Check out this past week's Bloomfield Messenger with stories about our Literacy Week Celebration, JROTC coming in 1st Place in a State Drill Competition, and our SOAR Students competing in the State History Day and some qualifying for the State Finals! There is also a letter from Acting Superintendent Dr. Bethany Silver regarding the Board of Education's Proposed 2024-2025 Budget.
Good evening GEMS! Please check your email for this week's update. Have a great night!
Daylight Savings Time begins tomorrow morning at 2 AM. Be sure to set your clocks one hour ahead before you go to sleep tonight!
Good evening. Today, we were honored to have local author, cartoonist, and entrepreneur
Kimarley Henry speak to the GEMS student body as part of Literacy Week. Mr. Henry shared with us his inspirations, his processes, and his experiences as a successful author. He was kind enough to speak with our young authors and budding business people, and even sign autographs! Please check out our photos from this great event. And also be sure to check out his work at https://www.marleyentertainment.com/. Thank you Mr. Henry!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LFwz4I3LSaUjE4sjFgLiZGLoRi2CaqEI?usp=sharing
The Board of Education will be holding a meeting tonight to vote on the Superintendent's Proposed Budget at 7:00. The meeting will be at the Board of Education and on Zoom. The link for Zoom is below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86774831202?pwd=UXlpeXV0cDU2aUR0OGo4N3ZVQTBYdz09
Join us for Public Comments on our 2024-2025 Budget tonight during our Special Meeting of the Board of Education at 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place at the Board of Education and on Zoom.
The Zoom link for the meeting is below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84486721925?pwd=YzVzTFdEZUFiUFFjYVcyM2NSNDByUT09
Good morning. Please note that SAT tutoring for today and Thursday is cancelled. We will resume normal tutoring next week. Thank you.
Good evening! Starting tomorrow and continuing on Wednesday and Friday, middle school students will take the spring i-Ready assessment. Ninth, 10th, and 11th
graders will be preparing for the upcoming SATs. Seniors will work on their Capstone projects. Please make sure students' computers are charged. Thank you!
Please see the minutes from last nights PTO meeting. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KRcBQz5YXmXdG6_b6QqwAr99xpF1QzOW2gm20XlRbrc/edit?usp=sharing
We are looking for anyone able to make a donation to support our teachers this week with snacks or pizza for the conference days of Wednesday and Thursday. Please provide a monetary donation for the GEMS PTO or a snack donation for the teachers directly by dropping something off at school on Wednesday or Thursday. Teachers don't have time to make it home for dinner on the night of conferences and snacks are much appreciated! Thank you! Deanna Sokola, PTO Chairperson
Good afternoon. Please see your email for this week's GEMS update. Thank you!
Have you signed up for your parent teacher conference yet? Next Wednesday, March 6th and Thursday, March 7th are our Spring Conference dates. To sign up for a conference with your student's teacher, open the attached PDF link, find your student's teachers' names, and click on their names to be directly linked to their calendars.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4093/globalexpomag/4040418/GEMS_ParentTeacher_Conference_Links_-_Spring_2024.pdf
Class of 2024 Families:
We will be having a FAFSA Night on Wednesday, March 6th from 5PM-7PM during Parent/Teacher Conferences! Two members of the Financial Aid Assistance Team from CT Community Colleges will be set up in our cafeteria to provide parents of Seniors a brief info session along with individual assistance with completing the FAFSA forms. If you're a parent of a Senior and are interested in participating, please sign up using the link sent to your email!
Hello. This is for families of students attending the Boston trip. There is a Zoom meeting tonight via Zoom. Please see your email for the link. Thank you!
Good morning GEMS Families! Please check your emails for information regarding our Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences next Wednesday, March 6th and Thursday, March 7th!
Please see the updated Munson's Chocolate Fundraiser Link. We apologize for the confusion. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mNeIbXU8Eke9VRKKWZGR2UBGX6g1y8JQ/view?usp=sharing
Good evening GEMS! Please see your email for this week's update. Thank you!
Show your school spirit with GEMS socks, featuring our new mascot/logo! You can order here- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i6uMcCWDkaL20khcKWsLKXFIFss4ILUq/view?usp=sharing
Good morning! Please see the attached flyer for GEMS' Munson's Chocolate Spring Fundraiser. Have a great day!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gv5b1ic1WCFL3m8A1qRuF3569JWkdz8J/view?usp=drive_link
Good morning! Please see your email for this week's update. Have a great day!