On Monday, April 8, 2024, a partial solar eclipse will pass over North America, between 1:45 p.m. and 4:20 p.m., with the sky becoming darkest at the peak of 3:04 p.m. This is our first day back from Spring Break and will be a normal school day for our district. School operations, including check-in and check-out procedures, and all extra-curricular and athletic events will continue as normal. To ensure a safe school day and dismissal, solar-viewing glasses will be provided to all Pre-K through 12th-grade students and teachers.
While this natural phenomenon does provide a unique learning opportunity and is an exciting experience for our students, we urge parents to review the attached safety precautions and discuss them with your child(ren) to ensure the safety of their eyes.
To make this a safe and meaningful learning experience for our students, instructional activities and resources can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D2as73oMt0Z0k5I_zlHovdgzoZReXUxTII8DndGbRLY/edit
Thank you to GSCS Partner in Education Brightmoor Healthcare for surprising our hard-working social workers and giving them gifts for Social Work Month! We appreciate your support!
Pre-K families...be on the look out! 2024-25 Pre-K acceptance letters are being sent out. For questions, please contact GSCS Pre-K Director Dr. Chris Bearden at chris.bearden@gscs.org or 770-229-3700 Ext. 10395.
Rain or Shine, the GSCS 5K Run/Walk is tomorrow Saturday, March 23, 2024!
Register at the event or https://gofan.co/event/1310884?schoolId=GA5048 or https://gofan.co/event/1310884
Tuesday, March 26th is spring picture day. Students may also take a picture with siblings if you so choose. Please DoJo your child's teacher to let them know if you want individual or a sibling picture taken. A proof will be sent home at a later date. Students will also take a class picture. If you would like to order a class picture, they are pre-purchase only for $10. You can pre-purchase online by visiting www.strawbridge.net and using the FM422657 to order or pay with cash or check made out to Stawrbridge Studios.
Your voice matters! Inviting all GSCS parents, students, staff, and community members to join our FY25 Stakeholder Input Meeting. We are seeking your input regarding the District-Level Title I Parent and Family Engagement Plan and District Plan (S-CLIP). See you on March 25th!
Mark your calendars...GSCS Spring Break is April 1-5, 2024. All schools and offices will be closed that week.
See these helpful tips for bus stop and pedestrian safety.
School Choice letter
Field Day is coming April 12th which means field days shirts are on sale!
Order forms came home with students last week. If you need another, please Dojo your child's teacher. We are taking check or cash payments only. Payments must be turned in with the order form.
Shirts are $10 each.
They must be ordered and paid for by Friday, March 22nd.
Yearbooks are officially on sale for $30.
You can order online using the below link:
https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=98981
Only a few extra will be ordered so make sure to secure yourself a copy by March 30th!
March 11-15, 2024, is School Board Appreciation Week! Thank you Griffin-Spalding Board of Education Members for your leadership, support and commitment to the students and staff of the Griffin-Spalding County School System!
This year's Griffin-Spalding County District Reading Bowl at GRCCA saw ten elementary schools compete in a celebration of literacy and learning. Futral Road Elementary claimed first place, with Crescent Elementary School in second and Beaverbrook Elementary third. Thank you sponsors Slices Pizza and Innvision Hospitality. Congratulations to all of the students. Keep Reading! Futral Road: 5th graders: Bailey Bowen, Ryan Bowen, Lucy Folds, Coltin Ross, Ben Taylor, 4th graders: Callie Williams, Alayna Wilson, Coach: Leslie Benefield Crescent: 5th graders: Madelyn Clark, TJ Varnadoe, Makiya Price, Moriah Styler, Lochlann Wellman, 4th graders: Mykah Beard, Kynzie Ryan, Judah Huckaby, Larsen McLean, Coach: Rhonda Grubb Beaverbrook team: 5th graders: Jacob Medina, Eli Taylor, 4th graders: Connie Mosqueda, Mackenzie Justice, Bentley Mendez, Ashley Cruz-Ayala, Rubi Amezquita-Lopez, Coach Ashley Baldwin
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Yesterday we sent home field day shirt order forms. Here is more detailed sizing for the youth shirts:
Youth sizes:
XS: 4/5
Small: 6/8
Medium: 10/12
Large: 14/16
XL: 18/20
If you're ordering an XSmall, please right that in on the form as it was left off the order form by accident.
Regional Certified Educator Job Fair - April 27. Pre-registration is required: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9tRcIaRdOEGA-JU3E5xG3u2uuEPY87xCnaSDGo3z4mVUM0RITkk0Q1lJSVFQQVRYSEVLSzZRRTFVNS4u
2024-25 GSCS Pre-K Registration is happening NOW through March 11, 2024! For a list of required documents and to register online visit: https://www.gscs.org/o/gscss/page/central-registration. For in-person registration visit
234 E. Taylor Street, Griffin, GA 30224.
Yearbooks are officially on sale for $30.
You can order online using the below link:
https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=98981
Only a few extra will be ordered so make sure to secure yourself a copy by March 30th!
Spring Picture Day is coming...
March 26th
Individual pictures and class pictures will be taken. Individual pictures will only be taken of students who choose to purchase a package.
Paperwork will come home next week.
We hope you'll join us tomorrow afternoon for Science Night! Come conduct hands-on experiments and observe some demonstrations led by our amazing teachers.
Slime, volcanoes, blubber, growing a rainbow...we have lots of fun things planned!
March 7th
4:00-6:00
The book fair will also be open!
GSCS school nursing services provided a free community screening event for students registering for Griffin-Spalding County Schools in conjunction with Pre-K registration. They provided free screenings for hearing, vision, nutrition and dental yesterday and will again tomorrow.
