The Bobcat Bulletin
August 30, 2021
School Starts Tomorrow!
We will have hard copies available for ALL students in the morning and staff will help direct students to their first block class.
Breakfast will be available for all students, free of charge, on carts as a grab-and-go.
First block class begins at 7:25 and we request that all students are finished eating breakfast by this time. Students will have a designated time for snack each day. Students may drink water throughout the day and milk at lunch. Students who bring in other beverages (such as sodas, energy drinks, etc.) will be asked to put them away. Please send your child in with a refillable water bottle as our water fountains remain closed.
Busing
Arrival
- Student drop-off begins at 7:10am
- Students who arrive after 7:25am will be marked as tardy
- Please do not use the traffic circle for student drop-off
- Please form two lines of traffic in the middle of the GBS parking lot.
- Buses will use the far outside lane.
- Students should enter through the designated grade level entrance
- Students should report directly to their first block class
Departure
- Dismissal begins at 2:20
- Students riding on buses will be dismissed first followed by walkers and then parent pick-ups
- Parents should arrive no earlier than 2:15 to avoid traffic congestion on Summer Street
Pick Up Patrol
The Green Phase
Important Dates
September 6 - No School (Labor Day)
September 23 - Picture Day
October 6 - Open House (time TBD)
October 11 - No School (Professional Development Day)
November 2 - Parent Teacher Conferences
November 4 - End of Quarter 1
Instrumental and Choral Programs
Please let us know your child's preference by completing this survey.
Spanish at GBS
Please let us know your child's preference by completing this survey.
Daily Schedule
- Quarter 1 will begin with Block 1
- Quarter 2 will begin with Block 6
- Quarter 3 will begin with Block 5
- Quarter 4 will begin with Block 4
Bus schedules will be out soon and will be posted on the website and printed in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Sports and Co-curricular Activities
Tryouts for our fall sports teams will begin on September 1. Please reach out to Scott Baldwin, GBS's Athletic Director, with any questions (sbaldwin@conval.edu).
The following sports are available this fall:
- Cross Country (grades 5 - 8)
- Boys Soccer (grades 6 - 8)
- Girls Soccer (grades 6 - 8)
- Field Hockey (grades 6 - 8)
- Girls Volleyball (grades 6 - 8) @ SMS
Please note: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, please email Scott Baldwin (sbaldwin@conval.edu) as the team practices at SMS and transportation is the responsibility of the families. Mr. Baldwin will help connect interested families for carpooling.
Late Bus Information
There is a late bus for students living in the towns of Hancock, Francestown, and Bennington. The bus drops all students at the town center and there is not a late bus available for Antrim.
Information regarding our co-curricular activities will come out once the school year gets running.
We also have a new policy regarding eligibility for sports an co-curriculars. This will also be published in our handbook.
Eligibility Requirements
Participation in athletic and co-curricular activities is considered a privilege granted to students. A student's academic performance and/or behavioral performance, while in school or on school grounds, may affect their privilege to participate in such activities.
In order to participate in interscholastic teams or in other co-curricular activities, it is required that the student athlete maintains 65% or greater in all classes. The previous quarter will determine eligibility for the beginning of the current athletic season. If at any point after the season begins, the grade drops below 65% during a reporting period, the student will be ineligible for game participation until the next reporting period. The student will continue to be a member of the team, participating in practices and team events.
Any student that is absent from school (must arrive before 11:00am) will be ineligible for practice or game participation. Any student that receives disciplinary action on the day of a game or practice, will be ineligible to play that day. If a student receives disciplinary action prior to a vacation or a weekend and the disciplinary action is not completed until after the vacation or weekend, then the student is ineligible to participate in practices and games. Coaches, teachers, and administration can determine eligibility for participation in games or practices that exceed the standards of this policy.
Community Information
Stay Connected!
Email: kfoecking@conval.edu
Website: gbs.convalsd.net
Location: 16 School Street, Antrim, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 588-6630
Facebook: facebook.com/Great-Brook-School
Twitter: @gbs_foecking