Hi Middle School families, I hope you had a great weekend. Our memo this week is actually a bit light.
I wish you a great week.
What does community look, feel and sound like? This weekend’s response comes to us from Ms. Amber Jones’ 8th grade Advisory: Community looks like everyone working together, community sounds caring to everyone and feels welcoming to everyone.
New Information:
Groton Dunstable Varsity Softball is selling custom GD Pura Vida adjustable bracelets. Great to buy for yourself or as a gift! Please help our players raise money to build protective softball dugouts at the high school.
GD Softball Protective Dugouts Fundraiser Custom GD Pura Vida Bracelet Order Form
We are so pleased to be letting you know that our Project 351 8th grade ambassadors will be helping with a state wide service campaign, Cradles to Crayons. Every ambassador will collect clothing at a host site. Our ambassadors will be collecting clothing at Florence Roche, Swallow Union, and Maple Village Preschool. They will be collecting clothing from March 27-31.
The Middle School PTO wants to let you know that 1st Place Spirit Wear has decided to extend the Spring sale through Friday, March 31st to give families a few more days to take advantage of the savings! They've created a new ad with the updated end date for you to share this weekend. https://assets.1stplacespiritwear.com/marketing/images/spring/5/41852.jpg
Sale Details:
Dates: March 13th thru March 31st
25% off all merchandise
$5 shipping on orders under $75
Free shipping on orders over $75
Grade 8:
This link, GDRHS scheduling link is the high school scheduling link.
Reminders:
Daily Announcements, if you ever have a question about something that your student comes home talking about please check our website and then go to the daily announcements. That is an excellent way to stay informed about happenings at the middle school. Announcements
Grade 7 Reminder: Signs of Suicide, this is a reminder that an opt out was sent to you on March 7th. If you do not wish that for your student, who is in Health and Wellness this term, to participate in Signs of Suicide on March 27 and 28.
Information from our School Counseling team:
All grades:
For students and families that have applied and been accepted to schools other than Groton-Dunstable, we ask that you keep your child’s counselor and our administrative assistant, Karen Majkut (kmajkut@gdrsd.org), updated with any final decisions so that we can make sure student records are sent to the correct place for next school year. These decisions include private schools, charter schools and technical high schools. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s grade level counselor.
As we head into the busy months of MCAS, it’s important to remind our students about calming strategies when they are feeling stressed, worried or anxious. Here is a 5 minute relaxation you can try together. Another fun way to explore calming strategies is to use the virtual calming room on our website.
8th grade update:
Please refer to the GDRMS counselor’s website or the GDRHS’s scheduling page for more 8th to 9th grade information.
Grade 8 Moving up Ceremony has now been moved to Thursday June 15th
GDEF's Annual Trivia Night is Saturday, March 25th, 8:00-9:30 pm. Hosted for the 4th year by Trivia Brothers, it's sure to be a fun challenge! The event is virtual so teams of up to 8 players can log in separately or gather to play together- your choice! Tickets are $20 per person.
Funds raised from Trivia Night go directly back to the Groton-Dunstable community as grants for innovative educational experiences in all five district schools. For more information and to buy tickets go to https://www.gdefinc.org/tnp
In addition, GDEF has partnered with Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza (201 Constitution Ave, Littleton, MA) on Saturday March 25, 2023, from 11:30 am-10:00 pm. Mention GDEF when you dine in or take out and 20% of your meal’s price is donated back to GDEF! https://www.groupraise.com/events/241164
So on March 25th, have fun playing trivia, enjoy pizza from Anthony’s, or do both- all while helping GDEF raise money to grant to our school community
Reminders
MCAS will run starting April 5th. Please see our website for exact dates.
Scholarships and Clubs. We want to make sure that all families know that if you wish for your student to participate in an afterschool club there are always opportunities for assistance. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or your student’s school counselor if you need some financial assistance. We would never want a student to not play because of cost.
Dates to remember:
Updating SchoolBrains on 3/24
3rd term will now end April 6th
MCAS will begin the 1st week of April
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal
Wendy Salvatore wsalvatore@gdrsd.org