Hello Middle School families. I hope you have a good weekend, stay warm and enjoy the snow.
Back on January 9th we had the artist Rob Surette from Amazing Hero Art. This is a link to our Livefeed where you can see the pictures from that day. The Groton Trust paid for Rob to come and when he painted the Martin Luther King Jr. and Jane Goodall paintings we were so impressed and really wanted them for our building. The Trust again showed its generosity and paid for those two paintings. You can see them in our Stoddart main lobby.
Reminders:
As a reminder we do not allow energy drinks in school. Some students are coming to school with Celsius, Alanis and others. Please know that we do not allow students to drink these in school or at lunch.
Reminder: 8th-grade updates found on the GDRMS Counseling Dept website
If you need support in finding a mental health therapist for your student, please contact your student’s school counselor. They can start a referral, also known as a warm handoff, to Care Solace. Here is more information about what Care Solace can do to help.
Parents and Guardians please check your emails because if your student will be seeing Ms. Nessco for counseling services you will have an email from her (lnessco@gdrsd.org).
GDMS PTO Events
GDMS PTO Town Takeover at Worcester Railers
GDMS PTO will be taking over the Worcester Railers for Shark Night on January 31! Get tickets now and have your child participate in the high five tunnel!
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GDMS PTO DAY OF SERVICE
As part of our mission to build community, we are planning a Winter Family Day of Service. We will continue collecting supplies to support Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit organization providing essential items to children from birth through age 12 who are living in homeless or low-income situations. On January 30 we will have a packing day, in which students and their families can help put together complete backpacks for donation.
For more information on how to donate items or volunteer time on packing day, please check out our website!
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GDMS PTO Basketball Concessions - Volunteers Needed!
GDMS PTO is excited to offer concessions for sale at all middle school basketball team home games this season!
We need your help to bring this much enjoyed addition to our school athletic program. Sign up here and help us build school spirit!
February Break Clinic - February 17-19, 2026
12:30-2:00 PM | MS North Gym
Grades 5-8, $75.00
Sign up: gdrsd.org/page/athletics
This clinic will help athletes learn more about their event (100m, 200m, 400m, 100 Hurdles), teach the fundamentals, and get ready for the outdoor track season. Run by theHS/MS Track Coaches and GD High School Track Athletes. All proceeds go towards the HS/MS Track Programs.
Reminders:
GDRMS 2026 Science Fair will be Saturday March 28th
Registration is open now through February 13. Space is limited to 75 students, so register early!
Follow the link below to complete your sign-up form and register. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/gdrms-science-fair-2025--2026
Reminders:
When you are driving in the drop offline please remember that our teachers are walking in the parking lot. Drive slow. Thank you
GDEF information
Are you looking for a unique way to recognize a Teacher, Administrator, or Other Staff/Community Member for their hard work and impact they’ve had on your child? GDEF Teaching Stars are the perfect (easy!) gift! They are a great way to say "Thank You" while helping to enrich the schools in the form of a donation to the Groton-Dunstable Education Foundation (GDEF). Learn more here about how to show an educator how much they are appreciated with a Teaching Star: https://www.gdefinc.org/teaching-star.
Also, don't miss out on year-end giving opportunities for GDEF. All donations are tax-deductible, may qualify for employer matching, and are directly applied to grants in the current year and beyond. We're 56% of the way to our goal! Find more information and consider donating here: https://www.gdefinc.org/annual-giving-campaign. Thanks in advance!
Core Values: We are our new Core Values for the Middle School. Teachers and staff worked on these together last year. We will have students help us design posters over the course of the school year.
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 should be updating SchoolBrains on 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/27
Quarter 3 began January 22nd ends April 1
Friday 2/6 ½ day pd
February 16-20 Vacation
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal
Wendy Salvatore