GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Families!

Semester 1 grades were posted last week into Skyward Family Access. I encourage all families to sit down with their student/s and look at their academic grades and citizenship scores. This is a great time to praise your student for all of the areas where they are finding success in school. It is also a great time to set goals for areas where there is still room for improvement.

Semester 2 is off to a great start. Our girls Basketball teams and Wrestlers have begun competing. Our Orchestra, Band and Music teachers have planned an outstanding event on February 13th celebrating the amazing talents of so many students in our school. I hope you will get a chance to make it! More details below.

I hope you all have a great weekend,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

Upcoming Events

1/30-Girls Basketball vs. Mason MS-AWAY

2/3-Girls Basketball vs. Muir MS-AWAY

2/3-Wrestling vs Muir MS-HOME

2/5-Girls Basketball vs. Pierce MS-AWAY

2/5-Wrestling vs Pierce MS-HOME

2/8-Wrestling Tournament @ Waterford Kettering HS

2/10-Girls Basketball vs. Oak Valley MS-HOME

2/10Wrestling vs Oak Valley MS-AWAY

2/10-PTSA Meeting

2/11-Girls Basketball vs. Walnut Creek MS-AWAY

2/11-Wrestling vs Walnut Creek MS-HOME

2/13-Sound and Sight Night @ WLW (see below for details)

2/15-2/23-Mid-Winter Break-No school

2/24-School Resumes

Thursday, February 13th

Walled Lake Western Auditorium @ 7pm

GMS 8th grade orchestra (with guest HS teacher conductor)

GMS 8th grade band (with guest HS teacher conductor)

GMS art show outside of the auditorium

We hope you will join us for this very special evening!

Congratulations to Setya Asadian, our 2025 GMS Spelling Bee winner! Setya went up against 19 competitors, 26 rounds, and over 150 words (including words like ocelot, haberdasher, and pallbearer), with the winning word being equality.

As with all other school spelling bee winners, Setya will compete at the Oakland Schools Scripps Regional Spelling Bee on March 1, 2025. Good luck Setya!

Congratulations to our combined GMS/Banks MS Swim and Dive Team. They had an AMAZING season. We are proud of your hard work and dedication to the sport. Results below!

The Banks/Geisler swim and dive team went undefeated in dual meet action this season and came in 2nd in the LVC conference championship meet with a top 10 state ranking.

Banks/Geisler 88 - 79 South Lyon

Banks/Geisler 118 - 40 Smart/Creek

Banks/Geisler 125 - 57 Waterford

Banks/Geisler 116 - 57 Huron Valley

Conference meet: 1/27/25 : South Lyon 641, Banks/Geisler 493, Huron Valley 245, Smart/Creek 196, Waterford 48

The new seasons of girls basketball and wrestling are upon us. Our Lady Wolves had two exciting games this week. They played Millenium at home on Monday, but unfortunately came up short. One of the games was decided in the last 20 seconds. Way to fight girls! On Thursday both teams brought us a Win as they beat Mason Middle School. This season will be filled with excitement, so be sure to make it to a game! They have two away games next week.

The Geisler Wrestling team traveled to Holt High School in Lansing Mi last Saturday for its first tournament of the season. They wrestled hard and exceeded the team’s expectations. We had 25 wrestlers compete and 16 placed receiving medals.

Josh Weinberg 1st place

Preston Thomas 2nd place

Jwanni Rojas 2nd place

Alex Khrus 2nd place

Ali Murodkulov 2nd place

Mason Pattah 2nd place

Chrisitan Bullock 2nd place

Way to go Wolves! Be sure to check them out at home this week on Monday and Wednesday!

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.

If you are an 8th grade student interested in playing football at WL Central next year, there are workouts from 6-7:30 every Tuesday/Thursday at WL Central. Coaches will be present and they look forward to meeting you and getting you prepared for the 25/26 season!

The Chaldean Catholic observance of Ba’utha is February 10-12, 2025.

In order to accommodate students who are fasting until 12:00 p.m. on these days, students who are actively fasting may follow the schedule below on February 10-12, with meatless options available.

6th Grade Students who are fasting may go to the media center during their regularly scheduled lunch period beginning at 11:18 and stay until noon. At noon, they may go to the cafeteria to eat lunch. They may return to class at 12:30.

8th Grade Students who are fasting may go to the media center for the first few minutes of their regularly scheduled lunch period beginning at 11:53 and stay until noon. At noon, they may go to the cafeteria to eat lunch. They may return to class at 12:30.

7th Grade Students who are fasting may go to lunch at their regularly scheduled time (12:25-12:55)

Parents of students who are fasting are asked to discuss this with their students. Students who are not fasting are asked to stay in class. Please reach out to your student’s counselor if you have any questions of concerns.

We wish those who observe Ba’utha our regards. More information on Ba’utha is available at this website

Yearbooks are currently on sale for the GMS Yearbook! The cost is $40 but will increase to $45 on February 3. Go to www.yearbookforever.com to purchase by searching James Geisler Middle School.

8th grade shout-out ads are still on sale until April 1. Celebrate your 8th grade Geisler Wolf by purchasing a $12 ad to be place in a special section of the yearbook. Ads can be purchased at the above link.

The Walled Lake Marching Band is seeking prospective members that will be attending Walled Lake Central HS, Walled Lake Western HS, Walnut Creek MS, or Sarah Banks MS next fall to join the organization! Students currently in eighth grade band are highly encouraged to join on their instrument, but the organization is also seeking any middle students for its premiere color guard. No previous experience spinning a flag or related skills needed for the color guard! Any prospective student and their parents that are interested are invited to attend “Walled Lake Marching Band Information Night” on February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Walled Lake Central High School Band Room. There will be opportunities to meet the directors, current students, and have some ice cream! See you there!

Wolf Pack Families, we have had a couple of close calls in the last few weeks in our Pick up/Drop off lanes. Please consider the safety of our entire Wolf Pack Community when you are dropping off or picking up your students. SLOW SPEEDS and following the procedures is the best way to keep everyone safe. Say long good byes while you are driving to school. When dropping off, make sure your student is prepared to exit the car quickly. Families who are prepared for this will help ensure more efficient traffic flow.

iReady is an assessment tool that is given to all students grades 6-8 in math and English language arts. The results from the assessment give teachers information on how to tailor their instruction to meet the needs of their class/students. It also gives individual feedback to each student/family on if they are at, behind or above grade level. Lessons can then be completed in iReady that are tailored specifically for each student. If your child is not at grade level at this time, it's ok! In the next few weeks, we will be sending home strategies to help them get caught up. We'll need your support to help us do that.

• By Friday, January 10, your child's math and ELA teachers will be giving each student their individual diagnostic results report. If your child did not finish due to absence, it may be a few more days before you receive the information.

• Students will be reviewing their own individual data and setting some goals with their teachers.

• Please ask your child for their iReady diagnostic results in Math and ELA!

• Please review the 2 informational letters below to learn more about iReady and how you can help your student become more proficient in math and ELA.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent Walled Lake Schools in the Reflections Contest at the State Level. We are so proud of your efforts and contributions to our School and District. We are hoping to have student work displayed in our Media Center at a later date. Good Luck!

1. Gabriella Aronov – Film Production, Photography, Music Composition, Visual Arts
2. Yoav Glaser – Visual Arts
3. Arya Godase – Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography
4. Sophia Hanna – Visual Arts
5. Ava Lengel – Dance Choreography
6. Medha Vuyyuru – Film

We are so excited that we will begin FREE before and after school tutoring for Math and ELA starting on Monday, November 11. If your student struggles in either/both of these subjects or iReady, this is a great opportunity for them to get additional support. Consider asking your student's math/ELA teacher if tutoring might be good for them when you meet at conferences on November 14. You may register for tutoring at anytime from now through the end of the November. Our tutoring sessions are led by GMS teachers!

Students MUST be registered in order to attend. They must also be dropped off and picked up on time in order to continue. See the QR code below to register or use this link: https://forms.gle/NL4iZKeouXhfht9F7

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.