Germanton Elementary

One week out from our exciting event! We look forward to working together and equipping our families with resources.

Good afternoon and Happy Sunday, Mustang families. This is your proud principal, Mr. Collishaw, here with your weekly update. We hope everyone is enjoying the three day weekend. Please remember that school is closed tomorrow, September 1st, in observance of Labor Day. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday. We have our first PTSO meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 2nd, at 5:30 in the media center and encourage any parent that would like to join our supportive PTSO to join. We have kicked off our candy fundraiser this year and want to thank you all for your work in helping us raise money for our school. Please remember that chocolate must be picked up by a parent and cannot be sent home on buses. Please save the date for September 11th for our Parent Playbook night from 5:30-7:00, including pizza and beverages. This night is about strengthening the school family relationship and providing parents with as many resources as possible to help our students succeed. We look forward to seeing you there. That is all for the week ahead. Let’s make it a great week at GES, and as always, GO MUSTANGS.

🎉 Congratulations to our week 2 Students of the Week for the 2025-2026 school year! 🎉
These amazing students are rocking the decades with good behavior! 🌟📚 We are so proud of their hard work, kindness, and positive attitudes. Go Mustangs!

Mustang Families, please save the date to join us on Thursday, September 11th, from 5:30-7:00 PM for our Parent Playbook Night. We are excited for this event and the opportunity to connect families with all the resources and information they need to better understanding their child's learning and equip them with tools to help them succeed at home. We will provide pizza, beverages, and will do a gift card drawing for families in attendance. Ultimately, we see this as crucial work and want to work together with our families to ensure their child's success. If you are available, we would love to have you in attendance and give you the resource of a parent playbook.

Attention Mustang Families:

We appreciate everyone's patience as we transition into a new system with Infinite Campus. As we work through some growing pains, correct student information remains our highest priority. ALL families need to complete this form at your earliest convenience and please call 336-591-4021 if you have any questions as you complete the form. Please see the link below.

https://germanton.stokes.k12.nc.us/o/ges/forms/19704

Our new student information system is here!
Download the Campus Parent app for real-time access to your child’s grades, attendance, assignments and more.
Campus Parent and Campus Student, the Infinite Campus web portals and mobile apps, give parents/guardians and students real-time access to grades, attendance, assignments and schedules. These portals and apps connect parent to teacher, teacher to student and student to parent.

How to Access the parent portal directions: https://shorturl.at/0pU0F

Parent & Student Portal Walkthrough video : https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/vanqIs2A-W34fF6jy

🚨 Important Message for Families Enrolling New Students 🚨

As we transition to Infinite Campus, we are experiencing some growing pains. Many families who began the Online Registration (OLR) process for new students may have received a message saying they’d get a follow-up email to complete the application — but unfortunately, that email was never sent due to a system issue.

💡 If you started the OLR and are still waiting for a confirmation email, please restart the process from the beginning to ensure your application is received.

📣 We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work through these technical challenges.

🔗 Visit https://850.ncsis.gov/campus/OLRLogin/psu850stokes... to get started today! Links to enroll can also be found on school and district websites. SCS NEW students Online Registration Infinite Campus Help Guide - http://bit.ly/4lMK5TA

🗓 The Parent Portal for existing students will open on August 5th, 2025 to complete annual updates.. Information on how to access will be posted on Facebook and Websites. Let’s get ready for a great year!

Mustang Families,

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer. I am writing to provide you with a couple of updates regarding the start to our year:

Kindergarten Staggered Start (Kindergarten Only):
To ensure a smooth transition, Stokes County Schools follows a staggered start for our Kindergarten students. At GES, our process is as follows:

Students with last names A–L will attend school on Wednesday, August 13, and stay home on Thursday, August 14.

Students with last names M–Z will stay home on Wednesday, August 13 and attend their first day on Thursday, August 14.

All Kindergarten students will attend together starting on Friday, August 15.

Class Rosters:

Class rosters will be established at the end of this week to ensure accurate rostering with new registrations and to minimize changes. Your child's teacher will reach out via dojo between August 5-August 6 to schedule your open house visit for August 11. If you have not received communication regarding your child's teacher by the end of the day August 6th, please call the school on August 7th. (336-591-4021). We appreciate your patience and look forward to a great school year.

Please join us in welcoming our newest Mustang teacher, Ms. Moran. We look forward to seeing the positive impact she will have on our students and school community.

📢 Mark Your Calendars! 🏫🎉

Join us for the Back-to-School Health Fair on Saturday, July 26th, 2025 from 10 AM – 2 PM at the Stokes County Health Department!

✔️ Free health screenings
✔️ Immunizations
✔️ Sports physicals
✔️ Fun activities for kids and more!

Let’s get our students healthy, happy, and ready for a great school year! 🎒🩺✨
#BackToSchool #StokesCounty #HealthyStart

Please see info for Kinder Camp

📢 Calling all families, educators, and community partners! Join us for the Federal Programs Stakeholder Meeting on Thursday, June 19 from 8:30–9:30 AM — held virtually for your convenience! 💻☕ Your voice matters as we discuss how federal funds support student success in our schools. Let's collaborate, share ideas, and shape the future together! 🙌 🔗 Click to join: https://meet.google.com/rde-iwtx-jgx 📞 Dial-in: +1 267-553-6340 PIN: 372 056 973# #StakeholderVoice #CommunityMatters #EducationTogether #FederalPrograms #VirtualMeeting #StokesCountySchools

Hello, this is Kenny Collishaw with Stokes County Schools. Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, Stokes County Schools has transitioned from Powerschool to a new student information system, NC SIS powered by Infinite Campus. The new NC SIS provides additional features to help you monitor your child’s educational progress and a mobile-friendly experience that makes it easier to see everything on the go. This system will replace PowerSchool as your one-stop-shop for grades, attendance, assignments and other important school information. More information will be available late July. Thank you

🚀✨ Week 32 of Launching into Good Behavior! One more week to go!✨🚀 Shoutout to these amazing students for their stellar effort! 🌟 They showed up every day, arrived on time, didn't leave early and demonstrated outstanding behavior. Way to go, Mustangs! #GoMustangs!

Subject: Update on PowerSchool Data Breach and Ongoing Protection Measures Dear Stokes County Families, We want to make you aware of a recent update related to the PowerSchool data breach that was originally reported in January of this year. Recently, several schools and North Carolina Department of Pubic Instruction (NCDPI) employees across the state received messages from threat actors claiming to have access to student and teacher data from that breach. We have been informed that several Canadian school districts have received similar messages as well. Based on the current status of NCDPI’s investigation, they believe that the threat actors have access to the same data tables that were originally compromised. These data tables include student and staff names, contact information, social security numbers (limited student social security numbers), birthdays, medical notes, passwords (limited) and parent/guardian information. NCDPI has already notified appropriate law enforcement agencies, who are actively investigating this incident. We want to assure you that your Stokes County Schools and NCDPI have done everything possible to protect this information. PowerSchool, the vendor responsible for the incident, has taken full responsibility for the breach and is providing support services for those impacted. What You Need to Know: Please do not open any suspicious links or emails related to this incident. - Do not engage with anyone claiming to have this data. - PowerSchool is offering two years of free identity protection and credit monitoring to all affected students and educators through July 1, 2025. NCDPI is advocating for this window to be extended further to ensure everyone has time to enroll. Affected individuals can enroll in identity protection and credit monitoring at no cost to themselves here --> https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/ Services include: - Two years of complimentary identity protection for all students and educators affected - Two years of complimentary credit monitoring for all adult students and educators affected These services are available regardless of whether an individual's Social Security number was compromised. Additional protection: Impacted users can freeze their identity for free through the North Carolina Department of Justice. LINK: https://ncdoj.gov/protecting-consumers/protecting-your-identity/free-security-freeze/ As we continue to work through this incident, we are committed to supporting students, families and staff with transparency and care. Sincerely, Phillip Bradley Rice, Ed.D. Superintendent Stokes County Schools

Library books are due by May 19th. If you can't find the book please donate a book in its place.

Let's Rock the EOG! Don't forget to go to sleep on time the night before, eat a good breakfast, get to school on time and charge your Chromebook.

🎨☀️ Summer Art Camp 2025!🎭🖌️ Get ready for a summer full of creativity at The Arts Place of Stokes (502 Main Street, Danbury, NC)! : Camp opportunities: 🌀 Pottery 🎭 Theatre Camp 🎨 Visual Arts 🧶 Weaving 🗿 Sculpture Perfect for young artists looking to explore their talents and make new friends! 📞 Call 336-593-8159 or visit www.stokesarts.org to register today—spots fill fast! #StokesArts #SummerArtCamp #NCArts

We are excited to announce our upcoming YOUth Matter event focused on safety, taking place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Southeastern Stokes Middle School. This event is open to all families across the district and will feature two important presentations: Insight Human Services on prescription drug safety Stokes County Sheriff's Office on firearm safety Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7KhswB77ZdNyGmAbsBghRgOYC2sHN0-bbuPvn4m18fd844Q/viewform Please see the attached flier for more details, and don’t hesitate to reach out to Salena Howlett if you have any questions.