Haven't we ALL tried to figure out how the teenage brain works, especially as our students/children go through middle school? Is there even an answer to that?!? Maybe not, however, there are some awesome articles that can help us understand it better. One that I like is called "Decoding the Teenage Brain in Three Charts". It's easy to read, helps us shed light on why peers are so important at this age, and possibly helps us (as parents AND educators) navigate our teenagers! Take a look!
We, at GVMS, do our very best to ensure that our students are safe at all times. We practice fire drills, intruder drills, review safety protocols and more. Please talk with your students about where the exit routes are from their classrooms and where to evacuate if necessary. Should we need to evacuate campus completely, GVMS offsite meeting and pick-up locations are #1: Cordelia Community Park (where skate park/baseball fields/dog park are located) and #2: Cordelia Hills open area (Next to Cordelia Hills Elementary School)
We have increased our video camera coverage and our front gate has provided extra security measures. Additional radios are on campus for open communication and we ALWAYS want to increase our volunteers through our Watch DOGS program. We can always use more eyes and ears! We have our amazing campus monitors (and our staff) constantly patrolling our huge site and communicating to all Admin and office when anything goes on.
-------------
We continue to be VERY concerned about the amount of students that are dropped off at school in the morning (sometimes at 6:45 when Mrs. Cherry arrives!!) and some choose to WALK to Tower Mart. This is extremely unsafe and we cannot chase after them to have them return to school. Please remind your student NOT to do this!
We have analyzed our MAP data and we will be hosting a MAP celebration on Tuesday, February 18 during tutorial! CONGRATS to those that made growth or are on grade level in English and/or Math! We have HUNDREDS of students that had made growth! WAY TO GO!
Want a more in depth look? Check out the MAP Parent Toolkit website to answer some more questions you may have!
MAP "On Grade Level" Numbers:
English Math
6th: 218 228
7th: 221 235
8th: 226 241
Did you know that colleges and employers make the time to search tweens and teens to see what their "digital footprint" looks like? Take a look at the video to help you, as a parent, monitor your students social media presence every week/month in less than 5 minutes!
Did you purchase your yearbook? If not, you still have time! Please visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use code 7927 or enter "Green Valley Middle School". Cost is NOW $45. If you are unsure if you purchased one, please email LynnLa@fsusd.org to double check. If you double order, we cannot issue refunds =)
The SPRING FLING IS COMING!! We are gearing up for our 6th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars on Saturday, April 25th from 4-8 PM and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Do you have connections for tickets to sporting events, time shares, winery tours, limo tours, etc? Please reach out to your connections and help us make this year's event even more fun and successful than last year's (that may be hard as last year was a TON of fun!). Tickets are ON SALE NOW and can be purchased in the main office or CLICK HERE. All of the donation letters are HERE and will be emailed from GVMS PTC, and Sign Up Genius links ARE LIVE!
Please click HERE to help with our Dessert Auction!
Please click HERE for our Donation Auction!
You DON'T want to miss this!
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
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.