We Are... Wildcats!
12/1/2021
A Message from the Principal
Hoping you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. I am not looking forward to these cold temperatures but I sure am looking forward to great things with all of you in the month of December.
Almost every day I try to consider things that I am thankful for in my life. I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few of my gratitudes that pertain to our Weiss community. I am thankful for our students who come to school every day ready to learn – they give us all a daily reminder of what is important and why we are here. I am thankful for the support of YOU parents in creating an outstanding partnership for our students. I am thankful for our entire staff who really care about student achievement and have the best interests of our students at heart.
In these challenging times, we see individuals going above and beyond to make sure that great things happen at Weiss. Thank you all SO much!
I also want to send a HUGE thank you to all the families that have taken a moment to share their appreciation with a staff member in person, by email, through a note, or on this Google Form. Our team really appreciates your kind words. If you have a moment, please consider sharing a kind word with a Weiss staff member. A single sentence or two can really make a great impact. https://forms.gle/Rx4AvhThzRxZHc3r6
Holiday Treats and Traditions -Family Sign-Up
Wildcat Families!
We are less than 2 weeks from our Holiday Treats and Traditions event. This will be a mostly indoor event, so we are asking families to register for one of two sessions. BOTH sessions will have the same activities. Once a session is full, we cannot add more families to it. Additionally, masks will be required for the indoor portions of this event. Thank you for understanding.
Please take a moment to sign up for a time slot by using the QR or link.
shorturl.at/dewET
PTO Volunteer Opportunties
We have some great opportunities coming up for our students and families! However, for us to properly run these, we need volunteers!
Holiday Shop
Help us make this a success so that we can keep offering this service to our students for years to come.
Volunteer here: shorturl.at/gqxGU
Holiday Treats and Tradition Event Volunteers:
Help us make sure this event runs smoothly for all our families!
Volunteer here: shorturl.at/pvxIS
Champions - Before/After School Childcare
HOLIDAY HELP?
The holiday season is quickly approaching. While the holidays are a beautiful, magical, and wonderful time; they can also be a hard and stressful time for some. Weiss has had several local agencies reach out to ask if any families are in need of holiday support. This can be a very difficult and private struggle. If your family is in need of some holiday help, please reach out to the staff member you feel most comfortable sharing this with, it could be your child's teacher, Mr. Bezeau, or Mrs. Hunter. We will share this information with our "Secret Santa's," throughout the community. We will be able to provide multiple families with Thanksgiving help, this month.
We are excited to spend December with this amazing community.
School Happenings
Our 2nd-graders used their knowledge of STEM to make some awesome Turkey Traps before Thanksgiving break! They brought in multiple materials and worked in groups to plan, build, and adjust their final designs.
Gibraltar School District Hiring a School Social Worker
Now hiring for School Social Worker!
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferred State of Michigan full approval in School Social Work
- Masters in Social Work from accredited university with a School Social Work concentration, with demonstrated knowledge and competency in:
- Child psychopathology
- Diagnosis, assessment and testing
- Educational disabilities and their impact on children and families
- The practice of social work in educational settings
- Proficient in computer applications, word processing, spreadsheets, and other educational technology
Feel free to share this link for interested candidates: HERE
Now Hiring- Guest Teachers
Gibraltar School District is always looking for amazing guest teachers! We have new incentives!
We have started a new incentive for our amazing guest teachers called Very Important Teacher (VIT). Simply put, all guest teachers will now qualify for the following incentives:
- Work 10 days in a calendar month, get a $100 bonus
- Work 15 days in a calendar month, get a $225 bonus
- Work 20 days in a calendar month, get a $400 bonus
If you have at least 60 college credits and are interested in becoming a guest teacher in GSD, please go to www.edustaff.org and click on Apply Now!
Family Health Screener
Upcoming Dates
December 8th- Half Day for students due to teacher professional development
December 10th- Holiday Treats and Traditions PTO Event. Block A 5:30-6:45, Block B 7:00-8:15
December 17th- Last Day of School prior to Winter Break
January 3rd- School Resumes
Feel free to add this "Weiss Families Calendar" to your Google Calendar to help easily keep track of upcoming Weiss events: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gibdist.net_ra1jclsqrn76kim9gv4kj4jsb4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York