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Panther Post: September 6

Posted Date: 09/06/26 (03:00 PM)


2026-2027 Panther Post

September 6, 2026

Labor Day- September 7, 2026- No School

News & Updates

Next Week at GSES

Monday 9/7:
  • Labor Day- No School!
Tuesday 9/8:
  • Science Olympiad, Sole Sisters, 3rd Tech Club until 4:00pm
Wednesday 9/9:
  • Purple Claw Parade 7:50am (Wear your Claw shirts and colors!)
Thursday 9/10:
  • GS Singers until 4:00pm
Friday 9/11:
  • Book Fair OPENS!
  • JCHS vs. North Oconee @ Panther Stadium 7:30pm

Scholastic Fall Book Fair

Fall Book Fair- Sept. 11-18

Book Fair is Coming!

Get ready to shop, discover, and fall in love with reading! Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Gum Springs Elementary September 11–18, bringing an exciting selection of books and other items to help our students build their home libraries and discover their next favorite read. Students will have opportunities during the school day to visit the Book Fair and shop for books.

❤️ Family Shopping Day
Wednesday, September 16 | 3:00–5:30 PM
Families are invited to join us for a special Family Shopping Day! Stop by the Media Center after school, browse the exciting selection, and help your child choose books they will enjoy reading at home.
Set up your child's eWallet Now!

💳 Make Shopping Easy with Book Fair eWallet

Want your child to shop independently? Book Fair eWallet makes it easy! Families can create an eWallet through our school’s Scholastic Book Fair homepage (scan the QR code below), and family members and friends can contribute funds. Your child can then use those funds to choose the books they want to read. Any unspent funds remain available in your Scholastic account for future Book Fairs or can be donated to Share the Fair.

This year, our Book Fair will be coinless! While we will still gladly accept cash (including coins), eWallet, and credit cards as forms of payment, no coins will be given as change. To make this work, purchase totals will be rounded up to the nearest dollar. The difference will be donated directly to our Share the Fair fund, helping provide books for students who may need assistance purchasing books.
GSES Scholastic Book Fair
Share the Fair- Where EVERYONE gets a book!

❤️ Help Make Sure Every Child Gets a Book

Our Book Fair also offers Share the Fair, a giving program that helps provide books for students who may need assistance purchasing books. Families and community members can choose to contribute so that every student has the opportunity to leave the Book Fair with a book in hand. Donate to Share the Fair by scanning the QR code below.
Be a Book Fair Volunteer

Volunteer Sign-ups Coming Soon!

We’d love your help making our Fall Book Fair a success! ❤️🖤 Parents can volunteer using the link below. Please make sure you have completed the JCSS Volunteer form prior to the Book Fair. 

Thank you for supporting our Panthers and helping make the Book Fair a fun experience for our students! 🐾📖

 
26-27 GSES Yearbooks on Sale NOW!
26-27 GSES Yearbook Flyer

JCSS Apps & Tech Tips

Linq- Setting Purchase Limits

Have you added funds to your child's meal account, but discovered they are quickly running out? Students have the option each day to select extra items in the cafeteria- chips, cookies, jerky, extra food, and ice cream (once a week). If you would like to limit your child in how much extra they can choose, or even not allow any extra items, follow the steps below.

Setting Limits in Linq Connect: This will have to be completed individually per child.
  1. Login to your Linq Connect account.
  2. Select Meal Accounts.
  3. Scroll down to Purchase limits and click Add.
  4. Set the limit for your child. This can be a dollar or item limit by day or meal. Click Save when done.
  5. Repeat these steps for each child.
JCSS Apps for parents

Partners in Ed

Thank you Chick-Fil-A Braselton!

Thank You, Chick-fil-A Braselton Hwy 53!

A huge THANK YOU to our friends at Chick-fil-A Braselton Hwy 53 for sponsoring our September Staff Snack Cart! 🍪🥨🍫

Our GSES teachers and staff were treated to some delicious goodies and a much-appreciated pick-me-up! We are so grateful for community partners who take the time to support and encourage the people who pour into our Panthers every day. 🥰

Thank you for helping us Leave a Legacy of kindness, partnership, and support! ❤️🖤
Birthday Shout Outs- $6
Birthday Shout Out Form
Birthday Shout Out Payment
GSES Staff Snack Cart Sponsorship

GSES LED Sign Sponsorship

Gum Springs Elementary is looking to partner with businesses to build our Partners in Education program. One way we offer this is through our GSES LED Sign Sponsorship. Attached is the form to complete. If you have any questions, please reach out to Hannah Freyre at Hannah.freyre@jcss.us
LED Sign Sponsorship Form

Thank you to our Partners In Education!

Chick-Fil-A, Newell Orthodontics, Goosehead Insurance, North Georgia Pediatric Dentistry
Friends & Family Dentistry, Moss & Mane Hair Co., The Honey Baked Ham, Fizzy
Lanier Federal Credit Union, Bentley Photography, Resolute Training, Traditions Golf and Country Club, Sweet Maple Pediatric Dentistry, Sugar Hill Outdoors, Bingham Insurance Group, The Jefferson Church
Howell Orthodontics, Sense of Calm Counseling, Might Mabel Foundation, Jefferson Dental Care, Renewed Salon, Takeuchi, North Metro Baptist Church

PTO at GSES

Panther Prowl flier
Volunteers needed for Panther Prowl!
All GSES Staff and Students receive shirts!
PTO Volunteer

PTO Spirit Wear on sale NOW!

Haven’t ordered yet? There’s still time! Order online now!
Spirit Wear Orders!
Become a PTO Sponsor
 
2026-2027 GSES Staff Picture
Gum Springs Elementary

Gum Springs Elementary

600 Gum Springs Church Road
Jefferson, GA 30549
706-654-5580