GW Town Crier 1/5/2015

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IMPORTANT DATES:

1/9          Principal's Chat 8:30am 

1/13        GW Walk Through Tuesday

1/13        7th/8th Grade Science Fair 6:00pm

1/13        PTA Meeting 7:30pm (Library)

1/13        1st STEM Program Open House

1/19        No school - MLK Day

1/27        Course Selection and Electives Fair 

1/30        No school - Teacher Work Day

2/3-4       National History Day Judging

2/17        GW Walk Through Tuesday

5/15        6th Grade Science Fair

6/18        8th Grade Promotion (TCW Auditorium)
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WELCOME BACK! NEW YEAR, NEW TOWN CRIER

Hoping your family had a wonderful break. If you've ever tried to adjust your Town Crier subscription, you probably realized quickly that the old group has issues ... Time to replace with a new group system that we can troubleshoot better. Unfortunately, that means you must resubscribe to continue receiving the Crier. If you provided an email address for the Directory, you will receive a direct invitation in the coming days. To subscribe on your own, please send an email to gwmstowncri...@gwmspta.org (no need for subject line or message). You will receive an email back – click to confirm. The last Crier will be sent to the old group on Monday, January 19. After that date, only the new group will be used. Until the old list ends, you should receive two messages each Monday (always check your spam folder if you don't see it; adding our group to your contacts list will also help).

If you have any problems, please send an email to Laurie Winakur at gwtow...@gmail.com. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience!

PTA MEETING NEXT WEEK

Please join us in the library on Tuesday, 1/13 at 7:30 pm (time change due to the Science Fair) and hear from our Academic Principals.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE NEEDS YOU

We are seeking individuals to serve on our nominating committee and identify PTA officers for next school year. Interested or want to nominate someone?  Contact Kathy Stenzel at gwm...@gmail.com.

PRINCIPAL'S CHAT THIS WEEK

Please join Mr. Mazur for informal discussion and updates this Friday at 8:30am in the Library. Thank you again to Ms. Hall for filling in last month when Mr. Mazur was unexpectedly ill!

NEXT YEAR'S ACADEMIC CALENDAR RELEASED

For more details, see the ACPS press release here or the online calendar itself here.

DIRECTORIES DISTRIBUTED IN DECEMBER

Haven't seen yours yet? A copy for each student was given to homeroom teachers - yours might be hiding in a backpack or stack of papers! If all else fails, check with homeroom teacher.

TC STEM PROGRAM ORIENTATIONS TO BE OFFERED

Have an 8th grader interested in learning more about TC's STEM Academy? Orientations are being organized now, with the first to be offered at Minnie Howard on 1/13 in the evening. Another will follow in the spring, and we will forward all details once they are announced. For more information, see http://www.acps.k12.va.us/tcw/stem/.

FACE PROGRAMS FOR JANUARY ANNOUNCED

ACPS' Family and Community Engagement Center announces workshops for January, including understanding FAFSA forms and breaking the "alphabet soup" code of tests and other high school mysteries. To read the entire newsletter, click here.