Wednesday, October 17 Announcements

Good afternoon. 

This is our new communication to you that I will send out every Thursday.  Today, I'm sending it on Wednesday due to Yamboree week. I hope you have a great time. I will continue to post announcements on Facebook and Twitter, but this tool will be a weekly post with more details for you to check out.  Please take time to follow my blog by email so that when a new post comes up, it will be sent directly to your email. 

This has been a great week at GES.  Our students finished studying for our benchmark testing next week. Our kindergarteners celebrated Yamboree by learning about our traditions and ate Yam tarts. Our 2nd-4th graders earned their tickets to our 2nd Annual Dance Party for their hard work in reading and math. It was a great time.

Our CHOCOLATE fundraiser.  is underway, and we are selling chocolate so we can buy 25 new iPads to place in our classrooms.  We appreciate your support in helping place technology in our students' hands. We ask that you turn in your chocolate orders with money on Monday, October 22.

Next Friday, in grades K and 3, we are having our first Bring your Parent to School Day.  We will continue to have these events on Friday, November 2 (PK & 2nd)  and November 9 (1st & 4th).  The time will be from 7:30 - 8:45 and parents can join their kids in the classroom and have a first hand glance at the instruction that we are providing to your child. We will have breakfast available to parents free of charge on these days also.

Last, you are invited to come to our Parent Involvement Committee meetings on Tuesday, October 23 at 7 a.m., 12 p.m and 6 p.m to give us your input on keeping you more informed in your child's education.

For more school information, click here to see our website.

Here are the announcements for this week and next week:

Monday, October 22

• Amazing Race - 2nd Grade Review for Benchmarks

Tuesday, October 23

• PICNIC - Parent Involvement Committee Meetings will be held at the following times to get your input on how we can build stronger ties between the home and the classroom.

• 7 a.m. in the library

• 12 p.m. in the library

• 6 p.m. in the library

• Benchmark Testing for Grades 1-4

Wednesday, October 24

• Benchmark Testing for Grades 1-4

• STARS Mini-Camp from 3:30 - 5:00 in the gym.  See the bottom for more information.

Thursday, October 25

• Benchmark Testing for Grades 1-4

• 4th Grade Field Trip - The following classes will go to the Kilgore Oil Museum

• Low

• Collie

• Tucker

• Behnke

Friday, October 26

• Bring Your Parent to School Day for Kindergarten and 3rd Grade - We hope that you will join us in the classroom from 7:30 - 8:45 and learn with your children in class.  You will be able to see first hand what the kids are doing and how we are teaching your child in class this year.  Breakfast will be available from 7:20 - 8:00 in the cafeteria.

• End of 3 Week Grading Period - Grades will go out the following week.

• 4th Grade Field Trip - The following classes will go to the Kilgore Oil Museum

• Pegues

• Davis

• Wright

• Lyon

• Hite

STARS MINI-CAMP

WHEN:  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24^TH

TIME:  3:15-5:30

WHERE:  GILMER ELEMENTARY  (GYM)

AGES:  pre-k – 6^th grade

PERFORM BEFORE THE GILMER/SPRING HILL GAME  (Friday, OCTOBER 26th)

COST:  $25.00 (make checks payable to GHS Stars)

                (Price includes T-shirt)

WHAT TO WEAR:  T-shirts & shorts or dancewear, tennis shoes

*You don’t have to pre-register – just show up ready to dance

T-shirts will be issued out before the performance on the 26^th

Instructions for game night will be given out on camp day

Questions? – email Donna Lane  laned@gilmerisd.org or call 903-790-1070