Grant 8th Grade Promotion ceremony is tomorrow ( 6/1/23) @ 9:00 in the Grant Gym. Parents, you may enter the building at 8:15; no reserved seats exist. Parents, family, and guests must go through the metal detectors as this is a regular school day. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
Sign-out sheets will be available in the main lobby - *th graders are excused following the ceremony -- Congratulations to all of our GMS 8th graders Moving Up to High School!
Dress down day tomorrow for $2.00!
No spaghetti straps, shorts above finger tip length or mid drifts showing please!
Please check out the following link and complete and soon as possible if you are interested in your current 6th or 7th grade child attending summer school. Thank you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScleoCwDITKioimK7KkWX3oH-T9IHEZv0yphnt8XvkzgToF1Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Students are still at school and currently waiting for a bus to come pick them up. They should be home shortly.
Tomorrow is our first day of Unsung hero spirit week:
The theme tomorrow is superhero day. The cost is $2 and beta members will be around during AP to collect money.
All money raised will go towards the security guards favorite charities; Boys and Girls Club, Primed for Life and National Kidney Foundation of Illinois.
Mandatory Track Parent Meeting: please join us tonight, Mach 28, at 5:30 in the GMS gym. Please bring athletic forms, physicals and the $60 athletic fee. We look forward to seeing you tonight.
Parents: please scan this QR code to complete the 5Essential survey! GMS needs 30% parent participation AND your child will receive an out of dress code pass or free popcorn in April for your completion of this survey. We thank you in advance for your input.
Support Grant Middle School & enjoy Texas Roadhouse for dinner!! See the flyer for more information!!
10% donation nights on these dates : 5 DAY EVENT!
Sun., March 5
Mon., March 6
Tues., March 7
Wed., March 8
Thurs., March 9
Yearbook athletic/ club pictures will be taken tomorrow morning (Wednesday, March 8). 8th grader class picture will be done first! Please contact coaches if your student should wear something specific!
Volleyball Practice for this week:
Tuesday 2/28: 8th grade only 4-6pm
Wed. 3/1: 6th and 8th 1:30-4pm
Thurs. 3/2: 6th and 8th 2:30-4pm
Friday 3/3 6th and 8th 2:30-3:45
8th Graders: GOOD LUCK at Regionals in Quincy this Saturday! First game will be played at 12:45pm!
TRACK: MANDATORY first practice will be held Tuesday, March 7 from 2:30-4pm. Students need to be dressed and ready to start in the gym by 2:40! If you are not going to be riding the activity bus, please have your ride at GMS no later than 4pm! We look forward to everyone coming out.
You don't want to miss this!
Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum collected our student's artwork and then had the pieces professionally framed and hung to create an exhibit at the museum.
All of the pieces of art were either created by an African American artist or they depict the African American experience.
We appreciate the AAHM & their commitment to showcasing our students' work in celebrating Black History.
You can visit the gallery February 18th - March 31st, Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 pm - 4:00 p.m.
Middle School Preview Night!!
We are excited to invite our incoming 6th graders and their families to learn more about the middle school experience in District 186.
All of our middle schools will be hosting an open house for incoming 6th graders for the 2023-2024 school year on Thursday, February 16th at 6 p.m.
We invite you and your student to come to the informational open house at your student’s middle school that serves the boundaries of your residence or to the school your child has received an acceptance letter from (including Lincoln Magnet School, Iles or Franklin Middle School gifted program) to learn more about the middle school experience, scheduling, courses, extracurricular opportunities and tour the facility.
We look forward to hosting you and your family!
6th grade volleyball practice is cancelled for tonight!
See you Wednesday, January 18th for Incoming Freshman Open House! 📙🎓
Preparing for freshman year of high school is an exciting time full of hopes, opportunities, and new beginnings! We are excited to invite our incoming freshmen and their families to learn more about the high school experience in District 186.
All three of our high schools will be hosting an open house for incoming freshmen for the 2023-2024 school year tomorrow, January 18th at 6 p.m.
We invite you and your student to come to the informational open house at your student’s high school that serves the boundaries of your residence to learn more about the high school experience, scheduling, courses, extracurricular opportunities and tour the facility.
We look forward to hosting you and your family!
Join us for STEM Night! GMS STEM night will be held on Tuesday January 31st from 5:30 - 7:00pm. Hands on activities include Paper Straw Rockets, Pixel Art, Coding and Card Games/Number talks. We will also be having pizza and prizes! Please RSVP by Friday January 27th through the link attached or by emailing Mrs. Borah at jborah@sps186.org. We hope to see you there!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzE_xHTEQ1oJRTAdYMy1L5ImS5INHqlPQ2RajkhO04Avme9g/viewform?usp=sf_link
This is a reminder that the PTO/FACE meeting is tonight at 5:30pm via Zoom. Zoom information: https://sps186-org.zoom.us/j/97409845395?pwd=TkdVc1d3dCttVXpiQWNJWFkzZ1JWdz09
Meeting ID: 974 0984 5395
Passcode: PTOFACE22
Our next PTO/FACE Meeting will be held Tuesday January 10th at 5:30pm via Zoom. Zoom information: https://sps186-org.zoom.us/j/97409845395?pwd=TkdVc1d3dCttVXpiQWNJWFkzZ1JWdz09
Meeting ID: 974 0984 5395
Passcode: PTOFACE22
Girls volleyball: there will be open gym for volleyball Monday (12/19) and Tuesday (12/20) from 2:45-4pm at GMS. Girls wanting to tryout must attend at least 1 of these. Tryouts will be on Wednesday (12/21) at 2:45-4 with call backs on Thursday (12/22) from 2:45-4.
**girls interested must sign up at school this week outside of the main lobby so we know how many to expect**