September 30, 2016

Thank you to the invited guests for attending our student-parent conferences on Thursday!  We had some great discussions on ways we can all work together to support our students!  Please remember to send an email to us when you have questions!  We are happy to help!

WE NEED YOU!!!  We have many many many exciting things planned this year at GVMS and, with a population of over 960 students and families, we know that many of you have the resources to help!  We are truly trying to make our outdoor learning classroom and garden grow (check out needed supplies HERE)!  We are incorporating more and more hands on learning to our two STEAM classes (check out needed supplies HERE)!  Our Journalism and Creative Writing classes are hands on and engaging (check out needed supplies HERE)!  We need Challenge Day Volunteers for October 25, 26, or 27 please (email Mrs. Bates HERE)!  

Cookie dough is COMING!  Cookie dough orders MUST be picked up on October 4 between 10 AM and 4 PM in our cafeteria!  We do not have freezer space to store orders overnight!!  Students with 10 or more boxes will not be able to carry them home and will need to have a ride pre-arranged! Please mark this on your calendar!  Please sign up to help distribute if you can!  Check out THIS link!  Or cut and paste this into your browser:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449AFA72AA5FC1-cookie5

We have the chance to win $10,000 for our school!  Please visit THIS website or click www.grandstandforschools.com EVERYDAY to enter!  Plus, we can earn 5 bonus entries when you upload your receipt of participating products AND try to win $175 Visa Prepaid Card for yourself! 

We are collecting SunnyD labels for the SunnyD Book Spree!  20 labels earns us 20 books for our teachers!  We are still collecting so please bring them into the front office!  We have until 11/20/16 so start collecting!

Please join us for Walk to School Day on October 5th!  Mr. Mac will be heading this up again this year.  For those that walk, tickets for prizes will be given out!  Thanks for walking to school!

Ever have questions about social media do's and do not's about what to post, who to follow and what their digital footprint looks like already?  Have you sat with your student to remind them that EVERYTHING (private or not) is able to be accessed online and that colleges/employers check this now??? Check out some of THESE helpful questions and answers to these concerns!!