Jaguar News
Friday, February 5, 2021
In honor of the Super Bowl we have some fun trivia for you. Have a great weekend and GO CHIEFS!!!!
Fun Super Bowl Trivia:
- More than 105 million pounds of guacamole are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday, and in fact, the Super Bowl is credited with popularizing the avocado. In the 1990's, a public relations firm solicited recipes for guacamole from NFL players and families and called it the "Guacamole Bowl". This successful promotion saw the fruit - yep, it's a fruit - spike in popularity.
- In 1967 the NFL's Green Bay Packers competed against the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs for the first Super Bowl championship title.
- Of the top 10 most watched American television programs of all time, nine of them are Super Bowls.
In 1987, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner offered both starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl XXI- $75,000 to say the now famous phrase- "I'm going to Disney World" if their team won the big game. This quickly became a new tradition. These days the chosen spokespeople also usually get offered an actual trip to a Disney park as well.
Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest food consumption day. Given how many wings are consumed during the Super Bowl, it's no surprise that the USDA has deemed the sports holiday the second-largest food consumption day. What's the largest one? Thanksgiving, of course!
During the very first Super Bowl in 1967, ticket prices were not nearly as outrageous as they are today. According to Bleacher Report, the average cost of a Super Bowl I ticket was $12—and it didn't even sell out! Today you'll need between $4,000 and $5,000 to even get in the door of a stadium.
In 2020, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had surpassed Tom Brady to become the top seller of NFL merchandise. Just sayin'!...
7th/8th Grade Track and Field Team Informational Zoom Meeting- Monday, 2/8
Our head track and field coach, Anna West, will be hosting a parent/student informational meeting on Monday, February 8 via Zoom from 7:00-7:45 pm. If your 7th/8th grade student is interested in being a part of the GMS track and field team, please plan on attending this Zoom meeting.
Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/99126753037?pwd=dDBNM2ZrK2xkdHI3bnAvaWFPdDhXdz09
Meeting ID: 991 2675 3037
Passcode: track
Our coach will be presenting information on: required MSHSAA paperwork (needed every 2 years), GMS required paperwork (needed annually), student/athlete expectations, practice and meet/invitational schedules, etc.
If your student has previously participated in athletics at Gentry and you would like to verify that their MSHSAA paperwork is still up to date, now is a great time to call the main office (214-3240) to check.
Lastly, in order for us to get an idea on numbers, if your student is interested in joining the GMS Track and Field team, please complete this Interest Form. Everyone is welcome, no prior skill or running experience is required. Hope to see you at our Zoom meeting! Go Jaguars!
8th Grade Parents: Registration for High School Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP)- Due TODAY, 2/5
Our Guidance Counselors have been Zooming into CORE 1 eighth grade classes and presenting information on the Schoology course called: “Class of 2025”. Students have been directed to complete their 4 year plan called the ICAP (Individual Career and Academic Plan). Please take time to review this detailed plan with your student. TODAY, Friday, 2-5-21 is the last day to upload ICAP, Course Request forms and complete the HAC registration process. The ICAP folder, found in the Class of 2025 course material, also includes a Power Point with additional information.
This week our Guidance Counselors Zoomed into CORE 2 eighth grade classes to review the process on completing the Course Request Form and completing the Home Access Center (HAC) Course Request. This information can be found in the Rock Bridge High School Folder within the Schoology Course Class of 2025. In the yellow folder, titled Registration Materials, please take time to watch the video tutorial on entering the course request form in HAC.
Additional Registration information can be found on the RBHS webpage https://www.cpsk12.org/domain/6259
The Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP), Course Request and Home Access Center (HAC) information must be uploaded by 2-5-2021. Instructions for the verification form will be emailed to parents by March 8th. The last day to make any changes to this course request will be 3/12/21. As always, please reach out to your student’s current guidance counselor if you have any questions.
Mrs. Jeanine Atwell (Last names A-HI) JAtwell@cpsk12.org
Mrs. Abigail (Abi) Elliott (last names HO-R) aelliott@cpsk12.org
Mr. Michael Onwulata (last names S-Z) monwulata@cpsk12.org
Ms. Erin Maynard (Outreach Counselor) emaynard@cpsk12.org
6th/7th Grade Parents: Course Registration Begins February 8th
Middle school course registration will begin on Monday, February 8th and run through February 19th. Our Guidance department will present information during core classes next week. Students, however, will not be able register at school as this process requires parent/guardian approval. All registration materials can be accessed through our Gentry Middle School webpage. Please complete this process with your child. If you need further direction, don't hesitate to reach out to one of the counselors. The link below will be live on Monday, February 8th.
https://www.cpsk12.org/domain/10269#calendar29550/20210204/month
Valentine's Day Gifts/Treats
Though Valentine's Day (February 14th) falls on a Sunday this year, we wanted to remind everyone that we are not able to accept Valentine's Day gifts/deliveries from parents or couriers the days prior to or following Valentine's Day. As always, we ask that families save these special Valentine's Day gifts for home and refrain from sending them to school. Thank you for understanding and helping us with this.
Black History Month
KBIA's "You Don't Say" Podcast Series: Black History told by Columbia's Black Community:
https://www.kbia.org/term/you-dont-say#stream/0
MU Black History Month:
https://blackstudies.missouri.edu/black-history-month
City of Columbia Black History Month:
www.facebook.com/groups/231622748555808/
African American Heritage Trail Self-Guided Tour and Reflection:
African American Heritage Trail self-guided tour and reflection
Media Center Minute
Black History Month - the media center is celebrating Black History Month in a variety of ways.
- We have started a student discussion about Black History in our Schoology course based off the resources on our Black History resource page located here -https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cHzHjaCoZIB104PgPBNkJBlA9ShOEarfVGKA9vvp0q8/present?slide=id.g8ecaf4127d_1_2871
- We have a wide array of both fiction and nonfiction books in the Gentry Media Center on display and for students to check out.
- We will be using our Guessing Jar Contest, sponsored by the PTSA, to give out some brand new books by Black Authors later this month.
Viewing Grades in HAC
iPad Tech Support- Reminder
- The nearest CPS middle school M-F between 12:30 and 2:30 pm
- The Main CPS Building (1818 W. Worley Street) M-Th from 5:00-7:00 pm
Pre-Ordering Student Photos
Pre-Order Link: https://inter-state.com/order
Enter code: 49846M
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a college readiness program offered to 7th–12th grade CPS students. AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in society. If you believe your child would benefit from this program, please talk with them and encourage them to apply. The application is right on their iPad. Student applications are due February 15. Below are common characteristics of AVID students:
An AVID Student...
* Has desire and determination to be successful in school
* Might fall into the academic middle
* Has special circumstances in which support would be beneficial
* Might be the first person in their family to go to college
* Appears capable of success in rigorous or advanced courses with support
* Might benefit from an “AVID Family” support system
* Might benefit from guidance at school to become college-ready
* Might be learning English as a second language
If your child applies, you will receive an invitation to an AVID Informational Session and the student will be contacted concerning their interest in being in our AVID class during the 2021-2022 school year.
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Abby Vaughn avaughn@cpsk12.org, Brianne Hunter bhunter@cpsk12.org, or Josh Johnson josjohnson@cpsk12.org
GMS Sportswear Store- FINAL Day February 8
Our PTSA re-activated our Gentry online store so that you can purchase Gentry sportswear once again! This store was activated on January 22 and will remain open until 9:00 am on Monday, February 8. All orders can be placed and paid for through this online site. An email will be sent to families once we have further details regarding our order disbursement plan or pick up process (for virtual only students). Be sure to check out our fun designs and get yours before it’s too late. As always, THANK YOU for your continued support of our fundraisers and OUR Gentry School community!
Boone County Mental Health Survey
Our students and teachers will be completing the second round of the Boone County Schools Mental Health Coalition survey from February 8th-February 19th . If you have questions, please check the Frequently Asked Questions document below or contact Outreach Counselor Erin Maynard at emaynard@cpsk12.org
Student Absences
If you need to check your child out of school during their "in-seat" school hours for an occasional appointment, please simply ring the doorbell located at our main entrance and tell us that you are here to pick your child up for an appointment. We will locate them and walk them out to you so that you can sign our attendance log.
As always, please be sure to call the school if your child will be absent from in-seat school for any reason. If the absence is due to a medical appointment, please also provide the office with a medical excuse from your child's physician. Your child can submit this excuse to the main office when they return.
If your child will be absent from one of their virtual Zoom classes, please simply email the classroom teachers for those periods when they will be absent. There is no need to contact the school if your student will be absent from virtual Zoom classes.
Let Them Be Responsible
Middle School is the perfect time for students to start taking on more responsibilities, such as being accountable for all their school materials. We understand that as parents you want to make your student's life easier, however, by not bringing their forgotten items, we allow them to grow and to be more proactive in the future. This will also help us as a school, since it is extremely difficult for us to distribute forgotten items to such a large student population.
With this in mind, we are asking that if you absolutely need to drop something off for your student, you do so before 9:00 am. Items will be distributed to students during 3rd period. If you drop something off for your student after 9:00 am, it will be given to them the next day. Please, keep in mind that this practice includes lunch. If you need to bring lunch for your student, please do it before 9:00 am. Thank you for partnering with us while we help our students grow.
Future Dates to Remember
2/8- Parent Track and Field Information Meeting/Virtual Zoom Meeting @ 7:00-7:45 pm
2/10- School Not in Session Due to a Teacher Work Day
2/15- School Not in Session Due to President's Day
2/17- PTSA Zoom Meeting @ 6:00 pm
2/25- Student Grades Posted onto Home Access
2/26- School Not in Session Due a Teacher Work Day
3/1- Track and Field Opening Day- First Day of After School Practice
3/10- School Not in Session Due to a Teacher Collaboration Day
3/17- PTSA Zoom Meeting @ 6:00 pm
3/29-4/2- School Not in Session Due to Spring Break
4/5- Beginning of Quarter 4/Rotation 4
Josh Johnson, Principal
Email: Josjohnson@cpsk12.org
Website: https://www.cpsk12.org/Domain/17
Location: 4200 Bethel Street, Columbia, MO, USA
Phone: (573) 214-3240