GMS Family,

🍂 Happy Thanksgiving from GMS! 🍂

As we gather with loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving, the GMS staff wants to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to you, our incredible families.

Your daily support, encouragement, and involvement in your children’s education make GMS more than just a school—it’s a community. From cheering on our students at events, to partnering with us in their academic journey, your commitment makes all the difference.

GMS is a special place because of the sense of togetherness we share. Whether it's in the classroom, on the field, or during school events, our strength lies in the way we come together as one big family, supporting one another through every challenge and celebrating each success.

This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for the trust you place in us to educate and care for your children. They inspire us every day to do our best.

We wish you a joyous and peaceful Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, and cherished moments with those who matter most.

Sincerely,

GMS Admin Team

#RiseAsOne

Look in next week's Family Newsletter for more information. During the day on Tuesday, we will let students place their canned food for their favorite team, Greene or White, as their voluntary admission for the Pep Rally. This is not required for students to enter the Pep Rally, but a fun way to help out our community this holiday season.

In September, Hurricane Helene devastated East TN and severely impacted the community. Hampton High School was forced to relocate as the flooding damaged the school's campus — both the grounds and the building. HHS is now displaced and conducting classes at Keenburg Elementary School. This is a challenge for both teachers & students. Teachers are doing their best to support students, many of whom have also faced significant losses, but they need our help to restore classroom resources and create a stable learning environment. Greeneville Middle School is collecting donations to help teachers at Hampton High School with supplies, materials, and other essentials to support our students' educational journey in these challenging times. Every bit helps—please consider contributing to help their school community rebuild and move forward stronger than ever

Mark your calendars for DECEMBER 2ND in the commons before the GMS vs T.A. Dugger Boys basketball game.

We will have our first Homecoming celebration including a chili cook-off, LIMITED EDITION TSHIRTS, ART SHOW, and MORE!!!!!

If you have anything to help us add to our celebration please email Mr. McCall mccalla@gcschools.net

Dress up days are some of the most fun times at GMS. Here is a look ahead for the days that our Student Leadership team has chosen.

Monday, Dec. 9th- Hawaiian Holiday

Tuesday, Dec. 10th- Holiday Rhyme without a Reason

Wednesday, Dec. 11th- Holiday Boggin Hat Day

Thursday, Dec. 12th- "Old Timer" Holiday- 100 yrs old and still Rockin'!

Friday, Dec. 13th- "Grinchy" Green Friday

Monday, Dec. 16th- Santa vs. Elf

Tuesday, Dec. 17th- Ugly Holiday Sweater

Wednesday, Dec 18th- Holiday PJ's Day

The GCSEF 10th Annual Turkey Trot 5K is set for Thanksgiving morning at 8am at GHS. We need your help sharing information about the event and encouraging participation! I have attached a flyer, registration form, and course map for the event. I have also included links to online registration, the Facebook event page, and a recent tweet.

Early registration ends on 11.12.24 and you must be registered by then to be guaranteed a race day shirt. The school with the highest percentage of participants will receive a $500 cash prize. If you have families that would like to volunteer for the event rather than run/walk, we would love to have them, and your school will receive participation credit for volunteers as well.

If you would like me to deliver printed flyers, forms, or yard signs to your school, please let me know. I will be happy to do so!

We are truly appreciative of anything you can do to help encourage participation.

RunSignUp Registration Link: GCS Education Foundation 5K Turkey Trot (runsignup.com)

GCSEF 5K Turkey Trot Facebook Event Page: 10th Annual GCS Education Foundation 5K Turkey Trot | Facebook

Reminder students are dismissed to their classrooms by 7:34. All students must be in their classrooms prior to the tardy bell at 7:40 to be counted present for the day.

Donita Huff

I would like to praise this staff member because she assigned a project requiring students to interview an older person outside of school. She also needed students to complete a study guide. She had two days to give students to work on the project then the study guide she thought that some students, including me, would not have time to interview their chosen person until the weekend; so she let us pick which one we wanted to work on each day. It is commendable that Mrs. Huff exhibited thoughtful teaching practices by offering flexibility in how students could manage their assignments. By recognizing that some students might need more time to complete the interview portion of this project, over the weekend, she effectively accommodated to differing schedules and ensured that all students had the opportunity to meet the deadlines. This thoughtful approach aligns with the principle of beginning with the end in mind, as she proactively considered the potential barriers to completing the work and offered a solution that supported her students success.

Ms.Young

Putting First Things First

I would like to give ms.young a shout out because i love the way she takes pride in her work and making sure everyone of us understand the lesson and she takes time out of her day to explain thing to us to where we can understand it personally and she also creates very fun ways and experiments to show us real life examples of how the things we learn impact our daily life.

Teresa Gibson

Synergizing

Teresa jumps into the fray to help out everyone. She ensures that I have what I need to be as successful in my job as I can be. Teresa purchases materials on her own and is very creative. She has excellent organizational skills and is a quick study when learning new skills. Her heart is for our students first, but then for the teachers with whom she works. She volunteers to sub in classes to make meetings seamless and she voluntarily supports the kids at their sporting events and concerts. <3

Mrs.Hansard

Seeking First to Understand, then to be Understood

She always puts students first and makes sure her class is always able to learn in every way, kinesthetic, visual, auditory, and interpersonal. Also makes sure everyone of different personality's and languages are able to understand and do the projects.

Beth Ricker

Kindness

Beth Ricker is always there to answer questions, guide, and lend a helping hand. You never feel as if you are a bother, and she always treats you with kindness. Thank you for all you do!

Do You Have A GMS Shout-Out to Share?

GMS is full of amazing people and we would love to hear your stories of how a GMS staff member is making a difference for your student! Did your student talk about a cool lesson or activity? Does your student come home talking about a favorite coach or teacher? If so, click the link below to share some love and fill out the GMS Staff Shout-Out Form.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STUDENT HANDBOOK: https://tinyurl.com/2s6jtty3

CLICK HERE FOR THE GMS DISCIPLINE POLICY: https://tinyurl.com/3t7fvzzu

Any student-athlete needing to drop off items in the locker room during arrival will be allowed to do so during the last 5 minutes of morning bus duty. The doors will open at 7:30 and close at 7:35. This will be the only time student athletes are allowed in the locker room areas in the mornings.

Dropping off equipment is not an excuse for a tardy to Devil Time.

If your student requires any daily medications, As-Needed Meds, or a diagnosis that requires any medical needs please reach out to Nurse Megan as soon as possible.

Any further questions please call GMS or email Nurse Megan at venerablem@gcschools.net

Families please remember that students should not carry medication with them in their backpack. This includes prescriptions and OTC medications. Everything should go through our nurse. If you have not filled out the medication release form with our nurse and need your student to have access to those during school hours, please email the GMS nurse

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For any and all counseling information, please use this link to find out more about our AMAZING counseling office: https://www.smore.com/78b2j-counselor-corner?ref=email

The Food City School Bucks Challenge is open! Here is the link to register https://www.foodcity.com/schoolbucks/

Once you have an account you just need to select GMS as your school, please see below. (You have to sign up and select your school each year, it doesn’t roll over!

We appreciate everyone's efforts in our new cell phone policy to not only create a SAFE environment for all our students, but protect our instructional time from distractions as well.

-If your student does not follow the GMS Cell Phone policy and has their phone taken to the office, Parents and Guardians may pick those up that afternoon directly after school or the next morning during school hours.

Click below to learn how to set up MPP, which lets you add $ to accounts on the go as well as pay fees and more.

No outside food is allowed any time at GMS. We understand stopping for breakfast, but please have them finish any food or drinks before they come into the building. Our cafeteria is open at 6:55am every morning and also helps us with any food allergies at the tables.

Click HERE for pre-season updates on our GMS athletic site.

• Arrive before 2:00 for all early dismissals.

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Location: Greeneville Middle School, East Vann Road, Greeneville, TN, USA
Phone: (423)-639-7841
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