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Dear GLOBE Community,
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Important Announcement About Milestones Testing
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ALL Students (K-8):
There will be NO live classes during testing (LC - AM only for Grade 3 testing days; UC - all testing days). Please check weekly newsletters from teachers for more information about class schedules on test days.
Grade 3:
Please look for specific communication from Ms. Blunt and Ms. Catinella regarding school assignments and instruction on testing days.
Grades 4-8:
Chromebooks will be locked in testing mode beginning Friday afternoon, April 16. Please make sure to come by The GLOBE Academy Upper Campus on Friday, April 16 OR Monday, April 19 between 8 AM and 2 PM to pick up student assignments.
Chromebooks will be unlocked by grade level as testing concludes.
If your student IS testing…
- Attend school each day of testing
- Arrive ON TIME (by 8 AM)
- Grade 3 ONLY: See communication from Ms. Blunt and Ms. Catinella regarding Chromebooks for testing.
- Grades 4-8: Bring Chromebook AND charger to school on the last day of regular classes before testing (Friday for Th/F students, Monday for M/T students; fully virtual students can bring their Chromebook and charger with them on the first day of testing) - Chromebooks will STAY at school until testing is complete
- Bring a book to read AND something to color with for the time between the completion of daily testing and pick up/resumption of the school day
Testing will conclude by 10:30 AM each day (4/20, 4/22, 4/23, 4/26, and 4/27) and by 10 AM each day (4/29, 4/30, 5/4, and 5/6). If it is not your assigned day to be at school, students must be picked up in the carpool line PROMPTLY at the conclusion of testing.
If your student is NOT testing…
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Remain at home on testing mornings. **There is LIMITED SPACE to supervise non-testing students during testing. If your student is scheduled to be in-person and staying home is a hardship for your family, please contact Ms. Catinella (LC) or Mrs. Limor (UC) to discuss options.
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STRONGLY ENCOURAGED - Arrive at school in the carpool line at the conclusion of testing on your assigned days. Testing will conclude by 10:30 AM each day (4/20, 4/22, 4/23, 4/26, and 4/27) and by 10:00 AM each day (4/29, 4/30, 5/4, and 5/6).
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Continuing Our Efforts Against the Spread of COVID-19
Thank you to all of our parents and staff for your vigilance in keeping GLOBE's COVID policies and procedures and for your support as we work to create the safest on-campus environment as possible. We announced this morning that on May 3, 2021, K-5 students currently attending school face-to-face 2 days per week will transition to attending 4 days per week (M,Tu, Th, F). And though community transmission has leveled off, it remains incredibly important to stay vigilant: keep wearing those masks over your mouth and nose, wash your hands well, and keep your distance from those who aren't in your usual pod.
We will continue to track the DeKalb data on the GLOBE COVID-19 Data Dashboard and continue to add information about the number of cases reported weekly at LC and UC separately. Student and staff privacy is of utmost importance – the school nurses are strictly following the COVID-19 reporting and contact tracing guidelines and identifying information about those who test positive will not be available.
FYI: Georgia has opened COVID-19 vaccination to everyone aged 16 years and older. You can utilize the Georgia Department of Public Health's website to find vaccination locations or schedule an appointment. Widespread vaccination will be key to reducing transmission in our community; if you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines, you can find answers to common questions here.
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What to do if you or your child have tested positive or had close contact with someone who is positive:
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If your child is exhibiting any of the symptoms below, please keep them at home and notify the appropriate school nurse, Lindsay Reese (Lower Campus) or Cherrie Robinson (Upper Campus), immediately:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- Loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
*If your child is out sick for any reason, please notify the appropriate school nurse and your child’s teacher.
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Clinic
In these days of Covid-awareness, we ask that you please:
(1) be prepared to pick up your child immediately (within 30 minutes) upon receiving a call that your child is in our isolation room.
(3) call the school and nurse if your child is diagnosed with covid! We need to have that information as quickly as possible. Also, call if your child has had close contact with someone with covid.
(4) if your child tells you that he is continually pulling up his mask, please take a stitch in the straps or do whatever you can to get a better fit. If that isn’t doable, please purchase a better-fitting mask.
Also, please continue to get medications and paperwork in to us for asthma, food allergies, etc. We will walk out to the front sidewalk to retrieve them from you.
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Re-Imagine: GLOBE Afternoon Carpool Pick-Up
GLOBE is partnering with drive-thru logistics experts from Chick-fil-A Inc. to re-imagine afternoon carpool pick up at Lower and Upper Campus. Please complete this survey by April 21, 2021 to share your thoughts on the current afternoon pick-up process. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Attendance Policy Updates
If your child is sick on an in-person school day, please do not have them join the class virtually instead. Think about a regular school year — if your child stays home from school, they do not have the option to "tune-in."
Of course, this year there is an exception. If your child is asked to quarantine by GLOBE personnel, they are permitted and expected to tune into their classes virtually. One of your child's lead teachers will contact you with information regarding the times and links. If your child is already fully virtual and they are sick, please email your child's lead teachers and the front office and they will be counted as absent for that day.
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Lower Campus
LC Walkers
LC students who live within walking distance of the school, please reach out to the front office if you would like to transition to walking to school instead of using carpool. Once we have the number of families that live within walking distance and choose to walk, we will share the details for their daily Health Screening.
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Upper Campus
Water Bottles
Please make sure that your student is bringing a water bottle to school that will enable them to drink without removing their mask. Students should have a straw OR a water bottle with a long enough spout that the water bottle can go beneath the mask for drinking.
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YEARBOOK
When the yearbooks arrive, there will be at most 25 available for purchase. If you want to ensure that you get one, please go to Jostens now and order yours.
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Chorus News
5th Grade
We’re excited to welcome the rising 6th graders to Middle School Chorus. Find out more information about how to sign up for chorus in this week’s Chorus Newsletter.
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Virtual Care and Aftercare Openings:
For Monday/Tuesday pod, we have Kind: 2 2nd: 1 3rd: 1 and 4-8th: 3
For Thursday/Friday pod, we have Kind: 1 1st: 3 2nd: 2
Aftercare is also available for both lower and upper campus. The cost for either M/T or Th/F is $30. Please email ECP@theglobeacademy.net for details and registration information.
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GLOBE thanks our 2020-2021 Annual Fund Global Patron Level Donors!
Anonymous (4), Laura Beck, Darin and Caroline Bohm, Tom and Jennifer Burrell, The Cannon Family, John Bunyan and Emily Cartwright, Jed and Stephanie Dennard, The Donnelly Family, Randy and Liberty Hall, Diana Hankinson, John and Anna Holbrook, Marsha Huitt and Dr. William Huitt, Russell and Rebecca Hutchins, Poornima Amarapu and Kiran Maddu, Katie and Michael Monroe, The Mooring Family, Jose noe Pacheco, The Roberts Family, Nantambu and Chandra Starks, Richard and Christina Steiner, David Thompson, and Yubbler, Inc.
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Support our school and help your child discover new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more! Enjoy free shipping directly to home on book-only purchases over $25. All purchases earn GLOBE 25% in rewards.
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Grow Your Roots
We will be celebrating our annual Grow Your Roots event on April 24th 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. We are looking for volunteers to help us achieve a few improvements to the school. The event will be socially distanced so we will only be working in small groups. If you wish to volunteer, please complete this form or contact us at FACPAC.globeacademy@gmail.com.
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Electronics Recycling
In celebration of Earth Day, we are bringing back our Electronics Recycling program. Drop boxes will be available at both campuses April 17th- 26th. We will be sharing more information thru our GLOBE PTCC facebook page.
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Almost 1 MONTH until our Annual GLOBE Auction is live! We are still accepting donations for Children’s Corner, Collectables, Experiences & Entertainment, Getaways, Gift Cards, Health Beauty & Fitness, Home Good and Services, and Themed Basket. Email us with ideas: auction@theglobeacademy.net. In the meantime, Registration is open! Get your bidder number now and invite your friends and family to register, at www.theglobeauction.com. Simply click "REGISTER", and fill out the form. The 24-hour GLOBE Auction is open to the public and begins May 15 at 7 p.m.
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CALENDAR
Below you will find the important dates to remember for the next month. You can also sync the GLOBE calendar to your own digital calendar.
April 14, 2021
STAMP Testing Grades 2nd-3rd
- 2nd grade starting at 12:45 p.m.
- 3rd grade starting at 9:30 a.m.
April 26-30, 2021
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The GLOBE Academy Office Hours are Monday, Tuesday Thursday & Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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What's on the Menu?
The School Nutrition program has partnered with Simply Elegant to provide lunch for the remainder of the school year. All students are eligible to receive a free school lunch this spring. Lunch will be delivered directly to the classroom and eaten in the classroom. To ensure the safety of the students, the vendor will follow CDC guidelines by delivering no-contact grab-and-go meals during their assigned lunch period. All meals will be prepackaged prior to arriving at school. If a student forgets their lunch at home, they will receive a school lunch for the day. To guarantee the safety of students with allergies, please review our daily menu on the website.
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Monday
APRIL 19
Chicken Tenders, Roll
Green Beans, Applesauce, Milk
Tuesday
APRIL 20
Baked Ziti, Mixed Vegetables
Pineapples, Milk
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Thursday
APRIL 22
Quesadilla w/ Salsa, Green Beans
Applesauce, Milk
Friday
APRIL 23
Hot Dog, Baked Beans
Potatoes, Pineapple Tidbits, Milk
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Meal Pickups
School Nutrition Services during Distance Learning will be available through the DeKalb County School District. Find out the details about Meal Distributions here.
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THE GLOBE ACADEMY www.theglobeacademy.org
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