On Tuesday, 6th and 7th grade students in Career Exploration class had Mr. Justin Smith from Jackson Fire Department to speak to them about his career and fire safety. Mr. Smith is a Captain and he is also a certified extrication specialist; he is the parent of two of our 7th grade students, Bailey and Blake Smith.
Seventh graders in Mrs. Malone’s Career Exploration class have been researching important entrepreneurs. They will be presenting their findings to their peers.
Menu Change. Our traditional Thanksgiving lunch for students has been moved up to Wednesday of this week, rather than Thursday.
7th and 8th grade band parents, please don't forget that the band has rehearsal Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
SGCMS, please remember to wear red, white, and blue tomorrow as we honor our veterans for Veterans Day.
Reminder - PTO meeting tonight in the SGCMS library at 6:00 PM.
8th grade students in Career Advising & Planning were exposed to careers in the Human Resources career path this past Friday. Maia Trammell, from Owens Corning, spoke to students about the various facets of HR responsibility and different career options. She also talked with students about the importance of interviewing, resumes, and internships.
Students grades 5-8 who are interesting to trying out for the golf team need to sign up by this Friday in the main office. Details concerning the tryout date(s) will be released in the near future.
We have several 6th grade students who have not handed in their permission slips for the CTE tour at SGCHS tomorrow. If your child failed to hand this in, you can print off an additional copy using this image.
The 7th and 8th grade will have after school practice from 3-5 on the following dates: November 7th, 14th, 16th, and 27th.
All basketball homecoming mum order forms and payment are due tomorrow. The cost for a homecoming mum is $12.
Sixth grade students will be going to the high school Tuesday morning (11/7) to tour the CTE classes. A field trip/permission form is being sent home today and needs to be returned by Monday. Only students who return this form will be able to attend. They will leave right after announcements so students will not be able to call for a form on Tuesday morning. Again, these must be turned in by Monday to attend.
6th and 7th grade students in Career Explorations were visited by the Flight Nurse from AirEvac 143 yesterday. Nurse Jodi Moore, Paramedic Chad Moore, and Pilot Fred Myers took time out of their busy days to expose middle school students to 3 different careers. Students were able to see the helicopter land and take off, explore the AirEvac helicopter itself, and talk with all 3 visitors about their careers.
SGCMS’s Veterans Day program will be held on 11/10 at 1:15. We welcome all veterans to join us on this special day as we celebrate their dedication to our country. A reception will be held afterwards in their honor.
The 2024-25 School Year calendar options have been drafted and will be approved at the December School Board Meeting. We would like to know your opinion on which calendar option works best for your family.
Please click on the link below to see the calendar options and then fill out the survey that selects the option that fits you and your family best.
Thank you for taking the time to give us your opinion. The survey will close on 11/30/23 at 10:00 PM.
Link: https://forms.gle/UNw4aCRhUrUoAcBJ7
Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, November 7th at 6:00 PM in the school library. At this meeting we will elect officers and begin discussing ways the PTO can assist SGCMS moving forward.
Medivac will be coming this morning to speak to our CTE classes. If you hear of the Medivac helicopter landing at the middle school that is why.
Bus 59 (Keri Johnson) is having mechanical issues this morning. Waiting on spare. Running at least 15 minutes behind schedule.
Reminder that middle school students do not wear Halloween costumes to school tomorrow.
Congrats to Ms. Kristi Sorrell for being selected as the 2023-2024 SGCMS Teacher of the Year! We are grateful for her continued dedication to our students and all that she does to prepare our students for math prior to their transition to high school.
