Happenings @ the Hill
Volume 1 Issue 10 (Week of December 10-14)
FLEX THIS WEEK (8:15am-8:45am)
- Monday - School closed!
- Tuesday - 2 hour delay! = no FLEX
- Wednesday - FLEX
- Thursday - Spelling Bee Qualifying Round for 6th Graders
- Friday - Sustained Silent Reading & Great Shake Practice 2 (Media Center)
Student Council Events / News
Winter School Spirit Week December 17-21
- December 17 - Couch Potato Day - Encourage everyone to wear sweatpants/lounging pants and sweatshirts for the day.
- December 18 - Holiday Scrabble Day - Organize a large group of friends to spell out something holiday or winter related using letters on your shirts. This can be fun because if a lot of people do it, you can form different words throughout the day!
- December 19 - Western Ware Wednesday - Get your boots, jeans, flannels, and cowboy hat on!
- December 20 – Winter Wear Day - On this day, students wear their mittens, scarves, and winter hats.
- *December 21 – Tacky Winter Sweater Day - Wear your tackiest winter sweater to school. (*This will be a HOUSE challenge for participation rate.)
Candy Grams for Sale December 17-19 for 50 cents each! Want to spread some holiday cheer and well wishes to a friend? Buy a Candy Gram from StuCo in the mornings or at lunch. The Candy Grams will be delivered during FLEX Thursday, December 20th.
Pay It Forward Projects
Jeans for Teens - GHMS filled the box last week! Can we do it again this week?
Lost and Found Items - Please Claim by December 14th.
Festival of the Arts Invitation
Check Mates - Chess Club Starts January 7 @ 3:30-4:30 Room 415 (Mondays)
1 in 11 Middle and High School Students Are Vaping
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The make-up day of December 21 is a Half Day. Middle School dismissal will be @ 11:35am.
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.
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.
GHMS Presents Legally Blonde, Jr. - 7:00pm @ FMHS Auditorium January 10, 11, and 12
Musical Theater Playbill Spotlights, Shout-outs, and Ticket Sales
Have you purchased your student's yearbook?
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.
Want to know what our PTA is up to lately? Check out our PTA page.
Interested in Athletics information? Check out our Athletics page.
Jackson Orthodontics - LEADER OF THE PACK SPONSOR!
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
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