GMS Weekly Newsletter

Happy Friday Wolf Pack Families!

What a fantastic week we had! The PTSA put on a spectacular Staff Appreciation Week with a "Rock Star" theme. Each day there was a fun surprise for all of the GMS staff: Breakfast, Lunch, School Supplies, GMS T-shirts and more. We are so grateful for all of the volunteers who helped to put each special day together. Thank you to the families and businesses that donated. Special thanks to Hillary Glaser, PTSA President who was here each day to make sure everything was ready to go!

The 8th Grade Washington DC Trip was FANTASTIC! So many great learning opportunities and so much fun watching our students interact with their peers and adults on the trip. Special thanks to Mr. Yu, trip organizer and ALL of the chaperones who gave up so much of their personal time to make it such a memorable experience for our students!

This week, most students finished iReady Assessments in math and reading. It has been a lot of required testing for students and we appreciate them giving their best efforts on all of the assessments they have had to take over the last few months.

We have some fun evening activities coming up over the next few weeks at GMS. I still can't believe that there are only 4 weeks left of school. Thank you for speaking to your student about finishing the year strong! We will all give it our best effort until the last day of school!

Wishing you all a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

5/14-Home Track Meet @ WLW vs. White Lake MS

5/20-Away Track Meet vs. Oak Valley MS @ Lakeland HS

5/21-National Junior Honor Society Induction-6:30 pm

5/24-1/2 Day and Flag Raising Ceremony

5/27-Memorial Day-No School

5/28-6th Grade Choir Concert @ WLW-7 pm

5/29-6/7/8 Orchestra Concert @ GMS-6:30 pm

6/3-6/7/8 Band Concert @ GMS-6:30 pm

6/6-8th Grade Celebration-9:00-10:30 am

6/6-8th Grade Dance 6:30-8:00 pm

On May 24 at 9am, GMS staff and students will be outside with Veterans from the Wixom/Loon Lake American Legion to retire our current American Flag and replace it with a new one. This is the 30th year that we will have this celebration and we are so excited to honor our Veterans and Country. Our Vocal Music and Band Students will also be performing. If you or a member of your family is a Veteran and would like to watch the ceremony, please complete the form link below to register.

Attention all 6th grade students– We are starting to put together next year’s group of Religious Diversity Journeys participants. This is open to all future 7th graders that are interested in learning about religions and cultures of others. If you missed the presentation by our Student Panel in your Social Studies class last week, please feel free to see Ms. Bryant in room 204 for information and an application.

Applications are due by May 24th.

Link to the slide presentation students saw in class:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GHiMbnYQH6G_tPcWg-KZ9UrFMX8KHJH7aJRwIGZMMNE/edit?usp=sharing

Our track athletes continue to improve each week. This past week the students competed against Millennium and Centennial middle schools. Both the boys and girls did a great job each winning against one of the schools. The track team will compete on Tuesday, May 14th at Western against White Lake Middle School. Come out and cheer them on if you can!

Go Wolves!

Below is the athletic newsletter link. It includes pertinent fall athletic information for current 8th graders who will be incoming 9th graders @ WL Western. If you could find a way to communicate the information enclosed that is relative to them, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks so much!

https://secure.smore.com/n/uqtwp

THANK YOU!!

Geisler PTSA would like to give our gratitude to the parents, families, and businesses that donated their time, food, and money to help make Staff Appreciation Week incredible!! Special thanks to Tim Hortons in Walled Lake for their donation of 9 pots of coffee and Texas Roadhouse in Novi for their donations of a baked potato bar and free appetizer coupons for our staff.

We couldn’t do it without you!

8th Grade Dance

The PTSA is partnering with 8th grade families to help make this 8th grade dance Oscar-worthy but we need help with:

• Chaperones
• High schoolers that can act as paparazzi
• Extra funding to help cover the cost of the dance
• Email the PTSA if you can help: geislerptsa1@gmail.com

Helpful Links:

Website | Facebook | Email | Become a PTSA Member

If you’re a female hockey player who will be attending Walled Lake Central, Northern or Western this fall, we’d like to meet you! The Walled Lake Wild United Girls Hockey team is hosting a Family Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 6 at 7pm at Clara Miller Park off Benstein Road in Commerce. We’ll have a brief meeting to answer players’ and parents’ questions, as well as get to know each other. Please RSVP to Jody via email JodyRauhut@gmail.com or text her at 248-425-9516 and let us know how many people from your family will be attending so we can bring enough ice cream for everyone! See you on June 6!

Dear GMS Families,

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools will once again offer an optional Summer Chromebook Retention Program for students with district-provided Chromebooks. Signing up for the Summer Chromebook Retention Program allows students to keep their district-provided Chromebook over the summer and into next school year.

The Summer Chromebook Retention Program is open to students currently in grades 6 through 11 who participated in the district 1 to 1 Chromebook program, and who are returning to WLCSD for the 2024/25 school year. This program IS NOT available to elementary school students, students who are not currently participating in the district Chromebook 1 to 1 program, or students who will not be returning to WLCSD next school year.

In order to retain the district-provided Chromebook, families must prepay the non-refundable Technology Protection Plan insurance premium for the 2024-2025 school year no later than Wednesday, May 29 at 11:59PM Eastern Time. The cost for the 2024-2025 non-refundable Technology Protection Plan insurance premium is $20. Payments should be made through eFunds. You can access the eFunds program through the district website or through Family Access. Once logged on to eFunds, find the Technology Protection Plan insurance premium in Optional Fees for each student in the family with a Chromebook.

Families that do not prepay the non-refundable insurance premium will not be eligible to participate in the Summer Chromebook Retention Program.

Please note the Chromebook deposit of $50 is a ONE TIME FEE and was paid prior to pickup of the device. This fee IS NOT required to be paid annually. It will be refunded upon graduation or when the Chromebook is permanently returned. In addition, families who prepay next school year’s non-refundable Technology Protection Plan insurance premium DO NOT need to pay this insurance premium again during the 2024/25 school year. Premiums cover damage July 1-June 30 of each school year

Summer Chromebook Retention Program Details

Students participating in the Summer Chromebook Retention Program will be allowed to keep their district-provided Chromebook for the remainder of the 2023/24 school year, over the summer, and into the 2024/25 school year. Families that prepay the non-refundable insurance premium will retain their Technology Protection Plan insurance coverage during the summer and throughout the 2024/25 school year as follows:

1st repair: Free

2nd repair: $20

3rd repair: $40

Additional repair deductibles will be increased in accordance with the Handbook.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is only able to provide limited support services over the summer. If a Chromebook has issues or is in need of repairs over the summer, please complete a repair form for the technology support team https://forms.gle/og9WMTYaHJzHKwte8 for assistance.

By prepaying and retaining the device for the summer, you are agreeing to the terms in the WLCSD Chromebook Policy Handbook Agreement https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivuL4JB6cdtPdXbeHqQMKUzUG2Vowlvi/view

If families leave the district prior to the end of the summer, they must return their district-provided Chromebook and all accessories to the WLCSD Technology Department, located at 850 Ladd Rd Bldg. D, Walled Lake, Michigan 48390. NO DEVICES will be accepted at a school building.

The Summer Chromebook Retention Program is an optional program. Only families that prepay the 24/25 non-refundable insurance premium will be permitted to keep their Chromebook over the summer. Students that choose not to participate in the program must return their technology equipment on one of their school’s assigned days, which will be communicated to students and families at a later date. We strongly encourage any family that MAY have need for the Chromebook over the summer (Summer Tutoring, Summer School, etc) choose to retain their Chromebook. The WLCSD IT Department will NOT be distributing Chromebooks this summer.

All devices not a part of the Summer Retention Program along with any that have outstanding deposit balances will be disabled by June 7. We will not accept any payments after May 29 at 11:59pm to unlock devices for summer use.

Payment Due Date / DEADLINE

Families that wish to participate must pay $20 no later than Wednesday, May 29 at 11:59PM.

If you have any questions, please contact your school's Computer Resource Teacher.

Thank you.

WLCSD Technology Department