Wolf Creek Weekly
Building Pathways To Success
From The Principal's Desk
Greetings! Just a few more days! Summer break is here!
This has been an awesome year for Wolf Creek ES! Thank you for your support throughout our first year. We started this journey together and what a success it has been! We appreciate your help, your feedback, your engagement and you entrusting your little ones to us.
We have a had a great year of "firsts" and are excited about the many exceptional things to come.
Here are a few highlights of our year. We will continue to strengthen each area next year.
School Highlights:
- Newly established School Governance Council and PTA
- High parent and community involvement
- Various Student and Stakeholder Events – Standing Room only participation!
- New Personalized Learning Design – Develop self-directed learners through innovative, collaborative and engaging activities. Focus areas 1. Choice and Voice, 2. Flexible Pacing, 3. Demonstration of Learning
- Technology device selection for school wide implementation in 2017-18 (ES -10 devices per classroom)
- Implemented firm building wide expectation for a Positive Culture and Climate and clear, consistent communication with stakeholders
Grants and Rewards:
- Leader In Me Grant Recipient - $75,000
- AT Risk Grant Recipient for BLAST/Boost a phonics program at K-2 -$26,000
- Action For Healthy Kids (AFHK) Breakfast Grant Recipient $5,000
- Second Step Grant Recipient (1 of 6 schools that received part of the $103,995.90 grant from GADOE for the social and emotional behavioral curriculum)
- Strong4Life Program Recipient for 2017-2018
- Donors Choose Grant recipients – Grants for teacher’s classroom initiatives to enhance instruction
- Schoolwide Title 1 School next year
Extra Curriculum Activities
- EMAC – Early Morning Acceleration Club
- WCES Girl Scout Troop
- Student Council
- Dance Team
- Chorus
- Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Club
- LEGO and STEM Club
- Girls on The Run
- ATLAS – Boys Mentoring Group
- Student Safety Patrols
- Broadcasting Team
- Student Ambassadors
Instructional Programing:
- Implemented school wide PBIS program – PACK Principles
- Exploring IB as a part of the Westlake Feeder pattern. We are 1 of 3 elementary schools taking part in this initiative. The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) is for students aged 3-12.
learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity
to participate in the world around them. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both within and beyond the classroom.
Implementation of Schoolwide Instructional Focus
- 1. Essential Questions/Standards
- 2. R. O. P. E. S. (Problem Solving strategy)
- 3. Writing – Constructed Responses, Citing text, 6 Traits
- 4. Lesson Planning Process – Activator/hook, flexible grouping, rotations, assessment
- 5. A. D. R. (Assessment-Data-Re-teaching)
- 6. Artifacts of Learning
- 7. Rigor and Relevance - Higher Order Thinking Skills, critical thinking
Teacher/student/classroom support:
- Weekly team and building PLC meetings for instructional planning and data desegregation
- Job-embedded Professional Development
- Options to participate in PD based on teacher needs
- New Teacher induction and mentoring program ( county level and local school level)
- In house access of materials and supplies
- Funding available for teachers for special orders
- Field Trips – Minimum 3 per year
- Each class has 3 laptop computers and access to two laptop carts and 1 school iPad cart purchased for 2017-18
Whew.....we have been busy! It has truly been a productive year. I'm positive I have left out a few things. We are moving in the right direction. With your partnership, we know we are looking at many more phenomenal years ahead.
Have an awesome summer! Stay tuned for updates over the summer regarding Back to School! Remember to check the school website periodically.
Thanks for your continued support and thanks for helping this 1st year successful.
Let's go wolves!
Principal Glass
Congratulations to our 1st 5th Grade Class
Summer School and Preliminary GMAS Results
Summer school and Milestones retake letters have been sent home. Several students have not returned their letter. We will send a second letter home tomorrow. Please return the letter whether attending or not. Letters are due back by Thursday, May 25th . This will help us to adequately plan for summer school attendance.
Thanks
Field Days
Volunteers are needed. Please contact our PE Coach, Ms. Nephew to sign up @ NephewA@fultonschools.org.
Remember grade level end of the year celebrations follow the Field Day events. Please contact your child's teacher for more information on your child's end of the year.
Field Day Schedule
Monday, May 22nd – Pre K/KK and 1st
Tuesday, May 23rd – 2nd & 3rd
Wednesday, May 24th – 4th & 5th
We hope to see you there!
Mark Your Calendars
Field Day Schedule
Monday, May 22nd Pre K/KK and 1st
Tuesday, May 23rd 2nd & 3rd
Wednesday, May 24th 4th & 5th
End of the year celebrations follow the grade level field days as assigned above. More information will be sent by your child's teacher.
Thursday, May 25th Last Day of School
Thursday May 25th Report Cards and Progress Reports Go Home
****Please check with your child's teacher for outstanding debts in the cafeteria, library or textbooks. Report cards are held for students with outstanding fees or books.
Tilte 1 News
There are 2 Title 1 surveys that we need your support with. One is for the County Level Title 1 department and the other is for our local school. They will ask some of the same questions but both will support us in planning for next year on both levels. Please take a moment and complete the surveys.
Here's the link to the form "Wolf Creek Elementary School Title I Parental Involvement Survey 2016-2017":
The link to the Fulton County Annual Title1 survey is below:
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Thanks for your support and feedback.
Summer Camps Available
Wolf Creek ES will host the LEGO Builder Bridge Summer Camp on site this summer. We are scheduled for 5 weeks of the camp between June and July. Check out their website at builderbunch.com. Search for Wolf Creek ES. You may also stop by the school to pick up a flyer advertising the camp. The Builder Bunch group currently hosts our Monday afterschool LEGO Club.
The Fulton County Title 1 Department will host Camp HB3. The South host site will be Feldwood ES. The dates are June 5, 2017 - June 18th 2017.
Apply for limited slots online: www.fultonschools.org
Click Students and Parents/Academics/Student Support Services/Title I
Safety First!
Thanks for your support! Thanks for working with us to ensure safety for the students.
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. We have seen a rise in the number of students being dropped off and running across the bus ramp to enter the building. This is a safety concern. Remember, the doors open at 7:10 AM for student arrival. All parents are asked to sign in at the front office before moving through the building. 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
Just A Few More Yearbooks and Class Pictures are Available!
We appreciate your support of our first yearbook. There are a few more available for purchase. All purchases should be made online. The school will no longer be able to accept payments for yearbooks. We are looking forward to seeing the finished product. We will keep you posted when it arrives. We have a few on site for purchase and you may place online orders here: ybpay.lifetouch.com
If you are interested in purchasing your child's class picture, we have a few copies for each class for sale. Check with Mrs. Keel for purchase.
Wolf Creek Elementary PTA News
Thanks for an awesome beginning PTA!!! You have done great work!
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.
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