The Patrick ES community honors local firefighters every year, inviting them to a special breakfast, performance, and classroom tour.
Real heroes don’t wear capes… Patrick ES honors firefighters
Nov. 18 is Substitute Educators Day!
When a teacher needs to be away from his or her classroom, for a day or for a longer stretch due to leave, substitute teachers fill an important role.
Nov. 17 is National Parental Involvement Day!
Parents and guardians are important members of the teaching and learning team and must be involved in their child’s education.
What's cookin' in your kitchen this holiday weekend?
When you sit down with your extended family during the holidays, help your child preserve some family history.
Nov. 16 is National Education Support Professionals Day!
We salute Gwinnett’s support professionals and thank them for their commitment to student success!
Celebrating our veterans and their service
Across the district, our school communities celebrated our military veterans and their service to the country.
Celebrate public education!
For 2016, this celebration of public education focuses on “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility.”
Small steps can change lives
This week (Nov. 14-18), schools around the country are celebrating National School Psychology Awareness Week to highlight the important work school psychologists and other educators do to help all students thrive. This year's theme, "Small Steps Change Lives,” recognizes that small actions can add up to larger, positive changes. School psychologists play a vital role in supporting students as they work to achieve their goals. Individual small steps by both students and the adults in their lives help build the path to creating a positive, connected, and respectful school community. We appreciate the work of our school psychologists in supporting our students and school communities.
Jamie Lynn McFarland of Rock Springs ES earns GCPS top teacher title for 2017
At the Nov. 10 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year (TOTY) banquet, Ms. McFarland was named GCPS' top teacher as well as the Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
Happy 50th Anniversary, Berkmar HS!
Happy Golden Anniversary to Berkmar HS and the whole Berkmar community!
EdObstacles course is no obstacle to fun, learning
Science, engineering, and technology came together for a whole lot of fun for children attending MakerFaire Atlanta.
Election Day is a student holiday!
Families are reminded that Tuesday, Nov. 8, is a holiday for Gwinnett students. Adults and older students (age 18 as of Election Day) who are registered to vote and haven't advance voted yet, can find locations that offer early in-person voting through Nov. 4, or make their way to their regular polling place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day. Find poll locations on the Secretary of State’s (SOS) website at MVP (My Voting Page). Georgia voters can expect a lengthy ballot, including important local, state, and national races as well as four state amendments, a countywide SPLOST in Gwinnett, and additional local measures for some municipalities. (Find a sample ballot online.) Registered voters are encouraged to learn more about both issues and candidates under consideration this election cycle, and to be certain to complete the entire ballot.
Honoring our veterans with the gift of listening
Veterans Day, Nov. 11 is the day when we honor and thank all the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
Club logs 6,000 road miles
What has 240 feet (or more) and can run about 6,000 miles in just 20 days? The Crews MS Running Club!
Career Connections 2016: Kids connect learning with future careers
Parents encouraged to take AdvancED survey
This school year Gwinnett County Public Schools is taking part in the AdvancED accreditation review process. As part of that review process, every school must submit information and collect feedback from our many stakeholders. Please click the link and select your child's school's name to take part in the AdvancED stakeholder survey. Your participation is critical to our success. We value your feedback and thank you for the role you will play in the accreditation review of our schools. The survey will be available to participants through Nov. 11.
Middle school students share STEAM learning with community
One recent Friday evening found students from Coleman Middle School and Duluth Middle School turning up the STEAM for the Duluth community.
Public invited to share feedback on ESSA plan
The GaDOE has posted an online survey to get the public's feedback on the state's proposed plans under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
What's cookin', Chef Anthony?
For one Oakland Meadow School student who gets around in a wheelchair, this may have been the best-ever Halloween, thanks to the efforts of a group of Central Gwinnett HS students and staff and the Magic Wheelchair non-profit.
Sweetwater students get a ‘kick’ out of Hometown Grant celebration
Students at Sweetwater MS had a chance to play in active, NFL-style drills during a grant celebration event.