Panda Newsletter
Brookview Elementary
Brookview Elementary School
March 19, 2021 Volume 24
We Are Great On Purpose
3250 Hammarskjold Drive East Point, GA 30344
Mrs. Jovita Wallace, Proud Panda Principal
Home of the Pandas
Dr. Earleana Smith, Assistant Principal
Principal's Corner: Parent Updates & Reminders
Happy Friday Panda Families!
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and continues to stay safe. This week I have a few reminders. Last week you received an email and phone blast from Fulton County Schools. Please be reminded that Monday, March 22- March 24th are Remote Learning Days per the District. Students do not report to Brookview.
Below is the communication that was sent out to parents directly from the District last week. Please read it in its entirety.
Remote Learning Days
Dear Parents and Community Members,
As part of our efforts to provide a safe school environment for our students and community at large, we have been advocating for our personnel to be included in the eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Fortunately, Fulton County Schools (FCS) has continued to partner with the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) to support COVID-19 vaccination of district personnel, including two “Super Saturday” clinics held in January at Mercedes Benz Stadium, for those meeting the criteria in Phase 1A+.
You may have noted, as of March 8, all K-12 employees will now be eligible and cleared to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. FCS is again partnering with FCBOH to offer vaccinations to all employees who choose to have the vaccine. “Project Vaccinate 2021” will happen over the course of two weeks. The first dose will be offered to employees March 22-27. The second dose will be offered April 12-14.
During the span of these two weeks, school-based personnel will rotate through the vaccination days by level/zone. For the district to efficiently cycle all employees through the vaccination process, schools (per level) will adhere to the following remote learning/work schedule with school administration for teaching staff.
Given the complexities of coordinating an event of this scale and the time it will take to administer vaccines to so many employees, we anticipate our instructional delivery model will be impacted. All schools in the district will then switch to remote learning for part of these vaccine weeks. FCS will remain in remote the week after spring break to allow the vaccines to be given and to guard against a post spring break surge. The full schedule can be found below.
We understand switching to remote learning for certain days requires planning, and we are providing these dates as early as possible so families can plan accordingly. Principals will follow up directly with more guidance for each school’s plans and how these will impact your student’s instruction.
Remote Learning Schedule for Staff Vaccination Dates
Level Remote Date
Elementary Schools March 22, 23, 24
Middle Schools March 24, 25
High Schools March 25, 26
All Schools April 12-14
Students report back to school face to face on April 15-16th.
Thank you for helping to keep our colleagues, your students, and our workplace safe, and for your commitment and partnership with Fulton County Schools.
Fulton County Schools
Also please make sure that If your Panda is a 3rd -5th grade student, that you complete the survey regarding the Georgia Milestones Assessment. You have the opportunity to “opt out” or “opt in” to your child’s participation in the Georgia Milestones Assessments. Please see the information below.
Georgia Milestones Testing
The State of Georgia is moving forward with administering the Georgia Milestones to all students in grades 3-8. Please note the Georgia Milestones Assessment will NOT count towards promotion and retention for our 3-8 students. Please click the link below and complete this survey to help us prepare for spring testing. Parents, you will need your child’s student ID number (ex. 20001) when completing the survey. We need to know if your child will participate in the Georgia Milestones or if you are opting out of testing. We are also collecting information on student devices.
The survey is open NOW until Monday, March 22nd. Our goal is for ALL FCS students to respond to the survey, including those learning face-to-face and those learning remotely.
Parents of our remote learning students ONLY, please be aware of the following if you elect to take the Georgia Milestones:
-Per FCS and State Guidelines, students MUST come to Brookview for testing. Testing is face to face ONLY.
-Students will NOT stay at school all day. Parents MUST pick up students immediately after testing at 11:00 am.
-Bus transportation will be provided for students to test in the am, however, parents MUST pick up students immediately after testing at 11:00am.
-Snacks will be provided during testing.
-To ensure safety, students may NOT test with their homeroom teacher depending on the number of students in the classroom.
-If parents do NOT complete the survey, remote learning students will default to taking the Georgia Milestones.
SURVEY LINK
Again, the survey window opened on March 10 and will remain open through March 22.
Teacher and Professional of the Year
Lastly, I want to congratulate our Teacher of the Year and Professional of the Year Award Recipients and nominees. Please help me to congratulate Ms. Edmond (STREAM teacher) as our 2021 Teacher of the Year and Ms. Tatum (Cafeteria Manager) as our Professional of the Year.
As always, thank you for supporting Brookview. Please stay safe and stay connected!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Your Principal and Partner,
Jovita G. Wallace
SGC Elections March 24-31, 2021
Important Attendance Updates
2021-2022 Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Edmond
2021-2022 Professional of the Year: Ms.Tatum
2021-2022 TOTY and POTY Runner Ups
2nd Runner Up: Ms. Pearce
3rd Runner Up: Mr. Douglas
Professional of the Year
2nd Runner Up: Ms. Forniss
3rd Runner Up: Ms. Burton
Assistant Principal's Corner
The State of Georgia is moving forward with administering the Georgia Milestones to all students in grades 3-8. Georgia Milestones will NOT count towards promotion and retention for our 3-8 students. Please click the link below to take this survey to help us prepare for spring testing. Parents, you will need your child’s student ID number (ex. 20001) when completing the survey. The survey will be open NOW until March 22nd.
Click here to take the survey: https://bit.ly/3esjX0j
If you have any questions, please contact the school at 470-254-8020.
Now let’s all continue to have a peaceful, PAWsitive, and productive year!!
Sincerely,
Dr. Smith
Pre-K Virtual Registration
The Federal Programs Department is holding our district Federal Programs Input Meeting. We are requesting parent, community, and staff input into how we spend our federal grant funds (Title I, II, III, IV, and IDEA) and our District Parent and Family Engagement Plan. The meeting dates are March 31st at 9:00 am (Join here https://bit.ly/District_Input_1) and April 1st at 1:00 pm (join here https://bit.ly/District_Input_2). The meetings are scheduled to take place on Teams. Your input is essential, and we value your feedback.
Fulton County Schools (FCS) in partnership with the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) is introducing a new online
COVID-19 Reporting Portal for parents. This online reporting process will allow for a more direct engagement between parents
and FCBOH as they/we promptly respond and address student cases of COVID-19.
https://fultonschools.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hWlX46FNk8pNlz
BVES Counselor Corner
Please click here for this week's message: https://sway.office.com/RAjG3HBQ6NfD6SSP?ref=Link
Please visit my website on the Brookview Elementary School website: https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/22121
Virtual Career Day April 2, 2021
You will present to our students live via Microsoft Teams. You can create a presentation with visuals and videos or you can walk around your work location explaining your career.
April 2nd from 8:30 am - 10:00 am. If you would like to participate please click here for more information: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEUPQmBpn4/Hnpz4KMyHZ2wusxhShiXEQ/view?utm_content=DAEUPQmBpn4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer
BVES Social Worker Corner
Greetings Panda Family,
Announcements:
We are midway through March and there is a lot of competition! Keep up the good work!!
How to Win: Students that maintain perfect attendance in the Month of March will automatically be entered into the drawing. Names will be randomly selected. Two winners (1 Face-to-Face Student and 1 Virtual Student) will take home the prize.
I hope to see your name in the hat!
Health and Resource Fair
12 pm -2 pm
The Villages at Carver Family YMCA
1600 Pryor Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
Drive-Thru Diaper Day
12 pm -2 pm
3D Girls, Incorporated
933 Lee St SW Suite B-1, Atlanta, GA 30310
Drive-Thru "First Footsteps"
April 23, 2021
11 am - 1 pm
Oak Hill Child Adolescent and Family Center
2805 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
Happening At Brookview
2020-2021 Girl Scouts Virtual Meetings Calendar
Hands on Atlanta Discovery Saturday Program Calendar
**SPACE IS LIMITED. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE** Please email Ms. I. Wells for more information wellsi@fultonschools.org
Textbook Adoption: K-2 English Language Arts
We appreciate teachers and the public taking the time to review the two resources and provide feedback. Below you will find information on how to access each resource virtually. The physical resources are also available for review at the Administrative Center, North Learning Center, South Learning Center, and every elementary school. Following your review of the resources, please complete the
Meal Distribution
Fulton County’s School Nutrition Launches The PACK PAL!
Bringing your lunch from home? Let the cafeteria help you - at no cost! Simply pack your favorite main entree and select the Pack Pal at lunch to enhance your lunchbox. This option is available Monday - Friday at all schools in Fulton County.
Breakfasts and lunches are now being served FREE to ALL students! Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to save time and money.
South Fulton Food Resources
Please Support Brookview's Virtual Fundraiser
TITLE I FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER SPRING INPUT MEETING
Meeting Information: April 22, 2021
Click here to join meeting: https://bit.ly/2ORq0AP
+1 470-705-1712 United States, Atlanta (Toll)
Conference ID: 425 837 205#
All input and feedback is needed by April 21, 2021
Please click on the link here to access our 2021-2022 Family Engagement Input Survey ES: http://bit.ly/FCSInputSurvey21_ES
WHERE CAN I FIND OUR SCHOOL-FAMILY COMPACT AND OUR PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PLAN?
Parent and Family Engagement Plan
Fulton County Schools Title I LEA Parent and Family Engagement Plan 2020-2021
About the Fulton County Schools Parent and Family Engagement Plan:
To promote and strengthen student academic achievement and success, the FCSD is committed to the goal of providing a quality education for every child in this District and strengthening family and school partnerships.
View a copy by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/36puBAO
Brookview Parent & Family Engagement Plan and School-Family Compacts
Greetings Parents and Families,
Attached below, you will find our school wide Parental and Family Engagement Policy, which has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents of children participating in the Title I, Part A programs. This policy was adopted by Brookview Elementary School on October 2, 2020 and will be in effect for the period of 2020-2021 school year. Brookview Elementary will distribute this policy to all parents of participating Title I, Part A children on or before October 15, 2020 and will be placed on the school website.
Also attached you will find Brookview's School-Family Compact, which was jointly developed by our teachers and parents. The compact outlines the shared responsibilities of parents, students, teachers, and administrators for student academic achievement. The compact also outlines how the school and parents will develop a partnership for student success. School-Family compacts will be placed on the school website at the beginning of the year.
Please review this information with your student(s).
TITLE I FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER SPRING INPUT MEETING
Click here to join meeting: https://bit.ly/2ORq0AP
+1 470-705-1712 United States, Atlanta (Toll)
Conference ID: 425 837 205#