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GCA PTSO Newsletter
September 2015
News You Can Use!
New GCA PTSO Facebook School Pages
Name Your Region Rabbit
Region News and Upcoming Events
Looking for Region Leads and Co-Leads
PTSO General Membership Meeting
PTSO Committees
Fundraising
Memberships
Volunteering
New School Level Facebook Pages
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Our Newest Additions to the PTSO Executive Board Family
Vice President
Secretary
Name Your Region Rabbit
Duckies Name Game
Click the link button to add your students suggestion. LINK!!!
PTSO General Membership Meeting
September 24th, 2015
Click Coach Cafe for the meeting link.
Region News and Upcoming Events
New Region Co-Chair
Recently Updated Events
Back To School Bowling Bash
AMF Bowling Meet your Teacher Event Region 8
Who: GCA students, LC’s & teachers
What: Back to School Bowling Bash
Where: Peach Lanes/ 1636 Bradley Park Dr/ Columbus GA 31904
When: 9/22 @ 10 AM
Cost: $8 per bowler. This is PRE-PAID.
How to pay: http://www.gcaptso.org/OnlineItems.html
How to register: http://goo.gl/forms/SvwqX5RufN
DEADLINE: Please sign up and pay (only if you’re bowling) by Sept 18th.
Contact: kmail Anna Spear
Special note: the PTSO is providing 2 dozen cupcakes and raffle items—a cooler for a Learning Coach and a color changing mug for a student!
World of Coke State Wide Event September 29th
If you preregistered for the World of Coca Cola event being held on 09/29/15 beginning at 11:00 AM. Use the link below to access the GCA PTSO website, scroll to the bottom and click the Coca Cola Trip Atlanta to prepay. In order to guarantee the group rate of $10 per person, the event must be prepaid. Please pay with the same name you registered with in order to match up your name with your registration form. If you cannot pay with the same name that you used to register, please put the name of the person who registered in the "Write a note to the seller optional" box below the number of tickets you are ordering. We need the name of the original person that registered in order to provide the list to Coca Cola of those who have paid. This is the list that will be provided to The World of Coca Cola to confirm that you paid if you arrive after everyone else has entered the facility. You will have until 9/22/15 to prepay for the event, which gives us time to process all payments through to Coca Cola.
Registration Link: http://goo.gl/forms/1JeG6GdFv5
Pay Link: https://squareup.com/market/georgia-cyber-academy-ptso (Please pay with same name you register with)
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt in Augusta 9/30/15
The prices are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children, which includes a back of house tour, morning machine assembly, yogurt education, and, of course, yogurt for everyone involved! This is a great event to mark off some of those Health hours in OLS.
The address and is:
2907 Washington Rd Ste 404, Augusta, GA 30909
Onsite OLS training will be available by your Regional Family Engagement Coordinator, Christy Jorsling, for learning coaches needing additional assistance. Please bring any questions you may have
You must pre-pay at our PTSO website. Scroll to the bottom and the pay link is under Teacher Events and is listed as Menchie's Frozen Yogurt in Augusta.
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Here is the pre pay link:
http://www.gcaptso.org/OnlineItems.html
Please show up a little early so as to have everyone checked in for the tour to begin on time.
Here is Menchie's FB link:
https://www.facebook.com/menchiesaugusta
Upcoming Events
All Regions
9/26 Georgia Southern STEM Fest 10am-4pm
Your GCA Teachers and GCA PTSO have come together to invite you and your student to experience STEM Fest at Georgia Southern University! 50+ Exploration stations will provide hands-on activities for children young and old. Activities appropriate for elementary, middle and high school will be available. We will have a GCA sign in table so please check in with us and join in the fun! Be on the lookout for updated information as the event draws near.
Click here for more details.
September 29th from 11 until
World of Coke
121 Baker Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
This is an event for all regions. Please fill out the registration form so the Leads can have a count of how many to expect. Tickets are $10. This is a PRE-PAY event. Please use same name you registered with and click here to pay. PRE-PAY
Region 1
*September 12th from 11:00AM – 1:00PM
Fort Oglethorpe, GA Catoosa County at Gilbert-Stevenson Park
located at Norris St, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742
Everyone bring a sack lunch so we can have a picnic for our students to meet new people in their region!
Region 2
Snake Day
9/12/15 from 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Elachee Nature Science Center2125 Elachee Drive Gainesville, GA 30504
770-535-2976
Join us for "Snake Day" on September 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a public program featuring all kinds of reptiles, hikes, crafts and face painting. Cost is $5 per participant. Pre-registration is not required.
Region 3
September 2, 2015 - Time 4:00 – 6:00 –
Meet and Greet at Tutti Frutti,
1495 Highway 20 W, McDonough, GA 30253.
Hosted by Co-Lead Nita Arie Gozalez
September 2, 2015 11-1
Stone Summit Rock Climbing
Home School Day
3701 Presidential Parkway, Atlanta GA 30340
Hosted by Lead Michelle Gilyard, Co-Hosted by Shannon Dupont
September 8, 2015 7:00PM
Lawrenceville American Heritage Girl Parent Meeting
1570 Lawrenceville Swannee Road, Lawrenveville GA 30043
Hosted by Co-Lead Marty White
Home School Skate
Sparkles of Gwinnett, 1104 Grayson Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045.
Hosted by Lead Michelle Gilyard
September 12, 2015 from 10:00 - Noon
Kidds Dance Project performing arts information session
8030 Rockbridge Road, Lithonia GA 30058.
Hosted by Lead Michelle Gilyard
September 16, 2015 10-1
Hike and Picnic at Roswell Mill Ruins
Old Mill Park, Vickery Street, Roswell, GA
September 18, 2015 from 3:00 – 5:00
Are you Ready for some Kickball?
Lenora Park 4515 Lenora Church Rd, Snellville, GA 30039.
Hosted by Lead Michelle Gilyard
September 18, 2015 2-4
Stone Summit Home School Day
2801 Gerorge Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Hosted by Co-Lead Jennifer Charron
September 19, 2015 from 9:00 – 6:00
B. J. Reece Orchard
It’s Apple Picking Time
9131 Highway 52 East, Elijay, GA 30536 –
Hosted by Lead Michelle Gilyard
September 25, 2015 from 2:00 – 4:00
New home school days at X-drenaline
1611 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30062
Hosted by Co-Lead Jennifer Charron
September 29, 2015 from 11:00 – 5:00
World of Coca-Cola (Tickets are $10)
178 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd, Atlanta GA 30313
Hosted by All Region Leads
Register here.
This is a Pre-Pay event. To Pre-Pay, please use same name you registered with and click HERE!
October 17, 2015 10-4
Pickett's Mill Battlefield, Log cabin history event
4432 Mount Tabor Church Road, Dallas GA 30157
Hosted by Co-Lead Jennifer Charron
Region 4
September 2nd from 11-2
Spinnerz Homeschool Skate Day
Spinnerz Family Skate
117 N Hwy 113 Carrollton, GA 30117
$6 includes admission, skate rental, and meal ticket. Choice of pizza, hot dog, corn dog, or nachos and a drink.
September 17th from 12-1
Jump N Joy AKA Jump N Rock
Jump N Joy Gym
2115 Fairburn Road Douglasville, GA 30135
$9 for 1 hour, socks are $2 extra (if you do not have JumpSocks)
Back to School Event in West Georgia
Sept. 17th from 10:30 - 1:00John Tanner State Park
354 Tanners Beach Rd Carrollton, GA 30117
Bring a picnic lunch and $5 for parking.
Any questions contact Ashley Wallace @ jwallace@gacyber.org or
404-334-4790 ext. 2102
September 29th from 11 until
World of Coke (Tickets are $10)
121 Baker Street NW Atlanta, GA 30313
Register here.
This is a Pre-Pay event. To Pre-Pay, please use same name you registered with and click HERE!
Region 6
Friday September 4th at 2:00pm
North Peach Park
White Rd, Byron, Georgia 31008
Let's get together, introduce ourselves, and have fun! The splash pad should be working so don't forget your towels. Also this park has bike paths if you want to bring your bikes, scooters, skateboards, etc!
Hosted by: Tara Hanselman Baldwin
Region 7
Back to School Meet & Greet
Sun. Sept. 13 @ 1:00 p.m.
I will meet with GCA families on the patio on the left side of the building at 1:00 p.m. and then move into the building at 2:00 p.m. for an Artrageous Family Event: Butterflies in your Garden. There will be a scavenger hunt as well as crafts. Free!
Arts in the Hearts
Sept. 18 - 20
Broad Street Historic District, Augusta, GA
They will also have over 130 Juried Fine Art and Crafts Booths. International food as well and lots of music from different countries.
The admission is $10 per person at the gate, children under 10 are free but it includes the whole weekend. If you are coming from far out in distance, they do have information online about lodging. I personally will not be able to attend the whole event, but I will be there on Saturday 9/19/2015 @ 1:00 p.m.
National Public Lands Day (Three different locations)
Sat. Sept 26, 26 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
(I will be attending this event at around noon-I have other plans in the morning)
Build an interactive and educational playground using natural and recycled/re-purposed materials, that will be free for the community to use all year around.
Please visit the link below for more information and to register.
http://www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites/phinizy-swap-nature-park
Sat. Sept. 26, 2015 - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
J Storm Thurmond Lake/Lake Springs Recreation Park
These volunteer events restore parks, green spaces, and community gardens.
Please visit the link below for more information and to register (food and t-shirts will be provided to those that register and participate.)
http://www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites/j-strom-thurmond-lakelake-springs-recreation-park
Sat. Sept. 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Mistletoe State Park
These volunteer events restore parks, green spaces, and community gardens.
Please visit the link below for more information and to register.
http://www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites/mistletoe-state-park
Georgia Southern STEM FEST (FREE)
Sept. 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
We will have a GCA sign in table so please check in with us and join in the fun! Be on the lookout for updated information as the event draws near.
http://research.georgiasouthern.edu/stemfest/
Celebrating Science, Engineering, Technology and Math at Georgia Southern University!
Region 8
AMF Bowling Meet your Teacher Event Region 8
September 22nd
More information can be found above.**
Region 11
September 11th, 10-11:30:
(Teacher Led) Back to School Outing.
Studio Imagination in Valdosta.
You pick out a piece and paint it (prices start at $4 and go up).
September 12th, 9-2:
Jennings Peanut Festival in downtown Jennings, FL.
I am going to try my best to be there....I'm only about 10-15 minutes away.
September 23rd 10-11:30:
(Teacher Led) Back to School Outing.
Laura Walker State Park in Waycross.
Activities are planned, no parking fee.
(Teacher Led.....technically Region 12) Back to School Outing.
Amelia Island.
Region 12
Aloha Region 12
September 5th from 11:00am - 2:00pm
Tom Triplett Community Park Savannah, Georgia 31322
Our welcome back to school!
We are having a game day plus we will also have a tie-dye and lei craft table for our region fundraiser!
This event is FREE!!
Tie dye t-shirts must be pre-ordered from our PTSO web site. I will have them prepped and waiting for you on event day. Please purchase in advance as I can not guarantee items available in person. I will bring my limited extras! Pre-ordering will reserve your shirt. If you are not able to attend I can get your items to you!
Here is the pre-order link and information.
• Click on "Region 12 Tie Dye T-Shirt Event".
• Select the WHITE shirt for the tie-dye. (other colors are available as well but not for tie-dye)
The Leis, water bottles, and magnets will also be listed for you to pre-order!
I will have everything available for you at the event!
1. Since there is limited space please remember to bring your own chairs.
2. Please look for the orange balloons at our sign in table.
Times and dates are as follows:
For Chatham and surrounding areas
September the 5th @ Tom Triplett Park in Chatham County
from 11 til 2pm with Lunch at noon (please bring a sack lunch)
McIntosh: TBA
Camden: TBA
Look forward to seeing you all there!
PTSO Committees
Coach Cafe
Access to the Coach Cafe can be found on our website, or you can go directly to the Coach Cafe by clicking HERE!
You may also register to get updates on dates and times the Cafe will be open by clicking HERE!
If you have at least 2+ years experience as a GCA Learning coach and would like to volunteer to help answer questions, please fill out the survey below.
Volunteer Survey
Email: gcaptsocoachcafe@gmail.com
Website: http://goo.gl/forms/cd07m6bWbV
Daily Juice
We would like our GCA students to exercise their journalistic talents! We are adding a page called The Daily Juice. This is a student web news page. We will be asking students from our schools to submit short articles weekly for the chance to be published in The Daily Juice on our website. We will have a web news committee read and select five student articles to publish in The Daily Juice each week. We cannot wait to see what our students come up with!
If you would like for your student to participate in this program, please fill out this survey.
Or for more information, email us at gcaptsodailyjuice@gmail.com
Email: gcaptsodailyjuice@gmail.com
Website: http://goo.gl/forms/cQEuDAp9Rq
Cookbook Committee
Do you or your student like to cook? The PTSO has just the thing for you. The PTSO has created a cookbook committee this year. This committee will be for GCA students and staff to share their recipes and help our school at the same time. To get involved with the creation of this wonderful cookbook, fill out the form below and we will take it from there. You will have the opportunity to have your students name and picture, if you choose, in the cookbook for your family and friends to see. The deadline to submit your recipe is October 15th. This will give our committee the time needed to have the cookbook ready for purchase in time for Christmas.
Click here to register your recipe, or for more information, email us at ptsocookbookcommittee@gmail.com
Email: ptsocookbookcommittee@gmail.com
Website: http://goo.gl/forms/adWXadL7yE
Perks Program
Click HERE to join the program.
Email: ptsoperkgram@gmail.com
Website: http://goo.gl/forms/sLwEhZJJiy
Volunteer Committee
Memberships
For founding members, if you have not renewed your membership by September 1st, you will be removed as having founding member status.
Click HERE for your membership.
Box Tops for Education
Are you a Box Tops member? Sign up at www.BTFE.com to stay updated on our school’s earnings and find a full list of hundreds of participating products. Members also receive exclusive coupon offers and recipes and can learn about extra ways for our school to earn more cash.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me Shirley Lester at gcafundraiser@gmail.com or call at (678) 806-6001 I’m here to make our school’s Box Tops for Education program a huge success this year. Thanks for your help!
Shirley Lester
2387 Rodgers Dr. SE
Conyers, Ga. 30094
More ways to earn! Collection Sheets: Print Rally Collection and attach Box Tops by tape or glue to sheets of 10, 25 or 50. Do not attach Box Tops with staples. You can print sheets here http://www.gcaptso.org/label_rally_sheets.html
Box Tops Code: If you a 14-digit eBoxTops code you can redeem it here http://www.boxtops4education.com/Bonus-Box-Tops/Redeem-Box-Tops-Code your designated school will automatically be credited with this bonus: In-StoreBonus Offers:
GCA PTSO Executive Board
President - Jill Smith
Phone # 762-338-1285
president@gcaptso.org
Vice President - Michelle Gilyard
Phone # 404-480-3506
vpresident@gcaptso.org
Secretary - Tracy Kennedy
Phone # 470-269-3643
secretary@gcaptso.org
Vice Secretary - Shirley Lester
Phone # 770-765-3320
vc.secretary@gcaptso.org
Treasurer - Angel Gilstrap
Phone # 762-338-1092
treasurer@gcaptso.org
Vice Treasurer - Tiffani Stacy
Phone #
vc.treasurer@gcaptso.org
Region Chair- Angela Nowitzke
Phone # 912-495-8618
gcaptsoregchair@gmail.com