Picture Day for KINDERGARTEN and GRADE 5 is Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

• To pay online, visit www.gciportraits.com
• PREPAY for PICTURES or send student with order envelope to be presented to photographers on Picture Day - information will be in this week's Friday Folder.
• School Code: C124
• Deadline to pay is 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
• Photos taken on this date will be used for SY23-24 Class Pictures!

Wear your Camp Creek ES Earth Day Shirt, BLUE, or GREEN on Monday, April 22 to help us celebrate Earth Day!

And a BIG SHOUT OUT to Earth Patrol, Ms. Santana, the Camp Creek ES PTA Outdoor Classroom Committee, and all of our parent / student / teacher volunteers who helped with Outdoor Classroom clean-up on Saturday, April 13, 2024 (see photo below)!

• If at all possible, avoid scheduling appointments for your student(s) during these dates.
• If this is inevitable, please contact the front office or your child’s teacher regarding schedule modifications prior to scheduling an appointment.

If your child has medications in the clinic, please pick them up by the end of the school year. If medications are not picked up by May 23, Mrs. Bowers will need to dispose of them.

Questions?

Contact Ms. Bowers, Camp Creek ES Clinic Worker

rita.bowers@gcpsk12.org

(770) 806-3780

GCPS Transportation Forms will come home in this week's Friday Folder. We are asking that you complete the form for the 2024-2025 school year. Having this information in advance allows GCPS transportation to print the correct tag for your student's bookbag.

• You should indicate grade level for the SY24-25 school year.
• You should not put a teacher name at this time.
• Check either GCPS bus, walker, OR car rider and mark a.m., p.m., OR both.
• Select your child's primary mode of transportation when completing the form.
• Please be sure to read the guidelines provided on the back of the form.

Get a jump start on back to school shopping for the 2024-2025 school year by purchasing school supplies online at www.shopttkits.com.

• Camp Creek ES Account Number is 32129.
• This is an optional service / opportunity!
• Online orders only.
• Last Day to Order is May 24, 2024.

For the safety and protection of all our students and staff, we ask that all parents who will be driving their students to school review our morning arrival guidelines.

As we return from Spring Break, please be reminded of the following rules regarding morning drop off:

• AM CARRIDER LINE will be in the CCES Side Parking Lot.
• Students may NOT be dropped off in the front of the school in the bus lane.
• The Front Bus Lane is designated "Buses Only" 8:20-9:00 am.
• Should a parent need to park and enter the building during car rider time, always use the crosswalks and do not walk between cars in the car rider line.
  
• This will require you to park at the church located across the street if you arrive between 8:20 am and 9:00 am.
• Morning drop off closes at 8:50 AM.
• School personnel are needed at this time to begin their regularly scheduled classroom duties.
• Students are considered tardy if they are not in their classrooms by 8:50 AM.
• Please arrange your morning routine so your children are on time to school.
• Parents arriving late will need to park their cars and walk the students into the front office for them to receive a tardy slip - all children arriving late must be escorted into the building by an adult.
• Students who arrive in class after 8:50 AM must have a tardy slip.

Our Cubs earn Cubby Cash for following “PAWS” at school.

Cubby Cash is awarded when students are: Practicing Good Manners, Actively Participating, Working Together, and Showing Self Control.

Cubs then get to spend their Cubby Cash at the Cubby Cash Store each month!

If your family is interested in donating, please click on the Amazon or Oriental Trading wish lists. You can also use the wish lists to get ideas for the types of items we put in the store but purchase from your favorite stores. The wish list items will come directly to the school. If you send in items, please put your name on it so that we can thank you for your support!

Thank you in advance for your support!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/I3RBBY5EVCD2?ref_=wl_share

www.orientaltrading.com/web/wishlist/26554325734/940318552-Michele_'s_Wish_List?cm_mmc=social-_-Wishlist_-_-sharelink-_-sharelink

Spring Carnival tickets can be pre-purchased using this QR Code!

Admission will be $5 per person /$20 family maximum.

• Pre-purchase ONLY on MemberHub.

• https://cces.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true&category=Event%20Tickets

Can't wait to see you all at the Spring Carnival! We will be hosting a silent auction at the event that will raise much needed funds for our amazing PTA. This year's silent auction will include great options donated by local and national businesses! We want to thank donors this year that include: 1910 Public House, Agavero Cantina, Alliance Theatre, Anna Beack Custom Cakes, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Audrey Bankhead Homes, Cedars Preschool, Chipotle, Expo Nail Salon, Guy Harvey Resort St. Augustine, Hanarry West Swim & Tennis, Hello Bello, Lilburn Ballet School, Lilburn First Baptist Fine Arts Camp, Lilburn Girl Scout Troop #22109, Main Street School of the Arts, Mister Car Wash, Music on Main, Neighborhood Lawn Care, New London Driving School, New London Farm Tour, Salon Nine Seven, Sherry Dever for a week at her Hilton Head condo, Smoke Rise Country Club Camp, Southern Belle Farm, The Corner Cup Coffee, Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary and Zoo Atlanta! Special shout out to the contribution of a dinner at The Copper Pot with our very own principal, Mrs. Robinett! Please come prepared to be generous and bid on a wide array of items and values!

Day 1 (5/6)

• Notes of Thanks from Students & Parents

Day 2 (5/7)

• Stock the Class - send in class supplies for your teacher!

Day 3 (5/8)

• PTA Teacher Luncheon

Day 4 (5/9)

• Students wear teacher's favorite color!

Day 5 (5/10)

• Present Teacher with Gift of Appreciation from Class!

The Camp Creek ES PTA is looking for the following volunteers (as underlined) for the committees in bold. If you have any interest or questions, contact Michelle Pixton at mppixton@gmail.com.

Bingo Night – Games -Chair Needed- will be transitioned from current Chair (OCTOBER) Ensure Carnival Games are in working order. Order prizes for games. Set up and breakdown games in auxiliary gym (volunteers will help with this as well)

Bingo Night - Concessions - Shadowing Co-Chair Needed (OCTOBER) Help feed our hungry crowd at Bingo Night by planning the “menu”, obtaining snacks/pizza/drinks, and coordinating volunteers to work just on the night of the event.

Volunteer Coordinator - Chair Needed (Bingo – OCTOBER and Carnival - APRIL) Serve as point person for all volunteers at these events, checking them in for each shift and explain their tasks, periodically circulate through volunteer stations to ensure appropriately staffed and volunteers do not have questions. Many volunteers are sourced from Service Clubs from Trickum and Parkview, so additional explanation may be needed if new to the events.

Yearbook Event Photography- Chairs Needed (Available to attend events during school) Capture candid and staged photos during school events (like Pastries with Parents, Boosterthon, Field Day) and special events (like Bingo Night, International Night, Carnival) to be used in our yearbook. Basic photography skills a plus. Opportunity open to multiple volunteers.

On occasion, some of our Cubs have accidents, spills, or playground incidents (mud) that can be remedied by a quick change in the clinic. The Camp Creek ES Clinic is in need of kids size 8-12 (MED/LG) pants, shorts, leggings to help us on such occasions. Leggings and elastic waistband pants are great! So, if you have some hand-me-downs you have outgrown, or would like to make a pants donation, please drop them off at the Camp Creek ES Front Office with "CLINIC" written on the bag!

Are you ready for Spirit Nights!?

What is a Spirit Night?

When a local business around Lilburn is willing to donate a portion of their profit to OUR school, when we buy from them!

How do I participate?

Go to the business hosting the Spirit Night, order and say:

“We are here for Camp Creek Elementary School’s Spirit Night!”

*Pay attention to the Weekly PAWS to see which Spirit Night is coming up.*

Thank You for supporting Camp Creek!

Email: 200FrontOffice@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/CampcreekES
Location: Camp Creek Elementary School, Cole Drive Southwest, Lilburn, GA, USA
Phone: (770) 921-1626
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampCreekElementarySchool

We're looking forward to welcoming our new kindergarten students in the 2024-25 school year!

• Camp Creek ES Kindergarten Registration Information can be found at https://schools.gcpsk12.org/Page/35873 .

Parents or guardians of rising kindergartners—children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2024 should register Rising K students for the 2024-25 school year in an easy, two-step process.

Completing online registration will help us be ready to welcome your new kindergartner and make sure your child is eligible for summer enrichment activities.

Complete online registration on the GCPS website.

• Go to www.gcpsk12.org and click on the New Student Enrollment button.

Upload your required documents with your phone or computer, or bring them to the school. You’ll find a list of required documents on the New Student Enrollment webpage. Check the website of your child’s new school for more information. If you’re not sure which school your child will attend, go to School Locator on the district website.

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You should begin online registration now, even if your child’s health records are not up to date. Be sure to complete your child’s health screening and immunizations with the Health Department or your physician before school starts on August 5, 2024.

https://www.gcpsk12.org/schools/new-student-enrollmentregistration/kindergarten-registration

Under a state law passed by the Georgia State Legislature, parents of students who receive special education services may request to transfer their child to another public or private school in Georgia provided that their child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan and has been enrolled for a full academic year in a Georgia public school.

Parents who are interested in transferring their child to a private school in Georgia may be able to take advantage of a Georgia Special Scholarship. These scholarships provide funding that can be used to offset tuition costs at participating private schools in the state of Georgia. In order to be eligible to receive the scholarship, a student must be in attendance at an authorized private school for the Fall. There are no exceptions to this deadline. For more information on the Georgia Special Scholarship and the application process, please visit the Georgia Department of Education's website.

Parents may request a transfer to a school in another school district if there is available space and the system/school has the program with the services in the student’s existing individualized education plan (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan. However, the school district must agree to accept the student. If the parent chooses this option and the school district accepts the child, then the parent shall be responsible for transportation to a school in that district. If you are interested in your child attending a school in another system, please contact that system directly.

A parent may also request a transfer to one of the state schools for the deaf and/or blind operated by the State Board of Education. Acceptance into a state school will depend on whether the setting is appropriate for the student’s needs. If the parent chooses this option, then the parent shall be responsible for transportation to the state school. The Georgia Department of Education can be contacted for more information about transferring to a State School.

A parent can request for their child to transfer to another public school within their school district as long as there is available space at that school and the school has a program with the services that are in the student’s existing individualized education plan (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan. In addition, the specific program within the school must also have available space. If the parent chooses this option, then the parent shall be responsible for transportation. Parents who wish to consider this option must submit a request to the Gwinnett County Department of Special Education by the deadline.

Click here eligibility criteria for the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) within the GCPS' Handbook Information for Students and Families.

Georgia Special Scholarship (SB10/SB47) - Gwinnett County Public Schools (gcpsk12.org)

Did you catch the latest GCPS Links? It's your connection to all things GCPS, and you'll find helpful updates and news, and learn about upcoming events.

Access all issues of GCPS Links here: https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/34277