Griffins Connect
Week of March 6th #ReImagine #WholeChild
Teachers Present @ the South Carolina Middle School Conference
What's Ahead...
March 11: 4K Application Window for 2022-23 Closes (info below)
Looking Ahead...
March 15: April Arts T-Shirt Orders Due: April Arts T-Shirts
March 17: Quarter 3 Ends
March 18: Teacher Workday (No school for students)
March 21-25: Spring Break
March 30: Quarter 3 Report Cards
April 1: Middle School Spring Dance
April 2: Imagine Upstate; 11:00-5:00pm in Downtown Greenville
8th Grade Registration This Week
All current 8th grade students (Rising 9th grade students for school year 2022-23) will be registering for classes starting the week of (3/7/22) until Thursday (March 11th). Registration will occur in class with Mrs. Bennett (MS school counselor). A paper copy of the classes selected will be coming home with your child for you, as parents, to review and sign. All registration sheets must be returned by No Later that March 11th.
Students will also sign up for there classes that same day via there laptops virtually in our power school system. Mrs. Bennett will be present to help facilitate the registration and give out instructions as needed. The virtual picks should match with the registration document that will be sent home for parents to view and sign.
Q: Where do students turn in there registration forms?
- A: To their homeroom teachers.
Please review the HS courses and registration forms via the Parent Registration Document on Mrs. Bennett's website and via the following link (CLICK HERE!), prior to registration. This will help students in this registration process. Students have also received the HS Registration form document to view through there google classroom from Mrs. Bennett as well.
Also... Please note that Individual Graduation Meetings will start March 14th. For more information and sign ups, please go to the following link (CLICK HERE!) or go to my website for the IGP document.
2022 Read Across America
March is National Reading Month and we're celebrating the joy of reading all month long! Thanks to everyone who participated in this week's activities. Of course, our emphasis of reading is not contained to just a week or a month...but ALL year long! #ReadersAreLeaders
Remaining activities scheduled for the month include:
- March 7th-18th: Bookmark contest - Design a bookmark for Read Across America. Winning bookmark will be printed for the whole class and extras will be on hand in the library.
Now Announcing: April Arts 2022!
After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, our community-wide April Arts event is back! Save the date for Friday, April 22nd from 5:00-7:00pm! This year's theme is “Animal Kingdom Inspires!" Be on the lookout for more information on this year's event! #ReImagine #WholeChild
Whether it’s the Caves of Lascaux in France where prehistoric Man portrayed images of Bulls and Horses, from Ancient Egyptian Cat statues, to The Renaissance with their royal dog breeds, and ultimately Modern Art that often portrays a more whimsical side of Animals, Artists have always been inspired by Animals. Animals in art are depicted in rural life and agriculture, to myths and legends, and are portrayed in many different ways. Art can help us express and explore our relationship to wildlife and can help us think about how we care for animals and the environment.
Help us kick off the EVENT by purchasing and wearing our April Arts T-Shirts designed by our very own Art 1 Honors Students! These will be sublimated on the shirts and distributed by our very own MS National Art Honor Society Members! Orders due by Tuesday, March 15th!
4K Application Window for 22-23 School Year
In order for our Griffins to start their education on the right foot, we encourage participation in our high quality, full day 4K program! 4K Pre-Registration began January 10, 2022. If you know of anyone in our community with a four-year-old or soon to be four-year-old, spread the word! #ReImagine #WholeChild
How to Apply:
Dates: January 10-March 11, 2022.
- The online application is posted here on the GCS website.
- A child’s primary custodial parent/legal guardian can submit the online application.
- For parents who do not have internet access, they can call 864-452-0437 to apply.
- Completing the application does not guarantee that the child will be enrolled. Notification of acceptance will be sent to parents via email by April 1, 2021.
About the At-Risk 4K Program:
The GCS 4K program provides high quality, rigorous instruction in early reading, early math, and social-emotional skills using the SC Early Learning Standards. Students attend 7:45-2:15. The GCS Virtual Program is not available to 4K students. Children must be four years old on or before September 1, 2022 to be considered for this free program, beginning August 2022.
For more information, please email 4K@greenville.k12.sc.us or call 864-452-0437.
GSSM Summer Camp Returns to Sterling!
The South Carolina Governor's School for Math and Science will host two summer day camps at our school this year! Sterling School is the only host school in the entire upstate and space is limited! Siblings and friends from other schools can register, too.
iTeams Xtreme for rising 6th-8th grade students
June 20-23, 8:30am - 4:00pm
(Micro)control Your World!
CREATEng for rising 7th-9th grade students
June 27-30, 8:30am - 4:00pm
Innovate. Design. Create.
2022 A.R.M.E.S. Nomination Information
It is time to begin nominating rising 3rd - 8th graders for the GCS ARMES (Art Reaching Middle and Elementary Students) program. These students are identified as Artistic Gifted and Talented and served through an after school program at the Fine Arts Center.
- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT AREAS? Strings, Art, Dance, Creative Writing and Drama. Students may be nominated and audition for as many areas as they have interest but once accepted into the program, can only participate in one area per year. A separate nomination form for each discipline is required.
- WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Rising 3rd – 8th graders for the 2022 - 2023 school year.
- HOW DOES THE PROCESS WORK? Anyone can nominate a student, including teachers, parents, other adults, or self. CLICK HERE and complete the online nomination.
Nominations will be open from February 14, 2022 through April 1, 2022. Information will be shared with your related arts teachers, guidance departments and through district social media.
Imagine Upstate 2022: Seeking Volunteers
Calling all Griffin Families! We are looking for parents and Beta club volunteers to help us at our school booth at this year's iMAGINE Upstate Festival. Thanks to Sterling/CTC's PTA, our school will be joining this year’s Imagine Upstate STEAM Festival 2022, on Saturday, April 2 from 11 am to 5 pm at downtown Greenville. If you’ve never been, the festival is free and an event filled with fun booths featuring hands-on interactive activities and live demonstrations including drone races, robotics shows, explosive science experiments, 3D printing, arts and crafts, dance performances, and much more! Come visit us at the Sterling Spy Agency booth to decipher your encrypted secret mission, learn about vanishing ink and use our special laser tools to complete your mission.
Please sign-up here to volunteer Imagine Upstate Parent Volunteers
Sterling School Celebrates Black History
Lego League Robotics State Championship!
Congratulations to the Green Valiants AND to the GriffinBOTS for their recent success at this year's Lego League Robotics State Tournament. Last weekend, twenty-five teams competed in Summerville, South Carolina to run their robots, present their projects, and exemplify the program's core values! The Green Valiants received the 3rd Place Overall Champions Trophy and the GriffinBots won the 2nd place award for Robot Design.
As a result of their success, the Green Valiants are headed to Arkansas! They'll be representing South Carolina at the Razorback International Invitational in late May. #ReImagine #WholeChild
CTC Student Newspaper! (From the Editors)
- The Editors
Sterling School
Email: jpatterson@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: www.greenville.k12.sc.us/sterling
Location: Sterling School, John McCarroll Way, Greenville, SC, United States
Phone: 864-355-4480
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theSterlingSchool
Twitter: @SterlingSchool