Month: September 2017

Hello Laurel Ridge!

It is hard to believe that it is almost October!  As shared last week, the district is in the process of planning for making up the four instructional days lost due to Hurricane Irma.  The current plan is for school to be held on Tuesday, November 7 (Election Day) instead of it being a Teacher Workday.  School will also be extended 20 minutes from October 2 until October 31.  Drop off will still begin at 7:15 in the morning, breakfast will be served until 7:45, and the instructional day will begin at 7:55 am.  Dismissal will start at 2:45 pm instead of 2:25 pm.  For additional information, please visit the following link: Extended School Day Information

Tomorrow (Friday, September 29) is student picture day!

If you have not already, please mark your calendar for the following upcoming events:

October 2 – National Custodian Appreciation Day!  Please join us in saying a special Thank you to Mr. Bush, Ms. Houston, and Mr. Posten for all they do for LRE!

October 2 – 6 – Georgia Pre-K week!  Georgia is celebrating 25 years of Pre-K!

October 4 – PTA meeting in the media center at 6:30pm

October 4 – Walk, Bike, or Roll to School day!  Join Laurel Ridge students in this fun, healthy, environmentally friendly community event. After biking, walking, or rolling to school, join us in the Little Free Library Park before entering the building. We will provide small incentives for the kids and coffee for the adults who walk/bike/roll with their kids to school. Families that live too far from the school to bike/walk/roll the entire way are encouraged to park in the side parking lot at Publix and walk from there.  PTA is looking for volunteers to monitor some of the neighborhood crosswalks from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4.  After monitoring a crosswalk, please join us at the school at 8:00 a.m. so that we can show our appreciation with free coffee!

October 5, 6 & 9 – Fall Break!  No School

October 9 -13 – National School Lunch Week! Please encourage your child to try school lunch!

October 11 – STEM Parent Night!  (This is a parent only event.)  Come learn about STEM at LRE.

October 18 – LRE Parent Night from 5pm to 6pm!  (This is a student-friendly event!) Come learn more about how to help your child at home.  Third Grade will be hosting sessions about math.  First Grade will be hosting sessions about how to read with your child at home!  These events are open to all parents!

October 19 – Progress Reports Sent Home

October 25 – JA Day with Druid Hills High School.  This is always a student favorite event when the ROTC comes and spends the day at LRE.

October 26 – Parent Conference Night from 5 pm to 7:30 pm.  Details on signing up for a conference will be shared soon!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for their patience with the closures last week and our need to reschedule the Math Event.  Progress reports will be coming home today with students in K-5.  Please sign their progress report envelope and return it to school as soon as possible.  If you have questions or concerns about your child’s progress report, please contact their teacher.  Our first conference night is scheduled for Thursday, October 25 from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm but you are certainly welcome and encouraged to set-up a conference with your child’s teacher(s) at any time.

Next Friday, September 29 is picture day!

Note from the Counseling Office  There are programs for people who receive food assistance and have suffered loss due to the recent power outages caused by Hurricane Irma.  If you lost food purchased with SNAP Benefits (Food Stamps) due to weather disasters (ice storm, fire, flood, tornado or other household misfortune), you may request replacement of those SNAP benefits. Families that experience a food loss due to power outages of 4 hours or more may receive replacement benefits within 10 days after the report of a loss.

Please visit the Georgia Department of Human Services for more information: https://dfcs.georgia.gov/food-stamp-benefits-replacement  You may also contact the Laurel Ridge Counseling Department at 678-874-6902 if you need further assistance.

Invitation from Hawthorne Elementary: Hawthorne Elementary is hosting a meeting on Monday, September 25 at 6:00 pm about the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) with immigration attorneys about upcoming changes and phase out.  They have extended an invitation to all interested LRE families to attend.

Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE) program The DeKalb County School District was honored to have one award winner last year who was celebrated at the AFAEE awards ceremony on May 3, 2017. Once again we would like your support with securing nomination(s) from each school. This is an exciting opportunity for our district and most importantly an occasion to acknowledge our teachers and administrators who are doing a phenomenal job every day for our children. Recipients earn a $7,500 award, the $7,500 includes funding for a school project of their choice ($3,500), funding for a professional development opportunity ($1,500), and a personal stipend ($2,500). Nominations can be submitted online through September 30, 2017 for teachers and school administrators in our district.  To learn more about the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education program and to submit nominations, please visit http://atlfamiliesawards.org/

Emory LaVista Parent Council September 26, 2017, 6:30pm: ELCP joins the Druid Hills High School PTSA General Meeting on Selective College Admissions.John Tone is an associate dean at Georgia Tech who works closely with the office of admissions and the vice provost for enrollment at GT. He is also the father of a Junior Red Devil. He will be available to offer his insights and to answer any questions he can about the admissions process as he has seen it play out at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  Address: 1798 Haygood Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30307  Ury Theatre

 

Please be sure that you have bookmarked the school webpage (www.laurelridgees.dekalb.k12.ga.us) for information about all school events and the PTA webpage (www.laurelridgeelementarypta.org/) should you ever need additional information or resources.  If you are on social media, be sure you have liked the school on facebook (@LaurelRidgeElementarySchool) and are following us on Twitter (@LaurelRidgeSch) and Instagram (LaurelRidgeSch.)

 

Thank you to everyone that came to curriculum night tonight!  There are no new flyers or materials this week.  Please make sure you watch the DeKalb County School System website (http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/) in case we begin to get severe weather next week from Hurricane Irma.  If you want to learn more about current DeKalb School System events, take some time to review the district’s new magazine at http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/magazine/

 

Have a great weekend!!