Helping Hands in the Community Junior High Dance

Friday, November 3, 2017 the 8th grade

class will host a junior high dance. The

cost of the dance is $5.00.

Students may come in a costume (non-

violent, non-risqué) if they so desire.

The dance will run from 6:00—8:30 p.m.

with a live DJ. Parent chaperone/

decorator volunteers

may contact Mrs.

Honza to sign up.

Eighth grade will be

asked to bring snacks

for the dance.

Only GCS students

may enter the dance.

NOVEMBER, 2017 Volume 6, Issue 4

Senator Dale Fowler

served as “Principal

for a Day” to honor

National Principal

Appreciation Month on

October 18, 2017.

FAMILY READING NIGHT

5:30—7:00 P.M.

Our “Helping Hands in the

Community” Family

Reading Night will be held

NOVEMBER 7!

Community helpers from

our surrounding area

(doctors, nurses, fireman,

deputies) will share their

favorite story with children.

Schedule:

5:30 Choose a

community/helper and

story in the primary

hallway. Helpers will share

their book for about 15

minutes.

5:45 Please head to the

cafeteria for FREE

SPAGHETTI, and to look

around at the Book Fair!

6:45 Choose a different

community helper/story to

listen to...for about 15

minutes.

Giant City CCSD130

Special points of interest:

Family Reading Night-Nov. 7

Thanksgiving Feast– Nov. 14

In this issue:

Family Reading Night 1

Thanksgiving Feast 2

Mini Cheer Camp 3

Giant Steps Newsletter

Junior High Dance-Nov. 3

Cheer Camp-Nov. 10 & 11

Speech Teacher,

Natalie Walker,

works with Arie, a

Pre-K student at

Giant City School.

Giant City

School has

some job

openings

that we

having

trouble filling:

1) Head Volleyball Coach-This

position requires at least a high

school diploma, coaching experi-

ence is preferred.

2) Yearbook Coordinator– This

position is solely responsible for

producing the Giant City Year-

book and meeting the Lifetouch

deadlines.

Applicants must be able to pass a

criminal background check. Applica-

tions available in the front office.

First graders prac-

tice their daily

math skills includ-

ing telling time,

graphing, calendar,

and money!

Thanksgiving Feast

November 18, 2016

Giant City School will host its third annual Thanksgiv-

ing Feast on Nov. 14th. Each grade will be asked to

contribute a part of the feast. On Tuesday, 11/14,

family members may join their student to share in the

feast.

The Giant City BETA Club will also be collecting food

items to donate to needy families in our district.

Please consider donating canned items, refrigerated

items (butter, pie crusts, turkey, etc). Each year fami-

lies are so grateful to receive these baskets.

We will also be taking names for shut ins to receive a

plate of food from the Thanksgiving Feast. Please call

the front office to nominate someone for delivery

from the BETA Club.

GCSPA says a heartfelt THANK YOU to all families for helping to raise funds

from the sale of cookie dough this past month.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held Nov 6-10th. Please stop in and let's all

shop till we drop! Books are the key to knowledge so let's build our libraries

both at home and at school. Anyone wishing to volunteer can contact the

school . All parents are welcome!

Santa's Workshop is coming in December. Children will be able to purchase

small gifts for the family. Gifts will only be $1.00 this year. STUDENTS WILL BE

LIMITED TO $5 to spend for the week. Help your children write their letters to

Santa using their best handwriting and spelling. Address to Santa Claus at

the North Pole. More information coming soon!

PSAT Tests for 8th Graders

This year Giant City School will work in collaboration with the

Carbondale High School to administer the PSAT. The PSAT 8/9 is

the first in the College Board’s “SAT Suite of Assessments” and

is offered to eighth and ninth graders. The purpose of the PSAT

8/9 is to establish a starting point in terms of college and career

readiness as students transition to high school. It’s a way for

students to practice for the PSAT 10, the PSAT/NMSQT, and the

SAT.

Giant City Students will take the PSAT on December 5, 2017 at

CCHS. Students will ride a bus to CCHS to take the exam with all

outlying feeder schools.

Congratulations to Kurt Robinson for making the All Tournament Team

at the Giant City Hooptacular! Congratulations to the Giant City Cheer

Squad for winning first place in the Hooptacular Cheer Competition!

Giant City CCSD130

Future Terrier Shootout

8th Grade RADA Sales

We’re on the web at

www.gcs130.org

First Grade Math-Learning addition

through dominoes.

The Giant

City Cheerleaders will

host a Mini Cheer Clinic for

students in Pre-K through 4th

grades. The clinic will be held on

Nov.10 & 11th!

Mini cheerleaders will learn

sideline and floor cheers, and

some modified stunts.

Sign up forms are available at the

front office.

Anonymous Link for Reporting Bullying

The Giant City School website has an anony-

mous link to report bullying. Please click on the

link and report evidence in the email. This

email will be sent directly to the principal.

As the 8th grade class works to pay for their

spring trip, they will begin selling RADA Cut-

lery and Products in November.

RADA Cutlery and Products are known for their

value and quality, and they make great Christ-

mas presents.

8th graders will be selling items from November

17-December 1, 2017; with orders arriving by

December 15, 2017. Please support the 8th grade

class!

The Carbondale Community High

School will host the 16th Annual

Future Terrier Shootout on Satur-

day, November 4, 2017.

The tournament features play for

girl’s and boy’s basketball teams.

Games are played in the main gym

and small gym simultaneously.

Giant City Varsity Girls will play

their first game at 9:00 a.m. on the

main floor gymnasium.

Junior Varsity Girls will play at

10:30 a.m. on the small gym floor.

Giant City Varsity Boys will play

their first game at 10:30 a.m. on the

main gym floor.

JV Boys at 9:00 a.m.-Small Gym

Giant City School —PARCC Scores for overall

student performance!