News From Across GMRSD
04 Oct 2018
Thank you to all the families who were able to attend last Thursday’s Open House! It was so great to see classrooms abuzz with students showing their families all the work they’ve been doing. I am always open to feedback, and heard that many families would prefer to enter school and go right to their child’s classroom and not sit through a presentation. I can easily make this change for next year.
There is no school on Monday, October 8th in observance of Columbus Day.
On October 11th there will be fire prevention assemblies for all our...
03 Oct 2018
We are members of a group of civic leaders in the Gill-Montague Regional School District. Our group was convened by Superintendent Michael Sullivan, and it includes members of the district school committee and the selectboards and finance committees of the member towns, Gill and Montague. We have been meeting for over a year to discuss the challenges facing our district and various strategies for meeting them.
Some of our discussions have focused on the state’s Chapter 70 formula for providing school funding, and in doing so we have identified one aspect of the formula which we believe...
01 Oct 2018
Would you like to walk to school on October 3rd? Here are some great opportunities to join your classmates and community members for a fun morning walk!
Sheffield’s Walking School Bus departs at 7:55 each day from Second Street Baking Company (4th & L Streets). On Wednesday, October 3rd, Hillcrest students can join Sheffield’s Walking School Bus. Sheffield staff members, Shelly Taylor and Will Johnson, Parent Volunteer Paul Wonsey, and School Resources Officer Dan Miner will walk with students arriving at Sheffield at 8:10. Officer Miner will continue the Walking School Bus across...
30 Sep 2018
Dear TFHS/GFMS Families: The first meeting of the Secondary School Council for the 2018-19 school year is around the corner! We will meet on Tuesday, October 2 from 3:30-4:30 pm in the TFHS Conference Room. The council’s role is to provide input into and help implement our School Improvement Plan. We welcome your participation! Please email me or call the main office at 863-7200 if you are interested.
~ Annie Leonard, Principal
30 Sep 2018
Dear TFHS/GFMS Families: The first meeting of the Secondary School Council for the 2018-19 school year is around the corner! We will meet on Tuesday, October 2 from 3:30-4:30 pm in the TFHS Conference Room. The council’s role is to provide input into and help implement our School Improvement Plan. We welcome your participation! Please email me or call the main office at 863-7200 if you are interested.
~ Annie Leonard, Principal
30 Sep 2018
Dear TFHS Families:
The menus for October are here! Breakfast is available to all students beginning at 7:30 am in the cafeteria or from our mobile Breakfast Cart (in the event of a delayed opening, no breakfast will be served). Our cafeteria offers several options each day for lunch. This includes a bagged lunch available on half-days to students who sign up the previous school day. The main meal is free to all; a la carte items must be paid for.
Students can pay for a la carte items with cash or pre-pay using a PaySchoolsCentral account (PayForIt changed...