News From Across GMRSD
18 Jan 2019
Hello Gill-Montague Families,
We are Keisha Green and Safire DeJong from the Collaborative for Educational Services. We have been invited by GMRSD to gather information about the equity and civil rights issues that students, family/guardians, and staff have experienced in the school district. In addition to gathering information, our role is to support a process where students, staff, and family/guardians use the information that is gathered to develop plans for transforming those issues in GMRSD schools.
We met with some parents and community members on Monday, January 14 and will...
17 Jan 2019
Thank you to all the families who came out last night to enjoy our annual Winter Concert and Art Show! The musicians and singers were amazing! Our students created beautiful artwork that lined our hallways for all to enjoy! My appreciation to both Ms. King and Ms. Castro-Santos for all their time and dedication to making this a wonderful event!
Tomorrow, January 18 we have an All School Meeting in our auditorium starting at 2:15. I will be debuting a Youtube video that was created about Sheffield. This video was created for GMRSD by filmmaker Richard Widmer of...
14 Jan 2019
The school committee is seeking a replacement to fill the vacancy created with the recent resignation of April Reipold. We are looking to fill the seat until the next round of elections in May. This seat will then be open to all Montague resident candidates to fill the remaining one year of what was originally a three-year term (2017-2020). Ms. Reipold held one of the 6 Montague resident seats on the 9 member committee. The other 3 seats must be held by Gill citizens. The district is now accepting letters of interest from any Montague resident. Letters should be sent to the...
11 Jan 2019
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
January 11, 2019
Dear Hillcrest Families,
We had an exciting week here at Hillcrest! On Tuesday and Wednesday, we were joined by Gill Elementary School’s kindergarten and first grade students and teachers. These special guests settled right into our Library and our Art Room for their daily learning and they joined our Hillcrest students at lunch and recess each day. It was sort of like a big field trip for the Gill Elementary students. And, for all of the students, it was a fun opportunity to connect...
10 Jan 2019
December 10, 2018
Dear GFMS Families, Below please read my remarks at today's GFMS Morning Meeting. We encourage you to discuss these with your child and to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely, Principal Annie Leonard and the GFMS Staff
Good morning GFMS students and staff. I’ve talked to you before about the word "indivisible" in the pledge we say at every morning meeting, and about this “Hate Has No Home Here” sign and what it means about everybody in our school being free to be themselves, and not experience teasing or harassing words or actions....
10 Jan 2019
December 11, 2018
Dear TFHS Families, Below please read my remarks at today's HS Meeting. We encourage you to discuss these with your student and to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely, Principal Annie Leonard and the TFHS Staff
I want to take a few minutes before we end meeting today to talk to you again about how we as a school can continue to work on becoming a safe and respectful community that is free from racism and other forms of harassment and civil rights violations. I was in Washington DC over the weekend and had the chance to return to the Lincoln...