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MONDAY, November 11

Theatre UIL One Act Play District Competition 8:00AM - Tuesday 4:00PM

LASA Presentation - 1:45-2:15PM @ GMS Library

TUESDAY, November 12

☕Principal's Coffee Talk 2:15-3:15PM via Google Meets

WEDNESDAY, November 13

Beginning Band Rehearsal 4:00-5;30PM @ Cafeteria

THURSDAY, November 14

🏀Girls Basketball 7th Grade GMS vs O'Henry @ GMS B-Team 6:00PM A-Team 7:00PM

🏀Girls Basketball 8th Grade GMS vs O'Henry @ O'Henry B-Team 6:00PM A-Team 7:00PM

🏀Girls Basketball schedule can be found here.

🏀Boys 7th Grade Basketball Tryouts 3:50-5:30PM @ GMS Gyms

Beginning Orchestra String Fest - Times TBD @ AISD Delco Center

GMS Choir Solo & Ensemble 4:00-5:30PM @ Rm 307,308 & Cafeteria

CAC Meeting 4:00-5:00PM via Google Meets

FRIDAY, November 15

🏀Boys 7th Grade Basketball Tryouts 6:00-8:00AM @ GMS Gyms ❗Note - this was changed to an early morning tryout.❗

SATURDAY, November 16

🏀 Girls Basketball Tournament - Times TBD

⚽Soccer - GMS vs Lamar 9:00AM-12:00PM @ GMS

⚽Soccer C-Team - GMS vs Gus Garcia 10:30-11:30AM @ Gus Garcia

Jazz Band Community Performance 10:00-10:30 @ HEB (Escarpment Village)

SUNDAY, November 17

MONDAY, November 18

Honors Symphonic and Honors Band Concert 6:30-8:30PM @ Bowie HS

TUESDAY, November 19

Special Education and Section 504 Family Empower Hour - More information can be found here.

Beginning Band and Jazz Band Concert 6:30-8:30PM @ GMS Gym, Band Hall & Commons

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The Gorzycki PTA is excited to host an appreciation lunch for our teachers and staff on Thursday, November 14th. Our staff will be treated to a Thanksgiving lunch catered by our Bengal Tiger Partner, Z' Tejas. Please see the sign up to help with drinks, desserts and gift cards. Volunteers to set up, serve and clean up are also needed.

Perishable items must be delivered the morning of the luncheon (November 14th) by 9am to the front office. Please use disposable dishes as we will be unable to return platters and plates.

Non-perishable items and gift cards can be delivered to the front office beginning Monday, November 11th. Please label items "Staff Lunch".

Venmo donations are also welcome. (Venmo @EmilyBorromeoMedina, 0382)

Thank you for your help in making this event a success! Signup link is below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094EAEAF2AA46-53069576-gorzycki#/

BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS

7th - immediately after school Thursday, Nov 14 and Before School Friday, Nov 15th 6:00-8:00am

8th - immediately after school Thursday, Dec 5 & Friday, Dec 6th 4-5:30pm

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Rules and Reminders for the Health Room

1. Resting in the health room is for 15 minutes only unless you are going home due to illness or injury. After 15 minutes, students must either go back to class or contact their parent to go home.

2. No cellphones/electronics allowed in the health room unless you have been given permission to call/text a parent.

3. The health room staff will not provide notes for students to not participate in PE/athletics. Notes must come from a parent or doctor.

4. The health room staff cannot provide ANY medications to students unless they have been provided by the parent and have a doctor's order. (This includes cough drops.) We do not have any medications in the health room except emergency medications.

5. Students are not allowed to self carry and self administer medication. Do not call your parent and ask them to "drop off" medicine for you in the front office. If your parent is bringing medication, they will need to hand it directly to you.

6. The health room staff does not provide snacks, bottled water, or ice to eat. Please bring your own snacks and water bottles.

7. If coming to the health room during passing periods, please check in with your next teacher first to obtain a pass.

Thank you to Mr. Chien and the Gorzycki Student Council along with Ms. Don De'Ville and her Green Ag. classes on their food drive for the Central Texas Food Bank We are so proud of you!

#AISDProud

So much fun celebrating our TOP Tigers selected by their Math and Science teachers. Thank you for demonstrating all the characteristics we value: kindness, hard work, and dedication! The donuts were delicious & we are proud of you!

#AISDProud

Gorzycki Middle School Band Principal Players of the Week!

Put your hands together for the following GMS Band Members:

Drumroll please….

James S. from Honors Band!

Hadley P. from Symphonic Band!

Olivia M. from Concert Band!

Avery M. from beginner saxophone class!

Isaiah L. from beginner trombone class!

The above mentioned students were chosen as Principal Players because they always follow our GMS acronym:

Give 100%

Manage Yourself

Show Respect

Join us in congratulating our Principal Players for this week!!

Thank you for being outstanding members of the Gorzycki Band!! Kudos!!!

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COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS

• Subscribed to the newsgroup: https://gorzycki.austinschools.org/our-school/email-updates
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PRINCIPAL COFFEE TALKS
The first Principal Coffee Talk will be held Tuesday, September 10th at 2:15PM.

• Coffee talks will be held via Google Meets - link to be provided.
• You can find all the dates of all the Coffee Talks here.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Download the Box Tops for Education app and start scanning your receipts! Every little bit counts and adds up quickly for GMS. How do box tops raise money for your school, click here to read more. GMS contact: fundraising@tigerpta.org

POPCORN FRIDAY DONATIONS NEEDED

GMS Popcorn Fridays needs your help. All donations go towards appreciating the GMS teachers with popcorn, drinks and snacks. Please contact Kelly Granger at popcorn@tigerpta.org if you would like to donate.

UPDATED: SCHOOL TRAFFIC PLAN

Arrival: During the morning arrival and after school pickup, vehicles approaching the front of the school will be channeled into two lanes of traffic, the inside lane closest to the school and the outside lane closest to Slaughter (the middle lane will be blocked off so that students can safely walk up to the crosswalk). Buses will drop students off at the awning in the back of the school. Afternoon dismissal for car riders will be in the front of the school. Parents arriving early for pick-up will be expected to park in one of the two lanes behind the crosswalk. Parents will queue up behind designated markers. Parents are to stay in your vehicles.

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
Arrival: The building is open from 7:50 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Tardy Bell rings at 8:20. Upon arrival, 6th grade students will report to the cafeteria. 7/8th grade students will report to the Commons. Students are to sit on the floor in the Cafeteria/Commons area. Students must be supervised in the building outside of school hours.

Dismissal:. Students who stay for an activity/tutoring session should remain in their designated area with the Gorzycki staff member in charge of the after school activity. Parents should pick up their child within 10 minutes of a given activity ending time. Failure to be picked up in a timely manner may result in restrictions from after-school activities.

AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP PROCEDURES
Please follow the GMS procedures for arrival and dismissal from school. We ask that student pick-ups occur in the loop in front of the school. Stopping to pick up students on Slaughter is NEVER acceptable. To help reduce some of the congestion, we ask that if you are turning left on Slaughter after picking up your child, you enter the school using the left two lanes. If you are turning right on Slaughter, please use the right lane for student pick-up. This will help reduce the changing of lanes when leaving campus.

GMS also asks that you not use Allerton Avenue for student pick-up. GMS is trying to be good neighbors and the parking issue after school is creating very unsafe situations.

Parents and caregivers are not permitted to move the orange cones.

LOCKERS
All grade levels were issued lockers and a combination lock. Backpacks are not allowed in classrooms or in the cafeteria; students need to keep their backpacks in their lockers. Students can carry Chromebooks and notebooks to class in a Chromebook case.

MEDICATIONS ON CAMPUS
ALL MEDICATIONS ON CAMPUS REQUIRE DOCTOR'S ORDERS in addition to a parent authorization form. This means that all prescription and over-the-counter medications require a doctor's order and will not be allowed on campus at all without it. In the past, the prescription label on the bottle served as an MD order but AISD has changed the policy and now requires the MD order. Students are not allowed to self-carry ANY medication without doctor's orders and parent authorization.

Daily medications and/or emergency medications such as inhalers, epipens, seizure or diabetic medications can be dropped off. The medications cannot be accepted without the necessary paperwork completed. You may visit the GMS website at gorzycki.austinschools.org to print and complete all necessary paperwork. Please call the health room with any questions or to make other arrangements to drop off medication. Health Room # 512-841-8620, or email to jessica.bram@austinisd.org.

DROPPING OFF ITEMS AT SCHOOL
In order to assist students with self-responsibility and to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum, GMS does not make deliveries nor do we contact the student while they are in class to let them know that their item was dropped off. You may tell your student before school that you will be dropping off an item or you can email their teacher. The student will then have to pick it up from the front office. (delivery exceptions are contact lenses or glasses).

PERMIT TO LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY
When students leave school early, written permission from a parent or guardian is required. Please follow these steps:

1. The student must bring the note to the front office in the morning to receive a pink slip. Students who need to leave school early must be picked up before 3:15 due to traffic and parking availability.
2. The student will show the pink slip to the teacher when it is time to leave; the teacher will allow the student to go to the front office for parent pick-up. **Without a pink slip, students are not allowed to leave class**
3. Parent/guardian(s) must sign the student out in the front office before leaving campus. Please bring your photo ID.

REDUCED-PRICE MEAL SIGN UP
We encourage families who currently have reduced-price status to complete an AISD meal benefits application at www.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD to ensure their eligibility through the entire school year.

Breakfast:

• Full Price: $2.00
• Reduced-price: FREE

Lunch:

• Full Price: $3.50
• Reduced-price: $0.40

SPORTING EVENT PICK-UP
Students are welcome to all Athletic events. Please remember that students are to be picked up from the event 10 minutes after the game is over. This is NOT a set time and can be anywhere from 8:00 - 9:00. Students who are not picked up on-time will not be allowed to attend future events.

The PTA works diligently to provide resources for our students, teachers and staff, but we can be more successful with the help of our many partners in the community! The Gorzycki Partner Program enables your business to have significant exposure and visibility in our community while providing vital funds to support our students. This opportunity is available to all businesses and families. Contact Susan Crum at partners@tigerpta.org with questions.

The PTA would like to thank the businesses that support our school!

Gorzycki Middle School

7412 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin TX 78749 Phone 512-841-8600 Fax 512-841-8601