Reminder - Middle School girls basketball practice will be tomorrow morning at 6:30 AM at the middle school.
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt
Third time is the charm:) It is the one year anniversary of this mess so it just wouldn't be right if I did this right the first time!
Sorry for the messages. This should work!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHvpEelIkhxnknaBWX1_oGmEkIJczzXD/view?usp=sharing
Corrected link for Outdoor Activities Fan Expectations.
My apologies.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHvpEelIkhxnknaBWX1_oGmEkIJczzXD/view?usp=sharing
- Mr. Darnell
GCMS Community,
The following link provides the GCMS School District Fan Expectations for outdoor activities! We look forward to families supporting their students in competition and performance.
Questions or concerns can be directed to me at darnell.jeremy@gcmsk12.org.
Have a nice weekend.
Phttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHvpEelIkhxnknaBWX1_oGmEkIJczzXD/view?usp=sharing
Check out these links to learn more about Head Start, another early childhood option for our community.
English - http://bit.ly/38CkWYa
Spanish - http://bit.ly/3rMtOSC
Another preschool option available in our community!
Tonight's 7th Grade Volleyball regional Championship match at Watseka will be livestreamed over the Iroquois County CUSD #9- Watseka School District Facebook page. GO FALCONS!
In Ms. Shreffler’s Literacy class today... "Today and tomorrow we are glowing literally and figuratively. We are learning all about the types of figurative language and categorizing, defining, finding examples and writing our own!"
We have made some changes to our MS menus. 2nd choice on 3/15 is now Bosco Sticks, menus for 3/23 and 3/25 have been swapped, and on 3/22 we will serve fajitas instead of tacos. All changes can be seen in the Dining section of our website or at https://bit.ly/30wgOnR
GCMS Families,
This is your weekly update for GCMS Schools. Please read carefully for good news pertaining to symptom checks!
This week we had just one positive Covid case at the elementary school and zero at the other two buildings. Currently we have 21 total students in the district on quarantine.
Effective immediately we are removing Congestion and Runny Nose from the Self Certification tool you fill out each morning. These two symptoms will no longer exclude your students from attendance or require medical explanation for return. All other symptoms must still be considered for attendance. If you have questions please reach out to our school nurses or your medical providers for clarification.
We appreciate your continued partnerships and supports for the students of GCMS.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Darnell
Congratulations to sophomore Katie Steidinger, who was selected by audition for the ILMEA All State Choir. She will join other top choral musicians from the state of Illinois for a Zoom master class on Saturday, March 20th, where she will get instruction and feedback from top choral conductors and musicians. This is one of the highest honors a high school choir student can receive, and we are very proud of her hard work and accomplishment!
Join us Tuesday evening for a live Q&A with Mr. Darnell and Mrs. Nuss beginning at 7:00pm on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/gcmsunit5/live
Today's MS Volleyball matches at Prairie Central will be livestreamed on the Prairie Central CUSD 8 Facebook page at this link:
https://www.facebook.com/Prairie-Central-CUSD-8-235695700467855
The 7th Grade match will start at 4:30 with the 8th Grade to follow. GO FALCONS!
GCMS Families and Neighbors,
Please see the attached letter and map that explain the onset of our 2021 Renovation and Construction project! We are excited to get this underway and recognizing the challenges this will bring. Please consider the information and reach out with questions or concerns.
Letter of explanation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12R2URl04pNTOQGXPyV_JuAGOAQgM5UtL/view?usp=sharing
Construction Map:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uxbc4yyo7iyV_Yb-Q-5NGUW0hfLlfXak/view?usp=sharing
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
Kudos to all students who participated in this year's Geography Club. Your hard work and dedication were impressive! Special Congratulations to Natalie Aberle, the winner of this year's GCMS Middle School Geography Bee!
Tonight's High School Girls basketball game vs Deer Creek Mackinaw will be live on NFHS at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/gibson-citymelvinsibley-high-school-gibson-city-il/gama114d27964
GCMS will resume meal distribution to families beginning Wed March 10. Pickup will be from 11:00am-Noon at ES Circle Drive. See the attached letter for full details and sign up information. http://bit.ly/385V1rk
Tonight's MS Girls Volleyball matches at Iroquois West will be livestreamed on the Iroquois West CUSD 10 Facebook page at this link:
https://www.facebook.com/iwest10/
The 7th Grade match will start at 5:30 with the 8th Grade to follow. GO FALCONS!
GCMS Families,
This is your weekly update on the COVID related activity at GCMS. This week we have 3 positive cases to report at the Elementary School which resulted in 21 quarantines. All those directly impacted were notified immediately. Neither the high school nor the middle school had any cases last week and we have just 4 kids total quarantined from those two buildings due to outside close contact.
GCMS had over 80% of the adults (staff) who work with your children choose to be vaccinated and will be done with both doses after today. We respect the choice each person makes and embrace the added mitigation that the vaccination provides both the staff members and students they serve.
GCMS is purchasing three medical grade disinfecting units that will be another added layer of protection for students and staff. You can see them at rzero.com. These units will only be engaged when students are not present.
The Leading Forward team will continue to meet to prepare for 2021-2022. We are reviewing parent surveys, legal mandates, staffing considerations to best serve kids in 2021-2022.
As always reach out with questions or concerns!
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
GCMS will resume meal distribution to families beginning Wed March 10. Pickup will be from 11:00am-Noon at ES Circle Drive. See the attached letter for full details and sign up information. http://bit.ly/385V1rk