GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Families,

Tonight is the Warriors for Warriors Football Game at WL Western. Good luck to our Band and Vocal Music students from GMS who will be performing tonight at the game. Please consider going to the game and supporting our students, survivors and the WLW Football Program!

We are all so excited for Fall Fest, next Tuesday from 3:00-4:30 pm. Please make sure that your student is picked up by 4:30 pm. There is no supervision for students after that time. Special thanks to our PTSA for working so hard to provide this great after school experience for our students!

Please consider completing a Teacher of the Year nomination. We have so many excellent teachers in our building. The TOTY is a great way to recognize them for all of the hard work they put into making GMS a great place to be for your student. TOTY nomination information is included in the communication below.

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend!

Sincerely,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

10/16-VB Game @ Millennium

10/17-Fall Fest @ 3pm-Cafeteria/Auxiliary Gym

10/18-VB Game @ Banks

10/18-XC Meet @ Millennium

10/20-XC Conference Meet @ WLN

10/25-7th/8th Grade Vocal Music Concert @WLW-7pm

10/31-Student 1/2 Day-GMS Staff Professional Development

11/1-Student 1/2 Day-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Free before and after school tutoring is back again for the 23/24 school year! If your student is struggling in Math or Reading (ELA), please consider signing them up for some additional support. All of our tutors are certified teachers from Geisler MS. Families must be able to commit to dropping off or picking up their student on time. This is a fantastic opportunity to help your student find success while at GMS! Tutoring sessions begin on October 25. Your student's tutor will reach out to you with further details once you have completed the Tutor Request Form .

This week the volleyball teams competed against Clifford Smart. Although the girls fought hard, they came up short. The teams will compete away against Millennium on Monday, October 16th and away Wednesday, October 18th against Sarah Banks. Come out and support our athletes if you can. Best of luck this week to our volleyball athletes.

This week Cross Country competed against Walnut Creek and Sarah Banks and the boys swept the competition. The girls also ran well, but came up short for the win. All of the athletes continue to work hard and we are so proud of them. The team will compete away next week against Millennium on October 18th. Come out and cheer them on if you can.

Go Wolves!

🎟️There’s only 2 days left to purchase your student tickets to Fall Fest! Order tickets online by 10/15. NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR! We still need chaperones and raffle prize donations - sign up to help us out.

❓Did you know… funds raised during Fall Fest help pay for things like after school events and clubs, the 8th grade dance and celebration breakfast, Chromebook deposit scholarships, Students of the Month rewards, and so much more!

🥘Parent-Teacher Conferences are on November 1st! Help us FEED OUR STAFF! Sign up to donate something that helps our staff stay hydrated and well-fed during a very long day.

✋Become a PTSA Member and learn about events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to get involved before everyone else! Membership Options:

Individual Member - $11

Staff Member - $6

Student Member - $5.50

Helpful Links:

Website | Facebook | Email | Become a PTSA Member

LAYA’s fillable Holiday “Adopt-a-Child” application is available online at https://www.wlcsd.org/community/lakes-area-youth-assistance. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 3, 2023 This is a great opportunity for families in need to add some joy to the upcoming holiday season.

AFC Urgent Care is hosting a Halloween Trunk or Treat for the community to enjoy on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 12pm-3pm. This will be a free, family friendly, safe and fun event for the kids to show off their costumes and receive treats from trunk to trunk. The local fire and police department will be there and fire truck will offer tours for the kids! See the flyer below for more details.

Nominations for Teacher of the Year are due by October 20, 2023. We have such an amazing teaching staff at Geisler MS. Please consider nominating a teacher to recognize them as one of our many exemplary teachers.

See the attachment for details and nomination form.

• By Friday, October 6, your child's math and ELA teachers will be giving each student their individual diagnostic results report
• Students will be reviewing their own individual data and setting some goals
• Teachers will notify families when those reports are distributed to students to bring home
• Please review the 2 informational letters below to learn more about iReady and how you can help your student become more proficient in math and ELA.

Supporting and caring for our students in any way possible is our mission at GMS. Geisler MS recently partnered with Hospitality House Food Pantry in Walled Lake to bring the Weekend Food Program to our students. If you are a family that could use a little extra help with meals on the weekends, please let your child’s counselor know. Your child’s name will be held confidential. The Weekend Food Program would provide approximately 6 meals and snacks for your student on the weekend. The food would be distributed to your student in a discreet bag or backpack for them to take home each Friday. There is no cost to participate in the program. To optimize a student’s success at school starts with students having enough to eat. Please see the attached flyer for more information about the Weekend Food Program. If you are interested in having your student participate, please contact your student’s counselor Ann Marie Rutherford (Counselor for 6th Grade Students (A-L) and ALL 8th Grade Students) annmarierutherford@wlcsd.org or 248-956-2917 or Amanda Hart (6th Grade Students (M-Z) and ALL 7th Grade Students) amandahart@wlcsd.org or 248-956-2916.

The annual PTSA Reflections competition has begun! Our 2023/2024 Theme is “I am Hopeful Because…” Reflections Categories are: 2-D/3-D visual arts, literature, dance choreography, film production, music composition, photography, and special artist (for any students needing accommodations).

Students can create works in any of those categories around the theme. All Geisler students are welcome and encouraged to participate. More information, along with official rules and entry forms can be found at www.wlcsd.org/reflections, or in the GMS Learning Commons. Submissions are due to our main office or through our electronic entry form by Tuesday, November 14th. We can't wait to see the amazing work from our GMS community!

If you have any questions, please contact our PTSA Reflections Chairs: Mrs. Archana Godase archanagodase@gmail.com or Mr. Torry Yu torryyu@wlcsd.org

WLC is hosting our 2nd annual WLCSD Costume Drive for families in need this Halloween. On October 9th, NHS students will be distributing cardboard donation boxes for each school in the district to place by their front entrance doors. On October 20th, students will pick the boxes back up. Please consider donating gently used Halloween Costumes beginning October 10 at GMS.

Families in need are invited to come pick out costumes for their children October 25-28th at WLC.

For this holiday season, we're excited to announce a project that will make a significant difference in the lives of children in need. Bricks4All, a LEGO donation project run by a group of students from the University of Michigan, aims to gather and distribute spare LEGO to children who may not have the opportunity to experience the joy of playing with LEGOs otherwise.

If you have LEGO that are no longer being used, please consider donating them to our project. We're accepting LEGO bricks, sets, and accessories in good condition.

Collection Details: @ GMS October 10 to October 31 (Collection Boxes will be marked)