Welcome to Hendricks

School Hours: 7:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.

• Doors open at 7:15 a.m.
• Classes Begin at 7:50 a.m.
• Dismissal Begins at 2:20 p.m.

Parent Involvement Policy,
School-Parent Compact and Title I School Wide Plan Meeting

On Friday, March 13, 2015 there will be a meeting to discuss and revise the Hendricks Parent Involvement Policy, the School-Parent Compact and the Title I School Wide Plan.   This yearly revision documents ways to better our school's  connection with our parents.

All interested persons - parents, teachers, and community members - are invited to attend the meeting which will be held from 8:00am-10:00am in room 304.

For more details and contact information, please download the flyer.

Parents, Your Opinions are Valuable
Surveys are due by this Friday, March 6, 2015

Hendricks is taking a survey and we'd like to ask you to take a moment to give your input.

Our survey is available online and is in two parts. Just click the link to each part to access the survey. Both parts are needed, so please be sure to do both.
Online Parent Survey, part 1
Online Parent Survey, part 2
Thank you!

Or you can participate byprinting out this survey form (also available inspanish) and returning it to the school.

Please complete all surveys by Friday, March 6, 2015.

The views of our parents and community are very important to us.

Thank you for participating in and completing the survey.

We Love Volunteers

The work our teachers, support staff, front office and administrators do is important to our school. It is a full time job keeping a great school great!

We wouldn't have a lot of the special 'extras' that sets Hendricks apart if it weren't for the hours that our volunteers give to our school.

If you would like to be a Hendricks volunteer, please check out all the ways you can help on our Parent Involvement page.

We hope to see you around!

Welcome, New Assistant Principal,
Kahliah Rachel

Hendricks Elementary would like to welcome our new assistant principal, Kaliah Rachel. She comes to us from Milford Elementary.

Ms. Rachel took the position as our AP after our former AP, Lori Beck, was promoted to a position in the county's Human Resources department.

We are expecting many successes and a very bright future with Ms. Rachel as a part of our staff. We hope parents and community members will get to know her very soon.

Take a Tour of Hendricks Elementary

What is daily life like for our Hendricks Huskies? You now have the opportunity to find out first hand! We are offering a few special days on which you can see what being a Husky is all about. Prepare to be amazed!

Tours of Hendricks are available:
February 18, 2015 (Wednesday)
March 4, 2015 (Wednesday)
March 18, 2015 (Wednesday)

The tour times are 8:00 am.

Please call Hendricks Elementary at 770-819-2387 ext. 240 to sign up for a tour date and time.

Is Your Child's Inclement Weather Early Release Form on File?

Winter weather around our area is very hard to predict. On the rare occasion that roads start to become hadzardous while our students are in school, we need to act quickly to transport the children safely home. Your child's
Inclement Weather Early Release Form will give us instructions for your prefered way to send your child home in such a situation.

At the beginning of the school year, most of our parents filled out this form. However, if you are new to our school you may not have returned that form yet. If you need to send in the Inclement Weather Early Release Form, please download it here and send it to school as soon as possible.

Also keep in mind that our ASP (After School Program) will not be open if we dismiss early due to hazardous roadways. All students need a plan for where and how to go home in case of early dismissal due to weather.

Spelling Bee Winners

Hendricks Elementary's annual spelling bee was held on Jan. 13, 2015. The competition was tough, yet from a field of sixteen fourth and fifth graders, two winners emerged.

Benjamin Yeboah, 5th grade, was this year's runner up and Camryn Odom, 4th grade, was this year's champion. Camryn went on to proudly represent Hendricks at the Cobb County Spelling Bee.

(left to right) Benjamin Yeboah and Camryn Odom

2015-16 School Choice

The Cobb County School District is again offering School Choice (HB 251 and SB10) transfers for the 2015-2016 school year.  

School Choice Applications are now available on the CCSD website atwww.cobbk12.org .

Yearbooks on Sale Now

The Hendricks PTA would like to announce that yearbook sales have begun.  Just click the Yearbook ad on the left side of this page and place your order. This year's yearbook is $20.

Special dedications are also available for a small fee. Information about dedications as well as the form you will need, can be downloaded here.

A yearbook holds treasured memories and is a great keepsake for your child.

Free Tutoring

Gospel Nation Church is offering free tutoring to Hendricks students on Monday nights at 7:00 PM for all subjects. You can find more information about tutoring on the church's website.

Gospel Nation Christian Fellowship
4711 Meadows Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127

PTA Student Dance Classes
Your PTA is sponsoring Ballet and Jazz cobination classes on Monday evenings through Shannon's Dance Studio. The classes are only $40.00 per month and the PTA will get a portion of the money to benefit school programs! Classes begin Monday, Oct. 6 and will be held in the school gym.

K and 1st graders will have class from 5:30-6:30
2nd and 3rd graders will have class from 6:30-7:30
4th and 5th graders will have class from 7:30-8:30

School bus routes for the 2014-2015 school year are now available on the CCSD web site at www.cobbk12.org
 
Runs and maps will be posted at your local school for review prior to the first day of school. 

More Bus Rider info....

During the months of August and September if temperatures reach 90 degrees or higher students may bring water in containers with a screw on lid to drink on the bus. 

 If you have any questions, please contact the Transportation Department at 678/594-8000, or email your transportation area supervisor whose email can be found on the Transportation website.

New Student Registration

Welcome new students!

All elementary and middle school students who are new in Cobb County will need to register with the school they will attend. Registration needs to be done before the student attends class. 

If you do not register, you will not have a homeroom assigned for you on the first day of school, so be ready for the new year and register!

To register for school, you will need:

    - The child's birth certificate
    - Hearing-Dental-Vision Form (form #3300)*
    - Immunization Form (form #3200)*
    - Social Security Card
    - 2 Proofs of residency - for example, current utility bill, current mortgage papers, current driver's license, etc.

* medical forms are available from a doctor's office

For more information, please contact our front office staff
at 770-819-2387.

Supply Lists

The supply lists for the 2014-2015 school year are now available. Download one with button below and be ready for summer bargain sales!

What to Wear to School?

Hendricks does not require uniforms for school, but we do have rules for how students must dress.

Are you wondering what you can or can't wear to school? Please read the Dress Code information!

Hendricks Makes Excellent Progress on CCRPI! 

Please read the attached letter from Hendricks Principal Patrick O'Connell to learn more about the CCRPI and the results for Hendricks Elementary School.  

For additional information, visit the press release on www.cobbk12.org.

Visit Our Parent Resource Room

The Hendricks Elementary Parent Resource Room, located in room 202,  is open weekly from
Monday - Friday, 8AM - 1PM

This valuable area of our school is a place where parents can borrow materials to supplement students' lessons and even find self-help materials addressing all things about being a better parent. Please feel free to browse around!

You may contact our parent liaison, Stephanie Jackson, for more information.

Have You Ever Considered a Job as a Bus Driver?

Cobb County School District is looking for those very special folks who would make it their job to transport our students to and from school with safety and a smile!

Apply today!
Hourly rate of pay $14.37
Apply online at http://www.ccsdbusdriver.com/

Yellow Tags for Bus Riders
If your child is 8 years old and under, regardless of their grade, they should come home with a yellow tag on their backpack for safety reasons.  The bus driver will give you a letter with further details about the yellow tag.

Attention Car Riders
If your child will be a car rider in the afternoons at any time during the school year, you must request a car rider sign.  Starting Monday, August 12, if you do not have a car rider sign you will have to sign your child out in the front office.

Buzz-In System Now in Place

Our school has a new system for entering the building through the front doors.  With this new system, visitors need to "Buzz-In" after 8:10am.  We know everyone will have many questions about the new system, so our principal has written a letter to fill you in.

View the letter from Mr. O'Connell for more details.

We are Proud to Announce....
We have been named a 2012
National Blue Ribbon School!
Hendricks Elementary - formerly Austell Intermediate - has been named as one of only 219 schools to be awarded the National Blue Ribbon for 2012. We are one of seven public schools in the state of Georgia to receive the award this year. We are so very proud of our students, teachers and community for everything they have done to bring about this recognition of excellence given by the United States Department of Education.

Congratulations Hendricks Elementary students and Staff

Safety First in the Fire Lanes
Reminder from the CCSD
Department of Public Safety

Per the Fire Marshall's Office, no one is allowed to park in a Fire Lane, whether there is a driver in the vehicle or not, at any time other than the following:

* 30 minutes prior to the end of the school day and 30 minutes after the end of the school day (this does not include the After School Program nor any other activity at the school)

* passengers actively loading or unloading during the day (this would cover students unloading in the morning at the beginning of the school day)