Head's Highlights

Dear Head Community,

I am so proud of all the wonderful learning I am seeing in the classrooms. Students are engaged and excited, and that makes me a very proud principal. Be sure to read this weekend, because it's SO hot outside... and because reading makes you smarter.

Order tickets to the dance using the following link:

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PTA General Meeting 8/28 @6:30 PM - Join Zoom Meeting

https://gcpsk12-org.zoom.us/j/95223267205?pwd=cTVuSDBBY3pkMXp6Y0xrWVdRa2gxUT09

Meeting ID: 952 2326 7205

Passcode: 591401

Memberships

Apologies for the QR code not working. Parents are able to purchase memberships on the following link:

https://gapta-1792.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

Memberships are $6 for the year.

The class with the most participation on memberships will win a popsicle party.

The school’s goal is to get a membership for every child.

Brookwood SGA will host a movie night this Saturday, August 26, on the practice field.

• The movie will be Aladdin.
• All proceeds from the $5 entry will be donated to CHOA.
• Concessions will be available.
• Any child who's not a Brookwood highschooler must be accompanied by a parent (same policy as our home football games).

Parents, please be mindful of the balance in your child’s account. These accounts are meant to work as a prepay system, therefore we need to keep charges to a minimum.

Those students with free or reduced meal status from last year must renew their application every year. Current benefits will run out on Wednesday September 13th. Please do not wait until the last minute to get your application in. The application must be processed by September 13th, and that process can take up to 10 business days. Online applications can be accessed at http://gwinnett.schoollunchapp.com. If you have already done this process thank you, and you can check the status of your application at http://gwinnett.schoollunchstatus.com. If you allow your benefits to run out on your child’s status automatically, it goes to full pay and you will be responsible for any charges occurred doing the time of no benefits.

If you every have questions about your student’s account you may call Doris Brewer, Cafeteria Manager at 770-736-4512. Thank You

THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER.

GCPS invites all families to attend a virtual Universal Screeners - Family Night led by GCPS Accountability and Assessment Executive Director Miranda McLaren on August 29 from 5:30–6:30 p.m. During this session, families of students in grades K–12 will receive information about the iReady and MAP Universal Screeners. Find out how the screeners will help identify students ‘strengths and areas of need and how they are used to formulate the next steps needed in instruction to support all students. interpretation will be provided in Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Chinese.

READ-A-THON

Hey parents! Please check Friday folders for Read-a-thon information. It is time to create accounts and share the link with friends and family.

Funds will be used for new and exciting books, and supplies to support our video production. Here are some student created video productions advertising the Read-a-thon and the upcoming school dance!

Sorepe and Leyla advertise the Read-a-thon

Reyne and Charles advertise the School Dance

Nylah, Eliana, and Ilm advertise the Read-a-thon

MILLION WORD CLUB

Reading makes you smarter! Our independent reading challenge, The Million Word Club, is off to a great start. We already have one student, Kaylee Robison, with over one million words, and another, Miriam Holbrook with almost ½ million words. Here are the grade level leaders as of Wed. Aug 23rd:

1st Grade: Ahana Misra 6,126 words

2nd Grade: Hank Holbrook, 8,938 words

3rd Grade: Layla Medina, 115,685 words

4th Grade: Kaylee Robison, 1,155,148 words

5th Grade Miriam Holbrook, 498,178

Our top 30 Readers as of 8/23/23:

1. Kaylee Robison

2. Miriam Holbrook

3. Benjamin Powell

4. Kaylee Zhu

5. Matiwos Haile

6. Jacob Gabiam

7. Piper May

8. Renye Zhao

9. Noah Teshale

10. Leah Medina

11. William Richardson

12. Hewan Assefa

13. Layla Medina

14. Payden Dawson

15. Noor Mustafa

16. Elena Batson

17. Sonia Behlmann

18. Sojin Oommen

19. Xinye Zhao

20. Kaya Bryan

21. Nathaniel Bundrick

22. Kamron

23. Werther

24. Eliana Hindley

25. Fiona Lu

26. Gabrielle Boles

27. Adrian Yirga

28. Eleanor Knapp

29. Xarek Townsend

30. Ploynaphat Sathirawattananon

KEEP ON READING, BRONCOS!

100 BOOK CHALLENGE FOR K-2: Try to read 100 books by the 100th day of school!

Simply read a book independently, or with your parents. Write the name of the book on any sheet of paper. When you get to 100 books, bring your list to the media center, and you will be featured on Headline News!

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August 28- General PTA Meeting via Zoom

August 31- Room Rep Meeting

September 1 - BHS Football Youth Night

September 4 - Labor Day Holiday

September 8 - Back to School Dance at Brookwood High School 6:30 - 8:00 PM