Bronco Bulletin February 2, 2024

Greetings Bronco Families!

I hope this message finds you doing well. I am excited to share great news from Crews. I would like to recognize our 900+ students who showed significant growth on the iReady diagnostic test between August and January. Special shoutout to our students and staff for making our annual Battle of the Broncos basketball game fun for the entire Brookwood community. I would also like to wish our basketball teams success as they play in the Super Saturday play-off games tomorrow.

Continue to stay Connected @ Crews through our school communications, social media platforms, and website. Here are a few items on the horizon:

• February 3: Basketball playoffs at Discovery HS (Girls 3pm/Boys 7:30pm)
• February 5-9: Access Testing
• February 9: PBIS Rewards Day
• February 12-14: BizTown 6th Grade Field Trips
• February 12: HBCU Fair
• February 22: Spring Picture Day
• February 26: Gwinnett Writes (6th Grade Writing Test)

If you need support, please contact your student’s grade-level assistant principal. 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

RUN THE REAGAN

Join in the tradition and come run with us! Now in it's 29th year, Run the Reagan® is an annual community event which features a Half Marathon, timed and untimed 10k and 5k races and 1K fun run down Ronald Reagan Parkway. All proceeds collected from the race benefit 3 great local charities, The Brookwood Schools Foundation, The South Gwinnett Cluster Foundation, and The Lilburn Co-Op. Register at https://runthereagan.net/ and be sure to join the Crews Team!

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.

ABSENCE REMINDER

Crews Families, the cold and flu season is here! If your student is out sick, please remember to send in an excuse note. Excuse notes will only be accepted if received within 2 weeks of a student's return. The updated school attendance policy can be found here.

PTSA GENERAL MEETING

The Crews PTSA will host its next virtual General Meeting on February 27, 2024 at 7PM. The link to the meeting will be sent to PTSA members via email.

6TH GRADE SOCIAL

The 6th Grade Social will be Wednesday, February 28 from 4:30-6:00 pm. The ticket purchase will include pizza, snacks, drinks, a DJ, and games. Tickets are on sale until Friday, February 23rd. Tickets can be purchased here: Crews PTSA Store

To volunteer or send in items, please see our signup here: 6th Grade Social Signup

JAMBOS PAJAMA DRIVE

Wear your pajamas to school on Monday to show your support for our Jambos pajama drive!

We are collecting NEW pair of pajamas to go to children in foster care - students can turn them in to homeroom.

*The homeroom class (in each grade level) that brings in the most pajamas will receive an ice cream party!

LETTERS & CARDS TO OUR MILITARY

Encourage your students to write a letter of thanks and support to our military. Letters must adhere to these guidelines in order to be sent.

Encourage your students to make a card for Georgia military veterans.

Some card-making supplies and the collection boxes are located in the Media Center.

*Several letters/cards will be drawn at random. The students writing those letters/cards will be given a prize.

GIFT CARD DRIVE FOR AMANDA RILEY FOUNDATION

Team Riley is collecting gift cards to donate to the Amanda Riley Foundation. These gift cards will be donated to families with children battling cancer. Needed gift cards (in any amount) for grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations, iTunes/Google Play, Target, Walmart, Amazon. Gift cards can be dropped off in the media center.

We’re looking for alumni who are interested in coming to talk about their experience at an HBCU or as a member of a NPHC fraternity or sorority. If you’re interested and available, please reach out!

WEEK OF February 5-9

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

MONDAY

Volleyball Intramurals, 8:15

Chill & Connect Club, 4:15

Percussion Ensemble, 4:15

BroncoBots, 4:15

TUESDAY

History Club, 8:15

WEDNESDAY

Jr Beta Club, 8:15

Science Olympiad, 4:15

THURSDAY

Anime Club, 8:05

Creative Writing, 8:15

Honors Orchestra, 8:15

Letters and Lettering, 8:15

Girl Talk, 4:15

Chess Club, 4:15

FRIDAY

Thrive, 8:15

SGA will be selling candy grams February 5-9 for $1 each. Candy grams will be delivered on Valentine's Day. You can buy one for your friends and/or yourself! See an SGA rep in homeroom or stop by the main hall near the media center to purchase one.

BASKETBALL SEASON

Both our boys and girls basketball teams have had a great season, and we are heading to the tournament! Come out and support your Broncos at Discovery HS this Saturday, February 3rd. Girls play at 3:00 pm and boys play at 7:30 pm.

GO BRONCOS!!!

BROOKWOOD BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATION

Spring registration is open for BBSA! Vist www playbbsa.com for details.

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!