Wolverine Weekly

Principal's Email: urbanski@godwinschools.org

Phone: 616-252-2070 x3008

Hello Godwin Heights Middle School Families,

This week has been full of highlights! Our students embraced Red Ribbon Week with enthusiastic participation, showing their commitment to making healthy choices. It was great to see our school spirit in action!

In the classrooms, there's a lot of meaningful learning happening each day. Teachers and students are working hard together, and it's wonderful to see the progress and dedication from both sides.

We also kicked off our first season of winter sports, with our athletes hitting the courts. We look forward to cheering on our teams and watching their skills grow throughout the season.

Additionally, our student focus group met this week to discuss ways we can continue improving Godwin Heights Middle School. Their insights and ideas are invaluable in making our school a welcoming and positive environment for everyone.

Thank you, as always, for your partnership in learning. Your support helps make our school a place where students can thrive!

Friday, Nov 9: Kent County 7th Grade Vision Screening

Monday, Nov 11: Board of Education Meeting 6 PM

Wednesday, Nov 13: Early Release (1:10 PM Dismissal)

Wednesday, Nov 20: Early Release (1:10 PM Dismissal)

Monday, Nov 25: Board of Education Meeting 6 PM

Wednesday, Nov 27 - Friday, Nov 29: No School

Monday, Dec 9: Board of Education Meeting 6 PM

Thursday, Dec 12: Wolvering Winterfest 5-6:30 PM; Secondary Band Concert 7 PM

Wednesday, Dec 18: Early Release (1:10 PM Dismissal)

Friday, Dec 20: Half Day (11:15 AM Dismissal); End of 1st Semester

December 23 - January 3: No School

December 23 - January 3: No School

Wednesday, Jan 15: Early Release

Monday, Jan 20: No School

Wednesday, Jan 29: Early Release

The Godwin Heights Marching Band competed Saturday, October 26th in the preliminary competition to qualify for the State Finals—and they made it! They ranked 9th place with a score of 74.45, which is a 4-point improvement! Since many of the band members are new and haven’t performed at Ford Field for state finals before, they are excited for this opportunity! Thank you for supporting the band at Godwin Heights.

The Student Council partnered with the Kent County Prevention Coalition to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, promoting drug-free living. Students who participated in the spirit week themes answered trivia about the dangers of drugs and the benefits of staying drug-free to win free merchandise. The week culminated in a movie-themed photo shoot, showcasing this year's theme: "Life is a Movie, Film It Drug-Free." Special thanks to Bareall for providing live printmaking for our students on Monday, and to MadProps for lending movie-related props.

We have changed our policy for student appointments at the Cherry Health office at Godwin Heights High School. We do not provide supervision for your child to walk to the clinic. We prefer parents to bring their child to the clinic, but we understand that may not always be possible. With your written consent, which you can download below or pick up in the office, your child will be allowed to walk from Godwin Heights Middle School to Cherry Health for scheduled appointments by themselves. We recommend this option mainly for sports physicals and not for when your child is sick, as we prefer sick students to be accompanied.

Athletic Director: Brandon Kimble (616) 252 -2054

Click the link for all athletic information: https://ghathletics.com/

Click here for a map of athletic locations.

The sports currently in season are boys basketball and competitive cheer. Girls basketball and wrestling will begin in January.

Please direct all questions to the coaches:

7th Grade: Markese Mayfield (616-490-6473) markese.mayfield@godwinschools.org

8th Grade: DaJuan Thomas (616-550-4329) dajuan.thomas@godwinschools.org

Assistant: Braima Hai (616-570-7717)

Please direct all questions to the coaches:

Enjohnae Offray eoffray.5@gmail.com

Ailani Mata ailanimata6@gmail.com

Deadline Monday November 18.

There are three categories, Youth, Teen, and Adult and each category has three cash prizes of up to $500. You can find more info here.

Godwin Heights Public Schools proudly partners with Feeding America West Michigan which provide mobile food truck pantries to our school district once a month. These distributions are at 4:45 pm in front of the high school on these dates:

Wednesday, November 13

Tuesday, December 3

If you have your own bags, please bring them!

Website: https://ms.godwinschools.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GodwinMiddle

Student Handbook / Manual del Estudiante

Student Code of Conduct / Código de Conducta

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Front Office Email: susie.yoder@godwinschools.org

Español: dolores.perez@godwinschools.org

Location: 100 Wexford St SE, Wyoming, MI, USA
Phone: 616-252-2070