Gayle Newsletter

Sept. 21

PTA Fundraiser-Panther Prowl 8-12pm (see flyer below for details)

Oct. 3

No School- Rosh Hashanah (building closed)

Oct. 10

End of 1st Qtr.

Oct. 11

No School- Staff Work Day

Oct. 14

No School- Parent/Teacher Conferences 10-6pm (see flyer below for more details)

Oct. 17

1st Quarter report card posted in ParentVue

We would like to remind our walker and car rider families school begins at 9:20am and students are permitted in the building at 8:55am. There is no adult supervision prior to 8:55am. Walkers should arrive and car riders should be released as close to 8:55am as possible.

Givebacks

Congratulations to Mr. Utt, club sponsor, and the Junior Beta Club for earning the 2023-24 National Beta School of Distinction status!

"National Beta, the nation's largest independent, non-profit educational youth organization, is devoted to recognizing and promoting high academic achievment, rewarding and nurturing worthy character, enhancing student leadership skills, and encouraging service to others. The students at your school embody these values and live by the Beta Motto, "Let Us Lead by Serving Others."

For suicide prevention resources created for Virginia schools, please visit Suicide Prevention Webpages from the following agencies and organizations:

• The Virginia Department of Education Suicide Prevention webpage contains information and resources for students, parents, and school personnel on suicide prevention;
• The Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety “Know. Talk. Ask.” webpage contains information and resources for youth, parents, and educators on suicide prevention;
• How to Ask Someone About Suicide includes ten tips for school staff or parents on talking to youth about suicide.

Image courtesy of ClipArtMax

In our ongoing efforts to enhance efficiency and convenience, all attendance will now be reported using ParentVUE. This centralized platform will provide parents with a user-friendly, one-stop location to submit attendance updates quickly and easily for the entire family. By consolidating this process into ParentVUE, we aim to simplify absence reporting for parents and ensure accurate attendance records for our schools.

Link for yearbook order: yearbookordercenter.com Use code 4858

Or you can send in $40 cash or check (payable to GMS) to Mrs. Wallace in the library. Please be sure to put your student’s name on the envelope.

Student portraits were taken during their PE classes this week.

To preorder pictures: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1001133538#login

Images will be available approximately 2-3 weeks after picture day.

Please join us for our meetings every first Thursday of the month (exception of Oct.) from 6-7pm in the Library!

JOIN THE PTA

Click on the link above for membership!

Stafford Schools will host High School Discovery Nights at each high school this December, coinciding with the opening of the Secondary Programs application on December 3, 2024.

The Discovery Nights will allow rising 9th-grade families to learn about Specialty Centers and Regional Schools, as well as provide an opportunity for current 9th and 10th-grade students to explore secondary travel programs and offerings unique to each high school. The following dates have been reserved at each school:

Discovery Nights Schedule (5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

• December 3, 2024 - Colonial Forge High School

• December 4, 2024 - North Stafford High School

• December 5, 2024 - Stafford High School

• December 9, 2024 - Mountain View High School

• December 11, 2024 - Brooke Point High School

Stafford County Nutrition Services is seeking staff to help serve elementary students

-4 days per week

-2-3 hours per day

-between the hours of 10am-2pm

-$15.28 per hour

Contact Heather Murphy at 540-654-9044 or murphymh@staffordschools.net

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