Now that summer is underway, you may be thinking about what you can do to get ready for next year. The links below are available to assist you in
• Summer Reading
Download summer_reading_letter_log.doc
• Supply List
Download student_supply_list.doc
• Math Practice
AAA Math
Arcademic
Cool Math
Math is Fun
Visual Fractions
Remember, summer school begins June 4th. If you haven't registered, please contact us! 678.842.6917
CRCT Summer School - June 4-June 26
Summer Bridge - June 4-June 27
For more information, please call the front office at 678.842.6917.
RBC Bank recently announced their 2008 Tribute to Teachers award winners. Teachers are nominated and judged on their dedication and outstanding performance with students, their schools and community.
Of over 2500 nominations, Griffin's own Ms. Nadia Madrid was one of 34 teachers in the southern region to be recognized. Today, RBC representative, Lynn Ryan, visited Ms. Madrid's class and presented her with a $500 check for her classroom, along with a briefcase full of goodies.
Cobb County continues to hire innovative and enthusiastic teachers and Griffin is scooping up as many of these young student-advocates as possible! Congratulations on a great first year Nadia!
What about our other science classes? As Griffin begins to think of ways to give back, Ms. Barlow's class went on an on-campus field trip to help clean up our stream. Griffin's going green? Stay tuned for how Griffin will work toward doing our part in protecting our earth next year.
As we get ready for the Griffin Middle School end-of-the-year P.A.W.S. bizarre, we would appreciate donations. We would love items like small trinkets you might find in a school store (erasers, fun pencils, party-favor toys), or a bag (any size) of one of the following candies.
1. sweetarts (especially extra sour)
2. skittles
3. airheads
4. nerds
5. M&M's
6. bag of mixed chocolate candy bars
7. gummi bears/worms (especially the sour type)
8. tootsie pops
9. fruit roll ups (especially the ones that have temporary tattoos)
*All candies should be in its packaging/wrapper
* No gum type candies, since gum is not allowed at school
Type of items you think would sell that you no longer want, please feel free to donate. You can drop them off at the Registration Office in the Marked Box. Thanks!
A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing. ::: William Dobell :::
A wonderful Art Show was held at Griffin Middle School on Wednesday, April 30th. A collaborative effort between Campbell MS and Griffin MS resulted in phenomenal presentation of talent and effort. After a panel of judges traveled through the diffulty process of judging, the list of names below are the final results. Prize or no prize, our students are a picture of determination and confidence. Way to go, everyone!
1st: Blanca Nunez 7th Grade
2nd: Sicny Rodriguez 8th Grade
3rd: Tyshawn Smith-- from Campbell
4th: April Duckworth: 8th Grade
Honorable mentions:
Christina Graciano
Marquil Battle
Natalite Cherubin
Victor Espinoza
Telia Mungos
Maria Pineda
Juan Cruz
Jana Hamilton
Lucero Lopez
Marco Mondragon
Griffin won 3 of the 4 top awards and of the 13 honorable mentions Griffin students recieved 10 of them!
WAY TO GO GRIFFIN STUDENTS-- YOU REALLY SHINED LAST NIGHT AT THE ART SHOW!
Tickets are now on sale through cast members and at the school store May1st-3rd.
Practices have begun in preparation for this years PTSA musical Disney’s Aladdin Jr. We have an All-Star cast featuring a 7th and 8th grade trio as we will follow them their magical, musical journey in Agrabah.
Griffin is lucky to have the show directed by parent volunteer, Ms. Evans. Choreography is being done by four of Griffin’s fabulous educators: Ms. Culverhouse, Ms. Emmanuelson, Ms. Madrid and Ms. Ates. While, Griffin’s Chorus Director, Ms. Sharp, is keeping the cast on pitch, several other faculty members will be making cameo appearances, as well!
Tickets will be going on sale in April for $5. We hope to see you there!
The CRCT began for all of CCSD today and Griffin is excited about how well-prepared our students are and look forward to the results in the coming weeks. Feel free to check our previous posting about how parents can help their children do the best they can on this very important academic assessment.
In order to build Griffin Team Spirit for the CRCT, the teachers are going to show solidarity for working toward making AYP and doing our best on the test. To do so, we have designated T-shirt colors to wear for each day of testing. We invite students to do the same, while still adhering to the dress code!
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday (Reading Test)--WHITE
Thursday (LA Test)--RED
Friday (Math Test)--BLUE
Monday (Science Test)--ORANGE
Tuesday (Social Studies Test)--GREEN
Remember, maintaining appropriate dress code is still mandatory. But, lets show our support and Griffin spirit! Go Wildcats!
First Place Winner: Courtney BrittonFour students from Griffin participated and placed in the Smyrna Optimist Club Oratorical Contest on March 1st. Eighth grader Courtney Britton won first place, while 3 other Wildcats placed, Kanchi Patel ( 2nd place), Nirosha Herera (3rd place), and Taylor Campbell (4th place). They all did the school proud!
Courtney went on to compete at the county level in Kennesaw. She won as well and will now be participating in the state final in Warner-Robbins later this month. She will be presenting the topic, "Why me, why not?", and speak for 4-5 minutes. Though not required by the rules of the contest,Courtney has memorized her entire speech.
Stay tuned for an update on how well she does in Warner-Robbins. When you see Courtney and the others, be sure to offer them a hearty Congrats!
The 8th Grade Writing Assessment, administered in January, has been scored and returned. This year's 8th Graders showed enormous improvement as compared to last years scores. How enormous?
That's a reason to celebrate! Go Wildcats!
Be sure to visit Mr. York's Blog by clicking here. His most recent post is a very useful tool for both students and teachers as the CRCT approaches. Click here to check out the post and download practice tests. Remember - practice makes perfect!
