A message from our Lower Campus Assistant Head of School, Kim Chung
Dear GLOBE families,
As we head towards the winter break, there are many things happening here at Lower Campus. We are excited to bring back a tradition started during the 2019-20 school year, Community Circle! The purpose of Community Circle is to bring all LC students together to sing, share, and build community. Check out this video clip from a LC Community Circle in February, 2020. Our first Community Circle of this school year will be on Friday, December 16, so be sure to ask your children about it at the end of their school day.
Our 2nd and 3rd grade students have been preparing for the winter concert. Parents are invited to attend the class performances. Scroll down to Lower Campus notes to see the schedule.
In 2nd grade Mandarin, Ms Wang has introduced literacy centers (see image). Students have access to word work (character recognition and name), sentence creation, typing/pronunciation (pinyin to characters), sentence construction and writing.
Meanwhile, in 3rd grade French , a "holiday kindness basket” has been started. Students are encouraged to show kindness and help take note of kindness around us. They have post-it notes on their tables and when someone does or says something kind, they write it down and put it in the basket.
We would like to invite all students to participate in the holiday sweater/shirt day on Monday, December 12, and finally, if your child has lost any items during this first semester, be sure to check our Lost and Found here at LC. Any items not collected by Friday, December 16, will be donated to charity.
In community,
Kim Chung
Assistant Head of School, Lower Campus
Coffee Talks
Thank you to everyone who could join us today for our final Coffee Talk of 2022, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), presented by our UC and LC Data Coaches. The slides and presentation can be viewed here.
Upcoming coffee talks:
January 31, 8:30am at LC, STAMP (Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency) testing.
Presented by Sandra Daniel.
Upper Campus notes
Science Fair
Our 6th grade Science Fair was a great success! We would like to thank the judges who came to evaluate the projects, consisting of professors from Emory and Georgia Tech, as well as a retired science teacher and the ESOL Science Program Specialist for the Georgia Department of Education. Check out this picture video from the event.
Introducing our new 4th grade Spanish teacher
Ms. Alvarado has over eight years of experience as an educator, instructing primary school students in her home country of El Salvador. Whilst teaching in a dual immersion environment, she collaborated in curriculum development and created her own exploratory learning units. She is very excited about working with your children and is looking forward to getting to know them all. Starting in January, GLOBE will be running a new regular series in the weekly newsletter called 'Meet the Teacher'.
Parking / safety - on the corner of Briarcliff Rd and Sunset Dr.
If you park near the corner of Briarcliff and Sunset during morning drop-off, you will notice some new NO PARKING signs. Please do not park your vehicle on this corner, as it causes a major safety hazard for pedestrians and other drivers turning in and out of Sunset Drive. Please be considerate, remember CREST. We strongly encourage everyone to use the carpool.
New 8-24 count boxes of crayons needed for 6th grade student!
Caia Lauterbach is working to collect 200 boxes of new crayons (8–24 count) to donate to hospitalized children. She will be at the morning carpool line with a collection box, every day this week. We appreciate your support!
CPR Training - January 3
We are having CPR training for our teachers during our Teacher Workday on January 3. We would like to invite parents/guardians who might also want to participate and become CPR certified. Send an email to our UC nurse Cherrie Robinson if you would like to join us.
Great news! Between now and 12/16, parents are permitted to come to school during the day to check Lost and Found. This applies to both campuses. Please check in at the front desk to do so. Any items not claimed by Winter Break will be donated.
Spirit Night at Fellini’s Pizza
Our next Spirit Night will be at Fellini’s Pizza (2820 Lavista Rd, Decatur, GA 30033) on Tuesday, December 13. Stop in anytime that day and a portion of the sales will go to GLOBE PTCC.
Royalty Programs contest winners!
Thanks to everyone who signed up for the Royalty Programs and entered our drawing for the chance to win $25 gift cards. Congratulations to the winners: Lindsay Reese (Amazon), Jenna Greene (Kroger), and Ariel Intondi (Publix). While the contest is over, it’s never too late to help GLOBE, so please sign up for the royalty programs that benefit GLOBE every time you shop!
Volunteering
Each family at GLOBE is requested to perform a minimum of 10 volunteer hours per year. To log your volunteer hours, please click here. To view a list of current volunteer opportunities, click here. If you’re willing to help with our Fundraising or Global Awareness PAC (Parent Action Committee), please send us an email.
GLOBE 2022/23 Yearbook
Upper Campus Group Photo Day - January 19, 2023
All UC group photos (except fall and spring sports teams) will be taken on January 19. Mark your calendars!
Order your Yearbook
You will love the 2022-23 Yearbook. It will be a keepsake. Order NOW by clicking here.