In this Edition of Granville Academy
Information about Granville Academy Blended Learning:
Elementary Information
- Message from Mrs. Melton (K-2)
- Message from Ms. Stancil (3-5)
Middle Grade Information
Message from 6-8 Teachers
High School Information
- Message from GA High School Teachers
- Virtual Learning Lab
- Register for the FAFSA: EVERY SENIOR
Enrollment Information
- Open Enrollment!
Message from 6-8 Teachers
Attention GA Students & Families:
March 23 Mock EOG Testing Begins
March 31st - Fun Friday -Talent Show
April 6th-14th Spring Break
May 26 Last Day to turn in Work
May 26 EOG Testing begins
GA Weekly Newsletter. Click here.
March Word of the Month - Diligence. Video Link
Classroom Incentives: Donations are requested for our classroom incentive programs. Individually wrapped snacks (ie: chips, crackers, cookies, cakes), candy, bottled water, juice, stickers, pencils, pens, and small toys are all welcome. Thank you so much for your support!
IREADY. Please complete your IReady lessons AS ASSIGNED. We will no longer report IReady as a monthly goal. PowerSchool will now display a cumulative percentage based on the fraction you have completed this year. March and April Goals will be 8 My Path Lessons per month, for a total of almost 50 My Path lessons this year. You have time to reach this cumulative goal. We challenge you to not only meet that goal but to EXCEED IT!
Education Galaxy. Students now have access to Education Galaxy in their Google Classroom for EOG Test Prep. The Study Plan feature will help us to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses in the grade-level content areas.
Announcements
Tutoring will resume for students who sign up with Ms. Odom and Ms. Perry. * Tutoring is ONLY for students who sign-up in advance. All students MUST be picked up BY 2:30 p.m. Students who are not picked up on time will not be permitted to attend tutoring in the future. Thank you for your understanding!
Tutoring Form. Please fill out this form and indicate the date(s) you are requesting tutoring.
Learning Lab will resume the week of January 9th. If you have any questions about the learning lab, please contact the front office for more details.
PowerSchool/Grades
Students can access PowerSchool, and use it to monitor their grades and missing work. Grades are updated WEEKLY. Classwork Grades are 60% of the final grade. In-class assignment grades will be posted by the following Friday. Edgenuity is 40% of the final grade and will be updated each THURSDAY afternoon.
Intervention & Support-By Invitation Only
Please ATTEND scheduled meetings with Mr. Priest or Mrs. Nelson.
Accessing Assignments
Please ensure that your child completes assignments in both Google Classroom and Edgenuity.
A daily schedule will help your child to manage his/her time. Please modify the template as needed to reflect your child's at-home schedule. We recommend that students and families follow the school schedule as much as possible on At Home Learning Days.
Students must sign in using Classlink to access their learning apps. Please contact your teacher if you are experiencing difficulty accessing any required materials.
Tutoring/Learning Lab
Students will need to sign up in advance for tutoring*
Students must sign up with the google form indicating what area they would like tutoring in. All students at the Mary Potter location should be picked up at the front of the building by 2:30. Tar River students will be picked up at their regular pick-up location at 2:30.
Tech Request-GCPS Ticketing System 1:1 Plus
Are you looking for support in Technology?
Please submit a ticket here with our new 1:1 Plus ticketing system. Staff & Students can access this tool using GCPS Google credentials. Email notifications about the submitted ticket are automatically sent to the appropriate technician and user. A nice feature is that a staff member can submit a ticket on behalf of a student if necessary.
Please view this video for additional information, and know we are always here to help.
Direct Link: https://1to1plus.com/login/Granville_NC
Message from GA HS Teachers:
Good morning, Pirates!
The semester has started and courses are in full swing. Students should be checking their email and logging in to their courses to complete assignments REGULARLY. Students who are failing two or more classes will be REQUIRED to attend the learning lab. If you have any issues or questions, please make sure you contact your teacher(s) as soon as possible.
Attendance Reminder
PLEASE make sure you are completing your attendance form from your homeroom teacher each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Yearbook Help
GA is having its first ever yearbook this year! Help us out by contributing to our yearbook! We want to know what some of your favorite things are! Please complete this form by Friday, March 31st and let us know!
Math 1 Students
If you are taking Math 1 this semester, come join Ms. Cash on Tuesday, April 4th for a calculator session. Ms. Cash will go over everything you need to know about using your calculator when taking the Math 1 EOC. This session will be held at our Mary Potter campus in Oxford on Tuesday, April 4th from 10am-12pm. Please reach out to Ms. Cash with any questions.
GA Intent Form
It has been a pleasure to work with all of you this year. We are so proud of all the hard work and growth our students have shown. We are reaching out because we wanted to make sure that we were best serving our students during the transition to next year. We look forward to serving many of you again but if you are deciding to pursue other options for your students we want to support you during that transition.
Please complete this form to share with us your initial intent for next school year for each of your students. The form is linked here.
GA Extracurricular Opportunities
We asked for your feedback in the GA Mid-Year Feedback form and the results have been reviewed! One of the most requested suggestions for our GA Pirates focused on providing the opportunity to socialize through extra curricular activities! In order to help us plan, we are asking Pirates to complete this brief form for more info about what you would like to see in the future! The form is anonymous and does not require a login or use of your name. We always appreciate your responses and are excited to plan activities with you!
Talent Show
We invite you to participate in Granville Academy's 3rd annual talent show! We want to know who you are and what talent you are going to show! Please complete this form to sign up as an act for the show! The deadline to sign up is March 29th, 2023. The show will be hosted in person at our Mary Potter campus on Friday, March 31st. GA Pirates can enter the talent show in person or by a recorded video!
Kindness Letters
Have you witnessed or experienced an act of kindness? We want to hear about it! Please write a brief, one-page essay about an act of kindness someone has done for you. Please send your essays to Mrs. Young by Wednesday, March 29th. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Tasks to Complete - Major Clarity
All students should login to MajorClarity via ClassLink, go to their portfolio and review the tasks they should complete for their grade level. You can find steps on how to do that in this document here. MajorClarity has a support chat available if you need any assistance.
Students can also earn microcredentials through MajorClarity. Microcredentials can help students gain skills and demonstrate to future employers that they are proficient at various tasks. You can learn more about earning microcredentials through MajorClarity here.
Arts in Bloom Gala & Silent Auction
The Granville Education Foundation (GEF) is hosting an art gala and silent auction to raise funds for GEF. Students are able to submit work to be publicly exhibited at the Granville Museum; art pieces will then be auctioned off. Students are encouraged to submit any form of artwork or craft for the event. All submissions must be sent to the Granville Education Foundation by Thursday, April 6th. If you have any questions or are in need of supplies, please reach out!
Spring Schedule
Learning labs have begun. Our in-person lab runs Tuesday-Thursday from 9am-1pm at our Mary Potter campus. Our virtual lab runs Monday-Thursday from 9am-1pm.
Our synchronous learning opportunities are happening each week. These opportunities are for our Granville Academy students to be able to work with some of their teachers in person or virtually and potentially collaborate with their peers. Please visit your specific classes for more instructions and details about these opportunities. We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE students to participate in these learning opportunities. Please see the schedule below for more details:
