{"id":1906,"date":"2017-01-25T18:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2017-01-25T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T00:05:41","slug":"principals-update-12317","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=1906","title":{"rendered":"Principal’s Update 1\/23\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"
News:<\/strong><\/div>\n
1. Flex Pilot eLearning Day is February 8<\/span><\/span>. \u00a0Please RSVP so we can account for all students for that day. \u00a0Here is a direct link to the RSVP: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdheIWJcsQvp6PuT7O_nFEzrvhOsO6CMdzZVh–VwKv00gQaA\/viewform<\/a><\/div>\n
2. Sixty-three 8th grade students were chosen for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The notification letters were sent out last week. \u00a0Please contact Mrs. Belcher or Mr. Jack with any questions.<\/div>\n
3. EZSchoolpay users: AT&T is blocking emails from EZSchoolpay.com<\/a> as spam. \u00a0They company has requested to have AT&T unblock them, but until this is corrected, you can add another parent account with a different email (other than AT&T) and get the emails until it is corrected.<\/div>\n
4. Applications<\/a> are now open for students interested in participating in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2017 legislative session.<\/div>\n
While at the Statehouse, House pages spend the day touring the House and Senate chambers, the Indiana Supreme Court and governor’s office. They also observe the legislative session directly from the floor of the House, listening to debates on important issues.<\/div>\n
Pages are also assigned age-appropriate tasks like delivering important messages and sorting files.<\/div>\n
To be a page, applicants should be between the ages of 13 and 18. Student pages receive an excused absence from school.<\/div>\n
For more information and to apply, click here<\/a> or call 800\u00ad-382\u00ad-9841.<\/div>\n
5. Special Olympics is having a Hancock County 2017 Winter Jam, on Saturday<\/span><\/span> March 4th, \u00a06:00PM<\/span><\/span>. \u00a0It will be at the 4H Building 620 N. Apple St. Greenfield. \u00a0For more information, visit http:\/\/www.soinhancockcounty.org\/events\/event\/special-olympics-hancock-county-2017-winter-jam\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Upcoming Dates:<\/strong><\/div>\n
January 25: PTO meeting<\/div>\n
January 27<\/span><\/span>: Choir Solo\/ensemble performances at GCJHS<\/div>\n
February 8<\/span><\/span>: Flex Pilot eLearning Day (students work from home)<\/div>\n
February 20<\/span><\/span>: President’s Day (NO SCHOOL) – Snow Make-up Day (if needed)<\/div>\n
February 22<\/span><\/span>: NAEP Testing for selected 8th grade students<\/div>\n
February 27<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0ISTEP Part 1 Testing Window Opens<\/div>\n
March 13-24<\/span><\/span>: Spring Break (Weather Make-Up Days During First Five Days – if needed)<\/div>\n
April 17<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0ISTEP Part 2 (Online Portion) Testing Window Opens<\/div>\n
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Reminders:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    1. Breakfast is available for $1.75, to students every school day, at 8:20 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Buy a yearbook at https:\/\/yearbookforever.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    3. Please remember to check your child\u2019s lunch account regularly. \u00a0The cashiers remind students when accounts are getting low. \u00a0You can log in to https:\/\/www.ezschoolpay.com\/Login.aspx<\/a> to manage lunch accounts and set a notification for low balances. \u00a0\u00a0Students can also make deposits into their accounts with cash or checks in the lunch line.<\/li>\n
    4. With cold temperatures heading our way, please make sure your child wears a coat. \u00a0If temperatures dip below freezing, students will be permitted to come into the building beginning at 8:00 a.m.<\/span><\/span> \u00a0FOCUS (homework help) is available every day, starting at 7:30a.m.<\/span><\/span> in room B151<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Connect with us:<\/strong><\/div>\n
      Website- http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/<\/a><\/div>\n
      Twitter- @GCJHS_principal<\/a><\/div>\n
      Facebook – Greenfield Central Junior High School<\/a><\/div>\n
      Email- You will receive the GCJHS Parent Newsletter email weekly with news, information, and upcoming important dates. \u00a0If you talk to someone who is not receiving this weekly email, please have them sign up on our webpage!<\/div>\n
      Athletics- \u00a0Our competition schedule is available here: http:\/\/gchscougars.com\/<\/a> Click on \u201cJunior High.\u201d<\/div>\n
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      Dan Jack, Principal <\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
      Greenfield Central Junior High<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      News: 1. Flex Pilot eLearning Day is February 8. \u00a0Please RSVP so we can account for all students for that day. \u00a0Here is a direct link to the RSVP: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdheIWJcsQvp6PuT7O_nFEzrvhOsO6CMdzZVh–VwKv00gQaA\/viewform 2. Sixty-three 8th grade...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,24,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-newsletter","category-principal","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1906"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1913,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions\/1913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}