This Week at GCMS:
With it being National Teacher Appreciation Week, I want to
take this opportunity to thank our teachers and staff for all you do at
GCMS. I have often said that being a
teacher is the second hardest job in the world, second only to being a
parent. It is also the second most
rewarding job to being a parent. We have
the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of our students, and
our teachers and staff do a wonderful job each and every day with this huge
responsibility. Thank you for all that
you do! We will be providing a catered
lunch for our staff on Friday as a small token of our appreciation. I also want to thank our GCMS Beta Club for
all of their work to show appreciation this week as well as Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Pearl for organizing our daily treats and activities. I think our GCMS staff is the greatest!
No Cougar Notes Next
Week:
Teresa and I will be going to Nashville for Scott’s
graduation from Vanderbilt next Thursday/Friday, so there will be no Cougar Notes
next week. It seems like just yesterday
that I was taking him down there as a green college freshman, dropping him off
at the dorm, and wondering if he would survive.
He has done great, not only surviving but thriving. He will start his PhD program in cognitive
neuroscience at the University of Minnesota this fall, and we are very proud as
always. I know that a lot of our
teachers and staff are in the same boat, with kids growing up and making their
way in this world. It all just happens
so fast.
Congratulations!
I want to congratulate one of our 8th graders,
Laura Vincent, for breaking the school record in the pole vault with a vault of
8 feet 6 inches!
Student Growth Goals:
Just a reminder, the assistant principals and/or I will
visit CSI meetings next week to check student growth goal scores. Please
have your analysis with you at your CSI meeting. This should include the
percentage of students showing growth (H is 90 or above, E is 75-89, L is 74 or
below) and the percentage of students at proficiency (or better) compared to
your goal. Those not in a regular CSI can stop in any time, or we can
check yours on our May 17 PLC day.
Quote of the Day:
“A President needs political
understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.”
~Harry S. Truman
Coming Attractions:
May 15…… End
of Year Reflections on PGPs should be entered into CIITS (tenured)
May
15….Summative Conferences due for tenured teachers
May 15…GCMS
Band Concert, 2:30
May 17….PLC
Day for teachers and staff (no school for students)
May 18…GCMS
SBDMC meeting, 3:15
May
18-24..KPREP Testing (makeup testing, May 25-27)
May 22…GCMS
Orchestra Concerts
May 30…No
School, Memorial Day
June 3…Students’
Last Day of School
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