Mrs. Sheffield's 4th grade class brought characters to life in one of their recent reading projects. Each child selected an AR book from the school library and were asked to design a pumpkin to look like the main character of their book. Each student had to "show & tell" about their pumpkin and book to the class.
The 9th Annual Winter Festival is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1st. As you know, this is our largest fundraiser for the year and we have lots of opportunties for you to be involved and participate. The General Store committee is looking for Home-Made casseroles, lasagna, chili, baked goods, arts & crafts, jewelry, etc... The Auction Committee is looking for nice items for their silent auction. Order forms for our newly designed T-shirts and our 1st annual GCA Christmas Ornaments have already been sent home but they will also be available that night. All the wonderful Student Art will be available again this year and we still have a few classes that need help with their projects so if you have ideas and want to help, please contact Allison Godwin. Mardi McRae will need volunteers to help with the Outdoor Games and activities so check your calendars now as it promises to be a fun, filled evening!!
The GCA Book Fair is scheduled for next week, October 26th - 30th. It will be set up in the cafeteria and open each day from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with a Family Night scheduled for Monday evening, Oct. 26th from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Please visit our Book Fair website at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/gca. There is a special section on the site that you can sign-up to volunteer. All proceeds from the book fair benefit the GCA Library. And here is the rest of it.
What an exciting day September 25th ended up being for our school. The GCA Foundation along with our awesome faculty and staff hosted the 1st Annual Grandparents' Day @ GCA and it was wonderful! Over 270 grandparents attended and enjoyed a delicious spread of goodies prepared by Lisa McClendon; a violin duet performed by Russell King and Jordan Davis; an exciting slideshow; a foundation presentation by Mike Harrell and a performance by the GCA Praise Band and Choir. Following the program, the grandparents had an opportunity to visit the classrooms and see their grandchildren at work. The Foundation Board also hosted a hospitality tent for all the grandparents that were able to stay for the GCA Soccer games that afternoon. What a Great Day!! Many thanks to all of you (faculty & staff) that made it such a success!
Mrs. Bennett's 6th Grade class enjoyed a great trip to Albany on Oct. 2nd to view several "classic" plays performed by Chamber Theater Productions. The plays included: They Saw, Tell Tale Heart, The Monkey's Paw, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Necklace, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
