Parents,

We are receiving several phone calls about students engaged in rough play and mischievous behaviors over at Flutie Field. Please know that behaviors off campus and outside of school hours are not monitored by our staff. Please talk with your students about their activities at the park and encourage them to let you know of any issues or concerns.

Thank you,

Front Office Staff

Monday, April 24th- SAC Meeting- 2:40 pm

Friday, April 28th- Early Release Day- 1:15 pm

April 24th- April 28th- National Afterschool Professional Appreciation Week!

The PTO Executive Board Nomination process is complete. We have found a great team of parent volunteers eager to serve you on the Gemini PTO Executive Board for the 2023-2024 school year. Please take a moment to follow the link to cast your vote! The deadline for votes is April 28th at 8am. The new board will be announced at the last PTO meeting that morning at 8:15am in the cafeteria. Only one vote per individual please. Thank you for your participation.

LINK: https://forms.gle/xsgAxf7zkoUXxqRUA

The Rotary Club is looking for Gemini volunteers to work the beer tent and sell raffle tickets at Founders Day. For the past several years, Rotary has sponsored our Accelerated Reading (AR) program, which benefits all of our children. The annual fee for this program is about $4,000 a year. Let's help show Rotary our support by volunteering on Founder's Day.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044BA8A623A5F49-founders2

Thank you as always,

Sherrie Stovall

Help us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week! Come aboard and help host a culinary trip around the world with a special breakfast and lunch for all Gemini employees each day. We would love your help to make this week special for all the teachers and staff that care for our children every day.

Below please find the link for supplies and volunteer opportunities that we will need. Each day will cost approximately $500, so if you would like to donate to help with the costs, please send your donation to the school in an envelope marked to Gemini PTO, write your child's name and teacher's name on the outside OR you can make the payment online to our Venmo account @GeminiPTO account. Please write your child's name in the notes box so I know who it's from! As always, we appreciate your support for our teachers and school!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044BA8A623A5F49-teacher3

Beginning Friday, April 28th, students with overdue/lost books will no longer be able to check out new books until they return/pay for the outstanding books. Overdue notices will be going home next Thursday, April 27th in the student's Thursday folder.

The last day that students can check out books from the Media Center will be May 5th.

Mark the date: Scholastic Book Fair will open on Monday, May 8th and run through Friday, May 12th. More information will be coming soon.

ALL library books are due back to the Media Center no later than May 17, 2023.

Garden Club Volunteer Sign-Up Genius link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B44A9AD28A1F94-garden

Contact Sonya Ostensen 352-428-7782 sonya.ostensen@oz-matic.com with any volunteer questions or to be added to the Gemini Garden Club Group Text.

Dear Gemini Families,

Enrollment (registration) has changed for the school year 2023-24. If your child is currently enrolled at Gemini Elementary you can begin the re-enrollment process now. Re-enrollment for returning students will be completed online through Focus. Log onto your Focus parent portal and follow the instructions below to re-enroll your child. Be advised that you will upload any necessary documents, such as proof of residency, directly into Focus. The student enrollment will be completed each year digitally on focus to capture the most up to date information. You will use the parent portal if any changes need to be made throughout the year.

A parent portal account is required to complete the online re-enrollment process. If you need to establish a Focus parent portal account, contact Tiffani Reynolds at 321-727-3090 X45005.

Please contact Tiffani for questions regarding online re-enrollment.

Print Directions: https://bit.ly/BPSreenrollment

Video Directions: https://bit.ly/FocusRe-Enroll

Please support Morning Mile by participating in the Run for the Gecko 5k on Saturday May 13! Team Gemini is currently in second place and we need your help to win prize money to help support the program. Youth registration is only $10 and every participant under 14 earns points for Team Gemini. Participants will also get credit for 25 straws / laps and a super cool charm for their necklace. Hope to see you there!

Run for the Gecko 5k - May 13

https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Melbourne/runforthegecko

Get notified about details regarding Gemini’s Morning Mile Program through the Remind App - text @dee9f2f to 81010 or go to https://www.remind.com/join/dee9f2f. Questions - email Melissa McNall at melissamcnall10@gmail.com.

Here is the link to the ESE Parent Survey. Survey can be taken from March 22, 2023 through June 30, 2023. This survey is open to all parents of children with an IEP receiving ESE services from preschool age through grade 12. While demographic information must be collected in compliance with federal requirements, individual responses are confidential.

2023 ESE Parent Survey (surveymonkey.com)

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