The Parsons Happenings
eNewsletter October 4, 2019
A Message from Proud Principal, Laura Clark
Hopefully you can take some time to get outside and enjoy the cooler weather. We have a short three day week ahead and then our Fall BREAK will begin.
Walk to School Day was a HUGE success! It was great to see students, parents, puppies, and teachers walking together to meet collectively at our school. Seeing the large crowd on our front lawn was such a proud moment. Just another example of our strong school community.
I am still amazed that our students raised over $31,000 during our school fund raiser. Although I am not a fan of having pie in my face...I took a pie for Parsons. It's all worth it when our students benefit.
Have a great 'fall like' weekend!
Proud to be your Principal,
Mrs. Clark
Our first Lockdown Drill went GREAT! Students, staff, and our local School Resource Officers practiced what to do if our school was ever in eminent danger and we needed to ensure students’ safety. We appreciate the role parents played in discussing this safety procedure with their child. We want to thank our entire Parsons community for making student safety a top priority.
Walk to School Day 2019
Our lawn celebration was filled with smiles and cheers.
Pie in the Face
We NEED YOU...to complete the Georgia Parent Survey!
Week at a Glance
10/7/19
Fire Prevention Week
Readers Rally ~ 7:30 am
Tennis Club ~ 3:30 pm
Chess Club ~ 3:30 pm
Tuesday
10/8/19
PTA Spirit Night at Choi's Restaurant (See info below)
Spanish Club ~ 3:30 pm
Young Rembrandts ~ 3:30 pm
Wednesday
10/9/19
Relay for Life Pajama Day ~ $1 donation
Chorus Practice ~ 7:30 am
Drama Kids ~ 3:30 pm
Thursday
10/10/19
Fall Break ~ No School
Friday
10/11/19
Fall Break ~ No School
Monday
10/14/19
Fall Break ~ Student Holiday
Relay for Life Pajama Day
For safety reasons, please do not wear slippers.
Young Georgia Authors Writing Contest
2019-2020 Young Georgia Authors
About The Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition
This contest is open to any student currently enrolled in a GCPS school, grades K -12. Initial contest entries will be accepted at the school level. Schools will conduct a school-wide contest, forwarding a package of the school’s winning entries (no more than one winner per grade level) to the GCPS Language Arts Office by the October 31 deadline. Judging will be coordinated by the Language Arts Office.
Important note: Winners at the county-level will be submitted as entries to the annual Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition. The GCPS writing competition guidelines are patterned after the YGA guidelines.
Requirements: Unlike many writing competitions, YGA does not provide a prompt to which students must respond or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond a 1900-word maximum length. Entries may include:
WHAT TO WRITE
Unlike many writing competitions, YGA does not provide a prompt to which students must respond or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond a 1900-word maximum length, which is no more than five pages if typed (Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced).
Gwinnett County Public Schools does request that submissions be appropriate for the school setting.
Entries may include:
· Short Stories
· Poetry
· Essays
· Expository Writing
· Personal Narratives
· Any Other Original Student Writing
PRIZES
· Winning students, their families, select teachers, and their principal will be invited to a reception and special presentation by a published author. Date for this event is to be determined.
· Winners will receive a framed certificate and a prize.
· The highest-scoring entries in each of four groups (grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) will receive an additional cash prize from the GCPS Foundation Fund.
· Winning entries will be submitted to represent GCPS in the Georgia Young Authors Writing Competition in the spring.
· The contest will yield no more than 13 winners, one per grade level (K-12).
If you submit an entry, please make sure that you complete the entry form and sign the student and parent section.
v Please return entries to Parsons no later than October 18, 2019 and complete the writing contest entry form.
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Afternoon Transportation
Student Checkout
For assistance in updating contact information on the parent portal, please visit https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/11430.
Parsons Reading Program
PTA Spirit Night at Choi's Restaurant
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 ~ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
1500 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Suite 190, Suwanee, Ga. 30024
Come and support Parsons PTA and have a great meal! Limited menu for Spirit Night. See attached flyer with details.
Staff Goody Day (Pre K and Kindergarten Parents )
Friday, October 18th
Staff Goody Day is hosted by a different grade level each month and is a great way to show Parsons ES teachers and staff how much we appreciate them! Friday, October 18th, Pre K and Kindergarten parents are invited to send in sweet and savory treats for teachers and staff to enjoy throughout the day. While sweet treats (like donuts, muffins, cookies, chocolates & brownies) and savory snacks (like bagels, chips, popcorn, and cheese & crackers) are always appreciated, the staff is also grateful for healthy options (like protein bars, hummus & pita chips, almonds, fruit, veggies & dip). PTA volunteers will be at the front of the school and at the car pool drop-off lane to collect the goodies that morning.
*PLEASE LABEL IF FOOD CONTAINS NUTS*
All Pro Dads - New Date ~ Friday, October 25th
Families and kids team up for a quick, before school
breakfast and a 45 minute program focusing on
parenthood and family topics.
Car Rider Safety
Picture Day Re Takes/Make Up Day ~ Friday, October 18th
Parsons Elementary School Vision and Mission
Vision: The vision of Parsons Elementary is to become a school of choice with a welcoming, safe and secure environment that provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to compete successfully in the 21st century and to be compassionate, conscientious, and productive leaders and citizens for our community, country, and world.
Mission: Parsons Elementary is a learning community that promotes individual academic excellence with a commitment to continuous improvement.
Motto: Achieving and believing
Beliefs:
¨ All students can learn.
¨ Student learning is the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work of the school.
¨ Students learn in different ways and need to demonstrate their understanding of essential knowledge and skills as well as be actively engaged in solving problems and producing quality work.
¨ Our commitment to continuous improvement is imperative so our school can enable students to become confident, self-directed life-long learners.
¨ A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.
¨ Teachers, administrators, parents, and community share the responsibility for advancing the school’s mission.
Proud Principal Laura Clark
Email: laura_j_clark@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org
Location: 1615 Old Peachtree Road Northwest, Suwanee, GA, USA
Phone: 678-957-3050