Happenings @ the Hill
Volume 2 Issue 23 (Week of January 21-24)
Semester Flip is Tuesday!
Chomeroom/Homeroom still London / FLEX block then:
1B - Math 7 with Kiggans
2B - Science 7 with France
3B - Art 7
4 (A-B) - Lunch 7
5B - PE 7
6B - Social Studies 7 with London
7B - Lang Arts 7 with Grupp
Student returns to Chromeroom/Homeroom then is dismissed.
20th Monday - NO SCHOOL!
21st Tuesday - All grades switch Related Arts Classes / Robotics Club
22nd Wednesday - Academic Challenge Team Competition v. Oakridge Middle School
23rd Thursday - National Reading Day / Girls Basketball v. FMMS @ 5pm (Boys Away) / Robotics Club
24th Friday - Report Cards Coming Home / Bulldog Ice
8th Grade Dance Date Change
Chromebook Violations Policy - Effective January 21st (You may download the attachment).
Popsicles for $1 Tuesdays and Thursdays
(Purchases will go towards the House challenge.)
GHMS Adminstrator's Challenge
$2,000 = pies in the faces of the admin team
$4,000 = admin take the plunge
$6,000 = pies in the faces, plunge, AND admin team spends the night on the roof of GHMS!
See the flyer about our Penny War! (Friendly $$$ competition between the Houses)
Bulldogs 4 the Plunge 2020 - House Challenge
Bulldog Bash Whiteout - Monday, January 27th!
Bulldog Shake Information
January dates x 3 – The top 32 students (3 from each house and 1 alternate) will meet with a coach (Celia McCarter from Classic Cotillion) in the Media Center during FLEX to fine tune their social skills.
January 29 – 6:30 P.M. in the GHMS Media Center - The Bulldog Shake - Rounds 1, 2, and 3. All 24 students participate in round 1, 12 move on to round 2, and 3 will compete in the final round.
PTA News - Spirit Days
8th Grade Job Shadowing Information
GHMS 8th grade students have received their Job Shadow Day packets! The Job Shadow information can also be found online at http://ghms.fortmillschools.org/news/what_s_new/job_shadow. Our School Counselor, Marc Wesseling, and Career Development Facilitator, Kati McFadden, spoke with students about Job Shadow Day. They explained why we have job shadow, taught students about networking, and answered questions about logistics and paperwork. Whether students find their interests confirmed by their experiences at job shadow, or that the career is not exactly what they thought, Job Shadow Day is an amazing opportunity for students to explore careers and learn about themselves. Please contact Kati McFadden at mcfaddenk@fortmillschools.org if you have any questions. We appreciate your support of Job Shadow Day!
Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night @ FMHS - February 6 @ 6:30pm
GHMS will host a Rising Yellow Jacket Night on February 13th starting at 6pm in our gym.
- February 6th - Curriculum Night at FMHS for rising 9th graders (see flyer above)
- February 8th - 2020 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics @ Baxter YMCA
- February 13th - Rising Yellow Jacket Night @ 6pm - GHMS (Informational session for rising 9th graders and their parents held at GHMS)
- March 7th - Cookin' for the Kids Chili Cook Off
- March 11th - 15th - 8th Band/Honors Chorus Florida Performance Trip
- April 6th through 13th - Spring Break
- April 21st - STEAM/Literacy Night
- April 23rd-25th - "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Performances at FMHS
- April 29th - Spring HOUSE Games (Wear HOUSE shirt!)
- April 30th - YEARBOOK ORDER DEADLINE
- May 1st - 8th Grade Dance (7pm-10pm)
- May 7th - Spring Band Concerts
- May 8th - SC Ready and PASS Testing Window Opens
- May 26th - 30th - 0ptional 8th Grade D.C. Experience
DEADLINE - APRIL 30
School Counselor's News
Links to Fun Friday Jokes & Weekly Quotes
https://forms.gle/UxP8N7JeNzPF7ZJs5 Fun Friday Joke Link
https://forms.gle/UMezZXdxH9dmSMX67 Quotes Link
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Jackson Orthodontics - LEADER OF THE PACK SPONSOR!
The Hill - We are Family
At GHMS, we pride ourselves on taking a family/collaborative approach to educating our students. Our teaching teams plan together to meet the needs of the students because we believe “they are ALL our students.” We work collaboratively with our Support Staff, Related Arts teachers, Special Services providers and parents to ensure the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students are being met. However, as with all families, we know that sometimes everyone may not see eye to eye. Should you ever have concerns regarding your student, I strongly encourage you to contact the teacher to discuss. Please do not go to your neighbors, friends, or social media to air your grievances or address something that the teacher or staff member has not had an opportunity to discuss directly with you. We teach our students that everyone has a voice and that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, even if you disagree with them. It is the Bulldog Way! This is the same behavior we expect from our parents when dealing with a concern. As principal, my blanket statement is and will always be, the doors of GHMS are open and we want to hear from you. Don’t hesitate to communicate with us. We are a family. We are a team. And, the only way we will be successful and the students will receive the education they deserve is if we work together.
Gold Hill Middle School will be a school where all students learn as a result of our teaching talent and the positive human connection that leaves us feeling safe, loved, valued, heard, and respected. #BulldogsLEAD
· Love to learn
· Engage our minds and hearts
· Achieve our goals together
· Do what we say we are
Let’s all be #differencemakers this year!
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