THE NORCROSS ELEMENTARY EAGLE
November 2022 - Family Newsletter
Principal's Message
Even though the weather keeps changing on us and the leaves are falling with brilliant colors of orange, red and yellow to decorate our school grounds the academic press and supportive community here at the Norcross Elementary is staying constant. During the Early Release Conference I hope you had collaborative conversations with your child's teacher to leverage the home-school connection. If you did not have a conference, please reach out to your child's teacher to schedule.
Please read and review the newsletter as there is much information and many events planned for the month of November.
November is an important time for us all to reflect on the many blessings bestowed upon us. I am certainly thankful for the many blessings in my life, including working with the amazing scholars, parents, families, teachers, and support staff at the Norcross Elementary School. Please have an amazing Thanksgiving Break with your families.
Sincerely,
Kassia Sutton
Proud Principal of Norcross Elementary
Oh, we had a time at Monster Math Trunk or Treat Night on Thursday, October 27.
Upcoming Dates
October 28 - Student of the Month
October 31 - Halloween
November 4 - Academic Challenge/5th Grade Health Lesson
November 5 - Saturday School
November 7 - Mock Election
November 8 - Digital Learning Day
November 9 - Severe Weather Drill
November 10 - PBIS Fun Walk during Specials
November 11 - Veterans Day/Local School Council Meeting/Student of the Month
November 12 - Saturday School
November 14-18 American Education Week
November 16 -17 Family Holiday Luncheon
Novemer 21-25 Thanksgiving Break
November 30 Kindergarten Fieldtrip
Native American Month Heritage Month
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8.
Veterans Day - November 11
Local School Council Meeting on Friday, November 11 at 7:30am.
Holiday Luncheon
We would love for you to join us for our Holiday Lunch. Below is a picture of the flyer that will be sent home in the Friday Folder.
Coaches' Corner - Resources to Support Your Child at Home
Grade level activities to use with your child to practice math skills throughout the school year. Click on the button to find engaging and fun learning experiences to do at home with your child.
PBIS Family Tip
Teach Your Teen to Organize Schoolwork
Students have so much to keep track of—that's why organization is such an important school success skill. Organized students have these tips for peers who want to avoid turning their binders, lockers and study areas into messes:
- Know that the key to organization is to simplify. The less students teen have to keep track of, the less likely they are to lose things. Suggest that your teen keep checklists and reminder notes in one notebook, instead of on a lot of little scraps of paper. It will make finding them easier.
- Always ask "Do I really need this?" before adding a paper, notebook or anything to a container or study area.
- Check before going to bed to see that you have everything for the next day. Your teen should store completed schoolwork, forms and anything else needed for school in a backpack by the door, ready to go.
- Start after-school study time with a five-minute cleanup of book bags, notebooks and study area.
- Clean out and organize backpacks and lockers once a week. Your teen should remove old papers and sandwich bags and take-home smelly gym clothes. That will make it easier to make sure everything left inside is organized so that your student can easily find it.
Enséñele a su joven a mantener sus trabajos escolares organizados
Los estudiantes deben llevar cuenta de muchas cosas. Por eso, la organización es una habilidad escolar importante para el éxito. Los jóvenes organizados les ofrecen los siguientes consejos a sus compañeros que quieran evitar convertir sus carpetas, casilleros y lugar de estudio en un revoltijo:
- Saber que la clave de la organización es simplificar. Cuantas menos cosas tengan los estudiantes para controlar, menos probabilidades hay de que las pierdan. Sugiérale a su joven que haga listas de control y notas de recordatorio en un cuaderno, en lugar de tener muchos papelitos sueltos. Esto hace que encontrarlas sea mucho más fácil.
- Siempre preguntar, "¿Realmente necesito esto?" antes de agregar papeles, cuadernos o cualquier cosa en los armarios o su lugar de estudio.
- Antes de irse a dormir, verificar que todo esté listo para el próximo día. Su hijo debería guardar en la mochila los trabajos terminados, los formularios y cualquier material que necesite para la escuela, y colocar la mochila cerca de la puerta, lista para llevarla a la escuela.
- Antes de empezar la tarea, tomarse cinco minutos para ordenar la mochila, los cuadernos y el lugar de estudio.
- Limpiar y organizar la mochila y el casillero escolar una vez por semana. Su joven debería sacar los papeles que no necesita y las bolsas de emparedados viejas, y llevar a casa la ropa sucia de educación física. Eso hará que sea más fácil verificar que todo lo que quede en su casillero esté organizado para que pueda encontrarlo rápidamente.
Ready to learn with the GCPS Virtual Backpack!
Please visit the website below to access important Back to School Information.
https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/33374
Also, acknowledgement of required documents must be signed off through My Payments Plus. Parents must sign off on the required documents. Below is the website address to create an account and access the forms:
https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome
If you need help with signing off on important documents, please contact eduardina.checo@gcpsk12.org, our part liasion.
My Payments Plus Instructions for Set-Up
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
Potrait of a Gradute
Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI Goals)
Empathy:
- Goal 1.B—Staff and student wellbeing. Promote student and staff wellbeing through prioritizing self-care, physical and mental health, and social emotional learning.
Equity:
- Goal 2.A—Multi-tiered system of supports. Implement a comprehensive framework to fully operationalize a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.
- Goal 2.B—Opportunity and access. Expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework (e.g., Advanced Placement and dual enrollment), and enrichment activities (e.g., the arts, gifted, STEM, career technical education).
Effectiveness:
- Goal 3.A—Results-Based Evaluation System. Redefine the inputs, behaviors, and outcomes that determine the standards for student success as measured by the Results-Based Evaluation System (RBES) to support school improvement and student growth.
Excellence:
- Goal 4.C—World-class communication and engagement. Demonstrate world-class communication and engagement through modeling the value GCPS leadership places on transparent, two-way communication to build stakeholder trust and confidence.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Supporting the Whole Child
We will continue our focus on the Whole Child through MTSS by using Supportive Community and Academic Press (see picture below). An example of Supportive Community is our Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Program and an example of Academic Press is the implementation of the EL Education literacy pilot for Language Arts.
Implementation of MTSS is one of our LSPI goals.
Early Check-out Procedures
A student who leaves school before the official ending time must be signed out in the office by his/her parent or guardian. Parents must report to the receptionist, not the classroom. The receptionist will call the room for the child after a photo ID (government issued) has been shown. Please remember that each time a child checks out early, we must call the classroom and disrupt instruction for everyone. Children will be called to the Front Office where they will be released to the parent/guardian. The office will not check out students after 2:30 P.M. (11:30 A.M. on early release days). Please do not ask school personnel to make exceptions.
A child will not be permitted to leave the school in the custody of any person other than the child's parent unless that person is listed as a parent/guardian or emergency contact in the school’s database. As telephone numbers and situations change, please make sure you report this information to the school so we have the most accurate information.
School Hours
- Doors open at 8:20am
- Classes begin at 8:50am
Dismissal
- The Day ends at 3:20pm
Parent Center Updates
Check out our Parent Page in our School Website to find more information regarding Title 1 and what happens at Norcross Elementary. It’s important to stay informed about your child’s education. The Powerpoint Presentation of the Title 1 Annual Meeting is posted there for your review. https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/1603
We are looking for volunteers to participate in our Local School Council and Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Reach out to our Parent Center team, Robert Fortenbery Robert.fortenbery@gcpsk12.org or Eduardina Checo Eduardina.checo@gcpsk12.org for more information.
Ways for you to Get Involved
The purpose of the LSC is:
- To help the local board of education develop and nurture participation
- To bring parents and the community together with teachers and school administrators to create a better understanding of and mutual respect for each other’s concerns
- To share ideas for school improvement
If you are interested in being a member of our Local School council, please contact Robert Fortenbery (robert.fortenbery@gcpsk12.org).
The tentative meeting dates are as follows:
September 23, November 11, January 27, and March 10 at 7:30amj.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
We are in need of a PTA board to support our school, our students, and our faculty. The board consists of a president/co-president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. Please contact me at kassia.morris.sutton@gcpsk12.org if you are interested.
https://www.pta.org/home/About-National-Parent-Teacher-Association/Mission-Values
Volunteer
Please partner with us and commit to volunteering at our school. Volunteer activites may include: working in the media center, laminating materials, counting out documents, cutting, and filing. Please contact Robert Fortenbery (robert.fortenbery@gcpsk12.org) or Eduardina Checon (eduardina.checo@gcpsk12.org) for volunteer opportunities.
What to do if your child is sick?
1. Keep your child at home if he/she is sick.
2. If your child has tested positive for COVID, please contact Contacia.Cross, assistant principal, at contacia.cross@gcpsk12.org. who will provide additional guidance.
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Previous Newsletters
October 2022 https://www.smore.com/y04uh
November 2022 https://www.smore.com/xphy8
How to Stay Connected
Principal – Kassia Sutton (kassia.morris.sutton@gcpsk12.org)
Assistant Principal - Gr. K, 1, 2 – Jamie Elsey (jamie.elsey@gcpsk12.org)
Assistant Principal – Gr. 3, 4, 5 – Contacia Cross (contacia.cross@gcpsk12.org)
Assistan Principal - Special Education - Alicia Lapinsky (alicia.lapinsky@gcpsk12.org)
Counselor - Gr. K, 1 - Kortnie Smith (kortnie.smith@gcpsk12.org)
Counselor Gr. 2, 3 - Amy Crapo (amy.crapo.@gcps12.org)
Counselor Gr. 4, 5 - Matt Ho (matt.ho@gcpsk12.org)
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/NorcrossES
Location: 150 Hunt Street, Norcross, GA, USA
Phone: 770-448-2188
Facebook: facebook.com/NorcrossElementarySchool-GCPS