GHMS~ In the News

A warm, Great Hollow "WELCOME," to our incoming 6th grade students, and a big, "WELCOME BACK," to our returning 7th and 8th grade students! This year will be filled with great experiences that you will remember forever! Watch for our monthly e-newsletters to keep up with everything happening at Great Hollow Middle School! Check out all the wonderful things your children have been doing at school in the month of September by watching our "September in Review" video.

Mr. Scomillio, Principal

Mr. Macaluso, Assistant Principal

Mr. Russo. Assistant Principal

The Smithtown Central School District, under the direction of Superintendent Dr. Mark Secaur, is proud to introduce, The Smithtown Promise. The new and exciting initiative serves as a strong reminder that each and every one of “our students has dignity, belongs here, has the capacity to make a positive difference and can excel,” said Dr. Secaur.

6th, 7th, and 8th grade parents attended our Meet The Teacher Nights on September 16, 23, and 25. Parents were given the opportunity to follow their child's schedule using a modified bell schedule. Our National Junior Honor Society students did a great job in guiding parents to classrooms all night long. Thank you to everyone who came out to support these important nights.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Great Hollow Middle School participated in Lace Up for Childhood Cancer Awareness on September 20, by wearing gold shoe laces, gold clothing, and accessories in support of those children who have cancer.

Eighth grade students in Mr. Olsen's class placed the flags along the driveway in honor of National Day of Service and Remembrance.

September in the library was very busy! Students in sixth grade were welcomed to the library during the month with an orientation in both rooms of their "unique" library. Students completed a scavenger hunt in the fiction room, to familiarize themselves with the different genre sections that we have, and they were encouraged to borrow books. Students were also given an orientation in the "main" library, which houses all of the nonfiction books, including biographies.

Seventh and Eighth grade students have started to visit the library during English periods, to work on special projects, using Book Creator.

All students should be familiar with the SORA app, similar to the public library's Libby app. Students have access on any device to books, audiobooks, comics and magazines through this app. Please ask your student about it!

Don't forget to check out our library website for important information and links.

We look forward to a great year of reading, researching, and creating in our library and makerspace!

~Mrs. Jakubowsky & Miss Conte

Many of our clubs have already begun to meet after school. There are so many clubs available to every student. Please have your child check the club bulletin board, located outside of Gym 100, for important announcements and for Google Classroom codes for each club. You can find additional information on our clubs HERE.

Each month, we will feature a different article having to do with technology and students.

Please take a look at this month's article entitled, A Back to School Tech Guide for Parents, from C Spire. It has some guidelines for great apps to use with your children as we navigate the start of the school year.

Our building administrators welcomed 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students back to school with grade level assemblies focused on student practices that will ensure a successful school year.

Our PTA had its first meeting on September 18. We welcome our new PTA Board!

Michele Abola, PTA President

1st Vice President: Lyndsay Guidi

2nd Vice President: Amy Cucci

Treasurer: Jennifer Draney

Recording Secretary: Eileen McCullough

Corresponding Secretary: Tara Durando

Council Delegate: Donnie Durando

Please scan the QR code on the right to become a member of our wonderful PTA!

The next PTA meeting will be October 9, at 7pm, in the library.

Congratulations to our students who were CAUGHT BEING KIND during the month of September! Keep up the good work, we are so proud of you!

Thank you PTA for providing our students with a fun Popcorn Friday!

Are you missing a sweatshirt, a water bottle, a bracelet, sports equipment, shoes, etc...? Great Hollow now has a Google classroom where pictures of lost items will be posted weekly. Check it out to locate your missing items! Items will be displayed by the Counseling Center Entrance. At the end of each month, NJHS members will bag and store the items until the end of the school year. Join the Google Classroom and find your stuff! CLASSROOM CODE: x53h54h

October 3 & 4: School Closed- Rosh Hashanah

October 9: PTA Meeting 7pm, Main Library

October 10: Family Connect Night

October 14: School Closed- Columbus Day

October 16: Grade 8 Class Photo

October 16: Unity Day- wear orange

October 21: GH vs. Cancer

October 23- October 31: Red Ribbon Week

October 25: Popcorn Friday

October 25: Sixth Grade Dance 7-9 pm