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News & Updates from Gum Springs Elementary School
Week of March 6 - March 10, 2023
News & Updates
ORANGE you glad to be a Panther?! Congraulations to the Ottawa (Orange) Tribe for earning the most positivie behavior points and capturing the February Tribe of the Month title. This is their first win this year, and our Ottowa tribe members are excited to see the orange flag flying in front of our school. Students enjoyed claiming their prize from the Tribe Treat Trolley this week. Congratulations, Ottowa!
We hope you can join us for Elementary Night at the JCHS Soccer Game this Friday, March 10. Please come out to support and cheer on our JCHS soccer teams! (See graphic below for details.)
Our Original Works art sale is now LIVE! This link will take you directly to the online store: https://store.originalworks.com/gallerylogin/. To order, you will need the school code "Gum" (case sensitive). The other access codes you will need are unique to your child's artwork and can be found on the brochure your child brought home. (If you have misplaced your info, you can contact Mrs. Hannifin at khannifin@jcss.us.) Feel free to share the link and access codes with any friends or family who might like to order a special keepsake too. The ordering window is open now through March 22, and orders will be delivered shortly after Spring Break--just in time to make great gifts for Mother's Day or Father's Day! If you have questions about products or ordering, you can also contact Mrs. Hannifin. We hope you are as excited as we are to show off our students' great art with these special products.
Have you ordered a school yearbook? If not, you can place your order by visiting www.treering.com/validate and paste our school passcode: 101485563232668. You can even create custom pages for your child's yearbook. The final deadline for custom page orders and school delivery is APRIL 6. YEARBOOKS ARE SOLD BY PRE-ORDER ONLY, SO EXTRA COPIES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
This Week's
After-School Clubs
Monday:Â Science Olympiad Team (pick-up at 4:00)
Thursday:Â Science Olympiad Team (pick-up at 4:00)
Drama Club Cast , Crew, & Ensemble (pick-up at 4:30)
Upcoming Events
March 9: GSES Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A, Braselton
March 10: Elementary Night at JCHS Soccer
March 14: PreK District Drawing (Everyone who registered for the drawing will be notified of their status.)Â
March 20-31: Parent Conferences
March 22: Early Relase Day (School dismisses at 11:30, and there is no After-School Program.)
March 22: Original Works Art Sale deadline
April 6: Last Day for School Delivery Yearbook Orders
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHTS
We've had one amazing week celebrating all things reading in this year's Read Across America Week celebration! Check out the all the fun!
we did it! all 50 states!
we did it! all 50 states!
Our Panther supporters are the best! In just one week, we received responses from ALL 50 STATES to help us share the love of reading from ALL ACROSS AMERICA! We also got responses from British Columbia, Grenada, Australia, Thailand, England, and the United Kingdom. How cool is that?! We loved getting to help our students see the USA through the eyes of readers connected to our school. Thanks to all of you who helped us reach our goal for this fun project. Check out some of the amazing pictures we got of readers from around the country! You can view more on our school Facebook page as well.
PANTHER PARADE OF CHARACTERS
Our Book Character Parade on Friday was SO MUCH FUN! We loved seeing everyone's favorite characters and amazing creativity. You can watch our parade HERE or check out even more great photos in our album on the GSES Facebook page. We loved seeing so many students and staff members excited to share a love of reading.
setting the stage
setting the stage
Our staff members worked hard to turn our school into a book-lovers paradise for Read Across America week. Look at some of the fun displays they created to celebrate our favorite books and authors!
rechin's readers
rechin's readers
Rechin's Readers in kindergarten have enjoyed lots of Suess-themed learning activities this week. They went "fishing" for digraphs in their books, completed hundreds chart puzzles to reveal The Lorax, and practiced following directions to create Cat in the Hat portraits. Students also completed home projects where they wrote about their favorite books and illustrated them, then presented their projects to their classmates.
fun with Dr. Seuss
fun with Dr. Seuss
Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. Cote, and Mrs. Scott's multi-age class enjoyed digging into Dr. Seuss books this week. Some of the learning activities they enjoyed included practicing patterns and name building with Cat in the Hat; exploring sorting, counting, and addition with One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and following directions with Put Me in the Zoo. Their class loves to incorporate literacy into any of their learning experiences, especially if a snack is involved.
Guest readers
Guest readers
Guest readers from West Jackson Middle School Student Council visited us on Thursday to read to classes. We loved having so many of our alumni back at GSES to celebrate reading with our students.
maps and math in 2nd grade
maps and math in 2nd grade
2nd graders are making math fun! Mrs. Auten's class created an array city and included local restaurants and schools. Students were given a number and had to create their array based on it. Then to review map skills they had learned earlier in the year, students created questions about the map they created. Mrs. Meier also turned the display into an interactive game! Students can practice answering questions about the giant map, then scan QR codes to see if their answers are correct.
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