Gecko Gazzete november - Albemarle County Public Schools

November 5, 2014 — Issue #6
NOV. 5-6
Parent-Teacher
Conferences
NOV. 13
NOV. 19
Bright Stars Field
Trip 9:30 a.m12:30 p.m.
Picture retakes
8 a.m.
Upcoming Events
Find Greer on Facebook
NOV. 21
NOV. 20
DEC. 8
8am SWMM;
Bright Stars
Family Potluck
5:30-7 p.m.
6:30-7:45pm
8:45am Coffee
Chat w/ Principals
PTO Meeting
The Greer PTO has a new look on
Facebook! “Like” Greer Geckos –
PTO to get helpful reminders
about school events and PTO
meeting updates!
Albemarle County School Board Meeting
Learn more about the latest issues for Albemarle County schools at the Albemarle County School Board
meeting. All ages welcome.
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6
Where: Lane Auditorium at the Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Va.
More information: 972-4055 or esb.k12albemarle.org.
The Gecko Gazette is published bi-weekly and distributed to all Greer Elementary School families. Albemarle County Public Schools does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, national origin, pregnancy, or marital status. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C.
§§1691 et seq., prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities receiving federal funds, including discrimination in employment
and student admissions. All Albemarle County Public Schools students, applicants and employees are covered by this law. Questions or concerns regarding
compliance with the School Division's nondiscrimination policies may be directed to: Director of Human Resources, 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA
22902 Phone: 434-296-5827
Fall Festival a Big Success
We want to thank everyone who came out Oct. 23 for a night of food, fun, and games at our Greer Fall Festival and
Family Bingo Night. Thanks to your generosity, we
raised $851.99 to support field trips.
We also want to give special thanks to all the businesses that donated food, gift cards or gift certificates to
help make the night a huge success! Please be sure to
visit these businesses and thank them in person.
Raising Cane's
Vocelli's Pizza
Papa John's (Ivy Road)
Domino's Pizza (Millmont Street)
Guadalajara II
Sam's Club
Harris Teeter (Barracks
Road and Hollymead)
Kroger (Rio Hill, Barracks
Road and Emmett/29N)
Food Lion (Hollymead)
Chick-fil-A (Woodbrook)
The Brick Oven
Plaza Azteca
Littlejohn's Deli (Shops at
Stonefield)
Brixx
Salon de Nails
The Party Starts Here
Ragged Mountain Running
Shop
Five Guys (Barracks Road)
We would also like to thank all the teachers, students, and parents who jumped in to help run the event. The 5th
Grade Crew came out in big numbers and did a fabulous job running games, helping to set up and clean up, run the
bingo game, and do face painting. The Crew also made all of the signs around the school advertising the event.
Many younger students helped as well. We had teachers who jumped in to help and worked the whole night. We
had about 400 people at the event and could not have done it without all the help we had. Thanks to Mr. Timmy
and the custodians for their help as well and, of course, Mrs. Bolling and Dr. Korab.
Thank you to Tammie, Katie, Sarah, Charlie, Laurey, Ruben and Maren for organizing the event.
Special thanks to Paige, Kaitlin, Khouri, Morgan, Jackie and Raigan from AHS girls soccer and softball.
Attractions fundraiser coming to a close
This is the last week for the Attractions Dining and Value Guide fundraiser. All books and payments must be received by Friday, Nov. 7. You can participate in this fundraiser in several ways.
1. Purchase the book for $25 via cash, check payable to Greer PTO, or online at attractionsbook.com/pay. EZPay
Code: Greer.
2. Sell the book to friends, family and/or co-workers. Write additional orders on your child’s envelope and include payment. Additional orders will be filled as payments are received. For every five books sold, you get one
FREE!
3.
Return the book in new condition.
Classes with 100% participation (bought/sold/returned books) will receive a popcorn party! Thank you for supporting Greer PTO. If you have any questions please call Dorothy Spencer at 434-973-8371 or via email at dspencer@k12albemarle.org.
Great job clipping box tops for education!
The Greer PTO recently sent in 4,578 box tops to General Mills. Special thanks to Claudine Currie, who sorted more
than 1,500 box tops.
We will receive a check for $457.80, which will provide appreciation gifts for teachers and staff as well as food for
monthly staff meetings at Greer. With proceeds from previous box top submissions, the Greer PTO has given welcome back gifts of thanks to our 10 bus drivers and birthday flowers to Alison Perkins, who has given many years of
service to the PTO as the teacher representative at our evening meetings.
Box Tops are sent to General Mills two times each year (at the beginning of November and the beginning of
March), but we’re happy to accept your donations throughout the year. Please drop off your box tops at the Greer
Elementary School office.
Greer’s Expectations for Excellence in Learning
-Be respectful
-Be safe
-Take care of our school
Greer students to be part of Virginia Film Festival on Saturday, Nov. 8
The Virginia Film Festival will again this year include the Young Filmmakers Academy as part of its Family Day. Greer
fifth-graders submitted films for consideration to be screened at the Festival, and had great fun in the process learning about writing, acting and editing!
Come see all of the Greer films from 10:15-10:45a.m. in UVA's Campbell Hall Rm. 153 (part of UVA Arts Grounds with
free parking in the Culbreth Garage.) At 1 p.m., also in Rm. 153, the Best of Young Filmmakers Academy from all
schools will be shown with two Greer films included.
Congratulations to students Jonas Comeau-Collins, Soniya Dighe, Tess Eluvathingal–Muttikkal and Zachary Hymes for
selection of their film “The Fall of Capone,” and Avery Huang, Cole Smith, Kevin Wang and Caitlyn Weaver for selection of their film “William: A Life at School.” There will also be a 75th anniversary screening of The Wizard of Oz in
Culbreth Theatre at 10 a.m.
Check out the Virginia Film Festival website — virginiafilmfestival.org — for more info on all the Family Day activities.
Many thanks to Ms. Kavanaugh and all the other teachers who support this opportunity for our fifth-graders.
Nov. 8-9: Artisans Studio Tour
The Artisans Studio Tour was founded in 1994 by a group of Charlottesville-area artisans to enhance the community's awareness of professional artisans living and working in the region. This year, 40 artists will display their work at
22 studios throughout the region, with McGuffey Art Center serving as the main gallery.
All 40 artisans have gone through a rigorous approval process to ensure their crafts are of the highest quality.
The Tour is self-guided, free and open to the public. Each studio on the Tour also provides food and beverages from
some of the area's best establishments as well as artisan-prepared treats. Tours run from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information, visit facebook.com/artisans.studio.tour or www.artisanstudiotour.com.