Dear GMS Families, We did it. We survived the one full week of November. There was so much energy and learning that took place these five days. However, you can definitely feel the energy of an impending break coming. Remember next week is just two days. We know that teachers, staff, and students will make the best of it. Due to some scheduling issues the first time around, the school photographers will be back again on Monday for a final round of picture retakes. They will be here from 8:30-10:00. If you would like retakes, please be sure to send the original packet of pictures you received. This time will also allow our Preschool students who only attend on Mondays and Tuesdays to take part in school pictures. As a reminder, please go in and accept the invitation to all the Specialists' Google Classrooms. We still have some students who have not accepted all of the invitations and this can lead to interruptions of instruction. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Since this will be our last blog before the holiday break we want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. This has not been an easy year for anyone, but despite that we still have so much to be thankful for. First and foremost is all of you. Your patience, understanding, and willingness to help make this year successful is at the top of our list of things we are thankful for. We could not do it without you and this year has been a try testament to the idea and understanding of Community... For that we are and will forever be thankful. Be Well and Be Curious and Have a Happy Thanksgiving, Dan Mitchell, Principal Maura Clinton- Jones, Assistant Principal
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GMS NewsGMS families please remember to accept your invite to the GMS Social Emotional classroom with Mrs. Hayes and Ms. Polichronopoulos. Invites were sent to every student, you should just need to accept and join. Should we end up remote in the near future, this is the place to find meeting links and resources! The classroom code is 333dr33 and the following is the link if you need it. https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQyODg4MjYzNDIy?cjc=333dr33
News from the SAU/ Superintendent News from the PTO As always, please let us know if you have any questions – Heidi Ames (hames@mooreames.com) and Jenny Eisenbeis (jeisenbeis@gmail.com). Thank you! News from the Community No News At This Time
Repeated News and Announcements Absence Reporting Email The GMS office now has a dedicated email address to use to report your child tardy or absent: GMSabsences@litchfieldsd.org. You can also find it on the Griffin Memorial School homepage, on the top, left side under “ABSENCES”. When you send an email please include the following information: *Child’s first and last name *Teacher *Reason for absence If you would prefer to leave a voicemail message when your child is absent or tardy you are still welcome to call 424-5931 and then hit “6” when you hear the automated message. Please remember to include the above information in the voice message. Please note that when you email or leave a voice message saying that your child “will be out” then the absence is recorded as unexcused. Please tell us the reason for the absence so it is documented correctly. Don't forget to join the GMS SEL classroom with Mrs. Hayes and Ms. Poli. Click the link to join https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQyODg4MjYzNDIy?cjc=333dr33 Music Google Classroom We ask all students to please go on and accept the invitation for the Music Google Classroom. All students must do this regardless if you have had music already, are currently having music, or haven't yet had your music block. Once all students are enrolled in the Classroom, we will then be able to synchronize with the publishers online platform. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. End 68 Hours of Hunger Litchfield Schools are pleased to inform you about a free, confidential food program which provides students with meals from Friday after school until they return on Monday morning. The program is sponsored by “End 68 Hours of Hunger,” a local, private food program whose mission is to help families feed their children over the weekends. If meeting the weekend nutritional needs of your child is challenging at this time, we would like to help meet that need. All food is non-perishable as well as easy to prepare and we do our best to accommodate food allergies when necessary. Guaranteeing your child’s confidential participation in the program is also a top priority. For additional information or to sign up, please contact Jennifer Hayes, GMS School Counselor, at 424-5931 x1106 or jhayes@litchfieldsd.org. Powerschool Parent Portal This summer we switched our Student Information System to Powerschool. As part of Powerschool, you are able to access the Parent Portal in the Infinite Campus feature of this system. Please follow the link below to set up you parent portal account. Please contact the main office if you have an issues creating an account. For Parents - Directions for Parent Access
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