Reminders

We can't wait to see you all at the picnic tomorrow! If you didn't RSVP - don't worry! We would still love to see you. Come on by and say hello! Make sure you enter our raffle at the picnic for prizes! Drawing at 5pm. Must be present to win!

Tutoring & Club Dismissal

Starting on Monday, October 7th, dismissal from clubs and tutoring will be in the back side of the cafeteria/gym, where dismissal normally is. Please drive around for dismissal as you normally would. Students will be lined up outside waiting. Please note: After School Program dismissals will still be from the main gym entrance - you still need to sign out your student.

Thank You To Our Parents & Teachers

We would like to extend a special thank you to our parents!! We had a school-wide goal of having parent-teacher conferences with 80% of our parents. Our teachers have worked hard to reach out to you and we reached 89%! We know that arranging schedules to attend conferences can be difficult. THANK YOU so much parents and guardians for taking the time! We hope that we can meet or exceed our goal of 90% for the spring conferences! If you have a difficult schedule and need to coordinate conferences in advance, please feel free to reach out to your student's teacher(s).

After School Clubs & Activities

BAND UPDATE: Due to overall enrollment in band, practice for all students will now be on Thursday afternoons from 3:15-4:15 effective Monday, September 30, 2019.  Students will need to bring their instrument on the day they have study hall and on Thursdays.   INDIAN FOLK ART: There will be no Indian Folk Art club on Friday October 11th and on Friday November 8th.

Special News, Announcements & Updates

Student Dress Down Days

Student's may dress down on the FIRST Thursday of each month! Fee: $5 Per Student or $10 Per Family Dress Down Days will be: Nov. 7 | Dec. 5 | Jan. 9 | Feb. 6 | Mar. 5 | Apr. 2

Read Your Way to the Big Game!

Your child’s ability to read is a critical predictor of educational and lifelong success. Help establish a foundation of success for your child and support the University of South Carolina & Clemson University championship traditions by participating in the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2019 Read Your Way to the Big Game contest.   All Kindergarten - 8th grade students who read six books will qualify to win tickets to the Palmetto Bowl on November 30th!! Once students have completed their readings, they should turn in the list of books read to their teacher. Winners will receive four tickets and pre-game sideline passes to the Clemson vs. South Carolina game. If you want to read more on the SC Reads Program,  click here! If you need another copy of the reading log, click here to print one!

Applications for NEW students for the 2020-2021 school year may be found by clicking here.

ALL Active Gamecock Logs are due back this coming Monday and no later than Tuesday, October 8th in order to qualify for the free basketball game tickets!

Open Invitation: Turkey Shootout Archery Tournament

November 2nd will be the Open invitation Turkey Shootout Archery Tournament. ALL 3rd-8th grade students are invited to come shoot for their grade level in the tournament. There will be a $2 entry fee per shooter. Class medals will be awarded at the end of each grade level shoot. Entry forms will be sent home in the coming weeks. Archery team members will be chosen for the Elementary Team (4th-5th) and the Middle School Team (6th-8th) on Monday, November 4th. Teams will practice after school 1 day a week unless we have a big, upcoming tournament. To become a GCOM Archery member, students must show interest, be a good listener, hard worker, dedication, be honest, have good focus, be responsible, and a good role model.

Possible Health & Safety Evening

We are thinking about hosting a Health & Safety Evening at the school. This event would run for a couple of hours, probably 5pm-7pm. We would have different booths to help answer questions and give ideas on health and family, like the Fire Dept., EMT's, Police, Veterinarian, Chiropractor and more! Please let us know if this is something you are interested in!

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Possible Blood Drive

GREEN Midlands would like to host a Blood Drive this school year. The Red Cross would like to know if we have enough interest for this event. If you are available during the day/time of the event, would you come to donate blood?

Will you donate if you are available during the day/time of the drive? Yes Select No Select

Upcoming Events

The first book fair of the year is coming up the week of October 14th-18th.

The book fair will be open Monday through Friday from 7:30am-10:00am in the mornings and from 1:00pm-3:30pm in the afternoons. Students and parents are welcome to stop in and shop during these times! Want to volunteer for the Book Fair or Literacy Night? Click here to sign up!

We would like to invite all of our GREEN Families to attend Family Literacy Night on Thursday, October 17th from 5pm-7pm! Literacy night is an opportunity to listen to guest readers, shop the book fair, participate in activities and more! Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. We will once again host a Penny Wars Competition during the book fair! What are Penny Wars? Click here to read the flyer! The winning grade will get to choose a staff member to pie or silly string in the face, and a pizza party!!

Veterans Day Assembly We would like to provide a special program to our students on Veterans Day. If you know a Veteran who has a unique story to share and would like to speak to the students, please email us by clicking here! International Festival Save the date for the International Festival on Thursday, November 14th from 5pm-7pm! This is a fun, family oriented event to learn about the different countries and cultures in our school and around the world. If you would like to work with a teacher to represent a country or would like to host your own booth, please email us by clicking here!

GREEN Midlands is so excited to have partnered with Harvest Hope Food Bank for a Food Drive for the entire month of October. Students may bring in donations during drop off and pick up. We will run a grade level competition to see which grade can help acquire the most donations during the Food Drive and the winning grade will win an ice cream party with Mr. Adams!

Uniform Purchases

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Fall PE Clothes may be purchased from Lands End! The School ID code to bring up approved school uniforms is: 900180795 Lands End

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