Time: During your Media Class
Where: In the Media Center
Cash, Checks payable to GBPES, or eWallet is accepted! Be Sure to add 6% sales tax!
Ewallet: https://account.scholastic.com/my-scholastic/profile/create-ewallet.html?fairID=6127903&sUCN=600060222
Please note I will not be able to give exact change to the penny and change will be rounded down in a .05 increment.
**For example:
Books cost $9.78, student paying with $10 will receive .20 cents change instead of .22 cents.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 20th for PAC and Popcorn Night featuring the Scholastic Book Fair. The Book Fair will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Our Parent Advisory will have families connect with other parents, collaborate on how to support your child’s growth, and provide input on school decisions prior to the start of our Movie Night at 5:45 p.m. Enjoy the movie Migration, popcorn will be provided. Feel free to bring your own blankets, yoga mats or chairs.
Hope to see you there!
- English: https://youtu.be/_KKe23mW0d8
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/EWXKZ5SUY_8
For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874675.
For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874544.
For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874544.
Mon (5/11): Bring a picture/drawing of your culture to create a cultural collage
Tues (5/12): Bring a cultural item for show & tell
Wed (5/13): Wear or bring your country’s flag/colors
Thurs (5/14): Wear cultural clothing and/or join us at 5:00 PM for our multicultural & art night
We can’t wait to celebrate our school’s diversity with you!
*We will be sending home nightly reminders of the Spirit Days!
Field Day is coming on May 29th!
Class colors...
PreK- Gray
K – Purple
1st – Tie-Dye
2nd - Orange
3rd - Red
4th - Green
5th - Blue
Bring a water bottle.
Wear appropriate shoes.
Apply sunscreen before coming to school.
**If you would like to volunteer, please email Mr. Jones at CLJONES1@aacps.org or send a message on Rooms.
Go you know a HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR who went to GBPE that is graduating this year?
Please have them sign up for our GRAD WALK on Monday, June 1st at 1:45 pm!
Sign up HERE: https://forms.gle/gJjmu4kdvqEHk9fv5
For more information: https://bit.ly/3QLYBQQ
- English: https://youtu.be/9F-x1ohlB6s
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/aogRGEq1nKU
Bigsby has taught Anne Arundel County Public Schools students since 2018 and has spent the entirety of that time at Magothy River Middle School. During that time, he has built a reputation as a dynamic educator with a passion for student connection and innovation.
For more about Bigsby and all those honored at this year’s event, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2843645.
The Board is scheduled to vote on adoption of the calendar at its May 6, 2026, meeting. It approved a calendar for the 2026-2027 school year in December.
For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2842340.
- English: https://youtu.be/IQ57NArSyR0
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/BHj1FmopMHc
Sara Hamdaoui, a junior at Crofton High School, has been elected by members of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) to be the 2026-2027 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education (SMOB). The results were announced today on CRASC’s Instagram page, @CRASC_Online.
For more details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2838029.
Dreaming in digits. Wear your pajamas!
The last day of school for students in prekindergarten through 11th grade will be Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The last day of work for 191-day Unit I and Unit IV employees (classroom teachers, teaching assistants, technology support technicians, etc.) will be Thursday, June 18, 2026.
For more key dates, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2828570.
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is set to vote on revisions to its grading policy that would allow the school district to provide class rank to certain high school students at its next meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
At the meeting, the Board will also:
• receive the recommendation of the Calendar Committee on the calendar for the 2027-28 school year. A Board vote on that calendar is scheduled for the Board’s May 6, 2026, meeting. The Board approved the 2026-27 school year calendar earlier this year.
• get a summary of education-related legislation considered during the recently concluded Maryland General Assembly session and the impact of that legislation on the school district.
• recognize 2026 National Merit Scholarship finalists.
For more details on the meeting, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2826901.
