Gravette Middle School

October 21st through the 25th is School Bus Safety Week! 🚌 🛑 School safety starts at the bus stop. Share these tips with your children: ⌚ Arrive at the bus stop five minutes early. 🚏 Stand five giant steps away from the curb. 🚌 Wait until the bus stops, the door opens, and the driver says it’s okay before stepping onto the bus. Thank you for working together to keep kids safe! Thank you to our transportation staff for their diligence and service!

Mr. Leach dropped a new science experiment this week... Literally! Students were challenged to design structures to protect eggs from a fall, prompting them to think creatively and critically. The design tests even involved a scissor lift for higher elevation than ever before. Smaller experiments earlier showed that not every design worked as intended, so each group adapted and improved on their designs for this ultimate test. Mr. Leach showed students how resilience and iteration are part of learning and the scientific method.

Fall Dance Tomorrow Afternoon (Tuesday Oct 15, 3:17pm-5:00pm)... ALL students MUST be picked up at 5pm at the gravel bus lot... Tickets are $3 per person or $5 for two. Sold during lunch... Photos will be $1 and passed out on Friday... Concessions range from $1-$2... Phones will be in Yondr pouches for the dance and unlocked at 5pm release...

Thursday's Texas attire marked the final stop on our #RoadTrip to Homecoming—Cowboys & Camo as far as the eye can see 🤠🦌 This theme is a little too close to home... We thought participation was up, but half didn't know it was a themed costume day 🤐 #LionPride #GoLions

Homecoming Parade today at 10am! See the map below for the route. See you there! #GoLions #LionPride

Get your tickets for the Fall Dance on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday! Tickets can be purchased during lunch and they're $3 per person or $5 for two people. There will be a costume contest, a photo booth, prizes, and concessions! Students MUST be picked up at the Gravette Bus Lot no later than 5:00pm. Chaperones and the clean up crew will head out at 5:10. Phones will be in Yondr pouches during the dance and students will be given phones at 4:55. Hope to see you there!

Our Spirit Week #Road Trip is officially in the home stretch! Here are some pics from Disney Day and Ski Day!

Get your face painted for Spirit Week on Friday! Stop by the designated table in the cafeteria before school or during 1st hour. It costs $1 and all proceeds go to the Art Club.

Good vibes and big smiles today with the first School Spirit Dress-Up Day, island style! Mahalo to everyone repping their Hawaiian clothes. Tomorrow is Disney, see you there! #RoadTrip #LionPride

Share your school spirit next week by wearing outfits to match our #RoadTrip theme! Monday Oct 7: Hawaiian. Tuesday Oct 8: Florida (Disney). Wednesday Oct 9: Colorado (Ski Clothes). Thursday Oct 10: Texas (Western/Cammo). Friday Oct 11: Gravette (Orange/Black). Go Lions!

Today is #NationalCoachesDay! Let's take a moment to celebrate Gravette Athletics' remarkable coaches who pursue excellence on the field every single day. Their hard work, dedication to our kids, and passion for the game not only develop great athletes but also shape young ones into strong, confident individuals. Thank you, coaches, for being outstanding role models and leaders in our community! #LionPride

We have a new email address to reach anyone/everyone present in the front office. Please send an email to the following address if you would like to reach any/all office staff: gms.office@gravetteschools.net

6th Grade Newsletter for September 27, 2024: https://5il.co/2xu61 Parents/guardians, The end of the quarter is rapidly approaching. Please be sure to check your child’s grades in HAC this weekend. If there is any missing work (zeros) in HAC on 10/8, your child will NOT be eligible for the reward trip. The late work may still be turned in for a couple more days to improve the grade, but the deadline for reward trip eligibility will be 10/8.

ATTENTION: If you would like to purchase last year's yearbook, you only have until Sept 30th. All extra yearbooks will be returned to Walsworth and will not be available for purchase. Please send cash/check to Mr. Griffith at GHS or Mrs. Youngblood at GMS for $55 by Monday.

Have you ever heard school work isn't rocket science? These students at Gravette Middle School certainly haven't! Mr. Leach's Science Class has entered the explosive finale of their lessons on the laws of motion today with the culmination of their experiments on mass and acceleration. Students added air pressure to 2-liter bottles of water using a bike pump and sent their custom-designed rockets skyward at amazing speeds. By measuring the amount of water and the time each rocket spent airborne, the students were able to compare designs to find out which rocket was the most efficient.

Attention Athletes! If you are a current 8th-12th grade athlete you can order a Letter Jacket Tuesday September 24th. You can pick up an order form from the MS and HS offices. Please order your jacket at one of the time slots that keeps you from missing practice or class time! (7:00am-7:55am--FIELDHOUSE) (10:17am-10:47am-- VOLLEYBALL GYM) (11:15AM-12:40pm-- AUX GYM)

6th Grade Parent Night was last night, and it was wonderful to see everyone. We know some of you couldn't make it, so you can find the presentation and all the information we discussed at this link: https://5il.co/2x20j

RSVP Required: Parent Info Night for Sixth Graders next Tuesday! Mark your calendar and RSVP at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DABA62BA2FDC07-51158080-6thgrade

This week has seen an increase in threats against schools across the country. We are aware of these situations and are responding to issues on a local level. We have coordinated with the Gravette Police Department to provide extra security this week. We have no credible or specific threats against any of our schools. Our staff appreciates the support of our police, parents and community as we work together to provide a safe and nurturing environment for our students. Verifying the accuracy of shared information is a collective responsibility. Please look to the school district and police department for accurate information. Updates will be issued as new information becomes available.

Ready for summer in Washington, D.C. and New York City? Tonight’s the night! The info meeting for next year’s DC & NYC trip will be held tonight at 5PM in the new Lion Community Center (next to the admin building). This is your final reminder to RSVP: https://bit.ly/4dA2VZN Registration is mandatory to attend. Interested in the trip, but can’t make the meeting? Register with, “No, but send me more info.”