Patriot Post - March 2024
Greenwood Charter Academy
”Developing the Next Generation of American Citizens”
Director's Message
Dear Patriot Families,
The month of March was fun and exciting at GCA. In this newsletter we will provide a review of our progress 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
Featured News
School Updates
In the last month, students have had a number of opportunities to learn in unique ways. All of the students at GCA visited the Greenwood Community Theater for their production of “The Lion King”, several GCA students were in the cast and we are proud to support our Greenwood community. This month we also celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. At GCA we have worked hard to make these days fun and educational for our students. Our Kindergarten through second grade students spent St. Patrick’s Day hunting for a mischievous leprechaun that was making messes in the classrooms. While our older grades learned about Ireland and the traditions of St. Patrick’s Day.
GCA also celebrated Easter with a huge PTO community Eggstravaganza. The event consisted of a petting zoo, egg hunt, inflatables and cake decorating. We had an amazing turnout, and the entire GCA community had a chance to celebrate prior to Spring Break.
Celebrating student Success
In February we celebrated our students' success via our PBIS good behavior celebration. The celebration consisted of a dance party and glow activities. Students qualified for the celebration by earning Patriot Points in their classes for demonstrating positive behavior and citizenship. Each quarter our students who achieve their goal get to have a special celebration. We are proud of our Patriots!
Core Virtues Highlights
Teacher Spotlight (Teacher of the Year)
This month, we celebrate the remarkable efforts of Greenwood Charter Academy’s Teacher of the Month Heather Chander. Mrs.Heather Chandler is an experienced educator with a wide variety of teaching experience. She does an amazing job with her 3rd grade students. The care she has for her class is obvious, as she goes above and beyond to meet the needs of her students. Mrs. Chandler exemplifies quality teaching and her love of education is obvious in everything that she does. We are proud to call Mrs. Chandler GCA’s Teacher of the Month!
Support staff of the Month
Mrs. Holly Coleman has been selected as the GCA Support Staff of the Month. Mrs. Coleman is a paraprofessional in Ms. Bergan’s Kindergarten class. She goes above and beyond to support the students in her classroom. Mrs. Coleman works with small groups of students to make sure that all of the kindergarten students succeed. She is a great example of what makes GCA a great school!
Upcoming Events
April 12 MAP Kick off assembly and Mr. Morrison kisses a pig
April 15 - Book mobile
April 16 - 19 MAP testing
April 23 - MANDATORY full faculty meeting SCReady training
April 29 - ELA Writing Field Test grades 4-6 SCReady
April 30 - ELA Writing Field Test grade 3 SCReady
May 10- SCReady Kick off assembly
SCReady May 13-17
Writing - 13th (3-6 grade)
Reading - 14th (3-6 grade)
Math- 15th (3-6 grade)
Science - 16 (4 and 6 grade)
make up testing - 17th
May 17 - end of school bash/final Patriot Point Party 4-7 pm
Field days
May 20 - K-2
May 21 - 3-4
May 22 - 5-6
May 23 - Awards Day 1-6 grade
May 23 - K5 graduation 6pm
May 24 - last day of school 1/2 day
May 27 - No School
May 28 - 30 In service Days
Community Corner:
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all our wonderful community partners! The Greenwood Community Theater offered special presentations of their performances of “The Lion King” for all of the students at GCA. These performances took place during the school day to allow our students to have the great experience of seeing a live performance. The Greenwood Community Theater does an amazing job and plans to continue to partner with GCA going forward.