Good morning! Tomorrow (Thursday, August 29th) your student will bring home a picture order form and 4th and 5th grade students will bring home IAR testing results from last year. Elementary School picture day is next Thursday (Sept. 5th) and you can order online @ www.vsi.co/schools (students will still need the form with the confirmation code on it for picture day). Please be on the lookout for these items and let us know if you have questions. Have a great day!
Mr. Kean
Attending school regularly is extremely important to your child's academic success. Missing just two days of school a month can lead them to a student being considered a chronic absentee. Let's work together this school year to ensure our students are attending school regularly and making the most out of the 2024-2025 school year. #bepresentbepowerful
Attending school regularly is extremely important to your child's academic success. Missing just two days of school a month can lead them to a student being considered a chronic absentee. Let's work together this school year to ensure our students are attending school regularly and making the most out of the 2024-2025 school year. #bepresentbepowerful
5th Grade Parents: Band Registration Night will be held on Tue Sep 10 from 4:00pm-7:30pm in the Elem Music Room. If your student is interested in joining, this is the night they officially sign up for Band. I've met with each class to talk about instruments & answer students' questions. It's been going well! There are several benefits to studying music, the primary one being your student will enjoy all aspects of music (and life) to a higher degree. I hope your student considers joining! Full details are in the attached letter. Email is the best way to reach me (Renchen.Kyle@gcmsk12.org). I'm happy to answer questions & I look forward to meeting you! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mMnKp44go_LZu9SLBsQx39ToSzDzO9Vz/view?usp=sharing
REMINDER:
There will be a Middle School Cheerleading Parent Meeting, tomorrow, August 28th at 5:30 for anyone interested in trying out for the cheerleading team. The meeting will take place in the Middle School Cafeteria.
Thank you
The GCMS High School tennis match scheduled for today at Mahomet has been cancelled. We are working on a possible make up date.
REMINDERS AND GAME CHANGES:
This is a reminder that the Middle School softball and baseball games that were scheduled for today, August 27th are canceled. Practice is also canceled for today for both teams.
The Middle School softball game that was scheduled for today vs. Watseka has been rescheduled for September 4th at 4:30. There will be NO additional innings played.
The Middle School baseball game that was scheduled for today vs. Ridgeview has been rescheduled for September 11th at 4:30. There will be NO additional innings played.
Please reach out with any questions.
Thank you.
Tomorrow's high school volleyball game that was scheduled to be at Prairie Central has been moved to GCMS. Freshman will start at 5 PM.
There will be no concessions available due to the change in location.
Good afternoon. All Middle School and High School outdoor activities(besides High School Tennis) have been cancelled for tomorrow due to the temperatures. High School Volleyball is now at GCMS instead of PC and the freshmen game will start at 5:00.
The Golf and Tennis matches have been cancelled for tonight, Monday 8/26 due to a heat advisory. Also, the volleyball game on Tuesday 8/27 will now take place here at GCMS rather than Prairie Central.
SCHEDULE CHANGE: The Middle School Softball team will be practicing in the Elementary Auxiliary Gym today, August 26th from 3:45-4:45. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you.
Good morning, everyone. Our Middle School Baseball Game start time has been adjusted due to the impending heat. THE GAME WILL NOW START AT 6:30. Bus time is 5:00 and will leave from the Middle School. There will be no additional innings played tonight. This is still subject to change based on how the day progresses. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you, and Go Falcons!
Here is the GCMS Middle School Sports Schedule for this week:
Monday 8/26: Baseball at Prairie Central in Forrest @ 4:30
Tuesday 8/27: Softball vs. Watskea in Gibson City @ 4:30
Tuesday 8/27: Baseball vs. Ridgeview in Gibson City @ 4:30
Thursday 8/29: Softball vs. Tri-Poin in Gibson City @ 4:30
Thursday 8/29: Baseball at Nash in Clifton @ 4:15
Saturday 8/31: Softball vs. Ridgeview in Gibson City @ 9:00 am
Saturday 8/31: Baseball vs. Rantoul in Rantoul @ 9:00 am
A number of our Falcons had a great time at Special Person's Day in LeRoy yesterday! This is a day where the carnival for the LeRoy Fall Festival is opened just for children with devolopmental, physical, and/or sendory disabilities. Thank you to Swyear Amusements and LeRoy School District for putting on this event. You can view the full photo album at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Ri0JrcQCzI8OyaXETe8YpGHfn7Hn3Ci?usp=sharing
Students: Are you getting an error message that "Your Connection is Not Private" when you try to visit websites on your Chromebook? Make sure you are signed in to our CIPA Filter. You can find the link in your gcmsk12.org bookmarks then use the Log in With Google button at the bottom. This is also a friendly reminder for all students to check your email regularly! You will find an email from Mr. Willis about this there as well.
GCMS Families: Tomorrow is an 11:30 dismissal for the district. Congratulations on completing the first week!
GCMS Families: This Friday is a half day for student attendance so there will be no lunch served. We have updated the dining portion of our website but please disregard any lunch listed for Friday 8/23 on any printed copies you may have received.
GCMS Elementary will host Vision/Hearing Screenings on September 9th -13th with rescreens on Wednesday, September 25th -27th. If families have any questions they can contact the Elementary School office.
High School Families: If you would like to stay up to date with what is going on at the High School, join our Daily Announcements Remind Group! You can join with code @ak896 in the app or by texting @ak896 to 81010 https://www.remind.com/join/ak896
GCMS Families,
I am sure many of you are aware, and sadly many will be directly affected, of the closing of RhinoAg on the south side of Gibson City. This manufacturing facility has been a long standing staple in our community and 80 people will be losing their jobs in our community.
In our small town when big events happen, the ripple effect is real and we never truly understand how each person is impacted. Our kids of all ages feel those impacts and it can impact them, their focus, their motivation, their happiness. Be kind.
This won't help all but may help some... We have two open 2nd shift custodial positions that will be interviewed very soon, if you know someone who is impacted that may be interested have them reach out to Bob Jones our director of maintenance ASAP (jones.bob@gcmsk12.org).
If a family is impacted financially let the administrators know because families can be provided financial waivers at any time during the year should their family situation change and they become eligible for supports.
Thank you for your attention and compassion.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Darnell
GCMS Superintendent