This Week at GCMS:
We have had
a very busy week at GCMS as we finish up the first semester and head into
Christmas Break. I want to thank
everyone who has gone the “extra mile” in making this week special for our
students. Everything from the band,
orchestra, and chorus concerts to the drama club play to the ugly Christmas
sweater contest have been great. We have
had a plethora of seasonal activities going on and all the while kept our focus
on instruction. That is tough to pull
off, but I appreciate how you have succeeded.
I want to wish each student, parent, teacher, and staff member a very
Merry Christmas. I wish you a restful
break, time to spend with your families and friends, and a happy, healthy New
Year!
Health Concerns:
Please remember Karen Likins as she recovers from her recent
foot surgery. I understand that the
surgery went well, and I know that you join me in wishing her a speedy
recovery. Cassie’s daughter, Alyson also
had surgery this week, and we wish her a speedy recovery as well. There are many students and staff members
down with the flu and other sickness right now.
We hope that everyone gets feeling better as break starts and that we
can get more back to a healthy “normal” when we start back to school on January
5.
Congratulations!
I would like
to congratulate a couple of groups of GCMS students who have represented our
school very well recently.
The GCMS delegation
to this year’s Kentucky Youth Assembly won “Best Delegation” out of 35 middle schools
competing in this year’s KYA! Several of
our students won individual awards for speaking, for media reporting, and for
bill writing. Four of our bills passed
both houses in Frankfort. We are very
proud of these 55 students and their sponsors:
Teresa Blain, Stacy Pierce, and Melanie Manion. We also appreciate the parents who attended
and helped make this year’s KYA such a success!
Congratulations
to our 7th grade Lady Cougar basketball team for winning the Green
River Valley Conference tournament at Butler County last Thursday night. We look forward to hanging another banner in
the Cougar Gym. Great season, ladies! I know that Coach Morris, Coach Oller, and everyone at GCMS is very proud of you!
State Compliance Visit:
I have not
said much about it, but Grayson County Schools will be having a state
compliance visit on January 20-22. Folks
from KDE will be looking at how various programs in Grayson County Schools
work, and they will likely make suggestions for improvements. Some of the areas that they will be looking
at include Title I, program reviews, special education, PGES, alternative ed.,
pre-school, etc. There will likely be
folks visiting our building at least one of those three days. If you are interviewed, just think of it as a
great way to share some of the great things that are going on at GCMS!
Quote of the Day:
“Then the Grinch thought of something he
hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What
if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”
― Dr. Seuss,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Coming Attractions:
Dec.
19…Cougar Bucks Award (see school calendar for details)
Dec. 20-Jan.
4…Christmas Break
Jan. 16…PLC
Day (no school for students)
Jan.
30…Students grades 3-12 should have tested their IC user IDs and passwords
by logging into IC.
Jan.
30…Teachers will review their PGP and record reflections in CIITS.
Jan.
30…Deadline to have all Peer Observations completed
Jan.
30…Deadline to have all 2nd Mini-Observations completed (non-tenured teachers)
Feb. 16…PLC
Day (no school for students)
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