Muffins in the Morning at GMS! What a wonderful morning spent with our Tiger families! A huge thank you to our amazing GPAC for organizing the event and providing delicious goodies for everyone to enjoy! Thank you to all the family members who joined us and to our talented GMS Cheerleaders for their fantastic performance

🦞🔬 Dissection in Marine Science! Our Marine Science students wrapped up last week with another hands-on dissection! Exploring the anatomy of crawfish!

GMS Weekly Family Update:

Today we celebrate National Custodian Appreciation Day! ❤️🐯 A huge THANK YOU to our incredible GMS custodial team for everything you do to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming for our students and staff each day.

6th grade ELA working collaboratively on a question trail as they read about the investigation into Yellow Fever.

October is National Principals Month! Please join us in celebrating Mr. Thimmer! Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment to promoting student success. Your leadership helps create a school community where students are encouraged, supported, and challenged to reach their potential. Leading a school takes heart, patience, and determination. We appreciate the time and energy you invest in supporting our teachers and staff, partnering with families, and creating opportunities for our students to grow. Thank you, Mr. Thimmer, for all you do for our Gifford Middle School community!

✈️ Taking flight at Gifford Middle School! 🚁 Our Aviation and Drone Club kicked off its first day with a hands-on aerodynamics lesson! Students explored the four forces of flight—weight, lift, drag, and thrust—and compared copy paper with cardstock to see how material affects flight. A fun start to learning, experimenting, and exploring aviation! 💙

Mrs. Banks’ seventh-grade students are working collaboratively on a project to plan dinner for friends while staying within a budget. Students calculate the meal cost, tax, and tip to determine the total bill.

🍎 STOCK THE TEACHERS' SUPPLIES! 🍎

Gifford Middle School teachers told us what their classrooms need, and we're making it happen together!

✅ Needed: pencils, copy paper, sharpies, headphones
📅 Collecting through: Friday, October 9th.
📍 Drop off: Gifford Middle School - Front Office - ATTN: GPAC
🔗 Wish list / donate:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548AAAD2AAAFAC34-66232261-gmsteacher#/

Big or small, every donation helps our teachers focus on what they do best: teaching. Thank you for supporting Gifford! 💛

— Gifford Positive Action Committee

Last week, our Marine Science students got their first experience with dissection as they explored the anatomy of sea cucumbers!

6th graders in Ms. Andrews’ class took their learning to our outdoor classroom for an observational field study! Students identified changes happening in their surroundings and gathered evidence to determine whether each was a physical or chemical change. 🧪🔎

Gifford Middle School was recognized at this evening’s School Board meeting for earning our STEAM designation! 🌟 GMS is one of only six schools in the district to earn this designation and the only secondary school!

🐯 Congratulations to the newest members of the GMS Cheer Team! ❤️🤍🩶
We are excited to welcome our Tigers who earned a spot during our fall cheer tryouts
We know these ladies will be a great addition to our team, and we can’t wait to see them cheering on our Tigers! 📣🐯

🎃 SAVE THE DATE! 👻
Gifford Middle School’s BOO BASH is coming Wednesday, October 28th! 🐯🖤
🎶 Concert at 6:00 PM
🍬 Trick-or-Treating at 7:00 PM
🚚 Food Trucks
🎃 Costumes & Family Fun
Mark your calendars and get ready for a spooktacular night with our Tiger Family!

GMS weekly update:

Our top 3 earners from the 8th Grade Double Good Fundraiser earned the chance to pie a teacher... Mr. Rojas was the ultimate team player, taking all THREE pies to the face! Way to go, Tigers, and thank you, Mr. Rojas, for being such a great sport! ❤️🩶

7th grade ELA completing 1-pager summaries for a chapter in Red Scarf Girl. Using a mix of images and text to summarize the important parts of the chapter

Picture day is Wednesday October 7th!

Mr. O’Hern’s World History students took learning outside as they collaborated on Celebrate Freedom Week lessons in our new outdoor classroom! 🇺🇸🐯

GMS Weekly Family Update