Thanks to a generous grant from the Groton Cultural Council, Grade 8 students had the honor of hearing Ms. Janet Applefield speak on Thursday about her experiences as one of the hidden children of the Holocaust in her presentation of Speaking to Combat Hate and Prejudice.
Thanks to the generosity of the Groton-Dunstable Education Foundation for funding 60 books (2 class sets) of Ms. Applefield's book Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust, current and future students can learn about and share her story and message to Combat Hate and Prejudice.
Thanks to the generosity of the Groton-Dunstable Education Foundation for funding 60 books (2 class sets) of Ms. Applefield's book Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust, current and future students can learn about and share her story and message to Combat Hate and Prejudice.
Middle School Connections students visited Florence Roche classrooms for their Spring Day of Connection, focused on Neurodiversity Acceptance. The middle schoolers led read-alouds and conversations with the younger students centered around neurodiversity and the importance of celebrating the many differences that make us all human. This meaningful opportunity is intended to foster empathy, understanding, and leadership among our 8th grade Connections students while also helping to promote awareness, acceptance, and kindness in the elementary learning communities.
Please see this message from Dee Bus:
As we reach the end of the school year, we understand there are many end-of-year playdates and party schedules. Please kindly remember that middle school students are not permitted to ride home on a different bus other than their assigned bus route. If a student needs to get off at a different stop along their assigned bus route, a parent/guardian must email the school, along with Erica at Dee Bus Service (erenna@deebus.com), with the requested bus stop change so the student can receive the appropriate note to give to the bus driver. Without a note from the school, the bus driver will not allow your child to get off at a different stop. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work to keep all students safe. Dee Bus Service, Inc.
As we reach the end of the school year, we understand there are many end-of-year playdates and party schedules. Please kindly remember that middle school students are not permitted to ride home on a different bus other than their assigned bus route. If a student needs to get off at a different stop along their assigned bus route, a parent/guardian must email the school, along with Erica at Dee Bus Service (erenna@deebus.com), with the requested bus stop change so the student can receive the appropriate note to give to the bus driver. Without a note from the school, the bus driver will not allow your child to get off at a different stop. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work to keep all students safe. Dee Bus Service, Inc.
The District Wide Arts Festival has returned! The Middle School Stoddart Building will be hosting this event from May 18th - 21st. Art from ALL schools in our district will be on display. There will also be performances from our Performing Arts students on various evenings throughout the week. Please see the poster for more details!
Yearbooks are now on sale
Student Council is running a spirit week this week.
GDMS PTO UPDATE
QUICK CHAT
Join us for our final session of GDMS PTO "Quick Chats"! We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly of transitioning to middle school with Mr. Day (Assistant Principal for 5th and 6th grade). Sign up now to receive the link for May 12 at 7p via Google Meet.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: STRESS & ANXIETY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Join us as we discuss stress and anxiety as it presents in middle school. Sign up now to receive the joining information for May 21 at 6:30p.
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GDMS PTO MAY GENERAL MEETING
We hope to see you on May 28 at 7p for our final general meeting of the year. This is a great way to expand community, and learn more about the events and activities we held this year. Check our website for details.
QUICK CHAT
Join us for our final session of GDMS PTO "Quick Chats"! We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly of transitioning to middle school with Mr. Day (Assistant Principal for 5th and 6th grade). Sign up now to receive the link for May 12 at 7p via Google Meet.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: STRESS & ANXIETY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Join us as we discuss stress and anxiety as it presents in middle school. Sign up now to receive the joining information for May 21 at 6:30p.
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GDMS PTO MAY GENERAL MEETING
We hope to see you on May 28 at 7p for our final general meeting of the year. This is a great way to expand community, and learn more about the events and activities we held this year. Check our website for details.
GDMS PTO UPDATE
GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - ORDER NOW!
Act now to join GDMS PTO on May 3 at Fenway! Ticket sales will close April 30. Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
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QUICK CHAT
Join us for our final session of GDMS PTO "Quick Chats"! We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly of transitioning to middle school with Mr. Day (Assistant Principal for 5th and 6th grade). Sign up now to receive the link for May 12 at 7p via Google Meet.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: STRESS & ANXIETY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Join us as we discuss stress and anxiety as it presents in middle school. Sign up now to receive the joining information for May 21 at 6:30p.
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GDMS PTO MAY GENERAL MEETING
We hope to see you on May 28 at 7p for our final general meeting of the year. This is a great way to expand community, and learn more about the events and activities we held this year. Check our website for details.
GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - ORDER NOW!
Act now to join GDMS PTO on May 3 at Fenway! Ticket sales will close April 30. Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
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QUICK CHAT
Join us for our final session of GDMS PTO "Quick Chats"! We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly of transitioning to middle school with Mr. Day (Assistant Principal for 5th and 6th grade). Sign up now to receive the link for May 12 at 7p via Google Meet.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: STRESS & ANXIETY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Join us as we discuss stress and anxiety as it presents in middle school. Sign up now to receive the joining information for May 21 at 6:30p.
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GDMS PTO MAY GENERAL MEETING
We hope to see you on May 28 at 7p for our final general meeting of the year. This is a great way to expand community, and learn more about the events and activities we held this year. Check our website for details.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We want to remind you that seeking help for mental health issues is a sign of great strength, not a sign of weakness!
We want to challenge everybody to practice some extra self-care this month. Self-care for mental health involves intentionally engaging in activities to maintain emotional, psychological, and social well-being, reducing stress, and managing difficult emotions. It is a proactive, daily practice of setting boundaries, nurturing oneself, and prioritizing mental health to increase resilience. Check out our May 2026 Self-Care Challenge Here!
Here are a couple of other resources to help take care of your mental health this month and every month:
Informational Video - Information about how to find community-based mental health care from Care Solace.
GDRMS Counseling Calming Room- Here you can find a variety of interactive resources designed to help calm your body and mind.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
We want to challenge everybody to practice some extra self-care this month. Self-care for mental health involves intentionally engaging in activities to maintain emotional, psychological, and social well-being, reducing stress, and managing difficult emotions. It is a proactive, daily practice of setting boundaries, nurturing oneself, and prioritizing mental health to increase resilience. Check out our May 2026 Self-Care Challenge Here!
Here are a couple of other resources to help take care of your mental health this month and every month:
Informational Video - Information about how to find community-based mental health care from Care Solace.
GDRMS Counseling Calming Room- Here you can find a variety of interactive resources designed to help calm your body and mind.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
GDMS PTO UPDATE
GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW!
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! Ticket sales will close April 30. Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
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SQUADLOCKER SCHOOL SPIRIT GEAR SPRING SALE!
Don't miss out on this spring sale! Be sure to get all your customized GDRMS merch at discounted rates! Head to SquadLocker and receive a 10% coupon with code: GrotonDunstable10 from April 17 to April 30.
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QUICK CHAT
Join us for our final session of GDMS PTO "Quick Chats"! We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly of transitioning to middle school with Mr. Day (Assistant Principal for 5th and 6th grade). Sign up now to receive the link for May 12 at 7p via Google Meet.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: STRESS & ANXIETY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Join us as we discuss stress and anxiety as it presents in middle school. Sign up now to receive the joining information for May 21 at 6:30p.
GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW!
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! Ticket sales will close April 30. Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
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SQUADLOCKER SCHOOL SPIRIT GEAR SPRING SALE!
Don't miss out on this spring sale! Be sure to get all your customized GDRMS merch at discounted rates! Head to SquadLocker and receive a 10% coupon with code: GrotonDunstable10 from April 17 to April 30.
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QUICK CHAT
Join us for our final session of GDMS PTO "Quick Chats"! We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly of transitioning to middle school with Mr. Day (Assistant Principal for 5th and 6th grade). Sign up now to receive the link for May 12 at 7p via Google Meet.
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PARENT WORKSHOP: STRESS & ANXIETY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Join us as we discuss stress and anxiety as it presents in middle school. Sign up now to receive the joining information for May 21 at 6:30p.
This weekend, come watch our GDRMS students perform in Disney’s Descendants! Based on the popular Disney Channel movies, this musical is jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films! Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good? Performances are Friday (4/10) at 7pm and Saturday (4/11) at 2pm & 7pm in the PAC (Stoddart Building). Come support your community! Tickets are cash only and will be sold at the door.
The Rock, Paper, Scissors 7th grade champions of 25-26!
GDMS PTO UPDATE
GDMS PTO QUICK CHAT
Our next Quick Chat session will give us all the in’s and out’s of MCAS with Principal Salvatore!. Sign up now to receive the link for April 9 at 7p via Google Meet.
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SQUARE 1 ART
Order your Square 1 Art momentos now!
Head to www.gdmspto.com for ordering details, or check out https://shop.square1art.com/Shop/artwork/Search and enter your student's name, school, and state.
Order by April 15 to support GDMS PTO with every purchase and get those masterpieces in time for a sweet Mother's Day gift.
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GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - ORDER YOUR TICKETS WHILE THEY LAST!
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! Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
GDMS PTO QUICK CHAT
Our next Quick Chat session will give us all the in’s and out’s of MCAS with Principal Salvatore!. Sign up now to receive the link for April 9 at 7p via Google Meet.
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SQUARE 1 ART
Order your Square 1 Art momentos now!
Head to www.gdmspto.com for ordering details, or check out https://shop.square1art.com/Shop/artwork/Search and enter your student's name, school, and state.
Order by April 15 to support GDMS PTO with every purchase and get those masterpieces in time for a sweet Mother's Day gift.
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GDMS PTO DAY AT FENWAY - ORDER YOUR TICKETS WHILE THEY LAST!
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! Find all the details for how to buy tickets here.
This week, our 7th-grade PLTW engineers are turning cardstock, wire and a magnet into a paper speaker that will eventually plug in to my phone.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Groton-Dunstable Education Fund (GDEF), our students are stepping into the roles of acoustical engineers. They aren’t just "making a craft"—they are building a functional Communication System from scratch and learning how a message moves. #GDEF #PLTW #STEM
Thanks to a generous grant from the Groton-Dunstable Education Fund (GDEF), our students are stepping into the roles of acoustical engineers. They aren’t just "making a craft"—they are building a functional Communication System from scratch and learning how a message moves. #GDEF #PLTW #STEM
During our March 27 half day, 8th grade students in PLTW were asked to design a parachute for a washer that takes the longest time to hit the floor.
This week students and staff participated in a school-wide Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge! Each person received a beaded necklace which they used to challenge one another during a single elimination match. Matches took place during Advisory, lunches and passing time and culminated in a showdown this morning in the PAC. Congratulations to Abby S. for her big win and to Ali D. for lasting until the end! Special thanks to our Student Council and their Advisor Ms. Wilson for organizing this community building event!
In PLTW, 7th graders, acting as biomedical engineers, created foot orthoses for a client with Cerebral Palsy. Notice that all the solutions are different and yet, meet the challenge.
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
