Cougar Staff:
Thank you for an outstanding first week of school at
GCMS! I feel like we have hit the ground
running and that your work teaching procedures and expectations this week will
lay the groundwork for a very successful school year. I have a few notes to share with you as we
wrap up the week. Have a great weekend,
and rest up for a five day week!
Personnel:
Congratulations to Bridget Haycraft! She has been hired as a reading intervention teacher at H.W.Wilkey! We will miss her at GCMS, but at the same time, we are very happy for her.
Please remember the Higgs family from Caneyville. Justin was an 8th grader in Team 2 last year and tragically died in a four wheeler accident this past Sunday. Our students observed a moment of silence at GCMS earlier this week in Justin's memory. Please remember Karen Van Metre’s family. Her uncle who was her mother’s twin brother passed
away this week. Charlotte McDonald has
been under the weather but is back at work today. We hope she is feeling better soon. Rita Mullins’ husband suffered a concussion
from an accident at work this week, but should return to his work next
week. Stacy Pierce has been going full
force as she gets closer to the end of her treatments. Crystal Bratcher and Venita Wilson are
getting closer to being able to kick field goals after both suffering fractures
this summer. I know that there are
others that I am probably leaving out, but please always keep your GCMS family
in your thoughts and prayers.
Self-Reflections and
Professional Growth Plans:
Many of you have successfully entered your PGES
self-reflections into CIITS, and some of you have also entered your PGP. Please remember that your PGP should include
at least one goal based upon your self-reflection and at least one goal based
upon our GCMS school improvement plan or the district improvement plan. This should be entered into CIITS by August
30. As I mentioned earlier, teachers
should include the following for each goal:
• What you want to change about
INSTRUCTION that will effectively impact student learning.
• What is the personal learning you
will complete in order to make the change?
• What will the measures of success
be (student growth impact)?
Remember, we
will be revisiting your PGP throughout the year, so it is important to “make it
real” and use it to impact your professional practice and student learning.
First Period Schedule:
Suicide Prevention Training:
Please
complete module 1 of the Jason Foundation training and submit your certificate
to Mrs. House before the end of August. Feel
free to work on this during planning time.
This training is found at www.Jasonfoundation.com. Let us know if you need assistance.
Emergency Drills:
As you know,
we are required to complete one of each emergency drill during the first month
of school and two fire drills. Please
train your students to take our emergency drills seriously. It is by being properly prepared that we
would handle any actual emergency as well as possible. As the old adage goes, “when we fail to plan,
we plan to fail.” We must always plan
for success.
Grants:
Applications
are now available for this year’s MAC grants, sponsored by McDonald’s. All applications must be postmarked by Sept.
30 to be considered and award teachers or teams of teachers up to $500 for
completing a class project (which includes “meaningful, hands-on activities
that enhance the learning process”).
Applications will be available at the office.
Warren RECC
is sponsoring energy efficiency mini-grants again this year! GCMS had a winner last year. You could be next!
Student Health Records:
We still
have a large number of sixth graders who have not returned all required medical
records. Each student is required to
have a 6th grade physical and certain immunizations in order to
attend. Please encourage students and
parents to get these in to the GCMS nurse’s office ASAP.
Fundraisers:
Just a
reminder, all first semester fundraiser requests will be considered at the
August 20 site based council meeting.
Booster groups should have all required paperwork (financial reports,
officer list, etc.) turned in to Mrs. House before any fundraiser requests will
be considered for approval. Please
remember the new board of education guideline is that we are not to approve any
processed food sale fundraiser requests, so that means no donuts, pizza kits,
cookie dough, cheeses, sweet rolls, soft drinks, etc. Please complete the fundraiser request form
(Mrs. House has these) and include information about specifically what the
funds are intended to be used for.
Travel Vouchers:
Please be
aware of a new requirement from the Board of Education. Any travel vouchers should be submitted
within 7 days after the PD date. This is
a new guideline this year. Thanks.
Teacher Work Day:
As I mentioned
on opening day, our teacher work day is 7:30-3:00 this year. It is still fine for teachers who have their
own children at Wilkey to walk over to get them after school if you like, but
still, please follow the 3:00 guideline for actually leaving GCMS. Thanks for all that you do!
Thought for the Day:
I have
started having a student to take the microphone and read an inspirational quote
each morning in the gym. The students
seem to like this “thought for the day” and having a classmate out in front
with the microphone. I hope to continue
this throughout the year. If you think
of a student who would be a good candidate to read the thought for the day,
please let me know!
Quote of the Day:
“The only place success comes before work is
in the dictionary.” ~Vince Lombardi
Coming Attractions:
Aug. 14-15...American
Fidelity Rep at GCMS (required for all employees; please sign up for your
appointment in the office)
Aug. 18…Faculty
Meeting, after school
Aug. 18…Parent
Meeting for Teams 1-4, 6:00
Aug. 19…GCMS
Football hosts Glasgow, 5:30
Aug. 19…Cougar
Zone begins Tuesday (after that CZ will
run Mon-Thurs until 5:00)
Aug. 20…GCMS
SBDMC meeting, 3:15
Aug. 29…PLC
Day (no students that day)
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