Hello Middle School families. I hope you have a great last full week of the 23-24 school year. I can’t believe that we are at the end of the school year. Thank you for your partnership this last year. We can’t do it without you. It takes a village to educate our students.
Last week we notified families that a student had drawn a swastika on their hand. We have completed our interviews and have come to the conclusion that the students involved did not fully understand the impact of the symbol. One family took this opportunity to educate their student, and took them to the Holocaust Memorial in Boston. This is where, “it takes a village” comes in. We teach topics in school but sometimes conversations and follow up at home is just as important if not more so.
Core Values of Ownership Awareness and Kindness looked, felt and sounded like. This week's favorite…
I had a hard time picking this week so I did OAK.
Ownership sounds like being truthful and using respectful words.
Awareness looks like acknowledging others.
Kindness looks like helping someone clean up.
We had the 4th grade students visit the Middle School on Friday. The halls were a buzz with laughter and smiling faces. Some of our 5th grade students decorated the sidewalk outside the South building.
Reminders:
PTYC; They are trying to get more enrollment for their Summer Camp Counselor in Training program that piloted last year that is available for incoming 8th +9th grade students. If your student might have an interest in a program like this, I have attached this link. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwgfDAq2nVMRIgZJwKOfSuSP0C-d8vZkGfitqH6a-YVhKQFw/viewform.
Middle School PTO:
The Middle School PTO has again partnered with School Tool Box to sell prepackaged school supplies for next school year. Follow the link below to order yours today.
Flier:
Grade 8:
Mark your calendars the moving up ceremony will be Monday June 10th 6:30 in the PAC. Tickets went home with your 8th graders on Friday.
The parent group secured the Groton Country Club for the celebration immediately following the graduation ceremony. The event will run until 10:30.
A signup genius for tickets, help and donations can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084DA9AE2BA0FF2-49575630-8thgrade
Dates to remember:
Friday June 7th Greek Olympics Grade 6
Field Day June 7th Grade 5
Last day of School June 11, early release 11:25
Sincerely your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal
Wendy Salvatore, wsalvatore@gdrsd.org