News From Across GMRSD
17 Dec 2021
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
December 17, 2021
Dear Hillcrest Families,
Wow! It's hard to believe that we are almost at the end of December! Your children have all experienced quite a bit of growth since the start of the school year. I hope you've had a chance to review their report cards and celebrate their progress.
A few important news items:
Thank you very much for your donations to the GMRSD Food Drive to support the Food Pantry at MCSM. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated by families in our...
16 Dec 2021
December 15, 2021 Newsletter
Dates to Remember:
December 6-December 17- FOOD DRIVE (See enclosed flier)
December 16 & 17- Grade 6 Bazaar- (See enclosed flier)
December 17th- TFHS Concert- 10:00-10:30 & Covid Vaccine Clinic at Gill Elementary-3:30-5:30
December 22- HALF Day- 11:50 Dismissal Pajama/Slipper Day
December 23-January 2- Holiday Break- NO SCHOOL
Dear Gill Families, Caregivers, and Staff,
Students from Mt. Hermon finished their Spanish Service program for this semester last Friday. They visited several classrooms on Fridays as part of their...
10 Dec 2021
It was brought to my attention that there may be different versions of our school calendar out there. Students have a half day of school with a noon dismissal on December 22nd and do not return to school until Monday, January 3rd.
Report cards were sent home today with your child. Please remember this is a standards based report card and it is not expected that your child will master all standards now. Seeing 1’s and 2’s after the unusual last couple of years should not be surprising and is normal.
To ensure comfort, students are only allowed to...
10 Dec 2021
Please support the GFMS food/winter clothing drives, which will directly benefit our GFMS students! The food collected will be handed out prior to the holiday break. The winter clothing drive will be an ongoing effort all winter long in collaboration with Ms. Martinelli in the library who keeps a very nice collection of warm items for students at all times. Thank you so much for your support! More information is here.
10 Dec 2021
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
December 10, 2021
Dear Hillcrest Families,
Our students were very excited about the small dusting of snow that arrived this week! Believe it or not, some of them managed to create snow people at recess! It takes quite a bit of cooperation, persistence and muscle power to do this within less than an inch of snow!
A few important news items:
Another outcome of this week’s snow was some icy pathways around our school. We will be refocusing our efforts to ensure that these pathways get more attention and...
07 Dec 2021
Dear Community Members,
We are proud to announce the appointment of the new Assistant Principal for Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School. Kristen Schreiber, a teacher in the Mohawk Trail Regional School District, has accepted this position and will begin with the GMRSD during the Holiday Break. We are very excited to have Ms. Schreiber as a new member of our team of educators and we hope that you will join us in welcoming her to our district.
Thank you,
Christopher Barnes
Secondary Principal