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#GOCOWLS
The weekly newsletter for Gwinnett Online Campus
January 11, 2018
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Principal's Message
All GCPS students and teachers will observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on
Monday, January 15.
The first official day of second semester classes for all GOC students begins on Tuesday, January 16. The regular Learning Lab schedule will also resume this week.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school ready to
"Power their Potential"!
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Grades 4-12: Weekly Video Announcements
Special thanks to Mr. Dan Lollis for a great job on the production of this edition of the GOC campus announcements.
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Announcing the Launch of GOC's New Website
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Coming soon.......GOC will be launching our new and improved website.
Our goal with this new website is to continue to deliver GOC stakeholders with clear, concise and easy to locate information which is responsive to fit any type of device.
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Please take a moment to preview the new website sometime next week. The URL site will continue to be available at
www.gwinnettonlinecampus.com.
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Grades 4-12: 2018 Spring Semester Pretests
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Pretests will take place for students in grades 4-12 on
Monday, January 22. Please check your course news items to determine if you have to take a pretest. Pretests are course based and not grade level based, therefore not all students will be required to take a pretest.
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Grades 7 & 8: Mandatory Pre-Fitness Testing
All students in grades 7 and 8
must participate in one of the following Pre-Fitness Testing sessions according to the following schedule:
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Tuesday, January 16
12:30-1 p.m.
Wednesday, January 17
12:30-1 p.m.
Thursday, January 18
12:30-1 p.m.
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Grades 8-12: Student/Staff Basketball Game Tryouts
GOC is excited to host its 1st annual Student vs. Faculty Basketball game.
Students in grades 8-12 that are interested in participating in the game should plan to attend tryouts on
Tuesday, January 16 at 1 p.m. Students that are selected for the team should plan to attend the first practice on
Tuesday, January 23 at 12:30 p.m.
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Grades 4-12: GOC News Crew
The GOC News Crew is involved in filming the announcements that appear in the homerooms each week. If you are interested in learning more about being a part of Spring 2018 News Crew, please
sign-up to join us for an informational meeting according to the appropriate grade level session.
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Grades 9-12
Tuesday, January 16
12:10-12:30 p.m.
Grades 4-6
Wednesday, January 17
12:10-12:30 p.m.
Grades 7-8
Thursday, January 18
12:10-12:30 p.m.
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Grades 4-12: Mario Kart Tournament
Student Leadership is excited to announce that they will be hosting a
Mario Kart Tournament on
Friday, January 19 from 9 a.m.-
Noon.
Please visit
MyPaymentsPlus to register and pay ($3) for this event. Spectators are invited to attend at no cost but
will not be permitted to compete.
Light concessions ($1) will be available for sale the day of the tournament.
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Grades 4-12: Spring Musical, Beauty and the Beast, Jr.
Students please mark your calendar for the following rehearsal dates:
Thursday, January 18
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 25
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Please visit
MyPaymentsPlus to pay your cast member dues ($30) or backstage crew member dues ($15).
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Grades 4-12: Student Leadership Team
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Student Leadership Team (SLT) will be meeting on the following dates:
Grades 9-12
Tuesday, January 23
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Grades 4-6
Wednesday, January 24
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Grades 7-8
Thursday, January 25
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Grades 4-12
Friday, January 26
10-11 a.m. during Club Friday
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Grades 4-12: 4-H Rich Experience - Egg Geodes
Please join us for the next 4-H Rich Experience on
Wednesday, January 24 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. This is the third session of a five-part 4-H Program series.
The mission of Georgia 4-H is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. This mission is accomplished, through hands on learning experiences, focused on agricultural and environmental issues, agriculture awareness, leadership, communication skills, foods and nutrition, health, energy conservation, and citizenship.
Please visit
MyPaymentsPlus by
Wednesday, January 17 at 11:59 p.m. to register, pay ($5.00 participation fee) and complete the permission slip.
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Grades 4-12: Art Experience - Chalk/Charcoal Shading
Please join us for the Chalk and Charcoal Shading Techniques Art Experience on
Thursday, January 25 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Do you want to improve your technical skills as an artist? Then this Art Experience is for you! In this class, students will complete a series of chalk and charcoal shading exercises, then use their newly learned technical drawings skills to create a shaded "floating ball" optical illusion drawing!
Please visit
MyPaymentsPlus by
Thursday, January 18 at 11:59 p.m. to register, pay ($5.00 participation fee) and complete the permission slip.
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Grades 4-12: Club Friday
Club Friday will be held on
Friday, January 26 from 9 a.m.-Noon. Students may plan to stay the entire time or drop-in for the club or clubs of choice.
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Fine Arts Club
9-10 a.m.
Student Leadership Team
10-11 a.m.
Odyssey of the Mind
11 a.m.-Noon
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Grades 4-12: Computer Science Club
All students are invited to join us for an exciting afternoon with GOC's Computer Science Club. Please pack a sack lunch to eat before the meeting.
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Grades 9-12
Tuesday, January 30
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Grades 4-6
Wednesday, January 31
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Grades 7-8
Thursday, February 1
12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Contact
Dr. Renee Smith or
Ms. Lisa Fanczi with any questions.
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6th Grade Students: JA BizTown
Please mark all of the dates below on your calendar and plan for your student to be on campus to complete the necessary lessons in preparation for the visit to JA BizTown on
Monday, February 5. Parents, please be sure to turn in the
Parent Consent form for JA BizTown.
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GOC Campus Lessons for JA BizTown
Friday, February 2 from 9-11 a.m.
Off-site visit to BizTown
Monday, February 5
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All 6th grade parents should have received an email with all the specific details.
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8th Grade Students: JA Finance Park
Please mark all of the dates below on your calendar and plan for your student to be on campus to complete the necessary lessons in preparation for the visit to JA Finance Park on
Thursday, March 1. Parents, please be sure to turn in the
Parent Consent form for JA Finance Park.
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GOC Campus Lessons for Finance Park
Friday, February 2 from 9-11 a.m.
Off-site visit to Finance Park
Thursday, March 1
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All 8th grade parents should have received an email with all the specific details.
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