GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good afternoon Wolf Pack Families,

We had a nice week at Geisler Middle School. We had a home basketball and wrestling meet. Our students began bringing in non-perishable items for our "Soup-er Bowl" to support Hospitality House and give back to our amazing WL community. We honored our Students of the Month on Monday and we are so proud of all of their hard work in the classroom! It is National School Counselors Week and I am so grateful for the work that Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Rutherford do to support our students/staff/families.

Next week we have some fun events planned for our Wolf Pack Community. Scholastic Book Fair will be held M-F of next week. Students will have an opportunity to come in to our media center at some point next week to shop for books. Families can also come in after school on M and TH if they want to bring other siblings (more details below). Our PTSA is hosting a "Cookies and Cocoa" event that is free to all of our Wolf Pack families beginning at 6 pm on Monday. Feel free to stay for the PTSA meeting at 7pm if you would like to hear about the great things that are being planned in our school!

Wishing you all a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

2/12-Scholastic Book Fair Open After School 5:30-7:00pm

2/12-Cocoa and Cookies w/PTSA-FRE-6pm

2/12-PTSA Meeting-7pm

2/12-Girls Basketball-Home vs Walnut Creek MS

2/12-Wrestling @ Walnut Creek MS

2/14-Student Count Day

2/14-Girls Basketball @ Sarah Banks MS

2/14-Wrestling-Home vs Sarah Banks MS

2/15-Scholastic Book Fair Open After School 3:00-5:30pm

2/17-2/25-Mid Winter Break-No School

Wednesday, Feb. 14th is “Count Day” for schools in the State of Michigan. It is important for all students to be present, in all classes on Wednesday, to ensure proper State funding for our schools.

Students who are absent due to illness must be excused by a phone call to the attendance office at 248-956-2910 or an email to our attendance secretary at JoEllaBickel@wlcsd.org

Families, please see the letter below if you feel your child would benefit from skipping a math course level. The letter gives important details on the requirements and procedures for families to follow in order to be considered.

Congratulations to our Students of the Month! These students have been nominated by one of their teachers for being an outstanding student in their classroom. We are very proud of your accomplishment!

Ava Lengel 6

Myles Rosenberg 6

Hussain Mala 7

Ty Ormond 7

Anthony Lako 8

Sienna Melly 8

Robert Thompson 8

Girls basketball and wrestling are working hard! This week the teams competed against Pierce and Oak Valley. Both Girls basketball teams won against Pierce on Monday and the 8th grade team won against Oak Valley as well. Way to go girls! The Wrestling team came up short against Pierce, but won against Oak Valley. Great job!

Next week the teams take on two of our City rivals; Walnut Creek and Sarah Banks. Girls basketball will be home on Monday against Walnut Creek and away Wednesday at Sarah Banks. Wrestling will be away at Walnut Creek on Monday and home against Sarah Banks on Wednesday. Students who wish to attend Home or Away games MUST be accompanied by an adult. No student spectators will be admitted to events without proper adult supervision. Thank you for your cooperation. Good luck to all of our athletes. Go Wolves!

We are so excited to have the Scholastic Book Fair come to our school February 12-16. Special thanks to Ms. Precious and Ms. Bobola for helping to run and organize! There are opportunities after school to do some book shopping as well. Please see our calendar at the top of this newsletter for times.

Can you assist us in making a student’s day? We’re looking for monetary donations so we can gift books to our wonderful Wolf students.

Using the URL code or the QR code, please sponsor a book (books are $3.00, $5.00 or more!) so we can reward our students who may need extra assistance.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=1e4ff437-5619-4d3d-a7db-564e05f8d9f1

PTSA Meeting: February 12 @ 7pm

Join us for our next PTSA meeting on February 12 at 7pm in the media center! Gus will be there and we’ll be talking about the 8th grade dance! View Agenda

Cocoa and Cookie Social - 2/12/24 from 6-7pm @GMS

Join the GMS PTSA for an evening of Cocoa and Cookies! Get a chance to hang out at the school after-hours, meet up with friends, and schmooze with your PTSA Board! This event is FREE - we can’t wait to see you there!

This week only, save $10 on all Geisler pajama pants! This includes styles from Champion, Bella+Canvas and JustHoods! Shop: https://1stplace.sale/47847

Upcoming Sales:

· 2/12: Water Bottles: 25% off

· 2/19: Long Sleeve Tees $10 off

BUY TUITION EXPEDITION TICKETS FROM GMS PTSA

Looking to get your FFE 50/50 Tuition Expedition raffle tickets? Email the PTSA (geislerptsa1@gmail.com) - we have 7 tickets left to sell! Tickets are on sale for $50 or 3 for $100!

UPCOMING EVENTS

2/12/24: Hot Cocoa/Cookies with the PTSA at 6pm - GMS

2/12/24: PTSA Meeting @ 7pm in the Media Center

2/27/24: GMS Night @ Panera in West Bloomfield from 4-8PM

✋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

WLCSD is holding its annual Earth Day Poster Contest. Posters must highlight everyday actions we can take to help conserve our resources. Contest finalists will be recognized by the Board of Education at the May board meeting along with having their art displayed throughout the District for the month of April. 11 x 17 paper can be picked up in the Attendance Office or from Mrs. Tillman in the art room. Submit artwork no later than March 15 to the Attendance Office. Please see the attachment for details. Good Luck!

Calling all engineers, programmers, or robot enthusiasts! The GMS Robotics team is looking for mentors. The team meets on Thursdays from 3-4:45 at GMS. Whether you are able to join us part of the time or every week, our team would appreciate your experience and enthusiasm. Please email Mrs. Frost if you are interested in helping our students: rachelfrost@wlcsd.org.

Geisler’s National Junior Honor Society is hosting a Soup-er Bowl, a canned food drive benefiting the Hospitality House. We are asking students and staff to bring in non-perishable foods to their first hour class. The class with the most cans will win a donut party. The Soup-er Bowl will take place from February 5th to February 16th. Thank you for your support.

Maya Prep is hosting a FREE after school enrichment for students who are interested in computer science, coding and web design. At the end of the sessions, students compete for CASH PRIZES in a "Hack-a-thon" for the best "technology project." These classes are taught by community members who work in the technology field. This was a huge hit with our students last year. Please see the attached flyer for more information and course dates. It is important that students have reliable transportation when the class ends.

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 .

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.