Head's Highlights

Dear Head Community,

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful fall break! I look forward to welcoming all the students back on Tuesday, October 15th. Wear orange on October 16th to celebrate Unity Day! We will also be talking about staying safe and making good decisions.

Call for entries!! Unleash your inner creativity with a submission to the 2024 Reflections Arts Contest! Local entries are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Email Reflections chair Claire Gloeckner at reflections.heades.pta@gmail.com for more information.

https://bit.ly/47n4FU4

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!

We've got SPIRIT! Spiritwear that is! It's not too late to gear up for the school year using the following link. Orders will be shipped directly to your home. If you are paying for a Stable Colors shirt via check, please make that check out to Head ES PTA.

Head Elementary School Online Store

Please get your Stable Color shirt orders in by OCTOBER 18th. That is the final closing date. You can send in cash or a check made out to Head ES PTA with the order form.

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

Lunch visitors: We love when you join us for lunch at school! However, there are a few guidelines we ask that all lunch visitors follow when they are here.

• Please do not go to your child's table. Your child may go through the line and meet you at the visitor table. (We are very tight with space!)

• Please only go through the lunch line or to the register if you are buying lunch for yourself. Do not go through the line with your student. (Again, we are very crowded!)

• If you bring birthday treats (pre-packaged only with nutrition label clearly visible), the teacher or staff member will pass them out. Parents should not be at the class table.

• Only your own child can be removed from the cafeteria to join you at the visitor table. You may not pull any other child.

Thank you for helping us ensure safety and efficiency in our cafeteria! We are always looking for parent volunteers to help monitor lunch times on Tuesdays and Wednesday. If you are interested, please email Dr. Burnley!

The Bookmobile is coming!! We are so Thankful to Dave Dewolf for sponsoring our bookmobile on Oct 31st. Every child that meets their reading goal will get to pick out a book to keep. Students will set their own goal. So read on Broncos because Reading makes you smarter. See you at the bookmobile.

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.

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.

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

Get ready to hit the court for another exciting season! Whether your child is a seasoned player or just getting started, we welcome all children from ages 5-18. Don't miss your chance to be part of the action this year!

To register your player use this link https://brookwood-basketball.sportngin.com/register/form/889310923 and to volunteer to coach use this link https://brookwood-basketball.sportngin.com/register/form/260974067

10/15 - School Council Meeting 6-7PM

10/16 - All Pro Dads 7:15 AM

10/16 - Unity Day - Wear Orange

10/18 - Superhero Day!

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 5:30 - 8:00 PM

10/25 - Color Stables Dress Up Day