Tuesday Take Home – April 7, 2015 Gordon Russell Middle School Weekly Newsletter 3625 E. Powell Valley Rd, Gresham, Oregon 97080 Phone: 503-667-6900 Web Address: http://russell.gresham.k12.or.us Thursday Friday Tuesday Thursday Friday Friday Friday April 9, 2015 April 10, 2015 April 14, 2015 April 16, 2015 April 17, 2015 April 17, 2015 April 17, 2015 Track Meet at McCarty MS Principal’s Recognition PAC Meeting Track Meet at Floyd Light MS Spirit Day – Twin Day th 7 Grade Vision Screening Track Pictures LOCK-IN DRILL Gordon Russell will be practicing a Lock-In drill on Tuesday, April 14th in the morning. This is a procedure that is implemented when there is a danger OUTSIDE of the school building. This is a way for us to control movement within our building and help prevent anyone from entering the school. In most cases, this situation will be triggered when we receive a call from the police or fire department in order to avoid students getting into harms way. If you have questions about the drill or situation please contact Mr. Hayden at 503.667.6900. PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL Please plan to attend our Parent Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 14th at 6:00 PM. This parent group is involved in a variety of activities designed to support students and staff at Gordon Russell. Please attend if you would like to get involved or just listen to all of the “goings-on” at Gordon Russell. 8th Grade Parents On Thursday April 9th, Sam Barlow High School counselors will come to Gordon Russell to forecast students for next year’s classes. Please note that this is an earlier timeline than in years past. PARENTS NEEDED School districts in Oregon are required to submit to the Oregon Department of Education a Comprehensive Improvement Plan (CIP) every three years. The District Improvement Team began work on the GBSD CIP last spring, and has been meeting twice per month during the 2014-15 school year to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and then identify the key indicators around which the CIP will be built. We have finished creating a draft of the CIP, and the next step is to share the draft plan with the District CIP Review Team, a larger group of district constituents, including teachers, community members, principals, and board members. 4:00 PM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 9:05 AM 3:35 PM The District CIP Review Team will meet twice, on April 23 and May 12, both meetings from 4-6 p.m. We are seeking a parent to be a part of this important work!! Please email ([email protected]) or call (503-6676900) Mr. Hayden if you would like to be apart of this...thanks. Parent Requests For IN-DISTRICT Transfers Accepted April 1-30, 2015 *Deadline is April 30th The Gresham-Barlow School District will accept indistrict transfer requests for the 2015-2016 school year during the month of April only. This request is if you live within the district and want your child to attend a Gresham-Barlow school outside of your attendance area AND you currently don’t have an approved in-district transfer. If your student currently has an in-district transfer and is moving from elementary to middle or middle to high you must submit a new request. Transfer request forms will be available Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from (1) the main office at any GBSD school, (2) the district office, or (3) the district website: http://gresham.k12.or.us see Parent Resources. Your completed form can be dropped off at any GBSD school, faxed to (503) 661-1589, or mailed to the district office at 1331 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham 97030 to arrive by April 30, 2015. Y ou will be notified in writing after review of all requests. Please note: kindergarten and first grade requests will not be decided upon until late summer after elementary registration. For further information, contact the Gresham-Barlow School District Office at 503-261-4550, attention Stephanie for elementary and Pat for secondary grades. Solicitud de los padres para Transferencias DENTRO DEL DISTRITO Se aceptan del 1º al 30 de abril del 2015 * Hay plazo hasta el 30 de abril del 2015 El Distrito Escolar Gresham-Barlow aceptará solicitudes para transferencias dentro del distrito para el año escolar 2015-2016 durante el mes de abril solamente. Esta solicitud es solamente si ustedes viven adentro del distrito y quieren que su hijo(a) asista a una de las escuelas de Gresham-Barlow afuera del área de su vecindario Y no tienen una transferencia corriente ya aprobada dentro del distrito. Si su estudiante tiene una transferencia dentro del distrito corrientemente y pasará de primaria a secundaria o de secundaria a preparatoria ustedes deben entregar una nueva solicitud. Formularios de solicitud para transferencias estarán disponibles el 1º de abril del 2015 (1) en la oficina principal de cualquier escuela de GBSD, (2) en la oficina del distrito o (3) el sitio web del distrito: http://gresham.k12.or.us vean “Recursos para padres”. Su formulario completado puede ser dejado en cualquier escuela de GBSD, enviado por FAX al (503) 661-1589, o mandado por correo a la oficina del distrito 1331 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham 97030 para que llegue en la fecha del 30 de abril del 2015. Ustedes serán notificados por escrito después de haber revisado todas las solicitudes. Por favor noten: Solicitudes para kindergarten y primer grado no serán decididos sino hasta finales del verano después de las inscripciones para primaria. Para mas información por favor contacten a la oficina del Distrito Escolar Gresham-Barlow al 503-261-4550, a la atención de Stephanie para primaria y a Pat para los grados de secundaria. TRACK MEET VOLUNTEERS NEEDED GRMS track meets need adult helpers to run effectively. Our home meets are April 23, April 30, and May 7. We need many helpers and there's no experience required! Please contact Jay Schearer at: [email protected] or call the main office to leave a message 503-667-6900. SCRIP Did you know you could earn money to use toward school fees? Buy scrip (gift cards) and the merchant donates to the school. Spend that gift card, and it didn't cost you any extra money. A portion of the amount donated can be banked for your family (at either Gordon Russell or Barlow), and you can then use that money to pay school fees. You can even get friends or neighbors to buy scrip and direct the proceeds to your family (and they would get a tax deduction letter for the amount donated to the school). Cindy Dewey is the coordinator and would be happy to send you more information. Email: [email protected] phone or text: 503-475-2782. There are also order forms in the office--orders go in on Mondays. If you have any questions, please contact our food service program (Sodexo) at: 503-261-4590 THUNDERBIRD MARCHING UNITS ARE BACK The GRMS T-Bird Marching Units are gearing up for their spring events. For the 2015 parade season, the award-winning Gordon Russell Marching Units will perform in the Tom Meinig Special Olympics here at Gordon Russell, the Hazel Dell Parade in Washington, and the Junior Rose Parade. The Marching Units include Marching Band, Drill Team, and Flag Team. Mr. Regan will communicate Marching Band practice times through his Band classes. Official practices for Flag and Drill Teams will begin at 7:40 AM on Thursday, April 9th, 2015. A calendar of practices and events will be handed out at the first practice. A small fee is charged covering transportation to events and uniforms. See Mrs. Eby if you have any questions. All students are encouraged to get involved in the Marching Units activities. Participation forms are available through Mr. Regan and in the Counseling Office. We look forward to a great 2015 Parade season! Go Thunderbirds! FRONT OFFICE SURVEY Gordon Russell Middle School is committed to providing quality customer service. This survey will help us determine if we are meeting your needs and help us to better serve you. Please take a moment and tell us how we are doing. The survey takes only a few moments to complete and all responses are anonymous. Please click on the link to get started. http://goo.gl/forms/6bAFyPosLx
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