Goodrich Middle School

Congratulations to the following students who were nominated by their teachers to be our GMS Students of the Month for November! Students are nominated based on many factors, including but not limited to: work ethic, grades, positive attitude, helpfulness and other PRIDE qualities. Congratulations to: Kameron Mangett- 6th (left), Grant Grimes - 7th (center), and Sullivan Whiting (8th)!

Now in its 50th year, the annual America & Me Essay Contest encourages Michigan eighth grade students to write about their Michigan heroes, someone who has made a difference in the students’ lives. What a tribute this is to the person who has inspired and guided them!

Congratulations to the following students, whose essays were submitted as our school's Top 10 to be judged by our Sponsoring Farm Bureau Insurance Agency. The agency will choose the top three for our school. Then the first place entry will move on to the state competition.

Alphabetically Listed: Sophia Bowers, Natalie Eashoo, Jack Foreback , Jaden Howard, Lilyn Mi, Caeden Rossell, Nayeli Serratos, Abigail Schell, Sydney Stonerock and Abi Thomas.

Where: GMS Cafe

When: Thursday, December 20th

Time: 2:45pm - 4:45pm

What: Get in the holiday spirit with an afternoon movie (Elf) and popcorn to benefit the Class of 2025.

Cost: Tickets are $5.00 (exact change is VERY welcome!) and popcorn is included!

Our next GMS Credit Union deposit days are on November 29th and December 13th. Representatives from ELGA Credit Union will be here to assist our student leaders in taking student deposits. All students that opened an ELGA Credit Union savings account should plan on bringing their money to school if they plan to make a deposit. Students interested in opening a savings account still have time to turn their applications in.

Please contact our office if you have any questions. Ashley Herriman, ELGA Credit Union Branch Manager, is available at 810-600-2518 for any student account questions.

Can you imagine being outside in the frigid winter weather with no hat, gloves or mittens to warm you? Can you imagine being a small child and not receiving one small gift during the holiday season? Our Leadership & Service classes are organizing two charity drives to help those less fortune this year by participating in a hat and mitten drive, as well as a Toys for Tots drive! Our school will accept donations of NEW hats, gloves and mittens as well as NEW toys in their original packaging. There will be boxes in the office where you can bring your donations until Friday, December 14th.

7th & 8th Graders are performing at North Branch HS for the MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival on Dec. 1st.

Students are working hard in preparation for the GMS bands’ first concert of the year! December 13, 2018- Starting at 6:30 pm. Currently there is an issue with the stage lights at the HS auditorium. Stay tuned for more info as the event gets closer.

See you at the shows!

When you hear the word “autumn,” what comes to mind? Well, it could be a number of things, you might say. Some of your thoughts might include:

• the sight of beautiful fall leaves
  
• the sounds of combines harvesting crops
  
• the feel of wind and chilly air upon your skin
  
• the taste of spicy cider and glazed donuts
  
• the smell of hot chocolate to warm your body
  

Such discussions took place recently in Mrs. DeRossett’s and Mrs. DuCharme’s 7th-grade English classes. Autumn came to life in so many interesting ways! Following discussions, students wrote poems to express their true thoughts and feelings about autumn. Choosing just the right words took time, as they carefully crafted and personalized their poems. In addition to writing poems, students scoured woodlands and their own backyards to find the perfect fall leaf to press for their poems. Moreover, leaf identification took place in class, and students made connections to their science classes, where they recently studied photosynthesis.

So what kinds of messages did students send to the readers in their poems? Responses included: “I want my readers to know that I LOVE FALL!” Another said, “I want my readers to know about the many changes that take place in the autumn.” Lastly, a student replied, “I want my readers to be reminded of the fun and special holidays that we have this time of year.”

This autumn leaf project all came together one day when students wrote their poems on special, decorative autumn paper and glued their colorful leaves in place. Autumn became the perfect time for these poets and naturalists to come to life!

A big shout out goes to our PTO volunteers for running the concession stand at our first PRIDE Day! We'd also like to thank our generous GMS families for helping to make our PRIDE celebration a BIG success! Your donation of sandpaper, ribbon and crafting supplies allowed kids to show their creativity! A special word of thanks to the Ashley family for donating 120 blocks of wood!!! All of the kids had fun channeling their artistic side and making take-home crafts!

Our GMS Student Council and the local Lion's Club organized a school-wide food drive to benefit our local families in need this holiday season. Our students were tasked with raising 1,000 items and we're happy to report that we CRUSHED that goal by bringing in 1,746 items as a school! Thank you to EVERYONE who donated!

Congratulations to our Robotics Team. They won the Canton First Tech Challenge competition on Saturday, Nov. 3rd. This win qualified them for the State Championship in Battle Creek on Dec. 14. The next regular competition is at Kettering University on Dec. 2 and 3rd. Great job, team!

Goodrich has active Girl Scout troops for girls in grades 6th-12th. If any girls are interested in learning more about these troops, please contact Kim Brown at 810-441-0202.

Dates and times are subject to change.

Please check our school calendar at http://www.goodrichschools.org/GMS/Events/

for the most up-to-date information!

11/27: 8th Grade Cookie Dough - Cedar Point Fundraiser - Orders/Payments Due

11/29: ELGA Deposit Day

December:

12/5: Vaping Awareness Assemblies (6th-8th during school hours)

12/5: Parent Vaping Awareness Assembly - 6:00pm - GHS Auditorium

12/6: Downtown Goodrich Christmas - 5:00-8:00pm - Downtown Goodrich

12/13: 8th Grade Cookie Dough Pickup - 2:45-6:00pm - MS Cafe

12/13: ELGA Deposit Day

12/13: MS Band Concert - 6:30pm - GHS Auditorium

12/18-12/20: PTO Sponsored Holiday Candy Gram Sales ($1.00 Each)

12/21: Candy Gram Deliveries

12:21: 1/2 Day of School- 11:00am dismissal

12/24-1/4/19: Winter Break

For DAILY updates on GMS events and announcements, please be sure to check www.goodrichschools.org/GMS/! Just click on "News and Announcements" on the left side of the page. You can also check the online calendar to see upcoming events and activities!

The Martian PTO is always looking for people that would like to get involved and volunteer their time. The next meeting is Wednesday, January 9th at 9:00am in the middle school Media Center.

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

Please email the Martian PTO at Martianptoinc@gmail.com or visit the Martian PTO Facebook page for more information.

Please familiarize yourself with Goodrich Middle School's complete Attendance & Tardy policies, which can be found in our handbook on the GMS website at www.goodrichschools.org/GMS .

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
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