GMS Falcon Update

Congratulations to our February HERO of the Month Winners.

6th Grade - Cole Raines & Luke Ward

7th Grade - Morgan Vulgamore & Adelyn Guidera

8th Grade - Julia Wagner & Devon Marshall

Staff Member - Mrs. Boggs

Good luck and congratulations for all the hard work that these students have put in as they prepare for the Champaign County Science Fair that will take place next Thursday. This is a qualifier to the Upper Miami Valley Science Fair to take place at Edison State.

Adelyn Guidera, Alice Rogers, Colten Taylor, Piper Jacobs, Bella Black, Mackenzie Crooks, Samuel Bodey, Lily Parke, Alaina Lockwood, Hannah Smith, Lucy Rodgers, Juliana Williams, Mallorie Erter, Jenna Johnston, Carly Birchfield, Vander James, and Myles Wilson.

GMS will have a group of students who met the initial online district qualifier criteria and have planned to compete in the History Bee Regional Finals in Columbus on Saturday, March 15th in Columbus, Ohio.

This is a Qualifier for the National History Bee Finals in Orlando, Florida.

Good luck to the following students:

8th graders - Jonah Rutherford, Daniel Spence, Tucker Fenton, Maria Boling, Aubrie Campbell

7th graders - Sophia Snyder, Lydia Dibert, Audrey Smith, Chase Gibbs, Declan Stephens, Lily Volp, Carolyn Taylor

6th graders - John Neff , Josiah Spence , Juliana Williams, Landon Roberts, Colten Taylor, Reed Trowbridge, Greyson Zerkle, Luke Lorenz

Quarter 3 Interim Report Cards were sent with GMS students on Thursday, 2/13.

Also coming home are NWEA Map Progress Reports for students. GMS students take this assessment in both reading and math. This is just one measure of student growth that we utilize and also this assessment provides us with valuable instructional information specific to your student. If your student was not enrolled in early Quarter 3, or they had repeated absences, they may not have a score as they did not complete the assessment.

The 2025 GMS Rock-a-thon will take place on Friday, February 21st from 6pm - midnight. Students plan to rock the night away to raise pledges for their future DC trip.

What students need: Rocking Chair, things to do while seated, and snacks/drinks they choose.

They will be provided with pizza, a drink, prize opportunities.

** Doors will open at 6:00. Doors will lock no later than 6:30 once all have gotten settled in. Please ensure a ride is there to pickup your student and any of their belongings promptly at midnight.

*** If your student is absent from school on the date of the event (more than half of the day), per policy they are not permitted at evening events.

In the event of another school closure, we will be on our first "Digital Day" for Graham Middle School. GMS staff will be available to students throughout the day through email and google classroom. Teachers will also have specific times that they will host Google Meet sessions in which students can get online and ask specific questions about assignments they are to be working on during the closure.

Here is the video meet schedule for our teachers:

All Related Arts teachers: 9:00am - 10:30am

All ELA teachers: 9:15am - 10:45am

All Math teachers: 9:30am - 11:00am

All Science teachers: 9:45am - 11:15am

All Social Studies teachers: 10:00am - 11:30am

All work assigned to be completed on Digital Days is due no later than 5 school days from the closure. Day one is the closure date.

Students all have access to Progress Book via their Clever logins. Parents can access through the same login they would have used last year. Any new families should have received an access key on Friday via email from Mr. Guidera.

Frontline Education has released the Progress Book Parent and Student Mobile App (aka Parent Access app) to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. This app is available for your parents/students to download and use now. For those that choose to download, the app takes the place of the mobile web version of Parent Access that parents and students have long used. In addition, Frontline has produced an overview video that can be shared with your users.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8WtHQKAe4w

February

Thursday, February 13 - Send home Q3 Interim Reports in HR

Thursday, February 13 - Send home MAP Progress reports in HR

Thursday, February 13 - Send home yearbook order forms in HR

Thursday, February 13 - GMS P/T Conferences #4 4:00-7:30

Monday, February 17 - No School, Presidents’ Day

Tuesday, February 18 - 8th Grade Scheduling for High School (Social Studies Classes)

Thursday, February 20 - Champaign County Science Fair

Friday, February 21 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Friday, February 21 - DC Rock-a-thon (6pm-Midnight)

Monday, February 24 - FFA Preschool Lesson 10:45-11:15 AM and 2:30-3:00 PM

Wednesday, February 26 - Backup FFA Preschool Lesson 10:45-11:15 AM and 2:30-3:00 PM

Thursday, February 27 - Kona Ice @ Lunch/Recess

Thursday, February 27 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Friday, February 28 - 2 Hour Early Release for Professional Development

March

Saturday, March 1- Power of the Pen Regional Competition @ Shawnee Middle School

Saturday, March 1 - Lions Club Pancake Day @ GES (7am-Noon)

Monday, March 3 - Peterson 8th Grade Careers & Leadership Quarterly OHP Trip

Tuesday, March 4 - Backup Peterson 8th Grade Careers & Leadership Quarterly OHP Trip

Wednesday, March 5 - 8th Grade FFA Judging Career Development Event @ Champion Center

Thursday, March 6 - STEAM Club 2:20-3:30

Friday, March 7- 2nd DC Payment Due

Friday, March 7 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Friday, March 7 - Clark State Interviews (reschedule date)

Saturday, March 8 - Upper Miami Valley Regional Science Fair

Monday, March 10 - SOS 6th Grade (education day)

Tuesday, March 11 - SOS 6th Grade (screening day)

Wednesday, March 12 - PBIS Assembly 1:30

Thursday, March 13 - End Q3

Thursday, March 13 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Friday, March 14 - No School (staff in-service day)

Saturday, March 15 - History Bee Regional Competition (Columbus)

Monday, March 17 - Begin Q4

Monday, March 17 - GLS Board of Education Meeting

Tuesday, March 18 - FFA Preschool Lesson 10:45-11:15 AM and 2:30-3:00 PM

Wednesday, March 19 - Backup FFA Preschool Lesson 10:45-11:15 AM and 2:30-3:00 PM

Thursday, March 20 - STEAM Club 2:20-3:30

Thursday, March 20 - Q3 Report Cards Sent Home (Homeroom)

Thursday, March 20 - Send home fee notices in homeroom

Friday, March 21 - HS Musical (Auditeria)

Saturday, March 22 - HS Musical (Auditeria)

March 24-28 - No School, Spring Break

Vicki Packard-Cooper - Assistant Principal

Megan Smith - School Counselor

Holly Neves - Secretary

Grades 6-8

Email: guideran@grahamlocalschools.org
Website: www.grahamlocalschools.org
Location: 9644 W US HWY 36 Saint Paris, Ohio 43072
Phone: 937-663-5339
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Twitter: @grahammidschool