Happenings @ the Hill
Volume 2, Issue 19
GHMS Families Donated over 970 pounds of food to the Fort Mill Care Center! #Differencemakers
Short List
Tuesday - 7th Grade Spelling Bee (Cafe during FLEX) / Board Meeting @ 6pm
Wednesday - PTA Holiday Luncheon / No After School Meetings / Academic Challenge - Away
Thursday - Girls Basketball v. ILMS @ 5pm / STEAM Leader Training @ DO
Friday - 6th Grade STEAM Career Day! / 3rd period Theater Arts Performance @ 11:00am (room 615)
Beta Club will be meeting after school Monday until 4:15pm. (See Ms. Blair for more details.)
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" Auditions will be December 10, 11, and 12 after school in Ms. Call's room. Please pick up audition information outside Ms. Call's room on the Related Arts Hallway.
Upcoming Theater Arts Performances - December 13th and 16th
3rd and 5th period Theater Arts classes will be performing
“What Do You Do When The Elves Have The Flu?”
on Friday, December 13th at 11:00 AM (3rd period) and 12:30PM (5th period) in room 615 at GHMS.
1st period Theater Arts class will be performing
“Christmas In July”
on Tuesday, December 16th at 9:00 AM in room 615 at GHMS.
Congratulations to GHMS Students of the Month - Recognized for "Putting First Things First" - Prioritizing
November Students of the Month
6th Grade
November - Put First Things First (Prioritize! Don’t Procrastinate!)
Team A
1 - Lillian Washington
2 - Kate Marker
3 - Joseph Duey
4 - Caden Stevens
Team B
1 - Connor Demmerle
2 - Landon Lynch
3 - Arina Zubach
4 - Lily Blocher
Team C
1 - Anthony Drake
2 - Weston Hershey
3 - Lucy Racine
4 - Ava Shave
7th Grade
November - Put First Things First (Prioritize! Don’t Procrastinate!)
Team A
1 - Gabby Knight
2 - Caden Mason
3 - Sophia Carnevale
4 - Chad Hernandez
Team B
1 - Danica Lindquist
2 - Susy Taberas
3 - Ava Rovenstine
4 - Tucker Gandy
Team C
1 - Juliet Karasch
2 - Austin Parks
3 - Caleb Keene
4 -Campbell Player
Team D
1 - Princess Perez
2 -Chloe Osmond
3 - Audrey Kim
8th Grade
November - Put First Things First (Prioritize/Don’t Procrastinate)
Team A
1 - Phoebe Schaffer
2 - Brooke Ransier
3 - Rhys Woolf
4 - Franz Nelsen
Team B
1 - Adrian Wong
2 - Auvin Cole
3 - Kayleigh Starcher
4 - Jahzara Bryant
Team C
1 - Matt Poliquin
2 - Catherine Howe
3 - Mia Scott
4 - Mason Jaeckli
Related Arts
November - Put First Things First (Prioritize! Don’t Procrastinate!)
6th Grade
1 - Elian Church
2 - Lilah Haen
7th Grade
1 - Sal DiStefano
2 - Megan Cairns
8th Grade
1 -Belen Dwyer
2 - Lucas Prondzinski
December 17th - Our Annual Festival of the Arts
Related Arts Showcase
Gold Hill Middle School
Related Arts Department
Presents
The 12th Annual
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
December 17, 2019
In the GHMS Gym
Doors open @ 6:30pm / Performances begin @ 7pm
Nurse's Update
Attention 6th Grade Parents/Guardians:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants to assure that all children and teens receive recommended vaccines to prevent disease. DHEC reminds parents and guardians that South Carolina law requires that all students entering 7th grade receive one (1) dose of Tdap vaccine. The Tdap vaccine protects preteens and teens from three serious diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough). It is important to know that there are three other vaccines that all preteens and teens are recommended to receive: human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, a cancer prevention vaccine, meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) that prevents some types of meningitis, and the yearly flu vaccine.
We are reminding you now so that you have time to plan for your child to be vaccinated early, before the start of 7th grade. Talk to your child’s health care provider now about what vaccines he or she needs. You should also ask about these vaccines at a physical exam required for sports or at their annual well child visit. Don’t forget to make sure you get an updated SC Certificate of Immunization to give to your school nurse. This certificate is required by state law for school attendance.
Your local DHEC health department also can provide these vaccines. Call 1-855-472-3432 to make an appointment. For more information about vaccinations in South Carolina, go to scdhec.gov/Health/Vaccinations/
It's the Season of Giving and Our One Book One School Teams are Starting Their #Differencemaker Projects
Family Promise Supply Drive (December 2 - 13)
Jeans for Teens
PTA Updates - Thank you to all of the families who are supporing the GHMS PTA!
Treats needed for Faculty/Staff Holiday Luncheon
- Wednesday, December 11
- Click here for more details and to sign up - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4caead2ea1ff2-desserts
Did you know you can earn money for the GHMS PTA while you shop on Amazon?
- Cyber Monday is almost here! What are you getting GHMS this year? How about some free cash? Shop through AmazonSmile, and support GHMS!
- Type smile.amazon.com into your browser. Log in, just like you would to your regular Amazon account.
- When asked to find a charity to support, search for and select “Gold Hill Middle PTA” as your charity.
- You’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to the GHMS PTA!
- Note, you CANNOT use the Amazon App to shop and support GHMS.
- Happy shopping!
It's getting colder outside... Please help prepare your students.
Links to Fun Friday Jokes & Weekly Quotes
https://forms.gle/UxP8N7JeNzPF7ZJs5 Fun Friday Joke Link
https://forms.gle/UMezZXdxH9dmSMX67 Quotes Link
Order your student's yearbook online via the Pay Fees tabs on the GHMS webpage. Deadline for all orders is April 30th! We cannot guarantee any more yearbooks will be printed after this date!
School Counselors' News
Parent Portal Help
Need access to your student's grades, attendance, meal balance, and other info?
Use Parent Portal - access the link below to learn how to use this tool.
http://fortmill.ss11.sharpschool.com/parents_summary_from_fmsd/parent_portal
We do expect our parents/guardians to regularly check parent portal. Student grades are updated every 2 weeks per district policy. If you have questions about a particular grade or assignment, please reach out to your student's teacher directly. If you haven't already signed up to receive Parent Portal email notifications on a weekly basis, we encourage you to do so.
If you are having any issues with Parent Portal, please notify Dawn Fite @ fited@fortmillschools.org.
- February 7th - 8th Grade Job Shadow Day
- February 8th - 2020 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics @ Baxter YMCA
- March 7th - Cookin' for the Kids Chili Cook Off
- March 27th - Career Fair (7th Grade @ PKMS)
- April 6th through 13th - Spring Break
- April 21st - STEAM/Literacy Night
- April 24th - 8th Grade Dance (Time to be Determined)
- April 29th - Spring HOUSE Games (Wear HOUSE shirt!)
- May 7th - Spring Band Concerts
- May 8th - SC Ready and PASS Testing Window Opens
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Our PTA Sponsors are AMAZING!
The Hill - One Great Big Family
At GHMS, we pride ourselves on taking a family/collaborative approach to educating our students. Our teaching teams plan together to meet the needs of the students because we believe “they are ALL our students.” We work collaboratively with our Support Staff, Related Arts teachers, Special Services providers and parents to ensure the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students are being met. However, as with all families, we know that sometimes everyone may not see eye to eye. Should you ever have concerns regarding your student, I strongly encourage you to contact the teacher to discuss. Please do not go to your neighbors, friends, or social media to air your grievances or address something that the teacher or staff member has not had an opportunity to discuss directly with you. We teach our students that everyone has a voice and that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, even if you disagree with them. It is the Bulldog Way! This is the same behavior we expect from our parents when dealing with a concern. As principal, my blanket statement is and will always be, the doors of GHMS are open and we want to hear from you. Don’t hesitate to communicate with us. We are a family. We are a team. And, the only way we will be successful and the students will receive the education they deserve is if we work together.
Gold Hill Middle School will be a school where all students learn as a result of our teaching talent and the positive human connection that leaves us feeling safe, loved, valued, heard, and respected. #BulldogsLEAD
· Love to learn
· Engage our minds and hearts
· Achieve our goals together
· Do what we say we are
Let’s all be #differencemakers this year!
#BulldogsLEAD
Christine V. McNeil, Principal
Website: http://ghms.fortmillschools.org/
Location: 1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard, Tega Cay 29708
Phone: 803-548-8300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHMS1998/
Twitter: @GHMSBulldogs