Monday Memo
February 27, 2023
One of our goals this year is to minimize the number of emails staff receive in a day, week, and even month by sending relevant information through the Monday Memo. Please read this document carefully!
If you have updates to share, please be certain to send them in by Thursday each week.
News You Need to Know:
Upcoming Drills
- Tuesday, 2/28, will be a bus evacuation drill; announcements will be made updating staff as to the status of student arrivals in the morning due to this drill.
- Wednesday, 3/1, at 2:25 PM will be the March Fire Evacuation Drill
- Tuesday, 3/7, at 1:45 PM will be our next Tornado Drill
Eagle of the Week
This recognition can be completed in less than 3 minutes! Out of all your students, simply select ONE student to nominate based on the ECCHO values and write a quick sentence or two about why they are deserving.
Additional directions can be found within the document linked above. Nominations each week are due by Friday @ 3:35 PM.
iPad Loaner Limit
Read Across America: Spirit Week
Monday: Crazy Hair & Hat Day
Tuesday: Book Character Day
Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Day
Thursday: Superhero Day
Friday: PJ Day
PBIS Rewards: Viewing Referrals
Can you hear me now?
Do you...?
How should I...?
Where...?
Can we?
Have a question? Whether big or small, silly or serious, ask it here!
Questions will be answered in the upcoming week's Monday Memo. Names are optional!
Submitted Questions:
Q: The All Star Week celebrations during the day took away from our focus on instruction. Can we adjust the fun things we do to be outside of class time, possibly to be only before students arrive?
A: We, the admin team, would like to apologize for the mixed messages our GMS All Star Week sent to staff. We genuinely appreciate each of you who brought this to our attention in thoughtful ways, so that we could reflect and do better moving forward. We will continue to look for ways to infuse a healthy dose of competition and levity into GMS, so this remains a positive work environment and will do so in a way that presents more equal opportunity to everyone while prioritizing our main purpose: providing high quality instruction in support of Every Eagle Soaring.
Community Message
Please find this week's community message linked here. This is optional to review.
Calendar of Upcoming Events:
This week:
Wednesday, March 1
- Leadership Meeting @ 8 AM - LC
- March Evacuation Drill @ 2:25 PM
Next week:
Tuesday, March 7
- Tornado Drill @ 1:45 PM
- National Junior Honor Society Induction @ 6:30 PM - LC
Wednesday, March 8
- Department Meetings @ 8 AM - locations vary
Thursday, March 9
- 8th Grade SOL Bootcamp - locations vary - all English staff participating
In the distance:
Tuesday, March 14
- 8th Grade Writing SOL: Multiple Choice
Wednesday, March 15
- 8th Grade Writing SOL: Essay
Friday, March 17
- End of MP3
- PTSA "Green Dance" - 4-6PM - Cafeteria/Gym