| Author Visits |
 To inspire Head
students with a love for reading, the PTA Celebrate
Reading Committee sponsors an annual author
visit. Along with motivating students to read,
interacting with a published author provides
them with tips on how to improve their own writing.
Students also learn lots about the publishing
process during an author’s visit. |
| Awards Program |
 The P.R.I.D.E. Award reflects
all grades, K-5. Classroom teachers chose students
who demonstrate improvement during the grading
period. The Mustang Manners Award reflects all
grades, K-5. Classroom teachers chose students
who demonstrate being ready, responsible, and
respectful during the grading period. The Principal's
Honor Roll - All A's with E's and S's - reflects
grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th for the grading period.
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| Choral Performances |
 There
are several opportunities for students to participate
in musical performances during their years at
R. D. Head. Chorus, dancers, soloists as well
as instrumentalists add "spice" to
any program whether it is the Holiday show,
the Valentine Luncheon, a spring show or the
other special events that often occur during
the school year. |
| Colonial Day |
 Colonial Day is
a cultural arts program for 4th graders held
in early May. Guests from Atlanta will provide
the children with a hands-on experience of the
culture during the Colonial period. The children
will be able to participate in different facets
of life such as the dress of the time, dance,
the calvary, and the weapons and tools of the
era. |
| Headline News |
 Each morning the
day’s announcements are broadcast live
to every classroom in a news show format. The
4-person news crew is made up of 5th graders,
and includes 2 anchors, a mixer operator, and
a camera operator. Every 5th grader at Head
has the privilege of working on a news crew
for one week. |
| Movie Night |
 The
Staff Relay for Life Team sponsors a Movie Night
each year on the first Friday in December. Tickets
are sold at school the week of the event. Students
are able to enjoy a full-length movie, cartoons
and pizza. R. D. Head staff members supervise
this fun evening with the students. All proceeds
go toward the team's fundraising efforts for
the American Cancer Society. |
| Reading Recognitions |
 One outstanding
reader from each 2nd-5th grade class is chosen
by their teacher and recognized monthly on Headline
News. Students appear in person on the show
and are introduced and congratulated by the
Media Specialist. Entire classes are also recognized
on a monthly basis. Each month the 2nd-5th grade
class that earned the most Accelerated
Reader points receives a bag of Airheads
for every student. The class whose point total
was the most improved for the month also receives
Airheads. This reading recognition program is
sponsored by PTA. |
| Safety Patrols |
 Exemplary fifth grade students
at R.D. Head are eligible to become safety patrols.
Once a month, each 5th grade teacher chooses
two students who will represent their class
for the month. Students who are interested should
let their teachers know. Safety patrol duties
consist of the raising and lowering of the American
and Georgia Flags, and helping students in and
out of cars and buses. There are two shifts,
the morning and the afternoon. Students who
have morning duty should report at 8:15. |
| Six Flags Reading Clubs |
 Each
year R.D. Head students have the opportunity
to earn a free ticket to Six Flags by participating
in the Six Flags Reading Club! To earn their
tickets, students must do six hours of recreational
reading, record what they have read, and return
their reading logs to their teachers. The program
is coordinated by the media specialist, and
runs from January through February. |
| Science Club |
 Young
Scientists meet once a month after school from
3:30 until 4:30. Students in grades two through
five are invited to attend. Our club is sponsored
by PTA, so there is no cost for joining. Activity
examples include making goo, building molecules
with gum drops and toothpicks, collecting leaves
from the nature trail, pressing them and making
a leaf journal, and building rockets that actually
fly. We take a Saturday field trip each year.
All you need to do to join the Young Scientists’
Club is bring a permission note from your parents
on the day of the meeting. Your parents will
need to pick you up at school at 4:30. Watch
for the calendar of meeting dates in your teacher’s
weekly newsletter or look in the PTA calendar
each month. For more information, see Mrs. Caldwell
in the FOCUS room. |
| Skate Night |
 Skate
Night is part of PTA's Parent and Family Committee.
PTA sponsors several Skate Nights during the
school year from 6:00-8:15 pm at a local skating
rink. It is a fun activity for families to share
together. |
| Spelling Bee |
 In
December of each year, R.D. Head holds the annual
spelling bee for grades 4 and 5.
Students compete in classroom spelling bees
to represent their homeroom at this event.
The winner proceeds to the Gwinnett County spelling
bee in February. Winners at the county
bee compete for the district and perhaps even
state title for an opportunity to participate
in the National Spelling Bee
in Washington, D.C. |
| Strategy Club for 4th
and 5th Grade FOCUS Students |
 The
strategy club fosters critical thinking and
problem solving in a fun way through a game
format. Students in fourth and fifth grade FOCUS
learn games such as Othello, Cribbage, Set,
and Backgammon that challenge their strategic
thinking and allow them to compete with each
other. This club helps students develop an awareness
of different problem solving approaches as they
learn to apply appropriate thinking skills to
a game so they may investigate and try out their
own thinking strategies to win.
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| Student Council |
| The
purpose of student council is to provide an
opportunity for some of our students (K-5) to
function as responsible leaders. From these
responsible leaders, all students will be able
to observe appropriate leadership. Student council
is made up of a president, vice-president, and
historian from the fifth grade, a secretary
from the fourth grade, and representatives from
all grade levels including special education.
For more information, contact Jessica
Smith or Bonnie
Pruitt, student council sponsors. |
| Veteran's Day Program |
 Every Veteran's Day R. D.
Head's third grade takes a moment to honor and
recognize the men and women who have served
our county in uniform. During our program, we
sing patriotic songs and listen to history of
the four armed services. We conclude our program
by having our students present a medal and a
certificate to our service men and women. |
| Yearbook |
| The R. D. Head Yearbook
is an annual PTA sponsored publication featuring
students and events from the current school
year. The cover is selected from a design
contest in which 5th grade students participate.
Annual sales are in late October, with delivery
of the yearbooks toward the last week of school. Parents
are welcome to donate photos taken at school
for consideration in the yearbook. For
further information please contact the yearbook
committee. Contact information is located
in the student calendar.
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