State Bridge Crossing Elementary Bobcats

Bridgette Marques, Principal 5530 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022 Lindsay Kyle, Assistant Principal 470-254-3850 phone, 470-254-3856 fax

www.statebridgecrossing.com

September 27, 2018

Issue 4

Principal’s News

Happy Friday Bobcat Family,

In my first newsletter, I shared that at SBCE we are not only keenly focused on academic progress but also

the safety of our student as well as their social and emotional needs. One addition we made this year to

support the ‘whole child’ is sponsoring Walk to School Days. Research shows that walking or biking to

school can significantly contribute to positive student health.

http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Walking-to-school-research-1.pdf

Please consider joining us as we celebrate our first SBCE Walk to School Day on the morning of Tuesday, October

16th. Additional details are noted in the flyer below. We hope you will participate with us! Buses will continue to run

for students who are not able to participate.

Congratulations to Ms. Howell and Ms. Martin (formerly Ms. Crowder) for being recognized by their peers as the

August and September ‘Stars of the Month!

Have a wonderful weekend! Bridgette M. Marques

Upcoming Events Assistant Principal-Ms. Kyle

CST-Ms. Gruber

September

30 Fall Family Festival – 2:00-5:00pm

October 2 Picture Day

4 RFF Day – No school for students

5 Teacher Work Day – No school for students

8 Columbus Day – No school

8-12 Fire Prevention Week

15 Cub Scouts – 6:30pm-7:45pm

16 Hearing/Vision Screening – 7:45am-11:00am

16 PTA Meeting – 11:30am

17 SGC Meeting – 7:00am

17 Report Cards go home

19 PTA Teacher Tailgate Luncheon

22-11/2 Iowa Assessment – No lunch visitors, please

31 Storybook Parade – 8:00am

Picture Day

On Tuesday, October 2nd, all students will have the opportunity

to have their fall picture taken. Flyers and order forms were

sent home this week. Please return with your student.

Fire Prevention Week

Mark your calendars for October 7 – 13! This year, the

National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) theme is:

“Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.”

We are excited for our PreK-2nd grade students to attend an

assembly with the JCHS Fire Department. Our 3rd-5th grade

students will be provided the opportunity to write a letter of

recognition and appreciation to our community firefighters. We

are excited for our students to learn about fire safety while also

thanking these very important members of our community.

Student Recognitions

Excitingly, we are bringing more student recognition programs

to SBCE this year, to not only directly align with our strategic

plan, but also to support our PBIS framework. Be sure to ask

your child about how their class can win the Golden Spoon

Award and Quarterly Attendance Award! We hope these

recognitions will promote ‘respectful, responsible, and ready to

learn’ cafeteria behavior and student attendance!

Upcoming Staff & Program Recognitions

We are thrilled to be celebrating Pre-K week next week,

October 1st through the 5th. Equally exciting, we will be

recognizing our fantastic custodians on Tuesday, October 2nd

for National Custodian Workers Recognition Day. Finally, on

Monday, October 22nd, we will celebrate our dedicated bus

drivers for Bus Driver Appreciation day. We are fortunate to

have so many individuals and programs to celebrate this month!

Extended Learning

For those 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students who were invited to our

Extended Learning after school program, please note that

classes begin next week. Parent pick up will be promptly at

4:30pm in the front circle. Thank you for signing your student

up for this extra learning opportunity.

Iowa Assessment – 3rd & 5th Grade

Please mark your calendars for October 22nd – November 2nd,

when our 3rd and 5th grade students will be participating in the

Iowa Assessments. While the testing window is two weeks

long, the students will only be testing on four mornings (a more

detailed schedule will be forthcoming from your child’s

teacher).

Due to testing and the need to create a quiet, secure testing

environment for our students, we are asking for no lunch

visitors from October 22nd – November 2nd. Lunch visitors are

welcome to return Monday, November 5th. Thank you for your

understanding and cooperation!

Milestones Review Resource:

Georgia Coach Book Order

Each year we are asked, “How do I prepare my child for

the Georgia Milestones administered in April?” This year

we are again offering the opportunity to purchase materials

from the grade-specific Coach series which provides

comprehensive instruction and ample practice on all of the

key skills and concepts covered by the Georgia Standards

of Excellence (GSE). This offer is completely optional.

Books are available in Reading/ELA and Math for Grades

3, 4, and 5 and Science and Social Studies for Grade 5.

Books are $16 per subject area, which includes the student

workbook and answer guide.

A printable order form is available on the SBCE homepage

at www.statebridgecrossing.com. Order forms must be

returned by Wednesday, October 3 to be included in the

order. Payment is accepted as check or money order only.

Please make checks payable to State Bridge Crossing

Elementary School.

Counselor Connection-Ms. Kovarik Follow what’s happening at SBCE

@SBCEprincipal (Ms. Marques)

@lindsaymkyle (Ms. Kyle)

@grubersgotclass (Ms. Gruber)

@SBCERousse (Ms. Kovarik)

#SBCEBobcats

School News

SOCKtober!

Let’s kick off SOCKTOBER! We will kick off our sock

collection on Friday, October 12th by wearing our craziest

socks to school! Did you know that socks are the least

donated items to shelters? State Bridge Crossing will be

collecting new unworn socks beginning October 15th-

October 26th.

Science Olympiad

We are excited to put together a Science Olympiad Team

again this year! Last year State Bridge Crossing made it to

the State Science Olympiad Competition in Kennesaw

Georgia! We look forward to another amazing year.

We are looking for dedicated students who will practice

before school, after school, and at home to be ready for the

Fulton County competition on March 2nd, 2019 (8:00-

4:00). If our team qualifies, we will continue on to the State

Science Olympiad Competition in May at Kennesaw State

University. Practices will be held weekly from 7:10AM –

7:35AM or 2:45PM – 3:45PM. Training times and dates

will vary depending on which events the team members are

preparing for.

All 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students are welcome to apply.

While we wish we could accept everyone who is interested,

we are limited by competition rules to 20 team members.

Applications will be reviewed by the coaching team using a

rubric. The top 20 application scores will be selected as

members of the team.

If your child is interested, please have them visit Ms.

Scheifflee for an application.

All parts of the application are due to Ms. Scheifflee by

10/3/2018. We will not accept any late applications or

applications by email (this eliminates anonymity for

scoring). Please turn in parts 1 and 2 separated (not stapled)

as this will aid with anonymity during scoring.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Scheifflee at

scheiffleem@fultonschools.org if you have any questions.

PTA News

Fall Festival- This Sunday

Our school’s beloved Family Fall Festival put on by the PTA is this Sunday, September 30 from 2:00 until 5:00 pm. If you

purchased your admission online, you should be receiving your wristbands brought home by one of your children. The PTA will

have a list of those who purchased online at the gate as well. Admission is $7; kids 3 and under are free. You can still purchase

admission at the gate. All elementary age and younger children must be accompanied by an adult.

Be prepared for the Farmer’s Market, the spiritwear yard sale booth and be sure to check out the Raffle Basket booth!

We have 24 amazing baskets to bid on, each based on a different theme and most valued at over $100.

Here's just a few examples: Foodie in Training, Disney Fanatic, Puppy Love, Pokemon Go, Making Masterpieces, Family Game

Night, Spa-Bulous

All of your bids go directly to fund our PTA's projects at SBCE, so clear out those piggy banks and win a fantastic prize while

helping out your school!

We'll be accepting both cash and credit cards using the Square app.

Pricing will be as follows:

1 ticket for $1

6 tickets for $5

12 tickets for $10

25 tickets for $20

*Some people like to bring labels with pre-printed name and phone # to make it easier to fill out the raffle tickets.

It is sure to be fun for everyone!

Science Force

Kindergarten will have Science Force the week of October 1st – 11th and the 2nd grade classrooms will be the week of October 12th

through the 19th . If you would like to sign up to help with Science Force, please click here and sign up for your child's classroom.

Make sure you have registered to volunteer at least 3 days before the date of the lab date so that you are able to volunteer. You

can register at www.statebridgecrossing.com. Please be careful to use the name on your drivers license when you register.

PTA News cont.

Walk to School Day – Tuesday, October 16th

International Walk to School Day!

We know that your child’s safety is very important to you. That’s why we are inviting you to join us for our inaugural

International Walk to School Day on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. State Bridge Crossing Elementary is partnering with the Georgia

Safe Routes to School, Georgia Commute Options and the City of Johns Creek to take part in this very important event and will

work to ensure the safety of children traveling to and from school. By working with our partners, this program will determine the

safest routes to walk and bike to school, suggest safety improvements to those routes, develop fun ways to encourage more

children to use those routes, and recruit parents and neighbors to accompany children to school.

International Walk to School day began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, the event has become part of a movement for year-

round safe routes to school and a celebration – with record breaking participation – each October to remind students, parents, and

communities about the many benefits of walking or biking to school. The event raises community and global awareness about

pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concerns for the environment and also promotes healthy behavior. This year, students and

their families will be walking, cycling, biking, skate boarding or scootering to school individually or with walking school buses.

Johns Creek City Police Department will be present to assist along the route. We encourage all students to participate. Students

who walk or bike regularly are encouraged to take their normal routes as a part of the event. Once at school, students who

participate will receive giveaways. Details for the walking school bus or buses will be forthcoming.

Hearing & Vision Screening – Tuesday, October 16th

We are looking for volunteers to help with our SBCE Hearing and Vision screenings on Tuesday, October 16th from 8:00am until

about 11am. No experience necessary! This is a fun way to interact with the children and help provide an invaluable service to our

SBCE students. There will be a short training session between 7:45am and 8am. Please sign up using the following

link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C44A5AE29A02-hearingvision2

PTA Meeting – October 16th at 11:30 at SBCE

Our next PTA meeting will be on Tuesday, October 16th at the school. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are not able to join,

we do post our meeting minutes on our website at http://www.sbcepta.org/ . We hope to see you there!

Box Tops – Send them in by October 17th

Our first Box Top collection will be on Wednesday, October 17th. Please send any Box Tops that you have in a baggie with your

child to school to be turned in by Wednesday, October 17th.

The Box Top box is located in the front of the school by the front office. Your child can either drop them into the box or give

them to their teacher. Make sure that the Box Tops that you send in are not expired and that the expiration date is not cut off

otherwise we cannot use them.

And if you haven't already, take a quick minute to download the Box Tops app on your phones. This is a great way to collect Box

Tops without having to cut and send them in! Once you have the app downloaded, all you have to do is Buy products with the box

top logo, Scan your receipt and then our school Earns the money! It really is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Thank you for all of your support with the Box Tops program! This money goes towards lots of programs that the SBCE PTA

sponsors and every little bit helps!

PTA News cont.

Community News

Teacher Tailgating

PTA will be hosting a Tailgating lunch for our teachers on Friday, October 19th! Thank you, teachers, for all that you do!

Mini Grants

We are pleased to announce that your PTA memberships just granted $11,500 in mini-grants directly back to the classrooms!

How? At the beginning of every school year, the teachers apply for mini-grants to help enhance your child’s education. The

teachers will have an opportunity again after winter break for an additional $4,500, so long as we have the funds in our budget,

which is why we depend so much on PTA memberships to fund our budget. Here are some of the grants we funded this semester:

Scholastic News, Scholastic Storyworks, Scholastic Reading Counts, IXL, Flocabulary, iPads and iPad Minis and Cases, Butterfly

Life Cycle Kits, Clay and Clay Storage, Professional Development at Ron Clark Academy, Chair Pockets, Skype with an Author,

Children’s Museum in House Field Trips, Splash on Literacy, Playground Toys and Storage, Word Study Games, Whisper

Phones and Resources for Orton-Gillingham Classroom

As you can see, YOUR membership matters! Thank you, PTA members, for your support!

Family Fun Run Survey

Thank you again for participating in our parent survey. We are excited to announce that with 84% of parents voting to move

forward with Boosterthon we have started to put it in motion as a spring event. With our playground project as the focus, we have

thought it best to cancel the fun run and put all our efforts into the event in the spring. Currently we are working out dates and

will have more information soon.

Donations for the school

If you have any of the following items that you would like to donate to SBCE, please drop them off at the front office with a label

for the PTA and we will distribute throughout the school.

- Legos

- Gently used books

- Treasure Chest items

- Pet supplies for gerbils, hermit crabs and fish such as bedding, food, water bottle, toys, etc. If anyone has a 10 or

15-gallon aquarium that they would like to give, we can use one of those too!

JCHS Fall Orchestra Concert

The Johns Creek High School orchestras will be presenting

their Fall Concert on Tuesday, October 2nd at 7 p.m. in the

High School auditorium.

The Johns Creek High School Sinfonia, Philharmonia, and

Chamber Orchestra will perform works of Puccini's Nessun

Dorma, Concerto Grossi of Corelli and G.F. Handel. The

concert will also include a movement of Tchaikovsky's

Serenade for Strings. Other selections include a traditional

fiddle tune, Arkansas Traveler, and a well-known hymn

tune by Philip Bliss.

The concert is FREE and reception will follow immediately

after the concert!

JCHS Fall Orchestra Concert

Northview's Girls in STEM club is holding free, hands-on

science and engineering classes Sunday mornings (once a

month) at Shakerag Fire Station for girls in grades 3-8! Please

visit girls-in-stem.com or email nhsgirlsinstem@gmail.com

for more information.

Business Partners

Kid Chess

Artech Roofing & Construction

Cloudland Coffee Company

Great Harvest Bread Company

Chick-fil-A

Mathnasium of Johns Creek

Amazon

Kroger

Lifetouch

SAM Singapore Math

Life Martial Arts