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Message from Principal Langer
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We survived February! It seems that at the end of February the lunch room becomes a bit louder, there seems to be more problems in the hallways, lunch recess is a bit more wild, and the focus on work is a bit more difficult! It is a rough time of year for educators and students. We are all ready to feel the sunshine and play outside and leave winter coats and boots behind. Please March, bring us some sunshine, warm weather and spring break!!!
Students and parents have been asking me a few questions lately that seem to come up over and over, so I thought I would share some information for anyone who is wondering! First off, yes, 8th graders are going on their end of year field trip to Noah's Ark. Yes, the 8th grade recognition ceremony will be very similar to last year. We did not have a winter dance this year, because the GDS Student Council decided not to host one. Yes, we will be hosting the Washington DC trip again next spring, if we have enough adults willing to run the trip! We would like to be able to provide more students the opportunity to attend the trip in the future.
We look forward to getting to know our incoming 5th and 6th graders this spring when they make their orientation trip to our school. It is always exciting to see the new faces that are going to make up GDS the next few years!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us! We will do our very best to find you the correct answers!
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Office Hours
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Monday through Thursday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 7:30 am - 3:45 pm
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| GDS Night at Culver's in Cottage Grove |
Wednesday, March 11
4-8 pm
Culver's in Cottage Grove
Landmark Drive in Cottage Grove
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| STEM Opportunity for Girls Grades 6-8 |
Tech Savvy 2020 is a one-day conference for girls. It is being held Saturday, March 14 from 8 am - 3:30 pm.
Read more...
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| MG21 Informational Open House |
MG21 Liberal Arts Charter School for the 21st Century is an alternative project-based school for grades 6-12 that services MGSD.
Read more...
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| Have you moved out of the district? |
Families who move out of district boundaries
must contact the Open Enrollment Coordinator for information on what is needed for your student(s) to remain enrolled in the Monona Grove School District. Please email
openenrollment@mgschools.net or call
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| News from the PE Department |
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| Attention 5th Grade Girls: Girls on the Run |
Girls on the Run will meet at Cottage Grove School for it's spring season! Registration is now open for 3rd-5th graders. The spring season starts the week of March 23rd. There will be two teams- a Monday/Wednesday team and a Tuesday/Thursday team. Each team will start at 5:30 and end at 7:00 pm at CGS. (drop off outside the rotunda!)
Girls on the Run is an after-school program like no other! Twice per week for 10 weeks, girls will have fun, make friends, increase their physical activity levels and learn important life skills. Trained and caring volunteer coaches lead the team through interactive character-building lessons and running activities. The celebratory 5K event will take place on Saturday, June 6th!
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| 8th Grade Holocaust Project Display |
Students have been learning about the Holocaust over the last month and are synthesizing the information they have learned into a final project. The Holocaust projects will be displayed in the 8th grade pods & English classrooms on Tuesday, March 3rd from 3:30-5:00 p.m. All families are invited to attend this 'gallery walk' event at Glacial Drumlin School on March 3.
Attendance is optional for this event, but we are encouraging everyone to show their support.
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| Yahara River Writers Contest |
These GDS student submissions were sent to the 2020 Yahara writing contest. NOTE: This list represents the GDS students who moved on from GDS to the MGSD District level and NOT the Final Yahara winners. The Dane County Yahara judges will announce the 2020 Yahara Winners in mid-March and those selected entries will be published in the 2020 Yahara Anthology. The Yahara Top Ten winners/authors will also participate in a Writing Workshop at UW in May.
Please congratulate these students on making it to the next level!
Cartoons
5th grade: Myla Adams Don't trash are animals, Sam Cutrano Sometimes We Need to Recharge, Caitlyn Geib What A Change, Kaylee Koski We need to stay green, Grant Moreau How Bees Affect Us
7th grade: Faith Baker
Just Sign It, Addy Baumgartner
The Secret Behind Kisses, Anna Fairweather
Expect More, Pay (Foreign Workers) Less, Ella Hoch
I Should Have Sent Her a Text..., Zoe Mathius
Just a Hoax?
Ask the Polar Bears, Emma Moyle
Behind Bars, Karina Pedracine
Americans Love Black Culture but Do They Love Black People?, Jordan Sarubbi
The Bitter Side of Sweet
Cover
5th grade Savannah Olsen
Divider
5th Grade Maia Dunbar P
oetry, Aubrey Seubert
Short Stories
6th Grade Alexa Buelow
Short Stories
Editorial
5th Grade Rylee Klinger
Don't Bully, Clare Palovcsik
Pollution Resolution
Poetry
5th Grade: Braelyn Schoenmann
Little Girl
6th Grade: Lily Catherine Brice
Feelings, Rayna Martin
Chaos Makes the Muse, Lily Zea
Scream
7th Grade: Allison Klinke
The Monster
8th Grade: Mari Koopmans
The Fighter, Grace Miller
Change in the Weather, Ethan Warnke
The Unknown
Short Stories
5th Grade: Adelyn Bentler
Have You Ever Imagined? Josette Rossing
The Deer
6th Grade: Helen Boehm T
he Spanish Sun, Bree Paprocki
My Life as a Superhero, Rachel Sievert
Sparky,
Claire Simon
Lovely Girl,
Mya Zukowski
Seeing the World Differently
7th Grade: Sami Brice
A Place Where I Go To Escape, Victor J Giallombardo
The Forest,
Catherine Hinthorn
The Fish We Fight, Miriam AJ Israel
One Wish, Mason Konz
Life Defining Moments
Special Thanks to these GDS teachers for supporting students in art/cover & divider design & writing:
Traci Becker, Beth Casey, Alyssa Dohmen, Keenie Evenson, Ruth Flanagan, Brooke Hetletvedt, Elizabeth Hoppenjan, Mike Huebner, Rebecca Klinke, Ben Langer, Melissa Maag, Carole Madzrak,
Amy Magnor, Elizabeth Purdy, Moe Scheck, and Jake Swance
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| News from the PTO |
Conference Meals were a Success
Thanks to everyone who donated time and items to provide a meal at GDS for staff during conferences. It's always so appreciated by the staff!
Next PTO Meeting
The next PTO meeting is Thursday March 5. Please join us at 5:30 in the GDS office conference room. It's a great way to find out what's going on at the school. Everyone is welcome!
Class of 2024 t-shirts
Class of 2024 T-shirts will be for sale soon! We'll send out an Infinite Campus message, announce it at school, and get it on Facebook sites - please watch for the order forms and ask your students about it. Proceeds from the shirt sales fund 8th grade recognition so the more shirts we sell, the more fun we can offer the kids!
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| 2020 Summer School |
Monday, June 22 through Friday, July 17
(no class Friday, July 3)
The registration window for Summer School will be open from 4:00 pm on March 2nd through 4:00 pm on March 13th. Registration occurs online through your Infinite Campus Portal Account. To prepare for registration, families will want to be sure that their portal account is activated and that they are able to login.
The Course Guide and transportation form, along with directions on how to Request Summer School Courses through your Infinite Campus Portal Account, is currently on our Summer School Website.
Please note: transportation
forms must be submitted by May 3.
No late forms will be accepted
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Registering for summer school courses does not automatically register you for transportation; you must submit your request for transportation separately from course selection.
What should I do if I forgot my user name, password or am having trouble logging into my Infinite Campus account?
First, use the Help options found on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal login page. A link to that portal is on
this page
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"Forgot your password"
and
"Forgot your username"
in this area. If those options don't work for you, please fill out the Infinite Campus Portal Help Request form. A link to the form is on
this page
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| Summer Programs for Middle Grades |
Click HERE for amazing summer opportunities available in our area and beyond.
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| Jumpstart - 8th Grade Families |
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Jumpstart for Incoming Freshmen
June 15-18
Class runs from 8:30 am - 2 pm with a 30 minute lunch
Bus transportation will be provided from GDS to MGHS
Click
here for more information
Click
here to register online
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| Scrip |
Don't forget the GDS PTO sells an amazing variety of gift cards through it's Scrip program. You buy the gift cards at face value and the school profits 2-25% depending on the card!! Click HERE for an order form.
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| Student Admittance to School Sponsored Athletic Events |
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Students must have their picture ID to be able to attend any home athletic events at the HS or GDS.
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| After School Classes/Clubs |
Click
HERE for Cottage Grove information/offerings.
Click
HERE for Monona information/offerings.
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| School Nutrition Department |
Breakfast and lunch menus are available
HERE.
Click
HERE for Free and Reduced application and FAQ.
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| Attendance |
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If your student will be absent from school for any reason, call the attendance line 24/7 at 608.839.8437 press 2.
If your child has a fever (>100 degrees), is vomiting, has diarrhea, has a rash you do not know the cause of, or has a communicable disease do not send them to school - keep them home until they are 24 hours vomit/diarrhea/fever free without medication.
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| GDS Visitors & Volunteers |
If you are planning to help in the classroom or accompany your child on a field trip, you must complete the
Online Volunteer Form.
If you are visiting GDS during regular school hours, please be prepared with your driver's license or state issued ID. For more information on the district's Raptor Visitor Management System click
HERE.
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