Let's "Make Gettys Great" in 2022-23!
Welcome to Gettys Middle School!
We hope all of our families have had an enjoyable summer. We look forward to having all of our students back on August 2. Our school will open at 7:45 am daily and the student's first class begins at 8:30 am. The first two weeks will be a time for all students and parents to learn our procedures. Please allow more time for transportation during the first two weeks while students, families and buses learn their new routines.
Gettys Middle is a 1:1 device school and textbooks are digital. Families should be sure to pay their technology fee of $25 for device insurance by July 28. You must pay online at MySchoolBucks by July 28. Parents should complete two items prior to their child receiving a device: the Registration Gateway as well as paying the required $25 device insurance fee. 7th grade students must also show TDAP immunization prior to receiving a student schedule. Several large chain drugstores offer walk-ins for this immunization as well as other medical facilities.
Meet the Teacher: Back to School Event July 28
GMS 7th and 8th grade drop-in during the times of 9:00 am -12:00 in gym.
6th Grade Registration in the gym by first letter of last name from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
• Student Last Name A-C is 1:00-1:45 pm
• Student Last Name D-H is 1:45-2:30 pm
• Student Last Name I-O is 2:30-3:15 pm
• Student Last Name P-Z is 3:15 to 4:00 pm
Additional Schedule Only Pickup for any grade 4:30-5:30 pm in gym.
Makeup Schedule Pickup Date is August 1, Monday from 12:30-2:00 pm Main Office.
During Meet the Teacher, students receive their schedule, can visit in classrooms, stop by informational tables setup in our gym for questions about transportation, after school programs, PTO, medical information with our nurses and other helpful information.
MySchoolBucks Online Payments
7th Grade Tdap Requirement
Don’t forget that your 7th grader must have the Tdap shot before they register for classes. This is a booster vaccination required by law for 7th grade students and is a protection against the whooping cough. This required documentation to be eligible to start school should be dropped off in our main office for our nurses prior to Meet the Teacher July 28. If you bring on Meet the Teacher day, you must report to the cafeteria to turn in your form and receive your child's schedule.
Registration Gateway: Update Family Information To Receive School Information
School Registration for the 2022-2023 school year will require you to go online to update your student’s personal information. You should have received an email from SDPC with all needed instructions. Please note that this is a required step that must be completed before the start of the school year.
o Link to Gateway Update
o Username - Student’s ID Number (located on report cards)
o Password - Student’s DOB - Ex: mm/dd/yyyy (include symbols)
If you have any questions, please call the GMS main office at (864) 397-3900.
Traffic Loop Procedures
We need all families cooperation with our Traffic Loop Procedures to ensure safety for all of our students and communicate traffic flow patterns around S. Pendleton Street. All vehicles should enter the Gettys car loop in the morning and afternoon procedures. We have supervision of students and safety when using our procedures and all students can be picked up or dropped off in the order that you arrive. Families should not park at local businesses or side roads or residential areas for any of these procedures. No parking on South First Street, Wyatt Avenue or West Second Avenue. Walkers must live within walking radius of school and are required to stay on sidewalks and crosswalks and avoid any private property or that could result in trespassing charges.
Our dismissal this year is 3:15 pm and car rider students sit in their grade level area for pick-up and should look for their vehicle. In the morning drop-off students will report to the cafeteria if they are having breakfast or wait in the gym holding area until our homerooms open up with teachers around 8:10 am.
Breaker Football Reminders:
Begin on August 2nd from 3:15 to 6:00 pm on Brice Field at GMS.
Aug 2 - 12: T-shirts/Shorts/Cleats/Tennis Shoes (no contact)
Aug 15- 17: Helmet & Shoulder Pads (no contact).
Aug 18: Full Pads (full contact).
Practice every day after school: stretching will begin at 3:45, practice from 4-6pm.
Head Coach: Twon Austin email leeaustin@pickens.k12.sc.us
2022 Football Schedule with combined 7th and 8th grade team.
Breaker Volleyball Reminders:
Wednesday, August 3rd - 8th grade 3:30 until 5:00 and 7th grade 5:30 until 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 4th - 8th grade 3:30 until 5:00 and 7th grade 5:30 until 7:00 pm
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