News From Across GMRSD
25 Feb 2019
At the February 26 School Committee meeting staff from the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) will present themes and recommendations from listening sessions they recently facilitated with GMRSD parents, students, and staff. CES has also provided us with a report that presents a thematic analysis of those listening forums. The introduction to the report is excerpted below.
Thematic Analysis of Social Justice and Equity Listening Forums
Prepared for the Gill-Montague Regional School District School Committee by the Collaborative for Educational Services,...
16 Feb 2019
Happy Friday from Gill Elementary School!
Thank you everyone who came to our Evening of Dialogue last Friday. It was a fantastic event, and well attended! We had a chance to talk about challenges, and our experiences as parents. We intend to do more of these evenings throughout the rest of the year, with more targeted topics such as puberty and our kids, and dealing with cliques and conflict.
This week, the 6th grade has orchestrated “Penny Wars!” So thank you to everyone who has sent in change and bills to aid your kids in their quest for a pizza party. While there will be only one...
15 Feb 2019
Hillcrest Newsletter
February 2019
Upcoming Events
February 18 – 22, Winter Vacation!
Saturday, February 16 –The Lego Movie 2 at Greenfield Gardens Cinema
Friday, March 1 – Read Across Hillcrest
Thursday, March 21 – Kindergarten Open House
Thursday, March 28 – Kindergarten Registration
From the Principal
Dear Hillcrest Families,
At today’s All School Meeting, we focused on the theme of Friendship. Our preschoolers from Ms. Welles’ class, along with their first grade buddies from Ms. Wulfiuhle’s ELL classes, used drawing and writing to express their...
15 Feb 2019
GFMS is pleased to announce that Girls on the Run is happening this spring! Interested students and families can visit (www.girlsontherunwesternma.org) for more information and to register!
14 Feb 2019
1. Where can I find information on school practices and policies?
All school committee policies may be found on the school committee page of the district’s website at the link: GMRSD Policy Manual. The policy that speaks most directly to civil rights is Policy AC – Nondiscrimination. Related procedures are found at ACAB – Discrimination/ Harassment Grievance Procedure
2. Where can I find information on the secondary school’s disciplinary system?
Student handbooks provide this detailed information. These are found in the student and parent dropdowns of each school’s webpage of the...
14 Feb 2019
•Happy Valentine’s Day! Some classes exchanged Valentines, while others chose to make cards as a community service project, but it was a day to enjoy friendships.
•In honor of Black History Month, each morning after a fifth grader recites the pledge of allegiance over our loudspeaker, they read about the contributions of influential black Americans to our culture. Pictures and what’s been shared adorn a bulletin board on the first floor.
•There is an All School Meeting tomorrow, Friday, February 15 in our auditorium from 2:15-2:45. All families are welcome to attend.
•School...