Important News

Young Author's Contest

Students in grades 2-5 who enjoy writing short stories and poems are encouraged to enter the Young Author ’ s Contest hosted by SoMIRAC. Students can submit a short story, 300-800 words in length, or a poem, 25-150 words in length. All entries must be original pieces. Entries must be typed using 12 point font in Times New Roman or…

3rd Annual Hour of Code Celebration December 5 - 9

Gorman Crossing Celebrates Computer Science Week Did you know that computing is the #1 source of wages in the U.S.? There are more than 500,000 computing jobs open nationwide, but last year only 42,969 computer science students graduated into the workforce. Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet, but fewer than half of all schools teach computer science…

Pictures needed for GCES Yearbook

We need your candid pictures for consideration in this year’s yearbook. If you have any great First Day of School pictures from the front of the school or at the bus stops, please consider sharing. I would also love any pictures from other school events like our Boosterthon Fun Run or from any grade level field trips. If you have…

American Education Week - November 14th to 18th

The week of November 14th is American Education Week. This week is an excellent opportunity for parents to visit classrooms and see what students are doing on a daily basis in school. The National Education Association’s theme for the week is, “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility.” This is the one-week during the school year when parents…

Fall Parent Conferences

Fall conferences will be held at Gorman Crossing on November 21 st and 22nd. Conferences will be scheduled in your HCPSS Connect account beginning on Wednesday, November 9th at 10:00 a.m. The system will close on Wednesday, November 16th at 4:00 p.m. You can access your account via the Gorman Crossing website or on the HCPSS website. If you need…

Volunteering at Gorman Crossing

Volunteers WANTED!!! We LOVE volunteers at GCES! Whether you plan to volunteer in the classroom or go on a field trip, ALL volunteers MUST complete the Volunteer Slide Shows and print, complete, and submit BOTH certificates of completion EVERY school year. You must complete the following trainings: - Confidentiality Training and Child Abuse and Neglect. Please see the HCPSS website…

Gator Spirit Week 2016

We are excited to announce our Spirit Week from October 24th to October 28th: Monday -10/24 - Gotta Cozy Case of the Mundees Students can stay in their school appropriate pajamas and bring their favorite stuffy, blanket, or pillow (Note: Must be able to fit in back pack. Also, no footy pajamas, please.) Tuesday -10/25 - Team Spirit Tuesday Students…

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Gorman Crossing!!! The Book Fair will be open the following hours: Thursday, October 20th from 9:30 to 3:30 Friday, October 21st from 9:30 - 7:30 (Open during the PTA Sock Hop) Monday, October 24th from 9:30 to 3:30

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fai will be coming to Gorman Crossing October 20 - October 24th. It will be open the following hours: Thursday, October 20th - 9:30 - 3:30 Friday, October 21st - 9:30 - 7:30 (Open during the PTA Sock Hop) Monday, October 24th - 9:30 - 7:30