State Bridge Crossing Elementary Bobcats

Bridgette M. 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

August 16, 2018

Issue 1

Principal’s News
Welcome Back Bobcat Family!

To our new Bobcat Families, I want to extend an extra warm welcome to you. We are so happy you chose to join our
learning community.

I am thrilled to begin my fourth year at SBCE! My, how time flies.

Each year I utilize the first few newsletters to share our areas of focus so that our parent partners are in the know
about what we value, what we hold tight and how we will go about achieving our goals here at SBCE.

This year we are making social/emotional well-being a high priority for our students. For grades K-2 we have added
guidance lessons as part of their special area rotation. For grades 3-5, our teachers will sign up for their lessons
throughout the year. Our guidance counselor, Katie Kovarik, has identified a curriculum called Empowering Education
to support our students in these areas:

K-2: Coping Skills, I-Statements, Solving Problems Peacefully, Emotional Literacy, Gratitude, Growth Mindset, Mindful
Eating, Setting Goals and Kindness and Compassion

3-5: I-Statements, Active Listening, Conflict Resolution, Breathing Basics, Emotional Literacy & Mindfulness, Gratitude,
Mindset – Fixed v Growth and Mindful Eating

We know that our students cannot thrive academically if we don’t address their needs emotionally.
#TheWholeChildMatters

On another note, our theme for this year is simply POWER. We understand that there is power in everything we do
and say. We are committed to being purposeful in the words we speak and in the actions we take to ensure they have
a positive impact on our students and colleagues.

I will continue to keep you updated through this newsletter but if you find yourself in need of more, please follow me
on twitter @SBCEprincipal. Here’s to a #PowerFULL year! I am ready for the journey!

Bridgette M. Marques
 Upcoming Events
August
21 Pre-K thru 2nd Curriculum Night – 6:00pm
22 3rd – 5th Grade Curriculum Night – 6:00pm
22 5th Grade Tybee Parent Meeting – 7:00pm
23 SGC Meeting – 7:00am
27-31 Book Fair
28 Storybook Extravaganza – 6:00pm
September
3 Labor Day – No School
10 Cub Scouts – 6:30pm-7:45pm – cafeteria
18 PTA Meeting 11:30am
21 All Pro Dad – 6:45am
21 PTA Teacher Breakfast
30 Fall Family Festival – 11am-4pm
CST-Ms. Gruber
Online Resource and Textbook Access
All digital textbooks and web-based resources are
accessible through Fulton County’s LaunchPad. For step
by step directions to access these resources, click here.
New Science Resources: Inspire Science
Fulton County has adopted a new science resource
package, Inspire Science from McGraw Hill. We are
excited by the engaging and real world design of these
resources. Created to inspire and motivate students to
become curious, creative problem solvers, the Inspire
Science package includes interactive “Be a Scientist”
notebooks for all grades and science handbooks for
Grades 3-5. Inspire Science also focuses on building
science and engineering knowledge and application
through integrated literacy and math practices.
Directions for accessing the Inspire Science digital
platform from home can be found by clicking here.
Tybee Island Meeting
There will be a parent meeting August 22nd at 7:00pm
in the cafeteria after curriculum night for 5th grade
parents. Please plan on attending this informational
meeting.
Assistant Principal-Ms. Kyle
FCS Code of Conduct
FCS is again utilizing an electronic delivery of our 2018-2019
Student Code of Conduct & Discipline Handbook. Please review
the updated 2018-2019 Student Code of Conduct & Discipline
Handbook at:
http://school.fultonschools.org/es/statebridgecrossing/Documents/
2018-2019%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf
After reviewing, please click the link below to review and
submit the required Acknowledgement of Electronic Receipt
Form. All parent signatures must be obtained by September 7th.
English Handbook: https://www3.fultonschools.org/codeconduct
Spanish: https://www3.fultonschools.org/codeconduct/home/index
spa
SBCE Family Handbook
Please visit our school website at:
http://school.fultonschools.org/es/statebridgecrossing/Documents/
SBC_Handbook_18-19_SinglePgs.pdf to review the SBCE Family
Handbook. Hard copies are available at the front office.
PBIS
We are excited to share that your student has been learning all
about our SBCE Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports
(PBIS) Expectations. Please be sure to ask your students about
how to be ‘Respectful’, ‘Responsible’, and ‘Ready to Learn’ while
at school. Visit
http://school.fultonschools.org/es/statebridgecrossing/Pages/PBIS.
aspx to review our Bobcat Expectations. Thank you for your
support!
Transportation Changes
Please be sure all student transportation changes include a
handwritten note, with parent/guardian signature. This process
helps ensure student safety. Thank you for your cooperation.
Lunch Visitors
Thank you for your cooperation as we allow our Bobcats time to
learn how to be Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn
while in the cafeteria. We welcome all lunch visitors beginning
Monday, August 20th.
Curriculum Nights
(Parents only, please)
Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd – 8/21 - 6:00pm
3rd, 4th, 5th – 8/23 - 6:00pm
These are important nights for parents only. Please secure a
babysitter if needed.
Counselor Connection-Ms. Kovarik
New to SBCE Lunch Bunch! @SBCEprincipal (Ms. Marques)
I’d like to welcome all the new families to State Bridge @lindsaymkyle (Ms. Kyle)
Crossing Elementary. By now you should have received a @grubersgotclass (Ms. Gruber)
New to State Bridge Lunch Bunch invitation. Please return @SBCERousse (Ms. Kovarik)
the permission slip to your child’s teacher by Friday, August Follow what’s happening at SBCE
17th if you’d like your child to participate. I can’t wait to #SBCEBobcats
get to know all of our new students!

School News
The clinic needs: School Night for Scouting
Cub Scout Pack 2143 will hold its "School Night for
Scouting" on Tuesday, August 21st in the SBCE Media
Center. Please join us from 6:30 to 7:45 pm to learn
more about scouting at State Bridge Crossing and sign
up! If you are attending the First Grade Curriculum
Night that same night just stop by the media center
Saltines when it is over. Cub Scout Pack 2143 is open to all boys
Boys small NEW underwear and girls in grades 1 through 5 in our area. For more
Girls small NEW underwear information, check out our website at
Baby wipes
www.pack2143.org.
Lysol wipes
Thank you for your donations!

SBCE Book Fair and Storybook Extravaganza are coming soon!! Mark your calendar!!
Our annual SBCE Book Fair will be August 27th thru August 31st in the Media Center.

Sign up to volunteer!

Our annual SBCE Storybook Extravaganza will be Tuesday, August 28th at 6:00pm.
 NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS OF THE SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESS
FOR GIFTED SERVICES

The consideration for gifted services may be reported or automatic as defined by the GaDOE Resource
Manual for Gifted Education Services. The Fulton County School System screens all students for
eligibility for gifted services twice a year and uses a systematic approach to identify highly capable
students who may qualify for gifted services.
The gifted teacher routinely reviews available data to refer students for further assessment. Students
meeting either the automatic screening OR the classroom screening criteria AND have supporting data
gathered from test history, products, and/or advanced content levels are referred for additional testing
to determine gifted eligibility.

I. Automatic Screening- identifies students who score at specified levels on a norm-

referenced test as defined in the GaDOE Resource Manual for Gifted Education Services, for
further assessment to determine eligibility for gifted services. At the beginning of the school year,
TAG teachers review existing test data.

Standardized Tests
Students must have minimally a combination of scores that include > 85th percentile and > 90th
percentile in two of the three areas on a standardized, nationally norm-referenced
achievement test: Total Reading, Total Math, and Complete Battery.

FastBridge Assessment – (Fall 2018 Assessment)

• Grade K: Students must score 90% or greater on system’s FastBridge assessment for both
Math and Reading. Supporting data is not needed.
• Grade 1- 8: Students must score 90% or greater on system’s FastBridge assessment for
Math or Reading. Supporting data is needed.

Acceleration Assessments- Students must score 80% or greater on system’s Acceleration

Assessment in:
• Grades K: English/Language Arts and Mathematics. No additional supporting data is
needed.
• Grades 1-3: English/Language Arts or Mathematics. Supporting data is needed.
 Georgia Milestones End of Grade Assessment- (previous year assessment)
• Grades 4-9: Students must score at the Distinguished Learner achievement level (4) for
English/Language Arts or Mathematics. Supporting data is needed.

Grades
• Grades 10-12 -students must have an overall cumulative average of 95 or greater.
Supporting data is needed.

II. Classroom Screening- Local schools select a two-week period from January-February to
review all students in the school (Grades K-11).
• Classroom teachers use the Characteristics Instrument for Screening Students (CISS) to
identify students with superior abilities in five or more of the following areas: motivation,
interests, communications skills, problem-solving abilities, memory, inquiry, insight,
reasoning, creativity, and humor.

III. Reported Referrals- All reported referrals (parent, teacher and/or administrator) are
completed through the two system- level screening and referral processes each year. All referrals
are first reviewed by the local Eligibility Team to consider if existing information warrants a
formal testing for eligibility.

Students who meet either the automatic screening OR classroom screening criteria AND who have
supporting data gathered from test history, products, and/or advanced content levels are referred for
gifted placement testing.

Once referred to testing:

▪ Parents receive the Parent Notification for Testing Consent Form.
▪ Student is tested for the gifted program.
▪ Parents receive test results.
▪ If state eligibility is determined, students are placed in the gifted program with parental
consent.

Parents may request to view their child’s screening results. For more complete information regarding
Fulton County Schools Gifted Services, please visit the Advanced Studies page at:
http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/Pages/TAG.aspx
 PTA News
Sneak Peek – What a great start back to school this year! Thank you to all that volunteered their time to
making this years Sneak Peek a success!

School Supply Kits – Congratulations!!!! Our school had a very successful first year with the online ordering of
school supplies with the School Supply Kits. Thank you to everyone who ordered! You helped our PTA raise
$1,578.86. We are looking forward to promoting this program again next year!

Membership – Another great start to the year with our PTA Membership! We have 231 family memberships
and have reached 70% of our goal! If you have not become a member, you can still do so by

• For returning families, go to https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/login.a5w and input your email

address and password. You will need to confirm your family’s information and then you will be
directed to the online store to select your membership level.
• For new families, go to https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/join.a5w and input the invitation code
ptabobcats. You will need to input your family’s information. After that you will receive an email from
SBCE PTA accepting your information. From that email, you can then log in and you will be directed to
the online store to select your membership level.

Company matching – If your employer has a matching gifts program, doubling your PTA membership donation
to State Bridge Crossing can be as simple as filling out a form! Many businesses, including banks, high-tech
firms, large retailers and a growing number of smaller companies, give back to their communities by matching
their employees’ contributions to nonprofits, Some companies even match gifts made by retirees and spouses!
Check out a list of companies who have provided matching gifts to the PTA in past years by going to
www.sbcepta.org and clicking on the PTA Matching Gift Program under the Quick Links on the right side of the
page.

Volunteers for book fair – The SBCE Bookfair is being held August 27th – 31st. If you are able to help run the
bookfair sign up by clicking here.

Family portraits – It’s not too late to sign up to have a Fall Family Portrait by Aubry Canales! Dates for portraits
are September 15th and 23rd. Click here to reserve your spot today! Your sitting fee of $40 is donated to the
PTA and will secure your 15-minute session as well as include a free digital file or credit towards a larger digital
package. See more details by clicking on the link.

Yearbook orders – Take advantage of this awesome offer of $30 before it ends on August 24th and purchase
your SBCE Yearbook! Yearbooks will be available for purchasing online only at the Jostens website,
www.jostens.com. Search for State Bridge Crossing Elementary.

Box tops - Continue collecting those Box Tops! Update: Turn in all box tops on Octover 17th. The Box Top box is
located in the front lobby 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.
 PTA News cont.
Spirit wear orders – Spirit Wear moved online! The online store was open from July 24th – August 15th. Orders
will now be printed and sent to the school within 2 weeks. Your orders will come home with your child by the
end of the month. The next time we will open the online store will be in late fall. Thank you for your
purchases!

Fall Festival - Join us on September 30th from 2:00 – 5:00 for Fall Festival! We are starting to gather members
for the committee. If you would like to volunteer to help with Fall Festival, please contact Cheryl Baker or email
us at SBCE_PTA@outlook.com . We are looking for the following:
Co-Event Organizer to assist with general planning
Committee Chairs:
▪ Decorations (e.g. hay bales, scarecrows, pumpkins) - scarecrows should be in PTA closet, pumpkins I
used to collect from people who didn't carve, but maybe do a Sign-up genius for people to donate
pumpkins.
▪ Craft
▪ Games/Prizes
▪ Farmer’s Market/Food
▪ Ticket Distribution

Facebook, twitter and website – Keep up with all that is going on with SBCE PTA and see fun pictures from our
events by following us on social media and our website.

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/sbcepta
Twitter – https://twitter.com/sbcepta
Website - http://www.sbcepta.org/

Our next PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 18th at 11:30 at the school. We hope to see you
there! If you are unable to attend, all meeting minutes will be posted on our PTA website so you are able to
keep up to date.

Community News
JCHS Boys Lacrosse

Welcome to Fall Sign Ups!

We're looking for boys between 4th and 8th grade
that want to play the fastest game on 2 feet! No
Experience Necessary!

Go to: http://www.jrgladiatorsboyslax.org/ to sign up

or to get more information.
 Business Partners
Kid Chess Amazon
Artech Roofing & Construction Kroger
Cloudland Coffee Company Lifetouch
Great Harvest Bread Company SAM Singapore Math
Chick-fil-A
Life Martial Arts
Mathnasium of Johns Creek