GMS Sunday Message
June 4, 2023
Monday, June 5th will be a DAY 2
Please review this newsletter carefully & click the links within.
Have a great evening and make it a great week!
CONGRATULATIONS to the GHS Class of 2023!!!!!!
This week.....
June 6:
8th grade Field Trip
6th grade Awards Ceremony @ 9:30 AM
7th grade Awards Ceremony @ 10:30
6th & 7th Grade Field Day, 12:00 – 3:30pm
June 7: LAST Day of School / Early Dismissal @ 1:35
Field Day, 6/6 starting @ 12noon
Congratulations to our 8th graders, Joshua Coles and Zoe Summers, who received PERFECT Attendance this school year!
All students entering the 7th grade are required to have the TDaP and Meningococcal vaccines or have an exemption on file prior to the first day of school.
Attention parents of current 6th grade students! Per VDH and GCPS Guidelines, all students entering the 7th grade are required to have the TDaP and Meningococcal vaccines or have an exemption on file prior to the first day of school. Any student without documentation of these immunizations or exemption will not be able to attend school until they are received. Records can be dropped off, faxed (804-556-6223) or emailed to Nurse Mullins (smullins@glnd.k12.va.us).
If you have already submitted documentation, please disregard this message.
Please reach out to Nurse Mullins (smullins@glnd.k12.va.us or 804-556-5320) with any questions.
Here Comes the Bus App
Check it out: HERE COMES THE BUS APP
Information from the GCPS Transportation Department
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Our transportation services forecasts a limited number of drivers for the upcoming school year. Please see the attached memo regarding upcoming changes.
If your student did not ride the bus this school year and plans to ride for the new school year please makes sure to fill out a school bus request form. Please click the School Bus Request Form to sign up. If your student requires an alternate bus stop you must make the request before the start of each school year.
Please see this Transportation Changes attached memo for IMPORTANT information.
Pursuant to the Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, middle school students enrolled in a high school class may request that the grades be omitted from the student’s transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course. If you are interested in pursuing this option for your child, please complete the information needed on this form so that the principal may authorize your request.
In considering this option, parents and students need to be aware of the following:
● Once removed, a course cannot be reinstated.
● Once a course and grade are removed, there will be no evidence on the child’s transcript that the course was ever taken and no reason why the grade was removed.
● When a course with an associated SOL is removed from the academic record, any verified credit earned will not be applied towards high school graduation requirements unless the student retakes the removed course and earns a passing grade.
● Students will not meet the prerequisite for the next instructional level in any area in which a high school course is removed. For example, a student requesting to drop a French I class taken in 8th grade will not be eligible to go onto French II in his 9th grade year without first retaking French I.
Please complete this form and submit it to the GMS Counseling Office. The form can be emailed to tdavis@glnd.k12.va.us or dropped off in the Main Office.
See below for a list of High School Credit Courses offered at GMS:
Algebra I
Geometry
World Geography
Earth Science
Spanish I/ Spanish II
French I/ French II
Agriscience and Technology
MCJROTC I
Nutrition and Wellness
Technology Foundations
Video and Media Technology
Track & Field CAMP at GHS- June 8th & 9th, 1:00-4:00PM.
Bulldog Basketball Camp for Boys!
Stay Connected @ GMS!
Admin & School Counseling
Principal: Mr. Mason
Students last name A - K:
Ms. Strickler, Dean of Students
Ms. Powell, School Counselor
Students last name L - Z:
Mr. Gordon, Assistant Principal
Ms. Blackley, School Counselor
Front Office
Ms. Davis, Attendance Secretary and Registrar
Ms. Mullins, School Nurse
Ms. Hobbs, Front Office Secretary and Bookkeeper
Main Office #:
(804) 556-5320
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