The Greene County Middle School is excited to share with you that our second semester begins Tuesday, January 24th, and that we have made some revisions to our master schedule to increase students' learning time that will benefit overall student achievement. The following are highlights in our new schedule.
•Our students will be having their Expert 21 reading lessons in their English Language Arts classes. The Expert 21 Curriculum is an integrated, high interest reading program that prepares our students for more learning opportunities using vocabulary and comprehension strategies that prepare our students for high school and college level work.
•Encore teachers will have longer class periods and the schedule now permits more course offerings.
•There is more flexibility in our Physical Education program allowing our teachers/coaches to expand the types of activities our students will be able to do.
•The lunch schedule will be different in that sixth graders will now go to the first lunch block and seventh graders will go to the second lunch block.
•Students that need extra learning time in their content areas will be provided assistance to aquire skills to be more successful.
•All students will continue to have the same core teachers unless you were notified about a change through a separate phone call or letter.
Another second semester change it that we are going to host a "Walk the Schedule" Night instead of a regular Open House so that parents can walk through their child's schedule to get information from all the teachers about third quarter expectations and and up-coming assignments and/or projects. The "Walk-the-Schedule" Night is on Thursday, February 9 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The purpose of this special event is for parents to follow the chid's schedule therefore, this will not be a time for parent conferences. If a parent conference is needed, please contact your child's teacher and set this meeting up for another time. Teachers are available during the day during their planning period or after school. We are excited about this special event and look forward to your coming out and experiencing a "day-in-the-life" of your child's daily schedule!
Report cards will go home on January 27th.
Dress Code Update, January 11, 2012
GCMS is making every effort to ensure students are comfortable during the winter months while transitioning to and from school and in between our buildings on campus. Students may wear coats, gloves, hats, and scarfs on colder days but they must be taken off once they enter the classrooms. No garments with hoods are to be worn inside any classroom or building on our campus.
Yearbooks
GCMS yearbooks are now on sale! Order your's today. Contact Mrs. Rodgers or Mrs. Martinez.
Attention Parents!
Parents who had existing email alert account need to re-register using the link below. Parents who would like an account use the same link to register. You will receive an email alert when your child's teachers change their classroom page, updating resources and assignments. If you need help with this please contact caroltaylor@greene.k12.nc.us. 252-747-1307
Click here to register.
NO Pick-ups after 2:30!
•Parents, If you plan on picking your child up from school early please send a note specifying the time to be picked up to the teachers so the teachers can send the student to the office at the appropriate time. Guarding instructional time is important. The less interruptions calling teacher classrooms during the day, the more learning takes place. Thank you for your cooperation. Click here to download a copy of our Master Schedule.
•Car riders dismiss at 2:55 p.m.
Save your BoxTops, Campbell Soup Labels, Nestle Water labels, and empty Capri Sun pouches for our January 11th collection date.
Does your homebase want to win a treat? Your homebase can if you bring in boxtops, empty Capri Sun packets, and Campbell Products Labels by January 11. The homebase on each hall that brings in the most of these items will receive a treat. Please remember to bring them in by January 11. These help to raise money for our school!
Any staff member who does not have a homebase is eligible to also receive a breakfast treat for bringing in the most boxtops, Capri sun packets and Campbell Product Labels by January 11.
Our school raised over $330 when we collected in October, so please continue to bring in these items to raise money for our school!
Please turn in all items to Mrs. Bright in the media center. Thank you for supporting these programs!
Click here to find out how to register online for a free gift for you and our school!