Wynbrooke Elementary

Dekalb County Schools

Weekly Update - December 14, 2015 - January 5, 2016

        Wynbrooke: Weekly Updates for December 7-18


Good Evening Wynbrooke Parents


We are looking forward to an outstanding week with our students! Please take time to review the information below so that you can plan accordingly:

Shout Out to Our Wynbrooke Wolverines 

Congratulations to Lauren Baker (How Does Lego Play Affect Cognitive Development?),
Davanae Fagan (Are Guns Causing More Harm Than Good?)
Jaslyn Hamilton (Does Teacher Absenteeism Affect Student Achievement?) 


Wynbrooke Gives Back:

In the spirit of giving, we ask that you take time to participate in our Can Food Drive sponsored by the Jr. BETA Club and the Toy Drive sponsored by the Jr. Executive League. We are proud of this opportunity to get all of our Wynbrooke students involved in community service efforts.

Title I Saturday School:

Kudos to our teachers who prepared wonderful lessons for our Saturday School this weekend and our students who worked very diligently to learn something new! A special thanks to all parents who came out on Saturday to volunteer at the Title I Saturday School. Our team greatly appreciates your assistance and continued support! The next Saturday session for our Title I students is scheduled for Saturday, January 9th. Please add this date to your calendars!

Holiday Cheer:

Please come out and support our annual Kindergarten and First Grade Holiday Performance, Tuesday, December 15th at 6:30 pm. We will also bid farewell to Ms. Burnsed, our Music Teacher, who will begin her retirement Friday, December 18th.

Holiday Parties will take place at Thursday, December 17th 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Students will be allowed to wear jeans with holiday shirts or Wynbrooke spirit wear on Thursday AND Friday of this week.

ASEDP Announcements:

Wednesday, December 16th will be the last day to pay for the ASEDP program prior to the Winter Break. If your child will be dropping into the after school program on December 17th or 18th, please pay in advance on or before the 16th.

Our ASEDP Program will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 18th in an effort to allow our ASEDP Staff to begin their winter break. Please make plans to pick up your ASEDP students by this time.

The DCSD Winter Break will be December 21st-January 4th. Students will return on Tuesday, January 5th.

Please visit our website for other upcoming dates.

School Climate Survey:

Please take time to complete the Georgia Department of Education School Climate Survey. The link is available on our website.

We appreciate all that you do to make Wynbrooke a fantastic place for our students to learn and grow!

Jermain Sumler-Faison, Principal