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GCA's Family Engagement Newsletter: January 2017 Edition
In this edition:
- Voicemail from Your School Leaders
- A Message from Champ!
- Question of the month
- Learning Coach Strategies for Success
- District Town Hall Meeting dates & links
- GCA Student Counsel Newsletter
- Weekly Juice Student Newspaper
- PTSO News
- ... and more
Voicemail from your Principal:
Elem. School
Middle School
Message 6-8: Rosie Lowndes Middle School Principal Click Here
High School
Message from Champ!
Welcome back fellow GCA Champions!
I hope you all had a wonderful well-deserved Break!
I would like to give a warm welcome to our new Mid-year families that have joined us here at GCA. We hope that you are just as excited as we are to be part of our growing family.
Here are some user-friendly resources your family can reference for on-boarding support: New Family Resources
Best wishes to you, fellow Champions! Keep up the good work!
Until next time,
Champ
To download pictures of Champ, click on the link below:
Feel free to share with Champ pictures on how you incorporate Champ in your every day school life and more on his Facebook page @Champ GCA
Spirit Gear for Sale!
GCA CHAMPIONS:
Get them while they're hot! New GCA Spirit items for sale, click the Drop Down arrow under the "Available Items" for your choice of iPhone cases, Samsung Galaxy phone cases, coffee mugs, hoodies, t-shirts, and sweatshirts. Items are also available in different colors.
MORE OUTING FUN IN JANUARY!!
January will be Planetarium month for GCA with cities including Atlanta, Decatur, Young Harris, Macon, Columbus and Statesboro.
Make sure you register FAST!! Events will have limited capacity due to seating restrictions in the planetarium, only register if you are certain of your attendance.
Question of the Month:
Do you have questions? Well, we've got answers!
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri at 2:00 pm.
Tue at 7:00 pm.
Check the GCA Events Calendar for schedule changes.
Can't make a live session? Have a question? Fill out the form below and we'll be in touch.
January District Town Hall Meeting!
The Family Engagement Team hosts monthly District Town Hall meetings where we share district wide information to inform you of upcoming events, department news, ways to further help your student at home, and other district-wide news.
Join us Thursday evening, Jan. 19th as we host the District Town Hall Parent meeting. Our Head of School, School Directors, and other Administrators will introduce themselves and share HOT TOPICS that you need to know.
School-level Parent University Sessions will follow the Town Hall meeting. See you there!
January 2017 District Town Hall
Thursday, January 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Thursday, Jan 19, 2017, 07:00 PM
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District Town Hall Recordings
Upcoming Parent Meetings:
Thursday, February 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm (click to enter live meeting)
Thursday, March 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm (click to enter live meeting)
Parent University Session Recordings
Elementary School:
December: Where to Go for Help
November: Student Ownership and Motivation
October: Understanding GCA and State Assessment
September: How to be an Effective Elementary School Learning Coach
Middle School:
December: Understanding grade level content standards and assessments
November: Making it Work: Office 365
October: Teaching my child to take ownership of his/her learning
September: How to be an Effective Middle School Learning Coach
High School:
December: Tips for motativating your student in a digital world
November: How engaging with your High School Student improves achievement
October: Making it Work: Strategies for working Learning Coaches
September: How to be an Effective High School Learning Coach
GCA High School's Student Council Newsletter
Interested in what they do?
They will be happy to answer any of your questions.
Email them at gca.askthecouncil@gmail.com
Virtual Student Newsletter
Weekly Juice: https://gcaweeklyjuice.wordpress.com/
Check out these recent articles:
"my time Is up" by Thomas D.
"Love and War: Virtual School Edition" by Selena H. (Senior)
"December Holidays Across the World" by Drey C. (Junior)
View more at: https://gcaweeklyjuice.wordpress.com/
Submit your writing to GCA’s student-led newspaper:
GCA Resource Room
K12 Learning Coach University™
K12 Learning Coach University™ was created to support the Learning Coaches who guide the schooling of their children at home. Online classes provide a clearer understanding of the developmental process of learning as well as effective strategies and resources to use at home to help every child succeed. Click here to view the sessions.
The January Peach Pit has arrived!
January Peach Pit has arrived with News You Can Use...
Click Here to VIEW
Message from PTSO:
- Live Coach Cafe session 1/23 @ 7pm
As a new or returning learning coach, you may want to chat with other learning coaches. The Coach Café has experienced learning coaches hosting sessions to help other learning coaches find answers to their questions. The Coach Cafe is accessed via the GCA PTSO Website: http://www.gcaptso.org/home.html.
- Calling all cooks, slicers, dicers, and everyday sandwich makers.
- Did someone say Peer to Peer Study Groups??
Your GCA PTSO Peer to Peer Committee is excited to announce a Peer To Peer study group for Middle and High school students! Please sign up if you are interested in coming: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtSbaa4jVppwyJ095447Qc_kRqAokA-RxXuUxkLM1TVMarRA/viewform?c=0&w=1
Become a PTSO Member!
Visit: http://www.gcaptso.org/home.html for more information.
Are you a GCA Volunteer?
Student Clubs
We Love Clubs!
Does your student want to connect with other students who share a common interest? Clubs are the way to do that!
GCA teachers, Learning Coaches and K12 sponsors many clubs where students can share their areas of interest. Register for your favorite clubs today!
Fuel Up to Play 60!
Join the GCA NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 club!
The Fuel 60 Club is a school wide initiative encouraging the implementation of the Fuel 60 Program at GCA. The Fuel 60 Program is sponsored by the NFL and the National Dairy Council.
Please have your student follow the steps below to set up an account and join Fuel Up to Play:
- Log in to the Fueluptoplay60.com
- Create an account
- Use the zip code 30349 to search for our school
- Choose Georgia Cyber Academy
- Log in, check out the website
- Start logging your activity
Fundraising from home:
Support the fundraising efforts for our school by collecting the Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education, and Tyson Project A+™ labels on items you purchase and use in your home Plus, newly added Kula, Amazon Smile, and Recycle Electronics.
Clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help our school earn cash. Last school year, we earned $1394.60 and used the money to get student incentives for their students. This school year, our school’s earnings goal is $1500.00.
Bundle with rubber bands, baggies or rally sheet place in an envelope attach proper postage.
You can mail items to:
GCA Fundraisers 2387 Rodgers Dr. SE, Conyers, GA 30094
Or Bring these items to events
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Shirley Lester at gcafundraiser@gmail.com.
Shopping online or booking a great vacation through KULA.com or by donating your loyalty points from KULA’s participating loyalty programs you can simply and easily support our cause.
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Georgia Cyber Academy every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization.
Collecting electronic items for recycling which will add more funds to support our school. Mail them to Family Engagement, Georgia Cyber Academy 1745 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349
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Region 12 (Bulloch, Effingham, Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Glynn, and Camden counties)
Have a great January!
Elementary School
Elementary School Family Engagement Coordinator
Email: krhoward@gacyber.org
Website: http://www.gacyber.org/elementary-school1.html
Location: 1745 Phoenix Blvd., Ste 100, Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 404.334.4790.1098
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013207448648&fref=ts
Twitter: @GCA_FEC
Middle School
Middle School Family Engagement Coordinator
Regional Family Engagement Team Lead
Email: vokpani@gacyber.org
Website: http://www.gacyber.org/middle-school1.html
Location: 1745 Phoenix Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 404.334.4790.663
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcaveronica.rfec?fref=ts
High School
High School Family Engagement Coordinator
Email: mblencowe@gacyber.org
Website: http://www.gacyber.org/blog
Location: 1745 Phoenix Blvd. Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 404.334.4790.799
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mblencowe.gca
Twitter: @GCA_HS