Craig Colts News

Nov. 14-18 - PTA Holiday Shop

Nov. 14-18 - Turkey Grams for Sale

Nov. 18 - Relay for Life Pajama Day

Nov. 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 1 - Chorus Program and PTA General Meeting 6:30pm

Dec. 6 - Digital Learning Day and Dogwood Pizza Night

Want front row seats for the Kindergarten Winter Program or the Chorus Winter Program?

Check out Brookwood Schools Foundation's Bidding for Good website

https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/item.action?id=342612582

You can bid on front row seats which will be reserved for you! No need to arrive early, your seats will be waiting on you. All money raised by Brookwood Schools Foundation comes right back to the Brookwood cluster schools!

Please join us in the Craig Colt Cafeteria during your student's lunch time for a Thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving meals will be served on Thursday and Friday. Be sure to come on the day your child's class has lunch visitors. Schedule below.

Remember:

• Bring a photo ID with you to check in.
• No fast food is not allowed in our cafeteria.
• Visitors asked to enter and exit through main school entrance.
• Visitors should not escort children to recess, clinic, classrooms or other parts of the builing.

As a reminder, no doors in cafeteria should be propped open. If you go outside to eat with your child please reenter the building through the door on the breezeway with the doorbell. We appreciate your help with this!

Craig Lunch Visitor Schedule

Monday – no lunch visits

Tuesday/Thursday

Kindergarten – Anderson, Corley, Daffin

1st Grade – Boddie, Flagg, Godfrey, Rosendahl

2nd Grade – J. Atkinson, Brock, Burns-Filonenko, Batchelor

3rd Grade – Ervin, Eubanks, Foster, Osborne

4th Grade – Blount, George, Lister, Whidden

5th Grade – Buckman, Christopherson, Collins, Conley

Multi Grades – Almand, Bezalel, Diaz, Holton, McDade, Monroe

Wednesday/Friday

Kindergarten – Galeana, Rowe, Samuels

1st Grade – Johnson, Machado, McLester, Niles

2nd Grade – Iurco, Gojic, Perez, Walker

3rd Grade – Hattaway, Mann, Tyner, Yancey

4th Grade – McNett, Weed, Wyche

5th Grade – Koch, Lee, Weir

PreK – Atoche, Clark, King, Patton

We will be selling Turkey Grams next week Monday, 11/14 through Friday 11/18 from 7:45am-8:05am in the cafeteria. Each Turkey Gram will be $1 (bills only) and students can send them to friends, teachers, staff members to show their appreciation! Funds raised through the sale of Turkey Grams will go to support United Way as well as Craig Elementary.

It is not too late to be a part of our Craig STEM/Science Fair, Students should be brainstorming ideas, gathering information, planning and designing a solution. ALL of this should be written in their LOGBOOK. Want to know more, not sure what to do?? Be sure to check out the , HOW TO DO A STEM PROJECT, in the STEM/Science Fair Google Classroom. Your student should access it with the code: zunxz2g

​​​​Already working on your project? Excellent!! Then you should be thinking about the drawing of your prototype/testable model and how you will design it. Three sections of your LOGBOOK should be a work in progress at this time, "ASK", "IMAGINE", & "PLAN". Have any questions, reach out to: karen.greenblat@gcpsk12.org"

See ads below for details....

Join TeamGCPS! We are hiring Teachers and Support Staff – Apply at gcpsjobs.org

See attached flyers below for events and registrations happening in our community.

Youth Bronco Wrestling Club

Registration is open. Practice begins Nov 7. Visit www.broncowrestlingclub.com

For more details

For short promo videos see

https://www.facebook.com/BrookwoodBWC

With the holiday season quickly approaching the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse have announced a Gingerbread House contest will be part of the annual Lighting of the Tree festivities this year and are introducing two new holiday events – Brunch With Santa and a Holiday Open House.

• Gingerbread House Contest: We want to display your Gingerbread House during this year’s Lighting of the Tree event. Everyone is invited to build their own gingerbread house that will be on display in the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse’s Superior Court Ballroom from November 24th – November 30th. Entries will be accepted from schools, children/families/individuals, business, organizations and culinary students/professionals. There is no fee to participate. Don’t forget – the annual Lighting of the Tree event is Thursday, November 24th with festivities kicking off at 5:30pm.

• Brunch With Santa or Breakfast With Santa: Children of all ages will delight in a yummy meal, make fun crafts, and share their wish list with Santa, personally! Bring your little ones to hear Santa share a magical story and don't forget your camera for photos with ol' Saint Nick. Preregister by December 2.

• Holiday Family Photos: Bring a camera and your photographer for a 30-minute photo session for holiday photos in one of our many beautifully decorated settings. Reservations are required. Don’t wait primate dates will sell out.

• Holiday Open House: Visitors are welcomed to enjoy self-guided tours of the beautifully decorated Courthouse, including the lovely Superior Court Ballroom, beautiful Blue Ready Room, quaint Intimate Wedding room, and Santa’s homey Living Room. Take photos with personal cameras and enjoy holiday treats with friends and family. Children can leave a letter for Santa in his mailbox.