Bobcat Bulletin
August 28, 2015
Menu:
Monday: (Breakfast) Mini Cinni or Cereal Bar, Cinnamon Toast
& Jelly, Fruit, Milk (Lunch) Cheese Pizza or BBQ Chicken Pizza,
Green Beans, Carrots & Ranch, Fruit, Milk
Menu for September not available yet, please check www.rcstn.net
for updates.
Greenbrier Elementary School
Phone: 615-643-4529 Fax: 615-643-0238
www.rcstn.net/ges/home
Doors open at 7:00 am
School begins at 7:30 am
School dismisses at 2:30 pm
A Note from the Office: From 2:00-2:45, no car rider will be requested to
come to the front office for dismissal. Students that need to avoid traffic
delays for appointments must be picked up by 2:00.
**ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED
BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015. **
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FOR 2015-2016
SCHOOL YEAR
This year all families will be asked to produce two different proofs of residency
TO THE OFFICE AT GREENBRIER ELEMENTARY as required in the DOJ
Settlement Agreement. Only 911 addresses of parent/legal guardian can be
used. Post Office boxes are not acceptable. (Exception: Homeless as defined
by federal law). Acceptable proofs of residency are:
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Property Tax Records
Mortgage document/property deed
Income Tax Documents
Lease agreement/rent receipts including date, amount and names of
persons who made and received payments
Utility Bill (issued within the last 3 months of the date of verification)
State or Government issued ID
Voter precinct identification
Affidavit - certifying address as student’s primary residence (Student
resides Mon-Thurs or the majority of nights per month)
Note: In addition to the terms for establishing residency, a non-parental
custodian of an enrolling student other than a legal guardian shall provide a
notarized document stating his/her relationship to the student, that the student
will reside at his/her home full time for the length of the upcoming school year,
and explaining in detail the preference for this arrangement.
*Counselor's Corner *
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name
is Melinda Draper, and I joined the GES family as the School
Counselor at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, and I am so
excited to be part of the GES family for this school year.
I would love to have your input on my School Counseling Program
so please take a few minutes and complete the Assessment Needs
Survey at the following link.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q5M6NRT
I am here to help students achieve their personal/social/and
academic goals, as well as provide support for the parents and
teachers. I can be reached by email at melinda.draper@rcstn.net or
by phone at (615) 643-4529.
Warm Regards,
Melinda Draper
**PTO MEMBERSHIP DRIVE**
Be involved in your child’s school!
Forms went home with your child this week!
*HOMEWORK HOTLINE*
Homework Hotline is open for 2015-16
Homework Hotline provides free tutoring by phone for any Tennessee
student. Call us Monday – Thursday from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.
We have all subjects – all the way to trigonometry, calculus, statistics,
AP chemistry, and physics.
Need help in Spanish? We’ve got it covered. We have teachers who
speak Spanish, Arabic, Kurdish, Swahili, Somali, and English.
Call Hotline and give it a try. This is a great week to call because
students can win a cool prize.
Call 615 298 6636 or Sonic toll free 888 868 5777.
Have a computer and the Internet. We can also Stoodle with
you. Give us a call and we’ll show you how.
Can’t wait to hear from you!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
August 31- End of PTO Fundraiser
September 7- No School
September 8- Progress Reports
September 10- Grandparents Breakfast Grades K,4,5
September 11- Grandparents Breakfast Grades 1,2,3
September 14- Parent/Teacher ConferencesNo School for Students
**KROGER REWARDS**
Please visit
https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards
to re-enroll your Kroger Plus Card
to support GES. #88656
This helps provide our school with needed
supplies!
Book Fair
Monster Book Fair is coming to our school!
Sept.3, 2015-Sept.14, 2015 7:30-3:30
Grandparent’s Day: Sept. 10 for grades K, 4, 5
Grandparent’s Day: Sept. 11 for grades 1, 2, 3
This year you can also shop online at
Scholastic.com/fair
If you would like to volunteer your help for the book
fair, please email Karen.pinson@rcstn.net.
From the Office:
Parents please be aware that, beginning Tuesday, September 8,
2014, Blackboard Connect calls will be made to the parents of
all unexcused absentees. This call is simply a reminder that in
order for your child’s absence to be considered excused, we
must receive a note from either the parent or a doctor. If you
receive this call, there is no need for you to call the office
unless you have a question regarding your child’s absence. You
will also receive a phone call if your child is tardy. The number
of unexcused tardies or unexcused early dismissals from
school will contribute to the total number of unexcused school
days which will be included in filing truancy.
Save the following to support Related Arts
Classes:
Labels for Education (send to Mrs. Beth Scott)
Box Tops for Education- Music (send to Mrs. Dianne
Evans)
Used Ink Jet, Laser, or Toner Cartridges- Computer
Lab (send to Mrs. Beth Scott)
Tyson A+ Labels- Computer (send to Mrs. Beth
Scott)
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
Mrs. Dianne Evans will be collecting can tabs all
year for the Ronald McDonald House. These tabs
are recycled to earn money to provide housing for
the families of sick children in the hospital.
Thank you for your help!
A Message from Our Safety Committee
GES asks everyone to follow these guidelines so student
safety is always a priority!
 All students who are dropped off should go through the student
drop off line. Students should not be dropped off in the staff
parking lot.
 The staff parking lot is one-way, and should be used to exit back
to the main road.
 Students are to remain in car until released by supervising
teacher at approximately 7:00.
 Please say goodbye to students and have them ready to exit your
vehicle when signaled by the teacher directing traffic.
 Never allow your child to leave your vehicle once traffic has
begun moving! If your child can’t get out in time, you will need
to move past the school out of the traffic lane on the right and
escort them to the 4th/5th grade lobby.
 No one is allowed to cross traffic from the parking lot; you must
cross at crosswalk in front of the line of traffic with the teacher
directing traffic. Parents need to escort students across the
crosswalk.
 Please stay off cell phones when in car lines until you are off
campus.
 Parents & students need to remain in their vehicle until
signaled by person directing traffic. (Please remember, when a
door opens or someone gets out of their vehicle early, some
drivers may think it is okay to let their child go ahead and
unload)
 Please do not let students out of cars below the line at the
bottom of the curb. It is difficult for teachers to supervise
beyond that point.
 The car line next to the school will move first. When line one
stops, the two outside lines will be signaled to move.
 Drivers should pull to the white line in front line before
stopping.
 If you see a student crossing the car line while cars are moving,
please stop and honk your horn.
 All vehicles should be ready to stop when signaled or when you
hear someone blowing their horn.
 Please remember, we only allow vehicles to move after the last
child has safely moved away from traffic. Everyone being ready
to unload will help traffic move faster.
 The best time to unload is between 7:00-7:15 in the mornings.
There is very little traffic at that time. Students will be counted
tardy if they are not in the building at 7:30 a.m.
 Please make sure your child understands, they should not
return to your vehicle once they have left your vehicle.
 The first road to the left past the crosswalk is not an exit and
should only be used by incoming buses, staff, and
parents/custodians of students who have a handicapped
parking pass on their vehicle.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping make GES
safer for our students.