GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Families,

Curriculum Night was a huge success. We had so many families attend and it was great to see familiar faces and meet new members of the Wolf Pack. Families were able to hear about the excellent curriculum and instruction being taught at Geisler MS and throughout the District.

On Tuesday and Thursday, students took their first of three iReady Diagnostics in Math and ELA. They will take their second diagnostic in December and the third in May. In the upcoming weeks, ELA and math teachers will send home your student's scores and information on how to understand which areas they are doing well and which areas where they may need more support.

I want to thank the PTSA for running our Next Level Fundraiser. It was a lot of work and I am so thankful for all that they do to support our entire Wolf Pack!

Wising you all a fantastic weekend,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

Upcoming Events

9/23-Volleyball vs Mason MS-Away

9/24-Half Day for Students-Pick up at 11:40 AM

9/25-Volleyball vs. Walnut Creek MS-Away

9/25-Cross Country vs. Centennial MS-Home

9/27-GMS Band @ WLC Football Game

9/30-Volleyball vs. Muir MS-Away

10/1-Volleyball vs. Centennial MS-Away

10/1-Cross Country vs. Muir MS-Home

10/3-No School in obsevance of Rosh Hashanah

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.

Thank you to all the families who were able to attend the Washington, D.C. Trip Informational Meeting on Monday night. For those families who were unable to attend, please visit our Geisler DC Trip website to access the registration link through Corporate Travel, view the meeting presentation, and more.

If you have any questions about the DC trip, please reach out to Mr. Yu at TorryYu@wlcsd.org.

We are so lucky to partner with Lakes Area Youth Assistance to offer a free 8 week after-school yoga class. Please see the flyer and permission slip below. Questions about the Yoga class should go to Ms. Garvin, School Counselor.

FUNDRAISER UPDATE

Thank you to everyone participating in our Next Level Program and to all our families for making this program a huge success. We're looking forward to celebrating with the students who participated on the Best Day Ever party on October 9th!

Please be sure to check your students dashboard to ensure you have entered at least 10 contacts or you have raised at least $50 to qualify.

Last minute donations are still being accepted: https://app.pop4kids.org/reg/code/JWTJK

Thank you again for your generous support of Geisler PTSA programs for this school year!

SUPPORT THE SCHOOL - JOIN THE PTSA!

Join Geisler PTSA and make a lasting impact on your student's education! Your membership and dues help fund essential educational resources, advocate for children and educators at every level, and foster an inclusive school community for all families.

By becoming a member, you and your student directly contribute to a stronger, more supportive environment where every voice counts. Even one new member can make a difference—enabling us to offer vital programs, tackle important issues, and build a more connected school community.

There's no one way to get involved. Whether big or small, your contribution helps unlock your child's potential and supports our school’s success.

Support the school by joining the PTSA: https://geislerptsa.givebacks.com/store

School Board Candidate Forum

We have a BIG election coming up nationally and locally. Did you know about the Board of Education election? This November, we will be asked to vote for four Board of Education trustees - do you know who the candidates are?

The League of Women Voters of Oakland Area is partnering with the Walled Lake PTSA Council to host the Walled Lake School Board Candidate Forum.

This is your opportunity to meet the Board of Education Candidates, ask them questions, and hear about their platforms. Join us on September 26th at 7pm in the auditorium at Walled Lake Central.

Website | Facebook | Email | Become a PTSA Member

Visiting team spectators should park on the north side of the school and enter through the visiting side entrance for admissions. Visitors attempting to enter on the home side will be directed to walk around to the visiting ticket booth.

Home side spectators should park on the south side of the school and enter through the home side entrance for admissions.

WLCSD Athletic events are now cashless. All tickets for home events MUST be purchased through the GoFan website (Walled Lake Western High School Events) or by using credit/debit card at the ticket booth. Pre-Purchased tickets will be the quickest way to enter games. NO SCREENSHOTS of tickets will be accepted for any athletic events. Anyone over 62 and under 5 years old are admitted at no charge.

Ticket Takers will be enforcing the following expectations for the safety of all. Admin and/or law enforcement on site will be contacted should any spectators refuse to comply.

-No Pets/animals are permitted on WLW’s property

- No alcohol, drug, tobacco, or any illegal substances are permitted on campus or on school property.

- There is NO RE-ENTRY to the stadium for any reason.

-No outside food/drink, coolers, thermoses, cups, bottles, cans, flasks, or any other outside containers (including open bottled water) are permitted inside the stadium.

-No electronic noise makers, speakers, or Bluetooth devices are permitted in the stadium.

-No parking in the bus loop on the south side. Violators will be ticketed.

-Bags are NOT permitted into the stadium unless they are clear/see-through. Any approved bag is subject to search by ticket takers, administration, and/or Oakland County Deputies on site.

All middle school and elementary school-aged children must be accompanied by their parent/guardian for the entire athletic event in order to attend any and all Western Athletic Events. Those who are not supervised, will not be permitted to enter the gyms and/or stadium or will be asked to leave if not continually supervised upon entering.

WLCSD has a 1-to-1 Chromebook Program in all of our middle and high schools. Please review the information about the 1-to-1 Chromebook Program as part of your Back-to-School Online Registration Process.

Each student will be required to bring a device to school each day as the middle schools do not have Chromebook carts in the building for students to use a Chromebook during the day. District issued Chromebooks often work much better within the building than personal devices do as they are set up to connect to the District Wi-Fi.

Important Highlights

Students will have two choices for technology use while at school:

1. Bring your own device from home

2. Sign up for a District issued Chromebook*

*Additional carts of Chromebooks will no longer be available for students to utilize extra building devices on a daily basis. Students will be expected to bring a charged device (personal device or District issued Chromebook) daily in order to utilize online curricular resources as well as participate in daily instruction within the classroom.

We strongly encourage families to sign up for a District issued Chromebook.

There are advantages to this practice including:

• Better Wi-Fi connectivity in District

• Increased support from District IT staff including

• curriculum resources

• support apps

• Streamline repair process

MIDDLE SCHOOL students (grades 6-8) must complete PAYMENT for the Chromebook deposit ($50) and Technology Protection Plan ($20) in order to receive the District issued Chromebook. Payments made after August 17 will still receive a device, but not until the first few days of school. Please be sure to review the entire 1-to-1 Chromebook Program Information that is linked on our Back-to-School Packet Website. If you are in need of financial assistance to participate in this program, please reach out to Mr. Riley directly at stuartriley@wlcsd.org

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Please follow the steps below when your student's District chromebook needs to be repaired.

1. If a student needs support, he/she should fill out a Student Chromebook Support Form linked on all of the Google Classrooms and on the school website under Students. Being logged on to the school google account is required to access the form.
2. The information in the form will be sent to Mrs. Stasak, our Middle School Computer Resource Teacher. She will reply to the student at his/her school gmail account. She will offer suggestions to fix the issue or, if it needs service, she will tell the student to take the chromebook to the office and give it to building admin secretary (enter the name for your building).
3. The chromebook in the case will be sent through inner office and the student will be allowed to use a loaner chromebook AT SCHOOL. It will be the student’s responsibility to pick it up each morning from the office and return it at the end of the day.
4. When the chromebook has been repaired, it will be delivered back to the school for the student to pick up.
5. If the family purchased insurance, the first repair is free and all additional repairs carry a deductible. Deductible invoices or repair invoices, for those that did not choose insurance, must be paid before the repaired chromebook is returned.
6. If a student with a personal chromebook has a network issue, the same form can be used. We are not able to fix physical problems with personal devices and loaner chromebooks will not be provided.