Pre-K Families, Get Ready! GSCS Pre-K registration for the 2025-26 school year will be held February 24-March 14. Students must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025, to be eligible. Free EED Screenings will be held on February 26.
On Tuesday, March 4th, Beaverbrook will hold two "Stakeholder" Meetings to gain input for planning the 2025-26 school year. Meetings will be held at 8:00 AM (in-person and virtual) and 4:00 PM (virtual). Google Meet links below.
8:00 AM (in-person or virtual)
Virtual (meet.google.com/jou-visy-tzm)
4:00 PM (repeat session held virtually)
Virtual (meet.google.com/gkv-ecrv-mtb)
On February 24th, Beaverbrook Elementary School is striving for 100% Attendance, as we return from Mid-Winter Break! All students who attend school on February 24th will earn a piece of duct tape to help duct tape Mr. McGavin to the wall! It will take all students to keep him stuck in place!
It has been an exciting few weeks for our Beaverbrook 5th graders! Makenzie Justice represented our school at the GSCS Social Studies Fair, won 2nd place, and will now be headed to the Regional Social Studies Fair! Bentley Mendez participated in the Griffin RESA Regional Literacy Days competition, and won 3rd place for Poetry Recitation! Congratulations to both of these students! Thank you for representing The Brook so well!
All GSCS schools will be closed for President's Day & Winter Break February 17-21, 2025. Have a safe and relaxing break!
SHS will host a STEM night for students in Grades 3-5 on February 28th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. The last day to register is Wednesday, February 12th!
Pre-K Families, Mark Your Calendars! GSCS Pre-K registration for the 2025-26 school year will be held February 24-March 14. Students must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025, to be eligible. Free EED Screenings will be held on February 26.
Join us for Walmart Math Night, 2/10/25! 4:30-6:30
Next week, treat your Valentine to a cupcake or cookie from Smallcakes and support Beaverbrook simultaneously! Beaverbrook Staff will be "taking over" Smallcakes next Thursday, February 13th, from 6:00 - 8:00. A portion of sales from the evening will go back to Beaverbrook to support school initiatives!
This week is National School Counseling Week! This year’s theme is “School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive.” Thank you GSCS School Counselors for truly helping our students thrive academically, socially and emotionally. School counselors have a tremendous impact on helping our students achieve school success and plan for success in their future. Thank you for being a valuable resource for students, parents, teachers and administrators!
Check out our February Newsletter!
https://secure.smore.com/n/w3a6u
Beaverbrook Families,
On Monday, February 10th, we will host our next Family Engagement Activity, "Wal-Mart Math Night," at the Griffin Wal-Mart from 4:30-6:30. While you complete your grocery shopping, your students can tag along and complete some fun, "real-world" math activities and earn a prize! The class with the most participants will receive a prize from Mr. McGavin!
On January 16, GSCS hosted its 2nd Annual District Social Studies Fair. Students from across the district demonstrated their research and interview skills through the lens of social studies inquiry. There was a high level of participation from students in grades 3-10, with 46 projects representing 13 schools.
According to the Georgia Council for the Social Studies rules, only grades 5-12 are eligible to advance to the Regional Social Studies Fair. Sixteen projects were selected to advance to the West Regional Social Studies Fair which will take place on March 15, 2025, at Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn. Congratulations to these students who will represent GSCS at the regional competition:
• Alayna Wilson, Propaganda Art throughout WWII, Futral Road Elementary
• Judah Huckaby, What Happens When the Gas Runs Out?, Crescent Elementary
• Ma'Kenzie Justice, Harriett Tubman, Beaverbrook Elementary
• Eli Pack, Battle of Waterloo: How Napoleon Lost, Futral Road Elementary
• Lizzie Shepherd, Are the Great Barrier Reefs in Danger?, Futral Road Elementary
• Amir Ali, Zion Byrd-Dixon & Jalen Pye, WWI, Moreland Road Elementary
• Marley Olvera, How the Wright Brothers' Invention Impacted Society, Moreland Road Elementary
• Alani Lewis & Isabella Thompson, The Great Depression, Orrs Elementary
• David Schiflett, Social Media and Political Violence, Carver Middle School
• Jesse Davis & Timothy Phinazee, Jesse Owens, Carver Middle School
• Cyron Anthony, The origins of a struggle: The Wounded Knee Massacre, Carver Middle School
• Shariah Fulton, Rising Grocery Prices, Rehoboth Road Middle School
• Skye Oduaran, Representation Matters: The Role of Representation in American, Politics and its Impact on Future Generations, Spalding High School
• Siri Oduaran, The Impact of Major Natural Disasters on Weather Preparedness and Response, Spalding High School
• Jaiya Taylor, Through Biases Eyes: AI’s Distorted Perception, Spalding High School
• Rondell White, Fast Fashion and its Effect on the Environment and A Global Society, Spalding High School
Read more at https://5il.co/368xm.
We hope to see you at Skate night this Thursday!!
We value your feedback and invite you to take a few moments to complete the Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) School Climate Survey. Your input helps us create the best possible learning environment for all students. The survey is quick, anonymous, and an important part of our continuous improvement efforts.
You can access the survey typing the link into your browser or scanning the QR code. Thank you for your support and for partnering with us to make Beaverbrook Elementary a great place for learning!
Sincerely,
Jonathan McGavin
Principal, Beaverbrook Elementary School
Beaverbrook's annual Sweetheart dance will be Friday February 7th!! RSVP slips will be sent home Tuesday in the red folders. Our new partner, Smallcakes, will have a table set up and we will have the photobooth again! We hope to see you all there!
In the interest of safety, all Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) schools and offices will have a one-hour delay start time for students and staff on Friday, January 24. Elementary start time will be 8:45 a.m.; middle school start time will be 10 a.m. and high school start time will be 9:45 a.m. All after-school events and activities will proceed as scheduled.
Shoutout to our GSCS December Top Readers who crushed it by taking AR quizzes or logging books on Beanstack! Your hard work and love for reading are amazing! Keep reading for your chance to be the next district Top Reader and win your very own tablet!
Join us in the GSCS 100,000 Book Challenge and help us reach our goal! Every book counts—let’s do this together! 💪📖 #GSCSReads #TopReaders #100KBookChallenge
Elementary Top Readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ycy2mDXUlg
Secondary Top Readers: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LbHdFGCGNg8
In the interest of safety, GSCS will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 23, 2025. All students and staff should remain at home as icy road conditions will disrupt normal school operations. 12-month employees should report to work at noon if conditions are safe to do so.
In the interest of safety, Griffin-Spalding County Schools (GSCS) will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025. All students and staff should remain at home as the current weather situation will disrupt normal school operations. Stay safe and warm.
