Happenings @ the Hill
Volume 1 Issue 15 (Week of January 28-February 1)
Quick List - On Campus This Week
Tuesday - Polar Plunge Popsicles for $1 at all lunches today!
Wednesday - Another Great Day to Be a Bulldog!
Thursday - Polar Plunge Popsicles for $1 at all lunches today!
Friday - $1 Hat Day for the Polar Plunge! and a 6th Grade Special Presentation on the Harmful Effects of Vaping (presented by a Senior Student from Saint Anne Catholic School in Fort Mill for his Senior Capstone Project)
During FLEX This Week (8:15-8:45am)
- Monday - ELA Groups and Article of the Week for 6th/7th; Pay It Forward Challenge for 8th
- Tuesday - 8th WEB Leader Training / Upstanders (L201)
- Wednesday - ELA Groups / 6th Grade WEB Day
- Thursday - Junior Scholars Meeting (media center)
- Friday - Pay It Forward Challenge Day for 6th/7th
Is Soccer, Baseball, or Track your kid's jam? If so, read on...
Physicals need to be uploaded to Arbiter Athlete in order to participate. For the 1st day, the student may bring a copy of his/her physical with him/her to tryouts if you have not had time to upload. All information must be completed on Arbiter Athlete by the end of tryouts. Information on how to upload and complete the forms can be found by following this LINK.
Girls Soccer: Mon. 1/28 – Fri. 2/1 after school until 5:20.
Boys Soccer: Mon. 1/28 – Wed. 1/30 after school until 5:00.
Baseball: Mon. 2/4 – Thur. 2/7 at school until 5:30 on Monday. Remaining days will be at CBC.
Track: Practice will begin Mon. 2/4 (Track is open to everyone! There are no "cuts" in this sport.)
Basketball Playoffs
Monday, January 28th
7th Girls v. Pleasant Knoll @ Pleasant Knoll @ 5pm
8th Girls v. Springfield @ Gold HIll @ 5pm
7th Boys v. Banks Trail @ Banks Trail @ 6:50 pm
Championship Games will all be hosted @ Banks Trail Middle on January 30th and 31st. (Stay Tuned!)
Our Pay It Forward Projects
Bulldogs 4 the Plunge '19 - Pay It Forward House Challenge
Thank you for your continued support of our projects!
BBEL Academy
This summer a group of GHMS teachers plans to travel to our sister school, BBEL Academy, in Uganda. Our goal is to help BBEL Academy in whatever ways we can including working on the physical space and also doing some teaching!
This website has been developed to better explain our partnership with BBEL and the ways you can help Pay It Forward. Thank you in advance for your support!
Let's Do Lunch!
We need YOUR HELP to make this happen. So far we have 17 volunteers.
To cover one day of lunch duties, we need 9 people each day across 5 days unless our parents cover more than one lunch block in a day.
Please consider volunteering! We would love to have you visit campus!
Save the Date (s) - ALL Bulldogs
February 4th-8th - National School Counselors Week (Be sure to thank your counselor this week!)
February 21st - Progress Reporting - Check Powerschool for your student's mid-term progress
March 19th - Bulldog Bash (Home Soccer Game)
March 22nd - Incentive Day
March 25th - Q3 Ends - 135th Day of School
March 29th - Teacher Work Day* (*weather makeup, if needed)
April 30th - Bulldogs for Change STEAM/Literacy Night 6-8pm
Save the Date(s) for 8th Graders
February 1st - Job Shadow Day
February 7th - Rising 9th Grade Parent Meeting/Curriculum Fair @ Fort Mill High School (6:30pm) - see flyerFebruary 19th - Rising 9th Grade Parent Meeting hosted by Gold Hill Middle (gym) @ 6:15pm
February 28th - IGP Day @ GHMS
April 26th - 8th Dance (7:00-10:00pm)
June 3rd - Recognition Practice Day
June 5th - Recognition Ceremony @ 9:00am (Half day of school.)
Yearbook Sales
This is our school-specific link to your online Jostens yearbook offer.
http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01085939
This link prevents the purchaser from having to enter school name or city/state when going to www.JostensYearbooks.com.
Need Immediate Access To Your Student's Grades, Attendance, Lunch Balance, and Other Info?
Use Parent Portal - access the link below to learn how to use this tool.
Please note that we are not sending home written progress reports this year. An email alert and reminder (as well as this newsletter) will be sent out regarding progress report dates encouraging you to check Parent Portal.
If you are having any issues with Parent Portal, please notify Dawn Fite @ fited@fortmillschools.org.
Thank you to the following corporate sponsors for your continued support!
Need Athletics Information?
Jackson Orthodontics - LEADER OF THE PACK SPONSOR!
Thank you Dr. Jackson for continuing to support our district athletic programs! You are our Leader of the Pack Sponsor by donating an additional $3,500 above your $5,000 donation to our district wide 5k!
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!
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