We Are... Wildcats!
11/12/2021
A Message from the Principal : HOLIDAY HELP
The holiday season is quickly approaching. While the holidays are a beautiful, magical, and wonderful time; they can also be a hard and stressful time for some. Weiss has had several local agencies reach out to ask if any families are in need of holiday support. This can be a very difficult and private struggle. If your family is in need of some holiday help, please reach out to the staff member you feel most comfortable sharing this with, it could be your child's teacher, Mr. Bezeau, or Mrs. Hunter. We will share this information with our "Secret Santa's," throughout the community. We will be able to provide multiple families with Thanksgiving help, this month.
We are excited to spend November and December with this amazing community.
Holiday Treats and Traditions PTO Event Survey
Our PTO would love to showcase all the holidays and traditions celebrated throughout the winter months at our "Holiday Treats and Traditions" event on December 10. Please respond to the following survey if you are interested in sharing about the Holiday/Tradition that your family celebrates with our PTO so we can create the best event possible! Thank you!
Turkey Trot Route/Volunteers
We are so excited to have Turkey Trot this year! Our Turkey Trot will be on November 24th. We would love to have volunteers help guide the students along our racing track. If you are able to volunteer, please sign-up for a slot here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948AAA82CA0FA7-turkeyFamilies will be allowed to observe the Turkey Trot at specific spots around our race route. If you plan to observe the Turkey Trot you will need to come between these times to ensure there is no vehicle traffic happening during race times:
4th grade- 9:40-10:00 (Race time starts at 10:00)
1st grade-10:30-10:50 (Race time starts at 10:50)
2nd grade- 11:20-11:40 (Race time starts at 11:40)
3rd grade- 12:25-12:45 (Race time starts at 12:45)
5th grade- 1:15-1:35 (Race time starts at 1:35)
Kindergarten- 2:05-2:25 (Race time starts at 2:25)
Any Vehicle that enters our Weiss Driveway during a race time will be held by our West Parking Lot away from the race track.
Report Cards
World Kindness Day- November 13th
1. Acknowledge a Community Helper
2- Write positive messages with Sidewalk Chalk
3- Save some money for a special cause
4- Write positive notes to friends or family
5- Make a Kindness Jar to keep track of kind acts that someone does or observes.
6- Read stories/books about kindess.
Thankful Grams
It's that time of the year! Thankful Candy Grams! The flyer should have come home with your child this week.
Gibraltar School District Hiring a School Social Worker
Now hiring for School Social Worker!
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferred State of Michigan full approval in School Social Work
- Masters in Social Work from accredited university with a School Social Work concentration, with demonstrated knowledge and competency in:
- Child psychopathology
- Diagnosis, assessment and testing
- Educational disabilities and their impact on children and families
- The practice of social work in educational settings
- Proficient in computer applications, word processing, spreadsheets, and other educational technology
Feel free to share this link for interested candidates: HERE
Now Hiring- Guest Teachers
Gibraltar School District is always looking for amazing guest teachers! We have new incentives!
We have started a new incentive for our amazing guest teachers called Very Important Teacher (VIT). Simply put, all guest teachers will now qualify for the following incentives:
- Work 10 days in a calendar month, get a $100 bonus
- Work 15 days in a calendar month, get a $225 bonus
- Work 20 days in a calendar month, get a $400 bonus
If you have at least 60 college credits and are interested in becoming a guest teacher in GSD, please go to www.edustaff.org and click on Apply Now!
Family Health Screener
Upcoming Dates
November 17th- Picture Day Retakes
November 24th- Turket Trot.
November 25th-26th- No School- Thanksgiving Break
December 8th- Half Day for students due to teacher professional development
December 10th- Holiday Treats and Traditions PTO Event. Block A 5:30-6:45, Block B 7:00-8:15
December 17th- Last Day of School prior to Winter Break
January 3rd- School Resumes
Feel free to add this "Weiss Families Calendar" to your Google Calendar to help easily keep track of upcoming Weiss events: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gibdist.net_ra1jclsqrn76kim9gv4kj4jsb4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York