Join us for our GVMS PTO Spring Blast- Trivia & Laser Tag Extravaganza on Friday, April 4th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at GVMS! Tickets are $10 per student and include trivia, laser tag, snacks, and raffle tickets. You may use the link below to purchase tickets- please register by Tuesday, April 1st. We are also looking for parent volunteers to help with the event. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up using the link below.

The Library is hosting its annual Book Fair from April 7th - April 11th. Students will visit the fair with their English classes. Additionally, the fair will be open on Arts Night, April 10th. More details and possible books will be provided in the coming days. Parent volunteers are needed for April 7th - 10th. If you are interested in volunteering, please use sign up using the link below.

Please join us for the Annual Middle School Arts Night on Thursday, April 10th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at Great Valley Middle School. The night will celebrate the individual efforts of over one hundred talented young artists, musicians, and poets. There will be fine art on display, two stages for musical performances and poetry reading, as well as a book fair. Please feel free to stop in at any time to catch a glimpse of GVMS talent.

Need help with any of your core classes? Every Wednesday starting this Wednesday, March 26th, there will be peer tutoring in Mrs. McGovern's room (Room 217) from 2:30pm - 3:15pm. Students must sign up in advance using the QR code or the link below.

It’s not too early to begin to think about the PSSA Exams. Please try not to schedule any appointments around this time frame. Students may not leave a test session once it has begun; if you need to pick up a student on the testing days, you will be asked to wait until the test session has ended.

• The Language Arts PSSA will be administered to all grades on April 22nd, 23rd and 24th.
• The Math PSSA will be administered to all grades on April 28th and 29th.
• The Science PSSA will be administered to the 8th Grade only on April 30th.
• Make-up testing sessions will be administered through May 9th

Students who arrive late or miss any sections will be required to make up all missed portions; this will likely result in missing regularly scheduled classes.

• The PSSA is not a timed test. Students are encouraged to answer thoroughly and to take time to review their responses before submitting each section of the assessment.

• Electronic devices including cell phones, smart watches, Fitbits, AirPods, and Kindles are NOT permitted!

• Be sure all iPads are fully charged for this test!

Members of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) partnered with Mr. Tabak and Ms. Grant's classes for a community service project. They were able to provide over 240 meals for Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS)!

The Everett Beauregard Foundation 1st Annual Quest is an interactive experience in Malvern Borough offering a fun and engaging way to support the Everett Beauregard Foundation. The event will be held on Saturday April 26th, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at the Samuel & M. Elizabeth Burke Community Park on Roberts Road in Malvern, PA 19355. Quests will be throughout the Borough and contain various levels of challenge for all skill levels. Tracking of all guests will be done via the Goosechase app, which will need to be downloaded to your Apple or Android cellphone. Participants may compete as individuals or as a team (with up to 4 people per team) and may complete as many or as few quests as they want. There will be prizes for top team and individual finishers (details to follow). Tickets are a $25 donation per person- all money goes to fund the Everett Beauregard Foundation and it's charitable giving.

Villanova Engineering is hosting a free event for kids ages 10-14 to learn about what it means to be an engineer. The event will be held on Saturday, April 26th from 9:30am - 11:30am at the new Engineering building (Drosdick Hall, Villanova University). There will be lots of fun hands-on demonstrations and tours of state-of-the-art labs and classrooms to hopefully inspire more students to go into Engineering.

We are always looking for families to support Stock the Lounge to show appreciation for our faculty, staff, and teachers! Please consider donating through our Amazon Wishlist by clicking the link below to select an item (or two!) to send directly to the school. Your support makes a difference- thank you!

Join us for the Philadelphia Flyers Special Offer with savings up to 40% off selected games! Use the link below to select from a variety of games held now through April at discounted prices to support the GVMS PTO! All tickets will be sent digitally and cannot be resold.

Congratulations!

On Saturday, March 22nd, GVMS competed in the 7th annual Warrior Classic held at Henderson High School. Four Great Valley teams competed in 9 rounds of competition. The Great Valley A team, consisting of Ishaan Bhayani, Darsh Chaubey, Vrishank Cherukuri, and Taylor Qiu, won first place in the tournament and qualified for the National Quiz Bowl Tournament held in May. Additionally, Vrishank Cherukuri, Siddarth Jeyachandran, and Carter Bixler were recognized for being in the top 10 for their individual high scores. Congratulations to all the GVMS teams on their excellent performances.

On Friday, March 13th, students from Mr. Tabak and Ms. Grant's classes attended a Best Buddies dance at Upper Merion Middle School. They had a blast making new friends, dancing, and eating. Can't wait for next year!