Eagle Eye Newsletter

We are excited to welcome our Taylor friends and family for Lunch with a Loved One during book fair week! Join your child for lunch and come shopping at the Book Fair when you are through! Due to space limitations, please limit visitors to three (3) per family.

• Monday, March 13 - 2nd Grade & 5th Grade
• Tuesday, March 14 - Kindergarten & 4th
• Wednesday, March 15 - 1st Grade & 3rd Grade

For adults or children visiting for Lunch with a Loved One, please have exact change, small bills, or a check to pay for visitor meals. The cost of an adult lunch is $3.75, a visiting child's lunch is $3.00. We do not have the means to make change for large bills. Visitors will pre-pay for lunch at the welcome table in the school foyer before entering the cafeteria.

If you are planning to join your child for lunch, be sure check with him/her to confirm their lunch time has not been adjusted. Grade levels not participating in Lunch with a Loved One will eat in classrooms that day. Due to space constraints, we request families not join their student(s) for lunch on days they are eating in the classroom.

Click Here for lunch times organized by grade level.

We look forward to seeing our families and appreciate your support of our bookfair.

March 17 is a scheduled Digital Learning Day (DLD) for all students. To ensure that students have a nutritious breakfast and lunch to fuel their learning, our bus drivers will be on the road and at every bus stop to deliver meals prepared by the School Nutrition Program staff. Schools can inform families to expect buses to run their routes from approximately 10:45 a.m. to noon, beginning at the first stops on the route on March 17. These delivered meals are provided at no cost to families and are provided to anyone 18 years old and under.

It's time to purchase your 2022-2023 Yearbook! Yearbooks may be purchased online and are on sale now through Monday, April 3, 2023. Use the link below to purchase.

https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/KETaylor2023

5th Grade Parents~ You can now purchase a yearbook ad for your student! Ads may be purchased online and are on sale now through Monday, April 3, 2023. Use the link below and choose BUY AD to purchase.

https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/KETaylor2023

Get ready to "spring forward" (set those clocks ahead by one hour) for Daylight saving time at 2 a.m. EST, Sunday, March 12. Are you aware that this may very well be the last time Georgians will have to worry about changing the time? A bipartisan federal bill called the Sunshine Protection Act would allow us to stop springing forward and falling back for good, but it is waiting on the House for approval and then the President's signature. It unanimously passed in the Senate in March 2022.

Save the date for our annual March Musical! This year's musical, starring Taylor ES 4th & 5th graders will be Aladdin, Kids. The cast, crew, and staff have been working hard to put on a fabulous show. We can't wait to see you there.

This year, we will be hosting an Aladdin Marketplace that evening featuring community vendors. The market place will open at 5:00pm. If you are interested in signing up to be a vendor, please email Molly Frizzell, PTA president at masikes@gmail.com

The Collins Hill Library Branch is offering a free program called Reading Buddies. Reading Buddies is an opportunity for children to work on their reading skills by sitting down with a trained volunteer or staff member and reading to a trained professional to work on their reading skills and confidence.

Find available times at a library branch near you by visiting our events calendar & searching "Reading Buddies"!

bit.ly/gcplevents

Youth Art Month is a month of promoting art and art education in the United States. It is observed in March, with thousands of American schools participating. check out how Ms. Mills, our Visual Arts teacher celebrates with Taylor students. Student art will also be showcased at the GCPS Tapestry Fine Arts Showcase at ISC March 7-13

We are so excited to host our second Book Fair of the year! READING TAKES YOU PLACES is our continued theme for this year of adventures. We will be open Monday through Thursday, March 13th-16th from 9am to 3pm and 9am-12pm on Friday, March 17th, the Digital Learning Day. Feel free to come visit after your Lunch with a Loved One experience. You can also browse and shop online together from March 10th through March 23rd: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/

Parents, you can also set up cash free digital payments for your children. Check out this video to learn how!

Scholastic Book Fair eWallet: A Safe, Cashless Way to Shop

Please join us for another wonderful Literacy Night at the Collins Hill Public Library on Wednesday, March 22nd, from 4-7pm. Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our 35 Taylor student artists who have had their artwork selected for the annual Tapestry Fine Arts Showcase! Tapestry is GCPS' largest exhibit of artwork created by our students in all schools. Students will each be given an invitation to visit the display and a Tapestry award for their awesome achievement! We are so proud of you!

Where: Gwinnett County Instructional Support Center (ISC)

Address: 437 Old Peachtree Road NW, Suwanee 30024

When: Display for selected artworks will be up March 7th-13th

Questions?: Please email leah.mills@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Our incredible PTA has some wonderful events planned for the remainder of the school year. Information on these events will be sent home in Friday Folders, on the school website and the PTA website. Check-out the attached flyer to see what's on the calendar for our students and families.

Who: Families of students who are receiving special education services

What: Each state is required to conduct a parent survey to measure parent/family perceptions of the success of parent engagement between home and local schools.

When: Available January 23, 2023 – May 31, 2023

Where: Parents can complete the survey via the survey link below. We ask that a copy of the attached letter be sent home with every SWD student. Additionally, we ask that the letter(s) and survey link be posted on your special education teacher's e-class pages as well as your school website. Our goal is to ensure that all parents are aware of the survey and have the opportunity to participate.

Please use the following link to access the survey: https://survey.gadoe.org/SPEDParentSurvey

Please use the following link to access the parent letters: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1otn8GyngzMPfXrIhSOk9pBq8WjKWib0f?usp=share_link

Use the following link to access the 2023 Parent Survey presentation which provides an overview for administrators.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-vdCaiSs7jFCyEyMOkvn9gfcBqqNF6fp/view?usp=sharing

The Gwinnett County Department of Community Services (Parks & Recreation, Health & Human Services, UGA Extension, etc.) has published their March flyer of upcoming events that includes hyperlinks to find more information about each fun experience!

GCPS wants your feedback on the nine characteristics of high-performing schools! Watch your email for a link to the GCPS Educational Effectiveness Survey for families when it opens on February 28th. you can participate in the survey until March 19th. Click the link below to learn more about the student and family surveys.

Get ready for an explosive evening of family fun! Explore the magic of science

with kitchen and space-themed experiments, including an erupting explosion.

Thursday, March 23 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Ages 5 – 12

Saturday - 10:00 am- 2:00 pm

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DURY FREE LUNCH VOLUNTEER

Sign up here to help out during lunch to give our teachers a break.

MEDIA CENTER VOLUNTEER

Sign up here to help out in the media center: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4DA9A629A3FF2-help1

NEW EAGLEWEAR IS HERE

Contact Kristina Jackson at kristina.jackson@ketaylorpta.com to purchase.

BECOME A PTA MEMBER

PTA offers all parents and guardian's the opportunity to be engaged in their child’s school. Your PTA dues ($5.00) help fund essential resources and curriculum needs. No meetings required. Join online at our new MemberHub store located at ketaylorpta.memberhub.com.

AMAZON SMILE

Select “K E Taylor ES PTA” as your charitable organization at smile.amazon.com. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com or through AmazonSmile activated in the Amazon Shopping app), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to your selected charity.

BOX TOPS

Box Tops For Education (BTFE) is all digital. Physical receipts can be photographed and submitted via app. Digital receipts can be forwarded to BTFE for points.

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Kroger Community Rewards Go to www.kroger.com and link your Kroger Plus account to our organization (K.E. Taylor Elementary School PTA, organization number IX040). Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you.

PUBLIX PARTNERS

Publix Partners Sign up for Club Publix at www.publix.com/myaccount/register, click Publix Partners, and select our school (K E Taylor Elementary School). Then, enter your phone number or pay with the Publix app every time you check out

VOLUNTEER

Interested in volunteering or want to know more about how you can help out? There are lots of opportunities to help, and you don’t have to join the PTA to volunteer. If you have questions about volunteer opportunities, please contact Molly Frizzell at molly.frizzell@ketaylorpta.com.

BECOME A ROOM REP

The PTA is looking for individuals to be Room Representatives (Room Reps) for their student’s class. If you are interested in serving as a Room Rep, please reach out to your child's teacher and please contact Molly Frizzell at molly.frizzell@ketaylorpta.com