GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Families,

Progress reports have been posted to Skyward Family Access. Please take some time this weekend to review your student's grades. Praise them for the classes where they are working hard. Take some time to set some goals for improvement in classes where they may be struggling. Setting challenging yet achievable goals is a great way for students to maximize their learning! There are still 4 weeks left in Marking Period 1. It's not too late for positive changes!

Wising you all a fantastic weekend,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

Upcoming Events

10/7-Volleyball vs. White Lake MS-Home

10/7-PTSA Meeting

10/9-Best Day Ever Party (Weather Permitting)-Fundraiser Party for participating students

10/9-Cross Country vs. Oak Valley MS-Away

10/9-Volleyball vs. Sarah Banks MS-Home

10/14-Volleyball vs. Smart MS-Home

10/16-Volleyball vs. Millenium MS-Home

10/16-Cross Country vs. Millenium MS-Away (check w/coach for location)

10/18-Cross Country LVC Conference Meet-(check w/coach for location)

We are excited and proud to continue the Teacher of the Year recognition program to honor exemplary educators in Walled Lake Schools. We have SO many exceptional teachers at Geisler MS. Let's do our best to honor them! Attached is the fillable PDF that students, families, staff and community members may complete. Nominations are due by Friday, October 18.

The nomination form can be found online -

https://www.wlcsd.org/departments/human-resources/teacher-of-the-year

This week the Wolves volleyball teams played some hard fought battles against Muir and Centennial. The girls showed great perseverance and have grown stronger and stronger as a team. The girls played some of their best volleyball of their season. They continue to show strong defense, powerful serves, and relentless spikes! With each serve, dive, dig, and volley, both teams continue to make Geisler proud! Be sure to come see us at our next home game on Monday against White Lake.

On Tuesday, the Wolves cross country team ran not only against Muir, but mother nature. Rain, wind, and even a little hail couldn’t keep your Wolves from giving their best. Unfortunately, Geisler was unable to come out on top. The cross country team continues to grow and get stronger as many runners continue to find the personal record times with each meet. Many athletes were also able to secure a spot in the Oakland County cross country meet that took place today. Good job to everyone! The season continues next week when Geisler faces Oak Valley on Wednesday.

Join us on October 7th for our next PTSA meeting! We’ll meet in the Media Center at 7pm.

BEST DAY EVER PARTY

Is your student attending the BEST DAY EVER party? Here’s a few things you should know:

• Participants should wear comfortable clothes, and bring an extra pair of socks and awater bottle labeled with their name.
• We still need a couple parents to help chaperone:
• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D49A5AA2CA6F85-51609607-best#/

PTSA Reflections Art Night - 10/23 at 6:30PM

Join us on October 23rd to learn more about the PTA Reflections Contest and create your entry!

The annual PTSA Reflections competition has begun! Our 2024/2025 Theme is “Accepting Imperfections” Reflections Categories are: 2-D/3-D visual arts, literature, dance choreography, film production, music composition, photography, and special artist (for any students needing accommodations).

Students can create works in any of those categories around the theme. All Geisler students are welcome and encouraged to participate. More information, along with official rules and entry forms can be found at www.wlcsd.org/reflections, or in the GMS Learning Commons. Submissions are due to our main office or through our electronic entry form by Friday, November 8th. We can't wait to see the amazing work from our GMS community!

If you have any questions, please contact our PTSA Reflections Chairs:

Mrs. Archana Godase archanagodase@gmail.com or Mr. Torry Yu torryyu@wlcsd.org

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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, September 27, 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.

The annual PTSA Reflections competition has begun! Our 2024/2025 Theme is “Accepting Imperfections” Reflections Categories are: 2-D/3-D visual arts, literature, dance choreography, film production, music composition, photography, and special artist (for any students needing accommodations).

Students can create works in any of those categories around the theme. All Geisler students are welcome and encouraged to participate. More information, along with official rules and entry forms can be found at www.wlcsd.org/reflections, or in the GMS Learning Commons. Submissions are due to our main office or through our electronic entry form by Friday, November 8th. We can't wait to see the amazing work from our GMS community!

If you have any questions, please contact our PTSA Reflections Chairs:

Mrs. Archana Godase archanagodase@gmail.com or Mr. Torry Yu torryyu@wlcsd.org

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.

Thank you to all the families who were able to attend the Washington, D.C. Trip Informational Meeting on Monday night. For those families who were unable to attend, please visit our Geisler DC Trip website to access the registration link through Corporate Travel, view the meeting presentation, and more.

If you have any questions about the DC trip, please reach out to Mr. Yu at TorryYu@wlcsd.org.