Message from your Proud Principal

AKS at Home

Restorative Practices

Report Cards

GCPS Student Media Festival Call for Entries

Georgia Milestones Testing

After School Club Opportunities

2023-2024 GCPS Approved Calendar

Free and Reduced Lunch Application

Free Groceries Opportunity

Care Closet

Tutoring

Parsons on Social Media

Calendar of Events

PTA News

Business Partners

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and rang in the New Year with those you love. For me, I was definitely with those I love...my Georgia Bulldogs! If you're a Georgia fan, you know what I am talking about. Winning the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl by one point, at the stroke of midnight, surely set up the New Year. It also allowed the Georgia Bulldogs to advance to the SEC Championship which will take place on Monday, January 9th. Go DAWGS! If you are a family of Dawg fans, we will be wearing our Black and Red to school on Monday. If you are not a Dawgs fan, well, we want your child to represent their college also. Let's have some fun and support the amazing institutions that provide secondary education to our students (AND amazing football!).

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

Restorative practices promote a positive and safe school environment. Students and all members of the school community learn and practice self-discipline, empathy, and accountability with strategies that promote trust, inclusiveness, positive relationships, and problem-solving skills. Restorative practices are leveraged through methods such as circles, a practice that allows all parties of an incident to be heard and to process consequences of actions, conflict resolution and reflective conferences and conversations aimed at helping students become more self-awareness and personally responsible. Restorative practices allow individuals to take full responsibility for their behavior by supporting their understanding and acknowledgement of the impact their behavior on others, how to work towards repairing relationships, rebuilding trust, and making more responsible decisions in the future. Restorative practices and SEL strategies work together to teach and address behavior expectations and provide appropriate tiered interventions. Be sure to take a look at this short video on Restorative Practices and how GCPS will use these practices to support student success.

Semester 1 Report Cards will be mailed beginning Tuesday, January 17th. You will also be able to view the electronic copy of the report card in the Parent Portal. To access the document, select ParentVue, and then click on the Documents tab.

The media festival is open to all students in GCPS and celebrates the talents and visions of student digital media producers. Projects are accepted in the following categories: animation, interactive stills, live action, podcast, website, and sequential stills. For more information, please visit https://publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps/myhome/gcpstv/videos/students/smf/info

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

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, January 9, 2023

• iReady Testing (Math)
• College Football Game Day Celebration ~ Wear your GA (or other college) colors
• 7:30 am ~ Readers Rally
• 9:00 am ~ PTA Meeting

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

• iReady Testing (Math)

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

• iReady Testing (Reading)

Thursday, January 12, 2023

• iReady Testing (Reading)
• 7;45 am ~ Witzzle Pro
• 7:45 am ~ Coding Club
• Chick Fil A Spirit Night (2020 Satellite Blvd)

Friday, January 13, 2023

• iReady Testing Make Ups
• Awards Day Celebration
• 10:15 am ~ Play 2 Learn
  
• 1:45 pm ~ Play 2 Learn

The next PTA meeting is Monday, January 9 at 9am in the Professional Learning Room. All parents are welcome! Please come to hear about current and planned happenings at Parsons. We look forward to meeting you, hearing your ideas, and growing the Parsons community!

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

Chick-fil-A Spirit Day is Thursday, January 12th. Visit Chick-fil-A at Sugarloaf located at 2020 Satellite Blvd, Duluth, GA 30097 for a yummy meal! Mention Parsons Elementary while ordering and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Parsons PTA.

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