🚨🚨INCLEMENT WEATHER ALERT🚨🚨
Gordon County Schools officials, in collaboration with local safety officials, are closely monitoring weather conditions expected for this afternoon, January 12th, and will continue to do so throughout the day.
Due to safety concerns from the severe threat of inclement weather, we stand ready to delay today’s dismissal to allow students to remain in a safe location rather than on the road in a car or school bus.
Should an official change of schedule (delay, closing, etc.) be warranted, we will notify staff and families via our website, all social media handles, mass notification system and share information with local media outlets.
As the forecast is calling for extremely heavy rain and windy conditions, we would like to emphasize the need for everyone to remain weather aware and cautious during today’s storms.
Upcoming Pre-K News:
Pre-K registration will begin on February 1st and end March 10th. On February 1st, registration packets will be available at all elementary schools. You can go ahead and click on this live link now if you want more information about the upcoming registration.
https://www.gcbe.org/page/prek-program
Upcoming Registration Dates for Kindergarten:
Registration for upcoming kindergarten students will begin on February 1st and end March 10th. We will share more information as it is given to the school.
Mrs. Lisa, Mrs. Denise and Ms. Jessica's class went to the bowling center for Special Olympic Bowling. We have some great bowlers.
Today our 4th and 5th Grade class spelling bee winners participated in the school spelling bee. After many rounds of spelling, Ian Glass, 5th grader, is our school winner. Congratulations to Ian. We are so proud of you.
Happy Thanksgiving, Swain Families and Friends!
FIRE HYDRANT REDESIGN CONTEST: Fourth and fifth grade students across the Gordon County Schools system recently had the opportunity to participate in a fire hydrant redesign coloring contest, hosted by Suzanne Roberts and the Calhoun Downtown Development Authority.
In each of our local elementary schools, students were given the creative freedom to design a fire hydrant! After receiving a ton of entries, a winner was selected at each GCS elementary school.
Each of the six designs will be painted onto fire hydrants in downtown Calhoun by local student artists from Gordon Central High and Sonoraville High.
Thank you to Ms. Suzanne Roberts and the Downtown Development Authority for providing this opportunity for our students!!
Our winner was Kathryn King. We’re so proud of her.
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The following students were the Classroom Spelling Bee winners for W.L. Swain Elementary.
4th Grade - Jaylan Easterwood, Kaden Ramsey, Maddie Shaver
5th Grade - Ian Glass, Bryleigh Defoe, Jericka Holliday
They will now compete in the School Spelling Bee on November 30th. The winner will move forward to the county Spelling Bee.
Congratulations to all winners!
Our annual Veterans Day Celebration was held in person this year. We want to thank all the veterans near and far!
We appreciate all of the veterans who came to school today and allowed us to honor them. Thank you for your service!
Trick-Or Treat--Halloween Fun!
We encourage all members of our #OneBIGFamily community to complete the Gordon County Moving Forward Together Survey from our friends at the NW GA Regional Commission.
This survey offers the opportunity for people that live or work in Gordon County to provide guidance about improving various aspects of our community.
Link to survey: http://s.alchemer.com/s3/Gordon-County-Moving-Forward-Together-Survey
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Red Ribbon Dress Up Days!: Friday was "Follow Your Dreams, Not Drugs!" Students and teachers wore PJs.
Red Ribbon Dress Up Days!: Thursday was "From Head to Toe, I’m Drug Free!" Students and teachers wore Crazy Sock and had some Crazy Hair Day!
Fall Festival is this Friday! Come enjoy some family fun!
Red Ribbon Dress Up Days!: Today was Red Alert! Don't Do Drugs!
Congratulations to our wonderful lunchroom ladies. They scored a 100 on their Health Inspection today! Way to go ladies! Thanks for all you do for our teachers, staff, and students!
Red Ribbon Dress Up Days!: Today was Team Up Against Drugs! Dress in your favorite sports gear or warrior blue.
Red Ribbon Week Dress Up Days!
Today was camouflage day--Drugs can't find me!
Completing the Free & Reduced Lunch Application helps in many
areas beyond just free or reduced-price meals. Please read the following flyer and use the scan code if you would like to fill out a form for your child(ren).
PARENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TIP OF THE WEEK: Encourage creative problem-solving with your children. Problem-solving is the basis of good mathematical thinking, and the problems don't have to involve numbers. Ask questions like, "How many different ways are there to walk to school?" or "How many different ways can I measure flour to get half a cup?" Try to come up with more than one solution for everyday problems.
Visit www.gcbe.org/pfe to learn more about GCS Parent & Family Engagement today.
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