This Week at GLOBE

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Dear GLOBE community,

Firstly, our Upper Campus Assistant Head of School, Judy Limor, has announced that she will not be returning to The GLOBE Academy next year. Judy has done so much for our school and cares so deeply about everyone at GLOBE. We will miss her greatly. Please refer to the Upper Campus section below to read her note to you all.

Science Week has been a great success over this past week, congratulations to the winners. We are celebrating Francophone Day tomorrow at both campuses, so look out for photos on our social media pages and in next week's newsletter. There is also a winter sports banquet on Monday, as well as upcoming spring photos next week and many other events, so be sure to read all the way to the bottom!

Lastly, a reminder that there will be no school this coming Friday, March 11, as it is a Teacher Workday.

Sincerely,

Christi Elliott-Earby

Executive Director

March 10

Dress-down Thursday

On-campus COVID testing by Viral Solutions

Francophone celebrations

Lost and Found Clean Up (Lower Campus)

6th grade mini band concert

March 11

NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday

Admissions - first deadline to accept offers

March 14 Winter Sports Banquet

March 14–18 STAMP Testing, Upper Campus

March 15

Spring photos at Lower Campus

Tennis - GLOBE v Atlanta Academy

Soccer - GLOBE v Epstein

March 16

Spring photos at Lower Campus

Tennis - GLOBE v MAAC Conf Tourney

March 17 Soccer - GLOBE v Sandy Springs MS

March 21–25 STAMP Testing, Lower Campus

March 22-23 Spring photos at Upper Campus

May 13 7th and 8th Grade Dance. More information to follow

Sync the GLOBE calendar | 2022-23 calendar

We hope you learned some things and enjoyed celebrating science. We'd like to thank some special people who helped to make it a success.

Big thanks to the wonderful GLOBE Science Teachers: Ms. Herron, Ms. Schwarzmer, Ms. Johnson, and Ms. Bruen for filming science experiment videos. We are so lucky to have such great teachers!

We greatly appreciate all the families who submitted science videos for our Science Challenge! Thank you so much for participating and sharing your enthusiasm for science!

The Winners

CONGRATULATIONS to William Glennie (Mandarin-K) and Blake Anderson (Spanish-4)!

Each of the lucky Science Challenge winners will receive a family membership to Fernbank Museum for one year.

As Ms. Herron would say, "Stay Curious!"

Spring photos will be held at Lower Campus on March 15 (Kindergarten and 1st grade) and March 16 (2nd and 3rd grades). Upper Campus will have their photo days on March 22 and 23. Students registered for spring photos may wear an outfit of their choice!

Registration and payment of the $15 sitting fee for each child are required to attend. Sibling registrations are permitted and require their own registration and sitting fee. Sibling sets will be taken on the day of the youngest child's photo.

Click here to register. The registration deadline is March 12. The sitting fee will be applied towards your future purchase. If you have any questions, please email the photographer.

A message from Mrs. Limor, Assistant Head of School, Upper Campus.

Dear Parents,

It has come time to let you know that I will not be returning to The GLOBE Academy next year. After 7 years of dedicating myself to the GLOBE community, I need to take a few steps back and devote my attention to myself and my family.

I have so enjoyed my time here. It has truly been an honor to design, build, and grow our Upper Campus together. I am proud of the program we have created, and am confident that it will continue to thrive long after my departure.

I look forward to seeing many of you in person over the next few months so that we can make a proper farewell.

Fondly,

Judy

Francophone Day

Upper Campus students will celebrate Francophone Day on Thursday, March 10. Performances will take place in front of a student-only audience during 2nd period (9:10am to 10:00am) and will be streamed live for parents on the Upper Campus Facebook page.

Lost and Found

Our Lost and Found is overflowing with sweatshirts and water bottles! Please ask students to come and check to see if anything belongs to them. Parents are welcome to come and look for themselves on Friday, March 11, between 8am and 3pm, or on Monday, March 14, between 3pm and 5pm. Unclaimed items will be donated on Friday, March 18.

8th Grade Trip

Final payment for the 8th grade trip is due on Tuesday, March 15. Please go to MyPaymentsPlus to make your final payment(s). Overdue accounts will be charged a late fee after March 18. Please reach out to Mrs. Limor if you have any questions.

Congratulations to our Lower Campus chess team!

The chess team placed second in DeKalb County K-3 at the Georgia Chess Association Metro Atlanta Team State Qualifier. It was a new experience for most participants and everybody had a great time. Pictured left to right are, Albert L., Alexander R., Aubrey M., and Ethan F.

Afternoon carpool

Please do not park on Briarwillow Drive. Parking there, particularly in the afternoon, makes pedestrian crossing on Heritage Drive especially difficult.

Students in grades 2nd to 8th will take the Avant STAMP (STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency) 4SE (grades 2nd to 5th) in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking, and Avant STAMP 4S (Grades 6th to 8th) in Reading Writing Listening, and Speaking in March.

The Avant STAMP 4SE and 4S tests cover real-world content and question types on students’ level. STAMP is an adaptive test that assesses language proficiency.

A score of 5 or higher in all modes on the STAMP 4S qualifies GLOBE 8th grade students for the Global Seal of Biliteracy.

STAMP testing will take place at Upper Campus on March 14 to 18 and Lower Campus on March 21 to 25. For more information on STAMP please visit Avant Assessment. For more information on the Global Seal visit Global Seal.

Congratulations to all our lottery selected applicants. The first deadline to accept offers is this Friday, March 11. Log in here to check your lottery application, and to complete enrollment paperwork.

GLOBE has applied for the French Teaching Intern (FTI) grant from the French Embassy, and the Spanish Conversation and Cultural Assistant (Auxiliares) grant from the Spanish Embassy. We are anxiously awaiting approval!

Pending approval, we will need amazing GLOBE families to share their home with an FTI or Auxiliar. Please contact Robyn Brandman, Host Family Liaison, at robynloren@gmail.com if you would love to host an FTI or Spanish Auxiliar.

Global Expeditions Summer Camp Update

Hurry and get on the waitlist for summer camp! Although most spots have been filled, we are maintaining an active waitlist. As spots open up, plans change, people move, students on the waitlist will automatically be moved into the appropriate summer camp class in the order in which they have registered.

You will be notified via email when your student has been moved from the waitlist to the class. If your summer plans change and your student is no longer able to attend, please notify summercamp@theglobeacademy.net as soon as possible so we can let other students have those spots.

Aftercare

We have a limited number of aftercare spaces available. Email cclines@theglobeacademy.net for details.

Help our 8th grade students raise money for their trip to Savannah by bringing $1 to dress-down on Thursdays, until March 31. Parent volunteers will be collecting money at the front door (LC) and the gym door (UC). Please make every effort to bring the exact change. Thank you for all your support!

Lower Campus Lost and Found Pick Up Day takes places tomorrow, March 10, from 3:15pm to 6pm.

Please stop by to recover your child’s items. We are also in need of volunteers to assist. Click here to volunteer.

PTCC Outdoor Work Day at Upper and Lower Campus

Volunteers Needed - Join us on Saturday, March 19 from 9am to 4pm for a GLOBE Community Outdoor Work Day. Roll up your sleeves and help clean up the grounds and do some heavy lifting at both campuses. Sign up here.

Spirit Night

Thursday, March 24, at Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary, 4525 US Highway 78, Lilburn, Georgia 30047, from 2pm to 6pm. A portion of tickets sold will go to support GLOBE!

We need you!

PTCC is seeking a co-lead for our communications efforts. This role will give you a chance to liaise between the board of directors and the GLOBE community. If you have two hours a week to spare, good writing skills, and you would like to get involved, we invite you to join ComCoor.

2022 GLOBE Annual Auction

Auction Registration is OPEN! Visit www.theglobeauction.com to secure your bid number. This year's Auction will be a two-part event beginning with a Silent Auction (April 29) open and free for all through mobile bidding and culminating with an in-person indoor/outdoor event (April 30) at Wild Heaven Brewery in Avondale Estates.

The Auction benefits all PTCC activities throughout the year including teacher appreciation, classroom resources, cultural events, International Fest, campus improvements, Science Night and more. In order to make this possible, we need donations! Know of someone with a wonderful vacation home? Have a favorite boutique or fitness studio in the area? No donation is too big or small.

We also need volunteers to make the auction a success. Email auction@theglobeacademy.net to volunteer to serve on the auction committee.

Winter Sports Banquet, Monday, March 14

Girls Basketball and Cheerleading, 4:45pm to 6:15pm

Boys Basketball, 6:20pm to 8:00pm

Located at Upper Campus, the Winter Sports Banquet will begin with a 'lite bite' to eat outside the front of the school at the tents and tables. The attire is business casual. Athletes and parents/guardians will then go inside the auditorium to enjoy speeches and awards.

We are looking for volunteers to provide appetizers or desserts. To volunteer, click here.

Tennis

March 15: GLOBE Girls and Boys (A) vs Atlanta Academy, 4:15pm, home at Echo Ridge.

March 16: GLOBE Girls and Boys (A+B) vs MAAC Conf Tourney, 4pm, away at Hudlow Tennis Center.

Girls Soccer

March 15: GLOBE v Epstein, 5pm, at home (Silverbacks Field).

March 17: GLOBE v Sandy Springs MS, 5pm, away at 8750 Pride Pl, Sandy Springs, 30350.

Come and support our players!

Flag Football

The first flag football game will be GLOBE vs TCS. March 21, at 4pm, away, at Piedmont, field 1.

We have now set our copy count. If you haven’t ordered your yearbook, click here to reserve one of the remaining books.

Updated mask policy

On March 7, 2022, The GLOBE Academy updated its mask policy for all students. The full policy can be reviewed here. Although masks are not required for entry into the school building, if your child is showing signs and symptoms of COVID-19, please seek a COVID-19 test and have them wear a mask at school until a negative test result is received and their symptoms improve.

Weekly COVID-19 testing

Viral Solutions will be back on campus again on Thursday, March 10, to provide all GLOBE students and staff with access to free rapid antigen testing. The positivity rates of each testing clinic can be found on tab 2 of the Data Dashboard. Results will be updated the day after each testing clinic occurs. If you would like to enroll your student in testing for the semester, you can fill out the consent form here. If you have questions about the testing process or how to receive your student's results, please read the FAQ flyer.

Vaccination survey

We would like to determine how many of our students are fully vaccinated. Understanding the vaccination coverage in our community will help us to make informed decisions about sporting events and meal time locations. To learn more and/or to notify us, click here.

This newsletter is intended for the families of GLOBE students. Please share your feedback, so we can continue to improve how we disseminate information about what's happening at school. As always, you can find the school menu (remember, lunch and breakfast are free for all who want them this year), the academic calendar, and family handbook on our website.

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