Hello Middle School families. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. The picture is one of our 7th grade doors from the pumpkin patch decorating that the 7th grade did in Advisory. Feedback was awesome. Student had fun and worked cooperatively with their peers.
What does Community look, feel and sound like? I had a hard time picking just 1 this week so there are two.
Community sounds like laughing, having fun, giving advice and listening.
Community is made up of people that care and help each other no matter what their differences or similarities.
New Information:
The Wachusett Mountain Ski-Snowboard Program will be returning for another season. Please click here for program information. Registration will be available Tuesday, November 1st.
Grade 7 and 8 Families- Mailing lists, families there are new regulations please see the attached link if you look at page 1 you will see that we should be sharing your mailing information with the Vocational Schools unless you opt for us not to. If you do not wish to have your email shared with the vocational schools please fill out this Form. I will close this form at the end of the week, November 4th.
Parent Conferences - You will be receiving from me all of the information needed to sign up for parent conferences. Conferences are Wednesday afternoon 12-2:30 and Thursday evening 6-8 November 16 and 17th. Conference information will go out to you by 3:00 Friday November 4th and all sign ups will close Wednesday November 9th at 3:00pm.
Shelter in Place Drill- we had a shelter in place drill this past week. Drills are something we will do throughout the school year to practice keeping our students and staff safe. This particular drill was a shelter in place. This is something we might do if a student or staff needs to be taken out in an ambulance as a way to maintain their privacy. If there is ever a serious threat we would always communicate with families the day of.
MSPTO- we are looking for some new members to join our team. Our PTO’s most recent addition to our school will be the installation of two new water filling stations. One for our grade 8 hall and one for our Grade 5/6 hall. We are super excited.
Reminders:
Hearing and Vision screenings - 5th (vision only) and 7th grade (hearing and vision), initial screenings will take place on November 7th and 8th during the school day. Please see the attached information sheet and remind your child to wear any hearing/vision aids the day of the screening.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F255J7OI1d3bOxyc4AHT4G1kUy1DmumHh3tIufshuy8/edit?usp=sharing
We have a few number of Opt Outs already on file. If we already have your opt out forms you do not need to fill out this form also. I do however encourage you to read the attached information.
We will be holding a math club at the middle school. Please see the attached flier.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eMKr3TDiFlRsb7-6hepwU3j8qO4RLfUDphjJ0PMh8Dk/edit?usp=sharing
The High School GD Drama Guild is getting ready to perform Pride And Prejudice by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen. The students have been hard at work. Performances are Friday, November 4 at 7pm and Saturday, November 5 at 2pm and 7pm. All performances are in the Black Box Theater at the High School, 703 Chicopee Row, Groton, MA 01450.
From Our Main Office
If a student is going to be absent from school, their parent/guardian should
call the school prior to 8:00 AM on the morning of the absence. 978-448-6155 option 5
For early dismissals, students are required to bring a dismissal note to the main office prior to the beginning of their first period class (8:08 am). This written explanation must be signed by the parent or guardian and contain the date, time of dismissal, and reason for dismissal. If you would like your student to walk to his/her appointment, please indicate so in your note. Students will report to all of their classes up to their dismissal time. A parent/guardian must come into the office to sign the student out. If dismissed students return to school after their dismissal, they must first report to the main office to get a pass to return to class.
All Families:
The Middle School room at the Twomey Center is accepting new students. There was a glitch in the online registration and it appears that they are full, but they are not.
Interested parents can contact Stasia Sknight@gdrsd.org, or Megan Mmastroianni@gdrsd.org
or by calling (978) 448-0398.
We also have Homework Club and Book Study Club starting later in the month.
https://gdrsd.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29865
https://gdrsd.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29863
Drop Off:
Thank you for not letting students out of the car until 7:58.
Dates to remember:
Grades close on 11/4 and will be shared with families on 11/10
November 8th Voting in the South Gym
Parent Conferences 11/16 ½ day afternoon conferences, 11/17 ½ day evening conferences
Matilda Jr shows will be the evening of Friday November 18th and the afternoon and evening of Saturday November 19th.
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal
Wendy Salvatore wsalvatore@gdrsd.org