THE GRIZZLY GROWLER
Issue 1 ―
September 29, 2015
I N TH I S I SSU E
Pr incipal’s Message
1
Dates to Remember
1
Counselor’s Corner
2
PTA News
2
Important Information Attached
Georgian Forest
Elem entary School
3100 Regina Drive, Silver
Spring, MD 20906
Phone: 301-460-2170
GFES Website
w w w . m o n t g o m e r y sc h o o l s
m d . o r g / sc h o o l s/ g e o r g i a n
f o r e st e s
Principal:
Mrs. Kimberly Rogers
Kimberly [email protected]
Assistant Principal:
Mr. Joshua Fine
[email protected]
PTA President:
Mrs. Johanne Saintime
gfespta.my-pta.org
Principal’s Message
provides you the opportunity to strengthen the
partnership with your child’s teacher. If you have
not yet signed
Dear GFES Families,
Welcome back to another year of wonderful teaching and
vigorous learning at Georgian Forest ES. Our school year up for this important event, please contact your
has started off very positively; all our staff, students and
child’s teacher to do so as soon as possible.
families have shown a lot of enthusiasm towards the
upcoming year.
Lastly, as you know, one of the factors that make
Georgian Forest special is that we are a Title I
I would like to share with you some reminders to ensure
school, and therefore we receive additional funding
that our arrival and dismissal procedures go as smoothly to help ensure the academic success of all our
as possible:
students. In order to provide you with important
information about Title I and Early Childhood
- With our new schedule our first bell will sound at Programs and Services, the school improvement
9:00am, and at that time students may enter the plan, your right to request information and the
MCPS complaint policy, attached please find the
building through the main door or through the
relevant documentation. Also included for your
side entrance. Parents and/or guardians must
supervise their children outside until that time. review are the proposed MCPS parent involvement
- Students who come into the building at or after plan, the school parent involvement plan and the
9:25am are considered late and must be signed school-parent document. Please no not hesitate to
contact me with any questions and/or concerns you
in in the main office by a parent/guardian.
may have related to this information.
- Dismissal procedures begin at 3:50pm. If your
child’s dismissal plans are different than usual I am signing off for know, I look forward to a
please send in a note instead of calling to avoid wonderful 2015-2016 school year with your
confusion.
children!
Thank you to all the families that attended our Back to
Fondly, Kimberly Rogers, Principal
School Night event! It is always wonderful for us to have
the opportunity to welcome our Georgian Forest parents
into our school and to share important information with you.
We hope you left that evening with a better understanding
of what your child is learning and what our hopes and
expectations are for the 2015-2016 school year. Parents
who attended Back to School Night also had the chance to
sign up for Parent – Teacher conferences that will take
place November 11 th and 12 th. This conference offers you
the chance to discuss how your child is doing in school and
Dates to Remember
Friday, October 2nd
Tuesday. October 6th
Monday, October 12th
Friday, October 16th
Early Release Day for All Students
PTA Meeting
Principal’s Coffee – Open House
No School for Students and Teachers
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
The mission of the Georgian Forest Elementary Counseling Department is to build a comprehensive developmental
counseling program addressing the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students. Programs
developed by the Georgian Forest Counseling Department will be driven by data, the unique cultural, and economic
diversity of our entire student population with the goal of removing barriers to student learning and encouraging
achievement at the highest level. Through collaboration with the school and community stakeholders, all students will be
prepared academically and socially to contribute as productive leaders of society.
Meet our Counselors:
Ms. Evans received her B.S. in Elementary Education from Morgan State University, and her M.S. in School Counseling
from the University of Maryland at College Park. Ms. Evans has been a school counselor at Georgian Forest Elementary
School for the past 3 years, and can’t wait for another great year of social and emotional growth with our grizzlies! If you
need to contact Ms. Evans, you can email her at [email protected].
Ms. Price graduated from the University of Alabama with her B.S. in Secondary Education, and her M.Ed. in School
Counseling from the University of Central Florida. She recently returned back to Montgomery County to serve the
community where she grew up. Her overriding goal as a counselor is to help make students’ lives better! If you need to
contact Ms. Price, you can email her at [email protected]
PTA News
Calling All Parents!
He lp us ke e p GFES gre at by joining the PT A!
The Parent and Teacher Association of Georgian Forest is looking for members. The association is
composed of parents, families, and teachers that work together to make decisions about the
children’s wellbeing in school as well as organize events that are fun for the kids and the community.
Simply joining the PTA shows how much you care about your children and are committed to the
school. No effort is too small!! Fill out the PTA membership form and become a member now!
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