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This Week at GLOBE

News & Notes | October 11, 2023

This Week atGLOBENews & Notes | October 11, 2023
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Key dates

October 11

Spirit Night at El Torero

October 11–12

Girls basketball team tryouts continue

October 13

Hispanic Heritage Month performances

October 14

Science Festival

October 18

Orchestra concert, 6:30pm

October 19-20

Boys basketball team tryouts

October 23

Board of Directors meeting

October 26

Parent Coffee Talk, DLI and Language


GLOBE calendar / school hours | 2023-24 | School menus | Fall ECP schedule

Volunteer to help at Upper Campus
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Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations

Parents of Spanish track students are invited to attend Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations this Friday. The Lower Campus performance begins at 8:30am in the Village Plaza. Upper Campus starts at 12:45pm. For further details, please refer to the Campus notes section below.


Help to make this Friday's celebrations a success at Upper Campus

Upper Campus are still in need of help to prepare for this Friday's HHM celebrations. Please use this SignUp Genius link to volunteer to donate foods from any of the 21 Hispanic countries or volunteer to serve the food on the day of the celebrations. Help is also needed to decorate the auditorium and cafeteria.

Science Festival this Saturday

Does your student want to learn about bubbles, bacteria, or blood? Do they like to make slime? Well, we've got some exciting news – ScienceFest is back! Join us this Saturday, October 14, from 10am to 12pm at Charles McDaniel Park (Lower Campus). Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of hands-on STEM-related exhibits that will spark your child's imagination and curiosity!
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GLOBE Trot fundraising has begun

GLOBE Trot is set to take place on November 10. This school-wide fun run and exercise-focused event is our biggest fundraiser of the year and all students get to take part!

By now, GLOBE families should have received an email from Qgiv containing log-in information to access your child's individual fundraising page, or you can search for it here. When you access the page you will find that your child's account has already been set up and fundraising can begin!


If you have any questions, please contact Adrienne McMillon. An informational flyer that answers many frequently asked questions about GLOBE Trot, can be downloaded here.


Be sure to check the weekly newsletter for frequent updates throughout October and please check out our awesome event sponsors at the bottom of this newsletter. Go GLOBE!


Ways to get involved in GLOBE Trot

Volunteer | Sponsor | Show your spirit!

Campus notes


Lower Campus


Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations

Friday, October 13, from 8:30am to 9:30am in the Village Plaza.

Parents of Spanish track students are invited to attend.


Today, Kindergarten enjoyed a field trip to Yule Farm in Stockbridge. Also, 1st grade Spanish track students made a great hallway display and can be seen representing various Hispanic countries.


We would also like to congratulate students Oakley Wang, Leah Bassett, Niara Clark, and Blaise Turnipseed for earning their CREST Shout-Out and pins during September's Community Circle.

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Upper Campus


Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations

Friday, October 13, from 12:45pm to 2:30pm.

Parents of Spanish track students are welcome to attend.

PARKING: Please park at the Church in Atlanta parking lot, across the road from Upper Campus.


Upper Campus have been enjoying the various themed days this week to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Students have been working very hard to prepare for Friday's culminating event and they are really looking forward to being able to share their performances.

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We are pleased to include some images from a recent field trip to the YiFan cooking school to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.

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Music

Ms. Gerhardt’s 5th grade music students continue to work on their music-reading skills and are using the rhythms of traditional rhymes to create clapping games with partners.
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Cub Scouts

Pumpkin Popup happens tomorrow, October 12

Support our GLOBE Cub Scout Pack 345 with a splash of fall! Order your farm-fresh, locally-sourced pumpkin today. Perfect for carving, décor, or tasty recipes. Pick up between 2:30pm and 4pm at Echo Ridge Recreation Club tomorrow, Thursday, October 12. Limited quantities, so order now and make your autumn special while helping Pack 345 thrive!

Parent Coffee Talks

We have a couple of coffee talks coming up in the near future, on October 26 and November 1. Visit the GLOBE website to watch recent coffee talks and view slides.

October 26 - DLI and Language

Time/location: 8:00am - LC. Presented by Sandra Daniel, Director of Language Program.

November 1 - Bullying (part of our Peace Week activities)

Time/location: 8:30am - UC. Presented by our GLOBE counselors.

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Parent Teacher Community Council

Spirit Night El Torero (Stone Mountain)

Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us at our October Spirit Night! Visit El Torero (1944 Rockbridge Rd, SW #107, Stone Mountain) on Wednesday, October 11, anytime between 11am and 9pm. Enjoy some delicious Mexican food and help support GLOBE PTCC. Click the image to view the flyer or download it here. Gracias!

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Spirit Night with the Hawks

Join us on Saturday, January 13 for The GLOBE Academy Spirit Night at State Farm Arena as the Atlanta Hawks take on the Washington Wizards. Tickets start at $35 and include $10 worth of food and beverage credit. A portion of each ticket purchased through this offer will benefit The GLOBE Academy PTCC. Ticket prices are subject to increase. Tickets are based on availability and will sell out, so purchase your tickets today!

Volunteering at GLOBE

Each family is requested to volunteer 10 hours per year. To log your volunteer hours and be entered in the contest to win a "Volunteer of the Month" carpool flag, click here. To see current volunteer opportunities, click here. Thanks for helping!


Shopping can help GLOBE!

Did you know when you shop at places like Publix, Kroger, and OfficeMax/Office Depot, they will donate to GLOBE PTCC? To find out how to easily set this up, click here. Every penny counts!


PTCC Staff Gift Fund

The GLOBE PTCC Staff Gift Fund provides winter holiday gifts to every teacher and staff member as a token of our appreciation for the dedication they show our children every day. Suggested donation: $50 per child per school year. Donate here.


Follow PTCC on Social Media

Facebook: The GLOBE Academy PTCC | Instagram: TheGLOBEAcademyPTCC

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Athletics

Basketball team try-outs (5th grade to 8th grade)

All basketball tryouts are taking place at Clairmont Presbyterian gym (Family Center), 1994 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA30033.


Girls team tryouts:

October 11 and 12, from 3:45pm to 5:30pm.

Please email coaches Danielle Patterson or Anthony Delevoe for information.

Boys team tryouts:

October 19 and 20, from 4pm to 5:45pm.

Register for Boys Team tryouts here.

For planning purposes, if your child makes a team, practice days will be Tuesday and Thursday.

Important notes: Please wear a T-shirt, basketball shorts and basketball/tennis shoes to tryouts. You must have a completed sports physical form on file prior to your child taking part.


Link to Weekly Athletic Calendar

We use TeamSnap to communicate practice schedules, game schedules and real time information to parents should a practice/game need to be canceled.


Support GLOBE athletics

Visit our Sideline store for GLOBE athletic wear | ​​Join GLOBE Athletic Club.

Board of Directors

Board Meeting

The next Board of Directors meeting will be held at Upper Campus on Monday, October 23, at 7pm. Look out for the Zoom link in next week's newsletter.

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School photo retakes

If you would like to have your child's photo retaken, please follow this procedure.

  1. Visit Jostens website.

  2. Log in.

  3. Click "Find your Student" at the top. UC code: FE144023, LC code: FE144123.

  4. Click "Sign up for retakes."

If you experience difficulties, please send an email with your child's name, grade and homeroom teacher to yearbook@theglobeacademy.net with the subject 'Photo retake'.

GLOBE Yearbook

To order your 2023–24 GLOBE yearbook, click here. Order today and you won’t have to worry about it for the rest of the school year. We are always on the lookout for great photos of GLOBE students doing GLOBE activities. Please send them to us through ReplayIt. If you have trouble with ReplayIt, you may email photos to yearbook@theglobeacademy.net. Please identify the students in the photo and their grade level.
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2023 GLOBE Trot sponsors

Marathoner level sponsors

Almost Heaven Resort & Weddings

Americare

Green Orthodontics

Team Rehab

The Moreno Law Firm

Runner level sponsors

The GLOBE Academy PTCC

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Light Box Homes

Mason Hill Chiropractic

Morningside Pediatric Dentistry

Southern Turf

Zoo Atlanta

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