October 11th, 2024
IMPORTANT DATES
October 14th - Indigenous People's Day - No School
October 17th - Picture Day
October 18th - Friday Half Day - Dismissal at 12:17 pm
October 21-25 - Scholastic Book Fair
October 25th - Friday Half Day - Dismissal at 12:17 pm & PTO Tiger Twist
GDRMS Invites 4th Grade Families to Screenagers 10/22
What: The Groton Dunstable Middle School hosts Screenagers, the elementary school edition.
When: Tuesday, October 22, 2024,
Where: Stoddart Building Performing Arts Center in MSS at 6:30 pm.
Who: Our Audience consists of families from grades 4-8. Even if you are an 8th-grade family, it is important to be reminded of how you can monitor your students' electronic usage and have productive conversations about technology safety.
We hope you can find some time to join us.
Parent/Guardian Notes Required for any changes in Dismissal
If your child(ren) has a change in dismissal from their normal plan, a written note or email to the teacher is required. Please be sure to send that note the same day noting the change. From there, those notes go to the office, where we verify the change and create a bus slip for the bus drivers. This ensures students are going where their parents have arranged and provides permission to the bus drivers to take them (or drop them off at a different stop). Students are not allowed to change their dismissal plans on their own.
Healthy Bites-Welcome Back!
Your school nurses want to welcome you back to Swallow Union, and we thought we’d start the year with some general information about the nurse’s office and reminders about how we can all have a healthy, successful year.
Nurse Jen or Nurse Kate are in the Health Office daily from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. We can be reached by phone at 978-649-7281 extension 6233 and by email at jgervais@gdrsd.org and kdeloureiro@gdrsd.org. Please see our link on the Swallow Union website under ‘School Resources’ for lots of information about the health office, health screenings, frequently needed forms, links to some great resources, and much more!
Check out this link for tips for keeping your child healthy and in school: Tips for Staying Healthy.
One of the best ways to keep each other healthy is by staying home when we are not feeling well. Below are the GDRSD guidelines for when students should stay home or be dismissed.
Fever of 100 Degrees Fahrenheit or higher – Students must be fever-free for 24 hours (without using fever-reducing medication such as Tylenol or Motrin) before returning to school. Fever-reducing medicine may cover up a fever, which could return when the medicine wears off. Your child should remain home for 24 hours after the fever has passed.
Vomiting or Diarrhea—At the school nurse's discretion, Students may return to school 12-24 hours after the last episode.
Uncontrollable Cough
Contagious Bacterial Infection (such as strep throat, conjunctivitis, impetigo, etc.) – Students must be on antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school.
Suspicious Rash – Students may return to school with written documentation from a healthcare provider certifying that the rash is not contagious.
Serious Illness or Injury
Untreated lice infestation
Thank you for helping to keep our school community healthy, and here’s to a great year!
Nurse Jen and Nurse Kate
Fall Picture Day is almost here!
Thursday, October 17th, is Picture Day! We are thrilled to partner with Geskus Studios once again this year to capture the best of your children. Order forms will be going home in the next week or so, and as always, ordering online is also an option! Click HERE for the link to the website.
PTO Updates
Monster Mash: Friday, October 25, 6-8 pm. Costumes, music, a pumpkin decorating contest, and more! $7/person, or $25/family. Food is available for purchase. Interested in volunteering, sign up here: Monster Mash Volunteer Sign Up
Trivia Night: Friday, November 15, 7 pm. Adult night out, snag that sitter now!
Fun Fridays: Want to show how much we appreciate our teachers and staff? Sign up for a Fun Friday, as an individual or a class! Fun Friday Sign-Up
Groton Dunstable Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC)