The Gladiator Gazette
December 4, 2023 - Lyman B. Goff Middle School
Message from Mr. Bergeron
I hope everyone was able to recharge this weekend. I wanted to once provide information on how to sign-up for PTC conferences on December 14th. Conferences will be held from 8:30 - 10:55 am, 12:45 - 2:50 pm and 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Families MUST register for conference times using Skyward. Information regarding how to register can be found below. If you are unable to attend on December 14th or all time slots are filled up, we ask that you contact your child's guidance counselor or specific teacher to set-up a conference on another day.
PTC Directions - Goff Middle School - 12.14.23
Please also note that students will not have school on December 15th at this is a teacher professional development day. Holiday break will begin on Friday December 22nd. Students will return to school on Tuesday January 2nd.
On Friday December 8th your child will receive a flyer for our Goff PTO Chipotle fundraiser (December 11th). The time of the event is 5 pm - 9 pm and you must present the flyer.
REMINDER: The Governor's Office and Rhode Island Department of Education have collaborated to focus on attendance in our schools. These have created public dashboard which shares important attendance information for our state. I encourage you to visit and see how Goff Middle School performs with respect to attendance. Please CLICK HERE to access the dashboard. As a school, our year to date attendance rate is 93.0%. We had a November attendance average of 91.0%. Please be sure to have your child attend school each and every day.
Our PTO plans to sell Goff Gear during Parent Teacher Conferences on December 14th. We are looking for Parent volunteers who would be interested in selling Goff Gear during conference hours. We are currently in need of volunteers from 12:45 pm - 2:50 pm - Afternoon Conferences and 5:30- 7:30 pm - Night Conferences.
Please email Mrs. Colson (colsonk@psdri.net) if you have some time available to help out.
Here is a copy of our order form with current items available. Goff Gear Flyer
Goff Gear makes great Holiday Gifts. We are hoping to have the Goff Gear Store in the cafeteria open during all conference hours. If you do not get to stop by or we don't have enough volunteers to open the store, you can always send in an order form at any time.
Yearbooks are also still on sale! Here is the link to purchase: yearbook order form
Thank you,
Matt
Week at Goff MS
Melanie Moe - 2024 RIAEA Middle School Art Educator of the Year
📆 Schedule & 🌭 Lunch Menu for December
All students will have the opportunity to have breakfast at school. Those students who choose to have breakfast should enter through door #2 (Vine St) at 7:40 am.
Save the Date! 📆 Upcoming Events
Goff PTO Chipotle Fundraiser
Monday, Dec 11, 2023, 05:00 PM
75 Newport Avenue, Rumford, RI, USA
Athletics and Clubs (or other important departments)
Athletics
Girls and Boys Basketball Teams
Thank you to everyone who attend tryouts. We had over 45 boys and 35 girls tryout. Our coaches did not have easy decisions to make. Our girl's coach has informed those who made the team and I have spoken with the boys who made the team.
CLUBS
Chorus Club - Mondays from 2:35 - 4:00 pm - marcelina@psdri.net
Student Council - Tuesdays from 2:35 - 3:30 pm - colsonk@psdri.net or moem@psdri.net
Yearbook - Tuesdays from 2:35 - 3:30 pm - colsonk@psdri.net or moem@psdri.net
Robotics - Tuesdays from 2:35 - 4:00 pm - colsonc@psdri.net
GSA - Every other Thursday 2:35 - 3:30 pm - mullenm@psdri.net or hohmanc@psdri.net
Drama - Wednesday from 2:35 - 3:30 pm - carraherm@psdri.net
Community Partner News
Pawtucket Public Library - Teen Center News
Teen Survey - Please take our Teen Survey so we can best serve the teens of Pawtucket! The survey will take just a few minutes to complete. You can fill out the survey in-person and online via Google Form. Once you've filled out the survey, stop in the Teen Center to receive your coupon for a free Jr. Frosty!
Ornament Decorating - Ornament Decorating! - Drop in December 5 and/or 12 from 3-5 pm for Ornament Making! Create your own design with paint, glitter, magazine & comic book pages, Mod Podge, and more!
Pocket Vinyl Performance! - Come see Pocket Vinyl Live in the Leisure Reading Room Thursday December 14 at 6pm! This show combines live music and painting as well as storytelling. No registration required, just drop in and enjoy the show! Ages 12 and up.
Teen Advisory Board December Meeting! - Join us Tuesday December 18 at 3:30 pm in-person or via Zoom to share what you think the Teen Center should be purchasing and working on. Snacks will be provided.
Air Dry Clay Snowmen - Join us Tuesday December 26 anytime from 3-5 pm to sculpt and paint your own Air Dry Clay Snowmen! Please wear clothes you don't mind staining. Registration is encouraged to receive email reminders, but is not required.
Open Mic Night - Join us Wednesday December 27th from 6-8pm for Open Mic Night! Show off your talents in a supportive peer environment. You can sing, dance, share poetry, spoken word, or tell jokes! All performances must meet Teen Center expectations for behavior. Fill out this form to get a guaranteed spot! Only teens who sign up ahead of time will be promised a spot. Contact the Teen Librarian with any questions or concerns.
Barbie Party! - Calling all Barbies, Kens and Allans! Join us Thursday December 28th at 5pm for a Barbie Party! We will be showing the Barbie movie in the Teen Center, and we will have themed snacks and drinks for the movie. Dress up as Barbie, Allan or Ken, and have some fun with your friends!
This club isn't starting until January, but I want to advertise it well ahead of time:
Anime & Manga Club! - Join us Monday January 8 at 3 pm for Anime and Manga Club! This is the first meeting, so we will be having snacks, introducing ourselves, and discussing what we would like to do in future meetings. Anyone who wants to join but can't make it that day should contact the Teen Librarian.
Community Service Hours can be completed at the Teen Center. We are open 3-8pm Monday through Thursday.
- Making greeting cards for service people and kids in the hospital
- Organizing items for the Book Sale
- Shelf Reading
- Writing a letter of appreciation for a member of the Armed Forces
- Writing letters to teens in juvenile detention
- Writing a book review or creating a video/audio review
🙋🏽 Important Reminders
School Hours: 8:00 am to 2:30 pm
Student Absence: Call the school at 401.729.6500 if your child is going to be absent. If your child has a medical appointment, please bring a note from the doctor so that the absence is excused. Automated phone calls will be made to those students who are absent or tardy and have not been excused.
At Home Computer: All students and families have the ability to have a device assigned to them for virtual instruction, should it be instituted. Please email Mrs. Clarkson (clarksonk@psdri.net) to set-up a time to come to Goff MS and pick-up a device. Any student who received a device last year should keep that device and charger.
Arrival and Dismissal: In order to ensure an orderly arrival and dismissal, we ask that NO students be dropped off in the school parking lots. Students should be dropped off on Carter Ave or Vine Street, depending on their entry door. Please do not block a resident's driveway, park in any local business or the bus parking lane on Pullen Ave. Do not stop to drop-off or pick-up a student on Newport Ave. All traffic coming off Newport Ave onto Vine St must drop their child off along the blue line on the sidewalk. Please pull up as far as possible. Once your child is dropped off you must take a left turn onto Littlefield St.
Please be sure that your child is not on school grounds before 7:50 am unless they are entering for breakfast. All students will enter the building at 7:55 am and exit the building at 2:30 pm. Students who take a school or childcare bus will report to their bus dismissal location prior to dismissal to check-in and prepare for their departure. The following are the entrance and exit doors for students:
Grade 6 - Door 2 (Vine St)
Grade 7 & 8 - Door 8 (Carter Ave)
Late to School: Students are tardy if they are not in their classrooms, at their desks by 8:00 am. Students who arrive after 8:00 am must report to Door 1 (Newport Ave) to check-in and receive a tardy slip from the main office. Please be sure to send your child in with a note if they are late due to an appointment.
Early Dismissal: A photo ID is required to dismiss your child at all times. No child will be dismissed without proper identification, NO exceptions can be made. This policy is in place to ensure the safety of our students. Additionally, only adults listed in our student information system (Skyward) can pick up a student. To add or remove names from Skyward, please make those changes on the Skyward parent portal or contact the main office for more information.
Contact Information: All staff can be contacted through email. You can email any staff member using their last name then first name @psdri.net. An example would be to email Liana Maris (Assistant Principal) you would email marisl@psdri.net. Here are email addresses and primary responsibility contacts.
Water Bottles Students may bring a water bottle that can be refilled each day to school. Bottle filling stations are available throughout the building for use. Please know that the water fountains are turned on at this time as well.
Beginning of School Forms: Students received forms to have completed and signed during the first week of school. These forms include affidavit of residency, Over the Counter Medication Policy Form, Megan's Law Form, Photography/Video Opt-Out, Home-School Compact and the school lunch application. If you have already completed the school lunch form online then you will not need to complete a paper form. Please send those forms in with your child as soon as possible.
Contact Information
Email: bergeronma@psdri.net
Website: http://goff.pawtucket.schooldesk.net/
Location: 974 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, USA
Phone: 4017296500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goffmiddle/