Principal’s Update 12/14/15

by · December 16, 2015

News:
 
1. The NWEA assessment window closes Wednesday, December 16.  Results will be available in the Powerschool parent portal beginning December 21st.  
 
2. The 8th grade band performed Christmas music in the Arts Garden at Circle Center Mall in Indianapolis last week.  They made GCJHS proud!!
 
3. The Christmas Music Concert Tuesday night will feature the bands at 6pm, followed by the Strings at 7pm and the Choirs at 7:15pm.  Art will also be on display.  Admission is $2
 
4.  We have a Lost and Found table outside the Health classroom, in the main corridor.  All unclaimed items will be donated after school on Friday.
 
5. The Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen will be sponsoring a Christmas celebration at the Hancock County Fairgrounds on Thursday, December 24th from 8am-10am.  They are asking that parents only come to the Commercial Building and the Sheep Barn to receive a toy and some surprises for their children.  Volunteers will be there to gift wrap these items.  Then, from 11am- 2:30pm, parents may return with their children for a visit from Santa, a holiday meal, and the opportunity to choose some clothing (if needed).
 
     Anyone wishing to volunteer with set up (Dec. 22 and 23), or with the festivities and/or cleanup on the 24th, are asked to contact Pam Hochstetler at 694-6436.    
 
      Anyone with small gifts, clothing, blankets, or sleeping bags to donate are asked to drop those off at the Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen, 202 E. Main St., Greenfield.
 
6. We hope you get a chance to enjoy time as a family over Christmas break.  The students have worked hard this semester.  We’ll get back to work on January 4!
 
Counseling Connection

  • Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars Program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school. Scholars who enroll are connected to programs and resources to help them plan, prepare, and pay for college. 7th and 8th grade Indiana students whose families meet income eligibility guidelines must apply to become a 21st Century Scholar by June 30 of the student’s 8th grade year.  You can apply online at www.Scholars.IN.gov .  Please see the attached Online Application Worksheet for more information.  You may also contact the school counselor for additional information.

  • Self-harm or self-injury is on the rise among teenagers across the country. Non-suicidal self-injury, often simply called self-injury, is the act of deliberately harming the surface of your own body, such as cutting or burning yourself. This type of self-injury is an unhealthy way to cope with emotional pain, intense anger and frustration.  If you would like to report someone who is self-harming please notify one of the school counselors.  Below you will find the link to a Self-Injury Guide for Parents & Caregivers from Self-injury Outreach & Support website.

 http://sioutreach.org/learn-self-injury/parents-and-families/

  • Counselor for students with the last name A-K – Mrs. Elizabeth Fortuna (317) 477-4616 or [email protected]

  • Counselor for students with the last name L-Z – Mrs. Stephanie Belcher (317) 477-4616

Weekly Reminders:

1.  If you know someone who would like to receive the GCJHS parent newsletter, please let them know they can sign up on our webpage.

2. We have multiple ways for you to obtain information regarding what’s happening at GCJHS.  

Website- http://gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us/  

Twitter- @GCJHS_principal

Facebook – Greenfield Central Junior High School

Instagram- gc_jhs and gcjhs_principal

3. Breakfast is available to students every morning before school.  

4. We would love for everyone to register the Junior High on your Marsh Fresh Idea card. This is a simple, 3 minute web task.  We use the points from Marsh to buy supplies and materials for the classroom!  Go to http://www.freshideasforeducation.com and enter our school code: 49955

Upcoming Dates:

December 15: Band, Strings and Choir Concert

December 17 and 18: End of semester exams

December 21-January 1: Winter Break

January 4: School Resumes 

March 1: Round 1 of ISTEP begins

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dan Jack

Principal, Greenfield Central Junior High School

 

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