Safety at Huddleston

● All visitors must use front entrance, ring bell, check in at office.● ALL visitors will be asked to show a photo ID for student checkout at

each visit.● We are thankful for courteous visitors, however each party should ring the bell

separately. Parents and students should not open the door for visitors while waiting in the lobby. This is also the procedure for parents picking up students from ASP.

● All visitors should wear a visitor’s sticker.● For safety and maximizing instructional time: parents please leave forgotten

items in the office and not take to the classroom.● Fire, severe weather, and school lockdown drills are practiced during the year.● Please arrange for homework to be sent home with a friend/sibling or pick up

by 3:15 on front shelves in lobby as ASP program still in session.

Volunteers @ HES

● Welcome volunteers● PTO needs volunteers!! H.E.S. lists many

opportunities.● Volunteer Mandated Reporter Training● Schools are now required by the state of Georgia to

train all volunteers as mandated reporters of child abuse.

● All volunteers are required to watch the video on our website prior to volunteering at school. Even if you have watched it in past years, it must be done yearly.

THANK YOU!

Transportation Notes/Changes●Written notes only to the teacher for any

changes in transportation. ●Email is not reliable.●No call in changes to transportation except

on an EMERGENCY basis. ●The after school club called Good News

Club: any student signed up will be sent to Good News unless a written note is received stating otherwise.

Morning Arrival at HES

●Students should not be dropped off before

7:15 am. ●Students may go to breakfast with parent

permission. ●1st-5th may participate in PAWS running club. ●Students must be in classroom by 7:40 am.●New this year Homework Help in the cafeteria

from 7:15-7:40!!

Transportation to HESAll traffic should follow the directions of Fayette County Crossing Guard

AM CAR TRAFFIC

●Cars should not drop off in bus loop before 7:25 as bus drop off has priority.

●After 7:25 cars coming from Peachtree Parkway should only use bus loop, if before should stay in straight lane and use front entrance.

●Cars arriving from Highway 74 should always use front entrance.

●ALL parking should be in front entrance lot.●Right turn only out of front loop from 7:15-7:45.

Please use the crosswalk at all times. Please do not walk between car traffic.

Transportation from HESAll traffic should follow the directions of Fayette County Crossing Guard

PM Traffic & Dismissal● Golf Cart area is for students riding a golf cart not for car

riders/pick up. Students should be picked up at 2:15.● Please use green ID cards.● ONLY parents using golf carts should be dismissed by golf

cart, not cars picking up by walking across the parking lot. Parents in cars should go through the car line only.

● Buses depart at 2:25● Carpool traffic: one lane, green student ID card should be

displayed throughout ENTIRE carpool line.● Students should load and unload ONLY from right side of

cars.

HES Food & Nutrition Services● Visitors welcome, please eat with your child at guest tables

or outside. ● We are not using the stage for guests lunches this

year.● Make lunch visits a special event rather than daily routine.

Students benefit from this social time with their peers.● Students should remain seated & in area with guest to not

disturb nearby classrooms/stage area.● Rotating menu, please share the importance with your child

that students must select the lunch they pre-ordered in the morning:)

● Ice cream sold on Wednesdays for $1● Visitors may not use student accounts to pay for meals.● Visitors eating lunch please call front office or inform

teacher of meal choice by 8:15 AM.

HES Food & Nutrition Services●All monies for lunch should be in an envelope with

student name and meal ID number.●Please use Infinite Campus to stay informed of

lunch account balances.●Please ensure your child’s account is up-to-date

to avoid charging of meals.●Students will receive an alternate meal of a

sandwich and milk if more than 3 charges.●Mylunchmoney.com is available to deposit funds

but is not automatic. Deposits may take up to 24 hours.

●Questions: Contact Annette Maceachern, Manager

Birthday Celebrations!Birthdays are a special day and an important time to celebrate with classmates.

However, we are experiencing a growing number of students with severe food allergies and as always want to promote health and wellness among our students and staff. For this reason, the Fayette County Board of Education strongly discourages cupcakes, cookies, or other food items be brought in for celebrations. If sweet treats are brought to school the following should be done:

● Bring only smaller size portions, avoiding the large cupcakes with heavy amounts of food dye frosting, smaller portions of a cookie instead of cookie cake, no large donuts.

Other ideas for celebration:● School Ice Cream pass for the class ($15.00 for entire class—can be purchased in the front office). Our ice cream has

been approved to comply with the Smart Snack regulations from the Federal government. ● Bring fruit roll-ups, fruit snacks to share, fruit kabobs.● Read a book to the class and/or donate the book to the classroom library in honor of your child’s birthday. ● Party Favors, such as stickers, pens, pencils, erasers, notepads, bubbles, etc. ● Send in an autograph book for each classmate to write a special birthday message to your child. ● Donate a board game, puzzle, jump rope, ball, etc. in honor of your child’s birthday. ● Ask your child’s teacher for a show and tell time. Your child can make a poster, bring in their favorite things, etc. ● Donate a plant, seeds, or a bulb for the school garden. ● Send in a t-shirt, stuffed animal, pillow case, etc. for the class to sign. ● Other ideas: please check with your child’s teacher and share your ideas so we can add them to our list.

Balloons, flowers, etc. should not be delivered to school to celebrate a student’s birthday or special event. Students should not wear any clothing or accessories that distract from the learning environment. Written invitations to birthdays or social events outside the school should be mailed unless every child in the class or every member of the same gender in the class receives an invitation.

Communication: Home & School

**UPDATE OFFICE WITH ANY CHANGES IN EMAIL OR PHONE CONTACTS**

● Please read Parent & Family Handbook on HES website

● Grades 2-5 use of agenda is important.

● Please sign up for Constant Contact on school website for P.T.O. updates.

● Infinite Campus, email to entire school community, website & App.

● If you do not have access to internet/email then please notify your child’s teacher.

Huddleston Elementary PTC...App!!

●See QR code to download.

●Local business partners contact Misty Brown or Heidi Pfannenstiel to support your business & the new app.

●Share any feedback to improve the App to meet the “mobile” info needs for our school community.

BYOT

Bring Your Own Technology

Huddleston Elementary

Reasons for Implementing BYOT

Digital devices are becoming an integral part of everyone's daily life.

Students need to learn how to use their device for learning, creating, communicating, and analyzing information.

Students need to learn how to manage their digital lives and to work productively and safely in that environment.

Digital Responsibility

Digital safety will be the first and continuous skill taught with BYOT.

● Parents must:○ Print and return the Parent Permission Form.○ Read and return the FCBOE BYOT contract.○ Register the device(s).

Digital Responsibility

Students must learn to:Protect their personal informationBe aware of and appropriately respond

to cyberbullyingPractice safe, legal, and responsible

use of technology and informationProtect their digital footprint

Property & Procedures● Students are responsible for their devices.

● Only the owners of the devices may use/hold them.

● Internet use must be on the FCBOE guest filtered network, not data plan coverage. If the device isn't correctly configured, then it will be sent home.

● Devices should have a security and antivirus app. The guest network does not provide security.

● All students will have Digital Citizenship training before devices are brought to school.

● Students must realize their device is a learning tool and must be used in a responsible way.

● Devices will be used by teacher direction only.

State of Georgia: Testing Update● Students in grades K-2 DO NOT take a state test. However they do take a county

level test called Student Learning Objective (SLO). It includes a pre & post test to show growth in a content area determined by FCBOE.

● Students in grades 3-8 will take the Georgia Milestone test in April.

● The new testing system will include multiple choice and open-ended response questions.

● Testing will take place on the computer. Help at home by practicing keyboarding skills. Many resources for this on the HES website.

● Georgia Milestones will be aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) in English language arts and mathematics and Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) in science and social studies.

● This testing system will require more from students than the CRCT in order to better prepare students for college and career.