Gilbert Happenings: January 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

Good luck!

Good luck to our Spelling Bee winners as they travel to

LaFayette High on Friday to compete in the county Spelling Bee!

The Gilbert Honor Society will meet after school this Wednesday (February 2nd). We will discuss a partnership with the School Council to complete our February service project. We will finish and be in the gym for pick up at 3:15. Please make your pick-up arrangements ahead of time as you will not be allowed to call home the day of the meeting.

Due to time constraints and missed days of school, we've decide to cancel our elections for officers. The advising committee will meet to appoint students to those positions based on the information submitted in students' membership applications. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Gilbert Elementary School is once again "going green". In an effort to reduce waste and recycle paper, notices for meeting will no longer be sent home with students. Please be sure to check the blog for meeting dates.

Our club is responsible for recycling ink cartridges. Please help by sending in your empty printer ink cartridges. Students should spread the word to family and friends - Save those ink cartridges!

Shout Out to Mrs. Sandow!

Mrs. Sandow at work in her studio.

Gilbert Elementary School's art teacher, Mrs. Chris Sandow, is the profiled artist at Northwest Georgia Arts Guild. Her artist profile was recently featured in the Walker County Messenger. Click here to read more about Mrs. Sandow's life and love of art and teaching.

Mrs. Sandow not only teaches art at our school, but also is responsible for creating Gilbert's yearbook. She sponsors an after school art club for students in grades 3-5.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Inclement Weather Make Up Announcement

Walker County Schools Inclement Weather Makeup Schedule For Students

All schools in the Walker County System have built in additional daily instructional time well above the minimum required by the State Department of Education for students. Based on the additional time built into the schedules, no makeup days would be required for students at this time. However, out of an abundance of concern for students preparing for the state exams in the spring, the Walker County School System announces the following changes to the calendar for students.

February 21 Presidents Day Holiday becomes a student makeup day.

March 11 Current in-service day becomes a student makeup day.

Spring Break will not be utilized for student or staff makeup days.

Make up day schedules for employees due to inclement weather will follow.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

CRCT Study Guides Available

Walker County Schools will administer the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test during the week of April 18-22, 2011 to third through fifth graders. Make up exams will be given April 25-27, 2011.

To help your child prepare for the CRCT, the Georgia Department of Educations has study guides available for each grade level. To access the study guide, click on your grade level.

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

2011-2012 Calendar

The Walker County Board of Education has approved our academic calendar for the 2011-2012 school year. Students will begin school on September 1 and end June 1. We will maintain the 169-day school year. Mrs. Womack, WCS Coordinator of Public Information, gave details in an article for the Walker County Messenger. She also addresses the issue of making up days missed due to snow. The article is available by clicking this link.

To download a copy of the 2011-12 calendar, click here.