Today's MS track meet at Clifton has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Girls track will have practice after school today until 5:00. Boys track will not practice today but will practice tomorrow after school until 5:00.
Today's MS Scholastic Bowl meet at Piper City has been cancelled. Coach O'Neall would like the Scholastic Bowl members to stay after school until 4:30 today for an intersquad scrimmage. Please have rides here at the Middle School at 4:30 for pick up.
Class of 22 parents: Please send a baby/toddler pic of your senior to Leonard.Peyton@gcmsk12.org for inclusion in the Baccalaureate slideshow. Please submit by April 29th.
In the coming weeks 5th, 6th, and 7th graders will be getting information related to elective class options. If parents have any questions or concerns, please reach out to School Counselor, Mrs. Jamison or Principal, Mr. Bielfeldt at 217-784-8731 or via email.
Good afternoon,
Please review the link below for information about IAR testing at the middle school.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBpxcxwHMG16wQS3z7cRbOVFc3WMsi-MruAJTMHOVCU/edit?usp=sharing
Please reach out to the office with any questions.
Sincerely,
Mr. Bielfeldt
GCMS High School hosted a career day Wednesday allowing students to explore different job fields including trades, military and college while also learning about local businesses opportunities. Thank you to everyone that made this event possible!
Just a reminder that today (Wednesday, April 6th) is a 11:30 dismissal. Thank you!
GCMS Elementary is looking for highly qualified 2nd Grade Teacher. View this and other available positions at https://www.gcmsk12.org/page/job-opportunities Join our team and learn why we are #Falconproud!
Mrs. Young's Child Development classes are preparing to start their day care next week!
If you or someone you know may be interested, here are the details:
Each week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
April 12th - May 19th
8:20am - 9:30am
3-4 years old
Must be potty trained
*Students don't have to come every day, for example they could come Wednesday only OR Tuesday/Thursday only, etc.
To sign up or for questions, please email Mrs. Young at: young.ashley@gcmsk12.org by Friday, April 8th.
Another reminder that 3rd-5th grade students have IAR testing this coming week. Thank you for encouraging them to do their best!
Mr. Kean
Due to poor weather and field conditions, the softball game scheduled for Friday and the baseball games scheduled for Saturday have been cancelled.
Congratulations to Kallen Robertson for earning first team all conference honors as a member of the GCMS Scholastic Bowl team. Kallen served as our captain this year and did a fantastic job leading the team!
GCMS is now hiring Summer Student Maintenance Workers. Those interested can apply in person at the GCMS High School Office or the GCMS Unit Office.
Due to the cold, damp weather, MS Girls Track practice is cancelled for today (Thu. 3/31). The girls should plan to bring warm clothes for outdoor practice tomorrow. MS Boys Track will practice indoors today until 4:45.
Today's High School Track Meet at PBL has been cancelled due to weather.
Mr. Danny is always willing to go above and beyond at the Elementary School. Mr. Danny brought in a bigger tape measure to help out the Pre- K friends in Mrs. Testory’s class when the classroom tape measures were not tall enough to measure a tower.
A big congratulations go out to the 28 8th grade students that read over 2,000 pages during the 3rd quarter! Another Congratulation to the following students who were the 8th grade Top Readers for the 3rd Quarter:
5th place: Gloria Canizzo with 3,985 pages and 13 books
4th place: Gavin Martin with 3,993 pages and 13 books
3rd place: Gage Martin with 4,472 pages and 11 books
2nd place: Elizabeth Goode with 6,868 pages and 16 books
1st place: Avery Morris with 10,302 pages and 26 books read!
The GCMS School District is excited to announce the hiring of Mr. Kent Nash as the next GCMS Middle School Principal. Mr. Nash, his wife Becky, and their two children will be relocating to GCMS from Pinellas County Florida where he has served as a middle school principal and assistant principal for the last 8 years. Prior to moving into administration, Mr. Nash served as a social studies teacher and coach in the same district. Pinellas County School District has over 100,000 students and the school which Mr. Nash led has over 1,000 students. Mr. Nash has direct Central Illinois roots having graduated from Arcola High School and Southern Illinois University, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in teacher education. Mr. Nash received his Masters in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University in 2012. GCMS is excited to welcome Mr. Nash, and his wife Becky who will serve as an elementary teacher at GCMS, to the GCMS family and community.
A list of important calendar dates for the 2022-2023 school year is now available in the Documents section of our app and website at https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1959602/2022-2023_Important_Calendar_Dates.pdf
GCMS Middle School is looking for a highly qualified Social Worker. Join our team and learn why we are #FalconProud! Apply online at: https://www.applitrack.com/roe9/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=18186
