dogwood Pizza Night

10/23 - Early Release - Students dismiss at 12:50 PM

10/24 - Early Release - Students dismiss at 12:50 PM

10/24 - BHS Pep Rally 5:00 - 8:00 PM

10/25 - PBIS Hat Day $1

10/28-11/1 - Red Ribbon Week

10/28 - Wear Red & Donate to our clinic

10/29 - Wear PJs or Slippers

10/30- Wear your "smartest" outfit

10/31 - Fall Dress Up Day (no masks or toy weapons)

11/1 - 2nd Grade & 5th Grade Field Trips

11/1 - Wear your stable color & donate canned goods

11/3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends