Update for GB Families

Good Afternoon, Panther Families!

We hope you had a wonderful weekend and were able to enjoy the sunny weather! Please take a moment to review this week's GB Family Updates.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership.

The GB Admin Team

3/23 - 3/27: Student Council Spirit Week

3/25 - 4/1: Spring Book Fair

3/24: JDG Field Trip

3/27: 6th Grade Field Trip

District Calendar: Check out the district calendar for 2025-2026 linked here!

• Spring Conferences will take place April 1st & April 2nd.
• The timeframes for the conferences are:
• Wednesday, 04/01: 8AM-7:00 PM
• Thursday, 04/02 : 8AM -11:00AM
• Families can sign up for in-person, phone, or Zoom conferences with each teacher individually for 10 minutes for Wednesday, 04/01.
• Thursday is only for virtual conferences.
• When signing-up, please indicate in the comment section if your conference will be in person, phone, or Zoom; and if a translator is needed for the conference.

Families need to sign-up in advance, no unscheduled meetings. Families can access the links for individual conferences by clicking below!

Each year, we send out a school climate survey to get input from our staff, students, and families. Below you will find links to this year's surveys. Thank you in advance for completing this!

English Survey: https://delaware.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VYiwjPUeuIowm2

Spanish Survey: https://delaware.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1C9uHU8PwIEA9tc

Our Book Fair will be open during conferences for families from 8:30am - 6:00pm. Make sure you stop by and support our school! Thank you to Ms. Kerns and all of our parent volunteers for making this event a success.

For more information about the Book Fair and online shopping information, click on the button below!

Track, baseball, & softball practices continue this week! For more information and upcoming schedule dates, click below!

The 8th Grade Team will be meeting with students this week to review end of year dates, information, and expectations. All 8th grade families will receive an 8th Grade Information Newsletter this week with all details including payment information for major events!

We're looking forward to ending the year strong and celebrating our students before they head off to high school!

- The 8th Grade Team

Please coordinate any medication drop-offs with Nurse Taylor, do not send students to school with their own medication, it must be brought to school by a parent/guardian.

olivia.taylor@colonial.k12.de.us

Acting Principal: Katy Corey

6th Grade Administrator: Heather Molitor

7th Grade Administrator: Kisa Ward

8th Grade/ILC Administrator: Patrick Krajewski

Location: 801 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Phone: 302-323-2880

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gunningbedfordmiddleschool/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gunningbedfordcsd/