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Email: info@gwa.com
Website: www.gwa.com
Phone: (678) 635-3800

• Summer Camp Registration: Open NOW (see below)
• 7th Grade Parent Wash. D.C. Trip Meeting: Feb. 22 @ 6:30 p.m.
• K3 - K5 Musical Performance: Fri., Feb. 23 @ 9 a.m.
  
• LS Read Across America Week: Feb. 26 (Click HERE for dress up day themes)
• College Tour Interest Meeting: Wed., Feb. 28 (see below)
• Scholastic Book Fair: March 14-22
• LS Grandparents Day: March 15
• Jr./Sr. Prom: March 15

Each year Mrs. Griggs' fourth-grade students finish up their fractions unit with a real-world application. After subtracting their necessary ingredients from the "pantry" using their mixed number knowledge, students measure, mix, scoop and bake cookies in small groups. Fourth graders learned the importance of attending to precision in mathematics as well as baking. Mrs. Griggs hopes that connecting math to real-world projects helps her students see the value of what they learn in class. Special thanks to the parents who helped with this lesson!

Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Hutter’s math class learned how to “clean up” messy data by organizing the data on plots and graphs. The mess was created by taking surveys with sticky notes and then balling them up and throwing the “data” to the front of the room. The data was then cleaned up and organized on plots and graphs so that it can be easily read and interpreted! What a fun way to learn how to not only create and interpret plots and graphs but to also realize how useful they can be in the real world!

On Saturday, March 9 we are hosting our annual Lucky Dawg Gala & Benefit Auction. During the evening, we live auction off eight of our amazing grade-level projects that have been put together by the parents and students of each respective grade-level. How do we decide which ones go live auction, and which others are included in the silent auction since they are all fantastic? Well, we don't. You do! Please select the eight projects you vote to be a part of our live auction this year. Click the link above to vote for your favorite eight! Voting ends this Friday at noon.

Each year at our Gala, we randomly select a lucky winner who receives their choice of any of our four amazing trip packages offered as part of this year's raffle. Each raffle entry is $100 and no more than 200 tickets will be sold.

You can learn more about each trip- please click below:

-Mediterranean Cruise
-Jackson Hole, Wyoming
-British Columbia, Canada
-St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Click HERE to purchase your entries!

Registration for our GWA Summer Camps is officially OPEN! We offer something for all ages and interests. CLICK HERE to check out our camp offerings and to register now. Happy camping!

Before a crowd of students, faculty, friends, family, and coaches, GWA senior Evan Newsom signed his letter of intent to compete with the clay target team at Emmanuel University in Franklin Springs, GA this fall. Congratulations and best wishes, Evan!

Following last night’s victory over MAHS - GWA Varsity Head Coach Todd Shelnutt achieved his 400th career win! Congratulations, Coach Shelnutt!

Over 80 lower school students will have artwork on display at the Monroe Walton Center for the Arts! Starting this Saturday, Feb. 24, you can come by the MWCA and view the amazing work of our young artists!

Two of our lower school students, Hannah Fleming (3rd grade) and Mireille Remy (5th grade) have had artwork accepted into the Capitol Art Exhibit that will be on display in the Capitol building downtown during Youth Art Month! This is a great honor so if you see these students, please congratulate them on their art being accepted into the exhibit!

Artwork by Hannah - left, by Mireille - right.

Today's In Focus is proudly sponsored by Your Pie - Covington, Loganville, Snellville and Bethlehem.