Hello Middle School Families, I hope you had a great weekend.
This will be my last memo for this school year. I will be sending out information over the summer as I get it. I work most of the summer and will check emails and voicemails if you need me for anything please feel free to reach out @ wsalvatore@gdrsd.org
I want you all to know that I am grateful to be your middle school principal. I have had a great second year. I feel like I knew more this year than last and I was able to move a few things forward. We started an Advisory Program and we have new Core Values, Ownership, Awareness and Kindness, and we had field trips this year. These are confetti moments for me.
Next year some of my goals will be a School Council and a Student Council.
We will be bidding farewell to a number of teachers this year. Karyn Copland, Clare O’Neill, Alina Spaulding, Dorothy Dwyer, Dave Robinson and Robin Dalton are all retiring. Holly LaFave, Kristin Buckley and Vinny DeStefano who will be starting new adventures outside of GD. We wish them all the best in the future.
Athletics: Middle School Athletic Programs
Peter Twomey Youth Center
Groton Dunstable Community Education is proud to offer a variety of Summer Programs for all ages:
Click here to view our catalog.
Visit our website here for details and registration..
Have any program ideas? We would love to hear from you. Please contact the GDCE office.
Current 6th grade incoming 7th grade Immunization Letter
4th grade families/incoming Grade 5 families, If you have not already done so can you please fill out the survey for Band, Chorus or General Music. Sign Up Form
Summer Enrichment:Looking for engaging and fun academic activities for your students to fill those rainy days? You need look no further. The middle school faculty and coordinators have compiled a website full of interesting resources, games, puzzles, practice website links, etc., to keep growing their academic brains over the summer. Nothing is required ~ just for pure enjoyment. Here's the link to the website: GDRMS Summer Connection.
We will be distributing Canobie Lake tickets on Tuesday during Advisory
This coming Fall, the Drama Club, in conjunction with Groton-Dunstable Community Education, will be holding auditions for Finding Nemo Jr. Look for more information about registration and auditions this summer on the GD website.
OVERDUE BOOKS. We need your help. Please look for and return overdue books. If you have any GDMS books at home please remind your students to bring them back to school. If there are questions or if your student lost a book please notify Ms. Thibault via email, ethibault@gdrsd.org directly or stop into the north library.
8th Grade Families:
Tomorrow is the Field trip to Apex.
Thursday at 6:30 is our promotion ceremony in the PAC in the South building
After the promotion ceremony is the dance at the Groton Country club. Event run by GD families.
Friday 8th grade breakfast and yearbooks.
Thursday June 15th and Friday June 16th are both early release days at 11:30.
June is the start of Pride Month! As a middle school, we’ve had many conversations about what community looks, feels, and sounds like. Many students have shared that a community should feel safe, supportive, joyful, and inclusive. This month, and every month, it is important to make sure that our middle school follows through on these expectations for the LGBTQ+ community. We should always celebrate, highlight, share, and listen to LGBTQ+ stories and experiences and create that sense of connectedness and community.
Here are some resources about the celebration of pride and for folks who would like some resources geared toward talking with students:
Celebration of Pride | GLSEN (videos and stories!)
GLSEN, Welcoming Schools, and the Trevor Project have great resources!
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal, Wendy Salvatore