	Fri., Sept 3	NO SCHOOL - Staff Professional Development
	Mon., Sept 6	NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
	Fri., Sept 17 4-8 PM	Back to School Night at Wahooz Family Fun Zone - Hosted by the Coalition of Idaho Public Charter and Virtual School Families. (Tokens for each attending family and more...) For more information, click here for the event flyer.
	Thur., Sept 23	Family Goal Night.
	Wed., Sept 29	School Pictures

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!!!
If you - or others you know in the community - are interested in sharing your artistic talents with our GCCS students, please contact:
Director Cindy at cindy.hoovel@gardencityschool.org
to help her complete our 2010-2011 guest artist schedule.

We are interested in exploring all arts, but are coming into our rotation year to focus on music during Art Studio sessions.
RECENT FOCUS: 2009-10: visual art, 2008-09: theater/dance, 2007-08: music/dance.

Take a look at the Arts Integration page for information about the
art studio classes the students attended this year.

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Newsletters

Click here to view the August 2010 newsletter.

Click here to view past newsletters.

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More News

School name-change proposal:

Community Council Meeting Minutes - school name-change proposal

RECRUITING STUDENTS:

Pass the word……..we still have a few places available in some classes! Word-of-mouth is our best form of advertising!

PARENT PERMISSION:

Please remember that we have to have written, dated/signed permission any time you want your child to ride home with anyone who is not on the list you gave us for their permanent file or to be dropped off at a different place on the bus route. There are NO exceptions…it’s all about safety. Please appreciate how much we care about your children and do everything possible to keep them safe!

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

If you are a grandparent raising grandchildren, the Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare has compiled a list of websites that you might find useful. Click here for a list of these websites.

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Recycle Electronics & Help GCCS

Help us to collect unwanted/broken PDA’s, iPods, Digital Cameras, Laptops, Cell Phones, and oh, yeah, Empty Ink Cartridges! There is a collection bucket at the school in the common area. Click here for more information and visit www.projectkopeg.com

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Fundraising

Sara Covington, one of your parent representatives to the GCCS School Board, is organizing some great fund raisers for the school. She’ll be contacting those of you who signed up to volunteer in this area.

For more ways to help, please see the Fundraising page.

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GCCS Needs You!
(Did you know? Volunteering is fun!)

Remember that each family is asked to volunteer at least five hours each month in their child’s classroom or with an all-school aspect. It’s a great way to help the school and become more involved in your child’s education. If you haven’t completed an All-School Volunteer Application, they are available in the office or on the Volunteering page of this website. You will be contacted as soon as the volunteer area you signed up for needs help! We can always use office greeters and sub, so please contact Director Cindy, if interested!

Please see the Volunteering page.

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Flu Prevention Plan

Please see the Healthy Schools page for information about the steps that GCCS is taking to prevent the spread of the flu virus, additional seasonal & H1N1 flu information, and ways that you can help stay healthy.

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Revised: 08/30/10