GMS Weekly Newsletter

Good afternoon Wolf Pack Families,

This week was Spirit Week at GMS and the students and staff did not disappoint! Our Wolf Pack Community had a lot of fun dressing up for each of our special spirit days. On Friday afternoon, we recognized and celebrated many of our students for the hard work they have put into their academics and after school activities. Our assembly also included grade level student competitions and a teacher vs. staff game of "horse" on the basketball court.

On Wednesday, our staff participated in a professional development workshop on the Neuroscience Behind Teaching and Learning. It was a great presentation and I am looking forward to seeing many of the strategies to connect with our students being implemented into the classroom.

Wishing you all a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

2/5-Girls Basketball @ Pierce MS

2/5-Wrestling-Home vs Pierce MS

2/7-Girls Basketball-Home vs Oak Valley MS

2/7-Wrestling @ Oak Valley MS

2/8-Girls Basketball @ Millennium MS

2/12-Scholastic Book Fair Open After School 5:30-7:00pm

2/12-Cocoa and Cookies w/PTSA-FRE-6pm

2/12-PTSA Meeting-7pm

2/12-Girls Basketball-Home vs Walnut Creek MS

2/12-Wrestling @ Walnut Creek MS

2/14-Girls Basketball @ Sarah Banks MS

2/14-Wrestling-Home vs Sarah Banks MS

2/15-Scholastic Book Fair Open After School 3:00-5:30pm

Calling all engineers, programmers, or robot enthusiasts! The GMS Robotics team is looking for mentors. The team meets on Thursdays from 3-4:45 at GMS. Whether you are able to join us part of the time or every week, our team would appreciate your experience and enthusiasm. Please email Mrs. Frost if you are interested in helping our students: rachelfrost@wlcsd.org.

Geisler’s National Junior Honor Society is hosting a Soup-er Bowl, a canned food drive benefiting the Hospitality House. We are asking students and staff to bring in non-perishable foods to their first hour class. The class with the most cans will win a donut party. The Soup-er Bowl will take place from February 5th to February 16th. Thank you for your support.

Girls Basketball and Wrestling are off to a great start! Both basketball teams won their games against Mason. Woohoo! Wrestling also won their first match against Muir. Way to go! Next week the Girls basketball team has three games. Monday at home against Pierce, Wednesday away at Oak Valley and Thursday away at Millennium. Next week wrestling has matches on Monday away at Pierce and Wednesday against Oak Valley at home. We wish all of our athlete’s good luck this upcoming week. Come out and cheer them on if you can. Go wolves!

We are so excited to have the Scholastic Book Fair come to our school February 12-16. Special thanks to Ms. Precious and Ms. Bobola for helping to run and organize! There are opportunities after school to do some book shopping as well. Please see our calendar at the top of this newsletter for times.

MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS Thanks to a grant from National PTA, Geisler Middle School PTSA is in the process of planning mental health workshops to benefit our families and students! These workshops will be held after school for families who are interested. We need your help!! Please fill out the survey to help give us direction on planning: https://forms.gle/9ej1CmBL7eu2HNfv9

Cocoa and Cookie Social - 2/12/24 from 6-7pm @GMS

Join the GMS PTSA for an evening of Cocoa and Cookies! Get a chance to hang out at the school after-hours, meet up with friends, and schmooze with your PTSA Board! This event is FREE - we can’t wait to see you there!

This week only, save $10 on all Geisler crewneck sweatshirts! This includes styles from Champion, Bella+Canvas and JustHoods! Shop: https://1stplace.sale/47847

Upcoming Sales:

· 2/5: Pajama Pants $10 off

· 2/12: Water Bottles: 25% off

· 2/19: Long Sleeve Tees $10 off

BUY TUITION EXPEDITION TICKETS FROM GMS PTSA

Looking to get your FFE 50/50 Tuition Expedition raffle tickets? Email the PTSA (geislerptsa1@gmail.com) - we have 7 tickets left to sell! Tickets are on sale for $50 or 3 for $100!

UPCOMING EVENTS

2/12/24: Hot Cocoa/Cookies with the PTSA at 6pm - GMS

2/12/24: PTSA Meeting @ 7pm in the Media Center

✋Become a PTSA Member and learn about events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to get involved before everyone else! Membership Options:

Individual Member - $11

Staff Member - $6

Student Member - $5.50

Helpful Links:

Website | Facebook | Email | Become a PTSA Member

Our final D.C. trip fundraiser for the 2023-24 school year begins today and will run through February 9. Information will be distributed in social studies classes for students who are interested. Click here for information. Paper forms and payment must be submitted back to Geisler on February 9. Families can sell items to be shipped directly to someone’s home (for a small fee) or directly to the school for no additional shipping fee and should arrive around in mid-March (Mr. Yu will communicate the exact date). Students will receive 40% of what they sell to go towards their DC trip costs. Please contact Mr. Yu with any questions.

Maya Prep is hosting a FREE after school enrichment for students who are interested in computer science, coding and web design. At the end of the sessions, students compete for CASH PRIZES in a "Hack-a-thon" for the best "technology project." These classes are taught by community members who work in the technology field. This was a huge hit with our students last year. Please see the attached flyer for more information and course dates. It is important that students have reliable transportation when the class ends.

Congratulations to Yasmine Hamad, our 2024 GMS Spelling Bee winner! Yasmine went up against 18 competitors, 44 rounds, 192 total words (including words like sphagnum and dendrochronology). Her winning word was "massive." As with all other school spelling bee winners, Yasmine will compete at the Oakland Schools Scripps Regional Spelling Bee on March 2, 2024. Good luck Yasmine!

Free before and after school tutoring is back again for the 23/24 school year! If your student is struggling in Math or Reading (ELA), please consider signing them up for some additional support. All of our tutors are certified teachers from Geisler MS. Families must be able to commit to dropping off or picking up their student on time. This is a fantastic opportunity to help your student find success while at GMS! Tutoring sessions begin on October 25. Your student's tutor will reach out to you with further details once you have completed the Tutor Request Form .

Supporting and caring for our students in any way possible is our mission at GMS. Geisler MS recently partnered with Hospitality House Food Pantry in Walled Lake to bring the Weekend Food Program to our students. If you are a family that could use a little extra help with meals on the weekends, please let your child’s counselor know. Your child’s name will be held confidential. The Weekend Food Program would provide approximately 6 meals and snacks for your student on the weekend. The food would be distributed to your student in a discreet bag or backpack for them to take home each Friday. There is no cost to participate in the program. To optimize a student’s success at school starts with students having enough to eat. Please see the attached flyer for more information about the Weekend Food Program. If you are interested in having your student participate, please contact your student’s counselor Ann Marie Rutherford (Counselor for 6th Grade Students (A-L) and ALL 8th Grade Students) annmarierutherford@wlcsd.org or 248-956-2917 or Amanda Hart (6th Grade Students (M-Z) and ALL 7th Grade Students) amandahart@wlcsd.org or 248-956-2916.