HAWK TALK
October 7, 2022
CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
October 10 - 12 No School for Students
10/18 7th and 8th Grade Band Concert @ HBMS
November 8- Remote Learning Day
November 21 - 25 Thanksgiving Break
School Hours and Important Times
Office Hours: 8:15 - 4:15
Instructional Hours: 8:50-4:05
Breakfast: 8:20 - 8:45 AM
Students should be in class by 8:50 AM.
Dismissal is at 4:05 PM.
Walkers/Car riders are dismissed first, followed by bus riders.
Buses typically depart by 4:15 PM
Car line: Students must enter/exit a vehicle at the sidewalk area. Please pull forward as far as possible to keep the car line moving. All students must be picked up by 4:20 PM.
Extending Learning
Your child is invited to attend an after school program that will focus on improving reading and/or math skills. There is no cost to this program.
The session will begin on October 18, 2022 and end on March 30, 2023. Students will meet with their teachers after school from 4:15-5:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
We will not meet during the following weeks:
November 21-25, 2022 (Thanksgiving Break)
December 19-23, 2022 (Winter Break)
December 26-30, 2022 (Winter Break)
January 2-6, 2023
Students will be required to attend every day that they are in school. Students will be allowed four absences for illness or emergencies. Students with more than four absences may be withdrawn.
We are unable to offer bus transportation at this time. Please indicate on the registration form if your child will be picked up by a parent/guardian or will be given permission to walk home.
Please complete the attached registration form and return to Ms. Reed in Room 500 at Holcomb Bridge Middle School by Thursday, October 13, 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Reed at reeds3@fultonschools.org or call the school at 470.254.5280.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Cassidy
Principal
Shelley Reed
Extended Learning Coordinator
Boy's Volleyball
Team tryouts will be take place over three days. We will be meeting promptly @7:20AM on Wednesday 10/13, and Thursday 10/14 at the front of the school. Tryouts will be conducted from 7:30-8:15AM. Athletes should come dressed for athletic activity; any athlete not wearing sneakers/volleyball shoes will not be allowed to participate in tryouts. We will be looking to fill 12 combined roster spots from 7th & 8th grades, as well as a Team Manager. Please be aware that athletes that make the team will only be permitted to participate in practices and games once a completed Athletic Packet is submitted. The packet will include a Physical Form that will need to be administered by a physician.
PTA Reflections Contest
Entries forms are in the the media center and due back by October 21nd
Participation prizes given upon submission of project with completed entry form
Theme: "Show your voice"
Categories include Dance, Film, Literature, Visual Arts, Photography, and Music Composition.
Important Reminder to parents
As we approach the upcoming holidays, it important to remind parents and families that candy, desserts, baked goods (store bought/homemade), or any other edible items are not to be sold or distributed at school or on the bus unless approved in advance by school administration. Per our Student Code of Conduct, students who do not adhere to this expectation are subject to disciplinary action for violation 7A: Failure to Follow Rules and all candy or food items will be confiscated. Please discuss this expectation and possible consequences with your student(s) as this will be taken very seriously. This is due to recent national and state reports about students sharing edible items and synthetic medications with other students that contain very harmful substances.
Please know that taking this measure will help us maintain a safe environment for all students. You can help us protect your student(s) by requesting that they not eat anything given to them by another person, anything that they have not brought from your home or anything not in its original sealed package.
Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping all of our students safe at school!
Redistricting Process Timeline
Residents of Fulton County are assigned to a school attendance zone based on their residential address. When new schools or additional classroom capacity are added in a region, or imbalances of enrollment and capacity exist, the Board may direct staff to review attendance boundaries for modifications. This process of revising attendance boundaries is called redistricting.
Please visit the website https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/25448 for more information on redistricting in Fulton County Schools.
- Round Three - October 18, 2022 (6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.) at Alpharetta High School
- Community members reviewed and provided input on revised attendance zone draft plans in facilitated small-group discussions.
- Staff used comments to develop a recommended attendance zone recommendation for Board consideration.
- Final Recommendations
- First Read - November 8
- Board presentation of map for attendance zone changes
- Final Action - December 15
- Board Members will vote on final attendance zone changes
- First Read - November 8
Who can I contact for help?
Kim Kapella, Assistant Principal, 6th Grade administrator
470-254-8422
Hannah Milligan, 6th grade counselor
470-254-8425
7th Grade:
Kenneth Greene, Assistant Principal, 7th grade administrator
470-254-2423
Hannah Milligan, 7th grade counselor - GIRLS
470-254-8425
Glenn Johnson, 7th grade counselor - BOYS
470-254-8424
8th Grade:
Jennifer Cassidy, Principal, 8th grade administrator
470-254-5285
Glenn Johnson, 8th grade counselor
470-254-8424
Student Records/Enrollments/Withdrawals/Immunizations:
Ansel Comer (bilingual - Spanish)
470-254-8428
Bilingual Parent Liaisons (Spanish):
Maria Baron
470-254-8427
Carla Gatti
470-254-5283
Front Office - Attendance/Absence Excuses:
Anita Strish
470-254-5280
Clinic:
Lina Nava de Parra (bilingual - Spanish)
470-254-8438
Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/holcombbridgems
Location: 2700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-5280
Twitter: @HolcombBridgeMS