Hello Middle School families. I hope you have a great weekend.
Not a lot of new information this week. It was a quiet week at the middle school. All students are back from getting stuck over vacation and we are in the thick of it. MCAS will be coming up in early April.
MCAS dates
ELA 4/13 & 4/14 (all grades)
Science 5/12 & 5/13 (grades 5 & 8)
Math 5/19 & 5/20 (all grades)
Civic 5/27 (grade 8) back to back if we can (TBD)
As an Administrative team we are starting to talk about the 4th-5th grade transition and the 8th-9th. We will be looking to bring some 5th grade students to the elementary schools. Be on the lookout for a permission slip for that. And, we are hoping to get some high school students to the middle school before the high school counselors come to us and talk about course selection.
I also wanted to point out some of the community building events that are happening and have happened over the past few weeks.
Our Student Council did Candy Grams prior to break and it was a huge success.
We had our grades 7 & 8 dance last Friday night.
We have a grades 5&6 dance in the works for May.
We are taking the 8th grade to the Outsiders at the Citizens Opera House in April.
We are taking the 5th grade back to Natures Classroom
We have our Staff Vs Student Basketball game coming March 26th
We are very proud of our teachers who help support these events and our PTO for their support.
Reminders:
Don't miss out! Register now for this year's GDEF Trivia Night!
Doors open at 7:00 PM, trivia starts at 7:30 PM.
Last year’s event sold out, so don’t wait to snag your tickets!
All proceeds support the Groton-Dunstable Education Foundation, funding innovative grants and programs across all five schools.
Good cause. Great company. Bragging rights included.
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Grade 8 stuff
March 19, 2026 High School Counselors meet with 8th-grade students at the Middle School
8:30 am All students will receive a Course Selection Form at this time.
March 19, 2026 8th Grade Parent Scheduling Information Presentation. Parents will receive a Course 6:00 pm Selection Form at this time.
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
SBIRT March 12 grade 7
YRBS grades 6&8 March 17
March 27th district ½ day for afternoon parent conferences
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal
Wendy Salvatore