Wolf Creek Weekly
Building Pathways To Success
From The Principal's Desk October 19, 2017
Greetings!
Thanks for another great week at WCES! It's a fun and busy week ahead.
We have a few reminders below. We hope to see you soon!
Please check the school website for a few calendar changes as we make the adjustments needed to reschedule a few school events.
***If you are interested in joining the School Governance Council, please contact Mrs. Glass. We need a parent representative to serve on the SGC this year.
We are looking forward to a great week!
Thanks for all you do! Let's Go Wolves!
In Partnership,
Principal Glass
RED RIBBON WEEK & BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH
October 23-27, 2017
The purpose of Red Ribbon Week is to take a visible stand against drugs. Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug use and promotes healthy and drug-free lifestyles. “Red Ribbon Week & Bullying Awareness” will be celebrated the week of October 23rd-27th. Red Ribbon Week is the nationally recognized anti-drug effort that delivers one of the most important messages students will ever receive: “That boys and girls have a choice to live drug-free life.” October is also Bullying Awareness Month, so we are incorporating anti-bullying into our Red Ribbon Week. This year’s celebration will kick off Monday, October 23rd. Our theme this year is: My Future Matters, I’m Drug Free!
MONDAY (23rd): PUT A CAP ON DRUGS/BULLYING
Wear your favorite cap/hat
TUESDAY (24th): Your Future is Bright!
Wear your favorite college t-shirt or school shirt and jeans.
WEDNESDAY (25th): “Unity Day” Orange you glad to be drug free!
Wear orange to show we are united in our stand against drugs and bullying.
THURSDAY (26th): ): Drugs and I Don’t Mix!
Wear your favorite mix matched socks and footwear to school. Students will also participate in the Mix It Up At Lunch Day!
FRIDAY (27th): “KIDS WITH CHARACTER DON’T DO DRUGS/BULLYING”
(Wear your favorite Book Character Costume- Same costume can be worn to the Trunk or Treat event at 5:00 PM)
We are a Leader In Me School!
UPDATE! Possible Free Breakfast Program Next School Year
Parents,
We are just a few applications away from being able to offer a free breakfast program to our students next school year (2018-19). We are currently at 64.71% Free and Reduced lunch. Not far away from having 65% Free and Reduce lunch status. This 65% will entitle us to a free breakfast program for our students. We want to be able to provide a nutritional breakfast free to our students. If you have not completed a meal application, please help us by doing so this week.
Please support our efforts in clearing past due lunch accounts. We have very high past due balances within the first few weeks of school. We are a full pay lunch and breakfast school site.
Remember to complete a lunch application form. Student's meal status from last year only roll over for the first 30 days of school. A lunch application must completed each year. On the 31st day of school, last week, the full pay fee for breakfast and lunch for all students that did not not have a lunch application for this school year on file began.
Please visit http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/ops/Nutrition/Pages/default.aspx
for more information. You may also contact the cafeteria manager, Yolanda Dixson at dixsony@fultonschools.org for additional information regarding your child's meal status.
Register for an online meal account for your child. Online payments for you child can be done at My Payments Plus.
Uniforms! Thanks for your participation.
Attendance Awareness Month/Safety
Attendance in school makes a huge difference in how students perform.
This month begins our Attendance Awareness Month. Students perform better when they have "time in the seat". We need students present each day and on time.
We currently have 251 students with 1-3 absences, 29 with 4-5 absences , 18 with 6+ absences and 3 with 11+ absences. Be reminded students not present before 11:15 AM are absent for the day. Early checkouts before 11:15 AM are counted as absences. Our tardy numbers are high, please help us by getting our little ones to school on time each day. Don't forget, we begin instruction at 7:40 AM each day. Students that arrive after 7:40 AM are tardy. Parents are asked to sign their children in and get a tardy pass prior to reporting to class. Parents who wish to walk their child to class must also sign in at the front desk. So many of you have been awesome about being asked to return to the front desk to sign in. Thanks!
We still need your patience and support as we execute the morning drop off process and afternoon pick up. The cafeteria doors close at 7:35 AM each morning. Breakfast ends at that time. Get them there early for breakfast!
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. Students should not be dropped off and allowed to run across the bus ramp to enter the building. We want students to be safe. We had a few cars moving fairly fast in this area. This is a safety concern. Remember, the doors open at 7:10 AM for student arrival. Thanks in advance for your support. If we have parents that can volunteer in for morning arrival, please let us know. We could use the extra hands and eyes to ensure safety for the students.
Thanks for your support!
REMINDERS
- Check the school calendar.
- Don't forget to register in the Home Access Center to receive access to your child's attendance and grades. You can receive your Home Access Center code from Ms. Lyles, the School Data Clerk. This is a highly sensitive code and must be signed out. We will also have these codes available at the Curriculum Night event. .
- Check for homework and sign your child's agenda each night.
- Student projects from home are looking great! Thanks for your support.
- Ask your child about his Essential Questions daily. These EQ's align to their curriculum standards being taught in class daily.
- Make sure your child knows his/her math facts and sight words. Ask your child's teacher how you can help them to master these skills. Ask about the number of sight words your child knows at K- 2nd. Research indicates that by 3rd grade students should be reading to learn instead of learning to read. Learning math facts helps students conquer the more difficult math concepts that require students to apply certain skills. Students are know longer only asked to simply add/subtract or multiply/divide. They are now required to explain the how and why behind the math. See more information regarding Georgia Performance Standards here: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx and here: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Parents.aspx
- Remember to sign up for Class Dojo. This is a school wide expectations. It is an effective school-home communication tool that each teacher uses with their class.
- Inquire with your child's teacher about how they are communicating with parents regarding school updates, homework and class events. Each grade level has a consistent communication tool. Some use newsletters, websites, remind 101, weekly homework sheets, etc. We want to make sure you are informed of school news.
- Check out your child's Fulton County Launch Pad site. Here you will find online tools that you can use at home with your child. www.launchpad.fultonschools.org Encourage your child to practice the online keyboarding tool. Most of our assessments are online now. Students would benefit from practicing keyboarding.
Title 1 News
Wolf Creek is a Schoolwide Title 1 school this year. Last year as a first year school, we were a Targeted Assistance school. See more information regarding Title 1 at : http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/supportserv/TitleI/Pages/default.aspx
What is Title I?
Title I is a federally funded program designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic standards and state academic assessments.
The Title I mission is to ensure that each child successfully meets or exceeds Georgia's proficient and advanced levels of student performance and meets or exceeds expectations on local, state, and national assessments.
Our Title 1 funds have afforded us the opportunities to:
Host Extended Learning Program for at risk students
Purchase technology for students - iPad Carts, Virtual Learning tools
Add teachers and a Parent Liaison to the staff
Purchase classroom resources to enhance learning for all students
Our Parent Involvement Plan and School Home Compact will be sent home soon. Please read, sign and send the compacts back to school Our goal is 100% compacts signed.
Our Title 1 Schoolwide plan and budget has been approved by the State Department! We are looking forward to providing more resources to enhance our school instructional program this year.
Thanks for your support.
2016-17 Yearbooks - Reduced Price!
We appreciate your support of our first yearbook last year. There are a few more available for purchase at a reduced price of $10.00. Please see Ms. Keel, our Clinic Assistant.
Wolf Creek Elementary PTA News
NEEDED! Volunteers to support upcoming PTA events and officers for vacant positions. Please contact PTA for more information.
Back by popular demand! PTA will re-open the Custom Ink t-shirt order for 2 weeks only. Spirit shirts, long sleeve shirts and other items will be available. Remember to include your name, your child's name and the your child's teacher's name to help with distribution.
Did you know we are currently taking orders for spirit gear? Visit https://goo.gl/aKpm4c to place your orders today! The order closes in 7 days!
This CustomInk order form offers long- and short-sleeved spirit tees, pull over hoodies, and zip up hoodies! Remember, spirit tees are great for field trips and are an awesome way to show your pack pride.
This is the last order for 2017 and the order window is much shorter this time. Orders without student name, grade, and teacher are subject to cancellation, so please do not omit that information.
https://goo.gl/aKpm4c
Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough orders will be distributed on October 27th during our Fall Dance and Trunk or Treat event! On this evening, students will participate in an afterschool dance/movie event and trunk or treat. Stay tuned for more details. PTA is seeking volunteers to support the distribution.
Chic-fil-a Biscuit Sales continue each Wednesday! Volunteers needed!
Check out PTA information at our PTA Facebook page and on our school website under the PTA tab. Let's make this year another great year with increased membership and support.
Join us with just a minimum commitment of PTA dues of $20.00. There are also options for making monetary pledges on the PTA membership form. Our PTA is sponsoring our Grade Level Spirit t-shirts and the school uniform initiative. We hope you will support us!
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.
Thanks PTA!
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