Falcon's Nest
Alcova Elementary School
January 31, 2022
Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
It is hard to believe this month is already coming to an end, and February promises to be a busy month at Alcova. I encourage you to take a moment to look at the PTA information included in the news letter, and please consider volunteering. Our PTA provides support for our students, parents and staff in many ways including hosting special events such as the dances coming up in February. PTA functions completely on the time and efforts of volunteers and is a great opportunity for you to stay connected, be involved in school activities, and support students, and staff while connecting with other parents. I am excited about all that the PTA has planned for Alcova and hope you will join in the excitement by volunteering and supporting our PTA.
Your Principal,
Cortina Harris
Are you staying in town during our upcoming Winter Break? Maybe you're wanting to get out with your family for an exciting afternoon of hockey fun? What if I told you that you can do BOTH of these, AND come out to support our Alcova Community?
On Sunday, February 20th, the Alcova Singers have been given the honor of performing our National Anthem before the Atlanta Gladiators take on the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at 3:00 PM. We've reserved a section just for us, and we've got to get our families and students out to support our hard-working Alcova Singers.
Below you will find a link and flyer that provides more information regarding purchasing tickets and our discounted group rate. Not only do you get the tickets at a cheaper cost, but a portion of the proceeds will come back to support our music program at Alcova. Send out that flyer to your friends, family members, neighbors, and everybody else who would love to support our Singers.
If there are any questions regarding purchasing tickets or anything else, feel free to send me an email at daniel.holder@gcpsk12.org. I hope to see you and your students at our game on February 20th!
Thank you,
Mr. Holder
Devices Will Be Sent Home Daily Beginning 1/7/22
Beginning Friday, January 7th, Alcova students who need a school-issued Chromebook for home use will take their Chromebook home each afternoon. The students will return it to school the next morning for use at school. This is like having a textbook or other learning material that a student brings back and forth to school each day. If your student does not need a device to use at home, they will not be bringing one home.
The goal of this instructional practice is to make sure all our students have a Chromebook at home or school when they need it for completing homework, working on school projects, completing assigned online readings, or accessing Zoom meetings with teachers (such as on synchronous Digital Learning Days).
This plan is part of a new county practice for all schools as we begin the second semester so that students will have equitable access to a device for studies and daily homework if needed. We believe it is important that all our students have access to a computer to support learning at school or at home.
If you have not read and signed the device agreement, please do so by clicking the blue Device Agreement Button below. Please complete and send the form to your student's teacher.
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USPS Free At Home Covid-19 Tests
Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:
- Limit of one order per residential address
- One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
- Orders will ship free starting in late January
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Car Rider Info
Just a Reminder: The Car Rider Lane will close at 8:15 am. All students arriving after 8:15, must check in at the front office with the parent. Please do not drop your child off if the doors are closed.