St. George’s Episcopal School
August 3, 2016
DRAGON
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To Learn | To Serve | To Live | To Lead
Don’t Forget Summer Reading list, Math Packets, Supply lists and the Student-Parent Handbook are all posted on our website. www.sges.org
Upcoming Events New Family Reception- Harrison Wing Tuesday, August 16th at 5:00 pm Open House- Pre-K through 8th grade Parents in Chapel, Students in classrooms
Tuesday, August 16th at 6:00 pm First Day of Class and Convocation Students report to classrooms
Wednesday, August 17th at 8:05 am High School Reception- Art Room Parents, Students & Teachers
Wednesday, August 17th at 8:45 am
Campus Improvements
High School Retreat- Blue Ridge August 17th - August 18th
We have been busy on campus this summer! The Lower building has new carpet in the classrooms. The Upper building has new restrooms. The gym has been painted and we have a conditioning room for the high school. Whew!
Tech News SGES now has a Mobile Lab with Windows tablets that will be used as an additional resource for all our teachers.
Middle School Retreat- SGES Friday, August 19th Back to School Eucharist & Picture Day FIRST DAY OF DRESS UNIFORM
Tuesday, August 23rd www.sges.org
103 Birch Street, Milner, GA 30257
770-358-9432
St. George’s Episcopal School
August 3, 2016
Early Childhood Curriculum Night- Chapel Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:00 pm Lower School Curriculum Night- Chapel Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:45 pm Middle School Curriculum Night- Classrooms Thursday, August 25th at 6:00 pm Parent-Teacher Conferences 11:30 am student dismissal
Wednesday, August 31st Labor Day Holiday Monday, September 5th
Fall Trips This year the lower, middle, and high school will take their Class Trips in the Fall during the week of September 19th. 3rd Grade – Rock Eagle – Thursday and Friday 4th and 5th Grade – Space Center in Huntsville – Wednesday through Friday
Back to School Campus Picnic & Festivities Pot luck dinner, kids activities & family fellowship
Sunday, September 11th at 4:00 pm Blessing of the Animals
Friday, September 16th Grandparents Day Friday, October 7th
6th Grade – Cumberland Island – Wednesday through Friday
Fall Break Monday, Oct. 10th- Tuesday, Oct. 11th
7th Grade – Epworth by the Sea Leadership Program – Wednesday through Friday 8th Grade – Washington, DC – Monday through Friday High School – Seattle, WA – Sunday through Friday
Conditioning Room Conditioning Room set up. Personal Trainer Joey McKinney will oversee the student-athlete conditioning program. SGES will use a highly respected nationally recognized athletic training program—Bigger, Faster, Stronger.
www.sges.org
Fall Flower & Magazine Orders Due Wednesday, September 7th
School Uniforms Please make sure you have secured school uniforms for each child. A few items to consider when shopping at the Parker/Buckhead Store in Macon. All shirts will be embroidered and then mailed to you. Please know that mailing is a free option with purchases over a $100. It should take about two weeks to receive any item ordered. If you have placed an order more than three weeks ago and you have not received it, please let us know. Lastly, for girls looking for the houndstooth skort, if needed, please ask for the half sizes in a “junior or misses” section on another rack for additional sizes. You may also purchase via their website www.parkersu.com.
103 Birch Street, Milner, GA 30257
770-358-9432
St. George’s Episcopal School
August 3, 2016
Academic Updates Our school will be using a new information management system RenWeb instead of HeadMaster Online. There will be more information distributed about this on your child’s curriculum night. The Lower and Middle schools will be moving to letter grades instead of numeric ones. There will be no change in how the grades are calculated or weighted, other than what you see on report cards (letter grades) is what you will see throughout the year as well.
Sports News This spring St. George’s will field a middle school girls soccer team and middle school boys baseball team. Practices and games will be in March and April. Students will be able to continue with recreational or travel teams as well as play on the SGES team. St. George’s will also field three new VARSITY sports this year Girls’ Volleyball, Girls’ Basketball, and Boys’ Basketball. Students will compete in GISA Region 1-AA. All middle school & high school students participating in any athletic team MUST have a current physical on file. Free physicals for SGES students will be provided immediately after Open House, August 16th. Volleyball practices started this week (Monday, August 1st). Our first home match is Thursday, Aug. 25th. For more information contact Brittany Conley bconley@sges.org Varsity Cross Country Practice starts at 8:30 am Monday, August 8th and Middle school practice starts at 8:30 on August 15th. Our first Meet is Thursday, Sept. 1st. For more information contact Jay LaRue at jlarue@sges.org For information about Clay Target Team contact Greg Hammock at gmhammock14@gmail.com. The first Clay Target Meet is Saturday, Aug. 13th at the Savannah Gun Club.
www.sges.org
103 Birch Street, Milner, GA 30257
770-358-9432