HOPKINS HAPPENINGS

Hopkins Families,

We are excited to see your children at the HOP every single day! Remember to have your children at school on time daily. Attendance is so important! Please try to avoid early checkouts as we have lessons all day long from Pre K through Fifth Grade! Our teachers, family center, counselors, and administrators will contact families regarding student attendance this year because we miss when our Patriots are absent!

This month we are excited to celebrate our 40 Years of Impact at Plaza Las Americas on our Digital Learning Day, September 20th from 1:30pm-3:00pm! Join us for family fun, prizes, games, and much more!

Sincerely,

Dr. Gabriel Zaragoza

Principal

gabriel.zaragoza@gcpsk12.org

SCHOOL HOURS

Arrival

7:20am - Special Education Self-Contained Classes

7:30am - General Buses and Car Riders

School Day

8:15am - 2:40pm - Instruction

Dismissal

2:20 - Special Education Self-Contained Classes

2:40 - General Buses and Car Riders

FAMILY LUNCH VISITS

• Family Lunch Visits start AFTER Labor Day, September 3rd.
  
• Please bring your photo ID for verification.
• Only sit in the Visitor Only Section.
• You can have your child sit with you, but not other students.
• Please do not take your child from the cafeteria. If you plan to check out, you should do this at the front desk and the school will call your child to the front.
• We do not allow outside Fast Food or any Restaurant Food in our cafeteria.
• If we have reached capacity at our lunch tables will have to regretfully inform you to return another day.
• Thank you for your understanding and patience.

REMINDERS FOR VISITING SCHOOL

• We are here for students and want to keep a safe and positive environment. Please be cordial with our front office staff and follow through all safety procedures and requests.
• Have your valid ID for check out and visiting the cafeteria.
• If you are checking out, we ask families to wait in the vestibule to alleviate traffic in the school.

• The A+ Education Reform Act of 2000 established school councils in Georgia to bring communities and schools closer together in a spirit of cooperation to achieve the following: solve difficult education problems, improve academic achievement, provide support for teachers and administrators, and bring parents into the school-based decision-making process. In short, School Councils provide advice, recommendations, and assistance to principals and local boards of education. Hopkins Elementary School council meets four times a year (September, November, January, and March).
• If you are interested in joining the Hopkins School Council for the 2024 - 2025 school year, contact Noelle Gardner, Administrative Assistant, at noelle.gardner@gcpsk12.org.

Tentative Dates:

All Meetings start at 8:30am

September 13, 2024

November 21, 2024

January 31, 2025

March 21, 2025

What does digital learning look like?

Teachers may provide live (synchronous) learning opportunities and/or recorded (asynchronous) lessons and independent work.

This means that students will be required to participate in digital instruction on a specific schedule with their teachers (synchronous learning), and also complete activities and assignments (asynchronous learning) on their own time to meet assignment deadlines.

• Students will receive quality instruction on all grade-level standards, learning the district’s Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum.
• Instruction and support will be provided by teachers and staff from the student’s local school.
• If synchronous learning opportunities are provided, they will occur during the school day.
• Students will access assignments through eCLASS C&I course pages, but teachers also may use digital resources such as Google Classroom, SAFARI Montage, etc.
• Schools will provide specific information to support students and parents around digital learning processes and protocols. Check your school webpages and/or newsletters for more information.
• Additional student and parent support resources will be available on the district web page and in the student portal.
• ParentVUE makes it easier for parents to see assignments, including missing ones. It also allows parents to access student information, including gradebook data, discipline, report cards, transcripts, calendars, and more.

SY25 Meal Prices

• Full Pay Meal prices have increased by 25 cents
• PK-12 Breakfast is now $1.75
• ES Lunch is now $2.50
• MS/HS Lunch is now $2.75

· Breakfast

• Title 1 schools, including Hopkins – all students will continue to receive breakfast at no charge

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Lunch

• Free and Reduced-Price students will receive lunch at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will pay $2.50/$2.75 for lunch.

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Free and Reduced Information

• Fill out the application here!

• English Classes will start in September, please be on the lookout for the flyer and information in your child's folder.
• The Hopkins Family Center is here for you. If you need assistance with Parent Portal/Vue, Parent Square, My Payments Plus, free & reduced lunch form or any other school application, please don't hesitate to come by and see Ms. Ingrid or myself. We are here to serve you.