MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH

Hello GMSS families,

Winter has arrived! As always please make sure our kiddos are bundled up. We do try to go outside for recess as long as we are able. In addition, students are outside before and after school. We do bring students in when the temperature "feels like" 32 degrees or below.

Big shout out to our Student Leadership and our families for a successful collection of food items for GRIN. We appreciate our giving community.

Split lunches! I am certain you have heard the grumbling! We have opted to follow an old plan of splitting our lunches. Half of our students start in recess and the other half start in lunch and the swap! Students are still with the tables they chose. This change has been a result of our large numbers in the cafeteria, the noise level and quite honestly the behavior. We are hopeful that this change helps and creates a great space for lunches.

LOST and FOUND is quite out of control quickly! We will donate these items at the end of this quarter, December 20th. Please encourage your child to swing by and gather their things.

Have a great weekend

Robin Murdock

Each week I will share about a way that we recognize students at GMSS - This week’s student recognition update: Academic Award - Academic Student of the Week! Weekly, teachers have the opportunity to recognize any student who is going above and beyond their expectations - this is often in relation to ROAR within their classrooms coupled with student work and being a helpful hand. Students are recognized weekly over the ROAR Report, at lunch, and are given a take-home yard sign, a chromebook sticker, a prize package of free Kona Ice, raffle tickets, front of the lunch line passes, and more. Stay tuned for more, next week!

We are pleased to announce our clubs and activities available to students - if you have any questions about a club, please reach out to Ms. Bonath [bonatha@gjps.org] or the advisor for each club. See the chart for available times and dates of meetings!

CLUBS

Athletics: 8th grade girls interested in playing soccer for Lincoln next year, please complete the 2025 New Player Survey. If you have Questions, please contact Coach Merrick at merrickd@gjps.org

Gahanna Lincoln High School will be virtually hosting their annual College Credit Plus (CCP) Informational Student and Parent meeting on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 6:30-8:30pm. The first hour of the meeting will include general CCP information from central Ohio colleges and universities, and the second hour will highlight specific requirements from GLHS as well as time for Q&A. As shared on the Ohio Department of Higher Education's website, "College Credit Plus is Ohio’s dual enrollment program that provides students in grades 7-12 the opportunity to earn college and high school credits at the same time by taking courses from Ohio colleges or universities. The purpose of this program is to enhance students’ career readiness and postsecondary success, while providing a wide variety of options to college-ready students, at no or limited costs to students and families." More information about the program can be found on the Ohio Department of Higher Education's website. The link to this meeting will be shared closer to the event.

Our PTO meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm. We run our meetings virtually and hope to have many attend!

We will not host a meeting in December and be back January 7th!

Join with Google Meet

meet.google.com/uyf-duag-hbg

Questions can be directed to:

President Sarah Narloch sarahnarloch@me.com

Vice President Angelia Holliday ahollidayrealty@gmail.com

Treasurer Christine Warrick christine.warrick@sbcglobal.net

Secretary Nimrah Clark Nimrah.Clark@nationwidechildrens.org

Please find our November Mental Health Matters Newsletter

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yKFEGKsVTvDjl9ysdXmeSdPnQ9qKFWTL/view?usp=sharing

As the weather changes and the days get colder, we do have resources for our families in need of winter essentials. Please reach out to your counselor for further information.

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Artis (students with last names A-K) artisa@gjps.org

Miss Lubinski (students with last names L-Z) lubinskij@gjps.org

Mrs. Johnson - Mental Health Specialist johnsona@gjps.org

Please reach out to our athletic director with an questions! AND come root on our boys and girls basketball, wrestling and cheerleaders this winter!

Phil Dorn: dornp@gjps.org

Final Forms:

Gahanna-oh.finalforms.com

Please find a full schedule of events on our home page

https://southms.gahannaschools.org/school-info/calendar

Nov. 27-29, 2024: Thanksgiving Break - No School

Dec. 11, 2024: KONA ICE at Lunch $3.00

Dec. 20, 2024: End of 2nd quarter
Dec. 23, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025: Winter Break - No School
Jan. 3, 2025: Staff Work Day - No School

Jan 15, 2025: KONA ICE at Lunch $3.00
Jan. 20, 2025: Martin Luther King Day - No School

Feb. 12, 2025: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Feb. 12, 2025: KONA ICE at Lunch $3.00
Feb. 14, 2025: PD Day - No School
Feb. 17, 2025: Presidents Day - No School

Mar. 7, 2025: End of 3rd Quarter
Mar. 10, 2025: Staff Work Day - No School

Mar. 12, 2025: KONA ICE at Lunch $3.00
Mar. 31-April 4, 2025: Spring Break- No School

April 9, 2025: KONA ICE at Lunch $3.00
April 18, 2025: Comp Day - No School

April 22, 2025: 7th FUN Night 4:00-5:30 pm
May 2, 2025: PD Day - No School

May 6-9: 8th Grade DC Trip

May 14, 2025: KONA ICE at Lunch $3.00
May 23, 2025: Last Day of School for Students
May 24, 2025: Class of 2025 Commencement

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1712669846/gahannaschoolsorg/lbvgeo4nawje77ydwm0n/NEW-2024-2025SchoolCalendar.pdf