Message from the Mill
April 2019
Enjoy your spring break!
Relay for Life Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A
Area Board Meeting
Art Show Date!
Kindergarten Registration
For those who do not complete online registration before May 1, please come to Puckett's Mill with your rising Kindergartener and all your documents on May 2 between 3:15 and 5:15 for face to face registration in the Media Center.
See details regarding Kindergarten Registration for 2019-2020 at this link. Feel free to share this information with neighbors and friends.
Georgia Milestones Assessment for Students in Grades 3-5
Our students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be taking the spring Milestones online. Our students will have opportunities to practice using the tools in the digital platform here at school.
In addition, parents, students, and educators are welcome to use a practice site to see what testing online is like. The items on the demonstration tests are organized into grade bands: (Grades 3-5, 6-8, and High School).
The Test Practice is available daily from 7 am to 10 pm Eastern time. Note that Google Chrome is the only supported browser for this public version of the DRC INSIGHT test engine. If you are using a browser other than Google Chrome, copy the link below into Google Chrome.
Puckett’s Mill Elementary Milestones (GMAS) Testing Schedule
Testing will begin at 8:30 am each morning. Please mark your calendars and try to reschedule or make appointments around the testing window if at all possible.
3rd Grade GMAS Dates
ELA Section 1 - 4/10/19
ELA Section 2 - 4/11/19
ELA Section 3 - 4/12/19
Math Section 1 - 4/18/19
Math Section 2 - 4/19/19
4th Grade GMAS Dates
ELA Section 1 - 4/22/19
ELA Section 2 - 4/23/19
ELA Section 3 - 4/24/19
Math Section 1 - 4/29/19
Math Section 2 - 4/30/19
5th Grade GMAS Dates
Social Studies Section 1 & 2 - 4/09/19
ELA Section 1 - 4/15/19
ELA Section 2 - 4/16/19
ELA Section 3 - 4/17/19
Math Section 1 - 4/25/19
Math Section 2 - 4/26/19
Science Sections 1 & 2 - 5/01/19
Final Day of Makeups - 5/02/19
Counselor's Corner
Parents, as you may have heard through the news media, there has been some inappropriate and dangerous content embedded in seemingly kid-friendly YouTube videos and on the YouTube Kids website. As always, awareness is the first step in keeping our children safe.
The following are some safety recommendations for basic student technology use at home:
- Keep the computer/devices in a central and open location.
- Stay in listening-range when children are online.
- Install a filter and turn on safe-search options.
- Discuss what to do if your child sees something inappropriate (Don't delete or turn off the device, and tell a trusted adult).
- When using Youtube, approve certain "channels" that you have checked. Students who click what looks interesting may come across inappropriate videos.
- Turn off the location feature on student phones.
Puckett's Mill Elementary School
Email: Kathy_Page@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/PuckettsMillES
Location: 2442 S Pucketts Mill Rd, Dacula, GA, United States
Phone: 678-765-5110