Happy Groundhog Day!

This Week at GCMS:

Happy Groundhog Day!  For fear of jinxing us, I am not talking much about the mild winter that we have been enjoying so far!  I talk to my son Scott every few days, and he comments about how the folks in Minnesota don’t blink at a foot of snow or below zero temperatures.  They are used to it every year and know how to deal with it.  Here, south of the Mason-Dixon line, we all know that a few flurries can leave us scurrying for bread and milk and shutting down schools.  The truth is that when we have winter weather in Kentucky, the right call is to cancel school.  If it’s not that bad, there’s no harm done, but if we go to school and then there are accidents or someone gets hurt, then everyone rushes to blame someone.  I for one, hope that our mild winter continues, we do not miss many days, and our students finish up the school year in May. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?

The Problem with “No Problem”

Sometimes we fall into the habit of saying certain things that may have meaning that we may not really want to convey.  The prime example is when someone says “how are you”, most of us say “fine” or “I’m doing well” whether we really mean it or not.  Just being polite.  Another one that I am personally working on cutting out of my repertoire is “no problem”.  It is a common response when someone thanks us to respond with “no problem”.  It seems an appropriate response, but when you think about it, are we saying “it should have been a problem, or it might have been a problem, or it should have been someone else’s problem”?  A good response to “thank you” is “you’re welcome”, and an even better response is “I’m glad to be of help”.  That’s one of my self-improvement goals, to quit saying “no problem”.  If you have this same issue, let’s all eliminate “no problem”.  I’m glad to be of help to you on this issue!  J

Good Luck Cougars!

I want to wish the best of luck to our GCMS academic team in Regional Governor’s Cup competition.  Our FPS team competed on Monday night, and the other events have been postponed until next Monday and Tuesday evening because of sickness in a neighboring district. 

Good luck to all of our GCMS students who will be competing in the annual Grayson County Spelling Bee this coming Saturday. 

Parent/Teacher Conferences:

We have parent/teacher conferences scheduled at GCMS on Tuesday evening from 4:00-6:00.  Take this opportunity to have some positive and productive conversations with parents about student learning and progress.  Hopefully, we will have a good turnout!

Quote of the Day:

“Don’t knock the weather, nine tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” ~Kin Hubbard

Coming Attractions:

Feb. 4….Grayson County Spelling Bee at GCMS

Feb. 6-7…Academic Team at Regional Governor’s Cup

Feb. 7…Parent/Teacher Conferences at GCMS, 4:00-6:00

Feb. 15-17…State Beta Convention

Feb. 21..8^th Grade Parent Night at GCHS

Feb. 28…Deadline for spending Classroom Funds