Good morning from GMS: It`s a long update today. Please take the
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Good morning from GMS: It`s a long update today. Please take the
! ! Good morning from GMS: It's a long update today. Please take the time to take it all in as there's a lot of great information and celebrations ahead! Fall Conferences: Thank you to all our students and parents who were able to attend our fall conferences. At first glance, more than 95% of our students and parents were able to attend their conference this week. Thank you for your dedication to this process and making school an important to your middle school student. Thank you to our GMS PTO board members and volunteers for their facilitation of our fall book fair and teacher dinner on Thursday night. We appreciate everyone’s willingness to help out and make our fall conference nights a great experience. A Couple of Reflections About Our First 29 Days of School This Year: Student Attendance: This is a topic that you will continue to hear about from us this year. At this point in the school year, we have a higher than expected number of students missing 3 or more days of school already (10% of our school year). We understand that students get do get sick and sometimes cannot be at school due to family emergencies or religious holidays. Those are not the absences that we're talking about today. We are talking about student absences because of other reasons that should not take our students away from their learning such as over sleeping or "I just didn't want to go to school today". If your child is struggling with his/her attendance, please know that we will be contacting you and offering any help that we may provide. Attendance at school is incredibly important to your child's ability to be successful in his/her job (meaning school). We need your child to be here every day. Student In Class Focus and Behavior: We have begun to see a higher rate of student misbehavior and disrespect in the past couple of weeks in both grade levels at GMS. As you know, our students have been given multiple opportunities to learn our building expectations already this school year. We do have high behavioral expectations and responsibilities and expect our students to move from acting like a "kid" to begin acting like a "young adult" while in our GMS classrooms. We have continued to see an increase in "friendly" (as it is always described to us) physical contact and inappropriate words or names being used around our building. Next week, Mrs. Wiesner and Mr. Smith will be visiting all SSR classes to restate our building expectations, with a focus on the two concerns listed above. It is our hope that you will help us in affecting needed change in our students behaviors by restating your expectations this weekend for your child while he/she is at school. It is easy for middle school students to get caught up in the "fun" of a group of students and think that the things that are being said and done are not a big deal to others around them. We do expect that our students are always thinking about their actions and verbalizations and are taking the responsibility and respect needed to celebrate everyone’s differences within our building instead of using those differences to make fun of others. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for having this discussion with your child. Basketball Try-outs are next week: Boys' basketball try-outs are next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We do have three days of try-outs, although attendance is not mandatory at all three. However, the more he joins in, the more our evaluators have to see your child's skills. We are adding a second team to both the 7th and 8th grade teams this year. This has been an idea that we've been working on for the past couple of years and are now able to get more students involved in this great activity. We do have a high number of students signed up to try-out and we will be taking 12 - 13 players per team. Our GMS Blue Teams will play a full conference schedule with practice 5 days a week and multiple games per week. Our GMS Gold Teams will play basketball three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with one game and two practice days per week. The fees associated with the two teams vary as well, the Blue Team fee will be $275 with the Gold Team fee being $175. Teams will be selected after the third try-out day, Thursday night, and the students' "try-out" number will be posted on the school athletic website. All students trying out must have a current and updated physical on file to try out. Students without an updated physical will not be able to participate. We're excited to be able to get more students involved in our activities. We love the excitement and participation from our students thus far and look forward to a great try-out session. Good luck to all! Congratulations to the GMS Soccer Team! Yesterday afternoon, the GMS Soccer Team played in their conference championship game. Although our team went out and played a great game, we were on the second place side of a 2 - 1 score. Our team had a great season having fun, coming together as a team and being very successful. Congratulations on a great season. We're very proud of you! GMS Cross Country...If you didn't know, the GMS/Frederick Cross Country Team had more than 110 members this school year. Not only did we travel in style, we also participated that way too! As we've reflected on the season, both our girls' and boys' cross country teams placed high, many times first, in all of their conference meets with our 7th grade girls' team placing 2nd in the conference meet. Congratulations to all for their success, but we're most proud of the way that our students handled themselves throughout the season as it was always noticed that our GMS students were smiling, cheering one another on and always showing great sportsmanship within our team and with the teams that we competed against. Both our girls' and boys' teams are participating at their sectional meet tomorrow. Good luck GMS Cross Country! Girls' Basketball: Our girls' basketball teams are playing in their conference tournaments next week. Both teams have been having a lot of fun and success, we wish them well going into their last games of their seasons. Good luck ladies! Congratulations to our GMS Dance Team: Although their season has been over for more than a week, we wanted to congratulate our participating students on their hard work and dedication to making our basketball halftimes fun and entertaining. Way to go ladies! GMS Gives Back! You'll notice throughout the school year that we have a great number of community service activities that our students have an opportunity to participate in. We know the importance of and work hard to ensure that our students are afforded a well-rounded opportunity to learn high level academics, social-emotional and community service skills. We hope that you continue to support our efforts by supporting your child's involvement in these activities throughout the school year. GMS Student Council: This year the GMS Student Council is working on a food drive to help out the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Non-perishable food items (in non-glass containers) and money can be donated by team. Whichever team brings in the most food and/or money will receive a special prize. There will be boxes in each homeroom for collecting food and each team will have a collection jar for money donations. Students who donate will receive a panther paw for each item donated or for every $1.00 donated. There will also be a special prize for the team that collects the most of each during conference week. The food drive will run from October 7th to October 27th. St. Baldrick's is Coming... Please see the attachment below. The Grayslake Community raised over $17,000 last year. We're looking to add to that for this year's total. How can you and/or your family help? GMS PTO Reminders: You will be receiving another PTO newsletter soon, but please remember to keep collecting those boxtops and pop tabs. We put all of those to great use here at GMS! Foundation 46: Please see the attachment below about our Foundation's upcoming event to watch the Chicago Wolves on Sunday, October 25th. Proceeds from the sale of these tickets will come back to our district's foundation to help all of our students. Take a look! Have a great weekend ahead! We're back to work Tuesday morning. Take care. Marcus and Karen ! Grayslake Community Third Annual Cut & Shave For St. Baldrick’s Foundation ! Raise&$50&for&a&cut&or& a&shave!& & This!year’s!hair!donations! will!support!“Pantene! Beautiful!Lengths.”! ! All!monetary!donations!will! support!the!“St.!Baldrick’s! Foundation.”! Our$goal$is$$20,000$ and$30$hair$ Save donations!$ the Date! 4/15/16 Last year Grayslake Middle School had more than 100 students and community members cut or shave. We raised $17, 345 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and donated 14 individual bags of hair. The GMS student assembly starts in the morning, but the Grayslake community can feel free to support all afternoon and evening! Come out this spring and help us help others! Visit our event page to sign up or make a donation: https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/gmsmakeyourmark2016 ! ! We welcome your participation on our quick and easy communications survey. Your input is valuable in helping us to shape the future of our online communications program. Visit: http://svy.mk/1L2sfTy Thank you for your participation! Don’t forget you can find us online at www.d46.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/CCSD46 Twitter: www.twitter.com/d46webmaster Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/128535385@N04/albums And be sure to sign up to receive our news electronically! http://ww2.d46.k12.il.us/district/gogreen.asp Topics you can choose to receive: o Individual School Newsletters o Board of Education updates o Superintendent Messages DISTRICT 46 FAMILY DAY WITH THE WOLVES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015 AT 3PM VS CHARLOTTE CHECKERS Free Wolves hat with each ticket purchased through this offer. A portion of the ticket proceeds will go back to support the District 46 Foundation. HOW TO ORDER: BY PHONE: Stefanie Evans (847) 832-1939 # tickets at $20.75 = $ ________ (lower level side non-center or upper seating) # hot dog &soda’s at $6.00 = $ _______ TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ ________ Acct #: _GB Name: Address: BY MAIL Chicago Wolves Attn: Stefanie Evans 2301 Ravine Way, Glenview, IL 60025 All payments must be received by Friday, October 23, at NOON. Tickets are subject to availability and all sales are final. This flyer cannot be used in conjunction with any other ticket offer. Tickets will be mailed to the address the customer provides in this order form. However, orders received within seven (7) days of the game will be held at Will Call one hour prior to game time at the Allstate Arena Box Office. Schedule dates and start times are subject to change. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. Please make all checks payable to Chicago Wolves. City/State/Zip: Email: Phone (c): BY FAX: (847) 724-1652, Attn: Stefanie Evans Contact Stefanie Evans for more information: (w): AMX / DISC / MC / VS No.: Card Exp: ______/______ Sec. Code: ________ 847-832-1939 [email protected] Dear Parent or Guardian, We know that many students and their families depend on the Internet, whether at school or at home, so they can do homework, search for jobs, access financial or government services and much more. As an educator, I know that having the Internet at home is critical to ensuring that your child can stay connected to online assignments, classmates and teachers. That is why we want to make sure you to know about a low-cost home Internet service called Internet EssentialsSM from Comcast. If you have at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program, your family may qualify.* Features of Internet Essentials include: • $9.95 per month + applicable taxes with no term contract or credit checks • No activation or equipment fees • WiFi router included • Access to an affordable desktop or laptop computer for just $149.99 • Free in-person and online web classes Call 855-846-8376 or apply online at InternetEssentials.com. We want all our students to have the opportunity to do their homework at home, and we are excited to tell you about programs like Internet Essentials from Comcast that may be helpful to your family. Sincerely, Your school administration *To qualify for Internet Essentials, your household must be located where Comcast offers Internet service, have not subscribed to Comcast Internet service within the last 90 days and does not have an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment in the past year. Pre-approval for the program is limited to families of students whose schools have a 50% or higher number of students are eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program. Internet Essentials from Comcast is a program to provide home Internet service for families. It is not a school program, and is not required by your school. Your school is not responsible for Internet Essentials accounts. No school funds were used for this notice. LEARNING AT SCHOOL SHOULDN’T END ONCE YOU’RE HOME The Internet belongs in the home and can help provide knowledge and opportunities for your family. Internet EssentialsSM from Comcast brings affordable high-speed Internet home. You may qualify if your child is eligible for the National School Lunch Program. $ 9 .95 /month + tax No contract needed No credit check No installation fee WiFi router included Apply now at InternetEssentials.com or call 1-855-8-INTERNET (1-855-846-8376) Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Limited to Internet Essentials service for new residential customers meeting certain eligibility criteria. Advertised price applies to a single outlet. Actual speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. After initial participation, if a customer is determined to be no longer eligible for the program but continues to receive Comcast service, regular rates will apply. Subject to Internet Essentials program terms and conditions. Call 1-855-846-8376 for restrictions and complete details, or visit InternetEssentials.com. ©2015 Comcast. All rights reserved. Internet Essentials is a program to provide home Internet service for families. It is not a school program, and is not endorsed or required by your school. Your school is not responsible for Internet Essentials accounts. Estimado padre o encargado, Sabemos que muchos estudiantes y sus familias dependen del Internet, tanto en la escuela como en el hogar, para hacer la tarea escolar, buscar trabajo, tener acceso a servicios financieros o gubernamentales y mucho más. Como educador, sé que tener Internet en el hogar es fundamental para que su hijo pueda permanecer conectado con su tarea escolar en línea y con sus compañeros y maestros. Por eso queremos asegurarnos de que conozca un servicio de Internet de bajo costo llamado Internet EssentialsSM de Comcast. Si tiene al menos un niño elegible para participar en el Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares, su familia puede calificar.* Las funciones de Internet Essentials incluyen: • $9.95 al mes más impuestos aplicables sin contrato ni revisión de crédito. • No hay cargos por activación ni por equipo. • El router de WiFi se incluye en el costo mensual. • Podrá disponer de una computadora desktop o laptop de bajo costo por solo $149.99. • Clases en línea o en persona gratuitas. Llame al 855-765-6995 o solicítelo en línea en es.InternetEssentials.com. Queremos que todos nuestros estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de hacer su tarea escolar en el hogar y estamos muy contentos de poder informarle sobre programas como Internet Essentials de Comcast que pueden resultar de ayuda para su familia. Atentamente, El equipo administrativo de su escuela * Para calificar en Internet Essentials de Comcast, su hogar debe estar situado donde se ofrezca el servicio de Internet de Comcast, no haber estado suscrito al servicio de Internet de Comcast durante los últimos 90 días y no tener una factura sin pagar, ni equipos sin devolver en el último año. La pre-aprobación para el programa se limita a las familias de estudiantes cuyas escuelas cuenten con 50% o más de estudiantes que sean elegibles para participar en el Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares. Internet Essentials de Comcast es un programa que proporciona servicio de Internet a familias. No es un programa escolar y su escuela no lo requiere. Su escuela no es responsable de las cuentas de Internet Essentials. No se usaron fondos escolares para realizar este aviso. EL APRENDIZAJE ESCOLAR NO DEBERÍA TERMINAR CUANDO LLEGAS A CASA El Internet debe formar parte del hogar y ayudarte a obtener información y oportunidades para tu familia Internet EssentialsSM de Comcast ofrece un Internet de alta velocidad asequible para el hogar. Puedes calificar si tu hijo es elegible para participar en el Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares. $ 9 .95 al mes + impuestos Sin revisión de crédito Sin cargo por instalación Sin contrato de plazo fijo Router WiFi incluido Solicítalo ahora en es.InternetEssentials.com o llama al 1-855-SOLO-995 (1-855-765-6995) Se aplican restricciones. No está disponible en todas las áreas. Limitado a Internet Essentials de Comcast para nuevos clientes residenciales que satisfagan ciertos requisitos de elegibilidad. El precio anunciado se aplica a una sola conexión. Las velocidades actuales pueden variar y no están garantizadas. Tras la participación inicial, si se determina que un cliente ya no es elegible para el programa, pero continúa recibiendo el servicio de Comcast, se aplicarán las tarifas regulares. Sujeto a los términos y condiciones del programa Internet Essentials de Comcast. Llame al 1-855-765-6995 para obtener las restricciones y detalles completos o visite es.InternetEssentials.com. ©2015 Comcast. Derechos Reservados. Internet Essentials es un programa que proporciona escolar y no lo patrocina ni lo requiere su escuela. Su escuela no es responsable de las cuentas.
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