STEAM-a-Palooza is underway!
STEAM-a-Palooza is soaring! Students who started voting Wednesday for the teachers who will fly in the helicopter cow drop on Greyhound Night saw to that.
Greyhounds who bring $1 (exact change) or 1 canned good (early food drive) can participate in voting. Students can cast 10 ballots a day.
What teacher is leading? Check it out here.
Students will pick both teachers for the helicopter flight with two different types of voting. Read the helicopter voting guide for details.
Voting for helicopter teachers is going on next to the media center between 7:15 and 7:50 am in school until Sep. 4. Each vote is $1 or 1 canned good. Cast up to 10 ballots a day!
When you donate $150 to STEAM-a-Palooza - a celebration and fundraiser for STEAM by the Garrison Mill Education Foundation - you get assigned a cow + a chance at a year’s worth of Chick‑fil‑A from the Lassiter CFA. Every donation helps us reach our $50,000 STEAM‑a‑Palooza goal.
STAR LAB: GAZING AT THE NIGHT SKY INSIDE THE MEDIA CENTER!
The STEAM-a-Palooza experience extended into outer space - in a manner of speaking. Star Lab, an inflatable planetarium on loan from the Cobb County School District, enables students to explore constellations and galaxies in an immersive STEAM experience.
Young Greyhounds crawled into the entrance of Star Lab, a portable, inflatable planetarium, for a unique STEAM experience at Garrison Mill. The free in-school exhibit was organized by the Garrison Mill Education Foundation, a parent-led, nonprofit focused on student STEAM experiences. Special thanks to volunteers Christy Wiley, Rosario Borgna and GME kindergarten teacher Sylvia Jud.
Kindergarteners started Star Lab visits on Wednesday in the media center.
Overheard as students emerged from the wondrous domed darkness: “It was amazing … That was the most fun I’ve ever had in school … It looked like outer space!” Second grade is scheduled for Thursday morning before the start of homeroom. Other grades will follow through Sept. 1.
STEAM helps drive curiosity, creativity and imagination - all great things for young Greyhound learners. And that's why the GME Foundation focuses its resources there - to create a spark of curiosity, creativity and imagination for all Greyhounds.
Want to learn more about the purpose of STEAM-a-Palooza? Watch this one-minute video.
Character "Dr. Johnny STEAM" helped launch STEAM-a-Palooza to Greyhound learners.
The parent-led, nonprofit Garrison Mill Education Foundation helps deliver real-world student experiences in science, technology, engineering, arts and math – STEAM! Through funding, volunteers and partnerships, the Foundation enriches Garrison Mill programs, teachers and students. Think STEM Lab. Art Room. Music Room. Math Night - and more! We'd love for you to join the mission!
If you’re new to the school, be sure to register with the Foundation so you’ll get access to additional content – including registration for after-school FEAST Clubs and the Garrison Mill Chorus. If you are returning, be sure to login and update your "Family Information" at HOME/My Account.
The Foundation works with Garrison Mill teachers, our principal and the PTA to create the best Greyhound community possible.
We’re glad you’re here. Want to help? Partner. Volunteer. Donate.
Are you good with people, love networking and getting things done for our Greyhound students? Then you have what it takes to be the Volunteer Coordinator for the Garrison Mill Education Foundation.
The Volunteer Coordinator works to find parent and community volunteers for various events and activities, like the Greyhound Night celebration Sept. 11, featuring the helicopter cow drop, and Math Night on Oct. 8.
From time to time, the coordinator may collaborate with the Garrison Mill PTA to identify volunteer resources. The coordinator may also collaborate with the PTAs at Lassiter High School and Mabry Middle School to identify volunteers who may receive volunteer credit hours for their work with the Foundation.
What a great start to a great year at Garrison Mill!
The Garrison Mill Education Foundation is so glad to be part of the new school year – from the first day to the final second.
From organizing FEAST Clubs to registering fifth-graders for Chorus, the Foundation is here to make sure our Greyhounds get real-world experience in science, technology, engineering, arts and math – STEAM!
The Foundation is made up of parents JUST LIKE YOU! We invite you to join us in whatever way you can: Volunteer. Donate. Partner.
And, we’re looking for someone to serve on our executive board as secretary. Interested? Email us at info@GMEFoundation.org
The rest of the year, the Foundation will be:
🔬 Purchasing experiments run in the STEM Lab for every grade level.
🚌 Expanding grade‑level STEAM field trips to now include Mixed Grades and Target classes.
🤖 Funding robots used in the STEM Lab.
🎶 Funding new instruments for the music room that will be enjoyed by students for 10 or more years!
🌱 Managing the Learning Garden and Trail, so teachers and students have an outdoor classroom setting.
📘 Paying for teacher training — because when teachers are at their best, students are at their best.
➗ Organizing our annual Publix Math, set for Oct. 8 this year at the Mountain Park Plaza.
🧬 Supporting Science Olympiad and Science Fair.
🎉 Introducing STEAM‑a‑Palooza, the Foundation fundraiser for this year. More to come!
It's going to be a great year! Join us - and be the fuel for STEAM!
Foundation, PTA, welcome teachers back to school during staff luncheon
Garrison Mill teachers and staff were welcomed back to school on Monday, July 27, with a luncheon co-sponsored by the Garrison Mill Education Foundation and the Garrison Mill PTA.
The 1990s themed event, which featured '90s tunes and a 90's Trivia giveaway, welcomed teachers back in cool retro style. Staff enjoyed a delicious lunch featuring Chicken Salad Chick, Panera, desserts and drinks, generously provided by the Foundation and PTA.
Winners during '90s trivia during the teacher welcome back luncheon,
co-sponsored by the PTA and Foundation (L-R, Sam Talley, Audra James, Becka Lopez, standing in for Colleen Crotty, Katie Rannou, Katie Dougherty, Jerri Palumbo)
Music and Chorus Director Colleen Crotty won the first prize of the day (a $50 foot massage) by answering a "Saved by the Bell" trivia question: Who were the three couples?
(Answer: Kelly Kapowski and Zack Morris, Jessie Spano and A.C. Slater and Lisa Turtle and Screech Powers)
The Foundation donated gift baskets featuring a $100 Rosa's Pizza gift card; a golf bundle with a dozen Callaway ball, tees and a Top Golf gift card; and a fur kid bundle and gift card from Hollywood Feed. PTA provided two bundles from Lakeshore Learning plus a $50 foot massage bundle.
During the luncheon, PTA Co-Presidents Hillary Fowlie and Sara Carter shared an overview of the exciting year ahead, Foundation President Marlon Manuel highlighted the Foundation’s impact and upcoming initiatives, and PTA Room Parent Coordinator Ann Maxwell provided important information about this year’s Room Parent program
Foundation president Marlon Manuel addressed teachers and staff and reminded them of the Foundation's focus on STEAM - science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
"The magic of this intersection is that it generates, creativity and innovation," he said. "It's where new ideas come from. It helps students show what they know in new and exciting ways."
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