S.O.A.R Weekly
Freedom Park Newsletter September 11TH
PTA Meeting - September 22 @ 5:30 PM
Please join us for our September PTA meeting. Our membership drive is used to ensure we have a strong group to support Freedom Park. We will also introduce the new board meetings and vote on a budget. Your voice is important.
Parent Information Night - September 26th @ 6:00 pm
Join us for parent information night. We will provide information regarding standards based report cards, common core standards, Georgia Milestones, and other great information. Please stay tuned for available information and others ways we can help.
One to One Technology Update
The IT department is adding software to ensure students have one login for all accounts. The FPS Instructional Technology Department are researching programs that offer personalized learning opportunities for our students.
IB Update
This week the IB committee is creating flags and QR codes to post around the school. Each QR code will give fun facts about the country. The IB committee is also adding the IB profiles to the middle school IB tree.
Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 to October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual designation observed from September 15 to October 15. Please stay tuned for way FPS will celebrate this month. Visit the school as we celebrate and educate others about this rich heritage.
Staggered Release
Let's try to stagger our dismissal. If we do that, it may not be so busy at the end of the day and you may not feel the need to "invent" ways to make it a more pleasant experience. And because my last name starts with an "S" and I am use to being last, lets start backwards. If your last name starts with the letter "Q-Z" try to get to the school around 3:55. We won't release until 4pm, but you will be first and out by the time others come. If your last name starts with the letter "F-P" try to get to the school at 4:07. That is usually after the first wave. If your name starts with the letter "A-E" try arriving at 4:10. Lets see how this works for the remainder of this week. Lets see if more parking spots open up and if the car line is shorter. If not, we can go back to business as usual. Let's just try it to see if it relieves some of the pressure.
Help w/ Intake, Lunch. and Dismissal - Call 706/ 796-8428
We need your help. As you can imagine, the morning intake, lunch, and dismissal are some of the busiest times of the day. How can you help? If you can help at any of these times, please call the front office.
Morning (8:20-9:00)
- Help ensure cars do not park or drop off students in the bus loading area.
- Help ensure students are walked across the street safely (parents should not be letting students out to walk across the parking lot).
- Welcoming students to school in a cheerful manner (high fives, encouraging words, etc).
- Cafeteria helper (breakfast).
- Help students in the morning car line and ensure parents pull as far up as possible to get parents off the street.
- Help teachers get students started (unpacking, passing out items, collecting items, etc.).
- Hall monitor.
Lunch (anytime between 10:55 and 1:20)
- Managing lines and tables.
- Helping students open items.
- Any other assistance teachers or food nutrition needs.
Dismissal (3:30 - 4:30)
- Help ensure cars do not park or drop off students in the bus loading area.
- Help ensure students are walked across the street safely (parents should not be letting students out to walk across the parking lot).
- Help students in the afternoon car line and ensure parents pull as far up as possible to get parents off the street.
- Help teachers get students ready for dismissal (packed, passing out items, etc.).
- Help teachers get students to designated dismissal area.
- Hall monitor.
How Are We Doing?
We want to hear from you. What are some things you love about Freedom Park? What are some opportunities for improvement? Did you see something that you thought would be really great for our kids? Complete the survey to let us know: https://s.surveyplanet.com/BkuUBM9I-x