MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CANCELLED FOR TUE. 2/16
MS VB practice and Boys BB at Watseka is cancelled for Tue. 2/16. Practices will be held Wed. 2/17- all @ MS:
VB 2:30-4
BB 4-5:30
6/7 Cheer 4-5:30
VB and BB athletes should check their Google Classrooms for more info.
GCMS is asking for parent/guardian feedback on remote learning. Please consider taking our survey: https://forms.gle/ZTHiR4BAvRWfUMei9
Tickets are now on sale for our annual Band Booster Raffle! Download the form linked below and return it to Mr. Renchen by Feb 26, then tune in to our YouTube on Feb 28 to see him attempt to juggle for a full half hour! https://bit.ly/3qrpw24
GCMS Families,
GCMS will NOT be in session on Tuesday, February 16th due to inclement weather conditions.
We WILL be engaging in full remote learning schedules just like today.
Reminder to students that you are expected to be in attendance for each class where applicable. We recognize that not all students have the same ability, accessibility, or burdens given family circumstance, but encourage everyone to engage at their highest level of availability.
Wednesday, February 17th will be the same schedule we follow on all Wednesdays.
I would encourage all families to prepare for the possibility of remote learning on Thursday and Friday as well. We hope to be back in session, but weather patterns and the extreme cold and wind have made this week challenging. If possible we will make these decisions in advance for preparation purposes. We will make determinations daily for extra curricular activities based on local and opponent information.
Thank you for your attention and consideration.
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
Good afternoon,
All boys basketball, volleyball, and cheer intramural practices are cancelled for tomorrow. All of the coaches will be reaching out to their respective teams.
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt
High School families, here is the schedule for Monday, Feb 15. This has also been sent to every student's email so make sure you are logging in to participate in all of your classes.
Good afternoon,
With school being out tomorrow, we will be following our Snow Day Remote Learning Schedule. All students need to log in and participate in their classes through Google Meets. The schedule has been shared with all middle school students and is available in the link provided. Please stay safe and warm!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l11YXth1OwRQVGhfMkGCRqRcb10DKqvJyoHdd8fZebg/edit?usp=sharing
Mr. Bielfeldt
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
GCMS Families,
Apparently George Washington called Mother Nature and was upset that we took Abraham Lincoln's birthday off on Friday instead of President's Day, as a result She decided to throw frigid temperatures, potential new snow throughout the night, and wind chills approaching -30.
GCMS School District will NOT be in session on Monday, February 15th, but will engage in full remote schedules for all buildings.
Please stay tuned for announcements on evening practices and activities, and decisions for Tuesday the 16th.
Thanks for your cooperation and understanding! Spring is near!
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
We were experiencing some technical difficulties with the livestream of tonight's Boys Basketball game, but we now have it back up and running on NFHS. Search for GCMS or go to https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/gibson-citymelvinsibley-high-school-gibson-city-il/gama8f746636d
We’re having trouble with NFHS feed of our HS boys game this evening but we’re working on it and hope to have it restored quickly.
Shout out to 6th graders Lane Elder and Cooper Brake for making these livestreams of the MS games happen!
GCMS High School Girls Basketball takes on Eureka tonight beginning at 5:30pm. Tune in live on the NFHS network: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/gibson-citymelvinsibley-high-school-gibson-city-il/gam21864d2d65
Middle School Boys Basketball takes on Tri-Point tonight, 7th grade begins at 5:30pm with 8th grade following. Watch live on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/3FMNrBgnuK8 GO FALCONS!
Owing to impending cold temps, Saturday’s high school basketball games at Fieldcrest will be Varsity only. Girls start at 11am with boys to follow at 12:30. Follow your Falcons on the NFHS Network!
Families,
This is your GCMS COVID-19 update for the time period of February 4th through February 10th.
GCMS Schools experienced 11 positive students and two positive staff members during this time period. The Elementary School had 4 students and two staff, the Middle School had 3 students, and the high school had 4 students. We also experienced an additional 71 students placed in quarantine. All parties directly affected are notified at the date of occurrence.
We consider each positive exposure very carefully to ensure we are adhering to proper protocols as prescribed by Ford County Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Center for Disease Control. One point I want to clarify is that when we have a positive case we are required to do contact tracing 48 hours prior to the onset of symptoms for close contacts. This means that we are having children come to school with no symptoms, as they should, and exposing others not knowing they are carriers. This is important because we have had experiences where assumptions are made that people are not being responsible and putting others at risk. I can assure you most cases are unknown exposures. Please be kind and limit judgment because each circumstance is unique. To be transparent, we have had some who ignore the self certification expectations assuming symptoms are not covid related, and send children with symptoms. When we discover those we address it to minimize risks. I strongly encourage everyone to treat any symptoms with caution to avoid negatively impacting others.
We look forward to having a vast majority of our students back on February 16th or 18th and implore all students to stay engaged while absent to ensure a smooth transition back to school.
We are all fatigued by the challenges of this school year,! Stay the course, find the positive, and support our children!
Falcon Proud,
Mr. Darnell
GCMS is offering Free Preschool Screenings on April 14 and 21. Check out the flier for more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AZKmVOL_IXHwBr8m_82zJgi0WRwJooi51W8ntTJPBg0/edit?usp=sharing
Tonight's High School JV and Varsity Boys Basketball Games will be available on the NFHS Network. JV Begins at 5:30 and Varsity will follow. Follow all GCMS High School sports at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/gibson-citymelvinsibley-high-school-gibson-city-il
Tonight's Middle School Boys Basketball game vs Iroquois West will be live streaming on the Iroquois West CUSD 10 Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/iwest10 Go Falcons!
Good afternoon,
We have made an update to our snow day schedule at the middle school. This schedule should be followed if school is called due to inclement weather conditions moving forward.
The schedule has been shared with all of the students via email and will be shared each time there is a cancellation due to weather conditions.
A schedule has also been shared with our Life Skills students and their parents as well.
Here is the link for our Middle School Snow Day Schedule
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l11YXth1OwRQVGhfMkGCRqRcb10DKqvJyoHdd8fZebg/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt
Middle School basketball vs Nash is live now! https://youtu.be/gNd3urmaMgs