Happenings @ the Hill
Volume 1 Issue 7 (Week of November 19-23)
GHMS wishes all of our families a Happy Thanksgiving.
Represent your House! Our next challenge: Color Challenge - Whose house has the most participation in wearing its house shirt or color on our next meeting day (Tuesday!)?
FLEX THIS WEEK (FLEX is 8:15am-8:45am)
This week during FLEX time:
- Monday 19th - SSR/AoW
- Tuesday 20th - House Meeting - Wear your House shirt to school! This month's focus trait is confidence.
- Wednesday 21st - no school
- Thursday - 22nd no school
- Friday - 23rd no school
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.
Next Progress Report Date is: November 29th.
It's getting colder outside... Please prepare your students.
As the weather begins to get colder, I encourage you to keep your student informed and remind him/her to dress in layers and/or wear a jacket to school. When the weather is below 40 degrees, we consider the wind chill factor to determine whether or not we allow our students to go outside for their blacktop time during lunches. I have attached our district weather guidelines below for your information.
Upcoming Pay It Forward Projects
- Blue Jeans Drive for Rock Hill Children's Attention Home organized by one of our former Bulldogs, Blake Coston. A flyer has been attached below. We will begin collecting these new or gently used jeans beginning November 26.
- Student Council Food Drive - November 26th - December 14th. This will be a House Competition - 8 boxes to represent each House will be located outside the Media Center.
Sponsor our "Woot Woot Wagon"
Celebrating the End of the 1st Nine Weeks!
The Woot Woot Wagon brought some treats to our "spooktacular" teachers and "terror-ific" staff!
Inauguration of the Woot Woot Wagon!
7th Grade
Cozy Comfort!
Related Arts
Vaping/JUULing - It's a serious new trend among teens. Please be aware.
Bulldogs win the Middle School Mascot Mania challenge
We Need You!
OTHER EVENTS and/or MARK YOUR CALENDARS
November 20th - home basketball scrimmage 5:00pm.
November 26-30th - Our 6th graders will be engaging in various career exploration activities.
November 29th - Check Parent Portal for mid-term progress.
December 7th - PTA meeting @ 8:30am.
Festival of the Arts - evening of December 18th (time to be confirmed)
The make-up day of December 21 is a Half Day. Middle School dismissal will be @ 11:35am.
Soon to Donate our Lost and Found Items - Claim by December 14th
Are you curious about our after school club offerings?
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.
Musical Theater Playbill Spotlights, Shout-outs, and Ticket Sales
GOLD HILL ATHLETICS - See our website for sports schedules
LEADER OF THE PACK ATHLETICS SPONSOR! - Jackson Orthodontics
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!
Thank you to the following corporate sponsors for your continued support of GHMS PTA!
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