Our cafeteria was full on Tuesday night with parents and kids of our incoming 6th graders for 16-17. They are the class of 2023, and we are so excited to have you at GMS!

Today at GMS students were engaged in incredible “minds-on” learning projects. 6th grade science conducted their catapult design launch finals, where students were challenged to use STEM design skills and test their catapults for distance or accuracy. In 7th ELA students actively lead a Socratic Seminar on the topics is the Triangle Fire, Hindenburg and Titanic. They lead a phenomenal discussion and debate, while the outer circles peer edit and online chat with peers and the teacher on the topic discussed. 

So many adults and children use the GMS grounds and walking track for health and wellness. It is a massive job to weed, clean up, trim bushes and plants, and lay mulch for so much open space.

Thank you to Mrs. DePauw, Mrs. Reakes, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Petrov, Mr. Monier, Mr. Mathew, Mrs. Hamer and her husband, Miss Wendy, Mrs. Brucher and all the parents and kids that came to help GMS look beautiful this spring. 

Incredible displays of artistic talent were on display all over GMS this evening in the forms of sculptures, paintings, photography design, and more. The 6th, 7th and 8th grade choirs also performed, and brought the crowd to laughter and tears. Well done!

Mrs. Reakes and Mrs. McGee in their English Language Arts classes organized a visit from an Iditarod musher today. The musher brought his retired lead dog and equipment. Students have been reading, researching and writing both formal and blog posts to connect learning standard with practical experiences.