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December 2008
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Ending Soon. . . "Thank you PTA" Poster Contest Draw, paint, color...Show us why you are thankful for the PTA. We will be displaying contest posters throughout the school. Red Ribbon Week Bracelets Red Ribbon Week bracelets are still for sale for $1.00. Please contact Kelly Jones at Kjones0628@yahoo.com, or Kelly Liddell at Kelly.liddell@comcast.net if you would like to buy any. A Thank You to Grayson Motors The Kindergarten teachers and students would once again like to thank Chris Chester and Grayson Motors for their generousity. Grayson kindergartners walked to the "Pumpkin Farm" at Grayson Motors on October 30th. Each student was able to pick out a pumpkin compliments of Grayson Motors. Thanks Grayson Motors! Our kindergartners had a lot of fun and loved their pumpkins too. Ways to Help GES Reminders Please have your child remain home fever-free and vomit-free for 24-hours without medication. Medication should NOT be carried by a student or transported on the bus. Certain situations may be approved. Please visit Mitzi Bishop in the clinic. Please remember NO CHECKOUTS after 3:00 p.m. Business Members
If you would like more information on becoming a GES PTA Business Member or if you would like to advertise your business to support our school, please contact : Vicki Strine: 770.995.6514 vstrine@bellsouth.net Jennifer Sutton: 770.237.5585 mjsutton1096@yahoo.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This year's Reflections had over 100 entries with 89 artists participating.
Fifteen of the entries went on to be judged at the county level.
Many thanks to all of our judges: Mike & Terry Spreher and their crew at The UPS Store, Pat Herndon and the staff at the Grayson Branch of the Gwinnett County Library, Loralee Beard and the rest of Magic Moment Photography. Reflections awards were handed out at the reception in October to our artist participants at GES. All artists unable to attend the Reflections Reception will receive their awards shortly. Get a head start on your entries for next year's Reflections entry. The theme for 2009-2010 is "Beauty is...." For more information on Reflections, please visit the Georgia PTA Reflections website at http://www.georgiapta.org/resources-student-reflections.html. Victoria Amason Reflections Chair back to top | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Specials Update Art In Art, we strive to incorporate and connect to many different subject areas throughout each school year. We just completed our unit on Asia (k-5) and we will be focusing on underwater animals (k-5) for the 3rd 9 weeks. We will connect to Science by exploring many animals and their habitats, as well as Geography by locating different bodies of water (fresh vs. salt). We hope you will enjoy and be amazed by the creativity that our students have at Grayson ES. ---Erin Smith and Christi Umans Music 5th - PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WHILE READING STANDARD MUSIC NOTATION. The students have been creating and playing their own compositions. They will move into reading written notation and playing. 4th: PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WHILE READING STANDARD MUSIC NOTATION. The students have been creating and playing their own compositions. They will move into reading written notation and playing. 3rd: "MATH JINGLES" Math songs w/ activities to move to and instrument playing. 2nd: 1) STATE OF GEORGIA 2) CIVIL RIGHTS: songs, stories, pictures about the state of GA and songs about Martin Luther King, Jr. 1st: MUSICAL CREATIVITY: Reading stories, students re-telling the stories through movement, singing, instrument playing. K: MUSICAL CREATIVITY: Reading stories, students re-telling the stories through movement, singing, instrument playing --- Celindy Kellum Math In math, all grade levels will continue to develop grade-level appropriate number sense, work on problem-solving skills using grade-level appropriate Exemplar word problems, and explore geometry objectives. --- C. McFadden Successmaker In the SuccessMaker computer lab, students will continue to work on foundational courses in Reading and Math. Students are moving out of IPM, or Initial Placement Motion. IPM finds the student's appropriate level in the course, a level that is neither too easy nor too difficult for the individual. Along with the foundational course work, students compete for a "trip to the goody jar" by completing basic math facts in Grayson Speed Games. Students are given opportunities for free exploration in a program called Math Corner. Math Corner reinforces various math skills. K-2 is continuing in a program called First Adventures Bookshelf. Student's choose a book and follow along with the lesson. 3-5 will be adding Writer's Studio to their lesson menu. This program guides students in creative writing. --- Gail Thayer Science In kindergarten we are working on a health lesson about safety. First grade is learning about our natural resources. We are finding out the importance of trees and classifying objects by "made from trees", "not made from trees" and "both". In second grade we are watching matter "change" by rotation through 4 stations. In third grade we are having an investigation about soils. We are finding out about the color, texture, moisture level and particle size. In fourth grade we are learning about transparant, translucent and opaque. We are experimenting with objects and flashlights. In fifth grade we are having a lesson about erosion and giving some examples of erosion that we see in real life. --- Traci Green PE Kindergarten: We will be working on the G-Kids gross motor skills for the teachers. The students will do various movements skills (i.e.: loco motor skills, throwing, catching, balancing, chasing and fleeing). 1st-2nd Grades: We will be working on different types of cardiovascular exercises. The students will also be introduced to the track with doing their first "timed run" on the track. 3rd-5th Grades: we will introduce the students to their first "timed run" on the track. The students will also continue to do "fitness testing". We hope to do the "mile runs", if weather permits. --- Rob Blair Technology K-2 Grades are learning Scholastic Keys: Power Point, Word and Excel. 3rd Grade is working on Multiplication and Division along with power point presentations. 4th Grade is making power point presentations on the Phases of the Moon. On-line writing journals will be an ongoing project. 5th Grade just completed their 5 Kingdoms Power Point, and has begun working in the on-line math book on Graphing. 5th grade is also writing in their on-line journals. Each grade is using Type to Learn as well. --- Cathy Clements Media We are supporting the curriculum by providing students time for silent reading and taking AR tests. Information literacy skills are also addressed by teaching the students how to use the Media catalog and select appropriate books for their reading pleasure. ---Sherri Brown back to top | ||||||
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Art Forum We have been very busy in the art room making art and having fun!
We love to reward great behavior in the art room! Please send in treats for the art room treasure box! Thank you for supporting the arts! Christi Umans & Erin Smith back to top | ||||||
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Skate Night November's skate night was fun as usual. The turn out was great. Thank you to all the students who brought coats for our coat drive. We collected 68 coats. Our next skate night is December 4th and the theme is Sports Night. Students wear your uniforms! Let us see your team spirit by wearing your cheerleadering, football, soccer, baseball or basketball uniforms. Those students wearing the most represented sport will win "free candy!" (Example: most number of football players win the candy. Also, the uniform does not need to be complete; top only is fine.)
November Skate Night Best Attendance: Douglas 5th Total Grayson Attendance: 136 Free Skate Winner: Tasia Thompson (Garmon 5th) December Skate Night Theme: Sports Night Date: December 4th 6:00-9:00
S-K-A-T-E Come on Grayson skate with me
S-K-A-T-E Sparkles is where you wanta be! See you at Skate Night Janet Hart back to top | ||||||
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Winter Wonderland
2008 Annual Grayson Elementary
 Winter Wonderland
Where: Grayson Elementary What: Pancake Breakfast and Holiday Shop!!
The Holiday Shop offers reasonably priced gifts so that your child may come and shop for their parents and for
other family members. Most gifts are priced in the 3 to 5 dollar range. There will be a gift preview on Friday,
December 5th so that your child can get a sneak peek and make their shopping list!
Volunteers are needed!!! Please call Amy Callis 678-344-1095 Jill White 770-978-9009 | ||||||
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Winter Classroom Parties It is almost time for our winter classroom parties! These parties are always a fun way for the students to kick off the Winter Break. You should receive a letter from your child's teacher and/or room parent at the beginning of December giving you details about the party and confirming the time and date. This letter may also list opportunities for you to donate food or supplies or volunteer at the party. Please look for that letter. Donating or volunteering for the classroom party is an easy way to help out your child's class!
Kindergarten 10:00- 12:00 1st Grade 1:30 - 3:00 2nd Grade 9:30 - 11:30
3rd Grade 1:45 - 3:15 4th Grade 12:00- 2:00 5th Grade 9:30 - 11:30 | ||||||
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Spirit Wear Every Friday has been designated as school spirit day. Show your true Grayson colors by wearing your Grayson spirit wear shirts. Don't have any spirit wear? Just wear green and gold and let's show how much spirit our Grayson students have! Want some spirit wear? Click here to view spirit wear pictures. Then click the link at the top or bottom of the page for the spirit wear order form. Print the form, fill it out and return with payment to your child's teacher. Merchandise will be delivered to your child's class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dee Marney at themarney4@comcast.net. back to top | ||||||
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Box Tops for Education 
Congratulations to our October Box Tops Winners! These students will get to have lunch with a friend in their grade level at a special table one Friday a month for three months and a free ice cream at the first lunch.
Kindergarten - Ayden Brogden 1st Grade - Jacob Hopper 2nd Grade - McKenzie Houser 3rd Grade - Holden Boswell 4th Grade - Emily Upchurch 5th Grade - Cael Cernich Once a student turns in 50 box tops, they will receive a gift certificate to the school store. We will also periodically award fun prizes to anyone who submits box tops with their name on them. Right now, Box Tops for Education has promotions where many products have more than one box top per package. You can go to www.boxtops4education.com for additional information or a listing of eligible products. Please be sure that when your box tops are turned into your child's teacher, your child's name, grade and teacher are noted on the plastic bag so all students turning in box tops have a chance for the drawings and prizes that will be given away. back to top | ||||||
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Counselor's Corner Parent Involvement Produces...
So you don't have time to be a room mother. Does that mean you can't be a school volunteer? Not according to Joyce Epstein of Johns Hopkins University. She says a volunteer is "anybody, anytime, and place, who supports school goals or children's learning." That means you can consider yourself a "school volunteer" if you:
As you sit around the dinner table, talk about how important education is. Make sure your child understands that you use the things you learned in school on the job. Let him know that just as you do your best at work every day, you expect him to do his best in school. But how can you avoid those "what did you do in school today?" "Nothing" conversations? Try asking more specific questions:
WHAT...was the most important thing you learned today?
Pay attention to what comes home in your child's backpack. If you know there's been a school assembly, you can ask
questions related to it. Share information about your own day. Sometimes just hearing about Mom or Dad's day will
give a child "permission" to talk about his own day at school.WHAT...new assignment did you get? WHAT...do you think your history teacher will ask on the test? Counselors - RoseMary Ruffner and Dana Edwards Information provided by The Parent Institute back to top | ||||||
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Cafeteria News With the colder weather here, our children need a good breakfast to fuel their minds and bodies and get them off to a good start. Our Grab and Go Breakfasts will certainly do just that for your children! Our breakfast carts are conveniently located in the halls of the 98 Building, the Rock Building and the Kindergarten Building. Remember that all children who qualify for free or reduced lunches can get free or reduced breakfasts as well. Reduced breakfast is 30 cents; reduced lunch is 40. All our meals are nutritionally balanced making sure that your child receives the best meal possible. Check out our great menus online - we know you will be very pleased. With the holidays approaching we must plan tasty and nutritional meals and snacks for our families and ourselves to maximize our energy to accomplish everything that must be done. While oils are not a food group, we need some oils for good health. The best oils come from fish, nuts, and liquid oils such as corn, soybean, canola and olive oils.
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Grayson Elementary School - 460 Grayson Parkway - Grayson, GA 30017
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