January 11, 2016

Upcoming Events at GVMS!

Beginning Monday, January 11 through Thursday, January 14, all students will be on a block schedule in order to complete the FSUSD District Writing Assessment.  The schedule change is attached to the email so please review it with your student!

We are seeing more and more NEGATIVE social media apps show up on our student's phones :(.  PLEASE monitor what your students are loading, posting, watching, sending, and receiving from others.  It is breaking our hearts that there are students that are treating others in a negative way.  Please read THIS ARTICLE about ways to keep up with the latest social apps that are out there...Also, read THIS ARTICLE about "iffy" apps that parents NEED to know about including Snapchat, Burnote, Slingshot, and ESPECIALLY Ask.fm, which we are seeing A LOT of negativity from....

Our 2nd Annual Spring Fling is COMING soon and scheduled for Saturday, April 30th from 4-8 PM at GV Cellars!  We are excited to have this great community event to support local businesses, raise money for our goal of becoming a 1:1 device school (where each student has their OWN device to complete school work), and have families get to know each other even better!  Tickets will go on sale the beginning of February so be on the look out and don't miss out as there is a limit!  Please take a look at THESE donation forms that will also be going out in paper form to businesses and families.  If you have a donation or contact that you can send our way, please give them Mrs. Cherry's email at KristenC@fsusd.org and we hope to see you at this fun filled event!

SHORT TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY

If you must take your child out of school for 5 or more days, you may complete a Short Term Independent Study Contract.  We will NO LONGER be accepting IS contracts without 5 days notice unless there is a major family emergency.

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROCEDURES:

Five days prior to starting Short Term Independent Study, parents must complete the Short Term Independent Study packet, indicating the dates the student will not be in school and the reason for the absence.  The teacher(s) will supply assignments. All assignments are due upon the student’s return to school. In order to receive full academic AND attendance credit, all work must be turned in.  Incomplete days will be considered truant, e.g. 3/5 work completed will result in two days.

Are you a planner like we are?  Are you already thinking about 8th grade promotion on Thursday, June 2nd 2016 beginning at 11?  Please be sure that you have the FSUSD SCHOOL CALENDAR so that you know when everything is?  Also, please remember that each 8th grader who is being promoted will be given FOUR TICKETS only.  We cannot accommodate any more than this.