Hello Family,
Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)
Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!
Order by: 4/15/2026
Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!
If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online .
Thank you for supporting our school!
Daisy D'agostino
Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School
square1art.com/shop
Tuesday 3/17
Bus route this morning
If you live on Lost Lake or Mountain Lake Trail to 119 there is a bus coming. Please be patient.
If you are Hidden Valley and Duck Pond family the bus can not get there. If you can get your child to Tequila's (lol) there will be a bus there for 7:50.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Bus route this morning
If you live on Lost Lake or Mountain Lake Trail to 119 there is a bus coming. Please be patient.
If you are Hidden Valley and Duck Pond family the bus can not get there. If you can get your child to Tequila's (lol) there will be a bus there for 7:50.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Families looking for tutoring
* The Dunstable and Groton Public Libraries keep flyers and contact info for local tutors at the front desk. Staff at the libraries should be able to assist in sharing the contacts that they have, or families can review the flyers that are posted on their own.
* The Prescott Center has been running homework help sessions after school with the support of students from the High School. Families can check the schedule of events at Prescott, or can connect with their programming manager for options.
* Adam Snodgrass at the High School is the advisor for National Honor Society and can connect families with students who are interested/available for tutoring
* The Dunstable and Groton Public Libraries keep flyers and contact info for local tutors at the front desk. Staff at the libraries should be able to assist in sharing the contacts that they have, or families can review the flyers that are posted on their own.
* The Prescott Center has been running homework help sessions after school with the support of students from the High School. Families can check the schedule of events at Prescott, or can connect with their programming manager for options.
* Adam Snodgrass at the High School is the advisor for National Honor Society and can connect families with students who are interested/available for tutoring
PLTW 8th grade student is testing her paper airplane launcher made from cardboard, tape and glue.
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.
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GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ALERT
What's that? Opening day is almost here? What better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than with a Red Sox baseball game! GDMS PTO is excited to share this opportunity to enjoy an afternoon at the ballpark while supporting our mission!
Join GDMS PTO on May 3 and be sure to get in early to take advantage of the discounted prices through April 17 (use discount code: EarlyBirdFenway on our website)! Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
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.
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GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ALERT
What's that? Opening day is almost here? What better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than with a Red Sox baseball game! GDMS PTO is excited to share this opportunity to enjoy an afternoon at the ballpark while supporting our mission!
Join GDMS PTO on May 3 and be sure to get in early to take advantage of the discounted prices through April 17 (use discount code: EarlyBirdFenway on our website)! Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
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!
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!
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.
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.
Groton Dunstable Schools will be closed today, Friday, March 6, due to hazardous, icy road conditions.
PLTW students have completed their bridges and we are testing them this week. For the bridge challenge, the bridges had to hold at least 20 lbs. Students were given 100 coffee stirrers, glue and small pieces of duct tape. This project was funded by the GDEF. Elly's bridge not only held 20 lbs., it held her!!!!!
Due to a Sysco delivery delay, our scheduled food order will not arrive as expected. As a result, some menu items, particularly fruits and vegetables, may be substituted with items we currently have on hand. Families should be aware that menus may be adjusted for the remainder of the week. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility.
Welcome to semester 2. In PLTW, 7th graders are making bridges out of 100 wooden coffee stirrers and glue. I wish to thank the Groton-Dunstable Education Fund for providing all the materials to make this project so successful. Once bridges are complete, we will test them for strength.
Half-day Fridays are for problem solving in PLTW. 7th graders were asked to design and construct the tallest flag tower to support a custom-designed flag. Students were given 2 sheets of scrap paper, 1 index card, 2 paper clips and 24" of painter's tape. Tower had to be free standing.
Looking for something for your student to do over February break? See flyer below for a Knitting/Crochet workshop being offered at The Tangled Thread! www.thetangledthread.com
Ceremonies were held this week to distribute perfect attendance and OAK awards for Quarter 2. OAK award recipients are nominated by teachers and presented to students who reflect our Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School Core Values of 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), and KINDNESS (be kind to yourself, be kind to others, and be kind to your surroundings.) Congratulations to all recipients!
Our Square 1 Art fundraiser is back! Please see flyer below for details.
Through the generosity of the Groton-Dunstable Education Fund (GDEF), 8th grade PLTW students were able to make working motors.
Is your middle school student missing their sweatshirt, snow pants, boots, water bottle or mittens? Here is just a sampling of some of the lost and found items in the Stoddart building (there are more in the North!) Unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of this week, so if you notice anything familiar, please feel free to come take a look or have your student collect it. You can also contact Sarah Dutton or Lynette Fisher and we can put the item aside for you. Many thanks!
Here are some examples of our Middle School students spreading kindness and filling each other's buckets. Some 7th grade students spread positive messages and cheer this month by leaving mini ducks around the North building. The 7th grade also decorated their doors taking inspiration from a goal word they chose for 2026. Take a look!
Registration is now open for the second annual Middle School Science Fair! The fair will be held in the MS North Gym on Saturday, March 28th. Students in grades 5-8 are invited to participate. Space is limited to 75 students and the deadline to register is February 13th. For questions, please contact gdrmssciencefair@gmail.com
After finishing the Therapeutic Toy project for PLTW, 7th grade students were asked to look at classmates' solutions to the challenge. They also got the opportunity to play with the toy to see if it met the challenge criteria. The Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Therapeutic Toy project is a design and modeling challenge where students apply the engineering design process to create, sketch, model, and prototype a custom toy for a child with cerebral palsy or similar motor skill needs. The project emphasizes empathy and innovation.
