Happy Sunday Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Families. I hope you had a lovely vacation week with your students. This is a picture I took at Hampton Beach this week. I met up with some girlfriends and we went to the Melissa Etheridge concert. It was fun and she was great.
As we celebrate Autism Awareness week, Monday is.. Celebrate how incredible it is that all our minds work in different, wonderful ways by wearing a fun hat and/or wild hair! Remind your students to wear a hat on Monday or try something fun with their hair. Our daily announcements will explain the daily exercises for the rest of the week.
POW Corner: Sometimes we all need reminders that our words have Power. If you haven’t done so lately maybe tell someone how much they mean to you and why. The why can be tricky or taken for granted so it’s nice to share the why every once in a while.
A+B+C+D=E Corner: District Wide Multi Tiered Systems of Support. As a district we try to think of many different ways to support all of our learners. Our teachers do this every day. What might work for one student may not work for the next.
New Topics to be aware of:
Best Buddies' April meeting will be Tuesday 4/26 in the North Cafeteria until 3:30. The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is on Saturday May 7th at Polar Park in Worcester MA at 10am. To register for or donate to this event, please visit our GD Middle School Team page: http://engdr.co/1-t32919 . Please reach out to Ms. Blydenburgh or Ms. Franceschi if you have any questions!
Join the SEPAC for their next virtual workshop for all parents! ELA Conversation with Kristin DeFrancisco and Amanda Densmore, Part 2 Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 07:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5761...
Autism Awareness week, After we get back from break we will have a week to bring awareness to Autism. This is a district wide week of awareness. Autism Awareness Week Flyer
We will be teaching Human growth and development to grades 5-7 in science classes. We held our parent forums the week before April break. Below is the schedule of dates per grade and the PE/Health teacher who will be in your room teaching the lesson. In the future HGD will only be taught in fifth grade in the health classroom space. Grade 7 (Sharon) - May 2 - May 5; Grade 6 (Murphy) - May 16-19; Grade 5 (Lynch) - May 23-26. This is the form to be filled out of you should chose to “opt-out”. Opt-Out Form
Postural Screening, We are currently working on this since it was rescheduled from the fall. Here is your opt out form. MS Letter Postural Screening - 2022
The Florence Roche Construction project has begun. Please remind your students to be very careful if they enter the campus behind the Florence Roche building. There is new fencing that separates the driveway from the track. Students should be cautious of construction vehicles in this area.
Reminders:
We have a 7th grade student who is part of 4H. 4H stands for head, hands, heart, and health. Her troop is doing a community service project. They are going to be donating pet foods and supplies to animal shelters. The student was wondering if we’d be willing to inform the students and staff here at GDMS about this and maybe ask for some donations! If you are interested the collections will start this week. She is decorating boxes for old blankets and sheets to support Nevins Farm in Methuen Ma. Please see the flier for more information: 4H Flier We will start our collection after April Vacation.
Our MCAS schedule is at the bottom of this memo and is on our website at the bottom, on the events calendar. April 26-28 is the ELA make-ups for all grade levels.
8TH GRADE STUDENTS: The high school counselors will be visiting the middle school during the week of May 2nd to review all course selections and answer any questions you may have. Thank you!
The yearbook committee is looking for photos of students engaging in various school-related activities throughout the year! Examples include first day photos, spirit day pictures, sports (especially football), after school clubs etc. If you have any photos and would like to submit them, please send them here: link.entourageyearbooks.com
All photos are due by April 30th, 2022. Please feel free to email the yearbook advisors, Clare O’Neill coneill@gdrsd.org or Caroline Keras ckeras@gdrsd.org for questions.
For 8th grade families:
We have scheduled our grade 8 Promotion ceremony for Wednesday June 15th. Mark your calendars
Ms. Stone is looking for some 8th grade students to sing the National Anthem at our promotion ceremony.
MCAS/SBIRT SCHEDULE there is a 5th grade schedule change
ELA | SBIRT | ELA Makeups | Science | Science Makeups | Math | Math Makeups | |
Grade 5 | April 7 & 8 | N/A | April 26-28 | May 3 & 4 | May 5 & 6 | May 10 & 11 | May 12 & 13 |
Grade 6 | April 7 & 8 | N/A | April 26-28 | N/A | N/A | May 10 & 11 | May 12 & 13 |
Grade 7 | April 11 & 12 | April 13 | April 14; April 26-28 | N/A | N/A | May 17 & 18 | May 19 & 20 |
Grade 8 | April 11 & 12 | N/A | April 14; April 26-28 | May 3 & 4 | May 5 & 6 | May 17 & 18 | May 19 & 20 |
Athletics
Practices
Track: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 2:45 to 4:30....until we move to the high school....then it'll be 2:45 to 4:45.
Softball: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 2:45-4:15pm (subject to change?)
Volleyball: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:45-4:15
Sincerely, your Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School Principal Ms. Wendy Salvatore