Please help support the SGCMS Beta students who are going to nationals. This next level brand tee is $20. Orders are due tomorrow.
The piggy banks of two SGCMS students (Audrey Eckert – 5th grader and Elliot Gettings – 6th grader) were selected to compete at the state level for 4H. Please congratulate these students and vote for their piggy banks!
This is the link for voting: https://voteforthepig.tennessee.edu/
Due to the potential for inclement weather all after-school activities/practices have been canceled. Girl's basketball tryouts will resume Thursday.
Reminder: Our Extended Learning Classroom is selling shirts for the Strawberry Festival! Proceeds will go towards providing our student with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with life skills activities and community outings. Shirts are $20. Monday, April 18th is the final day to place your orders. Thank you for considering supporting our extended learning class!
Basketball Tryout Info . . .
Click the link below to view the number of new positive COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff for the weeks of 4/11/22-4/17/22. Students and staff listed as positive does not necessarily indicate they contracted COVID-19 at the school building. Link: https://5il.co/18nx9
Congrats to our girls, who placed 1st, and boys, who placed 2nd, in the WTJGA tournament at Chickasaw! Great job Hornets!
Our Extended Learning Classroom is selling shirts for the Strawberry Festival! Proceeds will go towards providing our student with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with life skills activities and community outings. Shirts are $20. Order forms will be sent home today (4/8) and will be due Monday, April 18th. Thank you for your support!
All 4th - 7th grade athletes received a physical packet to bring home today. Free physicals will be offered on May 13th here at the school for the upcoming sports year. These packets need to be returned no later than Thursday, April 14th.
April 4th is National School Librarian Day! We at SGCMS are go grateful to Mrs. Krista Grace for all that she does to foster a love of reading in our students. From the 20 Book Challenge to the Book Squad, Mrs. Krista is always seeking out ways to engage our students in literacy! Thanks Mrs. Krista!
Our schoolwide spring fundraiser began today. Your students will be bringing home a golden ticket this afternoon with instructions on how they can participate. Thank you in advance for helping make our fundraising efforts a success.
Click the link below to view the number of new positive COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff for the weeks of 3/21/22-4/3/22. Students and staff listed as positive does not necessarily indicate they contracted COVID-19 at the school building. Link: https://5il.co/185gq
It is time to return all books to the library for the end of the year. Students need to clear their accounts by returning books and paying any overdue fines by Friday, April 8th. If a student has lost a book, Mrs. Grace requests that they stop by the library and speak with her about the lost book. Fines should be sent to the library in an envelope or Ziploc bag with the student’s name on it. Parents may check their child’s account by logging into Classlink and then choosing Accessit. Thank you for your support of our school library.
The SGCHS Theatre department is excited to offer Drama Camp again for children who finished grades K-8 this year! The dates for the camp are June 6-10 from 8am-11:30am. Parents can pick up students between 11:30am-12:00pm. This year’s camp is “Peter Pan, Jr!” We will have auditions for the twenty-four major roles on April 23 from 10am-12:30pm. If you would like to audition, please indicate it on the form that is attached.
Below is the link to our Google Form for your student to attend camp this year. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Cari Dill or Mrs. Chasity Reasons should you have any questions regarding this camp.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewGuJcXJxGDeEmE-yoU6AMA9HuN371-ljF_E-4obmcrZ__5w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Principal Tip of the Day: We are now in the last quarter of the school year. Sit down with your student and look over their grades in PowerSchool. Discuss any missed assignments or test that need to be retaken.
Click the link below to view the number of new positive COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff for the week of 3/14/22-3/20/22. Students and staff listed as positive does not necessarily indicate they contracted COVID-19 at the school building. Link: https://5il.co/17f99
Girls Basketball Tryout Info:
Current 4th and 5th grade girls try out on April 7, 8, and 11 4:30-6pm
Current 6th and 7th grade girls try out on April 12, 13, and 14 3-5pm
Girls must have an updated physical on file by March 25th.
Click the link below to view the number of new positive COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff for the week of 2/28/22-3/6/22. Students and staff listed as positive does not necessarily indicate they contracted COVID-19 at the school building. Link: https://5il.co/17352
8th graders and parents: There's still time to apply for the GCSSD Work Ethic Distinction!
The Gibson County Special School District will honor eligible 8th graders with a Work Ethic Distinction who have met the following criteria. The distinction will serve as validation that the students possessing this credential successfully display strong work habits that will foster success in the workplace. One of the fundamental goals of GCSSD is to create an emerging workforce that has the 21st Century Skills needed to face the challenges of a global marketplace.
Students are responsible for applying for the Work Ethic Distinction. Participants who meet the criteria will be recognized at the end of the school year. A Work Ethic distinction will be awarded to each student who successfully completes the program.
Students will need to complete the google form by April 15, 2022. We will provide the teachers with the QR code for the teacher portion of the Work Ethic Distinction, but students should still ask their teachers to fill out the evaluation form.
If you have any questions, you can email our Career Advisor, Miss Carly, at archiec@gcssd.org or have your student message her on Schoology.
Click the link below to view the number of new positive COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff for the week of 2/21/22-2/27/22. Students and staff listed as positive does not necessarily indicate they contracted COVID-19 at the school building. Link: https://5il.co/16sfb
