Gator Tales
Grace Episcopal School Vol. 8 (2018-2019)
Evergreen Sales have Begun!
Next Week at a "Gator Glance"
Monday, October 8
- K - 5th Grade Chapel @ 8:00 AM (Grace Church)
- Go Green for Evergreens!- Wear Green
Tuesday, October 9
- 6th - 8th Grade Chapel @ 8:00 AM (Middle School Commons)
- I Woke Up This Way Day!- PJ Day
Wednesday, October 10
- Holy Eucharist Grades 1-8, Parents Welcome @ 8:00 am
- Camo Donation Day for ARCO's Sassy Kats
- Board of Trustees Meeting @ 6:00 pm
- Peace & Love Day
Friday, October 12
- End of the 1st 9 Weeks
- Last Day to AR Test
- Fast Food Friday- Iron Cactus
- Popsicle Friday- Bring a $1 for a tasty treat
- Change for Change Day
- Grace Spirit Day- Wear your favorite Grace T-Shirt
November Piccadilly order forms are due Friday, October 11
November Fast Food Friday Orders are Due Wednesday, October 17
From the Desk of Dr. Ricks
Happy Episcopal Schools Celebration Week! GES is proud to be part of such an historic network of excellence in education, and today kicks off a week when we celebrate our church-school partnership. Please review our mission statement with your children...if they recite it to any teacher during the Month of October, they can earn a free dress day pass!
Today, we carried on a wonderful tradition at Grace-- the Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis Day. Many thanks to Father Whit and Mother Dawnell for meeting and blessing our extended "family," and many thanks to you for your generous donations. We collected $280. 00. $140.00 will go to the River Cities Humane Society Shelter for kitties, and the other $140.00 will go to the Humane Society Adoption Center for puppies. What an occasion of joyful chaos as we celebrated the love we experience from our pets!
Evergreens orders went home this week, and in the words of Randolph Duke, "Sell, Sell, Sell!" This is another great Grace tradition, and when those yellow street signs start popping up, you know that the holidays are just around the corner. Monies raised help support our GES Parents' Guild and will be used to make our campus a better place for our children. Our new playground equipment, Chrome books, and the repainting of Lowery Hall have all been made possible with the support of Evergreens sales. Thank you for your support!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Dr. Ricks
Meet our Staff
Custodial Staff
Burton Wade- Facilities Supervisor/ Manager
Dianne Thompson- Custodian
Episcopal Schools Celebration Week
October 8-12, 2018
Episcopal Schools Celebration Week
Tuesday, 10/9- I Woke Up This Way- PJ Day
Wednesday, 10/10- Camo Donation for ARCO's Sassy Kats Resale Shop
**Uniform Dress (No Dress-Up Day)
Thursday, 10/11- Peace & Love Day
Friday, 10/12- Grace Spirit Day and Change for Change Day
Friday will be Change for Change Day. GES 2018-2019 Annual Fund kicked off on October 1st. Our goal this year is to raise participation and awareness of our Annual Fund and it's importance.
Evergreen Incentive Prizes
Annual Fund Donation Drawing & Change for Change Day
Fall Festival & Pumpkin Decorating Contest
RenWeb is now FACTS
**Please look for an email next week from Becky Dillard regarding this change.
Thank You to Not Just Pie restaurant for donating Strawberry Pies to our "Not Just Pie 5K"!
Middle School News
Tales of Mount Olympus
7th Grade Greek Day
Every year the 7th graders present a living tableau for the 1-8th grades, "Tales of Mount Olympus". This performance is directed by Mrs. Brenda Foster and corresponds to the 7th grade literature unit on Greek Mythology.
Students make their own costumes and accessories for the four performances given during the annual Greek Day and they are treated to a Greek-inspired feast!
Middle School Soccer Team
All Middle School students are invited to come out and join the 2018 Soccer Team!
We have ULM Student Coaches returning again to lead the Gators on the Soccer Field.
The following practice sessions have been scheduled for your student to come out and start practicing.
You do not have to be registered to come try out soccer,
but you must register and pay the fee by October 15th to be issued your uniform and join the roster at www.gatorsports.storenvy.com.
All practices to be held at Forsythe Park unless otherwise communicated.