Welcome to Holcomb Bridge Middle School

Families,

Please make sure your student is present and prepared for testing.

Students should be here every day with their iPad adequately

charged so they can focus on doing their best.

Click on the "Spring Testing Schedule" above for the schedule.

Testing Schedule

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8th Grade Dance

2019 8th Dance.PNG

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Rising 6th Graders

Camp Jumpstart August 1st

WHAT: Are you worried about lockers, lunch, or lessons? Join your 6th grade teachers and administrators for a "run through" of being a middle school student.

WHEN: Thursday, August 1st from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE: Holcomb Bridge Middle School

COST: $10.00 per student (includes lunch, t-shirt, and HBMS bag)

***Price does NOT include the locker fee. However, students attending Camp Jump Start will be given priority for a top locker ***

REGISTRATION Form: to counselor Hannah Milligan by June 1st

Registration Form in Spanish

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School Calendar for 2019-20

Spring Testing Schedule

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HBMS SGC main page

HBMS Visitor, Volunteer, and

Check out Procedures

We pride ourselves on being friendly and welcoming to everyone who enters our building. But, as much as we try to personally know every person, we have hundreds of students with hundreds of family members. This means we may not always recognize every person who visits our school, so please be patient and understanding if it takes a little more time to determine who you are. Our goal is to account for all visitors/volunteers in our building so that we can maximize safety for students and staff.

All parents/visitors/volunteers must report to the office upon arrival.
Be prepared to show your photo ID.
Parents/visitors/volunteers must be issued a badge from the office prior to entering any location in the building.
Only the persons listed as "Guardian" can check out a student from school. Emergency contacts or other non-guardians will only be allowed to check out for a true emergency OR with specific consent from a guardian.

Thank you for helping us continue the safe environment we have worked hard to maintain!

Procedimientos de HBMS para Visitantes, Voluntarios y Retiro de Alumnos durante Horas de Clase

Nos enorgullecemos de ser amables y acogedores con todas las personas que entran en nuestro edificio. Por mucho que tratemos de conocer personalmente a cada persona, recuerde que tenemos cientos de estudiantes con cientos más familiares. Esto significa que es posible que no siempre reconozcamos a todas las personas que vienen a nuestra escuela, así que sea paciente y comprenda que puede tomnosar más tiempo para determinar quién es usted. Nuestro objetivo es saber quiénes son los visitantes / voluntarios que están en nuestro edificio para que podamos maximizar la seguridad para los estudiantes y el personal.

1. Todos los padres / visitantes / voluntarios deben presentarse en la oficina al llegar.

2. Esté preparado para mostrar su identificación con foto.

3. Los padres / visitantes / voluntarios deben recibir una identificación de la oficina antes de ingresar a cualquier ubicación del edificio.

4. Solo las personas que figuran como "guardián" pueden retirar a un estudiante de la escuela. Los contactos de emergencia u otros que no sean representantes legales solo podrán retirar alumnos en caso de una verdadera emergencia o con el consentimiento específico del guardián.

¡Gracias por ayudarnos a mantener un entorno seguro en la escuela ya que hemos trabajado arduamente para mantenerlo!

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SUPPORT our HBMS MODEL UN Team

You can support our trip to compete at the

Middle School Model UN Conference in NYC by making a purchase at
Studio Movie Grill.
Tickets are $8 and are valid for weekdays AND weekends. You can order from any Model UN student or contact Laurie Bolden, ‪Lauriebolden@gmail.com. Tickets will be sold throughout the year.

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HBMS Wants.....

100% Participation in the English School-Family Compact

and Spanish School-Family Compact

Holcomb Bridge Middle School's School-Family Compacts are here and were sent home with all students on 9/11/18. Please take time to go over the Compact with your child, complete and return. You may find the School Family Compacts in the Front Office, Parent University's Resource Room, School Website/Title l Page, Parent Resource Page or Ms. Byrd's Office.

Holcomb Bridge Middle School Report Card

Fulton County Report Card

CCRPI SURVEY

The College and Career Ready Performance Index-CCRPI- is Georgia's annual tool for measuring how well its schools, districts, and the state itself are preparing students for the next educational level. It also provides a comprehensive roadmap to help educators, parents and community members promote and improve college and career readiness for all students.

The CCRPI includes five main components, each scored on a scale of 0-100. Achievment, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness and Graduation Rate (High School Only.) These components, encompassing, multiple indicators, are combined for a total CCRPI score on a scale of 0-100. www.gadoe.org .

Parents/guardians, students and teachers please complete the CCRPI Survey for 2018-2019 school year. http://gshs.gadoe.org/parents

If you would like to keep track of Holcomb Bridge Middle School's data, click the link below.

http://gshs.gadoe.org/Reports

Yearbooks

2019 Yearbooks are still available. The price is now $50.

Ordering is easy at jostensyearbooks.com

Or cash or check (made out to Jostens) to Ms. Getty.

Order Now at Jostensyearbooks.com

or contact Ms. Getty – getty@fultonschools.org

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Digital Citizenship for Parents

Fulton County Schools wants to help

parents be informed about digital safety and privacy.

The videos linked below are offered to you to learn more about

online safety and to help your children become responsible

digital citizens. Their Digital Footprint affects their future.

Educate & empower your child about safe, responsible

Internet use and social media by viewing the video courses.

Where Students Start Their Positive Digital Footprint

Transportation/Bus Routes

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

GA Milestones Resource Page

We've added a new page to the website. It has links to resources about GA Milestones along with practice questions, and information about how the test is assembled and graded. Please be sure to check it out. It's under the PARENTS tab at the top of the page.

Title I & Parent Resource Page

Do you want to know what is offered for Parents at Holcomb Bridge? Check out the Parent Resource Page. Here you will find upcoming events, previous parent meetings, and resources. View and retrieve important Title I parent, student and school information/documents on the
Tile l page. Be informed and see what is offered to you as parents of Holcomb Bridge!

Parent & Family Engagement Opportunities

Coming Soon in March!

Holcomb Bridge Middle School's

"Blossom with Input" Meeting. Look for the invite soon!

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Parent and Family Engagement Plan Digital English.pdf

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Digital Spanish.pdf

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LEA District Parent_Family Engagement Plan FY19 SPANISH.pdf

LEA District Parent_Family Engagement Plan FY19 ENGLISH.pdf

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Transportation

Below are documents with directions on how to locate your student's bus route. Please check it out to make sure you have the necessary information for the first day of school!

Transportation - Bus Routes website

Transportation Directions_English.pdf

Transportation Directions_Spanish.pdf

TAG Screening and Referral Process

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. Fulton County uses a systematic approach to identify highly capable students who may qualify for gifted services. Please review the following documents for further information.

NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS OF THE SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESS.pdf

QA TAG Screening Referral.pdf

Student Happenings

We have a few new updates. Check it out!! #HBMSHawksRock

2018-2019 BELL SCHEDULE

HOME ACCESS CENTER (HAC)

When you are viewing grades in the Home Access Center, please pay attention to the drop down window that allows you to choose which "run" you would like to view. Please be sure to select "All Runs" if you want to see the average for the semester. If you choose "1" or "2," it will only calculate the grade for that grading period. Since grades for non-Connections courses are calculated by semester, not quarter, "All Runs" will give you the correct average.

2700 Holcomb Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Ph: 470-254-5280
Fax: 470-254-3333
Jennifer Cassidy, Principal

School Hours: 8:55 AM-4:05 PM
Office Hours: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Student Supervision: Please drop off students no earlier than 8:00 AM to ensure proper supervision.

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@The Bridge Cafe

Nutrition information and Tips for families from Mrs. McBride

@holcombbridgecafe

Instagram photos and videos

Follow this link to lots of free and fun information on healthy eating.

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS

HawkTalk 4/12

HawkTalk 4/12 Spanish

hawktalk3-29-19.pdf

HawkTalk March 29th Spanish

Hawtalk March 23

HawkTalk March 23rd Spanish

HawkTalk March 15th

HawkTalk March 15th Spanish

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FULTON'S CHARTER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
Cohort 2 Information Page

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A GEORGIA NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL TO WATCH 2016-2019!

Through a rigorous application and a full day committee visit…the Georgia National Lighthouse School to Watch committee re-designated Holcomb Bridge Middle School a high-performing school that is academically excellent, developmentally responsive and socially equitable.

What is a Georgia National Lighthouse
School to Watch?

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