GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Families!

My aplogies. This Newsletter was meant to be sent on Friday.

Today is the last day of Semester 1. Our students have been working hard this week turning in assignments, taking exams (BA's) and finishing up projects. We are proud of their efforts. Grades for the second marking period will be posted on January 27 by 5pm for families to access. I'll send more information next week as well. Students may want to review their schedule for Semester 2 prior to coming to school on Tuesday.

Our school was full of Lion's Spirit today. Many of our staff and students wore their Lion's gear in anticipation of the game on Saturday. We are hoping we get to do it again next Friday!

I hope to see many of our families at the MLK Day Celebration at WL Northern on Monday evening. It is a great event and Geisler will be displaying a video of the Unity Project that we worked on at school over the past 2 weeks. Special thanks to Ms. Garvin for her leadership with this project! Congratulations to Arya Godase and Saket Vohra who were selected as winners for the MLK Day "Express Yourself" contest.

Wishing you all a fantastic long weekend,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

Upcoming Events

1/20-No School Students/Staff

1/20-MLK Day Celebration WL Northern HS

1/21-No School

1/22-No School

1/22-Co-Ed Swim and Dive Meet @ South Lyon East HS-Look for updates

1/22-Girls Basketball vs. Smart MS-HOME-Look for updates

1/22-Wrestling Meet vs. Smart MS-AWAY-Look for updates

1/27-Girls Basketball vs. Millennium MS-HOME

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

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!

WLCSD, in partnership with the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, invites parents, guardians, and community members to an important educational presentation by Fentanyl Fathers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about fentanyl prevention and the dangers of misuse.

📅 Date: Monday, January 27
🕔 Time: 5:45–6:45 p.m.
📍 Location: Clifford H. Smart Middle School Media Center

This presentation will take place just before the WLCSD PTSA Council Meeting, which begins at 7:00 p.m. in the same location. Students are also welcome to attend the presentation; however, all three WLCSD high schools will host similar assemblies during the school day that week. High school parents should watch for additional details regarding these events.

We hope to see you there for this crucial conversation!

Looking for a last-minute gift for your GMS student? Have fun and support Geisler with this great new fundraiser!

Ready..Set..Play!Geisler Middle School is excited to launch our Dave & Buster’s Fundraising Campaign! Get a $20 Power Card, and 50% of your purchase will be donated to Geisler Middle School! Whether it’s a family day or a fun date night, you can play games, win prizes, and have endless fun while supporting a great cause! How it works: Purchase online via our campaign page. Redeem your Power Card at your nearest Dave & Buster’s Play and enjoy! Campaign ends January 21, 2025. Get yours: https://www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/53207

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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 our Leaders of the Pack! These students have been nominated by one of their teachers for being an outstanding student in their classroom. We are very proud of your accomplishment!

December Leaders of the Pack!

Vlad Grachikov

Selma Solakovic

Aadhyaa Dubey

Jaxson Martin

Hailey Pitsch

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.