This Week at GLOBE

Dear GLOBE community,

I hope you are well. Our campuses are colorful this month, with hallways decorated for Black History Month (see images below), students in their heritage colors on Fridays, and starting tomorrow, dress-down Thursdays in support of the upcoming eighth-grade trip. We look forward to a time when everyone can be in the building together to enjoy these moments!

I'm also proud to see our community continuing to do an excellent job minimizing the impact of coronavirus, and I thank you for your vigilance with regard to masking, testing, and quarantine periods. In case you missed it, yesterday I shared an update to our COVID-19 protocols, based on trends in our school's data.

Lastly, I want to update you on last week's water leak: The affected classrooms were professionally cleaned and dried by Hibernia Environmental, and we also ran industrial dehumidifiers over the weekend as an extra precaution. Hibernia gave the all-clear and students and teachers are back in their usual spaces. We're continuing to work on the underlying HVAC issue and will keep you apprised.

As always, if you have any questions, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Christi Elliott-Earby

Executive Director

February 9 Virtual tour of Upper Campus

February 9 Girls soccer tryouts, 4-5pm at Silverbacks Field

February 10 On-campus COVID testing by Viral Solutions

February 10 Dress-down Thursday

February 11 Represent Fridays (click image for details)

February 11 GLOBE Nurse Appreciation Day

February 14 Valentine's Day

February 18 Open Enrollment ends for new students

March 1-2 Read Across America Day

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Help our 8th grade students raise money for their trip to Savannah by bringing $1 to dress-down on Thursdays. Dress-down days will take place on both campuses every Thursday, from February 10 to March 31. Parent volunteers will be collecting money at the front door (LC) and the gym door (UC). Please make every effort to bring the exact change. We cannot accept coins. Thank you in advance for your support!

Upper Campus Assistant Head of School Judy Limor will be hosting a meeting for current 3rd grade parents to talk about 4th grade at GLOBE and the transition to Upper Campus on Thursday, February 24, at 5:30pm. Please check the weekly newsletter on Wednesday, February 23 for the Zoom link.

Upper Campus Assistant Head of School Judy Limor will be hosting a meeting for current 5th grade parents to talk about 6th grade at GLOBE and the transition to middle school on Thursday, February 24, at 7:00pm. Note: This meeting is intended for current 5th grade families ONLY. Please check the weekly newsletter on Wednesday, February 23 for the Zoom link.

Kindergarten to 5th grade students will be celebrating Read Across America Day on March 1 and 2. All students will celebrate on their English day! Students will have the opportunity to choose a book that represents their culture or family history. They can dress up as a person from that book and if possible donate a copy of the book to their classroom library. We hope to add additional books to the classroom libraries so they can be even more robust and reflective of our diverse community. Reading diverse and inclusive books in the coming weeks might help your student discover a character with whom they identify. You might even find one here on Read Across America's calendar for the year. Looking for even more diverse books? Click here.

Yearbook print quantities will be set at the end of this week. If you don’t order, you are not guaranteed to receive a book. Click here to order it today!

IMPORTANT: Both campuses would like to draw your attention to the carpool issues highlighted below. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Remember CREST.

Lower Campus

Morning carpool

All vehicle traffic utilizing Briarwillow Rd. is reminded not to block the residents’ driveways. DeKalb Police will be monitoring this continuing problem. Please be courteous to our neighbors. Thank you.

Upper Campus

Morning carpool

• The carpool line opens at 7:30am. Unless your student is signed up for ECP, they may not be left on campus until that time. We have a number of parents who are dropping off students, unsupervised, in the dark, prior to the start of carpool. This is a major safety concern, and needs to cease.

• Morning carpool is being significantly delayed by parents who continue to turn left out of the morning carpool line, or who turn right as requested only to immediately block traffic on Briarcliff Road turning left into the park. Since classes resumed after winter break, carpool is ending 5-10 minutes late (after 8:00am), and students are missing important instructional time.

• When exiting the carpool line in the morning, please turn RIGHT onto Briarcliff Road. Out of respect for the cars still in line, the traffic on Briarcliff, and the neighborhood, please refrain from turning around in the park and instead proceed on Briarcliff Road until you have reached a cross street.

8th grade trip information

The second $150 payment for the 8th grade trip to Savannah is due by February 15, 2022. Please login to your account on MyPaymentsPlus to make your payment.

Rising 6th grade Connections selection

All 5th grade students who are returning to GLOBE are required to select their middle school Connections class. A form was recently sent home with students, however, you can also use this online form. The class choices are Art, Band, Orchestra, or Chorus. Forms must be submitted by Friday, February 11. Thank you.

GLOBE Nurse Appreciation Day

Our school nurses have worked so hard during the pandemic! Let’s show them our appreciation on Friday, February 11. Please send in a card for Dr. Reese (LC) or Ms. Robinson (UC). Questions: email classpac.globeacademy@gmail.com.

Lower Campus Lost and Found

Please sign-up to assist with the Lower Campus Lost and Found for the month of February.

Black History Month

We’re looking forward to seeing the students in their Pan African colors and Black heritage wear every Friday of the month. With a focus on wellness, check the PTCC Facebook page all month long to discover wellness tips as well as Black History activities that are happening this month around the metro Atlanta area.

We need you!

PTCC is seeking a co-lead for our communications efforts. This role will give you a chance to liaise between the board of directors and the GLOBE community. If you have two hours a week to spare, good writing skills, and you want to get involved, we invite you to join ComCoor.

2022 GLOBE Annual Auction

We are now accepting donations for the The GLOBE Academy's PTCC Annual Spring Auction. This year's auction will be a two-part event beginning with a silent auction (April 29), open and free for all through mobile bidding, and culminating with an in-person indoor/outdoor event (April 30) at Wild Heaven Brewery in Avondale Estates. The auction benefits all PTCC activities throughout the year including teacher appreciation, classroom resources, cultural events, International Fest, campus updates, Science Night and more. In order to make this possible, we need donations! Know of someone with a wonderful vacation home? Have a favorite boutique or fitness studio in the area? No donation is too big or small.

We also need volunteers to make the auction a success. Email auction@theglobeacademy.net to volunteer to serve on the auction committee.

New siblings intending to enroll at GLOBE must enter into the lottery. If you have siblings to apply for the lottery, apply today! Visit ​​theglobeacademy.org/apply.

Virtual tours

The last virtual tour of the season for new, prospective families will take place tonight from 7pm to 8pm on February 9 for Upper Campus. Click here for details.

Basketball and Cheerleading roundup

The girls team lost to the Atlanta Classical Academy (#1 Seed) 37-30 and the boys team lost to Ridgeview (#2 seed) who beat Epstein (#1) to win the tournament and finish top overall in the conference. The MAAC conference consists of 10 Teams in the Atlanta Metro Area and GLOBE finished in the top half of the conference for the basketball season.

All boys and girls basketball players should meet after school on Thursday, February 10, from 3:30pm to 4:40pm to turn in uniforms. We also need to take another team photo of the A Team.

Final standings

Girls finished in 3rd Place - Overall Record (6-3)

Boys finished in 4th Place- Overall Record (5-4)

Spring Sports

Tennis

We are very proud to announce the first ever GLOBE tennis program! Congratulations to the players that made the boys and girls tennis teams. Girls will practice on Wednesday at Leslie Beach from 4-5pm and boys on Thursday, 4-6pm.

Girls Soccer

Tryouts for girls soccer will continue this week for athletes involved in Winter Sports or anyone that couldn’t make it last week. Tonight, Wednesday, Feb 9, from 4-5pm at the Silverbacks Field. Be sure to turn in your completed physical forms and bring your shin guards.

Flag Football

Tryouts will begin next week. This sport will be co-ed and more information to come about when, where and what time. You must have a physical on file to try out.

The yearbook would love to receive your photos. Please email them directly to yearbook@theglobeacademy.net.

GLOBE would like to draw your attention to a proposed new policy for school volunteers and visitors that will soon be voted on by DeKalb County School District (DCSD). The proposed new policy appears to have the potential of significantly impacting the ability of parents to volunteer. If you would like to voice your preferences directly to DCSD, you may do so in the comments section on this page.

We have a limited number of aftercare spaces available. Email cclines@theglobeacademy.net for details.

Updated quarantine policies

Yesterday, February 8, GLOBE sent out an email detailing the updated quarantine policies. You can view the email here. Our mandatory mask mandate, quarantine and isolation policies, and other prevention guidelines are outlined in the updated COVID-19 Health and Safety Playbook (version 2.a). Please also view our flyer by clicking on the image.

Weekly COVID-19 testing

Viral Solutions will be back on campus again on Thursday, February 10 to provide all GLOBE students and staff with access to free rapid antigen testing. The positivity rates of each testing clinic can be found on tab 2 of the Data Dashboard. Results will be updated the day after each testing clinic occurs.

Viral Solutions has confirmed that weekly testing will occur at GLOBE each Thursday in February. The upcoming COVID-19 testing schedule is as follows: Thursday, February 10th, 17th and 24th. As a reminder, you only have to fill out the testing consent form one time per semester. Once your student is signed up, they will be called for testing each week. If you would like to enroll your student in testing for the semester, you can fill out the consent form here. If you have questions about the testing process or how to receive your student's results, please read the FAQ flyer.

Vaccination Clinic

Our next clinic will be at Upper Campus on February 19.

Vaccination survey

We would like to determine how many of our students are fully vaccinated. This will allow us to determine which students may not have to quarantine if they are exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, understanding the vaccination coverage in our community will help us to make informed decisions about sporting events and meal time locations. To learn more and/or to notify us, click here.

When emailing GLOBE with regard to a current student at the school, please include the student's name, grade, and teacher in your message. This helps us to respond quickly and effectively to your inquiry. Many thanks!

This newsletter is intended for the families of GLOBE students. Please share your feedback, so we can continue to improve how we disseminate information about what's happening at school. As always, you can find the school menu (remember, lunch and breakfast are free for all who want them this year), the academic calendar, and family handbook on our website.

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