GMS Weekly Newsletter

Happy New Year!

I hope that all of our Wolf Pack Families had a fun and relaxing Winter Break. I personally enjoyed the time off and feel recharged and ready to go for the 2nd half of the year! I cannot believe that we are one week away from the mid-point of our school year. This is a great time to remind all of our families that January 17 is the end of the 1st semester. There is still time to complete missing work in many classes and to be well prepared for upcoming assessments. I know that our students want to show us what they have learned over the first 20 weeks of school. I am already looking forward to seeing a great list of honor roll students. We know they can do it!

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

Upcoming Events

1/14-6th/7th Grade Vocal Music Concert @ WL Western HS-7pm

1/15-Co-Ed Swim and Dive Meet @ Kettering HS

1/20-No School Students/Staff

1/20-MLK Day Celebration WL Northern HS

1/22-Co-Ed Swim and Dive Meet @ South Lyon East HS

1/22-Girls Basketball vs. Smart MS-HOME

1/22-Wrestling Meet vs. Smart MS-AWAY

iReady is an assessment tool that is given to all students grades 6-8 in math and English language arts. The results from the assessment give teachers information on how to tailor their instruction to meet the needs of their class/students. It also gives individual feedback to each student/family on if they are at, behind or above grade level. Lessons can then be completed in iReady that are tailored specifically for each student. If your child is not at grade level at this time, it's ok! In the next few weeks, we will be sending home strategies to help them get caught up. We'll need your support to help us do that.

• By Friday, January 10, your child's math and ELA teachers will be giving each student their individual diagnostic results report. If your child did not finish due to absence, it may be a few more days before you receive the information.

• Students will be reviewing their own individual data and setting some goals with their teachers.

• Please ask your child for their iReady diagnostic results in Math and ELA!

• Please review the 2 informational letters below to learn more about iReady and how you can help your student become more proficient in math and ELA.

Wolf Pack Families, we have had a couple of close calls in the last few weeks in our Pick up/Drop off lanes. Please consider the safety of our entire Wolf Pack Community when you are dropping off or picking up your students. SLOW SPEEDS and following the procedures is the best way to keep everyone safe. Say long good byes while you are driving to school. When dropping off, make sure your student is prepared to exit the car quickly. Families who are prepared for this will help ensure more efficient traffic flow.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent Walled Lake Schools in the Reflections Contest at the State Level. We are so proud of your efforts and contributions to our School and District. We are hoping to have student work displayed in our Media Center at a later date. Good Luck!

1. Gabriella Aronov – Film Production, Photography, Music Composition, Visual Arts
2. Yoav Glaser – Visual Arts
3. Arya Godase – Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography
4. Sophia Hanna – Visual Arts
5. Ava Lengel – Dance Choreography
6. Medha Vuyyuru – Film

Congratulations to our Leaders of the Pack! 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!

December Leaders of the Pack!

Vlad Grachikov

Selma Solakovic

Aadhyaa Dubey

Jaxson Martin

Hailey Pitsch

Looking for a last-minute gift for your GMS student? Have fun and support Geisler with this great new fundraiser!

Ready..Set..Play!Geisler Middle School is excited to launch our Dave & Buster’s Fundraising Campaign! Get a $20 Power Card, and 50% of your purchase will be donated to Geisler Middle School! Whether it’s a family day or a fun date night, you can play games, win prizes, and have endless fun while supporting a great cause! How it works: Purchase online via our campaign page. Redeem your Power Card at your nearest Dave & Buster’s Play and enjoy! Campaign ends January 21, 2025. Get yours: https://www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/53207

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Be sure to pick up your copy of the latest issue of our school newspaper, The Geisler Chronicles! Just in time for winter break, there are some festive recipes, activity ideas for winter break, some book reviews, and a lot more in this issue – plus, learn more about our GMS Teacher of the Year, Mr. Snody. Check it out online at http://bit.ly/GeislerChronicles or pick up your copy in front of the attendance office.

We are so excited that we will begin FREE before and after school tutoring for Math and ELA starting on Monday, November 11. If your student struggles in either/both of these subjects or iReady, this is a great opportunity for them to get additional support. Consider asking your student's math/ELA teacher if tutoring might be good for them when you meet at conferences on November 14. You may register for tutoring at anytime from now through the end of the November. Our tutoring sessions are led by GMS teachers!

Students MUST be registered in order to attend. They must also be dropped off and picked up on time in order to continue. See the QR code below to register or use this link: https://forms.gle/NL4iZKeouXhfht9F7

8th grade students interested in attending the Washington, D.C. trip this spring can still register for the few remaining seats left. In order to be added, please contact Mr. Yu at TorryYu@wlcsd.org so he can provide you further direction and instruction. More trip information and required forms can be found in this newsletter.

Congratulations to our 6/7 Boys Basketball Team. They were undefeated for the year and won the LVC Championship Game against Clifford Smart MS on Wednesday. It was a great effort by all of the boys. Thanks to Coach Meyer and his staff for doing such an outstanding job preparing our boys to compete at such a high level.

Our Co-Ed Swim and Dive Combined (GMS/Banks) has won its first two meets. They are off to a great start and we are so proud of their efforts! Keep swimming!!!

Girls Basketball and Wrestling begin the first week back from break. ALL students must have a physical on file with the school in order to tryout/join the team. There are no tryouts for Wrestling. Please see the attached form for Girls Basketball information and permission slip.

REMINDER - All students attending our middle school athletic events as spectators will need an adult chaperone who will be responsible for them. Those without a chaperone will not be allowed to attend.

If you are a family that could use additional food over the weekends and are having difficulty finding the finances to do so, let us help! GMS and Hospitality House have partnered together to provide food to many of our students/families in need. Sometimes the need is temporary and others need it consistently throughout the year. Either is ok! Please contact your child's counselor, Mrs. Hart or Ms. Garvin if you have questions or would like to sign up for this program.