Bronco Bulletin January 26, 2024

The BATTLE OF THE BRONCOS is coming Monday! Our students attended pep rallies today during connections to celebrate all our athletes and get excited for our last home game. We hope everyone comes out to Brookwood Monday at 5:30 to cheer on Crews as we take on Five Forks.

Thank you to all the parents who came and volunteered during the pep rallies - we appreciate you!

Greetings Bronco Families!

I hope this message finds you doing well. I am excited to highlight great news from Crews. I would like to send a special shout out to students who maintained high academic standards for the fall semester. We had 300+ students with all As and 400+ students with As & Bs. I would like to thank our PTSA for recognizing these student accomplishments through special breakfast ceremonies and lunchtime treats. And congratulations to our students who placed in this year's PTSA Reflections Contest!

As we celebrated students here at Crews, we were delighted to take our eighth graders over to Brookwood HS for a general assembly, pep rally, and tour. Special shout out to Dr. Savage and cluster staff who made this event possible. This event supports our cluster’s vision to expand articulation opportunities as students transition levels (i.e. elementary, middle, high).

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

• January 26: Crews Talent Show @ Brookwood HS
• January 29: Battle of the Broncos (Crews MS vs Five Forks MS Basketball Game. Please come out in your Crews/Brookwood spirit wear or colors.)
• What’s on deck for February: EES Stakeholder Surveys, Variety of Field Trips, Safety & Weather Drills

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

CREWS TALENT SHOW -TONIGHT!!!

Come out and support our annual Crews Team Riley Talent Show on Friday, January 26th, at 6:30 at Brookwood HS. It's a fun evening filled with student and staff acts and all proceeds go to the Amanda Riley Foundation! Tickets are on sale now on the Crews GoFan: https://bit.ly/crewstalent24

DLD

Friday, February 2, is a Digital Learning Day. Asynchronous work will be posted in eCLASS.

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION

The only way to guarantee a yearbook for your student is to buy one before January 26.

After January 26, the number of yearbooks will be limited. We will close sales when we sell 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.

REFLECTIONS

Congrats to the following students who placed at Area I Reflections and will be moving on to state!

Photography:

7th Grade 1st Place: Zoie Tilford

8th Grade 1st Place: Paloma Laboy

8th Grade 2nd Place: Tabina Kabir

Visual Arts:

8th Grade 2nd Place: Amayah Collins

Dance Choreography:

7th Grade 1st Place: Grace Harrilal

8th Grade 1st Place: Xyni Mike

Literature:

6th Grade 1st Place: Corynne Mahdavi

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 JANUARY 29-February 2

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

MONDAY

Volleyball Intramurals, 8:15

BEST Club, 4:15

Percussion Ensemble, 4:15

BroncoBots, 4:15

TUESDAY

History Club, 8:15

WEDNESDAY

Science Olympiad, 4:15

THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

DLD

BASKETBALL SEASON

Our final home game is Monday, January 29th, at 5:30 in the Brookwood Maroon Gym! We will take on Five Forks MS in the Battle of the Broncos. Girls play first, immediately followed by the boys. Our cheerleaders and dance team will also perform.

The theme for the night is CREWS SPIRIT! Wear your Crews / Broncos gear.

We are encouraging our students to come join our student section and help cheer on the Broncos!

Tickets are available on the Crews GoFan - tickets cannot be purchased with cash at the door.

Concessions will also be available at the game, so bring cash or credit cards and an appetite! This game's concessions will support Crews SGA and Crews Athletics.

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!