Pictures:
Parents....we need your pictures! If you have photos of school related activities that would be suitable for the yearbook please email them to Kris O'Brien-Casteel.
GES Phone Book:
Do you have a local business and would like to place an ad in the GES directory? Support the GES PTA and get your business name out to 500+ local families! If you would like a copy of the PTA Directory join the PTA now, only PAID members will receive the student directory. For more information or to advertise your business see this flyer.
F.A.S.T. Coupons are Back:
F.A.S.T. Coupons can be used to pass out for birthday treats, way to go rewards, Valentine's day cards, good behavior rewards, or just because. GES Students can use F.A.S.T. Coupons to trade in for a F.A.S.T. treat on Fridays. They love the treat and it helps raise money for the GES PTA!
Please use this form to order F.A.S.T. Coupons. Order forms will also be available in the F.A.S.T. file folder in the PTA Box in the GES Workroom. Certificates can be ordered in the amounts of .25c, .50c or $1.00. Please make sure you submit your order form with one week's notice. Also, contact Natalie Walden when turning in an order form to ensure prompt delivery.
If you have any questions about FAST or the FAST Coupons, please contact Natalie Walden at gnwalden@gmail.com.
GCISD Attendance Letters:
GCISD District Policy requires that we keep each child’s parent or guardian informed of their student’s attendance record. Therefore, district attendance letters will be sent when a student’s absence reaches 5, 7 or 10 days. The letter is intended to keep parents informed of their child’s absences and whether the absences were recorded as excused or unexcused. Please remember to call the GES office if your child is absent and send a parent note or doctor’s note when your child returns to school. More attendance information can be found on page 18 of the Student/Parent Handbook.
Attendance Reminders:
Please remember that you need to call the office when your child is absent and to also send a note when they return. If we do not hear from you regarding your child's absence then they are considered unexcused. We did not count tardies this week, but I have noticed there are children coming in after the 7:45 AM tardy bell. Please remember that you can drop your child(ren) off as early as 7:20 and we will start keeping track of tardies next week. Tardies do count as a partial day absence.After School Care:
Just a reminder that we will be enforcing last year’s policies regarding children waiting in the office after school for their parents to arrive. In an effort to end our day, we will be taking your children to Kidz-U promptly at 3:05 PM if they have not been picked up.
Kidz-U will not charge you the first time your child is left, but after the initial visit, you will be charged a fee. For your convenience, in addition to their full time program, Kidz-U does offer a one hour option after school.
Safety Reminder:
Due to the high volume of cars within the parking lot as students arrive and leave the campus each day on the west side of our building, we must encourage everyone either to use the driveway for curb-side drop-off and pick-up of students or to park their vehicle within the parking lot and walk with the students to and from the crosswalk. We believe this investment of time will help to ensure the safety of all of our students at GES. Thank you for your continued support!
Small Playground:
Due to the size of Kidz-U, we need to give them sole access to the small playground after school. Parents, if you would like for your children to play on the playground after school, please take them to the large playground. Look for signs in the next few weeks. Thank you for your cooperation to this adjustment.
Volunteers:
We have had some recent questions about signing in as a "volunteer" in the office. First, everyone needs to complete the background check on-line on the GCISD website if you have not done so already. When you come into the office, please try and sign in as a "volunteer." If your name is not in the computer, PLEASE write your name down on the white paper below the computer screen and we will enter it once your name is cleared through the district. ***Please note, once you have been entered as a volunteer you will need to come back and enter your hours manually, we are not keeping track of that information in the office!
Also, due to confidentiality and simple courtesy, ALL VOLUNTEERS, PLEASE exit the office by going by Mrs. McPherson's desk and out the WORKROOM. We have entirely too much traffic by the principal's offices and through the lounge. We sincerely appreciate your assistance as we keep our office a quiet and safe work environment.
We appreciate all you do for our students.