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October 2009
In This Issue
Reflections

September Skate Night

Community Outreach

Parent Resource Night

Red Ribbon Week

Counselor's Corner

Box Tops for Education

V.I.P Volunteer Opportunity

Science Special

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Reflections
2009-2010 Reflections Theme: "Beauty is..."

The deadline for Reflections entries is due this Thursday and Friday!! Students are encouraged to pursue artistic expression through participation in the PTA annual arts Reflections Program. The program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition! Teacher's have Entry Forms and Rules or they can be downloaded from the links at: graysonelementary.org/parents/reflections.htm.

This year's six categories are:

Literature - Musical Composition - Photography - Visual Arts - Dance Choreography - Film/Video Production

{ENTRY DEADLINE}
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009

On either day you may submit your completed entry to the PTA in the school lobby until 9:00 a.m.

{AWARDS NIGHT}
Monday, October 19th

{THEME SEARCH FOR 2011-2012}
The National PTA is looking for a theme for the 2011-2012 Reflections Program year. The winning entry will receive $100 and will be presented at the 2010 PTA National Convention! Download the "Reflections Theme Search Form", fill it out completely, sign it and turn into the folder (marked Reflections Theme Search Entries) on the bulletin board by the cafeteria or send to the Chairperson below. Due date: November 2, 2009. Good luck!

For more information, please contact Reflections Chairperson, Rebekah Quintana, 404.787.6419 or by email: rebekahq@gmail.com.
Other News

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 for a 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.

PTA Fundraising
Parents,
We will be starting our fundraising efforts in the next couple of months. Be sure to watch for information on the My Parent Reward cards for your holiday shopping.

Sharon Miller

Art Forum

Please be on the lookout for information in your child's Friday folder about the following art happenings: school wide art show, "Plate" art, and art workshops & camps!

We love to reward excellent behavior in the art room! Our treasure box is in need of individual, wrapped candy or small toys (fun pencils, erasers, etc). Please write "art treasure box" on the outside of the bag you send to school with your child.

We look forward to making art with your child(ren) this year!

Regards,

Ms. Smith & Ms. Umans

Business Members

Carlito's Mexican
Restaurant
678.442.9758
Meadowbrook
Montessori School
770.982.3950

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:

Jennifer Sutton: 770.237.5585 graysonespublications@yahoo.com
September Skate Night
Skate night was awesome! Congratulations to Mrs. Moody's 4th grade class for winning "Best Attendance" at Skate night. Also thank-you to Dr. Ray, Mrs. Deloach and Mrs. Moody for attending skate night and supporting the students. I look forward to seeing all of you again at the next skate night on Oct. 1st.

Attention Students you may now order your new "ZOOM" skate night T-shirt! Pre-orders will be taken at skate night on Oct. 1st. You may order your skate night T-shirt by printing this form and turning it in to your home-room teacher with a payment of $11.00 by Oct. 14th. This will be the ONLY order taken for this T-shirt. So don't delay, order today! All orders placed will be back by the next skate night. Also the new "Zoom" song will be sung live on GETV. So print it practice it and learn it and maybe you will get to sing it live on skate night Thursday too! Have a nice day and see you at Skate Night!

Skate Night Committee Chairs
Janet Hart
Tracey Digrado

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Community Outreach

Grayson Elementary "Compassion in Action"
celebration for The Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative

SE Logo
Where: On the Campus of Community of Grace -1200 Athens Hwy (Hwy 78) - Grayson, GA 30017
When: October 3 2009 11 am until 2 pm
What will be happening?
  • Cook out
  • Co-operative tours
  • Games and "Jumpy floats"
  • Food Drive for the coop
  • Meeting new friends who want to help others in need

  • You are invited to come out and see the Cooperative that provides food, utility assistance, and other services to people in need. The Coop serves people in Grayson, Loganville, and Snellville. October will be our month to fight hunger right here in our community please plan to attend the celebration on October 3 and participate in our food drive during the month of October.

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    Parent Resource Night

    Grayson Elementary PTA presents...

    PARENT RESOURCE NIGHT
    Monday, October 19th
    • 6:30   Dinner in Cafeteria*
    • 7:00   PTA Business Meeting
    • 7:15   Reflections Awards and Entertainment by our Kindergartners

    *PTA members receive dinner at no charge for themselves and their immediate family members. It is $5.00 for non-members. We will also have PTA membership forms available that night - membership is $6.00.


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    Red Ribbon Week

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    Counselor's Corner

    Give your child the necessary tools to manage time wisely Helping your child learn how to manage her time is one of the best ways to help her do better in school.

    Here are some tips on helping your child make time for learning:
    • Follow routines. Routines make life easier for parents. Kids who know dinner is at 6:30 will be ready to come to the table. Kids who know that homework time is before TV may grumble, but they'll follow the rules. Create regular times for homework, reading and watching TV.
    • Help your child plan ahead. At the end of the day, prepare for the next day. Your child can write a checklist of things to bring to school.
    • Allow enough time. Big projects take time to finish. Help your child break big jobs down into smaller tasks.
    • Make transitions easier. Some kids have trouble moving from one thing to another. Giver your child plenty of advance warning. "Remember, homework time starts in five minutes, so you need to finish your snack."

    Source: Marilyn E. Gootman, The Loving Parent's Guide to Discipline, ISBN: 0-425-17450-6 (Berkly Books, 1-800-788-6262, www.penguinputnam.com).


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    Box Tops for Education

    box tops Thank you for the great response on the Box Top collection sheets. Remember, the first turn in date is October 12, 2009. The classroom with the most participation will win a prize! Each grade level has a chance to win, so keep turning in those sheets into your classroom! Additional worksheets can be printed on line at the boxtops4education web-site. While your at the web-site, remember to sign up for the Big Clip. For every family that signs up on line, this gives our school a chance to will thousands of dollars in Box Tops!

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM!

    HAPPY CLIPPING!

    Wendy Carriere

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    V.I.P. Volunteer Opportunity

    Grayson Elementary School PTA is pleased to offer a new volunteer opportunity to all of our G.E.S. parents. The V.I.P. (Very Involved Parents) committee will assist all G.E.S. teachers with classroom tasks such as assembling books, preparing workbooks, cutting, bulletin board creation and die-cutting so that our teachers can focus on efficient and creative instructional time.

    Committee volunteers will pick up work requests and materials from the V.I.P. mailbox, complete tasks in the designated V.I.P. workspace and return completed projects to the mailbox. Volunteers will agree on their own day, hours and schedule - a consistent weekly, bi-weekly or monthly time to provide a valuable service to our wonderful teachers.

    If you are interested in joining the V.I.P.'s, please contact Lora Thompson lora_thompson@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or Christine Scartz tcscartz@comcast.net. Thank you in advance for all of your help!



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    Science Special

    Dear Grayson Parents,

    Hi! I am Mrs. Green. I teach the science special. The children and I appreciate any individually wrapped candy, stickers, little toys, erasers, pencils that you could send in. I am trying to keep a Treasure Box going. If you want to stop in and help in the science room just send me an email traci_green@gwinnett.k12.ga.us and we'll set something up. I can always use your help. You don't have to come when your child is having science. During the holidays, I do ask families to take home live animals to "animal sit". Let me know if you are interested in something like that. The children have a great time in science. There were some gerbils up for adoption, but they have all been "taken". I'll keep you posted. I have kept the notes from families requesting gerbils. Thank you,

    Mrs. Green
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    Advertisers

    Thank you to all of our e-Ram Reader Business Advertisers. These advertisements directly support our PTA and our publications committee. Please help support theses businesses and let them know you saw their ad in the e-Ram Reader!

    Click the images below to be transferred to the business' web-sites.

    Choe's HapKiDo
    Grayson Ballet


    Would you like to support our PTA by advertising your business in the monthly e-Ram Reader? If so please contact Jennifer Sutton at graysonespublications@yahoo.com


    Thank you e-Ram Reader Business Advertisers!

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