GMS Family,

As we wrap up these final three days of school before Christmas break, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude and warmest wishes to all our GMS families.

This holiday season is a time to slow down, connect, and cherish moments with loved ones. We hope each of you has the opportunity to enjoy some much-deserved family time, create those priceless memories, and celebrate the joys of the season.

Looking ahead to 2025, we are filled with excitement for what’s to come for our GMS family. Together, we will continue to grow, achieve, and celebrate the incredible things that make our school community so special.

From all of us at Greeneville Middle School, have a safe, restful, and joyful Christmas break. We can’t wait to see you in the new year!

Sincerely,

GMS Admin Team

#RiseAsOne

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. 16th- Santa vs. Elf

Tuesday, Dec. 17th- Ugly Holiday Sweater

Wednesday, Dec 18th- Holiday PJ's Day

Monday:

-Santa vs Elf

-CASE ELA TESTING

Tuesday:

-Ugly Holiday Sweater Day

-CASE SOCIAL STUDIES TESTING

Wednesday:

-LAST DAY FOR ATTENDANCE

Thursday:

-Abbreviated Day, NO BUS ROUTES FOR GMS STUDENTS

We need your help! We've seen a big increase in the number of students coming to school with uncharged computers and/or no charger. Unfortunately, we no longer have replacement chargers for use at GMS. All students are taking CASE tests this week and using computers to complete class assignments. Please help us by:

• Having your student locate their charger
• Reminding them to fully charge their computer each night
• Having your student bring their charger with them to school each day for afternoon recharging.

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.

Edie Debord

Kindness

Edie has gone above and beyond to help laminate materials for my RTI class! She is a sweetheart that goes above and beyond to support teachers and students.

Chris Reid

Being Proactive

Chris is always willing to help out and go above and beyond for our staff and students

Alex Standridge

Putting First Things First

Alex along with Lisa Loewenkamp covered my DT Homeroom while I was at a conference on Wednesday. The people in room #5 are supportive of one another. Alex does a great job being our SLP and helping the sped teachers with paperwork, collaboration, and students.

Lisa Loewenkamp

Putting First Things First

Lisa along with Alex Standridge covered my DT Homeroom while I was at a conference on Wednesday. The people in room #5 are supportive of one another. Lisa is a wonderful IT leader at GMS. She is a great sounding board and gives great techno advice.

Teresa Gibson

Putting First Things First

Teresa is a wonderful sped assistant as well as the first to help sub for math teachers! While subbing and running that DT Homeroom class, she also put a sign on room #5 door for my DT Homeroom class to come to her as well. She is a hard worker; Teresa takes on projects and jobs without being asked. She works in the classrooms with students with IEPs, 504 Plans, and regular education students. She helps teachers, students, and anyone who needs help.

Jennifer Schroeck

Thinking Win-Win

Jennifer does a wonderful job reaching her students with fun and engaging hands-on activities. She also works hard to help staff members with their Canvas issues and is always willing to test out new technology items for me. We all win because her work inspires her students in their future endeavors. I can speak to that personally, as both of my adult sons had her as a teacher while they were at GMS and make use of much of what they learned in her class.

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

We are loving our new app! Access documents, news updates, and even emergency notifications right from your pocket.

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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.

Email: Adamsr2@gcschools.net
Website: Gms.gcschools.net
Location: Greeneville Middle School, East Vann Road, Greeneville, TN, USA
Phone: (423)-639-7841
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Greeneville-Middle-School-339450069428950
Twitter: @GMS_TN