Important News

This year our school is participating in the Six Flags Read to Succeed Six Hour Reading Club. Read to Succeed is sponsored by Six Flags Theme Parks. Every student who completes six hours of reading before Feb. 20, 2018 is eligible for a free admission ticket, valid at the Six Flags America Park near Washington D.C. Only students in grades…

You and your family are cordially invited to attend two Gorman Crossing winter concerts. The first concert is Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria. That concert will feature the advanced strings, 5th grade chorus and advanced band. The second concert is on Thursday, December 14 at 7:00 PM. That concert will feature the beginning strings and beginning…

This year, the Howard County Public School System will be administering the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to all students in grades 3 and 5. The CogAT is a group-administered abilities test that measures students’ reasoning abilities, which they develop through in-school and out-of-school experiences. It is not designed to test a student’s academic achievement, but their potential. The test is…

Our PTA has planned a Multicultural Night for December 8, 2017, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. In order to do this - WE NEED YOU! Please sign up to bring food that represents your culture, share a craft or game, or provide information about your family’s background. We need at least 15 people in different categories to have this special…

Turkey Trot is Tuesday, November 14 th. Turkey Troy is almost here! We hope to see you there, cheering on your children! Times are as follows: 3rd, 4th and 5th grade: 9:45-10:30 Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade: 10:30-11:15 AM and PM RECC: Individual classrooms will share Turkey Trot times shortly. We will also be holding a food drive this…

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 Comic Sans…

GCES Spirit Week Our Gurus are SUPER ambitious and have planned a two week spirit week! In an effort to continue to build school community, please consider having your child participate in the following School Spirit Building Activities! 10/23 – Color Day* – Wear as many different colors as you can! Let’s brighten the school! 10/24 – Maryland Day –…

Student Health Forms: The Health Room is reviewing student Health files. Please look out for Health forms coming home for your child. Please complete them and return to school. All students most have up to date immunizations, completed physical exam by Doctor, Lead form, Health Survey, and Dental Form. If you child has a health condition, there are health condition…

This week in classroom guidance... from Mrs. Tasch First Grade: Students explored the concept of empathy and "standing in someone else's shoes" by watching the 31 second cartoon video clip titled, "Sesame Street - Empathy." Students learned that having empathy means to feel what others are feeling. Additionally, to help identify empathetic feelings, one can look at the situation another…

Dates for the MAP Assessment: Grade Level Test Date Time 1 math Wed- 9/20 12:35 PM 1 reading Mon- 10/9 9:45 AM 2 math Mon- 10/2 12:05 PM 2 reading Tues- 10/10 9:45 AM 3 math Tues- 10/3 11:35 AM 3 reading Wed-10/11 2:15 PM 4 math Wed- 10/4 1:35 PM 4 reading Thurs- 10/12 9:45 AM 5 math Thurs-…