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Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Be sure to thank your teachers for all of their hard work and support this year! We love our teachers!
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. GCPS celebrates #EachAndEvery individual as we cultivate a culture of belonging while leading with empathy, equity, and excellence to ensure that #TeamGCPS students, families, and staff feel welcome, safe, accepted, valued, and prepared for the future.
Multicultural Night
Please join us for Multicultural Night “The International Gala” Thursday, May 8 5:00pm-6:30pm. We are asking for parent volunteers who are willing to prepare dishes/desserts to represent your culture! Please email catrice.byrd.pippens@gcpsk12.org and cj.mohamed@gcpsk12.org.
Tapestry 2025
We are proud of our Norton students who had their artwork on display at Tapestry!
Welcome to Norton!
Black History Month Parade
Norton students completed black history month projects and dressed up as the person they studied for a parade in the Norton hallways!
Teacher of the Year Finalists
Please join us in congratulating our Teacher of the Year Finalists, Ms. Joiner, Ms. Milner, & Ms. Brown. Thank you for all you pour into our students every day!
Teacher of the Year!
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Brenda Milner, our Teacher of the Year!
Our Blueprint In Action
In Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), Our Blueprint for the Future guides the work of our learning communities.
Our Blueprint in Action highlights our cluster's schools, notable events, community insights, achievements, community service projects, student organizations, volunteer efforts, and much more.
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Today, we celebrate National Teacher Day, and this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you, #TeamGCPS teachers, for your commitment to excellence, empathy, and equity in education. You ensure that #EachAndEvery student feels welcome, safe, accepted, valued, and prepared for the future.
#ThankAGCPSTeacher today for all they have done and will continue to do to help our students finish this school year strong!
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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.
GCPS celebrates #EachAndEvery individual as we cultivate a culture of belonging while leading with empathy, equity, and excellence to ensure that #TeamGCPS students, families, and staff feel welcome, safe, accepted, valued, and prepared for the future.
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Parents or guardians of rising kindergartners (children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2025), register your child for the 2025-26 school year in an easy, two-step process.
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We are proud of our students whose artwork was chosen to represent Norton Elementary at the 2025 Tapestry show!