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GES eFolder | January 27, 2012e-Ram Reader | GES PTA Homepage GES Yearbooks On Sale Through March 16. Click to Order.
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| Help GES Win $10,000 in the School Spirit Award | Vote Often Through January 31! | ||
| Show Our Grayson ES Spirit! We need you help as we attempt to cast the most votes to win cash for GES! Use any computer or smartphone to cast your vote. Vote as often as you'd like. GES wins $10,000 to bring technology to our students if we generate the most votes in the School Spirit Award Program. | ||
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Contact chris_brown@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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| Free Online Math Tutorials | ||
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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Contact dean_looney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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| Friendly Reminders For 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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Academics
| Gwinnett Online Campus: Upcoming Informational Meetings for Parents | ||
If you are interested in enrolling a student in our full-time school next year, you are invited to attend one of the area informational meetings listed below. These sessions will be designed to provide the information you need to make an informed decision about enrolling at Gwinnett Online Campus. High School Meeting: 7:30-8:15 pm 2/2 -- Duluth High School, Theater If you are unable to attend on this date, additional meeting locations and times are listed on the Gwinnett Online Campus website at http://www.gwinnettonlinecampus.com/goc/ The registration window for all full-time students in grades 6 -12 is open from Feb. 1-29, 2012. |
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Club News
Good News Club Seeks Juice Boxes or Pouches |
| The Good News Club is in need of juice boxes or juice pouches (no red) for club meeting days. If you could donate a box or two, please send them to the clinic. Thank you! |
Contact: mitzi_bishop@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Community Outreach
Contests and Competitions
Festivals and Fun
| Art Department Seeks Table, Chairs, and Jeans Pockets | ||
| The Arts Department is looking for donations for the annual Spring art exhibit: real wood table, read wood chairs (these do not have to match), and pockets off the back of jeans (any color of jeans). This would be the whole pocket, front and back. The table and chairs will be in the art exhibit, then used in a silent auction for your visual art program. Thanks for supporting the arts! | ||
Contact: Christi Umans
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Fundraiser Activities
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: Jada Edwards
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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!
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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Contact: Jada Edwards
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Parents and PTA
| Father/Daughter Dance on Feb. 25 | ||
| The 2012 Sweetheart Dance (Father/Daughter Dance) will be held on Sat., Feb. 25 from 6-9 pm. Advance ticket sale price is $8.00 per person if purchased by Fri., Feb. 10. Tickets will also be sold at the door for $10.00 per person. Pictures will be available for an additional charge. | ||
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Contact Greta Eberhart: eberhartg@yahoo.com
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| Bay Creek Middle Accepting Nominations for 2012-13 School Council | ||
| Attention 5th Grade Parents: Bay Creek Middle School is accepting nominations for the 2012-13 School Council. Deadline for submission is Fri., Feb. 3. Elections will be held on Mon., Feb. 27. | ||
Contact: barbara_phillips@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Sports
| GHS Spring 2012 Sports Schedule | ||
| See the attached Spring 2012 schedules for all your favorite Grayson High School athletic teams. | ||
| GHS - 2012 Spring Sports Schedules |
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| Best Friend Park Community Classes | ||
| Attached is schedule of classes offered for Spring 2012 at Best Friend Park in Norcross. | ||
| Best Friend Park Classes |
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Contact: http://bit.ly/ry3IpI
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| Bethesda Park Youth Soccer | Spring 2012 Registration | ||
| Georgia FC Soccer at Bethesda Park registration will take place on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, from 10 am - 1 pm at Bethesda Park. Call 770-466-7177 for more information or see the attached flyer for other ways to register and for a registration form.. | ||
| Georgia FC at Bethesda Park Soccer Flyer |
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Contact:Snellville Soccer
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Volunteer Activities
"Going Green" Update
Nearly 1,110 Reams of Paper Saved since January 2010 and Counting... |
Estimated paper saved this week: 4,972 sheets. Total sheets of paper saved since January 2010: 612,782! |
| 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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