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Midnight Madness - March 23, 2012
This year, the Midnight Madness fundraiser basketball event will raise money to support the American Red Cross. Scholarships will be awarded to three former GMS students in honor of Doug Parker, Dan Ecker and JoAnn Knight. In addition to these events, we will have the "Shave Your Head" booth with all money being donated to Sam Forman's Relay for Life Team.
Students who choose to participate will sign up on teams with their friends. There must be at least 8 and no more than 10 players on a team. Each team will play in two basketball games. Each team must have two chaperones present throughout the entire Midnight Madness event. Each player is responsible for the $25 entry fee. This fee includes a t-shirt, 2 slices of pizza, soda and having a GREAT time for a good cause. Students who are interested in participating but do not have a team should see Mrs. Delisle or Mr. Dingman to be placed on an open team.
All teams must be registered by February 10th. Captains of each team must turn in:
1. Team Roster (ON PAPER)
2. Chaperones (2 per team)
3. Checks or cash and a signed permission slip for every participant.
Note: Each Player must fill out an online participation form and a paper permission slip.
Potential Changes to the Middle School Program
The Board of Education held a work session on Thursday, January 19th to discuss the proposed Middle Schools Program of Studies. The schools leadership teams presented a powerpoint presentation to outline their proposed changes. Here is the powerpoint that they presented.
The Board of Education asked many questions to clarify the proposal. The Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the proposal at their meeting on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
Click on this icon to be redirected to the Pick-A-Time Scheduler
Once again, our school will be using a web-based application called Pick-A-Time to schedule parent/teacher conferences to be held February 15-17, 2012. Parents with Internet access will be able to go on-line to schedule parent/teacher conferences, print out their schedule, and have an e-mail reminder of their appointments sent to them.
This program is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning January 30th at 3:00 p.m. Three of your student's teachers may be selected. On February 6th, starting at 8:00 a.m., you may select other teachers to conference with based on their availability. You will be able to access this program to schedule or cancel your appointments until February 13th at 12 Noon. No conferences can be scheduled or rescheduled during the conference dates after Pick-A-Time is closed. After Pick-A-Time is closed, please cancel your appointments by calling 410-313-5520.
To access this program, please click on the Pick-A-Time Conference Scheduler icon. On this same HCPSS website, you will find directions for scheduling your conferences. You will need your child's student ID number (9 digits including 0's) that can be located on your studentís report card. Note that a student ID number cannot be given over the telephone.
It is suggested that parents use information on the HCPSS Family Portal and the report card to determine which teachers should be scheduled for conferences.
If you do not have Internet access, please call Mrs. Parker between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to schedule your conferences beginning January 31st.
To accommodate the volume of schedules, we need to adhere tightly to the 15-minute conference times. There is a 5-minute transition break in between each scheduled conference. Please be prompt in attending your conferences. In addition, walk-in conferences will not be available. Parents will be greeted in the school foyer by a staff member during conference week and given a map of the school, if needed.
If you have any questions, please call 410-313-5520.
Book Drive to Support Sarah's House
Tessa Loazer, an Ambassador-level Girl Scout in the Glenelg area, is holding a book drive to help revamp the children's library at Sarah's House, a housing program for homeless families. Tessa needs our help in achieving her goal of helping Sarah's house and earning her Girl Scout Gold Star Award. A drop box has been placed in the GMS media center. Please send new or gently used children's books that you would like to donate to the GMS media center by March 10th, 2012. Thanks for your help!
The Aspen Family Portal will be live on Thursday, September 22nd. You can access it by clicking on the "Family Portal" icon. Parents and students will use the Aspen Family Portal to view student academic progress. This program will replace TeacherEase.
The 2011-2012 Glenwood Middle School Calendar
Check out the "official" 2011-2012 Glenwood Middle School Calendar. It's your one stop for the daily school schedule as well as special events/happenings at our school. For a complete official HCPSS calendar please visit the HCPSS website at http://www.hcpss.org. You can also view our daily schedule by clicking on the link below...
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Parent and Guardians: Information Regarding Reporting Absences:
This year, in additional to monitoring student attendance, schools are being asked to collect more information about the student illness. As part of the Health Department's tracking of Influenza Like Illness in Howard County, schools are required to report numbers of student illness and symptoms.
If your child is absent from school because of illness, please contact the school on the first day of the absence and provide the following information:
* Your child's name
* The date
* Reason for absence
You may contact the school using one of the following options:
Phone: 410-313-5525
email address: gmsabsence@hcpss.org To request make up work on the second day of absence you must call the school BEFORE 8:30 am. (ALL work is to be picked up between 2:30-3:30 the same day as requested)
Please note: For our attendance reporting purposes, a signed parent/guardian note with student's name, grade, date(s) of absence and reason will still be required upon the student's return to school.
Information from the Administration Regarding Excused Absence Notes:
Mr. Brown and Ms. O'Byrne have created an excused absence form to assist parents in notifying the school about excused absences, early dismissals and late arrivals; the need for a student to go home on a bus other than their regularly assigned bus or walk to the community center or library after school. Please download this easy to use Excused Absence Form for when the need arises.
Information from the HCPSS Accounting Office:
WHEN YOU PROVIDE A CHECK AS PAYMENT, YOU AUTHORIZE HCPSS/ENVISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS TO USE INFORMATION FROM THE CHECK TO MAKE A ONE-TIME ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FROM YOUR ACCOUNT, OR TO PROCESS THE PAYMENT AS A CHECK TRANSACTION.
YOU AUTHORIZE HCPSS/FARS TO COLLECT A FEE OF $35 AS ALLOWED BY MARYLAND STATE LAW THROUGH ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOUR PAYMENT IS RETURNED UNPAID.
Please include the following information on your check:
? Full Name
? Street Address
? Phone Number
Extended Absences from School for Vacations and Religious Observances:
If you are planning an upcoming absence for a religious absence or a vacation please download the excused absence or pick up a form in student services. Completed forms are to be returned to Mr. Brown.
 Weatherbug Weather Center for GlenwoodClick on the WeatherBug icon to see the current weather conditions as broadcast by the GMS Weatherbug Center.
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