#GOCOWLS
The weekly newsletter for Gwinnett Online Campus
Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Each year, Gwinnett County Public Schools collects feedback from our families about their child’s school as part of the commitment to improvement. This year, the school district is partnering with the Center for Educational Effectiveness to give Educational Effectiveness Surveys (EES) that provide feedback on nine characteristics of high-performing schools.
Please click HERE to participate in the parent/family survey which will be open through Saturday, April 2.
We appreciae you taking the time to participate in this survey and making your voices heard!
#GrowandFlourish
#OnlineWeLearnSuccessfully
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Grades 4-12: Educational Effectiveness Student Survey |
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Students in grades 4-12 are asked to complete a student survey called the Educational Effectiveness Survey on how they feel about school.
Please log in to your eClass page. Under the Additional Resources section, you will see a link to the Educational Effectiveness Survey. Please click on the Educational Effectiveness Survey link.
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The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete and you can only take the survey once. The survey is now open through April 20.
Your responses are confidential and no one at our school will see your answers. Reports of the survey results will only show summarized data.
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Grades 6-12: Intervention Session Schedule Change |
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Attention students and parents who have been participating in the Intervention Help Sessions!!
The Intervention Team will not be holding in-person help sessions on campus next week, Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31 due to scheduled Gateway testing.
To accommodate students, we will be hosting virtual help sessions on Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31. If your student plans to attend their regular scheduled help session next week, please have them join the virtual session by clicking the appropriate link below:
We will resume in-person help sessions after Spring Break on Tuesday, April 12 through Thursday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. for help with final exam preparation.
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Grades 9-12: Gateway Assessments |
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Students who are enrolled in Chemistry and U.S. History will participate in the Gateway Assessments. Please mark your calendar with the following assessment dates:
U.S. History Gateway Assessment
Monday, March 28
Science Gateway Assessment
Tuesday, March 29
The Assessment Office has sent additional information via email to the students GCPS email address.
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Grades 9-12: Lifelines Curriculum |
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During the month of March, GOC's high school counselors will deliver the Lifelines Suicide Prevention Curriculum to students currently taking Health this semester. An email has been sent by the counseling team which includes additional information. |
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If you have questions, please email your student's assigned GOC Counselor.
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Grade 12: College Application Waivers |
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GAfutures is partnering with the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia to provide a second round of application waivers during the month of March. Check out their website for the list of participating schools.
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Grades 4-12: Spring Musical - It's Showtime! |
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GOC's Spring Musical will be held on campus the following dates: |
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Thursday, March 24
& Friday, March 25
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
(doors open at 6 p.m.)
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Friday, March 25
2 - 4 p.m.
(doors open at 1:30 p.m.)
$5 General Admission Tickets are still available for the matinee performance on MyPaymentsPlus
$5 General Admission Tickets for matinee performance may also be sold at the door while supplies last.
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Concessions will be available for sale at all performances.
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Grades 4-8: Survival of the Fitness |
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Students in grades 4-8, please mark your calendar to join us for Survival of the Fitness! This will be an afternoon of fun and fitness.
If you are interested in participating, please be sure to sign-up by the deadline of Monday, March 28.
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Grades 4-6
Tuesday, April 12
12:30-1:30 p.m.
register for this event.
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Grades 7-8
Thursday, April 14
12:30-1:30 p.m.
register for this event.
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Students in grades 9-12, please mark your calendar to join us for Open Gym on Wednesday, April 13 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Join us for a day of fun, fellowship, and fitness.
If you wish to participate in this event, please click HERE by the deadline of Monday, March 28.
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Students, please plan to join us for our last Club Friday of the school year, scheduled for Friday, April 15 from 9 a.m.- Noon. All students are welcome to join us (even if you have never attended before). Please click HERE to RSVP for this event.
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Rich Experience
(Picasso Portraits Art)
9-10 a.m.
Clubs & Interest Groups
10-11 a.m.
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Student Leadership Team
11 a.m.-Noon
Gwinnett Student Leadership
(Current GSLT Members Only)
Noon-1 p.m.
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Students may plan to stay the entire time or drop in for the club or clubs of choice. Any student on campus during this time will need to participate in the scheduled activities or will need to be picked up. |
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Grades 4-12: Picasso Portrait Art Rich Experience |
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Please join us for the Picasso Portrait Art Rich Experience during Club Friday on Friday, April 15 from 9-10 a.m. Click HERE to register for this activity.
Come try your hand at Cubist-style portraiture! We'll check out some of Pablo Picasso's abstract portraits and self-portraits, then get right to work creating our own abstract, Cubist-style masterpiece! There is no one "right" way to create in the Cubist style, but we will learn about Picasso's technique in order to draw and paint our own wild, colorful portrait. We will use a variety of media with our "Picasso Portraits", from pencil, to ink, to oil pastel, to paint (all supplies will be provided for this event). If you are ready create and have some artistic fun, then this class is for you!
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Grades 4-12: Spring Dance |
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Grades 4-7
Red Carpet Theme
Friday, April 22 from 1-3 p.m.
Party Attire Dress
Students in grades 4-7 will enjoy light refreshments, a red carpet, music, dance floor, student superlaltives and lots more fun!
Tickets are available on MyPaymentsPlus for $12 per person. Students may purchase one additional ticket for one guest to accompany them to this event.
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Grades 8-12
Enchanted Garden Theme
Saturday, April 23 from 7-10 p.m.
Semi-formal / Formal Dress
Students in grades 8-12 will enjoy light refreshments, a DJ, photo booth, dance floor, prom court and lots more fun!
Tickets are available on MyPaymentsPlus for $38 per person. Students may purchase one additional ticket for one guest to accompany them to this event.
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Grades 4-12: Student Leadership Meetings & End of Year Celebration |
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Please join us for our next grade level Student Leadership Team Meeting. |
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Grades 4-6
Tuesday, March 29
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Grades 9-12
Wednesday, March 30
12:30- 2:30 p.m.
(Pre-meeting 12:30-1:30 p.m.)
Grades 7-8
Thursday, March 31
12:30-1:30 p.m.
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All active Student LeadershipTeam members who have paid their dues are cordially invited to attend the SLT end of year celebration on Friday, May 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Main Event in Suwanee.
Please click HERE to RSVP to this event.
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Purchase Your GOC Lookbook |
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We have some exciting news! GOC will have our version of a yearbook this year called The GOC Lookbook!
We have a group of students who have been working with one of our teachers on designing and publishing our Lookbook since August and we are happy to announce that they are now available for you to purchase. Our GOC Lookbook will capture full-time students on campus in grades 4-12, including classroom shots as well as pictures from clubs and activities throughout the school year. We hope this will be a book that your student can keep as a memory of their year at Gwinnett Online Campus. The GOC Lookbook will not include individual portraits of students.
Please click HERE for instructions on purchasing your very own 2021-22 GOC Lookbook.
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Please note that the GOC Lookbook can only be purchased by the deadline of March 31, 2022. We will NOT have extra or additional copies for sale when the books are delivered. |
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Attention Senior Parents: Purchase your Senior Ad in the GOC Lookbook
If you are a senior parent and you would like to purchase an ad for your senior in the GOC Lookbook, please click HERE for instructions.
The deadline for purchasing your Senior Ad has been extended to Sunday, March 27, 2022.
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