📚 Head's up, Panthers! 📚
🎨 Attention Kindergarten and 1st grade Palette Pals! 🎨
An IN-HOUSE Art reception will be held THIS Wednesday in the Abingdon Cafeteria from 5:30pm -6:30pm. We hope you'll come out to see their masterpieces and support our young artists!
Can't make it? No problem! An all-GCPS reception will be held at Arts on Main on 5/15 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm!
✨ Your Abingdon May/June 2025 Paw Print Newsletter is live! ✨ Printed copies will hop off the press and come home with your Panther soon!
IN THIS EDITION:
🌞 5/5 - 5/9 is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Follow our Abingdon PTO for ideas to celebrate!
🌞 THIS WEDNESDAY, 5/7, is our K and 1st Grade Palette Pals' IN HOUSE Art Reception in the Abingdon Cafeteria from 5:30pm - 6:30pm!
🌞 School Nurse Appreciation day is 5/7 - Thank you Nurse Hawkey!
🌞 National Speech Pathologist Day is 5/18! - Thank you Mrs. Scione and Ms. Goltermann!
🌞 Do you have a rising Kindergartener? "Ready, Set, Kindergarten," a rising Kindergarten information session, will take place at Abingdon on 5/19 from 5:30 - 6:30pm.
🌞 SOLs are coming 5/13 - 5/30! Pg. 2 features our SOL schedule and some helpful tips for families and students to get "Test Ready"!
🌞 5/26 is Memorial Day - Division is closed - NO SCHOOL!
🌞 See the Newsletter for important last week of school (6/2 - 6/6) dates!
🌞 VOLUNTEER SIGNUPS ARE NOW OPEN! https://linktr.ee/AbingdonPantherVolunteering
🍎 Do you have a rising Kindergartener? If so, mark your calendar for this upcoming Kindergarten information session!
📅 5/19
⌚ 5:30 - 6:30
📍 Abingdon Elementary School
📚🍎 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🎉✏️
May 5th–9th
From all of us at Gloucester County Public Schools, THANK YOU to our amazing teachers for the passion, dedication, and heart you bring into every classroom. You inspire, uplift, and shape the future—one student at a time. 💙
Let’s celebrate the difference teachers make every day!
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #GCPSProud #WeLoveOurTeachers
⚠ Attention Palette Pals! ⚠
Today's session, 4/28, has been cancelled!
🍎✨ Happy School Lunch Hero Day! ✨🍎
Today, we celebrate the incredible School Nutrition Team who keep our students fueled and ready to learn! From preparing delicious meals to greeting every child with a smile, these heroes make a difference every day. 💙💛
Join us in thanking our School Lunch Heroes for their hard work and dedication! 🦸♀️🥪🥗 Comment below with a shoutout to your favorite cafeteria team member!
#SchoolLunchHeroDay #ThankYouCafeteriaHeroes #FuelingTheFuture #GratefulAndGrowing
As we approach the summer season, we want to ensure that children in our community have access to nutritious meals. Your feedback will help us better understand the needs of our families and plan accordingly.
Please take a moment to complete a brief survey to let us know if your household will be in need of summer meals for children. Your responses are valuable and will assist us in providing essential support during the summer months. The survey is linked on the division website banner.
Thank you for your participation!
📣📣📣5TH GRADE FAMILIES📣📣📣
Facts and Faces, the Page Middle School information session will take place NEXT Wednesday, 4/30, in the Page Middle School Schola!
For your convenience, two identical sessions** will be offered:
⌚ 5:00pm
⌚ 6:30pm
📍 Page Middle School Schola
5198 TC Walker Road, Gloucester, VA
**Families should plan to attend only ONE of the information sessions. Please note that the information session will not include a tour of the school.**
If you have questions, please contact Page Middle School Assistant Principal, Dr. Miura
📧 sara.miura@gc.k12.va.us
April is the Month of the Military Child! Wear purple with us tomorrow as we honor our military-connected students!
🌼 April is here and we're not fooling you! 💐
Congratulations to our March Citizens of the Month!
Panthers! Our LAST All Pro Dad Breakfast of the school year will be on April 17th!
RSVP slips are going home with students today and tomorrow, please check those bookbags and return the slips by Monday, April 14th!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Lauren Ginder at lauren.ginder@gc.k12.va.us
📖 Panthers, It's time to place your yearbook orders! 📖
📌Pre-K - 5th Grade Yearbook orders:
Visit https://shop.memorybook.com/login and register with our school code: 065629M
📌 5th Grade Yearbook Ad orders:
Visit https://shop.memorybook.com/login and register with our school code: 065629S
Panthers, plan to wear your house colors on Monday, 3/31!
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😲5th grade Panther families, mark your calendars! 😲
📌 Families should only attend one of the session times; sessions are offered at 5:00pm OR 6:30pm.
📌Please note that tours of Page Middle School will not be conducted at the information session.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Miura @ sarah.miura@gc.k12.va.us
🥞🍎 National School Breakfast Week 🍳🥛
Fuel your day the right way! 🏫💪 This week, we’re celebrating National School Breakfast Week, highlighting the importance of a nutritious start to your morning. Breakfast is not just the most important meal of the day—it’s also key to fueling learning, focus, and success in the classroom.
Join us in celebrating and enjoying all the delicious, healthy options available at our school cafeterias! 🌟 #NSBW2025 #SchoolBreakfast #FuelForSuccess
💸 Bayport Savings Day is tomorrow, 2/27!
📚 Join us next week as we celebrate Read Across America Week! 📚
