Greetings Simpson Families,
It is so hard to believe that the school year is almost over! It seems that time has just flown by so quickly. It has truly been an honor and a privilege to work with the students, staff, and families of Simpson Elementary. Our school is definitely a sweet place to work and play. A special thank you also goes to our 2022-2023 PTA Executive Board, Dana Zamuel (Co-President), Mary Catherine (Co-President), Lauren Forster (Treasurer), Katie Berrigan (Secretary), and to the entire board for always going the extra mile to support our kids. Thank you for your dedicated time, service, and commitment to our students. On behalf of the entire school, we thank you for all of your hard work!
To end, I hope that you all enjoy the last few weeks of school and just know that I am always just a phone call away if you are in need of anything throughout the summer.
Proud to be your principal,
Dr. Connery
Calendar Dates
May 9th- All Pro Dads at 7 AM
May 15th-19 Starburst (Field Day)
May 18th- PTA Spirit Night at Cue' BBQ
May 22nd-23rd End of Year Parties
May 24th - Fifth Grade Promotion & Last Day of School
STARBURST SCHEDULE
SIMPSON EOY PARTIES
Monday, May 22nd
2nd Grade (Beard, Burnett, Rose-Palmer, & Ford) 9:45 AM-10:45 AM
5th Grade 12-1 PM
PreK 1-2 PM
3rd Grade 2-3 PM
Tuesday, May 23rd
2nd Grade (Aronstein, Nash, Speer, Williams, & Van Sickler) 9:45-10:45 AM
1st Grade 10:50 - 11:50 AM
Kindergarten 1-2 PM
4th Grade 2-3 PM
FIFTH GRADE PROMOTION CEREMONY
Promotion from elementary school is a special event in every child’s life. We would like to make this event a memorable one for you and your child as he/she leaves Simpson and begins the transition to middle school. Our promotion ceremony will take place this year on the last day of school. Therefore, please see below for the 5th Grade Ceremony dates, times, and location below for details:
Where: Paul Duke STEM High School, located at 5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, Georgia 30071
Time: Ceremony will be held from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM.
Rising K Academy Updates
Dear Rising Kindergarten Parents,
We are so delighted to have our Rising K students attend our 3rd Rising K Academy this summer. Each day will be filled with great lessons and an opportunity for your students to learn about Simpson. Their schedule is filled with interactive lessons, focused on literacy, math, and social emotional wellness. In a later email, you will find information about arrival and dismissal, lunch, and teacher information if you choose to enroll your student.
In order to register for Rising K Academy, you must complete the online registration process and meet with our SDMC to complete your school registration to officially become a Simpson Superstar. If you would like to enroll your student in our Rising K academy, you can complete the interest form below. Bus Transportation can be provided if you complete your registration by May 4, 2023.
Use this form to express your interest for your student to attend Simpson's Rising K Academy. Rising K academy is on a first come first serve basis.
Important Information
- Dates: Star Search will begin on June 12-June 30th. (6/19/23 is a district wide holiday to celebrate Juneteenth)
- Time: The school hours are from 8:00-2:00.
- Location: This year it will be hosted at Peachtree Elementary, due to Simpson school renovations.
- Transportation: Bus Transportation can be provided if you register and enroll by May 4, 2023. You can also bring your child through the car rider line.
Kindergarten Registration
Registration for the new school year opened on April 10, 2023.
All new student registrations (K-5) will be processed through the Gwinnett County Online Registration system (OLR). NOTE: Current students do not need to be registered for the next school year.
To determine which school serves your attendance zone, input your address HERE or call the Planning Department at 678-301-7085. Please note, the county has not designated Simpson ES as a permissive transfer school. To attend Simpson ES, students must reside in our attendance zone.
After you complete the process outlined on our website, you will be contacted and scheduled for an appointment to finalize registration. Please share this information with families who have rising Kindergarteners or new incoming students for the 2023-24 school year.
The Simpson ES Kindergarten Screening Day is on Thursday, May 4 is for registered students. Registration information is included below.
For more information, please visit Simpson’s registration page.
END OF YEAR ICE CREAM SALES
Simpson Superstar Parents,
Please note that we can only guarantee birthday party ice cream orders through Friday, May 12.
During the week of May 15, we will have daily ice cream sales only (no parties) and will continue daily sales until we are sold out.
Thank you!
Lunch Reminders...
Meal prices for elementary students below:
Student breakfast -$1.50
Student lunch -$2.25
Adult Breakfast -$2.50
Adult Lunch -$3.75
*The adult bar is available to both adult guests and staff throughout the school year.
A gentle reminder that outside vendor food (per district policy) is not allowed for students. Please reinforce providing lunch from home or utilizing the school meal plan.
Car Rider Reminders
Simpson PBIS
Greetings Parents,
Beginning this school year in 2022, we will engage in Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) at Simpson Elementary to have a positive behavioral expectation schoolwide. PBIS is an approach schools use to promote school safety and good behavior. With PBIS, schools teach kids about behavior expectations, strategies, and with a primary focus on having a positive prevention, not consequences.
What is PBIS at our school?
A unified set of school wide expectations for behavior in our school. We are Simpson Superstars, so to ensure that students can easily comprehend our expectations, we have established a 5-star approach for appropriate behaviors posted throughout the school. Your child has been learning these expectations since the first few days of school.
What are the 5-Star Expectations at Simpson Elementary?
- Be Respectful
- Be Responsible
- Be Ready to Learn
- Be Safe
- Be Kind
As part of our PBIS process, teachers and other staff members use evidence-based practices to increase student learning and decrease classroom disruptions. To keep students on the rules in a positive manner, we do the following when teaching academics and behavior:
- Constantly teach and refer to our school-wide expectations.
- Provide students with more praise than correction.
- Talk to students with respect using positive voice tone.
- Actively engage everyone in the class during instruction.
- Use pre-correcting, prompting, and redirecting as we teach.
- Look for the positive first and provide positive, immediate, frequent, and explicit feedback.
The PBIS School store buying days are here! Please see below for grade level buying days which will occur during morning arrival: 8:20-8:55 AM.
PBIS Grade Level Incentive Days:
Monday - 4th Grade PBIS Incentive Day
Tuesday - 3rd & 5th Grade PBIS Incentive Day
Wednesday - 2nd Grade PBIS Incentive Day
Thursday - 1st Grade PBIS Incentive Day
Friday- PreK & Kindergarten PBIS Incentive Day
Notes from Nurse Norris
Our clinic is in need of pants and shorts! If you have any gently used clothes, please consider donating them to the clinic.
Thank you so much for all your support!
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Starburst Volunteer Sign-Ups
K-1st Starburst Volunteer Sign-Up
2nd-5th Starburst Volunteer Sign-Up
Starburst is non-competitive event in which the students participate in over 40 centers & enjoy some extra time being active outside. Please remind your child to wear their Starburst shirt on this day.
Kindergarten and 1st grade students will be placed in small groups of 2-4 students. Parent volunteers will lead a group around to the centers. Peer leaders will be at each center to explain and demonstrate their activity. We also need a few volunteers to help with the student water coolers and popsicles. If you would like to volunteer for kindergarten or 1st grade starburst- Please click link : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49a4a82aa4fa7-starburst3#/
2nd through 5th grade students are free to move about at their own pace choosing centers they would like to try. Parent volunteers for these grades will run and score the students scorecard. Parents will sign up for a center they want to work at when they arrive to the gym on the day they are volunteering. We also need a few volunteers to help with the student water coolers and popsicles. If you would like to volunteer for 2nd-5th grade starburst- click link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49a4a82aa4fa7-starburst2#/
SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, May 16th
5th grade - 9:45 AM -11:30 AM
4th grade - 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday, May 17th
3rd grade - 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
2nd grade - 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Thursday, May 18th
1st grade - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
K- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Friday, May 19th - rain make up day
Please send any questions to Misty Ratchford: Misty.M.Ratchford@Gmail.com
THANK YOU!
- Debbie Cicero and Sara Wiggins for an amazing Simpson Earth Week celebration and second Walk to School Day of the year!
- Ms. Curry and the Kindergarten teachers and students for a wonderful singing performance!
- Laura Pusateri for pulling together all the information for the school supply kits for all returning Simpson students next school year!
- Lauren O'Connor and Stephanie Wamsley for the creation of the Simpson 2022-23 yearbook!
- Jordan Mallory, Serena Suggs, Jillian Friedensohn, Laura Pusateri and Misty Ratchford for all their time and hard work as our PTA nominating committee this year!
- Jessica Lee, Sara Wiggins and Kelly Loder for the organizing and distributing of the 5th Grade promotion signage! Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Simpson Superstars!
- Phillip Larscheid and Tricia Wyatt from business partner The Stacey Wyatt Group and Collin Webb from Barrett Financial Group for the HUGE donation of dodgeballs, kickballs and soccer balls to Coach Halron!
Ms. Curry and the 5th Grade Simpson Singers for their awesome National Anthem performance at the Atlanta Braves game!
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