Gator Alley Newsletter

May 2024 Edition

What's Happening at GRMS/GRHS?

Greetings!

It is hard to believe that the month of May has already begun. As we move into the last few months of the school year, it is important for families and guardians to know that there are a lot of upcoming events to be aware of. I plan to send out, in my end of the week email, a list of upcoming events for the following week.

Perhaps the most exciting event coming up is on Friday, May 31, at 6:00pm, which is the graduation ceremony for the class of 2024. Please join us on Booster Field (weather permitting) to celebrate this amazing accomplishment!

This week is Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of our incredible staff!

Lost and Found:

Our lost and found is very full of hoodies, water bottles, hats, gloves, and more. If your student left something behind at school, please encourage them to stop by the lost and found located in the front lobby.

Important Notes and Upcoming Events:

-Graduation commencement speaker confirmed: We are happy to share that Ms. Luppino will return to Gateway on May 31st as the Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2024. Ms. Luppino retired in June of 2020 after more than 30 years teaching 7th grade ELA at Gateway.

-Wednesday, May 29 is the high school awards ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 8:15am. Before the award ceremony, beginning around 7:45, breakfast is being funded by the Barr Foundation and catered by Carm's. Please join us for a breakfast and take a short survey about our work with the Barr Foundation.

Please make sure that students are charging their chromebooks at home or bringing their chargers to school. Most of our classes use computers regularly, so students need to be able to use their technology.

If you have questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me, at wsullivan@grsd.org or 413-685-1109, or Interim Assistant Principal Crawford at kcrawford@grsd.org.

Best,

Dr. Sullivan, Principal

Important dates this month

-7/8th Grade Math MCAS: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 and 8

-8th Grade STE MCAS: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14 and 15

-NHS Induction Ceremony: Wednesday, May 15

-Great East Band Festival: Friday, May 17

-8th Grade End of Year Dance: Friday, May 17

-10th Grade Math MCAS: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 and 22

-8th Grade Math MCAS: Wednesday and Thursday, May 22 and 23

-Senior Finals: May 20-May 23

-Middle School Field Day: Friday, May 24 Barr Celebration Event

-Prom: Friday, May 24

-Awards and Spring Fling: Wednesday, May 29 Barr Celebration Event

Past Editions

March and April Newsletter

Donations for our Wood Tech Program

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Next year, we are planning to expand our course offerings in the wood shop. To expand, we are in need of more materials and tools. If anyone has any wood or other materials, or tools such as hammers, nails, saws, etc., and are willing to donate it would be greatly appreciated! All donations can be brought to the main office.

Breakfast on Wednesday, May 29

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On Wednesday, May 29, our annual High School awards ceremony will begin at 8:15. Beginning at 7:45, Barr is sponsoring a breakfast that is catered by Carm's and our wonderful lunch staff. All families are welcome to attend and fill out a short survey related to our work with Barr.

Trips, Dances, Solar Eclipse, and Skills USA

Below are some photos from the NYC Band Trip, Best Buddies Prom, Solar Eclipse, and Skills USA!

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Gateway Sports

Come cheer on our Gator athletes this spring season! Here is the schedule for all the games. A big shout-out as well to our seniors. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Athletic Director, Matt Bonenfant (mbonenfant@grsd.org). *Please have an up to date physical with the nurse.

Barr Foundation

We are finishing up our first year with Barr and getting ready to submit our plan to support innovation, growth, and success at Gateway. For all of our hard work in the fall with focus groups and surveys, we have upcoming events to celebrate. The middle school has field day on May 24. In addition all the fun games we have planned, we will also have video game trucks, outdoor televisions, obstacles courses, and mini-golf. For the high school, we have sunglasses and a special surprise coming to Spring Fling on May 29.

Rural Aid Advocacy

Middle School PTO Fundraiser

Please take a look at some upcoming fundraisers from our wonderful middle school PTO. One is a cycling fundraiser at Roots.

The PTO is still doing a Gift Card Fundraiser. I have added the link to join here.

https://www.raiseright.com/enroll?enrollCode=8F3LSK5WJVK7. There is also an app that you can download that is very user friendly. If you have any questions, please reach out to the PTO President Kristina Schultz at kschultz@grsd.org.