Cougar Staff:
It would be an understatement to say that this has been a
busy week. I think that happens when we
try to pack so much into a week after missing so many days. This was one of those weeks that felt like
climbing a mountain, but guess what? It’s
Friday! We are at the top of the
mountain looking over into that promise land weekend! Time to do that Happy Dance! I hope that everyone has a great one!
Personnel:
I want to thank everyone who has donated sick days to Stacy
Pierce. I am continuously impressed with
the generosity and compassion that this staff shows for one another in time of
need. If anyone else still wants to
donate, just stop by and see Mrs. House to sign the appropriate form. Thanks again to those who have already done
so.
I heard from Mr. Drake this week, and it sounds like he is
doing very well in his recovery from spinal surgery. You can’t keep a good man down, and you can’t
keep Chris Drake down either! J
Thank You Team 3
Hats off to our Team 3 teachers (unless you have a hat
sticker) for a great job on showcase lesson day! We appreciate them opening up their
classrooms to their colleagues yesterday.
I saw highly engaged students and teachers and some excellent use of
questioning. I am convinced that this
process is a positive benefit to teaching and learning at GCMS!
School Culture Visits:
The school culture team from Allen County had lots of good
things to say about their two days at GCMS this week! They were impressed with our students, staff,
and our school overall. They will be
returning to share their report with us at an after school faculty meeting in
April. All staff will be welcome to
attend that meeting to hear their report.
I want to again thank Mary Anne Hack and Tez Hawkins for accompanying me
on two days at Allen County-Scottsville High School this week as well. We had two good days at another great school
and picked up a few ideas that we may be able to use at GCMS in the
future. We will also be returning to
ACSHS sometime in April for an after school meeting to share our report with
their faculty and staff.
School Calendar:
The Grayson County School Board approved make up days at
last night’s board meeting. We will have
school on March 31, April 1, and April 2.
We will be off April 3 and 4 for an abbreviated spring break. We will also go to school on a to be
announced Saturday OR on Memorial Day.
Other makeup days will be added to the end of the school year, making
the students’ last day be May 30. We
will still have some staff only days after the students’ last day. Mr. Anderson stated that if we were to get
any “waiver days” that the first one would replace having to go on a Saturday
or Memorial Day. Any other waiver days
would come off of the end and possibly make the students’ last day be earlier
than May 30. Stay tuned.
8th Grade Activities:
Thank you to everyone who has been helping with the 8th
grade activities this week. I appreciate
those teachers who came out Monday night for the parent involvement program and
also all of your help with 8th graders registering for high school
classes. It seemed to go very smoothly
with Diane Horn spending a day with each team.
We certainly appreciate Diane’s efforts.
If any of you are her sister (Pam Armstrong), please relay our
appreciation of Diane!
We will be having Reality Store and Operation Preparation
next week for our 8th graders.
Hopefully, be running both programs on the same days, we can share these
great “real life” programs with less disruption to the classroom. A special note on lunch times: Teams 1 and 2 will need to switch lunch times
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Math switches with math, science with science, etc.
Quote of the Day:
“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work
and play.” ~Arnold Toynbee
Coming Attractions:
Mar.
18-20..Reality Store and Operation Preparation
Mar. 19…GCMS
SBDMC meeting, 3:00
Mar. 21…WKU
History Contest
Mar. 24…GRVC
Volleyball Tournament at GCMS (24th, 25th, 27th)
Mar.
26..Reward Assembly for all students with no office referrals, 1:45
Mar.
28..Battle for Heart, AHA Event
April 3 and
4…Spring Break
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