#GOCOWLS

The weekly newsletter for Gwinnett Online Campus

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Happy New Year! We hope that you and your family had a wonderful break.

Over the next few weeks, Report Cards (Grades K-8) & Semester Transcripts (Grades 9-12) will be mailed home from the district office. 

All GCPS students, faculty and staff will observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 16. Faculty and staff will not be available to students for questions or instruction on this day.

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Grades 9-12: MEETING CANCELLED TONIGHT Partnering for Student Success

The High School Partnering for Student Success meeting originally scheduled for this evening, Thursday, January 12 from 6-7 p.m. has been cancelled due to the threat of severe weather in our area.

The counseling team will email a link of this presentation over the next few days.

Please email your GOC High School Counselor with any questions.

Grades K-10: i-Ready Diagnostic Testing

Students in grades K-10 will be participating in i-Ready Diagnostic testing for mathematics and reading. The i-Ready Diagnostic is designed to help your child’s teachers determine what the students already know and what they still need to learn. Therefore, students should give it their best effort without anyone else helping with the answers so teachers can plan how to support them.

Students will take the i-Ready Diagnostic at home using their GCPS Chromebook/personal computer. This adaptive screener will take the students approximately four hours over the course of two dates to complete. Students will not have any course content on the testing dates.

Visit our website HERE for test-day troubleshooting and to find student and parent i-Ready support materials.

Please email the GOC Assessment Office with any questions.

Grades 8 & 10: PSAT 8/9 and PSAT/NMSQT

Student score reports will be available in the Parent Portal starting Friday, January 13. You can find out more about student scores by clicking HERE.

Please email the GOC Assessment Office with any questions.

Grades 9-12: Schedule Changes

The last day to request a Spring semester schedule change is tomorrow, Friday, January 13.

Please reach out to your High School Counselor before the deadline to make this request.

Grades 4 & 5: Partnering for Student Success

Ms. Santiago-Fecht, counselor for students in grades 4 and 5 will facilitate two workshops in January designed to help students be successful at GOC. Students will have an opportunity to participate in engaging activities that will help them learn and/or review helpful strategies and tools to do their best in the second semester. Each session will be 30 minutes. If students are interested in attending one or both workshops, please RSVP on the links below.

Please email the Ms. Barbara Santiago-Fecht with any questions.

Grades 4-12: Roost & Boost

Come join us for Roost and Boost the week of January 24-26 where you can connect with a content teacher to receive support with specific subject areas. This is an in-person academic assistance session, where a teacher from each content area (math, language arts, science, and social studies) will be available to provide academic support to students. All students are welcome and may choose which content area to attend but are strongly encouraged to attend a targeted content area if they receive a personal invitation from a teacher.

Grades 4-12: Spring Musical Rehearsals

We are thrilled to be starting rehearsals for GOC's Spring Musical "Mary Poppins Jr."! Upcoming rehearsals for the cast & select crew are as follows:

Please click HERE for a full list of rehearsal and performance dates.

As a reminder, please be sure to pay your cast or crew dues on the student's MyPaymentsPlus account by Friday, January 20.

Parents, if you are willing and able to volunteer, please click HERE to complete the SignUp Genius.

Please contact Mr. Miro Gomez with any questions.

Grades K-12: Parent Volunteer Meeting

Calling all parents!! We need your help as we plan lots of fun student events here at Gwinnett Online Campus!

Please join us on Friday, January 13 from 11 a.m.-Noon for a parent volunteer meeting to discuss how you can help with upcoming events such as the Gaming Tournament, Spring Dances, Spring Musical and planning some off campus events for our families.

The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) would like to reach out to the parents who are not already involved this year. To stay up to date on the upcoming events and other information for the rest of this year and next year, please complete and submit the Parent Information Form.

For questions and to RSVP for the in-person parent meeting, please email

GOC's PAC (Parent Advisory Committee).

Grades 6 & 8: Social Studies Friday

If you are a student in grades 6 or 8, we would like to welcome you to Social Studies Friday on Friday, January 13 where we will do lots of fun Junior Achievement activities to get you ready for your trip to either Finance Park or Biz Town in 2023.

Students in grade 8 should report from 9 -11 a.m. for Social Studies Friday and then plan to stay after for Club and Activities Friday which starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m.

Students in grade 6 may plan to report at 9 a.m. for Club and Activities Friday and then should participate in Social Studies Friday which will start at Noon and end at 2 p.m.

Please bring a lunch if you plan to stay the entire day for both Social Studies Friday and Club and Activities Friday.

Please click HERE to RSVP for this event.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell or Ms. Jenny Cooper with questions.

Grades 9-12: Social Lounge Meeting

Please join us for the first Social Lounge Meeting of 2023 scheduled for Wednesday, January 25 from 1-2 p.m.

Social Lounge is a group where we explore various topics related to Social Studies. In January, we will be looking at Psychology and Pop Culture and Media.

Please contact Ms. Denise Billingsley with questions.

Grades K-8: Spring Dance - Get Your Tickets Today!

Come join us on Friday, February 10 for our Springtime in Paris Dance for students in grades K-5 and 6-8. Get your tickets TODAY before it is too late! Tickets are limited and prices will increase as we get closer to the event.

Everyone in attendance will be required to register and pay on MyPaymentsPlus including the parent/guardian for students in grades K-5 and the non-GOC guest for students in grades 6-8. GOC students must secure a pre-purchased admission ticket via their MyPaymentsPlus account for their guest prior to the event.

Please note that the Spring Dance for grades 9-12 is scheduled for Saturday, April 22 at Laundry Events in Downtown Lawrenceville. More information to come.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades 4-12: Clubs & Activities Friday

GOC's first Clubs and Activities Friday of 2023 is scheduled for Friday, January 13. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to your scheduled grade level activity.

Click HERE to RSVP for this event!

Grades 4-7

 Leadership Lessons from 9-10 a.m.

Instrument Show and Tell from 10-11 a.m. 

Grades 4-12

Clubs/Activities Hour from 11 a.m.-Noon

Grades 8-12

Instrument Show and Tell from Noon-1 p.m. 

 Leadership Lessons from 1-2 p.m.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades 4-12: Fine Arts Instrument Show-and-Tell

Please join us for our Fine Arts Instrument Show-and-Tell during the first Club & Activities Friday of the new year scheduled for Friday, January 13. Bring any instrument you have to demonstrate. This event will be led by the following staff members: Dr. Pritchard, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Lollis.

Please click HERE to RSVP for this event.

Please contact Dr. Gregory Pritchard with questions.

Grades 4-12: Student Leadership Team Meetings

Please join us for our January 2023 Student Leadership Team meetings. All are welcome to join us for this month's SLT meetings even if you are not currently a member. This is an open meeting for all including current members, officers and everyone who is interested.

If you have not paid your dues, please do so by going to the students MyPaymentsPlus account today.

Grades 7-8

In-person Meeting

Thursday, January 19 

1-2:30 p.m.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades K-12: Gaming Tournament

Register TODAY for GOC's Gaming Tournament scheduled for Friday, January 27. We are finalizing our plans for the event and need students to sign up ASAP so that we can plan accordingly.

We will have various video game options such as Mario Kart and Super Smash Brothers along with a selection of table top board games. Snacks and refreshments will also be available.

Students in grades K-3 must have one parent/guardian attend this event with them. Space is limited; one adult may accompany each student in grades K-3.

Please visit the student's MyPaymentsPlus account to register and pay for this event. The $3 registration fee includes event admission and refreshments.

We need parent volunteers to bring in donations of items for the gaming tournament. Please click HERE to sign up. Donations should be dropped off in the front lobby no later than Wednesday, January 25.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades 6-8: VIRTUAL Breakfast with Buddies

GOC's “Breakfast with Buddies” Program is an opportunity for students to enjoy breakfast from home with their school counselor every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. to develop meaningful relationships with peers and caring adults! This connection may positively impact the student and their learning!

Please click HERE to reserve your spot for next Wednesday. The counselors will provide a participation link to those who have reserved a spot for this event.

For questions please contact your middle school counselor, Ms. Teshia Dula or Ms. Nikita Johnson.