Thank you to Marukan Vinegar for donating $10,000 to Griffin-Spalding Partners In Education! This money will help fund a REACH Scholarship, classroom/field trip grants, teacher tuition reimbursement scholarships and other support for our students and staff. Pictured (L-R): Marukan Vinegar Brewery Director Teddy Blalock and GSCS Superintendent Dr. Keith L. Simmons.
HOW TO REDUCE YOUTH VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY? YOUR THOUGHTS ARE NEEDED!
Participate using the QR code or this link: https://tejoin.com/scroll/715016980
Our schools, neighborhoods and community play an integral role in shaping the future of our students, and together we have the power to foster positive change.
Youth violence is something that affects us all; many of you have been impacted by violence. It is not confined within the walls of our schools; it has ripple effects throughout our community and vice versa.
We want to gain deeper insights into the areas and ideas to reduce violence in our community. We value your input and are using ThoughtExchange so everyone has a chance to share their perspectives.
Please share your thoughts and then rate at least 20-30 of the thoughts that others have shared. Your participation is confidential, so no one will know who shared or rated which thoughts. Please be polite and respectful as you share and rate thoughts. Thoughts that are rude or hurtful may be removed from the conversation.
Everyone showed out for decade day in agreement that drugs are old school!
Tomorrow is tacky day! Let’s see your craziest outfit!
GSCS is in the planning phases for an Early Learning Program or Center. It is our vision to offer free and/or affordable preschool learning opportunities for three-year-olds within our district. We are assessing our employee and community needs, determining a location and planning the next steps. Please take a few moments to complete the survey with the QR code or at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PREK3Interest.
If you have questions or comments, please use our customer service platform Let'sTalk at https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/embed.aspx?L=PGXN11R9B7LT
Thank you to community members for coming to read to our PreK-2nd grade students as part of the GSCS Pumps, Pearls and Books event. Our students loved having you as a guest reader! #thehillwill
Upcoming dress up days next week...
Monday, Oct 30th is Pink Out Day in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Wear as much pink as you possibly can!
Tuesday, Oct 31st is Costume/Book Character Day. Students can dress up in a costume, but we encourage book characters. Please no props, masks or scary costumes.
We kicked off Red Ribbon Week today by wearing red as we stand united against drugs!
Tomorrow’s theme is you have the power to say No! Wear a superhero shirt!
We kicked off Red Ribbon Week today by wearing red as we stand united against drugs!
Tomorrow’s theme is you have the power to say No! Wear a superhero shirt!
Thank you Central Georgia EMC for presenting GSCS with $23,700 for community development! Central Georgia EMC presented the checks this morning to GSCS, the development authority and the chamber at the Griffin Welcome Center. Thank you for supporting our community and school system!
Pictured (L-R): GSCS Superintendent Dr. Keith Simmons, Griffin-Spalding Development Authority Executive Director David Luckie, Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce President Michelle Boggus and Central Georgia EMC Key Accounts Executive Brandon Stooksbury
GSCS was happy to have Henry County School (HCS) leaders visit our schools yesterday to see our Audio Enhancement System and discuss school safety. Pictured (L-R): HCS Director of Security and Safety Johnny Stafford, GSCS School Safety Coordinator Donald Britt, GSCS IT Director Lonny Harper, GSCS Network/Application Specialist Cody Hammond and HCS Supervisor of Safety and Security Kenneth Tucker.
Thanks to everyone who came out to our fall student led conferences this evening. We are so proud of our students for showing their leadership skills as they reflected and shared their data, areas of strength, and areas of growth with you.
We will host another round in the spring.
The first nine weeks report card is coming home today with students.
Please make sure to check their bookbag for the report card.
Wednesday, Oct 18th is Unity Day! Unity Day is a day we unite against bullying by wearing orange.
Traversa Ride 360 is now available for parents and students to download on their Apple or Android mobile devices. Simply search the app store for “Traversa Ride 360” to download and register yourself on the app. This technology will replace VersaTrans MyStop.
Traversa Ride 360 is designed so parents and students can access the student’s bus information in the fastest way possible. GPS technology on the bus works with Student Transportation to automatically calculate the timing of a bus route to give the most accurate route data with real-time updates. Parents and students may sign up for notifications to be automatically alerted about changes in a student’s bus status.
Guardian User Guide: https://5il.co/26amj
Guardian User Guide (Spanish): https://5il.co/26qwm
Check out Comics Plus!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qNazztqKhqX96TMJjOeSMu-nOA5jK854ZEhIurqwSWU/edit
We celebrated our top DoJo point earners for the month of September at the Jammin Jaguar! Keep being a role model for your peers! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1weVGP_SQLxMkZ1P43FtwHJhLRTEOdlYa/view?usp=drivesdk
This week is Georgia Pre-K Week! Now in its 13th year, this weeklong annual event celebrates Georgia’s Pre-K Program, which has educated more than 2 million youth since it began over 30 years ago!
GSCS has 22 pre-k classes totaling 456 pre-k students. Throughout the week, GSCS Central Office Administrators, Board of Education Members & Partners In Education will be reading this year's featured book, Cheer: A Book to Celebrate Community by Uncle Ian Aurora, in all of our pre-k classes.
Pre-K Week raises awareness for the importance of quality early childhood education. Georgia’s Pre-K Program launched in 1992 as a small pilot program serving 750 four-year-old children in the state. Now, 31 years later, the lottery-funded program has laid a solid foundation for academic excellence and future success in the lives of more than 2 million children in Georgia.
All students that meet the 95% attendance goal from October 5th to October 31st will get to participate in watching a movie on November 2nd at The Hill!
Help us Strive for 95! #thehillwill
Join GSCS this week in celebrating quality early learning for #GaPreKWeek!
Attention Families: Here are some tips for pedestrian safety. Remember clocks will “fall back” one hour on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
