COMMUNITY MEETING

Are you still confused about how the new FCAT scores could affect Garden City and your child? If so, please plan to attend a community meeting on Tuesday, February 13^th at 6:30 p.m. at Oceanway Middle School. School board member The Honorable Becki Couch and Mr. Ballentine (from the district office) are presenting.

CAN’T MAKE IT TO THAT MEETING?

A second meeting will be held at Highlands Middle on March 5th. School board member The Honorable Paula Wright and Mr. Ballentine will present at this meeting.

Big Thanks to Derek Cox #21 of the Jacksonville Jaguars for helping our students “Get there heads in the game” for FCAT and for introducing our students to Play 60!  Mr. Cox says he will be back in June to see how our students performed on FCAT.

Go Jags!

.............and thanks Mr. Cox for your encouragement of our students.

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Our Teacher of the Year has been nominated to be the “Best Teacher in America and to help us win a $25,000 technology grant. All WE have to do is vote everyday from now until March 31^st and encourage our parents, and anyone else over 13 years of age to vote for her as well EVERYDAY! If Ms. Bias receives the most votes across America, she wins the title “Best Teacher in America” and Garden City will win the $25,000 technology grant. Ms. Bias will win an Ipad 2 and 30 Ipod touches for her class. Please put this in your newsletters every week and encourage your parents, friends, and relatives to help her and us win. You and they can vote at www.voteforteachers.com. Save it into your favorites and Vote!