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GES eFolder | Friday, November 4, 2011November e-Ram Reader | GES PTA Homepage
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Our Mission: Grayson Elementary School is a successful community of lifelong learners who strive daily for excellence to make a difference in the world.
Office of the Principal
| Q&A on SPLOST for Education | Voting Day is November 8 | ||
| The Gwinnett County Board of Education has called for a referendum on continuing the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for education for another five years. The question will be on the county's November 8 ballot. The attached Q&A document answers key questions regarding the SPLOST. | ||
 How SPLOST funds will be spent at Grayson Cluster schools |
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 GCPS webpage explaining the SPLOST IV |
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Contact chris_brown@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Blue Ribbon Week Theme: "Be a Buddy, NOT a Bully" |
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| GES staff and students have been participating in a week-long campaign to Stop Bullying. Blue Ribbon Week is a nationwide preventative campaign to say, NO to bullying. It's a week of bully-free messages, to show our students that bullying takes many forms, and to encourage our students to take a stand to help themselves and others. We encourage everyone to sign the "We Pledge to Take a Stand" board in the hallway of the Main Building. | ||
Contact: Janet Hart
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| Online Math Tutorials -- Free and Continuous Access | ||
The Gwinnett County Schools provides all of its students will free and continuous access to all online math tutorials. GES students and parents may use our school's "log in" information to access tutorials at any time. Please see the attached document for specific information on accessing the tutorials. Username: graysonesmath | Password: graysonesmath |
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| GCPS Online Campus |
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Contact dean_looney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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| Friendly Reminders For Our GES Families | ||
ATTENDANCE EARLY CHECK-OUT CAR POOL IN THE AFTERNOON TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION CHANGES MESSAGES TO TEACHERS |
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Contact kay_forrest@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Grayson Elementary Headphones Requirement |
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All Grayson Elementary students should provide their own headphones for use on student computers in the classrooms and labs. These headphones should be brought to school in a large plastic Ziplock-type bag with your child's first and last name, and homeroom teacher's name, written on the bag in permanent marker. The headphones will be stored in each child's classroom and take to the labs as needed. Thank you. |
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Contact: dean_looney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Academics
Jump Rope for Heart On Nov. 4 |
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| It's time to slime Coach Blair and Principal Brown! On Fri., Nov. 4, our students will JUMP during their normal "Specials" time. Come and spend a little time jump roping with your child. We welcome all visitors and volunteers. Hope to see you all for this "Great Cause"! | ||
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Contact: rob_blair@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Gwinnett Alliance for Gifted Education (GACE) on Nov. 12 |
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| 3rd Annual Gifted Consortium for teachers, parents, and administrators of gifted children. Please see attached flyer for details. | ||
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Contact: donna_ward@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Club News
GES Martial Arts Focus & Fitness Club |
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| The Martial Arts Focus & Fitness Club, now in its third year, meets Wednesday mornings with Instructor Wilson, from 7:50 - 8:20 a.m. Due to the holidays falling during Session Two, the club will not meet on Nov. 23, Dec. 21, or Dec. 28. The current second session ends on Jan. 4, 2012. | ||
Contact: kristie_horn@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Student Council United Way Campaign |
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| Be a lifesaver! Brking in your change to help save a life! United Way student campaign to raise awareness and funds of United Way in our community. Student Council asks that students bring in $1 to support this year's fundraising efforts. 50% of funds will go directly back to our school. The 3 classes with the highest donations will win a lifesavers party. | ||
Contact: carol_foster@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Community Outreach
Contests and Competitions
Festivals and Fun
| Chili Cook-Off at Grayson City Park on Nov. 5 | ||
| The 7th Annual Grayson Chili Cook-Off is a community wide event, which benefits the Grayson Cluster School Foundation and the Greater Eastside Chamber of Commerce. | ||
Contact laura_a_moon@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Fundraiser Activities
| Box Tops Fundraisers! You can earn money for GES when you Shop! | ||
| Box Tops is offering $3.50 in FREE Box Tops! Go to http://www.forddrivesboxtops.com/ , and watch 5 (1 minute each) videos. You will earn $2.50 in Box Tops. If you request a FREE brochure from Ford, you get $1.00 more. WOW! If every student's family did this, Grayson would earn over $2,000! WOW! Thank you for supporting our Box Tops program! PS. If you buy a new Ford automobile, you will earn $25.00! :) Campbells Labels for Education has a special Fall collection sheet, worth 50 bonus points! Go to http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Portals/0/assets/pdf/LFE%20Fall%20UPC%20Collection%20Sheet.pdf and print the special sheet. With just 4 labels, you will earn 50 points! WOW!! Thank you for supporting our Labels for Education program! |
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Contact: Jada Edwards
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| Pizza Night on Nov. 7 at Johnny's | |||
| The next GES Pizza Night will be Mon., Nov. 7, from 6-8 pm Have fun with Twinklz the Clown! Thanks for supporting Grayson Elementary! | |||
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Contact: Jennifer Sutton
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Target Credit or Debit Card Use will earn Grayson Elementary 1% of Every Purchase |
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| Target shoppers! Target will donate 1% of every purchase you make when you use your Target REDcard (credit OR debit card)! You get 5% off your purchase as well when you use your card! For more information on this great program and how to choose Grayson Elementary as your school, visit | ||
Contact: dean_looney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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| Kroger Shoppers: Register your Kroger card to earn Box Tops and Campbells Labels electronically when you Shop! | ||
To earn electronic Box Tops at Kroger, visit http://www.rewardyourschool.com. You will earn 0.50 in Box Tops just for registering. These are extra earnings in addition to the labels you clip! Thank you!
To earn automatic Campbells Labels for Education at Kroger, visit http://www.elabelsforeducation.com and select Grayson Elementary as your school. Again, thanks so much!
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Contact: Jada Edwards
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| Mini Fundraisers: Participate When You Grocery Shop! | ||
1. Ingles customers can have a portion of EVERY single purchase donated to Grayson Elementary! Simply visit www.ingles-markets.com and click on "Tools for Schools" at the top of the page. Choose "Grayson Elementary" as the school you want to support, and that's it! This must be done once a year, so if you participated last year, you need to do this AGAIN for this year. Thanks so much!!
2. While you're on the Ingles website, you can also sign up for Bonus Box Tops to be credited to your Ingles card! Click on "Bonus Box Tops" in the middle of the webpage. Thank you!
3. Campbells Labels for Education has some exciting new partners this year, to help us boost our FREE school equipment earnings! In addition to Campbells and Pepperidge Farm products, you can now clip and save the following UPC barcodes: Emerald nut products, Danimals and Dan-o-nino yogurt, Glad food storage, Post cereals, BIC stationary products, Pop Secret popcorn, and MORE. Visit www.labelsforeducation.com for a complete list of what to save!
4. Announcing our Fall 2011 Tyson Project A+ label collection contest! Send in your Tyson Project A+ labels from specially marked packages of Tyson products, and be entered in a random drawing for a $10 Brusters gift card. Please send the labels in a ziptop bag, with student's name, grade, and teacher's name to be entered in the contest. Drawing will be held around 12/16/11, and winner will be announced in January. Good luck!
5. Grayson Elementary is now collecting Coke and Powerade caps, and codes from Coke product cartons, to earn FREE school equipment from Coke Rewards!! For more information, please visit www.mycokerewards.com and click on "Schools" for more info!
6. Our Terracycle recycling program has been very successful. Did you know that last year from Feb-May, we recycled over 5,000 Capri Sun drink pouches? We have quite a large list of items that we can recycle for cash, so please send what you can to earn CASH from your TRASH! For more info, visit www.terracycle.net for a complete list of what to save...
The following can be recycled for CASH:
1. Capri Sun pouches (or ANY drink pouch)
2. ANY chip bag, cookie bag, cracker bag
3. ANY lunch kit (such as Lunchables)
4. Old cell phones
5. Used ink jet cartridges
6. Used Elmers glue sticks or glue bottles (Elmers brand only)
7. Used pens, markers, or mechanical pencils
8. ANY cheese packaging! (tubs or bags of any kind!)
9. ANY personal care health/beauty container!! (shampoo bottles, lotion, hairspray, makeup compacts..if you use it for health/beauty, send it in!)
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| Terracycle |
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Contact: Jada Edwards
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Parents and PTA
| Fifth Grade Bowling Night | Fri., Nov. 4, from 6-8 pm | ||
Grayson, Pharr, Starling, & Trip Elementary Schools are joining together for a night of fun! $10 per student at Oasis Bowling in Loganville. Price include two hours of bowling, shoe rental, and a slice of pizza and drink. Please submit the ticket order form by Oct. 31. |
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Contact:GES PTA
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| PTA Mother/Son Event: Reptile Animal Show and Petting Zoo | Sat., Nov. 12, 6-8 pm | ||
| This exciting Mother/Son event, presented by MY REPTILE GUYS, will be held in the GES gym and cafeteria. Desserts and drink refreshments will be served (In an effort to keep tickets at a reasonable price, dinner will not be offered). The advanced ticket sale price is $5 per person. Tickets bought at the door will be sold for $7 per person. Steve Hite Photography will be available from 5:30 - 7 pm for those who wish to have their photos taken. Boys can bring their mother, aunt, or a special woman in their life! | ||
Contact:GES PTA
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| Help Grayson Win a Playground Makeover! | ||
| Grayson Elementary is in the running for a $25,000 playground makeover! Would you like to help make it happen?? Danimals and Dan-o-nino yogurt have specially marked "Rally for Recess" codes on the packaging. From now until January 2012, please take a minute to enter the code online at www.rallyforrecess.com or you can send the entire yogurt package to your teacher and the PTA will enter the codes for you! Let's bring this $25,000 super prize home to Grayson! (PS. Danimals and Dan-o-nino yogurt UPC barcodes are a Campbells Labels for Education product, so save that too!) |
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Contact Jada Edwards
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Sports
| Gwinnett Parks Foundation 5K Road Race & 1-Mile Fun Run | Nov. 5 at Tribble Mill Park | ||
| Races begin at 9 am. Dogs on leashes and children in strollers are welcome to participate in the 1-Mile walk. All proceeds to benefit Gwinnett Parks Foundation, a non-profit group of volunteers interested in supporting and expanding the county's parks and greenspace programs through hands-on activities and education. | ||
Contact amy_fultz@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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| Grayson High School Volleyball Fundraiser | Waterbottles for Sale | ||
| Support your GHS volleyball team and enjoy a quality aluminum waterbottle with carabiner engraved with a Grayson G! Words and names can be inscribed for a small additonal fee. | ||
Contact amy_fultz@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Volunteer Activities
"Going Green" Update
Nearly 994 Reams of Paper Saved since January 2010 and Counting... |
Estimated paper saved this week: 11,508 sheets. Total sheets of paper saved since January 2010: 559,312! |
| Switching to recycled paper is definitely a big win for the environment. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that 40 cases of 30% recycled copy paper (400 reams) will save more than seven trees, 2,100 gallons of water, 1,230 kilowatt-hours of electricity and 18 pounds of air pollution. |
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