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Gum Springs Elementary
March 13-15, 2024
News and Updates
Congratulations to the February Claw of the Month--YELLOW CLAW! Earning 1,093 PAWS tickets this month, they claimed the top prize (after falling in 2nd place by just ONE TICKET last month)! This month our Panthers earned 5,792 PAWS tickets for showing Pride in our school, having a positive Attitude, being a hard Worker, and keeping our school Safe! Congratulations Yellow Claw! This Thursday is Claw Spirit Day. Everyone should wear their Claw Shirts or Claw Colors as we celebrate with the Yellow Claw Parade on Thursday!
Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-25 school year is NOW OPEN. If you have a student who is not currently enrolled in a Pre-K program inside the Jackson County School System, please visit www.jacksonschoolsga.org/register to enroll your student in Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. Families with Pre-K students who currently attend a JCSS elementary school are not required to enroll their student in Kindergarten. (See graphic below for documents you will need for registration.) Please help us spread the word by sending this message to anyone you know who has a rising kindergarten student in the Jackson County School System.
March and April Family Lunch Guest Sign-Ups are now available. Click the button below if you'd like to reserve a time to join us. Please read the specific guidelines at the top of the form carefully before signing up (and be sure to click SUBMIT). This will be our last lunch sign-up for this school year.
If your business would like to advertise on our new full-color LED sign located at the school's front entrance, please complete THIS FORM. All money raised through advertisements will be used to support GSES students and staff.
Want to make your child feel extra-special on his/her birthday?! You can purchase a Birthday Shout-Out on our new LED entrance sign for $5. Simply complete THIS FORM at least one week prior to your child's birthday, make your payment on School Pay, and submit a picture of your child. Details are included on the form link. If you have additional questions, please contact Mrs. Freyre at hannah.freyre@jcss.us.
Don't forget to order your child's yearbook by March 22nd. Click HERE to order online and enter school passcode 101485563232668. (If you can't remember if you already ordered this year, check your email for a receipt from publisher Treering.) With your purchase, you get to create two free custom pages, printed only in your child's yearbook, including pictures of your child this year and answers to personal memory questions. As a reminder, yearbook sales are PRE-SALE ONLY. Extra copies will NOT be available when books are delivered. See flyer below for more details.
This Week's
After-School Clubs
Thursday: STEM Club (pick up at 4:00 P.M.)
Thursday: Science Olympiad Team (pick up at 4:00 P.M.)
Thursday: Stock Market Club (pick up at 4:00 P.M.)
Thursday: Annie Rehearsal--only speaking parts and all orphans--No Ensemble of any kind (pick up at 4:00 P.M.)
Thursday: Annie Crew (pick up at 4:00 P.M.)
Upcoming Events
March 13: Half of 3rd Grade on Field Trip
March 14: Claw Spirit Day and Claw Parade (Wear your Claw shrits or colors!)
March 15: Half of 4th Grade on Field Trip
March 15: Wear your green for our school St. Patrick's Day celebration!
March 18: Half of 4th Grade on Field Trip
March 18-29: Parent Conferences
March 19: Dental Bus at GSES
March 19-21: 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade MAP Testing
March 21: Wear your SILLY SOCKS for World Down Syndrome Awareness Day!
March 21: JCSS District Art Show and Awards; 6:00 P.M.
March 22: Yearbook Pre-Order Deadline
Mar. 25-27: 5th Grade Jekyll Overnight Field Trip
April 1-5: Spring Break: No School for Students or Staff
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHTS
Connect 4 Specials Night
We had an amazing time at our "Connect 4" Specials Night family fun event last Thursday. Families enjoyed touring the JCSS STEAM Bus and tackling the "Space Escape" escape room challenge created by our very own Gum Springs Gizmos for their Innovation project in this year's FIRST LEGO League Robotics competition. It was an awesome experience for the team to see their creation come to life and so many families enjoying their idea.
We also enjoyed hosting game-themed family challenges and activities to share more about the great experiences our students have in four of our specials classes: STEM, Ag, ASL, and In-Motion. We enjoyed "Match Game" activities, agriculture-style; teaching our families some our favorite ASL games at "Math Mania;" testing our "Concentration" on the In-Motion obstacle course; building a "Candy Land"-inspired bridge that could hold candy bars; designing LEGO cars sturdy enough to support our family in a "Life" challenge; creating electric circuits at the "Operation" Station; and trying a challenging "Hungry, Hungry Hippos" robotics game! The atrium was turned into an awesome art gallery, as well, featuring the work of our talented Panthers. Thanks to everyone who made this year's event extra-fun!
Our Read Across America Week Celebration!
Read Across America Week was LOTS OF FUN as we celebrated our love of reading with fun dress-up themes and awesome decorations around the school. We also had a little fun looking for hidden miniatures of Mrs. Gassman and Mrs. McKay (disguised at Waldos, of course!) hidden around the school each day. Thanks to everyone who participated in our week of fun!
SNUGGLE UP WITH A GOOD BOOK!
WACKY WEDNESDAY!
HATS OFF TO A GOOD BOOK!
I CAN READ WITH MY EYES SHUT!
WHERE'S GASSMAN & MCKAY?!
SOME OF OUR FUN DECORATIONS!
Book Character Parade
One of everyone's favorite parts about Read Across America Week was our Book Character Parade! We loved seeing all the creative costumes inspired by our students' and staff members' favorite stories and books. Even Gus showed up in a creative costume as the The Lorax. We had so much fun!
WJMS Guest Readers Visit GSES
One of our highlights of last week's Read Across America Week celebration was having guest readers from the West Jackson Middle School Student Council visit our classrooms and share their favorite stories. We also loved that several of the students readers were some of our very own GSES alumni, and we loved having them back in our halls and classrooms! The WJMS team did a super job helping spread the love of reading to our Panthers.
Author-Illustrator Nick Mask Inspires Panthers
What a treat to have author and illustrator Nick Mask visit our students to wrap up our Read Across America Week celebration last Friday! Students loved hearing a read-aloud one of Mr. Mask's famous Waffles the Cat books and learning about what inspires his stories and illustrations. They especially enjoyed an art lesson with Mr. Mask learning how to draw Waffles the Cat. We loved having this special visitor at GSES!
100 Star Reward!
Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Seiple's kindergarten class enjoyed a big celebration on last week. They earned 100 STARS for hallway compliments! To celebrate, they were able to bring in a stuffed animal, have a popcorn snack and watch a movie. Great job showing PAWS expectations, Kindergarten!
PANTHER SUPPORTERS
Thanks to The Jefferson Church for sponsoring Chick-Fil-A breakfast for our staff on our recent Staff Work Day. It was just the fuel we needed to get ready for a busy day of preparing for parent conferences, report cards, and professional learning. We appreciate your generosity and the many ways you support our school and community!
The second Thursday of every month from 4:00 P.M. until supplies last, Free Chapel Braselton is hosting a Mobile Food Pantry. This will be an opportunity for families in need to receive FREE groceries. There is no sign up; all you must do is show up and receive your groceries. We appreciate their community support.
Register Now for Jackson County 4-H Summer Camp
Jackson County 4-H Summer Camp Registration is now open! Camp options are available for students from 4th-12th grades. This summer, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will be camping July 1-5 at Fortson 4-H Center. The $425 fee includes transportation, lodging, meals, T-shirt, camp activities, and lots of great memories! Click HERE to see the how much fun Camp Fortson is, then click HERE to register!
Summer Opportunities for Creative Students
Join Heroes Elementary School for the first-ever Dress Like A Hero Fun Run & 5K on Saturday, March 16. The run will begin at 8 A.M. and will be held at Legacy Knoll Middle School and Jackson County High School. Click HERE to register.
Want to know more about how you can support our school? Click below for details. Feel free to contact Mrs. Hannah Freyre at hannah.freyre@jcss.us with questions.
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