Ghent Elementary

CORRECTION: Cheerleading tryouts are August 27 & 28!

GES Sports Tryouts Information:
Tryouts are open to 3-5 Grade Students. Students must have their sports physical and CERP training PRIOR to tryouts.

Basketball:
Aug. 26 (3:40-5:00) in the Gym
Aug. 27 (5:00-6:30) in the Gym

Volleyball:
Aug. 26 (5:00-6:30) in the Gym

Cheerleading:
Aug. 26 (5:00-6:30) in Room 7
Aug. 27 (5:00-6:30) in Room 7

As many of you know, we are getting all new floors in the building this summer, which we are very excited to have! As it stands right now, it does not seem like we will be ready to have people in the building for CERP Training on August 11, so we are going to postpone that one for now. If we can figure out another evening to fit it in, we will send notice; otherwise, we will have CERP training multiple times during Open House on August 25 from 3-5.

IMPORTANT SPORTS INFORMATION FOR GES!
CERP Training (with a parent) and a Sports Physical are MANDATORY for participation in try-outs.
CERP Training must be completed at your home school this year, meaning all potential GES athletes must be trained at GES.

CERP Training Dates:
August 11 at 5:30pm
August 25 During Open House from 3-5pm (several sessions)

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(Text 3/3) If your student has any medication at school, this MUST be signed out by a parent BY JUNE 11! Any medications not collected by June 11 will be disposed of properly.

(Text 2/2) Report cards go home June 10. Report cards will NOT be mailed home if your student is not present. You can pick it up in the office. PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU COME because we will be in and out of the office delivering reports to various county offices. 304-787-3631 If your student has any medication at school, this MUST be signed out by a parent BY JUNE 11! Any medications not collected by June 11 will be disposed of properly.

End of the Year Information: Last Day of School is June 11. This will be a 3-Hour Early Dismissal. Students will be dismissed at 12:20PM! Report cards go home June 10. Report cards will NOT be mailed home if your student is not present. You can pick it up in the office. PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU COME because we will be in and out of the office delivering reports to various county offices. 304-787-3631 If your student has any medication at school, this MUST be signed out by a parent BY JUNE 11! Any medications not collected by June 11 will be disposed of properly.

There will be no After School Care on June 11 due to the 3-Hour Early Dismissal!

We are still cleaning up and waiting on a few volunteers to move their vehicles, so please hold off on parent pick up an extra 5 minutes. 3:15pm!

Field Day is in full swing! The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department also joined up to show off their cruiser and drone to the kids! So, if you see lights flashing, we're still having a blast!

A few reminders for Field Day tomorrow: 1) It's supposed to be 80° and sunny! Don't forget to put sunscreen on your student before school! 2) Students should wear athletic clothes and shoes. 3) Parent Pick-Up cannot line up until 3:10pm to allow our volunteers to move their vehicles.

Bus 503 is currently loading GES students.

There is a substitute driver on Bus 503 this afternoon. He has not arrived at GES yet. Please be patient as he delivers students home safely.

June 4 is Field Day! Due to the amount of volunteers we will have (THANK YOU!), we cannot start lining up for Parent Pick-Up until 3:10pm. I know that is just 10 minutes before dismissal, but if we do not wait for volunteers to clean up and move their vehicles, we will not have enough space for Parent Pick-Up. Please DO NOT line up for Parent Pick-Up until 3:10 on June 4. Thank you for your cooperation!

5th Grade Awards Ceremony will be June 5 at 10:00am. 1st set of gym doors open at 9:45am. Kindergarten Awards Ceremony will be June 9 at 9:00am. 1st set of gym doors open at 8:45am.

We have sold out of ice cream for the year, so there will be no more ice cream sales!

Don't forget! Tomorrow is Yearbook Signing Day! If your student has a yearbook, send it to school with them. If they do not have one, teachers will provide autograph sheets!

Today is our Spring Concert for grades 3-5! Doors open at 1:25; show starts at 1:30. Please enter through the first set of gym doors.

We are having a yearbook signing day at GES on May 27! Bring your 2025 yearbook to school that day, but if you have not purchased a yearbook, we will provide autograph sheets! All students will have the opportunity to get autographs from anyone in the school. We still have a handful of yearbooks for sale in the office for $25. First come, first serve!