This Week at GCMS:
We have gotten off to a great start with KPREP testing this
week. I am very pleased with how hard
our students have been working. The
positive attitudes have been reassuring this week. Thank you to all staff members for assuring
this positive environment.
Arts Festival:
In conjunction with Art in the Park, our GCMS related arts
department has put together an afternoon arts festival for our 6th
and 7th grade students as well as the 5th graders from
Wilkey Elementary. There will be
demonstrations and presentations from a wide variety of art forms shared this
afternoon. I appreciate our teachers
going the extra mile to put this together for our students. As many of you know, the local Art in the
Park program has been moved to GCMS on Saturday and Sunday because of the high
probability of rain this weekend. If you
are interested in coming out to Art in the Park, it will run from 10:00-5:00
each day. Mr. French has his 5th
grade string day on Saturday, and Mr. Parker and the Bells have the GCMS band
concert here on Sunday afternoon, so GCMS is just overflowing with the fine
arts right now!
Back to School Info:
I know that everyone is making plans for the summer, and you
are interested in what our back to school calendar looks like. I have included those dates in the “Coming
Attractions” section below. We will not
have any whole staff PD days until the first week of August.
Supervision:
We are entering a time of year that supervision is more
important than ever. Students tend to
get a little “spring fever” this time of year and inappropriate behaviors can
take place. The best approach to this is
for staff members to be very visible and supervising at all times. This goes for the hallways, the restrooms,
the common areas and the classrooms. Our
students are always less likely to misbehave if a staff member is there. Thanks.
Quote of the Day:
“A sense of humor
snuffs out our sparks of friction before they get to our fuel tank.” ~Fred
Smith
Coming Attractions:
May
13-20…KPREP Testing Window
May 19… No
school for students – PLC Day for staff
May
20…Posting window opens
May 25…Memorial
Day, no school
May 26…
Drama Club Play for 8th graders at 8:00
May 26…Good
Faith Effort Reward, 1:00-2:30
May 27…8th
Grade Field Day
May
27…Posting window closes
May 27…Drama
Club Play for 6th grade 8:00, for 7th grade 9:30
May
28…6th/7th Grade Field Day
May 28
…Awards Evening at 6:00
May 29…Last
day for students
June 1…Staff
Only Day at GCMS
June 2…Closing
Day at GCMS
Aug. 3…PD
Day for GCMS teachers
Aug. 4…Opening
Day for GCMS (all staff)
Aug. 4…Back
to School Open House at GCMS, 4:00-6:00
Aug. 7…District-wide
PD day at GCMS
Aug. 10…Not
a required work day for GCMS teachers
Aug. 11…Students
first day of school in Grayson County
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