Fall Break Already?
The scriptures say “For what is your life? It is even a vapor
that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.” (James 4:14)
I think that this passage certainly applies to the first eight weeks of
the school year! It seems like we just
started school, but here we are about to start fall break. Everyone has worked really hard to get off to
a great start, and I appreciate your efforts.
Please enjoy your break, spend some time with family and friends, and
get some well-deserved rest. Thanks for
all that you do!
Walkathon:
Thank you to everyone who helped out with this year’s GCMS
Walkathon! As of Cougar Note press time,
we are very close to breaking the school record for walkathon fundraising at
close to $21,000. I appreciate all of
the work of our Related Arts teachers and Title teachers in organizing and
supervising the walkathon, and all of our students and staff for such
enthusiastic support of our annual school-wide fundraiser.
School Report Card:
The annual school report cards are now available to the
public. I know that I shared some basic information
about our GCMS results already, but if you would like to check out our school
report card in more detail, you may go to the KDE website and view our school
report card as well as those of other schools in Kentucky. Go to http://applications.education.ky.gov/SRC/
to see school report cards. Some areas showed
improvement for GCMS students, while a couple of areas were down. I think that it is important to look at the 4
years of data that I shared with team leaders yesterday. Every assessed area has shown growth over the
past four years, and every assessed area has seen steady novice reduction. This is due to the hard work of the students
and teachers at GCMS! Keep up the great
work!
Manufacturing Week:
Thank you to everyone who helped out with the 2nd
annual Grayson County Manufacturing Week.
We had guest speakers from local industries here to speak to 8th
graders for three consecutive mornings, and our 8th graders got to
tour a local manufacturing plant yesterday.
One team visited MTD, one toured Plastikon, and one team went to Kelley
Beehive Company. It is very important
for our students to start thinking about what type of jobs are available right
here in our community. Thanks to
everyone who helped out.
Quote of the Day:
“Dig the well before
you are thirsty.” ~Chinese Proverb
Coming Attractions:
Oct.
1…..GCMS Walkathon
Oct.
2-11…Fall Break
Oct. 16…end
of 1st nine weeks
Oct. 16…GCHS
Band to perform at GCMS, 1:45
Oct. 19…faculty
meeting, 3:00
Oct. 20…Team
1 Showcase
Oct. 21…Dress
for Success Day
Oct. 22…GCMS
SBDMC Meeting, 3:15
Oct. 23…Walkthon
Rewards, 6th/7th periods
Oct. 26-30…Red
Ribbon Week
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