About Greene County Middle

Vision:
To be the model rural middle school in the nation.
Mission:
Create and provide opportunities for stakeholders to demonstrate genuine concern and understanding of the middle school child/student, to maintain an environment where all stakeholders value and demonstrate an exemplary preparation for students and provide a balanced integrated curriculum for lifelong learning.
Mott
o:
"Creating a School of Significance"



Proud to Be A Super Safe School
Triple "S" Award
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009

Awards/Honors

Greene County Board of Education Salutes All Faculty & Staff of Greene County Schools for Achieving Expected Growth on ABCs State Testing

Daily Announcements

The long, lazy days of summer offer kids lots of opportunities to discover new books and the fun of reading....see GCMS's Literacy Link below to learn more!

READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The information regarding Summer Reading for Greene Central High School students 2009 has been posted.  Mrs. Wooten has created a wiki for the students to be able to access the book selections as well as the Reaction Guides.  Be sure to check it out!

Congratulations to Mr. Jose' Garcia for earning the distinction of Teacher of the Year for Greene County Schools!!!!!


Congratulations to Mr. Jose' Garcia for being awarded GCMS Teacher of the Year!!!

Congratulations to Mr. Dexter Brown for being awarded GCMS Teacher Assistant of the Year!!

Congratulations to Mr. Jose' Garcia for being awarded the Apple Distinguished Educator Award!!!

Congratulations to the GCMS Advanced Chorus for their EXCELLENT rating on the recent Festival Disney competition held at Disney World in Florida. Pictured here are students and parents who attended the trip.

GCMS Relay For Life Team - Turning Lemons Into Lemonade - Students and teachers of GCMS raised a total of $6,000.00 for the American Cancer Society!!!! Thanks to Mrs. Kelly Garcia for being our team captain!!

Collect Box Top Coupons
Please collect Box Top coupons and give to your child's homebase teacher. Box Tops have been used to purchase plastic bins for our book room, a microwave for the school cafeteria and purchased the numbers die cut for our die cut machine. The homebase that collects the most box tops receive a treat!!




LOOKYBOOK OF THE MONTH

APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL The Apple Distinguished School designation is reserved for schools that have achieved a 21st century vision of education utilizing Apple technology. Only schools that have demonstrated vision, leadership and successful implementation of technology that supports teaching and learning are honored in this way.

Greene County Middle School
is one of just 18 schools Apple is recognizing nationwide and the only school in the state of North Carolina. Please, visit the following link to view our school's profile.

Teaching 21st Century Skills to 21st Century Students


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Saturday, July 4
Independence Day
Mon, Jul 6 - Fri, Jul 10
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  "Using Multiple Intelligences to Individualize Instruction"  -  NC Teacher
Academy


Who:  K- 8 Teachers

Where:  GCMS - 8:15-3:30


Registration Required
Mon, Jul 6 - Fri, Jul 10
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  "National Board Support Seminar"

Who:  Select Teachers- By Invitation Only

Where: NCCAT- Cullowhee, NC
Thu, Jul 9 - Fri, Jul 10
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  Leadership Foundations for NBC Teachers”

Who:  K-8 NBC Teachers (By invitation only from Central Office Contact),

Where:  Raleigh, NC (Site TBA), Franklin Covey Co.
Thu, Jul 9 - Fri, Jul 10
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  “Integrating Art, Music & Physical Education into Math & Science K-8 Curriculum”

Who:   K-8 Art, Music & PE Teachers

Where:  Raleigh, NC (Site TBA)

Registration Required

Mon, Jul 13 - Fri, Jul 17
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  “All Kinds of Minds: Schools Attuned”

Who:  K-8 Teachers who did not attend the summer ’08 AKOM training

Where:  GCMS

Registration Required


Mon, Jul 20 - Fri, Jul 24
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  “Using Data for School Improvement” Teacher Academy 

Who:  K-8 Certified Staff

Where:  GCMS - 8:15-3:30

Registration Required



Wednesday, July 22
Professional Development
CP/GCS
What:  “6-8 Using Science Notebooking for Inquiry ”

Where:   Research Triangle Park, NC Center for Inquiry Based Learning 

Registration Required
Mon, Jul 27 - Wed, Jul 29
Professional Development
CP/ GCS
What:  “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers” Franklin Covey Co.

Who:  K-8 Certified Staff

Where:  GCMS- 8:15-3:30
Saturday, July 04, 2009
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Today, 7/4/2009
High: 93 | Low: 71
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Tomorrow, 7/5/2009
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