Sixth grade students will be going to the high school Tuesday morning (11/7) to tour the CTE classes. A field trip/permission form is being sent home today and needs to be returned by Monday. Only students who return this form will be able to attend. They will leave right after announcements so students will not be able to call for a form on Tuesday morning. Again, these must be turned in by Monday to attend.
6th and 7th grade students in Career Explorations were visited by the Flight Nurse from AirEvac 143 yesterday. Nurse Jodi Moore, Paramedic Chad Moore, and Pilot Fred Myers took time out of their busy days to expose middle school students to 3 different careers. Students were able to see the helicopter land and take off, explore the AirEvac helicopter itself, and talk with all 3 visitors about their careers.
SGCMS’s Veterans Day program will be held on 11/10 at 1:15. We welcome all veterans to join us on this special day as we celebrate their dedication to our country. A reception will be held afterwards in their honor.
The 2024-25 School Year calendar options have been drafted and will be approved at the December School Board Meeting. We would like to know your opinion on which calendar option works best for your family.
Please click on the link below to see the calendar options and then fill out the survey that selects the option that fits you and your family best.
Thank you for taking the time to give us your opinion. The survey will close on 11/30/23 at 10:00 PM.
Link: https://forms.gle/UNw4aCRhUrUoAcBJ7
Medivac will be coming this morning to speak to our CTE classes. If you hear of the Medivac helicopter landing at the middle school that is why.
Bus 59 (Keri Johnson) is having mechanical issues this morning. Waiting on spare. Running at least 15 minutes behind schedule.
Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, November 7th at 6:00 PM in the school library. At this meeting we will elect officers and begin discussing ways the PTO can assist SGCMS moving forward.
Reminder that middle school students do not wear Halloween costumes to school tomorrow.
Congrats to Ms. Kristi Sorrell for being selected as the 2023-2024 SGCMS Teacher of the Year! We are grateful for her continued dedication to our students and all that she does to prepare our students for math prior to their transition to high school.
All Band and Color Guard Parents! Your student was sent home with information about the Chili Supper Fundraiser today, including what item they are responsible for supplying. If you do not receive this, please email Mr. Bateman at rbateman@gcssd.org and he will send all the information to you.
If you are not in the Remind group, please join, as this is the band's primary form of communication. Mr. Bateman will also email Remind instructions if you need them.
Ms. Mains and Mr. Stevens homeroom students were treated to McDonald's for lunch today for having the highest averages on their recent CASE test in the 7th grade.
Students in the 7th grade Career Exploration class were visited by speakers from Centennial Bank today. Renee Morris, Misty Sharp, and Ryan Barnes spent time discussing time management, interviewing skills, goal setting, and jobs in the Business career cluster.
8th Grade Students will be taking the Pre-ACT on Friday, October 27th. The test will take most of the day. The Pre-ACT results are used to help determine who is eligible to take honors classes in high school. Get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast. Good luck on the test!
On Friday, 7th graders in Career Exploration class were introduced to careers in Law enforcement by listening to Sergeant Micheal Sullivan, Trooper Chris Crocker, and Dispatchers Leslie Pipkin and Raelyn Chumney.
8th grade students in Mrs. Malone’s Career Advising and Planning classes learned about careers in the Business/Finance career cluster. Ms. Melanie Luckey from JEA spoke to students about the finance career path and exposed them to budgeting.
Trunk or Treat
Pink Out will be Monday, October 23rd and this year we are raising money for one of our students who is currently undergoing treatments at St. Jude. We will be selling t-shirts, beads, bracelets, and sunglasses with all proceeds going to this family. T-shirt order forms and money will be due Tuesday, October 17th. Beads, bracelets, and sunglasses will be sold at school beginning Tuesday and will continue through Monday, October 23rd. Bracelets will be sold for $1, beads for $1, and sunglasses for $5 . Again, all of the proceeds will be donated to this family. The grade level to raise the most amount of money will be rewarded with a popsicle party!
Boys Soccer Tryouts will be October 30th, 31st, and November 1st.
In order to try out, students must have a completed physical.
SGMCS is celebrating National School Lunch Week! We are so grateful for our school cafeteria workers, who do a great job providing our students a nutritious breakfast and lunch each and every day.
8th grade students can now begin applying for the “Work Ethic Distinction” award. GCSSD will honor eligible 8th graders with this award who have met the following criteria: keep standards always met, complete 15 hours of community service, ensure they arrive at school and classes on time, make every effort to attend school and classes each day, be respectful and cooperative to students, teachers, and administrators, and do their best when completing assignments.
On Wednesday, Mr. Jim Droke spoke to 6/7/8 graders in Mrs. Malone's Career Exploration class about manufacturing, maintenance, and the paths that students can take to reach their goals.
On Thursday, to wrap up the College Application month, students dressed for the career they want in the future!
