The Parsons Happenings
November 19, 2021
Message from your Proud Principal
GCPS Hosts Vaccination Clinics
CDC International Travel Guidelines
Empty Stocking Fund
Salvation Army: Angel Tree Program
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office Food Giveaway
West Point information meeting at PRHS
December Dress Up Challenge
Gwinnett Student Media Festival
Schoolwide Reading Program: Biblionasium
Afternoon Transportation
Student Check Out
Masks are required
GCPS is hiring Bus Drivers
Parsons on Social Media
Calendar of Events
PTA Happenings
Business Partners
Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday! There will be no school the week of November 22-26.
Message from your Proud Principal
I love Thanksgiving; a holiday built upon gratitude! It is a time to reflect on the wealth of purpose we have. While we are thankful all the year through, I hope you find moments to appreciate all of what we have to be thankful for. I hope you find time to thank others who have enriched your life. Enjoy your much needed Thanksgiving Holiday with those you love.
Thanksgiving
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We ought to make the moments notes
Of happy, glad Thanksgiving;
The hours and days a silent phrase
Of music we are living.
And so the theme should swell and grow
As weeks and months pass o'er us,
And rise sublime at this good time,
A grand Thanksgiving chorus.
GCPS Hosts Vaccination Clinics
GCPS encourages our community to learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations and take advantage of opportunities to get vaccinated. In an ongoing partnership with the Gwinnett Health Department and other health partners, GCPS continues to host vaccination clinics at high schools around the county during November and December. No appointment is necessary. Participants will receive the Pfizer vaccine, which requires two shots. Those who are eligible for a booster shot and who completed their initial vaccine series (Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson) at least six months ago also may attend a vaccine clinic. This opportunity is available to anyone eligible for the vaccine, ages 12 and older. Students ages 12 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Interpreters will be on site. For more information on COVID vaccinations, go to the health department website.
The following schools will host vaccination clinics:
Parkview High School,
Wed., Nov. 24, 2021, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.Norcross High School
Mon., Nov. 29, 2021, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.Meadowcreek High School
December date TBDPeachtree Ridge HS
Mon., Dec. 6, 2021, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.Brookwood High School
Thurs., Dec. 2, 2021, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.South Gwinnett High School
Mon., Nov. 29, 2021, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
December date TBD
CDC Travel and International Travel Guidance
Empty Stocking Fund
Empty Stocking Fund Holiday Help for Families: Registration is now open.
Step 1: Register
All children who are receiving any form of public assistance are eligible to receive gifts from The Empty Stocking Fund. There is no application process. Simply visit www.emptystockingfund.org/holiday-gifts or click here to register. Proof of benefits is required.
Step 2: Shop
Within two weeks of submitting registration and acceptable proof of benefits, families will receive an email letting them know that their shopping link has been activated.
Step 3: Pick Up Your Gifts
Thanks to distribution partners like the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, ESF is able to get gifts closer to families! When families submit their order they will be given an opportunity to choose when and where to pick up the gifts.
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office Food Giveaway
December Dress Up Challenge
Beginning December 1st, we will have our annual dress up challenge. So go through the closets and drawers...Let's have some fun!
Schoolwide Reading Program: Biblionasium
Afternoon Transportation
Student Check Out
Parsons on Social Media
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Monday, November 29, 2021
- Chanukah (Hanukkah, Festival of Lights) (Jewish)
- 7:30 am ~ Readers Rally
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
- 1:00 pm ~ Books with Badges 1st Grade
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
- 7:45 am ~ Art Club
- 9:15 am ~ Learning through the Arts ~ Breaking Ground ~ 5th Grade
- 12:15 pm ~ 4th grade Orff Ensemble
Thursday, December 2, 2021
- Thankful Thursday
- 7:45 am ~ Witzzle Pro
- 9:00 am ~ Spelling Bee
- 11:50 am ~ 5th Grade Orff Ensemble
- 1:00 pm ~ Books with Badges 1st Grade
- 3:30 pm ~ i9 Sports
- 4:00 pm ~ Robotics
Friday, December 3, 2021
- 10:00 am ~ School Council Meeting
3 Ways to Keep Your Kids Entertained this Thanksgiving:
The key to hosting Thanksgiving is to keep the stress down and your children occupied. Try these few tips for keeping your children entertained as you plan and cook.
Link: https://ptaourchildren.org/3-ways-to-keep-your-kids-entertained-this-thanksgiving/
Parsons Elementary PTA
Proud Principal Laura Clark
Email: laura.j.clark@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org
Location: 1615 Old Peachtree Road Northwest, Suwanee, GA, USA
Phone: 678-957-3050