Note: The entire newsletter is updated monthly on the school's website. Go to the AACPS website at www.aacps.org. Then go to middle schools tab on the left and click on GFMS, then click on homepage just above the picture of the fox.
November 2009 Newsletter
Parents:
Our School’s Vision: Create a positive teaching, learning, and technology oriented instructional environment with active and engaging lessons that will help prepare students for their transition to high school as well as to be successful on Maryland State Assessments.
Our Staff’s Values and Principles: All students can learn through cooperative learning strategies and authentic lessons that tap prior student knowledge and reward them for effort based ability and use of extra time to master instruction.
Our School’s Mission: George Fox Middle School’s students will be prepared for the twenty-first century with the mindtools and technological skills needed to be successful and productive citizens and with the attitude of being lifelong learners.
The month of November brings American Education Week and Student Led Conferences. American Education Week is the week prior to conferences and Thanksgiving. Please consider coming to school one morning or afternoon that week to visit with us in classes or have lunch with your child. For Student Led Conferences, we are asking all parents to participate with their child by coming one of two days on either Monday, November 23rd or Tuesday, November 24th. Monday will be a long day from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM while Tuesday will be just during the morning hours. This flexible schedule provides day working parents time late Monday afternoon to have a student led conference. The academic teachers will group each students file folders for Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math in one classroom while encore teachers will host their students and parents in their classrooms. Counselors and Homeroom Teachers will work with students on their role in this process. We hope to see everyone!
Our next PTO/CAC meeting will be Tuesday, November 17th at 6:00 PM. In addition, please consider signing up GFMS for the Giant A+ Bonus bucks program. Our school ID# is 01142. And thanks for all of those families that shop at one of the Lauer’s stores that helps us as well.
Seventh graders will be taking the Maryland Technology Literacy Assessment online at the end of this month. All seventh graders in the state need to take this assessment each year.
Thanks to Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Davidson and their Ukulele and Chorale Groups and Mr. Vickerman with his guitar for their performance at the Riviera Beach Library on Monday Night October 26th.
Thanks to Ms. Beavers and her AVID students who have visited or will visit all of our feeder elementary schools.
Thanks in advance to Mrs. McCallister and the LA Department for sponsoring another Literary Jack-O-Lantern carving and reading program on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Congratulations to the following students from Mrs. Davidson’s Chorus who made the All County Chorus: Hollyn B, Jessica A, Lily J, Kaitlyn K, and Carina P.
Thanks to everyone who made to our Back To School Dance and Congratulations to Elliot L. for winning the “Guess the number of M&M’s Contest.” There were 1012 M&M’s in the container.
Congratulations to Isabella S. for winning a $25.00 gift certificate from Mrs. McCallister from the Book Swap Event.
Please remember that we offer breakfast each morning for a nominal cost of only a $1.25. Those qualifying for free and reduced meals can also take advantage of the breakfast program. The reduced price of breakfast is $.30. Students can enter the cafeteria at 7:30 AM each morning to eat a nutritious breakfast, it is important to get a good start each day. As most of you should already know, please consider putting money on your child’s cafeteria account so that you child does not need to remember to bring money every day. Please remember that parents must give written permission for students to use that money for items other than regular breakfast or lunch.
Yes, we are still looking for substitutes for this year and additional volunteers as well. Please call the school and talk to an administrator if you are interested in substituting or being a volunteer at George Fox Middle School. For those wanting to substitute you must first be fingerprinted and attend a county wide orientation at the BOE.
Check out the latest information about GFMS and AACPS on our website: www.aacps.org. Go to middle schools and click on GFMS, then click on homepage just above the picture of the fox. Individual student grades can be checked through Teacherease.com for those that have provided the school with an email address. Check out the latest on www.schoolnotes.com to see which staff have information to share with you. You can get the cover page of the newsletter a week before it is placed on the website by clicking on my name and asking for updates. We also would like to share a gifted and talented website to keep you informed of other curricular activities in and around our county. You can access it through the county website at http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/instr/CURR/tag/gt/next/calendar.html.
Please Mark Your Calendars
Sunday, November 1st – Pasadena Business Association Parade
Monday, November 2nd – Begin Second Marking Period – Sixth graders switch one class
Saturday, November 14th – MASC Middle School Leadership Conference
Tuesday, November 17th – Report Card Distribution and PTO – CAC Meeting 6:00 PM
Monday, November 23rd – First day for Student Led Parent Conferences 8:00 AM till 6:00 PM
Tuesday November 24th – Second Day for Student Led Parent Conferences 8:00 AM till 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 25th – Friday, November 27th – Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, December 24th – Begin Winter Vacation
Monday, January 4th – Return to School
Monday, January 18th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration – No School
Friday, January 22nd – End of Second Marking Period and First Semester
*Monday, January 25th – Semester Break - Schools closed for students and teachers
*Tuesday, January 26th – Semester Break – Schools closed for students
*Just a reminder that semester break dates can change if schools need to close due to weather. The four days prior to semester break are two hour early dismissal days due to high school exam schedule.
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