Wolf Creek Weekly
Building Pathways To Success
From The Principal's Desk
Greetings!
Welcome back to school! We had an exciting 1st week and we are looking forward to an outstanding school year. We know with your support, we will be successful.
Students looked great in their uniforms last week. Let's keep it up! We are a uniform school. Our students wear kelly green, navy blue or white polo style tops and khaki bottoms. Many of them rock "funky" socks and shoes of their choice with their uniforms and it looks very cool! Try it to help engage your child in the uniform initiative. We appreciate your support in participating in our uniform initiative. For uniform vendor information, please see the school's website at http://school.fultonschools.org/es/wolfcreek/Pages/default.aspx or the Wolf Creek PTA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/wolfcreekelementarypta/ .
We are a Leader In Me school! Last year we received $75, 000 grant to implement the Leader In Me program! We appreciate our sponsor, Panda Express, for supporting this initiative at Wolf Creek ES. Our staff completed the first round of training during pre-planning week. Staff, students and stakeholders will be engaging in the principles of the 7 Habits of successful people this year. The first habit is Be Proactive! See the 7 Habits Tree picture below. For more information see: http://www.theleaderinme.org/ . We are excited about teaching 21st century leadership and life skills to students, staff and stakeholders and creating a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader. Stay tuned!
As you know, we also support our PBIS initiative with our PACK principles! They tie in seamlessly with the 7 Habits. Every day students will recite the Wolf PACK Creed. See the parent and student handbook online and in the front of your child's agenda. Help us by supporting them in learning the Wolf Pack Creed by hard! We are looking for the 1st class at each grade that learns the creed and can recite by hard.
Please check the school website often. We update the site regularly. The school calendar, handbooks, PTA and SGC information can be found there.
We are looking forward to a great year!
Thanks for all you do! Let's Go Wolves!
In Partnership,
Principal Glass
School Communication Tools
Agendas - Each child has a school issued agenda book. We use this as a home-school communication tool. Teachers should be communicating regarding school updates, behavior and homework. Please sign the agenda each night. Agendas are treated as textbooks. Replacement cost is $5.00 if lost.
Class Dojo - Each teacher will be communicating through Class Dojo this year. If you haven't signed up for your child's teacher account, please inquire with your child's teacher. Class Dojo is a communication app for the classroom. It connects teachers, parents, and students who use it to share photos, videos, and messages through the school day. They use ClassDojo to work together as a team, share in the classroom experience, and bring big ideas to life in their classrooms and homes.
Newsletters, websites, and other technology tools - Each grade level will send home, at minimum, monthly newsletters to inform parents of classroom assignments, projects, and class/school events. Some teachers will also use other creative technology tools to stay in touch with parents.
Home Access Center (HAC) - Parents have access to the Fulton County School system Home Access Center. Please visit the Fulton Schools website for more information at http://www.fultonschools.org/en/sp. Parents are able to access information regarding grades, attendance , discipline, etc. Teachers are required to enter final grades in the system as they are assigned. Our school Data Clerk and classroom teachers can assist parents with the access codes for their children. Access codes have to be signed out, they are considered highly sensitive since they allow access to your child's records.
Please Note: Home Access Center (HAC) is the authorized web portal and
only authorized provider of online access to student information in Fulton County Schools
Safety First!
Thanks for your support during the first week of school! The last few days of drop off were more seamless and traffic is flowing. Thanks for working with us to ensure safety for the students.
We still need your patience and support as we execute the morning drop off process. The cafeteria doors close at 7:35 AM each morning. Breakfast ends at that time. Students are tardy at 7:41 AM. Parents are asked to sign their children in and get a tardy pass prior to reporting to class. Parents who wish to walk their child to class must also sign in at the front desk.
Please help us by using the car rider loop in the front of the building for all student drop-offs in the mornings. The car rider loop moves fast but it does require some wait time and patience. This is the safest area for student drop offs. We have assigned staff to support students as they get out of cars. The bus ramp in the back is reserved for buses only. If parents are using the parking lot near the bus ramp area for parking, they are asked to park their vehicles and escort their child into the building. Students should not be dropped off and allowed to run across the bus ramp to enter the building. We want students to be safe. We had a few cars moving fairly fast in this area. This is a safety concern. Remember, the doors open at 7:10 AM for student arrival. Thanks in advance for your support. If we have parents that can volunteer in the bus ramp area, please let us know. We could use the extra hands and eyes to ensure safety for the students.
Thanks for your support!
Solar Eclispe Parent Letter
From Fulton County Schools:
Dear Parents,
On Monday, August 21, at approximately 2:35 p.m. the metro Atlanta area will experience a 98% solar eclipse. This is an exciting and significant event from both an instructional and a safety perspective.
Schools are busy preparing their lessons for that day, with some opting to conduct controlled, adult-supervised outdoor viewing activities while others may elect to use the indoor technology resources available to them, such as the NASA website or other STEM-related materials, to watch the moon pass over the sun.
Regardless of how your school participates, it is essential that all Fulton County students, parents, and staff understand the safety concerns. We recognize the excitement surrounding this event and have put in place some safety protocols as well as special attendance/check-out procedures and dismissal times for that day.
Consent Form for Outdoor Activities
For schools conducting outdoor experiences, your child will receive a special consent form for you to sign and acknowledge their safety risk with viewing a near-total solar eclipse. Your school will have safeguards in place, which may include eclipse viewing glasses for students, but your consent is still required. Students who do not have a signed consent form on file for this activity will be provided a different indoor instructional activity related to the eclipse.
Student Absence/Early Check-out
All student absences and/or early check-outs on this day will be counted as excused. Parents who wish to pick up their students are requested to do so before 12:30 p.m. so that there is ample time to get safely home or to an eclipse viewing location. From start to finish, the event is expected to last approximately three hours, with the actual eclipse occurring around 2:35 p.m., which is why we have established the 12:30 p.m. check-out time.
Delayed Dismissal for Elementary Schools
Although Atlanta will not experience a total eclipse, the darkest part of the event is scheduled to occur during the dismissal process of elementary school students. As a result, Fulton County Schools is delaying release of elementary school students until 3:05 p.m. For the majority of our elementary schools, this is a 45-minute delay. Middle and high school buses also will experience delays due to the delay in elementary dismissal. Middle and high school walkers, car riders, and drivers will dismiss according to their normal schedules.
Fulton County Schools is excited to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. To help our parents understand its impact, we are including information about the eclipse’s scientific significance as well as safety information.
You can also visit the school system’s website, www.fultonschools.org, for more information about the eclipse. We want you and your family to be well informed and safe as you consider your participation in this event.
Sincerely,
Fulton County Schools
Principal's Coffee - Chat with Principal Glass
Parents are invited to chat with the Principal on August 25th at 8:30 AM in the Wolf Creek school Media Center. Come out to meet Principal Glass and chat. We would love to have you. This is a perfect time to meet the principal for our new parents to Wolf Creek ES. We will host the Principal's Coffee events every other month to engage with parents. See you there!
Our school cluster is a part of the South Learning Community. This year the school feeder pattern to Westlake High School (Wolf Creek ES, Stone Wall Tell ES, Randolph ES, Sandtown MS, Westlake HS) will host Cluster Principal's Coffee sessions as well. Our first one will be held at Randolph ES at 8:00 AM. Our 2nd Principal's Coffee is scheduled for January 11th at 8:00 AM at Sandtown MS. All parents are invited to attend.
Mark Your Calendars!
August 26th - Back To School Bash Community Day 10:00 - 2:00 PM
Vendors welcome! Please contact School Counselor, Sadie Searcy.
September 12th - Annual Title 1 Meeting/ State of The School Address/Curriculum Night
Come our and hear all about Wolf Creek's progress and plans for this school year!
Tilte 1 News
Wolf Creek is a Schoolwide Title 1 school this year. Last year as a first year school, we were a Targeted Assistance school. See more information regarding Title 1 at : http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/supportserv/TitleI/Pages/default.aspx
What is Title I?
Title I is a federally funded program designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic standards and state academic assessments.
The Title I mission is to ensure that each child successfully meets or exceeds Georgia's proficient and advanced levels of student performance and meets or exceeds expectations on local, state, and national assessments.
Our Title 1 funds have afforded us the opportunities to:
Host Extended Learning Program for at risk students
Purchase technology for students - iPad Carts, Virtual Learning tools
Add teachers and a Parent Liaison to the staff
Purchase classroom resources to enhance learning for all students
Our Parent Involvement Plan and School Home Compact will be sent home soon. Please read, sign and send the compacts back to school Our goal is 100% compacts signed.
Our Title 1 Schoolwide plan and budget has been approved by the State Department! We are looking forward to providing more resources to enhance our school instructional program this year.
Thanks for your support.
2016-17 Yearbooks - Reduced Price!
We appreciate your support of our first yearbook last year. There are a few more available for purchase at a reduced price of $15.00. Please see Ms. Keel, our Clinic Assistant.
Wolf Creek Elementary PTA News
Please join me in thanking our PTA for an awesome first year !!! They did an awesome job! Take a moment to view our lovely school benches in the school lobby, donated to the school as a part of our school beautification project. A special thanks to the PTA for supporting the End of The Year Reading Carnival and the Summer Reading Book Give-a-way. They supplied books for summer reading to our students!
Please see more PTA information at their Facebook page and on our school website under the PTA tab. Let's make this year another great year with increased membership and support. Join us with just a minimum commitment of PTA dues of $20.00. There are also options for making monetary pledges on the PTA membership form. Our PTA is sponsoring our Grade Level Spirit t-shirts and the school uniform initiative. We hope you will support us!
Coming soon:
CFA Biscuit sales and the Back To School Bash Community Day ! Volunteers needed! PTA General Body Meeting - August 22nd at 6:00 PM in the school cafeteria.
If you are interested in being apart of the PTA, please contact them at:
wolfcreekelementarypta@gmail.com
Follow us: Instagram @wolfcreekpta and Facebook @wolfcreekelementarypta
and let the team know.
Thanks PTA!
Our School Day Start/End Times
Thanks in advance for your support in ensuring that our students get to school each day on time and ready for instruction. Breakfast begins at 7:10 a.m. and ends at 7:35 a.m. daily so that we can ensure that students are in class on time to begin their instructional day. School instructional hours are from 7:40 a.m. —2:20 p.m. each day. Parents are asked to escort their children inside and sign them in if they are tardy. Help us protect the instructional day. Please limit early dismissal/check-outs. If needed, please do so before 2:00 PM. Remember keep your child’s pick up and emergency contacts updated and to sign in during each visit. ID is required for anyone visiting or checking your child our of school.
Wolf Creek Elementary School
Check out our school website for our school calendar and school updates.
A. Nicole Canty, Assistant Principal
Website: http://school.fultonschools.org/es/wolfcreek/Pages/default.aspx
Location: 4440 Derrick Road, Atlanta, GA 30349, United States
Phone: 470.254.2760
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfcreekwolves/
Twitter: @wolfcreekwolves