Weekly Memo

Hello Middle School families. I hope you had a great weekend. 

New Information:

PTO, Join us for our General Meeting

The PTO will hold its quarterly General Meeting tomorrow, Monday, December 4 @6pm in the MS North Library. There is also a  Zoom option,  https://zoom.us/join.  Meeting ID: 834 7414 3544 and Password: 367489.  We encourage anyone who wishes to come and hear what we have been up to and what we have planned for the rest of the school year. We hope to see you there!

World of Difference students, some of our middle school WOD students went to Florence Roche this past Saturday to assist  with the Winter Fair.  We were told that our “students, who came to help, were AMAZING.  They were excellent ambassadors for your program.  I heard several students explaining WOD to parents, who were curious, and I received numerous compliments from parents, who were impressed with your students’ behavior.  The students were kind, polite, alert and willing to engage with the public.”   Thank you for sharing this confetti moment with us Ms, Moore and thank you to the families that facilitated our students going to help.

Therapy Dogs, 

Our District Social Worker Ms. Schultz Bray has been bringing her Therapy Dog Bear to the middle school since last year.  We now have the exciting opportunity to meet her other Zoey.  Zoey just received her therapy dog certification.  She is only allowed to bring one dog at a time, per the Alliance of Therapy Dog rules.  She will still bring Bear but please let your students know that they may start to see a golden retriever around campus too.  Exciting stuff.  Here is a letter from Ms Schultz Bray.

Middle School Concerts, 

Chorus Concert - 12/19 7pm 

 Band Concert - 12/21 7pm

Food Drive, We have a food drive happening at the middle school, run by last years Project 351 Ambassador.  See Flyer.

Yearbook Club,  Below please see the flyer regarding sign ups.

Yearbook Club Sign up

Reminders:

Middle School Spirit Wear Sale,

  • Sale Dates: November 6th - December 8th

  • Savings: 20% discount sitewide

  • Shipping: Free shipping over $75

  • Delivery: All orders are guaranteed delivery by December 23rd

  • Store Link: https://1stplace.sale/41852

Winter Assistance, if you or your family need any assistance going into the winter months here is an  Assistance Request Form that you can fill out for support.

School Council, We held our first school council meeting on Monday 10/23.  All members were present.  Our next meeting will be 12/4/23 at 2:45 in the South Library.  These meetings will also be posted on our Middle School website.  On the website you will find our meetings on the calendar and in the Menu-> Documents -> School Council you will find our minutes.

PTO

Annual Fundraising Campaign,  

  • GDRMS Handbook:

Handbook

Please spend some time with your students getting familiar with our handbook.  

Middle School Core Values.  Please talk with your students about these words.  Use them at home.

Ownership, Own your space, Own your learning, Own your behavior.

Awareness, Be aware of yourself and others, Be aware of your surroundings, and Be aware of your impact.

Kindness, Be kind to yourself, Be kind to others, and Be kind to your surroundings.

Dates to remember:

  • Teachers update SchoolBrains, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15 and ⅕

  • ½ day Friday 12/8

  • Winter Vacation Monday 12/25 - Tuesday 1/2

Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal

Wendy Salvatore

wsalvatore@gdrsd.org