Wolf Creek Weekly
Building Pathways To Success
From The Principal's Desk May 10, 2020
Greetings!
Happy Mother's Day to all of our WCES Mothers and Guardians! I hope your day was wonderful!
I hope this correspondence finds everyone doing well and staying safe and healthy. We finally made it - Week#8! Thanks so much for your efforts and dedication to making TeleSchool Weeks 1-7 a success. It has been a different experience for all of us, but our partnership has helps us to be successful. Thanks so much for your love shown during Teacher and Staff Appreciation week. A special thanks to PTA for your special gifts to the WCES staff. We appreciate you!
This next two weeks, #9 and #10, are designed for helps sessions with teachers and for students to make up missed assignments. Please reach out to your child's teacher for support with missing assignments. We don't want any student to receive an I - Incomplete. Students in grades 1st - 5th receiving Incompletes will receive a summer school registration letter. During Week #10, students will be participating in various fun virtual celebratory events with their classes.
We will celebrate our phenomenal teachers and staff members next week for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week . Please join us in sending virtual kudos and recognition throughout the week. We truly want to shower them with Virtual LOVE next week. See our Wolf Creek Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week 2020 flyer included in this newsletter.
Teachers have begun building Close Out procedures. The school building will still be closed to visitors, however, staff members will rotate through a very strict and tightly held rotation schedule daily to begin preparation for end of the year close out. CDC heath and safety guidelines will be strictly enforced. Staff members will pack any personal items left by students in desks and classrooms. We will host a parent/student pick up day by grade level on May 20 - 22nd. Please see the flyer included in this newsletter for more information for close out processes for the entire Westlake and Langston Clusters, now entitled Zone 3.
Our Wolf Creek parents will pick up student's personal items and drop off designated items using a drive- through process in the bus loop according to the times noted below.
More information is to follow.
When: May 20-22, 2020 from 10 am-2 pm
Wednesday 5/20 PreK/K/1st
Thursday 5/21 2nd /3rd
Friday 5/22 4th /5th
UPDATE: School Nutrition Student Account Refunds
Parents will fill out the enclosed Refund Request Form. Please send completed form to the Central Office for School Nutrition Program. The address is listed on the bottom of the form as well as the fax machine.
Please log on to the Fulton County Schools district website for more information regarding COVID -19 and district process. See helpful links below :
https://www.fultonschools.org/coronavirus
https://www.fultonschools.org/remotelearning
https://www.fultonschools.org/coronavirus
https://www.fultonschools.org/communityresources
Food Distribution
Food distribution across the district will now be held on Wednesdays only. Distribution will take place at all of the identified 21 sites from 11:00 - 1:00 PM. No learning packets will be distributed for Weeks #9 and #10.
Device Questions and Repairs
If there are questions or concerns regrading your device, parents should call the FC Hotline. The hours are 9:00 - 3:30 PM and the contact number is 404.254.2300. See the link here for more information:
https://www.fultonschools.org/remotelearning
EOY 5th Grade Celebration
The 5th grade team has prepared a celebration for our 5th graders! We will celebrate our 5th graders on Friday, May 22nd with a Farewell parade through the school parking lot. The parade will coincide with the personal item pick up schedule. We re asking 5th graders to be prepared to go through the parade from 11:00 - 12:00 PM. We are asking that 4th grade parents try to rotate through the personal item pick up and drop off line from 10:00 - 11:00. More information will be sent to 5th grade parents directly. If other parents would like to participate by parking and along the parade route, we will post the schedule and logistics on Class Dojo as well.
***Please be reminded to check Class Dojo regularly for school information and various activities.
Stay safe and stay inside if you can.
Thanks for all you do! Let's Go Wolves!
In Partnership,
Principal Glass
WCES school website: https://www.fultonschools.org/wolfcreekes
Remote Learning Assignments and Grading Guidelines
The primary goal at Wolf Creek is to teach and expose the students to grade level standards in reading and math for the remainder of the year. We want to provide instruction on the standards so that students are prepared for the next grade level. We are working hard to make sure that our students will not have gaps going into the next school year.
Per GADOE guidance, limited instructional opportunities will not adversely impact students’ grades. Therefore, a student’s final average will be held harmless during remote learning if the student remains engaged and submits work that demonstrates mastery of the prioritized standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics for Grades Pre-Kindergarten-5.
Teachers will follow the process outlined below:
1. Teachers are available during normal school hours via email, Class Dojo and any other contact information they have provided.
2. Teachers will facilitate 2 online face -to-face instructional lessons weekly. Inquire directly with teacher for specific schedules or check the school's website.
3. All students are strongly encouraged to participate in all lessons. Teachers will cover remaining standards and provide learning strategies to help students obtain mastery.
4. Teachers will grade and enter 1 grade for Math and 1 grade for reading each week. Other assignments may be requested to be completed and students are asked to complete them as outlined by the teacher, however, ONLY 1 official grade in Math and 1 in reading will be entered into Infinite Campus for grading purposes.
5. Students will NOT receive a numerical grade for 4th quarter. Students are expected to participate in at least 70% of TeleSchool Learning activities. This 70% will be used to determine the final grades below.
K-5 grade students will receive an S, N, or I as a final grade entry for Q4
Satisfactory = 90-100; 80-89
Students passing during Q3; providing that 70% of Remote Learning assignments are satisfactory; (participating in live sessions; and/or watching video recording)
Needs Improvement =70-79
Students that had the grades of 70-79 during Q3; providing that 70% of Remote Learning assignments are satisfactory; (participating in live sessions; and/or watching videos) recordings.
Unsatisfactory = below 70
Incomplete = No attempt and no submission
Students that were failing reading and math during Q3; not participating in remote learning at least 70% of the time; previously on retention list; RTI tier 3
Parents and students will be notified before entering an “I” in IC.
NG/No Grade - Any student that was enrolled less than 20 days before March 12th .
We will use the totality of evidence to determine grades for the 4th quarter:
- Communication with parents
- Student participating with live sessions or recordings but no submission of work
- Submitting work that demonstrates standards mastery – 1 reading 1 math
- No device only completing packets and uploading assignments via pictures or scanned documents
- Virtual participation but no submission of work
- Make up work accepted for missed assignments
- Late participation in any lessons
Student’s final Q4 average will be held harmless during remote learning.
- If the student remains engaged (student can participate in live lessons; view recordings; and/or submit work demonstrating standards mastery in ELA and Math).
- Real time and ongoing feedback from teacher are key.
- Strongly encourage the completion and re-submission of any graded assignments.
- Students should be given multiple attempts to show mastery.
- Work that is submitted during remote learning will only count if it positively impacts a student’s overall grade
- The Quarter 3 grading period ended 3/11/20. All teachers will use the Q3 average when ensuring a student’s Q4 average is not being negatively impacted during remote learning. Please see reports available below.
- A student’s final Semester 2 grade should be the Q3 grade or higher.
- Remote Learning grades can only positively impact a student's grade
***Summer School will be required for 1st - 5th grade students earning U - Unsatisfactory or I for Q4. More information will be provided for students falling in this category. Parents will receive early notification for any students that may possibly fall in this category.
Lessons will continue to be provided in Science, Social Studies, Health, Art, PE and Music. All students are strongly encouraged to participate as outlined. These lessons will expose students to any remaining standards for the specific content area and will be important as they matriculate to the next grade level.
Field Trip Refunds/Yearbooks
Yearbook purchases will not be refunded. The process of planning to complete a yearbook involves contracting services from a vendor and periodic financial deposits along the way. Our yearbooks are in production and will be delivered to the school when complete. We are working to develop a distribution plan in May or once we return to the school buildings.
Again, we appreciate your patience as we sort through the intricate details of such a massive refund process. If you have specific questions, please contact the school via the Contact Us email. https://www.fultonschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=116&ModuleInstanceID=23543&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=52184&PageID=219
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