Vision: The Richmond County School System will provide an equitable education for all students to prepare them for life beyond the classroom.

Mission: Building a globally competitive school system that educates the whole child through teaching, learning, collaboration, and innovation.

OUR ONLINE BOOK FAIR IS OPEN

Dear Parents and Families,

The Scholastic Book Fair is open! Join your kids in exploring titles and plots and discovering inspiring characters. Empower them by letting them choose the books to purchase—and bring on the joy of reading!

Be sure to visit the Fair here https://www.scholastic.com/bf/gracewoodelementaryschool1  during our allotted dates: Nov. 30th – Dec. 13th.

Some amazing features of our online store:

Over 6,000 items, including new releases, best sellers, and value packs ,  All orders ship direct to home , FREE shipping on book-only orders over $25

We can’t wait to “see” you at the Fair!                                                          Mrs. Bodenhamer                                                                                      bodenka@boe.Richmond.k12.ga.us

CLICK ANYHWERE ON THE SLIDE TO START THE PRESENTATION!

PRE-K OPENINGS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE!

Call the school at (706)796-4969 for more information or to apply!

Be Counted!

Be Counted! Complete the census by September 30 at www.my2020census.gov

ATTENTION PARENTS:Please CLICK HERE  to access the 2020-2021 Student Code of Conduct and Discipline.our electronic acknowledgement is due by November 1st.  

BOY Title I Parent Survey

Dear Parent/Guardian and Family Members,

Gracewood Elementary is a Title I school system. As the parent/guardian of a child attending a Title I school, you are an important part of the Title I team. Your input is vital in the planning and implementation of the parent and family engagement program and activities in our school. The focus of all Title I programs is to help eligible students meet the same high academic achievement standards expected of all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status and background. The following survey is confidential and will be used to assist us with future planning for parent and family engagement activities and events at the school. We appreciate your feedback, and thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Please select the link below to begin the survey.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QC2yMGJzF0-DqSUwkntvZWSJewetM6xEgzTiyjTw-UNUNlIwUlM1T1NUNlRST0dTTVE0TE80TzZVRC4u

Before September 8^th, we recommend that students and parents complete the Canvas Orientations found at rcboe.org/canvas. We recommend that students send their teachers a practice message inside Canvas just to let the teacher know the student is ready for September 8^th. The orientations will give students and parents a high-level introduction to the features Canvas offers. The communications department has shared orientation resources on the rcboe.org homepage and on social media, but it would be helpful if your school and teachers shared the grade-specific orientations as well (especially your online teachers). Those orientations can be found on the rcboe.org/canvas webpage. If you have a school Facebook account, please follow and share the RCSS Facebook Canvas Orientation posts on your school account as well (a good practice for all communication that applies to your school/grade level).

Parents are able to connect to their students’ accounts by “pairing.” This is something that parents will have to do, there is no automated process. In addition to the resources on our website, I wanted to provide you with the steps in case you need to share them with your teachers prior to open house. This could be helpful to share with your front office staff in case parents call for support during this first month.

1. I recommend that parents download the Canvas Parent app since they will most likely engage with Canvas from their phones. This will also allow them to receive notifications on their phones. Therefore, I would ask the parents to first download the parent app. It is free.

1. The student will log into his/her Canvas account through Launchpad. Once in Canvas, they will click on their account (circle with silhouette or photo) and click QR for Mobile Login. This will generate a QR code that is valid for 10 minutes. The parent can scan the QR code from their Canvas Parent app. This will take the parent directly to the student’s page.

1. Next, the parent will be asked for the student’s pairing code. From the student’s account, the student will select Settings (see image above). In the Settings, there will be a button on the right side of the page called Pair with Observer. When the user presses this button, it will generate a short pairing code. The parent will enter this code in the app. The parent only has to do this process once for the child’s educational career (K-12).

1. That’s it. The parent and student are now paired. They can repeat the same steps with pairing codes to add additional children if needed.
2. For directions using a Desktop or Laptop for pairing, please click here. Parents will need to search for RCBOE Parents in the menu.

Students CLICK HEREto access AR (RENAISSANCE)!

Canvas Help Links

AFTER SCHOOL CARE OPTIONS

Please Click HERE for Prime Time After School information.