The Principal's Desk At Sycamore ES
September 27, 2016
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Parents,
We are very excited to see you in our hallways this week for our Parent/Teacher Conferences. It is always a great time of year to get feedback on how your child is progressing. Thank you for sacrificing your time to meet with us. Please remember that it is an Early/Release day as well on Wednesday and Thursday! Students in grades K-5 will be released from school at 12:45 PM and Pre-K students will be released at 12:15 PM.
The Sycamore PTA and Lanier Education Foundation will be in attendance this week for conferences to sell spirit wear and sell jeans passes for your child's teachers! Please help us learn about how we are doing, by completing two surveys that help our state and district know how you feel about our school affairs. We will have the computer lab open in front of our school for your convenience. We will also have the Book Fair open and appreciate your support. Your children sure know how to shop till' they drop!
Literacy Palooza: Come Join Us!
We will hold our annual "Literacy Palooza" day on this Friday at 9:00 AM and you are invited to join us! Parking will be allowed in the back and sides of the building due to a parade and a different lunch procedure, where we will bring out lunch tables to the front of the school. Students will eat outside for a picnic lunch party. We ask that you join us for our parade which is going to be the best! Once we finish our walk around the front of the building, we will then transition to the gym for a whole school morning meeting about reading! WE can't wait to see you! Bring your smiles and your cameras!
Communication:
As a reminder, please make sure that you are viewing our website frequently for updates and calendar changes. The calendar is in "real time" and will allow for you to stay up to date with our school events. www.sycamorees.org
Additionally, the REMIND app is another wonderful way to stay connected to our school events and protocols should an emergency or situation arise that needs further communication. The sign-in information is located on one of the slides on the left side of our website (powerpoint slide).
Action Required: School Accreditation Parent Survey Link: Please complete
Parent:
http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/section/response/begin?surveyConfigId=582053
Gwinnett County Public Schools is up for accreditation. Part of this process requires staff, students and parents to complete a survey. Please help us gather input from you by completing the survey above at your earliest convenience. We need to have 20% or more participation. Thank you!
Lunch:
Please continue to satisfy all lunch balances. Students whose lunch balances are $5.00 or more will not have a hot lunch and will have a cheese sandwich until all lunch fees have been paid. Thank you for understanding this important policy.
Cafeteria Visits:
We welcome you to have lunch with your child. Once you have completed your lunch visit, you are asked to exit the front of the building. Once teachers pick up their students that signals the end of the cafeteria visit. If you would like to visit the classroom, you will have to request a visit beforehand and retrieve a new sticker. We would love to have you!
Sycamore Elementary School
Please go to the links below for essential updates and exciting news!
Email: crystal_cooper_thompson@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Website: http://sycamorees.org
Location: 5695 Sycamore Road, Sugar Hill, GA, United States
Phone: (678) 714-5770
Facebook: facebook.com/sycamorees
Twitter: @sycamorees
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Lost and Found:
Our lost and found has already grown since the beginning of the school year. We have a lost and found area in the lunchroom that children will access to daily. We encourage you to visit it also, to make sure that none of your child's items are there. We will send any items not recovered to the needy every 9 weeks. We ask that you write your child's name in their items so that we can get their items to them immediately when left around the school grounds.