Moore Elementary School

In the interest of safety, Griffin-Spalding County Schools (GSCS) will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025. All students and staff should remain at home as the current weather situation will disrupt normal school operations. Stay safe and warm.

Greetings Parents, It’s that time of year! We’re excited to invite you to our Testing Workshop, designed to help your child prepare and succeed in this year’s milestone assessments. Workshop Details: 📅 Date: January 28th ⏰ Time: 10:00AM 📍 Location: Virtual Link will be shared During the session, we’ll cover: • Effective test prep strategies • Key milestones to focus on • Tips for supporting your child at home • A Q&A session to address your concerns Let’s work together to ensure your child feels confident and prepared to excel. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity! We look forward to seeing you there💙💛💙

After careful consideration and monitoring of the current weather situation, we have made the decision to close GSCS schools tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. This decision was not made lightly, but the safety of our students, staff, and families remains our top priority. All schools and offices will be closed. All school-related activities are canceled. All students and employee groups should remain home tomorrow. An announcement will be made tomorrow regarding the status of school for Wednesday, given that freezing temperatures and possible winter weather are expected to remain a factor Tuesday evening. Stay safe and stay warm. Thank you.

✨🐝Congratulations to Our Spelling Bee Stars! 🐝✨ We are incredibly proud of our District Level Spelling Bee Representative, Miss Aaliyah Holmes! 🥳Your hard work and dedication is truly inspiring! A BIG congratulations as well to all the other participants and our District Winner, Miss Charlie Hollums🏆 A special thank you to Miss Malaysia Nesbeth for her outstanding support as our alternate—you are amazing! Great job to our 5th Grade Spelling Superstars for shining so brightly and making us proud! 🐝✨

🎉🎉 100th Day of School Celebration! 🎉🎉 We’re hitting a major milestone—our 100th Day of School is on Wednesday, January 24th! 🥳 Let’s make it unforgettable! Come to school dressed as if you were 100 years old! 👵🏽✨👴🏽Think gray hair, glasses, walkers, and your best “senior style.” We can’t wait to celebrate 100 days of learning, growth, and fun together! See you there👵🏽✨👴🏽

GSCS held its annual spelling bee today. After multiple spelling and vocabulary rounds, Orrs Elementary Student Charlie Hollums won with the word “monopolize.” The district runner-up is Carver Road Middle School Student Carter Dupree. Read more at: https://5il.co/35fv2

🩷✨𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔✨🩷 Get ready to put on your dancing shoes and create unforgettable memories at our Father-Daughter Dance extravaganza! This year’s theme is 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘣𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘭! Join us for a night of laughter, love, and cherished moments on February 13th in the Moore Gymnasium. Let's twirl, spin, and groove together as we celebrate this magical evening! Save the date and get ready to dance the night away! ✨🩷

ℂ𝕆ℕ𝔾ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕊🥳 to our 𝒶𝓂𝒶𝓏𝒾𝓃ℊ 3rd-5th grade scholars for their fantastic participation in the Social Studies Fair! Your excitement and hard work truly paid off as you presented your projects. Great job, Cubs—keep up the incredible work💙💛💙

𝒞ℴ𝓃ℊ𝓇𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃𝓈 to our Artist of the Week, Geraldine Lagurre David! 🎉 She did an outstanding job on her Pre-K Multimedia Snowman project, showcasing incredible creativity and talent. A special thank you to Mrs. Fricke for always putting the 🄷🄴🄰🅁🅃 in 🄰🅁🅃 and inspiring our young artists🎨🖌️✨

All GSCS schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January is National #MentoringMonth and today is #ThankYourMentor Day. GSCS wants to take a moment to celebrate our mentors by expressing our heartfelt gratitude for their presence, support and the profound impact they have on our students. Today we want to highlight and thank one of our dedicated mentors, David A.! #MentoringMonth #MentoringAmplifies

Tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025, will be a virtual at-home learning day for all GSCS students. No students or staff will report to school due to the threat of winter weather which could create delays that would disrupt normal school operations. Students will have their Chromebooks at home to complete assignments in Canvas. Due to the current winter storm watch and the forecast of potential snow and ice, all GSCS schools and offices will be closed on Friday, January 10, to prioritize the safety of our students, staff and community. All after-school events and activities are also canceled. Read a letter from GSCS Superintendent Dr. Keith L. Simmons at https://5il.co/34jyf.

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Dear Parents, Happy New Year! 🎊 We hope you had a joyful and relaxing holiday season with your loved ones. As we begin this exciting new chapter, we’re thrilled to have your continued support in making this year successful for our students. Please take a moment to review our January Newsletter, where you'll find important updates, upcoming events, and helpful resources to kick off 2025 on the right note. Thank you for being such an integral part of our community. Let’s make this year full of growth, learning, and new memories! Wishing you and your family a year filled with happiness, health, and success. https://secure.smore.com/n/p67n8

The Griffin-Spalding Partners In Education (PIE) awarded 34 classroom and field trip grants to GSCS educators totaling $30,000. On December 17 and 19, PIE representatives visited 12 schools to surprise the 2024 PIE Grant winners. Classroom grant proposals awarded ranged from $300 for books to improve student literacy rates, to $1,000 for band equipment. Other classroom grants funded include costume design for a musical, art supplies, math supplies, a pottery wheel, a 3D printer and more. The field trip grant proposals awarded were all around $1,000 and included trip destinations to a student author conference, college tours, Six Flags, High Museum of Art, Kennedy Space Center, Center for Puppetry Arts and more. Read more: https://5il.co/33tc6

The Kiwanis Club and Lions Club of Griffin partnered with GSCS. They brought volunteers and the latest technology vision screening equipment to our elementary schools and screened over 4100 students. Thank you for your service!

🐝✨C҉O҉N҉G҉R҉A҉T҉S҉ to our 2024-25 Spelling Bee Champion, 𝓐𝓪𝓵𝓲𝔂𝓪𝓱 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓶𝓮𝓼 and First Runner-Up, 𝓜𝓪𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓼𝓲𝓪 𝓝𝓮𝓼𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓱! ✨🐝Your dedication and hard work have truly paid off. A special thank you to everyone who contributed to making this day such a success🫶🏾✨🐝

All GSCS schools & offices will be closed Dec. 23, 2024 - Jan. 3, 2025, for the holiday break. GSCS staff return on Jan. 6, 2025, for professional learning & planning. Students return on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

C҉H҉E҉ C҉K҉ I҉T҉ O҉U҉T҉🫶🏾✨🐻We are thrilled to have this opportunity to share all the amazing things happening at Moore! Our community’s passion, innovation, and dedication continue to inspire, and we can’t wait to showcase the incredible work being done💙💛💙 https://youtu.be/cDknYNuCAYU

Learn about the great things happening at Moore Elementary School. Watch the YouTube video (link below). GSCS. Our schools - Our Community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDknYNuCAYU