Happy Valentine's Day!

This Week at GCMS:

Somebody asked me this morning, “if we miss school on Monday, will we make up the “make up make up day” and if so, will we make it up once or twice?”  Those are the kinds of questions that schools and districts have to think about in a snowy winter like this.  As I sit here in my office on Snow Day 8, I look forward to spring and warmer weather.  Channel 41 came by and interviewed me this morning about snow days and how this affects our students and our school year.  We have always had snow days, and we likely always will…unless the global warming folks are right.  Then our grandchildren may not have snow days.  I remember the winter of 1978 when I was still in school.  We went home for Christmas break and did not come back to school until February.  I always use that as my frame of reference when someone talks about missing “so many days”.  It’s really not “so many” just yet.  On the other hand, those were the days when the state would “forgive” the first five or ten days missed before days had to be made up.  Our students and staff will likely have to go into early June this year, but it won’t be the first time, and likely won’t be the last.  Be careful if you have to travel when the roads are bad, and just stay home if you do not have to be out.

 

As of right now, we will plan to send progress reports home the next day that we are back in school.  If we are in school on Tuesday, we will plan to go ahead and have our parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday evening from 4:00-6:00.  If school were to be cancelled on Tuesday, we will not hold conferences that evening. 

Quote of the Day:

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”  ~Theodore Roosevelt

Coming Attractions:

Feb. 13…Grayson County Spelling Bee, at GCMS

Feb. 13…Academic Team at Regional Governor’s Cup, at Bluegrass Middle School

Feb. 16…Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:00-6:00

Feb. 17…GCMS site based council meeting, 3:15

Feb. 18…Home Volleyball, 5:00