Hello Middle School families. I hope you have a great weekend.
The 5th grade is going to Nature’s Classroom at Groton Wood on 3/31 and 4/1. This is a reminder that we need permission slips and payment by March 23rd. If you need financial assistance please reach out to me directly. wsalvatore@gdrsd.rog Thank you
From our PTO SquareOne Liaison = There were a total of 673 artwork pieces. Incredible!
5th grade: 179
6th grade: 184
7th grade: 183
8th grade: 127
“It was amazing to see all the treasures I saw in these folders while I was organizing them before sending them back to Square One Art for catalog printing. The school has so much talent!.” Thank you Ms. Dagostino(pto) and Ms. Stone(MS teacher) The catalog will be out in a few weeks for ordering.
GDMS PTO Events
BATTLE OF SPARE CHANGE IS COMING MARCH 23!
Be sure to collect all the loose coins around the house to help your grade win this year's Battle of Spare Change!
This event puts the fun back in fundraising and helps GDMS PTO fund teacher appreciation week events. This year we will reward the winning grade and MVP grade (the grade with the most in person donations) with ice cream during lunch.
If you would like to help staff the Battle tables, please sign up now!
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GDMS PTO MARCH GENERAL MEETING
We hope to see you on March 26 at 7p for our quarterly general meeting. This is a great way to get involved, expand community, and find ways to help us with upcoming events and activities. This meeting will occur via Google Meet, so please register to receive joining information, or check our website for details.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION & YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLER
Join us as we discuss Executive Function in the Middle School Student. Sign up now to receive the link for April 2 at 6:30p via Google Meet.
SEPAC will hold a General Meeting on Thursday, March 19th at 7pm on zoom.
Additional details regarding the agenda as well as the zoom information is on the event flyer.
SEPAC will be having Jill Greene, Director of Student Services joining us for our meeting. All are welcome!
Counseling Corner:
8th grade information: Please refer to the GDRMS counseling website for updates. The 8th grade students will participate in an assembly with the high school counselors on March 19th to learn about courses and scheduling. Please click here for GDRHS scheduling information. Parents are encouraged to attend an 8th Grade Parent Scheduling Information Presentation at 6:00PM on March 19 at the high school. Both students and parents will receive a course selection form on March 19th.
If your child has been accepted to another school and is planning on attending that school for 9th grade, please email Mrs. Lynette Fisher at lfisher@grsd.org and Ms. Patty Ascione at pascione@gdrsd.org. Informing us now will help ensure that your child’s school records are sent to the correct school. If you do not inform us, school records will automatically be sent to GDRHS. Here is the GDRMS release of information that needs to be completed and returned to Mrs. Fisher.
Reminders
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)
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
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