Cheetah Connection Reminder
E-news from Guilford Elementary School PTA
September 16-20
School Number: 336-316-5844             PTA Number: 336-638-1782 
Guilford Elementary School is using e-news as a "green" way to keep the Guilford Elementary School community informed about events, updates and life at GES.  Emails addresses are never shared, nor sold and are only available to the school. 
Reminder- Early Dismissal Wednesday, September 18th - 
school dismissal begins at 12:25 p.m.
FYI: Skate night pictures located at bottom of email
Pease note- we are working to get all electronic communication translated into other languages, so please bear with us.  
If you are interested in helping with this, please let us know
Por favor, sea paciente a medida que esta informaci�n traducida al espa�ol correctamente (con la ayuda de la Sra. Malzhan) 
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Give with Target
(Vote for Guilford Elementary)
Please keep voting
Each vote brings money for our 
students. 

VOTA POR GES
we are at 62 votes- keep voting
Click on image to vote, or You can vote on facebook, by clicking here
Be in the Know!!!
A benefit of being part of the GES community is knowing what is affecting our students at the school, county, local, state and national level.  
 
Here are some links! 
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Find us on Google+ View our profile on LinkedIn
Information and Committees 
Click on the link for more information,
It takes all of us to make GES a success.    
GES is on Blogspot
 
Click here to visit the blog.  Soon there will be the option for sharing ideas for how to help your students at home, and other parent forums.  Watch for more to come!!!
 
GES cosas Blog-m�s emocionantes en breve 
Rio Grande Family Night
Wednesday, September 18
12 p.m.-9 p.m.
6909 Downwind Rd  GSO
 
Enjoy lunch or dinner with your family, visit with others from GES and a portion of the proceeds go back to GES. 
Special 
 Connect Ed  from 
Ms. Kris Vecchione

 

Please join the GES community at Rio Grande Restaurant on Wednesday, September 18th anytime between 12:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.  Drop in for lunch, dinner, or both and visit with others from the GES community.  While you are there, be sure to tell them you are with Guilford Elementary School and they will donate money back to GES!   Every dime, every dollar contributed to the PTA will benefit the students at GES. 
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Don't forget about our school fundraiser!
click to order online
 
The due date for our fundraiser is September 24 and orders will return at the beginning of November.
Don't forget that there are special prizes for every 10 items sold! 
 
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Wednesday, Bell rings at 12:25
Also don't forget that this Wednesday, September 18th, we will have an Early Release Day.  This means that your child will dismiss exactly 2 hours earlier than the regular time.  For example, buses normally leave our parking lot at 2:35 and so they will leave campus on Early Release Days at 12:35. Thank you for your help with prompt pick up on this day as our staff will be in training this day. 

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Now that we have completed the first three weeks of school, we do not need to leave as much buffer time at the end of the day and teachers will be instructing until just a few minutes before the end of the day.  Please help our teachers keep class focused until the very end by not picking your child up early unless it is truly necessary as it disturbs the flow of class. 
Plug in at GES
Did you sign up to volunteer? 
Has anyone contacted you about the areas you were interested in? 
If you have signed up to volunteer, you should receive an email (or a phone call if no email was provided)  during this next week.  If you have not been contacted, please let us know, because we want each and everyone of you here at GES

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Why Should I Volunteer
Why you ask? Because it sends a very clear message to them (and other students for that matter) that you're devoting your most precious commodity - yourself - to something that is important to you their
education.  It shows them you support them and their teachers and lets them
know that what they do matters to you. 

Its all about them 
Were talking about our teachers and staff the very teachers and staff who
nurture your child everyday throughout the school year. We need your helping
hands and smiling faces on our campuses to help lighten the load for our staff
giving them more time in the classroom. 

We need you! 
The number one reason people don't volunteer is because no one asked them.
Well, we are asking for you to be involved! Your time and knowledge is needed and wanted by our staff and students. The diversity of our community and the experiences you can share with our students is valuable to us. Whether its a little time or a lot of time on campus or at home - Mom, dad or grandparent WE NEED YOU! We could not do it without each of you!
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PAWS and PBIS at GES

Ask your child what "PAWS" Means?  
  
PAWS
P- Practice and Perseverance
A- Acting Respectfully
W-Working with integrity
S-Showing Self Discipline

GES has a set of school-wide expectations (Perseverance, respect, integrity, click for the rest of the article
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Week at a Glance
Early Release Day 
D�as de salida temprana 
Sept. 18th at 12:25 p.m.

 

Rio Grande Spirit Night
Rio Grande Esp�ritu Noche 
Sept. 18, 2013
Glance into the Future.....
September 23-
Book Fair Planning Meeting
Libro Reuni�n de Planificaci�n Fair
2:30-3:00

 

September 24- 
Final Fundraiser Turn in Date
Recaudaci�n Gire en 

  

September 25- 
Progress Reports
Informes de Progreso

 

September 26
Box Top Committee Meeting
 
 
reuni�n top box
6:30-7:30 p.m.

 

September 27 -
Ident-a-kid -more info coming
(m�s informaci�n que viene)

 

Great ideas
Its fall time! Check out these great events and other helpful information.
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Free Homework Help through the Greensboro Public Libraries

Online School Store
New T-shirts this year
You can now join the PTA through our online GES Spirit Store 
COMING SOON!!!!!
 Online Spirit Store will carry GES t-shirts, pens, pencils, and much more. 

Click here to print membership form
New Year/ New PTA Board
 
Click on the name to email. 
 President: 
Vice President
Secretary:    
Treasurer
Advocacy/Membership:
Auditing: 
Beautification: Open
Communication: 
Open
Decorating: 
EC Rep  
Cindy Kelply
ESL Rep: Open
Fundraising: Open
Grant Writing:open
Health and Safety:  Open
Member at Large:
Member at Large:
Member at Large:
Nominating: Open
PBIS Parent Rep
Principal: 
School Improvement Team Parent Rep: Open
Service Learning: 
Staff Appreciation
 
Social: 
Support and Shop: 
Teacher Rep:
Title 1 Parent Rep: 
Ways and  Means:
Fall 2013 Book Fair
 Our Fall Book Fair is October 21-24.  We are looking for parents to help plan this exciting Book fair. 
Please click here if you are interested. 

Feria del Libro-�Quieres ayudar a
haga clic en el enlace de arriba
Great Night at Skateland for our 
First Annual Back to School Celebration
Just a few pictures from the evening
(note:  Many pictures were taking that night- but for the safety of our students only those with parental permission are posted on emails, or websites We do not want you to think we are leaving your child out)


Guilford Elementary School is using e-news as an cost saving way to keep the Guilford Elementary School community informed about events and  what is happening at GES.  
Emails addresses are never shared, nor sold.  Email addresses are only used by GES. 
If you did not attend open house and recieve a parent packet- please click here to view in PDF format. 
Please request a Parent packet from your child's teacher if you are unable to view in this email.