Bronco Bulletin November 17, 2023

Greetings Bronco Families!

It was another great week at Crews. Special shoutout to our students who made it to the second round of our school spelling bee. We are excited to see who will represent Crews at the final competition in December. Congrats to our athletic program for launching its basketball season this week. We are proud of our players, cheer squad, dance team, and coaches. Continue to come out to support our themed night basketball games!

As students and families head into the holiday break, our school hopes all have a safe, fun break. May the break be filled with laughter, joy, and fond memories! When we return from Thanksgiving break, students will only have three weeks until the winter break. Please help your students finish strong by checking the parent/student portal, ensuring all missing assignments are completed before December 1, and preparing for final exams December 12-15. It will be vital that our teachers spend the end of the semester focused on projects, school performances, and test reviews.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact your student’s grade-level assistant principal. We are here as partners in your child’s educational journey. Enjoy the break!

In service to others,

Principal Cindy Moffett

TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS - DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE TO TRY OUT!

Sign ups are now open to audition for this year's Team Riley Talent Show! Students should complete the following form to sign up to try out for this year’s talent show, which will be held Friday, January 26th at Brookwood High School. Auditions will be on Wednesday, December 6th in the Crews Media Center, and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Forms are due by Friday, December 1st. Audition times will be given to homeroom teachers on Monday, December 4th. If you are in a group act, only one person needs to complete this form.

Acts who were in last year’s show and are trying out with the same people and same type of act will submit a video of their audition for this year, instead of auditioning in person. Acts who were not in last year’s show must try out in person.

Please note - vocal acts must try out with an instrumental track (no lyrics) - you may not sing a capella.

Sign up: https://forms.gle/fgSsPe8MHNpsZBmY6

SNEAKER DRIVE

Team Riley is hosting a sneaker drive! Clean out your closet and support multiple great causes! Sneakers in usable condition will be donated to people in need. Sneakers in non-usable condition will be recycled (yay environment!). Plus, we get money back for the Amanda Riley Foundation! Shoes can be dropped off in the front lobby until winter break.

DID YOU ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK?

Don't forget! Visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use school code #291 to order. Prices go up throughout the year, so order early for the best price.

7th Grade Social Tickets on Sale Now!

Visit the PTSA website or click here to get your tickets!

Tickets are on sale until 11/27 at 10am. If you'd like to volunteer or send in donations, please click here to sign up.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 1

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

MONDAY

Art & Photography Club, 8:15

Chill & Connect Club, 4:15

Percussion Ensemble, 4:15

BroncoBots, 4:15

BEST Club, 4:15

TUESDAY

History Club, 8:15

Taylor Swift Club, 8:15

WEDNESDAY

BroncoBots, 8:15

Jr. Beta Club, 8:15

THURSDAY

SGA, 8:15 (*Yearbook photo will be taken)

STEAM Club, 8:15

Honors Orchestra, 8:15

Chess Club, 4:15

FRIDAY

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BASKETBALL SEASON

Our next home game is Thursday, November 30th, at 5:30 in the Brookwood Maroon Gym! We will take on Richards MS. Girls play first, immediately followed by the boys. Our cheerleaders and dance team will also perform.

The theme for the night is TROPICAL NIGHT! It's getting cold outside - let's bring the beach atmosphere with your tropical attire.

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

Tickets are available on the Crews GoFan. Concessions will also be available at the game, so bring cash and an appetite! This game's concessions will support Crews PBIS and Crews Athletics.

GO BRONCOS!!!

REGISTER FOR BRONCO YOUTH WRESTLING SEASON

Bronco Youth Wrestling Club (BWC) season starts TUESDAY, NOV 28, and ends MAR 2-3 at the Kids State Championships. To register, visit this page on the brookwoodwrestling.com website and follow the instructions. All steps must be completed to register.

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!