Weekly Staff Letter
December 19th - December 22nd
Happy Holidays...Family First!
Planning tip...The Week before Break
- Begin planning and prepping for our first week back.
- Meet with your team to make sure you all are on the same page for week 1 of 2nd semester.
- Have all your copies and supplies ready to go by Friday
- Manage and utilize your plan time efficiently. So that you have more family time over the break.
- NEWTON'S LAW - Copiers always break on the first day back.....
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Tuesday, December 19th:
Morning Meeting Today
ELA Finals
4:30-5:30 Homework Help
Wednesday, December 20th:
Science Finals
All hands on Deck....unless you're in the 7/8 meeting
4:15-4:45 - 2nd-semester Kickoff: 7/8 Meeting in Glovers Room
Thursday, December 21st:
Social Studies Finals
All hands on Deck
Friday, December 22nd: Assembly Schedule
This day we will be on assembly schedule. Some of you have planned enrichment activities (backed up by standards) for your classes or will be completing finals for those who missed. You can also have students work on their portfolios through Google sites. At the end of the day, all students and staff will be attending the GVMS Play.
8:00 a.m. - Superintendent's Advisory Council
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018:
8:00am - WORKDAY - 1st semester grades due by 2:00pm so that we may report out to parents in a timely manner.
STAFF TO DO:
- ALL hands on deck: Wednesday - Friday before and after school. Please be out front or out back. (Wave at kids, "Happy Holidays, Have a great break, See you in January...") This also helps prevent and cut down on discipline issues right before the break.)
- Take 5 min and make a pass through the lunchroom Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Use this time to continue building relationships!
- Finals will continue this week: Dec. 19-22 (19th - ELA, 20th- Science, 21st- Social Studies. The 22nd will be for make-ups, revisions, enrichment and/or Student Portfolios)
- Make sure you update your grades by 4:45 on Wednesday.
Morning Meeting Participation
Please LINK your morning meeting agenda to the "17-18 Crew/MM Schedule."
CREWs are only responsible for the Friday Morning Meeting and announcements for the week. We also encourage you to take your CREW and practice in the cafeteria during CREW time this week.
Kelly and Dana's Schedule
Dana
Tuesday- At GVMS
Wednesday- At GVMS
Thursday- At GVMS
Friday- At GVMS
Kelly
Tuesday- At GVMS
Wednesday- At GVMS
Thursday- At GVMS (Mid-Year w/ Brad 12:00-1:00)
Friday- At GVMS