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GVMS is a premier learning community that encourages each student to thrive in the 21st century!

Thursday, September 14, 2017

September 15, 2017

*Thank you for all of your support with donations for Hurricane Harvey (mailed directly to support victims via the Houston Food Bank), to the support for cookie dough fundraising, to school supply donations to Donor's Choose donations, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!!!

*Thank you for coming out to our Dine and Donate at Mary's!  Funds raised from this one are going to support our school garden!  Interested in helping? Please contact Mrs. McKenna HERE or KatherineM@fsusd.org and jon us at our next one in October at Chipotle!

*Thank you for all of the cookie dough orders!  We will be having the celebration for those that sold or donated on October 10the with delivery on October 3rd!  We didn't get as many orders this year as we do in the past so we are excited to try some out of the box things for additional activities and fund raisers for our students!

*Thank you to all of the Dads who came to our first Watch DOGS meeting at Mundy Elementary!  We can't wait to see you all on our campus!  Special shout out to Jason Biggs for taking this over and making it even more effective!  Interested in joining?  Please email him at jjbiggs129@yahoo.com and join us!

There are so many positive benefits to social media....Heck, we work hard to bring you into our classrooms through social media.  There are, however, some draw backs as we are certain that you have already discovered for your selves.  Check out THIS ARTICLE to become more aware of the best and worst social media apps, how it is considered more addictive than some substances, and how it can be linked to depression.  Just being aware could help you and your teen with these issues!
Don't forget to join us on September 27 from 5:30-6:30 in the cafeteria for "All Things Tech at GVMS" to become even more familiar!

MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) testing will take place three times during our school year.  We will begin in Math and ELA next week. These tests are done on a computer and they measure academic growth throughout the year.  The tests are unique as they can adapt to your your Viking's level of learning!  Each student has the same opportunity to set goals for themselves and to succeed while maintaining a positive attitude toward testing!  MAP tests take a shorter amount of time to administer and give us detailed accurate information about their growth.  Check out THIS Parent's Guide to MAP Growth!
We, at GVMS strive to have excellent open communication regarding events, helpful hints, classroom assignments/expectations and more via our blog, Twitter, Facebook, Remind, Google Classroom, email, daily announcements and our website.  If you are not receiving enough information, please let us know! Additionally, we ask that you PLEASE check these sites for updated information and reach out to teachers first when asking questions regarding assignments and expectations!  Thank you!



We have Challenge Day coming to GVMS this year September 26/28 and we need YOU!  Are you interested in participating in with us?  This program was created to build connection and empathy among teens, and to fulfill a vision that every kid can feel loved, safe, and celebrated!  This is an AMAZING opportunity for all of many of our 7th and 8th graders!  Sorry, not for 6th at this time due to program policy.  Check out more information at www.challengeday.org and check our their videos here https://www.challengeday.org/videos/featured-videos/ 

If you CAN HELP US and participate, PLEASE email Mrs. Bates here or cut and paste into your email ElizabethBa@fsusd.org! 


We are ALWAYS thinking outside the box to create effective ways to reach all of our students!  Want to be a part of this??  Check out THIS LINK to see the different ideas that our teachers have come up with!!


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