Growing Up Green Charter School

Congratulations to Owen & Derek from GUG I Middle School on their 1st Place win in the Junior Group Documentary category in the New York City National History Day Competition. They are now moving to the state competition! Growing Up Green wishes Owen & Derek the best of luck!

We have incredible news! Our amazing after school club from GUG II Jamaica Middle School called CoderZ placed first in their virtual coding competition! They were celebrated on News12 last night and got to be on TV! Watch the segment here, and show our amazing middle schoolers your love! https://brooklyn.news12.com/growing-up-green-charter-school

Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95099235409 Passcode: m7ifhm

Need some joy in your Wednesday? Check out these live zoo cameras from our very own Bronx Zoo! https://bronxzoo.com/virtual-zoo

Help us obtain some additional ukuleles for our 7th grade music classes at Growing Up Green I Middle School! Donations are matched for musical instruments through the DonorsChoose projects! Share the link with anyone you know! https://www.donorschoose.org//ukuleles-for-remot/5431549/

If you are a current K-3 grade family, it's time to get your free money from District 30!! Join us tomorrow night, Tuesday January 26th, for a zoom webinar about how to activate your college scholarship account! Look for the zoom link in your email from Erin Acosta, and we'll see you there!

Today is Cozy Up With A Book Day!! Share a picture of yourself wearing your favorite pajamas and reading your favorite book!

Mark your calendars! Starting the week of February 1, we have open houses for all our campuses. Spread the word, and bring friends and family to learn about our schools for the 2021-22 school year! https://www.gugcs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp

Don't forget! Join us at 3pm today for our Literacy Assembly to celebrate reading with all of our students!

This month we’re celebrating #NYCScholarshipMonth! Over 13,000 students in #District30 now have an NYC Scholarship Account with $100 for college & career traini...ng. We’re saving for college together! Have you activated your child’s NYC Scholarship Account yet? If your child is in Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade, visit nyckidsrise.org/view-my-account/ to get started. You’ll receive another $25 scholarship reward when you activate your account. Need help? Contact your child’s Parent Coordinator or attend an NYC Scholarship Month event at your school. // ¡Este mes celebramos el #MesDeLaBecaNYC! Más de 13,000 estudiantes en el Distrito 30 ya tienen una Cuenta de Beca NYC con $100 para la educación superior. ¡Estamos ahorrando para la universidad juntos! ¿Ya activó la Cuenta de Beca NYC de su hijo/a? Si su hijo/a está en Kindergarten, 1er, 2o, o 3er grado, visite para comenzar nyckidsrise.org/view-my-account/. Recibirá $25 más en becas adicionales cuando active su cuenta. ¿Necesita ayuda? Contacte con su Coordinador/a de Padres o participe en una celebración del Mes de la Beca NYC con su escuela // #NYCScholarshipMonth NYC Kids RISE #District30 13,000 100 ? nyckidsrise.org/view-my-account/ NYC Kids Rise $

It's #throwbackthursday!! Check out some of our amazing costumes from staff and students during our Storybook Character Day! Can you tell who they are??

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Unity Day two Fridays ago! We are so proud of all of our students, and continue to stand for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion across our schools.

We can't wait to see everyone at the Hispanic Heritage Assembly on Friday, 11/6, at 5pm!

Sign up today for our Mighty Milers Home Edition K-6! You must sign up by 3:30pm today, 11/4/2020, for the workshop tomorrow, 11/5/2020, from 3:30-4:30pm. Even though we are virtual, we can still be active and make sure we are staying healthy! We will start with a warm up, followed by some fun activities to help us build our running skills, and end with a cool down. Activities will include movement games, stretching, meditation, and more! Sign up here: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/after-school-workshops

Check out our November Family Newsletter! https://mailchi.mp//gug-i-november-2020-family-e-newslette

Today is the last day to sign up for Game Night 3-6! Sign up today, 11/3/2020, by 3:30pm, and then tomorrow, 11/4/2020, join us from 4:30pm-5:30pm for an awesome game of Zoom Pictionary!!! Click on the link below to sign up now! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/after-school-workshops

Don't forget we have a lot of amazing workshops this week! Sign up for Game Night 3-6, this Wednesday from 4:30-5:30pm! You must sign up before 3:30pm on Tuesday to participate. We can't wait to see you there! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/after-school-workshops

This Tuesday, November 3rd, is Election Day! There will be NO Remote Learning for anyone on this day. Go out and vote and make your voice heard!