Dress Up for Read Across America

Parsons Celebrates Black History Month

Early Release

Parent Conferences

Author Visit

Dual Language Immersion Parent Meeting for Rising Kindergarten

PRIDE Attendance

Parsons Luau- School Dance

Download the GCPS App

Shop at the Book Fair

Link Your Beanstack Account to GCPS & GCPL

AKS at Home

Georgia Milestones Testing

ISC Relay for Life Car Show

2023-2024 GCPS Approved Calendar

Free and Reduced Lunch Application

Free Groceries Opportunity

Care Closet

Tutoring

Parsons on Social Media

Calendar of Events

PTA Teacher Appreciation Week

PTA News

Business Partners

In honor of Black History Month, students at Parsons Elementary School can choose to present in a living Wax Museum! (This is NOT a required assignment.) The Wax Museum will take place on Tuesday, March 7th from 6:00-7:00 PM. Interested students will select a famous African American to portray. They will have from now until Friday, March 3rd to complete a research project. The project will consist of researching and documenting facts, making a poster, trifold, or digital presentation, dressing up, and performing a short speech. ALL RESEARCH will be completed at home. Interest forms should be completed and turned in to Mrs. Philyaw by Friday, February 10th. All projects are due by Friday, March 3rd for the wax museum.

Early Release is scheduled for March 1st and March 2nd. Students will release at 12:50pm so that teachers can hold Parent Teacher Conferences.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place during the week of February 27th-March 3rd. Teachers will send out a sign up link and code on February 15th. Be on the look out for your teacher's conference code. Conferences will be held in-person, with a Zoom option by parent request only. Requests for Zoom should be indicated in PTC Fast by selecting a conference time and clicking on the special request button for zoom. See the Parent Conference Help Guide below for more details.

Carmen Agra Deedy is visiting Parsons on March 28th. Purchase one of her books and get it signed by the author! Check out the flyer below for more information.

Do you have a rising kindergarten student for the 2023-2024 school year? Are you or anyone you know with a rising kindergarten student interested in Dual Language Immersion?

Check out the flyer for more information.

Search for Gwinnett County Public Schools in the App Store or Google Play. Download the App today!

Come Camp Out at the Book Fair and Read S'more books!

Parsons Elementary School

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Wednesday, February 22 - Friday, March 3

We will be open for some family events as well. We hope you'll stop by!

• Wednesday, March 1 (Early Release Day) 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  

Set-up your eWallet or shop the online book fair if you can't shop in-person.

We are excited to announce that tandem Beanstack accounts with GCPS and GCPL are now live. *Important: The school and public library accounts must be linked from the web. See the attached directions to link the accounts. Once the link is created, any reading logged on the mobile or web apps will count toward both profiles. Your child can now count reading minutes at GCPL and at Parsons for different challenges throughout the year!

As part of Gwinnett County Public Schools’ family engagement initiative, the school district seeks to empower parents with tools that allow them to help their children at home. Our AKS at Home project provides math and language arts resources to support families of children in grades K-5 so that they truly are partners in their children’s learning. This support is available for families to access in the format that suits them and their schedule best. They can attend live virtual meetings, view recorded information, and gain tools and suggestions on how to best help their children through tip sheets on a wide variety of topics. Click the link for more information. https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/13286

Parent information regarding Georgia Milestones testing that will take place in the Spring, has been posted to GCPS Website. The GMAS will be given to students in grades 3rd-5th from 04/24/23 to 05/05/23. Parent Flyers have been posted and can also be found below.

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Are you interested in registering your car for the car show? Help support a good cause and sign up today! For more information on the ISC Relay for Life Car Show see the flyer below or visit the Relay for Life Car Show website.

We have a variety of shelf-stable pantry items, hygiene products, and some clothing available. We will also have 5 produce boxes available for pick-up before Winter Break. Families are welcome to shop the CARE Closet, or we can prepare bags for them. Our office is happy to have these ready for pick-up or drop-off at a family's residence or a discrete location.

Link to request a bag/box: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfr5KSuSlJqMHwnavtquc2duCVu45AHX6Vlttx_HTnc6GHCuQ/viewform

In partnership with the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), GCPS provides Tutor.com as an online tutoring resource for students. The expert tutors at Tutor.com can help your student work through a tough homework problem, improve writing skills, study for a test, review a difficult concept, and so much more! Live tutoring support is available daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. In addition, students can receive “drop-off support,” 24-7, by uploading a document for tutor feedback that will be reviewed and returned at a later time. To learn more about how to access this resource and what is offered, click here.

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Monday, February 27, 2023

• Spring Book Fair
• Read Across America Week ~ Wear your Pajamas and cozy up with a good book!
• PTA Teacher Appreciation Week ~ Making Monday Sweet!
• Lent (Christian)
• Ay'am-i-Ha (Baha'i)
• Mass Vision and Hearing Screening (3rd Grade)

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

• Spring Book Fair
• Read Across America Week ~ Wear Animal Print or Wild Hair because we are WILD about reading!
• PTA Teacher Appreciation Week ~ Tasty Treat Tuesday
• 3:30 pm ~ Drama Club
  
• 4:00 pm ~ Girls on the Run

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

• Spring Book Fair
  
• Read Across America Week ~ Celebrate reading by wearing stripes today!
• PTA Teacher Appreciation Week ~ Blooming Wednesday
• 12:50 pm ~ Early Release
• 1:30-5:00 pm ~ Book Fair Open

Thursday, March 2, 2023

• Spring Book Fair
  
• Read Across America Week ~ Wear a hat today and celebrate!
• PTA Teacher Appreciation Week ~ Thirsty Thursday
• Lent (Christian)
• Baha'i Fast (Baha'i)
• 7:45 am ~ Witzzle Pro
• 7:45 am ~ Coding Club
• 7:50 am ~ Honor Chorus Rehearsals
• 12:50 pm ~ Early Release

Friday, March 3, 2023

• Lent (Christian)
• Baha'i Fast (Baha'i)
• Read Across America Week ~ Read My Shirt! Wear a shirt with words that others can READ!
• PTA Teacher Appreciation Week ~ Friday Favorites
• 10:15 am ~ Play 2 Learn
  
• 1:45 pm ~ Play 2 Learn
• 6:00 pm ~ Student Luau Dance (PRHS)

February 27th – March 3rd

Hello Parents!

We are excited to show all of our teachers some LOVE and THANKS during teacher appreciation week! See the themed days below for this year. Contact your class Room Parent or Parsonsroomparents@gmail.com with any questions!

Monday 2/27 – “Making Monday Sweet”. Kids are invited to bring something hand-made. Celebrate any or all of your favorite teachers & staff by sending a hand written note, card, picture, painting, poem or homemade goodie to express your appreciation. (Please consider including the teachers of special areas in your sweet thoughts and acts of kindness.)

Tuesday 2/28 – “Tasty Treat Tuesday”. Send in a fun snack for your teacher to enjoy throughout the day. This can be done individually OR as a group.

Wednesday 3/1 (Early Release Day) – “Blooming Wednesday” – Bring your teacher flowers (or a flower). Can be done individually or as a group.

Thursday 3/2 (Early Release Day) “Thirsty Thursday” – Provide a favorite drink for your teacher(s). Coffee, tea, soda, hot or cold, fresh or packaged. Ask what they like! This can be done by any one parent volunteer.

Friday 3/3 – “Friday Favorites”. Send in a $5 (or more) gift card for something on your teacher’s favorites list! I.e., restaurant, salon, store, amazon, theater, etc.

Please consider also treating any support teachers your student may have with the above day themes!

As always, participating in Teacher Appreciation is purely voluntary.

Save the Dates for the following amazing events coming up at Parsons!

Teacher Appreciation Week - Monday, February 27 to Friday, March 3 - See attachment with information

Our Parsons Luau dance is Friday, March 3 at PRHS cafeteria. Please join us for food, activities, music, and dancing! The deadline to purchase discounted tickets is Sunday. After that the price goes up! Thank you to all the volunteers who signed up to help with the dance.

Purchase Tickets: https://app.memberhub.gives/parsonsluau/Campaign/Details

**Please note this is NOT a drop-off event. All children must be accompanied by an adult**

PARSONS FAMILY MOVIE UNDER THE STARS: MARCH 10

As you know, we had to reschedule our October movie night due to inclement weather. The new date is March 10. The event will be on our front lawn as always, but will be moved to the gym in case of cold or rainy weather. Tickets can be purchased on MemberHub at the link below:

https://app.memberhub.gives/2023-parsons-drive-in/Campaign/Details

Additionally, we are having a new vote to see which movie we will watch! The winner from the October poll was Minions: The Rise of Gru. The new poll includes our current selection plus two newer releases. Please vote for your movie of choice at the link below. One vote per person, please!

https://forms.gle/br9Z9pqZ1Xfa732B6

If you have any questions about the PTA or volunteer opportunities to help our school community, please email parsonsespta@gmail.com.

Email: laura.j.clark@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org
Location: 1615 Old Peachtree Road Northwest, Suwanee, GA, USA
Phone: 678-957-3050