GCA Director's Report - January 2024
Dear Patriot Families,
As the proud school director of our exceptional school, I am thrilled to introduce a new monthly update that will complement our regular weekly emails. These newsletters will provide a review of the progress of our building construction and offer recaps of the month, showcasing the accomplishments of our outstanding students and staff. Together, let's continue to make this school year not only transformative, but also a collection of cherished memories for all.
Thank you for your commitment and ongoing support for Greenwood Charter Academy.
Go Patriots!
Jason Morrison
School Director
School Updates
In the last month, we've begun to use our gym on a daily basis for PE and school events. Our first event to use the gym was our first semester awards ceremony. We were excited to honor all of our Patriots for their hard work and dedication during the first semester. We appreciate all of the parents and family members who joined us and helped celebrate our amazing students.
Our playground is nearly complete, and students have enjoyed recess time with their classmates. In January we began our partnership with the Federal CEP program to offer free breakfast and lunch for all of our students.
Celebrating student Success
In January we celebrated our students' success during our first semester awards day. Every student at GCA received an award and many of them received several academic and behavioral awards. We are proud of all of their accomplishments.
At GCA we want to celebrate quality behavior and academic achievement. Last week we celebrated our Patriot Point Good Behavior Celebration by giving the students who have earned enough points the opportunity to enjoy inflatable slides and a sweet treat! The students loved the event and are working toward a bigger reward at the end of the year!
Core Virtues Highlights
In the preceding month, we recognized students embodying our Core Virtues by choosing one exceptional student from each classroom who exemplifies the virtue most frequently.
This past month, our focus shifted to the virtue of courage. Courage means doing what is right despite fear, moving beyond those fears, and finding the strength to persevere. We will celebrate our next core virtue of the month students for every classroom in the next two weeks and will share that information with our families!
We are so proud of our Citizen and Students of the Month for January:
Student of the Month
- Scarlett Brumley
- Aubrey Prince
- Lenox Davis
- Tinsley Greene
- Elijah Walk
- Alistair Blakeley
- Kaylee Dawson
- Maddi Livingston
- Mary Elizabeth Fowler
- Kaylum Chrisley
- Jacob Campbell
- Zayley Paige
- Carson Burwell
- Ximena Arenas
- Kohen Morton
- Ansley Martin
- Morgan Madvig
- Kaiden Lee
Citizen of the Month
- Michael Resico
- Christopher Freel
- Rebecca Jackson
- N’Zuri Deal
- Paigelynn Tucker
- Jaylee Jones
- Patience Mobley
- Vera McCall
- Sincere McClurkin
- Collins Morgan
- Landon Morgan
Teacher Spotlight (Teacher of the Month)
Each month, we take the opportunity to shine a spotlight on one of our exceptional teachers and their invaluable contributions to our school community. This month, we celebrate the remarkable efforts of Joey Giles. Mr. Giles has been in education over 30 years and has brought his expertise to GCA. He brings out the best in all of his 5th grade students in their ELA and History classes. His lessons go above and beyond to make sure the students are able to understand and enjoy the information that they are learning.
Mr. Giles is invaluable to the other teachers on campus as he works as a mentor to many of our younger teachers. He is a huge part of the Greenwood community participating in the Greenwood Community Theater. We are proud to call Mr. Joey Giles the GCA Teacher of the Month!
Upcoming February Events
Valentine's Day (February 14th):
Grade level teachers will communicate plans for classroom celebrations on Valentine's Day.
- February 19th (Presidents Day) No School
Open House for potential new students (February 20th):
Invite your family and friends to come see GCA. We will offer tours that include meeting teachers. If you refer a student that enrolls you will receive a free uniform.
- GCA Job Fair (February 29 4-6:30)
- Leap into the new year with a new job at GCA! We will be offering on site interviews and school tours.
Community Corner
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all our wonderful community partners! The Woodmen of America donated flags for each classroom and will be providing new flags to fly over the school. We would also like to thank the Greenwood Community Theater for inviting all of our students to view special performances of The Lion King. Finally we would like to thank the Greenwood Library for the continued support of our school by providing the bookmobile for our library services.
PTO News
- Flower Grams
Do you want to send your child a sweet Valentine’s Day message? PTO is offering a flower gram for $4 to be delivered to your child on Valentines Day. Letters went home with students last week.
- 2024 Leap Into Fun Run
February 29th in PE classes
How it works:
Students get sponsors to donate funds based on the number of laps the student can run.
Students receive prizes for the level of donations they receive.
Many prizes are offered including a limo ride to eat lunch at Chick-Fil-A!
If enough students participate Mr. Morrison will have to kiss a pig!!
Your participation in this fundraiser lays the foundation for supporting larger projects, enhancing our school community.