Welcome to Simpson Elementary School!
I feel honored to serve as the principal of this wonderful school and the entire community of Norcross/Peachtree Corners. My goal is to provide a world-class education and ensure that all students achieve academic success at their highest level. I thank you for your support and welcome your partnership as we work together to provide an outstanding educational experience for all our superstars! Our theme for the 2024-2025 school year is, “Welcome Home, where our success is found when making an IMPACT in the lives of others.” This theme was inspired by our combined school stakeholder efforts of striving towards continuous-quality school improvement and our unwavering commitment to excellence in education! Having this shared spirit of collaboration, enthusiasm, and support is what propels student achievement to even higher heights! I want you all to know that I VALUE each and every one of you! I love telling anyone who will listen that Simpson Elementary is a great place to work, learn, and play! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are in need of anything big or small.
Proud to be your principal,
Dr. Connery
GCPS SY 24-25 School Calendar & School Hours
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM
All visitors must sign in at the welcome desk and please be prepared to provide some form of identification upon request.
Student Hours: Monday - Friday 8:50 AM - 3:20 PM
Students should arrive between 8:20 AM- 8:50 AM
Simpson Elementary will have our Meet Your Teacher Day (MYTD) for the 2024-25 school year on Wednesday, July 31st from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. We will allow families to have up to 15-minute intervals each in a classroom to meet their new teachers. Parents will have an opportunity to schedule an appointment time via our Parent-Teacher Conference (PTC) link. It will go LIVE on Monday, July 22nd on our school website. Parents can also be notified of teacher assignments via email correspondence from their HR teacher to confirm student placement. During MYTD, parents will have the opportunity to verify enrollment information, transportation, pick up pre-ordered school supplies, purchase agenda planners, and receive PTA information.
Popsicles in the Park!
New Simpson Kindergarten Students and their parents will have an awesome opportunity to meet and greet their new teachers at The Town Center in PTC with Popsicles in the Park! The kindergarten team wants to engage and connect with their new friends before the start of the school year.
This event will occur on Thursday, August 1st at 4:30 PM on the town green. Thank you in advance to our Simpson Kindergarten Teachers and Administrators for planning such a wonderful welcoming event for our newest superstars!
2024-25 Lunch Information
GCPS students will have access to a meal (breakfast and lunch) throughout the year for each child. Student meal costs are listed below or if a parent desires to complete a free/reduced lunch application online via our school website or in person during MYTD they are welcome to do so.
Meal prices for elementary students are below:
Student breakfast -$1.75
Student lunch -$2.75
Adult Breakfast -$2.75
Adult Lunch -$4.00
*The adult bar is available to both adult guests and staff throughout the school year.
Simpson Safety Plans
GCPS will continue to follow strict guidelines as it relates to safety & security by visitors producing identification when inside the vestibule to check out students (as well as during visiting lunch hours). Also, to familiarize our students with PBIS Expectations at the beginning of each school year, there will be no parental lunch visitation until after Labor Day.
Finally, we will continue to follow safety guidelines to minimize the risk of infection and/or spread of COVID-19. Therefore, if you or anyone in your home is sick and has tested positive for COVID-19, please contact our school nurse, Amy Norris, and/or your grade-level administrator, immediately.
Simpson PBIS
Greetings Parents,
Simpson Elementary's Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) program focuses on a positive behavioral expectation schoolwide. PBIS is an approach schools use to promote school safety and good behavior. With PBIS, schools teach kids about behavior expectations, strategies, and with a primary focus on having a positive prevention, not consequences.
What is PBIS at our school?
A unified set of school wide expectations for behavior in our school. We are Simpson Superstars, so to ensure that students can easily comprehend our expectations, we have established a 5-star approach for appropriate behaviors posted throughout the school. Your child has been learning these expectations since the first few days of school.
What are the 5-Star Expectations at Simpson Elementary?
1. Be Respectful
2. Be Responsible
3. Be Ready to Learn
4. Be Safe
5. Be Kind
As part of our PBIS process, teachers and other staff members use evidence-based practices to increase student learning and decrease classroom disruptions. To keep students on the rules in a positive manner, we do the following when teaching academics and behavior:
Þ Constantly teach and refer to our school-wide expectations.
Þ Provide students with more praise than correction.
Þ Talk to students with respect using a positive voice tone.
Þ Actively engage everyone in the class during instruction.
Þ Use pre-correcting, prompting, and redirecting as we teach.
Þ Look for the positive first and provide positive, immediate, frequent, and explicit feedback.
Our students are motivated by receiving STARBUCK PBIS dollar incentives for recognition of positive student behavior. Students spend their Starbucks in our PBIS Store weekly during their grade level buying days. Students can choose tangible items such as erasers, snacks, bracelets, pop its, and more! We also sell coupons for various rewards such as show and tell, tell a joke on the morning news, and positive phone calls home! Lessons on saving and spending have been integrated and students have been eager shoppers!
Buying Days
Monday-5th grade
Tuesday-4th grade
Wednesday-2nd and 3rd grade
Thursday-1st grade
Friday-PreK and Kindergarten
Please click here to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 School Year!
Did you know that becoming a PTA member does not require you to volunteer?
Did you know that every adult in your household can become a PTA member?
Your memberships have an enormous impact! Simpson PTA sponsors and coordinates over 30 programs each school year.
Every dollar raised goes to programs and events that directly benefit our superstar students, staff, and facilities.
Our PTA receives a portion of each PTA membership fee, and otherwise raises funds through Spirit Wear sales, Yearbook sales, Charleston Wrap fundraiser, School Supply Kit fundraiser, business partnerships, and flat donations.
If you would like to further contribute to our PTA's efforts but don't have the time, bandwidth, or desire to volunteer, please consider giving a donation - 100% of direct donations go toward supporting PTA events and programs!
Might your business, or employer be interested becoming a Business Partner? E-mail businesspartners@simpsonespta.org to inquire and learn more.
Visit our website and join our PTA Facebook page to stay connected and learn about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities!
'24-'25 Reflections Applications, Instructions, and Submission Deadline will be available in the fall
National PTA's Reflections Program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts.
This 50+ year old program helps students explore their own feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and develop a love of learning.
The theme for the '24-'25 program year is
Accepting Imperfection
Students will submit their completed, original works of art
in one or all of the available Arts categories :
- Dance Choreography - Film Production - Literature
- Music Composition - Photography - Visual Arts
