December 1, 2024
A.B. Combs Families,
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your family! We look forward to seeing our leaders back in action tomorrow. This coming Thursday, December 5th is Leadership Day! We ask all students to Dress for Success on Thursday.
Food Drive Begins: We are kicking off our annual food drive. Please view the flyer here about items we are looking to collect! No glass jars, please!
Science Fair Virtual Q&A: Do you have questions regarding the upcoming science fair on January 22nd? Need to know ways to support your child? Join us for a Virtual Question and Answer session regarding the A.B. Combs Science Fair on Wednesday, December 4th at 6pm. Use this virtual link here.
Science Fair Registration: The AB Combs Science & Engineering Fair is coming soon! This year's fair will be on Wednesday, January 22nd. Please sign up to participate. Registration is open from December 2nd to December 20th. All projects are due January 17th. We will host a Science Fair & STEM Night on January 22nd (judging occurs during school hours; family STEM night begins at 6pm) All information regarding the Science & Engineering Fair can be found on the school website.
Holiday Spirit Week: From December 16-20, we are hosting a December spirit week. See the flyer here for specific dress-up days.
Gator Giving: During this holiday season, PTA is coordinating efforts to support various Combs Families. If you are interested in donating gift cards or books to our students, please donate gift cards to front office. All donations are due December 11th!
After-School Activities: We are excited to host various after-school paid activities beginning again in January. You can preview information about after-school Tennis, Soccer, Chess, and Basketball classes that will be held here at Combs.
School Wide Movie Field Trip: It is a traditional field trip that we take our entire student body to the movies during the month of December! We plan to see the movie, Moana 2, on Tuesday, December 17th. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to make connections to literature and practice social etiquette skills. Please submit your child’s permission form and $13 to attend. You can send money to school or pay online. If you are willing to sponsor a child by donating for the field trip, feel free to submit payment to your child’s teacher.
Magnet Tour: Do you know of families who are interested in A.B. Combs for the 2025-26 school year? We have upcoming tours listed on our website.
News from Combs PTA
Please consider joining the Combs PTA! https://www.abcombspta.com/membership You can also email Membership@abcombspta.com to find out how to get involved.
Upcoming School Events (see our school calendar for events for the year):
Wednesday, December 4th: Virtual Science Fair Q&A for families 6pm
Wednesday, December 4th-17th: Food Drive
Thursday, December 5th: Leadership Day
Monday, December 16th-Friday, December 20th: Holiday Spirit Week
Monday, December 16th: School-Wide Spelling Bee
Tuesday, December 17th: School-Wide Movie Field Trip
Thursday, December 19th: Winter Classroom Celebrations
Friday, December 20th: Winter Chorus Concert at 8:45am and 9:45am
Monday, December 23rd-Thursday, January 2nd: Winter Break
Friday, January 3rd: Back to school from Winter Break
Thursday, January 9th: Capital Choral Celebration at Broughton High School
Thursday, January 16th: 3rd grade Night Under the Stars
Friday, January 17th: End of the Quarter; Science Fair Projects Due
Monday, January 20th: Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday-no school for students & staff
Tuesday, January 21st: Teacher Workday- no school for students
Wednesday, January 22nd: Science Fair and STEM Night 6-7:30pm
Please follow A.B. Combs on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Have a wonderful weekend!
Juley Sexton
Principal