News From Across GMRSD
11 Oct 2018
Dear Sheffield families,
There is a School Council meeting on Monday, October 15th from 3:30-4:30 in my office.
There is a Friends of Sheffield (FOS) meeting at the Rendezvous from 6:00-7:30 on Wednesday, October 17th.
Sheffield’s 3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving Party will take place in our cafeteria on Friday, October 19 starting at 6:00 pm.
The Counselor's Corner by Kevin White
The “Always Ask First Rule” for Children…and Adults!
In Keeping Kids Safe (a personal safety curriculum taught by school counselors in K-3rd grades), students learn about the “...
11 Oct 2018
At the next meeting of the school committee, Superintendent Sullivan will request that the district's calendar be amended to return the high school graduation date and time back to the norm, in this case Friday, June 7 at 6:30 pm. A change had been made back in July, upon the superintendent's request, to accommodate the needs of Principal Leonard. We have sought feedback about this a couple of times now and it is clear that the majority of students and families prefer to retain the traditional date and time, which we will do. We may need to make adjustments in the future...
09 Oct 2018
On Friday, October 5, TFHS Physics Students visited Decker Machine Works to learn about applied physics, engineering, manufacturing, and potential careers in industry. Thanks to our Physics/Technology Education teacher Brian Lamore for organizing and Thanks to the Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board for supporting this learning expedition.
05 Oct 2018
10/5/18
Happy Friday and happy long weekend from Gill Elementary School. Please remember that there is no school on Monday, October 8th.
We have an exciting couple of weeks coming up! At our All-School Meeting today, we kicked off our fall fundraiser. For the next two weeks, students, families and the community can sign up to join our team for Be Bold Be Bald at https://fundraise.beboldbebald.org/GillElementarySchool. *the link can also be found on our facebook page and website. The goal of this fundraiser is twofold:
First, it is...
05 Oct 2018
Dear Hillcrest Families,
This year, the school district has welcomed a new community member, Officer Dan Miner, as our School Resource Officer. Officer Miner’s main duties include developing positive relationships with students and staff, working with school staff to provide preventive help and services to students and families, supporting plans for safety drills and crisis management, and helping us to plan for special events such as Election Days. Officer Miner is based at Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, but he will visit Hillcrest occasionally. He...
05 Oct 2018
On August 28, the school committee adopted two new policies: Anti-Bullying Policy (Policy JICFB) and Civil Rights Grievance Policy (Policy ACAB). These may be viewed on this website by following the links above or by referring to the district policy manual.