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Donna Jones, Principal, [email protected] | Caroline Miles, editor, [email protected] 2730 Cross Country Drive | Germantown, TN | 38138 | ph. 901-756-2330 | www.GESPTA.com Happy Valentine’s Day, Cardinals! February may be a short month, but it’s jam packed with fun and heart- warming excitement! Have you bought tickets to the Valentine’s Dance for your little cardinal sweetheart and your family? It’s Tuesday night, February 10th, and it’s not too late! It will be a fabulous night of fun, food and dancing, so, get dressed up and come join us. We’ll keep spreading the love throughout the week with our classroom Valentine’s parties during school on February 13th. More fun and sweets for our sweeties! Parents are welcomed to participate and you should be hearing more about it from your room parent or teacher very soon. Later this month, on Tuesday, February 24th, is our Science Fair and PTA General Assembly Meeting at 6:30pm. I am sure your young scientist has already talked your ear off about his or her plans and may have already started researching, designing, and/or building or setting up THE project. If not, help get them motivated and excited about this opportunity to think outside the box and discover new things! I can’t wait to see what these bright, young minds have come up with this year. That evening before the science fair begins, we will have a very brief and very important PTA meet- ing, in which we need your approval to buy computers for the school. As you know, we had a very successful fundraiser last fall and now it is time to fill some of those items on our GES wish list, thanks to your support! The last week of this month is also our Kids Kan food drive. We have established ourselves as the elementary school to beat for over ten consecutive years, and I’m sure we’ll keep up the trend this year. You will be receiving more information about the food drive very soon. Finally, we have a number of activities and events on the horizon, including our spring fundraiser in April, and we need your help to carry them out successfully. We’ll keep you informed about what’s coming up, and if you can help out in any way, please let us know. Thanks for your continued support! Veda Cherry GES PTA President | [email protected] Ms. Williams’ 3rd grade class creates origami hats for their Cultural Arts lesson on Japan 3 Reasons to Encourage Your Child to Participate in the Science Fair It will give them a chance to use almost every skill they’ve been taught so far: reading, critical thinking, math, arts, writing and grammar...and science, of course! It will help them develop confidence. Participants will be able to explore and pursue what interests them, motivated by their own curiosity and desire to help others. They’ll get so immersed in their project and learning that prizes are no longer the focus! Participating in a school science fair at an early age can be the gateway to innovation. The earlier the better! Your child may even want to enter larger, international competitions in a few years, where their work can be presented to global scholars and No- bel Laureates! See you at the GES Science Fair on Feb. 24th at 6:30pm! february 2015
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GES PTA Newsletter FEB 2015
Transcript of The Cardinal February
Donna Jones, Principal, [email protected] | Caroline Miles, editor, [email protected]
2730 Cross Country Drive | Germantown, TN | 38138 | ph. 901-756-2330 | www.GESPTA.com
Happy Valentine’s Day, Cardinals! February may be a short month, but it’s jam packed with fun and heart-warming excitement! Have you bought tickets to the Valentine’s Dance for your little cardinal sweetheart and your family? It’s Tuesday night, February 10th, and it’s not too late! It will be a fabulous night of fun, food and dancing, so, get dressed up and come join us. We’ll keep spreading the love throughout the week with our classroom Valentine’s parties during school on February 13th. More fun and sweets for our sweeties! Parents are welcomed to participate and you should be hearing more about it from your room parent or teacher very soon.
Later this month, on Tuesday, February 24th, is our Science Fair and PTA General Assembly Meeting at 6:30pm. I am sure your young scientist has already talked your ear off about his or her plans and may have already started researching, designing, and/or building or setting up THE project. If not, help get them motivated and excited about this opportunity to think outside the box and discover new things! I can’t wait to see what these bright, young minds have come up with this year. That evening before the science fair begins, we will have a very brief and very important PTA meet-ing, in which we need your approval to buy computers for the school. As you know, we had a very successful fundraiser last fall and now it is time to
fill some of those items on our GES wish list, thanks to your support!
The last week of this month is also our Kids Kan food drive. We have established ourselves as the elementary school to beat for over ten consecutive years, and I’m sure we’ll keep up the trend this year. You will be receiving more information about the food drive very soon. Finally, we have a number of activities and events on the horizon, including our spring fundraiser in April, and we need your help to carry them out successfully. We’ll keep you informed about what’s coming up, and if you can help out in any way, please let us know. Thanks for your continued support!
Veda Cherry GES PTA President | [email protected]
Ms. Williams’ 3rd grade class creates origami hats for their Cultural Arts lesson on Japan
3 Reasons to Encourage Your Child to Participate in the Science Fair
It will give them a chance to use almost every skill they’ve been taught so far: reading, critical thinking, math, arts, writing and grammar...and science, of course!
It will help them develop confidence. Participants will be able to explore and pursue what interests them, motivated by their own curiosity and desire to help others. They’ll get so immersed in their project and learning that prizes are no longer the focus!
Participating in a school science fair at an early age can be the gateway to innovation. The earlier the better! Your child may even want to enter larger, international competitions in a few years, where their work can be presented to global scholars and No-bel Laureates!
See you at the GES Science Fair on Feb.
24th at 6:30pm!
february 2015
February 2015 · the cardinal · GES PTA Newsletter
Donna Jones, Principal, [email protected] | Caroline Miles, editor, [email protected]
2730 Cross Country Drive | Germantown, TN | 38138 | ph. 901-756-2330 | www.GESPTA.com
February isn’t just Cupid’s month, it’s American Heart Month! While we may be thinking of the heart as a symbol of love this
month, we should also be thinking about our hearts and how we
can ensure a healthy life. The American Heart Association has a
myriad of resources in support of American Heart Month, helping
families take small steps to ensure a happier and healthier life by
lessening the chance for serious illnesses such as Cardiovascular
Disease and type-2 diabetes.
Don’t know whether your heart is healthy? Use “Life’s Simple 7” by the American Heart Association as a guide:
1. Avoid smoking and using tobacco products
2. Be physically active every day
3. Eat a heart-healthy diet
4. Keep a healthy weight
5. Keep your blood pressure healthy
6. Keep your total cholesterol healthy
7. Keep your blood sugar healthy
For more information, visit heart.org. Be heart healthy!
Life's Simple 7 for Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2015, from http://
www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/HealthierKids/
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We can always use your help! Check out these opportunities to be a part of your child’s educational
experience: Health Room Volunteers
The GES nurse needs volunteers to assist in the health room during
school hours. If you can help out, please contact Jerelyn Brinson,
Health Room Manager, at [email protected].
Cafeteria Volunteers
Volunteers needed in the GES cafeteria! Lunch is from 11:30-1:30. Help out for the full two hours or any time you have available, and come as many days as you like. If you can open a ketchup packet or a milk carton, you can help in the cafeteria! If you’re interested, contact Jeri Flowers, GES PTA Cafeteria Chair, at [email protected].
Library Volunteers
The GES librarian needs volunteers in the library to help with tasks such as shelving, organizing, and checking out books. If you have time to help out, please contact Amity Chatman-Allen, Library Chair, at [email protected].
Top AR Earners for January:
First Grade: Aastritha Butti, Ms. Mims
Second Grade: Oscar Liu, Ms. Bousson
Third Grade: Yirui Tang, Ms. Williams
Fouth Grade: Nicholas Luter, Ms.
Church
Fifth Grade: Abhi Lingareddy, Ms.
McLaughlin
Don’t forget, the computer lab is open Monday mornings from 8-9a.m.
for AR testing!!
Cultural Arts Update For Cultural Arts in first semester we finished off our travels
through France, Australia and Japan for some classes. In
January, we rolled into learning about the fascinating country
of Mexico. We are always looking for volunteers, so if you are
interested in helping to present this country to your child’s
classroom please contact Fadime Dibi at [email protected].
Donna Jones, Principal, [email protected] | Caroline Miles, editor, [email protected]
2730 Cross Country Drive | Germantown, TN | 38138 | ph. 901-756-2330 | www.GESPTA.com
Continued thanks to our 1st Annual Cardinal Fun Run Sponsors...
February 2015 · the cardinal · GES PTA Newsletter
Donna Jones, Principal, [email protected] | Caroline Miles, editor, [email protected]
2730 Cross Country Drive | Germantown, TN | 38138 | ph. 901-756-2330 | www.GESPTA.com
Unlimited Everyday Ways to Support GES Check out these opportunities to earn cash back for GES from your
everyday purchases:
Kroger Community Rewards: Register your Kroger Plus Card at krogercommuni-tyrewards.com, and enter the organization number 80141 for GES to earn our school cash with each Kroger purchase you make.
Box Tops for Education: GES gets 10 cents per “Box Top” label you place in our collection bin in the lobby! For a current list of products, and special offers and coupons, visit www.boxtops4education.com. We also collect Tyson Project A+ labels found on many Tyson frozen chicken products.
Download Shoparoo and snap pictures of your receipts from grocery stores, dollar stores, pet stores and more to earn “RooPoints” that get converted into cash donations for GES at the end of the school year! Visit www.shoparoo.com or download on the App Store or Google Play to get started today!
Kids Kan Food Drive is coming up! The Kids Kan Food Drive is upon us! This annual effort, sponsored by Kroger, gets our elementary, middle and
high school students involved in restocking the local Mid-South Food Bank, serving more than 300 charitable
programs in our area and across west Tennessee, north Mississippi and east Arkansas. Get your non-perishable
food items ready—we’re the school to beat! Prizes and incentives will be given throughout the food drive.
and don’t forget… Domino’s Pizza Night is Thursday, February 19th. Show your flyer at time of purchase or delivery and GES will
receive 20% of the sale!
