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SUCCESS ROOTED IN A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
Friday, January 20, 2023
Message from Dr. Yearby
Greetings Families,
We had a great day celebrating the 100th Day of School today! I saw some fun activities and pretty cute outfits throughout the day as we took time to acknowledge how much we've grown over these last 100 days! On to the next 80 with the best students, staff, and community around.
Have a great weekend!
Dr. Yearby
Mark your calendars:
- January 23rd-27th: Mulberry Celebrates Students w/ Exceptionalities Week
- Friday, January 27th- 5th Grade T-Shirt Orders Due (See information below)
Specials Schedule
Georgia Milestones Information
Information regarding the Spring Milestones administration is available on the Accountability and Assessment webpage. Please click on the link for more information.: CLICK HERE
Career Day is coming soon!!
On April 19th, Mulberry Elementary School’s Counseling Department will host their annual Career Fair AND Careers on Wheels!!
We are looking for volunteers! This year we will be hosting two programs on April 19th from 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.!
- Students in Grades K-2, will hear from volunteers with their work vehicles (fire trucks, police cars, tractor trailer trucks, etc.). If you would like to bring your vehicle for our Careers on Wheels program, please complete the attached form: Careers on Wheels Parent Letter
- Students in Grades 3-5, will rotate through stations hosted by volunteers discussing their career. If you would like to host a table to discuss your career (Grades 3-5), please fill out the appropriate form: Career Week Parent Letter
Questions? Please contact Nicole Provence at 678-226-7478.
Special Education Parent Workshop
Who: Parents of Students in the Special Education Department
What: Come join us as we unpack the GCPS Special Education Toolkit for Parents.
When: Tuesday, January 24th. Choose between the 9:00AM or 6:00PM sessions.
Where: Mulberry Cafeteria
Click HERE to register or use the QR code above.
📚 Are you watching Mulberry Moments on Facebook and eCLASS?
If you have not checked out the Mulberry Moments nightly Monday-Thursday stories on our Facebook page and eCLASS page, you are missing some wonderful stories!
Tune in Monday-Thursday to listen to a few of these featured stories!
Featured reader this week:
- Mrs. Timmerman (Instructional Technology & Innovation Coach)
- Mrs. Franz (Media Specialist)
- Mrs. Kidwell (Mulberry's New Parent Engagement Liaison)
Remember, something magical happens when you read!
Please be sure to review her monthly newsletters with the start of January's attached below.
5th Grade T-Shirt Order!!!
Bus Dismissal Times
PBIS At Mulberry
Some New Semester 2 clubs are posted! Make sure you check these out, some are first come, first serve sign up in mypayments!
FLL Robotics- Discover Team (K & 1st)
Grades: Kindergarten & First
Meeting Days: Meet Mondays and Wednesday afternoons 3:00-4:00 beginning in late January through the festival date on March 27th. The festival will be on Saturday, March 27th. Location is still being decided.
Description: This playful introductory STEM program ignites their natural curiosity and builds their habits of learning with hands-on activities in the classroom with Lego DUPLO bricks.
The FLL Discover team with students in Kindergarten and 1st grade will learn about and solve meaningful real-world problems based on the SuperPower Theme. Students will design, build solutions, and collaborate to develop ideas. Students will use the LEGO STEAM Park set and DUPLO Class Pack. Students will build models to showcase their learning at the FLL Festival.
Registration: Application Only- 8 students from Kindergarten & First Grade (https://forms.gle/yx6KmDENscVmwKsP7)
Cost: TBD
Club Sponsors: Jovanny Navarro & Melissa Timmerman
FLL Robotics- Explore Team (2nd & 3rd)
Grades: 2nd & 3rd
Meeting Days: Meet Mondays and Wednesday mornings 7:00-7:45 AM beginning in late January through the festival on March 27th. The festival will be on Saturday, March 27th. Location and start time is still to be determined.
Description: Do you enjoy building, designing and working with a team to create Robots using LEGOs? This Team might be for you!
The FLL Explore Team with students in Grades 2 and 3 will investigate a challenge related to the real-world theme SuperPowered. Students will use SPIKE Essentials or WeDo 2.0 to code the team models to move/be interactive. Students will investigate a real-world problem to share during the Festival.
Registration: Application Only-6 students from 2nd & 3rd https://forms.gle/aUxMGZDZULvNVCAF6
Cost: TBD
Club Sponsor: Melissa Timmerman
PE Club (K-2)
Meeting dates & time: Tuesday mornings (7:00AM- 7:45 AM)
Location: Gym
Meeting Dates:
January 24, 31
February 7, 14, 21, 28
Club Sponsor: Mr. Moon
*Students interested need to see Mr. Moon for a permission slip and additional information.
Planting Pollinators Gardening Club (K-5)
Grades: K-5 (all students)
Meeting Days: Twice a month on Wednesday (7:00 AM- 7:45 AM)
- February 8
- February 22
- March 8
- March 22
- April 12
- April 26
- May 10
- May 24
Description: Students will learn about pollinating plants and how they help the environment!
Registration: Go online to mypaymentsplus.com. There is a limit of 15 students in the club so admittance will be based on first come first serve. The club fees will be used to pay for club materials. Please pay the $25 club fee on mypaymentsplus.com.
Cost: $25 for material costs
Club Sponsors: Laura Franz
The Kind Kid Society (3rd, 4th, 5th)
When: February 1,8,15,22 and March 1,8,15 and 22nd
What Time: 7:15-7:45 AM
Where: Mrs. Jarrard’s Classroom
Who: Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Jarrard and 25 amazing 3-5 graders
How Much: $15 to cover the cost of materials and t-shirt to be paid on mypaymentsplus.com
Please complete the bottom of this form and return by January 27th.
Please note that this club is first come, first served and is only open to 25 students.
**The first 25 students to pay on mypaymentsplus.com between January 13th and January 27th will be admitted.**
Wittzle Pro (3rd, 4th, 5th)
Witzzle Pro Club is for third, fourth, and fifth grade students who enjoy solving number puzzles. The children will be challenged to use critical thinking skills and computational skills while playing a fast-paced game.
The club will meet in the Ms. Nevius’ classroom each Wednesday morning 7:15 to 7:45 a.m.
Meeting Dates:
January 18, 25
February 1, 8, 15, 22
Parents will be responsible for transportation. Please drop your child off at the front entrance at the designated time. Unfortunately, supervision is not available for brothers, sisters, and friends who usually arrive together. Other arrangements will have to be made for them to come to school during the regular arrival times: 7:45-8:15 a.m.
Mulberry Advisory Council (K-5)
The Mulberry School Counselors are looking for volunteers to participate in our Advisory Council! Advisory councils, recommended by the American School Counselor Association, help school counseling programs analyze and document the answer to the question, “How are students different because of what school counselors do?” The council will examine services in three key domains of academic, personal/social, and college and career exploration and will review data related to the comprehensive developmental school counseling program at Mulberry Elementary School. The council will meet twice per year. Please reach out to Katie Fields at katie.fields@gcpsk12.org if you’re interested in participating!
Yearbook pictures needed!
We would LOVE to have some of your photos for our yearbook!
Please upload them here: https://images.jostens.com/0YowdVXkhxMseBu3TgjYncQ
“ROCKSTAR” SHOUT OUTS
Our Mulberry teachers and staff are ROCKSTARS! If you ever want to SHOUT OUT some of the amazing work our teachers and staff do every day, please fill out this form and we would love to put your message on display for them to see. Submit form here!
HUGE THANK YOU to our Mulberry PTA
Our PTA is amazing! If you haven’t joined PTA this year, we encourage you to join with the link below.
Mulberry ES PTA Store: Birthdays!
You can wish your favorite student, teacher, or staff member a Happy Birthday on the Mulberry marquee sign in front of the school!
Thank you to our 2022 Falcon Dash Business Sponsors! Your support helped make this the best Falcon Dash yet!
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