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Welcome to Gorman Crossing School Hours: 9:25 am - 3:55 pm School Colors: Blue & Green Mascot: Gordy Gato |
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Principal’s Corner Dear Gorman Crossing Families & Friends,
Thank you to everyone who was able to stop in and visit during American Education Week. We hope that you were able to take a peek into your child’s day and see all of the wonderful things that they get to experience here at Gorman Crossing. Just a reminder! Conferences are next Monday and Tuesday. Students will be dismissed at 12:55 p.m. so that you can come in and meet with your child’s teacher. If you have not arranged a conference yet, please call the front office today, November 22. We cannot guarantee a conference with your child’s teacher if a call is made on conference days. Parents often wonder how they should prepare for their child’s conference. Prior to coming in, think about some of items below:
- Review your child’s work, grades, and progress reports.
- Talk with your child about his or her progress in school.
- Talk with other family members, after school staff, mentors, etc. about your child’s strengths and needs
- Make a list of questions to ask during the conference.
- I hope that next week brings everyone time to relax and spend time with friends and family. We have much to be grateful for in our community, especially our students, staff, and families.
- Sincerely,
Point Of Sale The new Point of Sale (POS) system will be used starting Thursday, November 7, in the cafeteria. All families should have received their letter from the school system sharing each student’s six-digit code that will be used in the cafeteria. Pin numbers will be used by students in the cafeteria line when buying breakfast, lunch, milk or a la carte items. Money can be placed on the card, either electronically or with cash, in advance so
students do not have carry cash to school each day. If your child is buying lunch this week or in the future, please take some time to review the pin numbers with him/her. Cafeteria staff will have access to this information and will assist as we transition to this new system. As always, it is extremely helpful to assure students are prepared to get a school meal or are sent with a lunch each day so that students can be fed in a timely manner. This new system will increase the challenge of loaning students money to purchase a lunch should they not any for that day. Additionally, Para-educators will no longer be able to hold onto money for students.
More information can be found by visiting:
http://www.hcpss.org/foodservice/mealplan2.shtml
American Education Week American Education Week presents all Americans with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education. Because we share our bus loop with Murray Hill, we invite everyone to come in from 9:45 – 2:00. Parking is always tight here at Gorman Crossing, so it’s a great time to leave the car at home and get some exercise!
Grandparents & Special Friends Day! Please join us at Gorman Crossing on Friday, November 22nd for our annual Grandparents & Special Friends Day! All grandparents are welcome to join their student(s) for a special activity in class from 9:45 – 11:00. No grandparents nearby? Invite an Aunt, Uncle, or family friend to join you! We hope to see you there!
Conference Time Conferences will be on November 25 & 26. Please make sure to arrange a conference by Friday, November 22. We cannot guarantee a conference with your child’s teacher if a call is made on conference days |
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Upcoming Dates |
Nov 25 Parent Teacher Conferences - Schools Close 3 hrs early Nov 26 Parent Teacher Conferences - Schools CLose 3 hrs early Nov 27 Parent Teacher Conferences - No school for Students Nov 28,29 Schools closed for Thanksgiving Dec 5 RECC trip to Baltimore Aquarium 9:15 am - 2:00 pm Dec 5 2nd grade trip to Baltimore
Symphany Orchestra 9:15 - 1:30 pm Dec 6 RECC trip to Baltimore Aquarium 9:15 am - 2:00 pm Dec 16 3rd grade trip to Toby's 11:00 - 1:30 pm Jan 30 HCC Owl Outreach Program visits 4th grade 2 - 3:30pm Mar 5 Zoomobile visits RECC 11:30am & 1:30pm Mar 20 PreK trip to Cradelrock Library 9:30-11:30 and 1:30 - 3:15pm Mar 21 1st grade trip to Toby's Dinner Theatre 9:30 - 12:00 pm May 9 5th grade trip to Philadelphia May 15 1st grade trip to Camden Yards 9:30 - 2:00 pm Jun 5 4th grade trip to Annapolis 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
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Arrival & Dismissal
Arrival: Please do not drop students off before 9:05. Staff does not report to morning duty until this time. Students should not be left unattended.
Dismissal: If you need to change your child’s dismissal plan, even for one day, you need to send in a note notifying your child’s teacher of the change. If you need to make a last minute change, call the office by 3:25 so that we can get that change to your child! If you send an email, it is a possibility your child’s teacher will not get it, because they are teaching until 3:40.
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The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to GCES! The book fair provides an opportunity for students to purchase new books. All of the profit made from the book fair goes directly into programs for our school library.
When: Students will bring home a letter and a wish list in their Friday folders on November 4th. They will shop during their media class the week of November 18th- November 22nd. Also, a family night is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19th when we will be open until 7pm.
Where: The sale will take place in the media center.
How: If you want your child to purchase any books, please send cash, or a check made out to GCES. Please, please remember to add sales tax.
Why: Students love to have new books of their very own!
The GCES Book Fair is coming to our Media Center in November. We are looking for volunteers to help the children select and purchase books. The children are so excited to buy their own books! See you there!! Our sign up sheet is at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090E4BACA82DA57-gces4/4461324.
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Literacy at Home
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November conferences are fast approaching and once again GCES will be using the online PickAtime scheduling website. These conferences are for November 25th and 26th. You can start scheduling on Monday, November 4, at 12:01 am and continue through Monday, November 18, 2013 until 11:59 pm. Go to the Gorman Crossing website at http://gces.hcpss.org and click on the link for PickAtime. If you have students in different schools, you will need to go to each school's link to schedule conferences. However, you will use the same pickAtime account for all school sites. If you are new to the system, you will need your child’s ID# that was sent home on their Interim/Report Card and attached to the top of this letter, in order to create your account. If you have a problem creating an account for your child, please email: Janie_marrie@hcpss.org or Marian_Melnick@hcpss.org and they will send home the necessary information for you to create your account. If you need further assistance please contact Mrs. Marrie or Mrs. Melnick at 410 880-5900. |
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Sign up to help our school with your bonus/savings cards.
A simple way to financially support the school and not have to do anything but purchase items you normally would for your family is to register your bonus/savings cards online and identifying GCES as the school which you would like to support. These merchants will donate a percentage to our school, at no extra cost to you.
Giant: Log on to www.giantfood.com/aplus/and click on "Designate Schools" to designate Gorman Crossing Elementary on-line using Gorman ID #03614
Safeway: Log on to www.escrip.comand click on "Sign-up or Renew" to designate Gorman Crossing Elementary on-line using Gorman ID #6508952
Target: Go to http://www.target.com/tcoe,to register your Target Visa/Redcard: click on Take Charge of Education link. Our school code: Gorman ID# 111693
We also collect box tops, campbells labels, etc.
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Store Rewards:
Thanks to all the families who registered for the Giant A+ Bonus Bucks, Harris Teeter’s Together in Education and Target REDcard Programs. Each shopping trip to Giant, Harris Teeter or Target will earn dollars for our school. It is still not too late to register.
To sign up, simply log on to the following:
GIANT (A+) -
o ALL cards will need to be RE-LINKED for the 2012-2013 school year. Encourage people to link now!
o Currently only 15 participants, total earned: $98.97
Harris Teeter (TIE) -
o ALL VIC cards will need to be RE-LINKED for the 2012-2013 school year. Encourage people to link now!
o Currently only 32 participants, total earnings $191.85
Target
o Currently only 25 participants, total earnings $255.72
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Update: Lego League will begin on October 26th.
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The Howard County Public School System has formed a new partnership with Comcast Cable. If your child receives free or reduced school lunches, you may qualify for Internet Essentials from Comcast.
Customers who participate in Internet Essentials will receive Internet for $9.95 a month with no fee increases, activation fees, or equipment rental fees. In addition, they will have the opportunity for free Internet training and to purchase a computer for $149.99. If you’re interested signing up or additional information, call toll-free (1-855-846-8376) or visit InternetEssentials.com. |
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PRESS RELEASE |
Gorman Crossing was recognized and received an award as a Certified Green School. Congratulations to Katie High & Tyson Echentile (Chairpersons) , all the members of the Green School Committee, staff, and GCES students!
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