ParentMixFeb2015 - Rockdale County Public Schools

Friday, February 6, 2015 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Admission: $10
per child (payable at the door & adults are free) & includes a
Daisy Corsage for the Princess, Dessert, and Dancing.
Professional photographs will be taken on-site by Roger
Cannon Photography.
(Photos are optional and are your responsibility)
January 29th, 2015
Parent Trail Mix
Volume 7, Issue 6
H.T.E PTO Princess Ball
National School Counseling Week February 2-6, 2015
Each year, during the first full week in February, schools nationwide recognize
National School Counseling Week. This week helps to focus public attention on
the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school
systems. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master's
degree in guidance and counseling. The combination of their training and
experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program. What
does a school counselor do? Counselors work in professional partnerships with teachers and support
personnel to provide an educational system where students can realize their true potential. They support this
task by helping to reduce barriers to learning and in provide the support necessary for all students to achieve
at the highest level. Through classroom guidance lessons, individual and group counseling, collaboration and
school wide programs, counselors help students to examine their abilities, interests and talents as they explore
careers and life after high school; work in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of
raising children in today's world; focus on positive ways to enhance students' social/personal, educational and
career development; and support teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where
students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves. Since
graduating from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with my degree in guidance and counseling, I
have worked to support elementary school students and their families. Since 2011, it has been my pleasure to
serve as the school counselor at Hightower Trail Elementary School. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of
your child’s school day. If I can be of assistance to you and your family, please never hesitate to contact me.
Yours In Education,
Joycelyn H. Harris, M.Ed.
Jharris1@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Staff Appreciation Week February 9th-13th, 2015
T is for talented that you surely are, E is for explaining so
patiently, A is for the ability to make the class fun, C is for
correcting us when we were wrong, H is for helping us in every
way, E is for encouraging us to do our best, R is for rare, there is
only one of you! S is for the entire H.T.E. staff. So thank you
special teacher; we think you're great too! Please take a moment
this week to write a note, send an email, or send in a token of
your appreciation to any or all of the H.T.E. staff members. We would love to have these
comments posted on our social media pages and shown on our morning news WHTE.
Please feel free to email any comments to jyaber@rockdale.k12.ga.us. Thank you!
SAVE THE DATE!
DISTRICT WIDE PARENT ACADEMY
When: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Where: Rockdale Career Academy
1064 Culpepper Drive Southwest
Conyers, GA 30094
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Classes for Parents, Adults, Tweens/Teens
Parents of Children with Disabilities
Spanish-Speaking Families
FREE LUNCH & CHILDCARE*
DOOR PRIZES!
Look for registration forms coming soon from your child’s school or online at
www.rockdale.k12.ga.us. For information, please call: 770-918-6174 or 770-761-1451
*MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED TO RECIEVE CHILDCARE.
Cafeteria Charges
Please remember you can now pay your lunch account either by cash, check, or also by logging online anytime
at www.my.schoolbucks.com . Breakfast is $1.00 per day and lunch is $2.00 per day. Reduced price is .70
cents per day. Please call our cafeteria manager, Mrs. Crumbley, at 770-388-0751 ext. 17124 if you do not
have your child’s student ID. Thank you for keeping your child’s account current.
Are you receiving our phone calls &
emails? Do you know our school website
address (www.htower.com)? Do you
like us on Facebook (Hightower Trail
Elementary School) & Twitter
(@hightowertrail)? In case of a severe
weather alert or closing, do you know
who to watch & listen too? If not, please
update your information by emailing jyaber@rockdale.k12.ga.us, follow us on these social
medial websites, & tune into the following stations for up to date information.
PUBLIX REWARDS CARD
Keep using your Publix Reward Cards. The more
you use your card the more money we earn. Funds
help with student & teacher supplies.
Fun & Educational
Websites:
www.firstinmath.com
www.learningplanet.com
www.aplusmath.com
General Mills “Box Tops for Education” Program
helps raise money for our school. Clip your Box
Tops and bring them to the school. Visit
www.boxtops4eduction.com to learn more.
Attention Parents, Guardians, & All Family Members
Our Title I Parent Resource Center is open from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. We invite you to come by & be
part of our school success! VOUNTEERS can help us with a variety of tasks for our teachers such as laminating,
sorting, book assembly, etc. Please feel free to drop by anytime, any day! For more information, please feel free to
contact Jason M. Yaber at jyaber@rockdale.k12.ga.us or 770-388-0751 Ext. 17130