This Week at GCMS:
It has been another busy week at GCMS! I was thinking this morning how quickly time
has past over the past nine years. We
had a young lady here as a substitute teacher yesterday who was an 8th
grader my first year as principal, and we have a young lady subbing here today
who was a 7th grader my first year as principal. When did we approve teenagers as substitute
teachers?? I’m still as young as ever,
so there has to be an explanation! I
have just a few notes to share as this week comes to a close.
Congratulations:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Nell Elmore for her many years of work and dedication to the students of GCMS. Nell has decided to retire from teaching as of the first of November. We will all miss Nell and wish her the very best in retirement.
Congratulations:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Nell Elmore for her many years of work and dedication to the students of GCMS. Nell has decided to retire from teaching as of the first of November. We will all miss Nell and wish her the very best in retirement.
Dress for Success
Days:
GCMS has declared every 3rd Wednesday to be Dress
for Success Day at GCMS! We tried this
in the spring and had a very good response.
The students seemed to really feel good about themselves when they were
all dressed up. Our first Dress for
Success Day of the school year will be this coming Wednesday, September
16. Please encourage all of your
students to participate. If anyone has
neck ties, bow ties, or other dress clothing that you would like to donate,
that would be great! Let’s make Dress
for Success a big success at GCMS this year!
Orange and Blue
Fridays:
GCMS has declared every Friday to be Orange and Blue Day at
GCMS! We are encouraging all students
and staff to wear orange and blue to show your school spirit each Friday this
school year!
GCMS Takes the Bronze!
GCMS Takes the Bronze!
Grayson County Middle School is one of 12 Kentucky schools receiving
the 2015 National Healthy Schools Bronze Award for leading comprehensive health, physical activity, and wellness
efforts during the 2014-2015 school year. The Alliance for a Healthier
Generation will recognize each school at the National Healthy Schools Award for
transforming their environment into a healthier place at the Leaders’ Summit. To earn
the Award schools improved their nutrition and wellness services and physical
activity programs to meet or exceed stringent standards set by the Alliance for
a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program.
School Publicity:
Whenever you are doing an especially good learning activity
and would like some publicity for our kids and our school, feel free to contact
Caryn Lewis at the central office. Caryn
is great about coming out to the schools, snapping photos, and writing stories
to publicize the great things going on in Grayson County schools. Just give her a call or an email, and she can
get your class on the website or in the papers.
KTRS and Social
Security:
GCEA plans to have someone here at GCMS all day on Monday to
share information about the crisis with our Kentucky Teachers Retirement System
and the correlation with Social Security’s windfall elimination. Even if you are a young teacher and see
retirement as a distant notion, you need to be aware of how the system works
and the nature of the present situation with teachers retirement.
Team 2 Showcase:
Our first showcase lesson day of the school year is planned
for this coming Thursday, September 17.
Please stop by and visit in a Team 2 classroom during your planning
period that day. We appreciate Team 2
opening up your classrooms to your colleagues and sharing teaching and learning
strategies that are working well for you!
Quote of the Day:
“If you don’t
think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” ~Cavett Robert
Coming Attractions:
Sept.
14…GCEA Rep. in the library (KTRS/Social Security Info), all day
Sept.
16…Dress for Success Day at GCMS
Sept. 16…GCMS
Site Based Council meeting, 3:15
Sept.
17…Team 2 Showcase Lessons
Sept.
18…PGPs and SGGs are due in CIITS
Sept.
21…Walkathon Kickoff, through Related Arts classes
Sept.
22…Aladdin Performance (3 shows, see calendar for times)
Sept.
22…Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:00-6:00
Sept.
23...See You at the Pole, 7:30 am
Sept.
24…Orange and Blue Day, 7:45 am pep session for football teams
Sept. 28…Joe
Odhiambo Assembly, 1:30 (for all students with no discipline referrals so far
this year)
Oct.
1…..GCMS Walkathon
Oct. 2-11…Fall
Break
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