Cougar Staff:
Interesting week around the hallowed grounds of GCMS with TV
crews trying to get a glimpse of someone in a SARS mask, seemingly everybody
trying to give the dieting principal a donut from the new donut store, and the
red lights and sirens signifying that testing materials have arrived at
GCMS! Quite a week…and yes, the donut
offers were the most stressful part. The
good news is that I still have not tried the new donuts. I hope that everyone has a peaceful weekend and
enjoys time with your family and friends.
Personnel:
Mrs. Stacy Pierce went for her last chemo treatment
yesterday! We all wish Stacy a full and
complete recovery and she continues to battle this disease. She has been a real trooper throughout.
We wish all those dealing with pertussis and other illness a
speedy recovery. I will be glad when we have
whooped the whooping cough once and for all.
School Culture
Assessment:
I was extremely pleased with the results of our school
culture assessment presented by the team from Allen County on Monday
afternoon. It is a testament to your
collaborative efforts at GCMS that we have been able to build such a positive
school culture. Of the 13 indicators in
the survey, none had a discrepancy indicating a problem area. That’s not to say that school culture is
perfect at GCMS; like in any school, we all know that we have plenty to work on
with our school culture. We will take
the recommendations from the team and work to make things even better!
8th Grade Career
Camp at GCMS:
Staff from the Grayson County Tech Center will be at GCMS on
Friday, April 25 to present a “career camp” for GCMS 8th grade
students. We will use the regular Monday
through Thursday schedule that day so we do not have any grade level mixed
classes. I have sent a tentative
schedule to 8th grade teachers and related arts teachers and will
send an updated schedule next week. This
should be a great opportunity for our 8th graders to get a good look
at several career fields as well as a preview of actual learning activities
that they could experience in the various GC Tech programs.
7th Grade
Trip to ECTC:
I am looking forward to going with 7th graders,
their parents, and our 7th grade teachers on Monday evening to visit
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in E-town. We took a group of about 70 last spring and
hope to have a good turnout again this year.
It is a great opportunity for our 7th graders to get to visit
a college campus and see a wide variety of career opportunities up close and
personal. All 7th grade
teachers are expected to attend.
Calendar Dates for
May/June: (Repeat from last week)
Mr. Anderson met with the six principals this morning, and
we worked out the dates for the end of the school year. As you know, we had two PLC days changed to
student days and four student days eliminated from the calendar, plus we have
our end of year closing day making a total of 7 staff days to work in order to
fulfill staff contract days. With this
in mind, here are some dates to keep in mind:
May 20 will be a staff day (no students)
May 26 Memorial Day, there will be no school for students
and no school for staff.
May 30 will be our students’ last day of school (8th grade
commencement during the day)
High School Graduation will be Saturday, May 31 at 10:00 am
June 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 will be staff days.
We will be working hard to learn more about the new PGES
system that we will be implementing next year during these staff days on May 20
and June 2-6. I will send a detailed
agenda soon.
June 7 (Saturday) will be Closing Day. Most GCMS staff only have to work a half day
on closing day because of working back to school night at the beginning of the
year. We do plan to have a catered
breakfast for our staff that morning.
Quote of the Day:
“Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too
late.” ~Benjamin Franklin
Coming Attractions:
Apr. 18…Deadline
for SBDMC nominations
Apr.
21…Testing Accommodations Training for those testing special education, 2:50
Apr. 21…7th
grade student/parent trip to ECTC, leave GCMS at 5:00 pm
Apr 22…EARTH
DAY
Apr.
22-25…Boys’ Basketball Tryouts
Apr.
23…SBDMC elections
May 9…Jean
Day for $5 donation to Relay for Life
May
15-22…KPREP Testing
May 23…KPREP
Make-up Day
May 20…No
school for students – Staff training day
May
26…Memorial Day – No school for students or staff
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