PFE News- October 2025

Tips for Helping Support Your Child’s Consistent School Attendance

When children are absent from school, they miss out on consistent instruction that is needed to develop basic skills. Children in early grades are particularly susceptible to falling behind in fundamental reading skills, which can have a snowball effect that impacts future learning. Here are some key tips for helping support your child's attendance.

Avoid scheduling vacations when school is in session.
Build regular routines for bedtimes and the mornings.
Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before.
Talk about the importance of regular attendance and about how your child feels about school.
Don’t permit missing school unless your child is sick.
If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to teachers, school counselors, or your school principal for advice on how to help your child feel comfortable and excited about learning.
Develop back up plans for getting your child to school if something comes up. Ask a family member, neighbor or another family for help.

Math Night

Families, mark your calendars! Join us for Math Night at Moore Elementary on Tuesday, October 8th at 5:00 PM. This exciting evening will be filled with hands-on math games, interactive activities, and opportunities for families to explore fun ways to strengthen math skills at home.

Come ready to:

Play engaging math games with your scholar
Discover strategies that connect classroom learning to everyday life
Spend quality time as a family while making math fun

We’ll also have food, resources, and plenty of take-home ideas to keep the learning going.

We can’t wait to see our Moore families for a night of learning, laughter, and numbers in action!

FALL BREAK

Griffin Spalding School System will have Fall Break October 13-17. School breaks are a time that our scholars look forward to all year round. Breaks are a time when scholars can relax, recuperate, and take time to enjoy their families. These breaks also give our scholars a chance to academically reset.

Title I Annual Meeting Information - Fall 2025

Thank you to all of our Moore Elementary families who joined us for the August Title I Annual Meeting. Parents learned more about what Title I is, how it supports our school, and their “Right to Know” as partners in their child’s education. We truly appreciate your participation and partnership as we work together to ensure every scholar’s success!

Parents' Right to Know about the Qualifications of your Scholars Teachers and Paraprofessionals!

In compliance with the requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act, the Griffin-Spalding County School System would like to inform you that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teacher(s) and/or paraprofessional(s).

The following information may be requested:

Whether your child's teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction

Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived

Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.

Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

2025 Fall Survey

(encourage your parents to complete the fall survey and include the link)

Upcoming Events

October 8th: Math Night

October 13-17: Fall Break

Dr. Audra Olukoya, Principal

Christie Dangar, Assistant Principal

Tameka Flynt, Academic Dean

Dr. Phonecia Wilson, School Counselor

Kamilah Gordon, Instructional Coach

Dana Landburg, Structured Literacy Coach

GSCS Parent Resource Center

Did you know that the Griffin-Spalding County School System also has a Parent Resource Center? Find hands on activities, books and brochures for your student in our District Parent Resource Center. The center is designed to provide educational resources for parents to help your student succeed academically. Parents can also find computers with internet access at the center. The best part is resources are FREE! You can find the Parent Resource Center located in the Parent Services Building, Room 121 on 234 E. Taylor Street, Griffin, GA 30224. If you would like more information or want to make an appointment, please contact LaJuana Love at 770-229-3700, ext 10321 or at Lajuana.love@gscs.org.

PARENT RESOURCE CENTER

If you are looking for additional resources to assist your scholar’s learning at home, please visit the Moore Elementary Parent Resource Center located in the Media Center. Open during school hours, parents can browse through our assortment of: games, manipulatives, brochures, pamphlets and handouts to find wonderful resources to work with your child at home.

For more information, please contact Kamilah Gordon (Parent Liaison) at Kamilah.gordon@gscs.org or at (770)229-3756.