Dear GWMS Families,

We are excited to welcome your children back (remotely) to our schools in the coming weeks. We have missed connecting with them, engaging them in their learning and seeing them reach new milestones in their learning. 

The purpose of this communication is to share with you more specific information about several upcoming events. We want you to know that we continue to review questions submitted to us via our Google Form, and we have since updated our Parent FAQ with several critical pieces of information. Please take this moment to review. 

August 11: Middle School Sample Schedule Released

All GWMS families will receive an outline of the middle school schedule so they can have a better idea as to what a typical school day will look like for their child. Please note this will not be your child’s individual schedule; rather a sample schedule for the day. 

August 12-14: Device Distribution 

Anyone in need of a device may come during the following times/dates, all of which will occur  from 9am-1 pm via curbside pick-up outside of GWMS. Anyone in grades 2-8 who did not pick up a device last year or is experiencing issues with their current district-issued Chromebook may attend on their scheduled date.

Wednesday, August 12: All students with last names A-I

Thursday, August 13: All students with last names J-R

Friday, August 14: All students with last names S-Z

Return to Learn Weeks: August 24-September 4

The first week of school will include several “getting to know you” activities so our teachers have time to meet their students and our students have time to meet with their teachers. No official assignments will be given until the week of August 31, but even then we are working with our students on slowly transitioning them back to learning. 

These first two weeks will be solely focused on connections and engagement. Parents will also be provided specific support on remote learning to acquaint you with what systems and applications we use so you can adequately support your child at home. Additionally, middle school students will have an opportunity to hear from last year’s teacher to further support them with their transition into middle school. 

We are excited to offer your children a positive and exciting learning experience, and we have been working throughout the entire summer to ensure this can occur for all of our students and their families. 

Sincerely,

Ted Stec 

Superintendent