Goodrich Middle School

Report cards for 1st Semester are now available on ParentVue/StudentVue! To view, click on the "Report Card" tab once you log in.

Congratulations to the following February students of the month. These students were nominated by their teachers, based on many factors, including but not limited to: work ethic, grades, positive attitude, helpfulness and other PRIDE qualities. Congratulations to: Kylee Caddick - 6th (left), Ryan Oberle - 7th (center), and Anna Westra - 8th (right)!

6th Grade: Jacqueline Nicholas (winner) and Landon King (runner-up)

7th Grade: Grace Stevens (winner) and Annie Nelson (runner-up)

8th Grade: Anna Westra (winner)and Lila Urogdy (runner-up)

FB friends, please like our new GMS page on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/Goodrich-Middle-School-107465217452515/

Please make EVERY effort to ensure that your child is at school on time and remains at school ALL DAY on Student Count Day!

Every student counts!

On Tuesday, January 28th, the Class of 2024 visited the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. The museum's mission is to engage, educate, and empower by remembering the Holocaust. The Holocaust Memorial Center honors as survivors any persons, Jewish or non-Jewish, who were displaced, persecuted, or discriminated against due to the racial, religious, ethnic, social, and political policies of the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945. In addition to former inmates of concentration camps, ghettos, and prisons, this definition includes, among others, people who were refugees or were in hiding.

Thank you to our parent chaperones for joining us on this educational trip.

Pictured Below: Vincent Duty asking a question of Mr. Michael Weiss, an Auschwitz survivor.

Please click on the following link to read Goodrich Area Schools Annual Education Report (AER) for Goodrich Middle School.

https://www.goodrichschools.org/reports_policies/annual_education_report

The AER provides key information on the educational progress for the Goodrich School District and our schools.

During lunches on February 11-13, the PTO will be selling candy-grams for $1.00 each. Candy-Grams will be delivered to students during 6th hour on Thursday, February 13th.

Parents who wish to send candy-grams to their students may purchase them in the office.

February 24th-28th - GMS Media Center

Monday-Thursday: 7:30am-2:30pm; Friday: 7:30am-10:30am

Give your student a secure, cash-free way to shop the fair. Simply create a free account, pre-authorize a spending limit, and have funds immediately available.

• https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/parent-how-it-works.html

Shop Online! Shop the Scholastic Store online and earn rewards for your school with every purchase when you click 'Shop Now' from this page! Explore thousands of best-selling books, collections, new releases, educational toys, games, and more. All online items priced as marked.

• https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=4286961

We look forward to seeing your child at the book fair!

The next meeting is Wednesday, February 12th at 9:00am. All meetings take place in the middle school media center/library. Everyone is welcome!

Spirit wear can be purchased at any time through the K & C’s Special T’s website: https://kcspecialts.com/

For more information, please contact PTO President Sandy Cooper @ 810-444-7849, email the Martian PTO at Martianptoinc@gmail.com or visit the Martian PTO Facebook page.

The BOX TOPS CHALLENGE is BACK! Please send in your clipped Box Tops during Feb 3rd-7th. The grade with the most Box Tops will win an electronic lunch!

You can also submit Box Tops digitally through the Box Tops app. While these do help our schools, they will not count as part of the contest.

You can now support the Martian PTO by shopping on Amazon. Our PTO will get 5% back on all your purchases. Please sign up and select Martian PTO under charities!

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-3000274

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program is working with thousands of schools across the country to raise funds for blood cancer research and patient support services. Our school has partnered with LLS to take on the mission of ending cancer once and for all!

YOU can help our Squad make a huge impact in the fight against cancer by making a contribution to our fundraising efforts! Our fundraiser will begin on March 2nd and end on March 13th!

Please click the link below for more information:

https://events.lls.org/pages/mi/Goodrich-Middle-School-Goodrich-2020

Congratulations to the 8th grade band students who were picked for the District 3 Honor’s Band. They performed with the best MS band students from Brandon to Montrose, Port Huron to Capac. Sophia Shelton, Lila Urogdy, Diana Muzyk, Nicholas Ebbs, Mikaela Johnson, Stephen Iden, Madison Keller, and Rebecca Muzyk performed at Holly High School on Saturday, January 25th.

The 7th and 8th grade band festival is scheduled for Saturday, February 29th at Carman-Ainsworth High School. Busses will transport students from GMS. Ask your student for the note from Mr. Hall for more details.

Also, 7th & 8th Grade Band Cleveland Trip Payments are due! There are still seats available on the bus. Mr. Hall doesn't yet know the final payment amount, as it is based on the number of people going. Questions? Please contact Mr. Hall chall@goodrichschools.org.

February:

2/3-2/7: BOX TOP CHALLENGE

2/6: Parent Teacher Conferences (INVITE ONLY) - 3:30-6:30pm

2/11: 6th-8th Pre-Festival Band Concert - HS Auditorium - 6:30pm

2/11-2/13: Candy-Gram Sales During Lunches

2/12: PTO Meeting - 9:00am - GMS Media Center

2/12: SPRING STUDENT COUNT DAY!

2/13: Kona Ice Sale During 6th-8th grade Lunches

2/13: Candy-Gram Deliveries 6th hour

2/14: NO SCHOOL

2/17: NO SCHOOL

2/24: Board of Education Meeting - 6:30pm- Community Ed. Room @ HS

2/24 - 2/28: SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

2/29: 7th and 8th Grade Band Festival @ Carman-Ainsworth HS

2/29: HAPPY LEAP YEAR!

March:

3/2 - 3/13: Pennies for Patients Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Drive

3/8: Daylight Savings Time Begins

3/11: PTO Meeting - 9:00am - GMS Media Center

3/23: Board of Education Meeting - 6:30pm- Community Ed. Room @ HS

3/27: 3rd Marking Period Ends

3/27: 1/2 DAY OF SCHOOL- Dismissal at 11:00am

3/30-4/3: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Dates and times are subject to change.

Please check our school calendar at https://gms.goodrichschools.org/calendar

for additional information!

A huge THANK YOU to our generously “SWEET” GMS families for helping to make our PRIDE celebration a BIG success! Your donation of graham crackers, frosting, and candy decorations allowed our kids to show their creativity and design the ultimate gingerbread house!

For a brief summary of important GMS rules and procedures, please click HERE.

For information on our Dress Code and Technology policies, please click HERE.

Parents, did you know you can see the daily announcements that our students hear each day online at https://gms.goodrichschools.org? Important updates, news and information will be listed under "Student Announcements."

Students are permitted to enter the building starting at 7:00am. Please do not leave your child unattended outside of the building before that time.

Upon entering the building, students should report directly to the cafeteria until 7:20am. Parents should use the circle drive at the front of school to drop children off. The south end parking lot (by the gym) is for bus drop off only. DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR CHILDREN BY THE BUS DROP OFF/GYM ENTRANCE!

Please note the following important safety rules for after-school pick-up and sports practices:

• After-School pick-up is at the north end parking lot ONLY.
• When picking up your student(s), please pull ALL the way forward. Your child(ren) will meet you along the sidewalk. They will be exiting from doors at the north end of the building.

• For safety reasons, students not picked up by 2:45pm will be sent back into the building to wait near the main entrance.

• The circle drive near the flag pole/main entrance is for emergency vehicles ONLY.

• The circle drive AT OAKTREE is NOT an authorized pick-up area for middle school students.
• The parking lot AT OAKTREE is NOT an authorized pick up pick-up area for middle school students.

Unless your child(ren) rides the bus, is signed out for early release in the office by an authorized individual, they should be picked up in the parent pick-up/caravan line at the designated location at the north end of the middle school. Please share this information with anyone who may be picking up your child/children as well.

Student athletes should ride Shuttle Bus #5, which will transport athletes to the High School for practices.

Exceptional Education, Extraordinary People – We Are Goodrich!

Proud to be a Systems Accredited District.

The mission of Goodrich Area Schools is:

“Achievement for Every Learner”

Email: mdurant@goodrichschools.org
Website: http://www.goodrichschools.org/GMS/
Location: 7480 Gale Road, Goodrich, MI 48438, United States
Phone: 810-591-4210
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Goodrich-Middle-School-107465217452515/