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Caught being good this week … Hannah Nguyen .. stop by the office to pick up your prize!
Invitation from the Superintendent’s Office
We need your input on "The Next Level" for our schools!
Our community has grown accustomed to a high level of academic performance in our schools. The upcoming community forums provide an opportunity to think creatively about ways to make this outstanding school district even better, and to revisit the values, mission and priorities of our school district.
We need your input at these forums around issues such as:
- How to best prepare students for success in a changing competitive, global environment, and what this means for teaching and learning.
- Technology and expansion of world language education.
- A possible restructuring of the senior year experience, allowing these students more time off campus in order to have a job, engage in community service or political advocacy, and/or take college classes.
- How to best meet all of our facilities needs in terms of growth, modernization of older facilities and energy conservation.
The forums will be scheduled at each high school. Parents, staff, students and other community members may attend any forum that works best with their schedule. The community forums will be at 6:30 p.m. (staff forums at 4:00 p.m.). The dates and locations of the forums are:
- Wednesday, November 4, San Ramon Valley High School
- Monday, November 9, Dougherty Valley High School
- Thursday, November 12, Monte Vista High School
- Monday November 16, California High School
For more information, contact the Superintendent's office at 925-552-2933 or ghaddad@srvusd.net. We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Mimi Evans for taking second place in the Middle School and High School category for the Exchange Club of the San Ramon Valley 9-11 Essay Contest. She was honored by the Mayor of San Ramon for her essay “Against All Odds”. Great work Mimi .. we are all proud of you!
PE Sweat Clothes and Spirit Wear Orders: All pre-ordered PE Sweats and Spirit wear have been delivered, with the exception of the Long Sleeve T-Shirt, which is currently on back order. We have a FEW extra shirts, pants and hoodies available for sale. Sweatshirts are $25, sweatpants $20, and the hoodie is $30. Please have your student see Mrs. Griffin in the front office to see if we can accommodate with our limited inventory. If interest is great enough to warrant another order, we could place an order following the Thanksgiving Break. Please either respond to this with your desires or sign up on the clipboard in the front office.
PE Clothes (shirts and shorts): Additional clothes are available for sale. If you would like to purchase additional shirts and/or shorts, they will be available. The prices are the same: $10 shirt $15 shorts, $25 for the set. Please have your student pay in the office. Clothing items are distributed by the PE department to your students.
Afterschool Activities
Science Fair Participants: Next meeting, Tuesday, November 3rd, Computer Lab next to the library. Be there to see what we will be planning and executing for the upcoming science fair. Questions may be directed to Mrs. Weisbrod at bweisbrod@srvusd.net.
GIA Volunteer Opportunity
8th Grade News
Health Challenge Exam
What is the Health Challenge Test? The Health Challenge Exam is a test which is available to 8th grade students only. The exam consists of 106 questions. The exam questions come directly from the New Glencoe Health textbook. Those students who pass the Exam will automatically have their passing grade entered on their official high school transcript. The students can then choose another elective in lieu of “Health”, a mandatory class for freshmen. This exam is offered only once. The 8th grade students, who are interested in taking the Health Challenge Exam, can pick up the Petition in the Counseling office from Mrs. Cliff - October 15th through Dec 4th. Exam will be Wednesday, December 9, 3:00 PM., at Dougherty Valley High School.
8th Grade Yearbook Ads - Deadline has been extended to November 6th.
Attention 8th grade parents!!!!
Due to the overwhelming response we have been able to negotiate the addition of pages to our yearbook to accommodate the yearbook dedications. The addition of the pages also gave us a reprieve on the deadline to submit to our publisher. So you still have time to honor your 8th grader with a dedication in the first yearbook to include a promoting class.
Each ad will be 1/8 of a page and includes a photo of your child with a special message by you. This will be a special memory for your student as they are part of the very first promoting class from Gale Ranch Middle School! The cost is $40 cash or check (payable to Gale Ranch Middle School Yearbook) and can be dropped off to the box in the main office. The photo and message can be submitted online at www.hjeshare.com using the school’s code 2009786. The deadline to submit has been extended to Friday, November 6th. Make a special memory for your 8 th grade student by creating a dedication for them in the yearbook! If you have any questions, please email Amy Hill at ahill@srvusd.net
Promotion Activities
Watch your email and information to be sent home with your 8th grader the week of November 2nd. We will be sending home information about promotion activities, party, end of year trip and our need to plan for these activities now. Your prompt attention and RSVP’s to the events will help all the wonderful volunteers determine how great these activities will be!
Event Information for Promotion Party 2010 – 6th, 7th & 8th grade parent welcome!
• Friday, June 4th
• 7-9:30pm
• Gale Ranch Quad
Next Meeting Date:
• Nov 18, Wednesday at 7:00pm in room B105
To volunteer or find out more information, please contact Renata Price at winekid@yahoo.com or 997-9056.
GRMS Website Our website contains loads of information that we hope will be informative and relevant to you. Please check it often. It contains, among other things, upcoming event, school, district and sports calendars, PTSA and Ed Fund information, links to pertinent sites and so much more. www.grms.srvusd.net
Other Events & Opportunities
Our front office has a literature rack containing informational flyers about school and outside activities. These could include sports, support groups, scholastic and other school groups. Please stop by periodically to peruse the rack. Your students should be checking it often too! Currently there is information about Lacrosse, Softball, CJSF, GIA, PTSA, ED Fund, La Asia, Office Depot and more!
In an effort to keep the Gazette to a reasonable and readable length, we will post a link in this area to community offerings you might be interested in viewing. Click here to see the latest.
GRMS ED Fund News and Happenings
Your Ed Fund is working hard to support the students at Gale Ranch Middle School. Here’s some easy and fun ways for you to participate and help!
Gale Ranch Dine Out – Chili’s Restaurant – Wednesday, November 4th, 11:00am – 10:30pm. Chili’s will donate 10% of all sales on this day to GRMS Ed Fund. Each guest will receive a raffle ticket for each $10 spent during this event. Two (2) Chili’s Gift Certificates will be raffled off. Bring your tickets to the box in the school’s front office for a chance to win! Free chips and salsa for every table!! You have to eat .. let’s have great food, fun and help GRMS at the same time! See you on the 4th!!
Escrip – This is the simplest thing to do. We would love to see 100% participation in this program. It is quick and painless and as a result each time you shop you know you are supporting our school. The link is www.escrip.com and I promise it only takes a few minutes but yields thousands of dollars for us. You can link to your Safeway Card as well as several different credit cards. Take your pick .. all will help out our school.
Matching Funds – Such an easy way to double your contribution! Many employers have a matching funds program. If yours does, the school needs your help to expedite this very much needed support. Generally, companies have a matching gift form that you will need to fill out in order to process. Please check with your human resource department.
You may need the following information:
1) Gale Ranch Tax ID: 26-2286399
2) Gale Ranch Middle School
6400 Main Branch Rd
San Ramon, CA 94582-5978
(925) 479-1500
For more information or assistance in this process, please contact, IChien Wu-Magidi, iwmagidi@gmail.com, 925-325-0007. We greatly appreciate your support. Thank you.
Join your friends and neighbors for some fun and cheer and raise some critical money for our schools. Attend the Spirit of Danville taking place on Thursday, November 12th in Downtown Danville, The Livery and The Rose Garden. There will be entertainment, shopping discounts, free food, free drink, door prizes, major raffles—big screen TV and TREK bicycle, trolley service to the 3 major shopping junctions in Danville and much more! The Spirit of Danville was conceived by Discover Danville, a non-profit serving the merchants in Danville. Admission to the event will be $5 and the proceeds benefit the “ GRMS Ed Fund”. For tickets, contact: Joe Snyder at jsnyder@townsend.com
We hope to see you there!
STREET SMARTS "BE REEL!" VIDEO CONTEST
The contest kicks off this week with this fall's topic of "Bike Safety: Dangerous Distractions." Sponsored in part by the District, the contest encourages middle school students to create 60-second public service announcement (PSA) videos about a traffic safety topic. Students can look at the Street Smarts web site for contest rules, information and an entry form. http://streetsmarts-srv.com/programs/video_contest.htm Entries are due November 2nd. Please contact Nat Rojanasathira, Street Smarts Coordinator at streetsmarts@ci.danville.ca.us if you have any questions. |
