September 22, 2017

Official progress reports will be MAILED home next week.  Please note!! These are a reflection of how our students are doing at the PRESENT moment.  The "cut off" is today 9/22 and we must submit them to our IT department to mail home.  Students will have had more assignments given and grades recorded by the time that these make it home in the "snail mail".  We HIGHLY encourage you to constantly check Parent Portal to get a more accurate picture of how they are doing.  

Additionally, final report card grades (December and June) are what we see on their official transcripts, not progress report grades.  Thank you!

Have you seen these around our GVMS campus?  We are REALLY striving to promote our students to THINK before they post.  What they put on social media is typically permanent and our students must understand that when they are on their social media accounts.  In addition to knowing your student's log in and password, click HERE for some basic social media rules to follow to ensure that your student is safe and appropriate online when posting!

ATTENTION!  The "grace period" for Food Service meal applications will expire on September 27!  If your student has NOT renewed their application for free or reduced lunch, please DO SO NOW!  Click HERE or cut and past this address: http://www.fsusd.org/Domain/835

Ever wish that our middle school students came with a manual to review? Ever wish you could just look up the answer to a question when it comes to stuff your tween or teen asks you?  Take a look at Parent Tool Kit HERE to get ideas on social/emotional, academics, and health/wellness.  It has such amazing resources to help answer some of our toughest questions!

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!

We, at GVMS, are striving to prepare our students for college and careers, even in middle school.  It's never to early to start thinking and planning for life beyond high school.  Take a look at THIS ARTICLE regarding some helpful ideas and plans to get you and your student ready for life beyond high school!  Everyday we give tips and information over the loud speaker regarding college and getting ready for it!  Don't miss the info that comes out!

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, prior to emailing the admin team directly, when asking questions regarding assignments and expectations!  Thank you!

Challenge Day is coming NEXT WEEK and we are still in NEED of adults to help lead our family groups!  Are you interested in participating in with us? 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??  All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!!  Check out THIS LINK to see the different ideas that our teachers have come up with!!