Hi Middle School families, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
What does community look, feel and sound like? Hopefully this week it sounded like family time in your homes while your students were home for vacation. In each home this looks, feels and sounds different.
There is no new information but I was asked to share these reminders by our community members:
Groton Dunstable 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.
GD Softball Protective Dugouts Fundraiser Custom GD Pura Vida Bracelet Order Form
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Autism Acceptance Month kicks off with World Autism Acceptance Day on April 2nd each year. The goal of this month is to bring not just awareness of autism, but acceptance of those who are autistic for all the things that make them unique, creative, and wonderfully AU-tistic. Today, most people are aware of autism, with 1 in 36 children being diagnosed with Autism in 2022, and roughly 2.2% of adults in the US being autistic. The point of GDs Autism Acceptance Week is to bring attention to the wonderful aspects of autism, the ability to deep dive on interests, the unique way that all our brains work, and remember, that like element gold, all AU-tistics are unique treasures in and of themselves.
Our community SEPAC has been awesome in sending resources and advocating for events. We discussed Autism Acceptance Week and we are excited to let you know that we will be doing so the week of April 24th through the 28th! Here is a flier describing the week, providing information, and showing where you can learn more: Autism Acceptance Week.png
Here is an article as well! https://www.usatoday.com/story...
We will be sending more information over the over break, but we wanted to make sure you had this information and could be ready to show your support!
Best Buddies Walk, Join us in supporting the Best Buddies Friendship Walk!
This is the link to the middle school team. http://engdr.co/1-t36663
This is the link to our flier. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NaXnIrAM6SWeZRwitvn-5hty0HFBQ0ns/view?usp=sharing
This year, we are participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk to raise money to support Best Buddies' programs of inclusion for people worldwide with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for people with IDD. Help us build a more inclusive world by joining our team or making a donation today — every dollar makes a difference!
Even if you are not yet a member of the Best Buddies program here at the Middle School, we would love to have you join our team and walk with us on May 13, 2023 at 10:00 in Worcester. If you would like to join, please click this link: https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/centralmass/supporting/#GDRMSchool
Best Buddies meeting, Best Buddies will be meeting in the North Cafeteria this Wednesday, April 26 from 2:30 - 3:30 for snacks and a scavenger hunt walk and to talk about the Best Buddies Friendship walk in two weeks. We hope to see you there!
Reminders for all grades:
Busing: If your child misses the bus please do not drive behind that bus and have your child get out of the car and run to a bus at another stop. This is very dangerous. If they miss the bus please drive them to school.
Dates to remember:
MCAS this month, you can check our website for exact dates
Term 4 info Gradebook updates 4/14 5/5 5/19 6/2
Term 4 ends June 16, Grades are due June 14th.
Dates to remember for end of year
Moving up ceremony Thursday June 15th
Grade 8 breakfast June 16th
Grade 8 to New Hampshire May 30th
Grade 8 to New York June 1st
Grade 7 to Boundless Adventures June 1st
Grade 6 Greek Olympics June 9th
Band Concert June 8th
Chorus Concert June 6th
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal
Wendy Salvatore wsalvatore@gdrsd.org