Wolf Creek Weekly
Building Pathways To Success
From The Principal's Desk February 28, 2021
Greetings WCES Family!
Welcome back to another successful week at Wolf Creek. Thanks for your support!
Boosterthon Dance Fit!!! Parents, students and staff, you ROCK! We are sending a special thanks to all of you for your efforts.$50,000 raised for this year's Boosterthon is just phenomenal. Thanks for your support!
Green hair and don't care! :-) Coming Soon!
Thanks for your participation in our Black History Month Celebration! We really enjoyed the activities.
Please join us for our celebration of our Exceptional Education department next week.See flyer included.
Join us for Spring Picture Day!
March 8th, 2021
8:00 - 10:30 F2F
10:30 - 1:00 Virtual Students
School Code for Lifetouch.com :EVT3HWQHX
No class photos this year.
Textbook ELA Adoption is here! Call and schedule an appointment to review and provide feedback on our new ELA textbook! Books are on display in the front lobby. Contact Ms. Wells, ELA Literacy Coach for more information.
Infinite Campus - Monitor your child's attendance. Check with your child's teacher for corrections.
All parents should register for a Campus Parent Portal Account. Everything you need as a parent is contained in the parent portal. You can monitor your student's grades throughout the school year, review your child's schedule, pull report cards, update your contact information, register other students within your household, and so much more! Please click the link provided to register.
https://campus.fultonschools.org/campus/portal/parents/fulton.jsp
*Please note, if you DO NOT have an email address on file, you will be unable to register via the provided link. Please call the school and ask for our Data Clerk, Ms. Lyles.
School Family Compact
Please help us reach our goal! Thanks for reviewing our Title 1 School Family Compact. We have a total of 225 parents signed off. Keep them coming! It's quick and will only take a few minutes of your time. Help us reach 100%!
A copy of our School Family Compact can be found at the link here:
As a school, our goal has always been to have 100% parent and student signatures. This year we will not have hard copies of this document to send home. However, this year we will be collecting electronic signatures. Please review this document and then complete the electronic google doc form by clicking the link below which will be your signature for this year. You must fill out one form for each child in your household. If you have any questions, please contact our parent liaison, Ms. Sims (simsn@fultonschools.org)
Electronic Signature Form: https://forms.gle/bLRXLqjzhBrhbz6j7
COVID Updates
***Managing COVID-19 creates a constantly changing environment for our school district, and our school leaders and teachers are working diligently to adjust with those changes. Check out the new Fulton County information page where the district has gathered resources to help make the start of school successful for our students and their families. If you have any additional questions not addressed here, please contact your school. Please check back for updates and changes.
https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/20960
Thanks so much, in advance, for your support. We will get through this together and be stronger because of it! We will continue to “Build Pathways To Success” for our Wolf PACK.
***Please be reminded to check Class Dojo and the school website regularly for school information and updates.
Thanks for all you do! Let's Go Wolves!
In Partnership,
Principal Glass
Your Proud Principal
WCES school website: https://www.fultonschools.org/wolfcreekes
Weekend Meals Available!
***Are you in need of a few school supplies?
Thanks to our 2020-21 Charter Fund Grant, the SGC included emergency school supplies for families in need as a part of our Charter Fund Budget. We know that some of our families are facing difficult times during this pandemic and we want to assist. We will be providing emergency school supplies for families in need. Supplies are limited but will be available until they are gone.
For more information please contact:
Nakia Sims, Parent Liaison at simsn@fultonschools.org
Calling all 5th graders! Toolbox Young Apprentice Construction Club
I am excited to announce that Fulton County Schools has just made available a new virtual curriculum offering of the Young Apprentice Construction Club (YACC). Prior to COVID, the Young Apprentice Construction Club was an FCS sponsored full school-year long program serving all six elementary schools in the Roswell Cluster.
YACC is offered by Toolbox, Inc., a Georgia non-profit volunteer organization. Their virtual program is FREE and follows an innovative “BUDDY TEAM” model, requiring one parent to attend each session with their child.
I encourage you to consider this after-school program for you and your child, as students participating will learn how to safely use hand tools to build their very own “PERFECT TOOLBOX” by the end of the fast-paced 3-session program. Toolbox’s primary motives are to impact three areas: 1) math skills (fractions and the Tape Measure), 2) student confidence, pride and self-esteem, and 3) life skills from learning how to build with their hands.
Here are more details:
Meeting Dates: Mon Mar 22, 2021, Wed Mar 24, and Mon Mar 29
Start time: 3:30 (Est. 60-75min sessions)
Virtual Meeting Host: ZOOM
Cost: FREE
Tools: All tools are LOANERS and MUST BE RETURNED
Logistics: “PERFECT TOOLBOX” Kits and related LOANER tools must be picked up on the morning of Saturday, March 13, 2021. Additional pick-up and return details will be announced by Toolbox.
Due to the considerable investment made in each enrolled student, all three club meetings are mandatory. We, therefore, ask that you not sign up if you see possible conflicts in you or your child’s schedule.
To register or learn more about exactly what the students will do in this club, visit: www.toolbox.LIFE/registerSPRING21
All questions or concerns should be directed to Toolbox. Please do not contact the school.
Jeffrey Prothero, Toolbox: JProthero@toolbox.LIFE or 724-651-1499 cell.
54Launch Principals EMAIL to Parents FEB21
2021 FCS Kindergarten Round Up - Please Share
March 4th !
Live event here:
SGC Updates -SGC Candidate Declaration Window Extended!
Greetings Wolf Creek ES,
Our SGC elections are right around the corner. Join the team! We need you! The candidate window has been extended until March, 3rd at 5:00 PM. Thanks for your support!
Included is a list of your current council members. Members highlighted in grey have a term that ends this year and thus their seat will be up for elections. Members highlighted in blue have terms that end this year, but are in either appointed or nominated positions which will be filled at a later time.
Charter Funds Update:
Total $30,000
Allocations:
Math Manipulative Kits $9000 Completed
(Available for all students. If you have not picked up your child's kit, please call the school and arrange a pick up date and time.)
K-5th has been purchased, assembled and will be distributed beginning October 14th
Emergency School Supply Kits $2000 Completed
Kits for parents to use at home - paper, pencils, folder,
On hand and ready as needed
PPE $2000 Completed, on-going as needed
Orders pending for 2nd semester
Technology $10,000 -Completed
Reciept of order pending
2 carts ordered, 72 additional devices to be deployed for in school use at PK-1st grade
Title 1 Funds supplemented additonal cost
Classroom Libraries $4000 Completed
Ordered and received
6 classroom sets for added teaching staff
SGC Meetings
All meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month virtually @ 4:00 P.M. (unless otherwise noted)
- February 11th via TEAMS Click Here to Join Live Meeting
- March 11th via TEAMS Click Here to Join Live Meeting
- May 13th via TEAMS Click Here to Join Live Meeting
PTA Updates
Welcome back!
Good Afternoon Parents! Thanks for your support of the PTA! Remember to sign up for our Annual Boosterthon Fundraiser event!
If you have questions, comments or concerns you want the PTA to address please send an email to wolfcreekelementarypta@gmail.com
Access event details here: http://wolfcreek.memberhub.com/calendar
This year we are thinking outside the box, in order to bring enrichment and support to each child and our teachers. We are open to hearing your suggestions, and welcome them, so please email us at any time. This is your PTA, and you are welcome and encouraged to attend all of our meetings and events, or volunteer your time and talents to ensure collective success. PTA is the largest child’s advocacy association; thank you for supporting our efforts to make every child’s potential a reality.
By joining the PTA, you are being a leader and showing your students that you are proactive, engaged and you care! You become one of the millions of PTA members dedicated to making a difference in the education, health, and safety of America’s children. You are empowered, informed, and responsible members.
Again thanks for joining and we look forward to working with you in the future.
WCES Executive PTA Board
2020-2021 FCS Code of Discipline Handbook
Fulton County Schools is making its Student Code of Conduct & Discipline Handbook available online in PDF format. Once you have read the electronic version and have reviewed the contents with your student(s), please take a moment to complete the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form by using the provided link below. All parents and student (over 10 years old) MUST sign this form. If you would like a paper copy of the Handbook, you or your student can pick one up in your school's front office.
Click here to sign Acknowledgement of receipt:
https://www3.fultonschools.org/codeconduct
More information can be found here:
Fulton County Schools/Fulton County Board of Health Parent (Student) COVID-19 Reporting Portal
Many of the students in Fulton County Schools (FCS) will begin the return to full face-to-face instruction on October 14, 2020. For this cautious return to face-to-face instruction, a number of changes were implemented to ensure the health and safety of students, staff, and visitors. Among the most vital of these changes is the development and introduction of a new electronic FCS COVID-19 Reporting portal for parents. This electronic reporting process will allow for a more direct reaction from primarily the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) with support from FCS to promptly respond and address student/family cases of COVID-19.
Working in collaboration with FCBOH officials, this secure system allows parents/guardians to notify the district and FCBOH of a COVID-19 risk involving their student(s). The system takes the reporting parent/guardian through a series of questions that they must answer, and that information submits directly to Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) personnel who will initiate the COVID-19 case investigation. Once received, the FCBOH public health team will:
- contact, case investigate, and follow-up directly with parents and students
- work in collaboration with Fulton County Schools’ Health Services team and share essential information so the district can take the appropriate action to respond and contain any COVID-19 risks to the school staff and other students
- provide the parent/guardian (student) direction regarding testing, self-isolation, quarantine, or the need for additional medical care
The following are the categories that we are asking parents/guardians of FCS students to submit a COVID-19 report – if the student:
- has tested positive for COVID-19
- is waiting for the results of a test for COVID-19
- has been in direct contact (within 6 ft for 15 minutes or more) with someone diagnosed with COVID-19
If any of the above categories apply to the student, the reporting parent/guardian will be prompted to fully complete the report to FCBOH. If the student does not meet the above criteria for submitting a FCBOH report, but is not feeling well or is ill, parents/guardians will be directed to notify their personal healthcare provider. The reporting portal should not be used to garner a medical diagnose of symptoms or illness.
The following are guidelines to access the new portal and additional information about expectations:
- The portal can be accessed by using a communicated link and/or a QR code via a mobile device.
- Once accessed, the parent will be asked to complete questions about the report (i.e. – student’s name, school, grade, testing information, etc.).
- The information will be sent to and received by public health officials who will contact the parent submitting the report directly to follow-up, investigate, and provide guidance.
- The public health team will communicate pertinent recommendations, guidance, and follow-up with the FCS Student Health Services Team.
- The Student Health Services Team will share information with district leaders/principals as deemed appropriate to ensure the appropriate district response
- Depending on the severity of the reported case after the investigation, the district will respond as noted in FCS COVID-19 Response Plan/Closure Matrix.
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