GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Families,

Thank you to all of the families who completed a Teacher of the Year form to honor the great teachers in our building. I feel so lucky to work in a building with so many talented and dedicated educators!

Our fall sports are wrapping up this week. Thank you to the student athletes that represented our school with great effort, excellent behavior and outstanding sportsmanship as they competed throughout the season. Thank you to Coach Clancy, Coach Hudson, Coach Greaves and Coach Charnas for working with our athletes. Your dedication to supporting ALL of our student athletes throughout the season is so appreciated.

Wising you all a fantastic weekend,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

Upcoming Events

10/21-Orchestra Spooktacular-WLW-7pm

10/22-6th/7th Vocal Music Concert-WLW-7pm

10/23-Last Picture Retake Day

10/25-Band and Vocal Music @ WLW Pink Out Football Game

10/31-Student 1/2 Day-Pick up 11:40am

This week Volleyball action, your teams took on Smart and Millenium Middle Schools. The girls all played amazing volleyball with diving saves, powerful hits, and superb sets! Unfortunately the teams were unable to secure the overall victories in their games. We are extremely proud of our Lady Wolves efforts this season! They have grown and learned so much throughout the season. They will get to showcase their skills one last time this season with their end of the season tournament this Saturday! The 6th/7th grade team will be at Northern and the 8th grade team will be at Waterford Mott. Wish them good luck as both teams work to bring home the tournament trophies!

In cross country news, your running Wolves did their best against Millenium Middle School and Banks in a tri-meet. They were able to walk away with wins for the boys and girls against at least one of the schools! Our Wolves cross country team have worked hard and continue to find new personal records on the regular! We are so proud of how well they have done this season. They will finish their season today with the LVC tournament at Hess Hathaway Park. Please wish them good luck as they continue to put it all out there and bring home the conference trophies for boys and girls. Go Wolves!

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.

Registration is now open for the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. Please read this newsletter for more information about how to register and the required forms.

If you participated in the DC Trip fundraiser, orders will be delivered to Geisler next week and pick-up of items will be after school from 3:30pm-5:00pm in the GMS Commons Area. Small items will be sent home with the students.

Email Mr. Yu with any questions you may have at TorryYu@wlcsd.org.

PTSA Reflections Art Night - 10/23 at 6:30PM

Join us on October 23rd to learn more about the PTA Reflections Contest and create your entry!

The annual PTSA Reflections competition has begun! Our 2024/2025 Theme is “Accepting Imperfections” Reflections Categories are: 2-D/3-D visual arts, literature, dance choreography, film production, music composition, photography, and special artist (for any students needing accommodations).

Students can create works in any of those categories around the theme. All Geisler students are welcome and encouraged to participate. More information, along with official rules and entry forms can be found at www.wlcsd.org/reflections, or in the GMS Learning Commons. Submissions are due to our main office or through our electronic entry form by Friday, November 8th. We can't wait to see the amazing work from our GMS community!

If you have any questions, please contact our PTSA Reflections Chairs:

Mrs. Archana Godase archanagodase@gmail.com or Mr. Torry Yu torryyu@wlcsd.org

CONFERENCES - Help Feed Our Staff!

The LONGEST day of the year is upon us – Conferences! Let’s make it easier on our staff by keeping them well-fed and hydrated. Use the SignUp Genius to provide food, donate your time, or help off-set the cost with a monetary donation.

Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C45AEAE23A6F94-52032587-food#/

Monetary donations can be made by cash, Venmo ( @Hillary-Glaser ) or by PayPal

(https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/hlglaser )

Website | Facebook | Email | Become a PTSA Member

Walled Lake Northern proudly hosts an annual gift drive, supporting a school in need each year. Our community "adopts” children, fulfilling their holiday wishes and essential needs.

Northern students thoughtfully wrap every gift, and in December, our Leadership class personally delivers the gifts to the school, bringing joy directly to the children.

We welcome donations of children's clothing, shoes, boots, and toys. Your support will help us fulfill our mission of bringing joy to children in need this holiday season.

Please feel free to follow the link to our Amazon storefront.

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2QEWGD83JR5LN

All donations can be shipped directly to Walled Lake Northern:

WLN Gift Drive

6000 Bogie Lake Rd

Commerce Township, MI 48382

Please reach out to Payten Shepard or Emily Brown with any questions.

paytenshepard28@gmail.com

emilya.brown2059@gmail.com

Please see the Lakes Area Youth Assistance (LAYA) Holiday "Adopt-a-Child" application. Applications are being accepted for consideration from now until the deadline of Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

The link to the online application is below:

https://www.wlcsd.org/community/lakes-area-youth-assistance

The annual PTSA Reflections competition has begun! Our 2024/2025 Theme is “Accepting Imperfections” Reflections Categories are: 2-D/3-D visual arts, literature, dance choreography, film production, music composition, photography, and special artist (for any students needing accommodations).

Students can create works in any of those categories around the theme. All Geisler students are welcome and encouraged to participate. More information, along with official rules and entry forms can be found at www.wlcsd.org/reflections, or in the GMS Learning Commons. Submissions are due to our main office or through our electronic entry form by Friday, November 8th. We can't wait to see the amazing work from our GMS community!

If you have any questions, please contact our PTSA Reflections Chairs:

Mrs. Archana Godase archanagodase@gmail.com or Mr. Torry Yu torryyu@wlcsd.org

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.