Middle School

The Mask & Gavel Society presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Dec 5-7 at 7:00pm in the APB.

Thanksgiving Break Nov 25-29. There are no classes, and all offices are closed. Enjoy your time.

Congratulations, GMS Academic Team on winning Districts today!! The A Team won all five matches scoring a total of 670pts! They will be competing at Regional soon with a chance to earn a spot at State!! Members of the team include: Abby Letney (Captain), Cam Allen (Captain), Nick Tidwell , Harper Kelley, Xander Alley-Melchior, Karsyn Burton, Makayla Thayer, Waylon Haney The A Team is coached by Ms. Ross. Awesome job, A Team!!!

Turkey Challenge: Students you have a chance to earn DOUBLE points tomorrow Friday the 8th only. Bring in any canned VEGGIE or FRUIT items to receive double the points. Remember, the 2nd hour class that brings the most will get a trip to Braums!

Our November Friend of Education is GLENPOOL EYE CARE. Please help us thank them for contributing to our schools and community. THANK YOU, Glenpool Eye Care! It's always good to see you around!

Glenpool's Support Employee of the Month is Logan Harris. Mr. Harris works at the Lower Elementary as a paraprofessional with our special education students. His colleagues nominated him with these comments: Logan has become a valuable part of the Lower Elementary SPED department. His patience with students with special needs is commendable, and he truly has a heart for the students he serves. He has an amazing way of forming relationships with the students he serves, and the students genuinely love him.

The District's Elementary Teacher of the Month is Rachel Welch. Ms. Welch teaches in our STEM program. A note from her colleagues: Rachel is always willing to take on any project and help in any way possible. She usually stays behind the scenes but does so much to provide support. She deserves some recognition for all of her endurance and fortitude. We always love it when she comes for STEM down at the lower for a nice break. The kids love to have that time, too, and always appreciate "Ms. Stem."

Help us congratulate Megan Moore as our District Secondary Teacher of the Month! Ms. Moore works with our high school special education students. A comment from her colleagues: Megan has gone above and beyond in setting up the high school special education classroom. She has created a welcoming space for her students to feel safe. Her new teaching techniques have been fun, and the students love her style!!! Megan has worked extremely hard to make this start of the school year run smoothly with our students. We are blessed to have her at the high school.

Parents, Glenpool Public Schools is currently monitoring the weather situation today. If a tornado watch becomes a warning, students and staff will shelter in designated locations per our emergency management plan. If this occurs, parent pickup will not be possible until the warning is canceled.

The Turkey Challenge has been a Glenpool tradition since 1989. Glenpool students collect food items and money to help make sure everyone in our community has a Thanksgiving meal. Please support our students in this project to give to their community! • Begins on Monday, November 4th • Ends on Friday, November 15th • Pre-K through 12th grades will participate • Points awarded for food items & money • Donations turned into students' 2nd hour classroom teacher Requested items Canned Vegetables: Corn-whole & creamed Green beans-all kinds Spinach Mixed Vegetables Peas and beans-all kinds Carrots Potatoes Other Canned Goods: Tomatoes-all kinds Fruits-all kinds Soups-all kinds Juices-all kinds Pasta-Spaghetti-o's, etc Meats-tuna, spam, Vienna sausage Boxed Items: Jell-O & pudding mixes Potatoes-all kind Protein Bars Pasta mixes-all kinds Dinners-Hamburger/Tuna helper, etc Muffin/pancake/biscuit mixes Granola bars Breakfast bars Individual Mac & Cheese Oatmeal packages Jerky Thanksgiving Boxes Include: Canned Pumpkin Evaporated milk canned sweet potatoes/yams canned cranberries Stuffing bags/boxes Desserts- cake, pie mix, frosting pie fillings Mac n Cheese Cereal Pancake mix, biscuits Instant potatoes Turkey gravy Cream of mushroom soup Fried onions Green beans Corn Miscellaneous Items: Baby food, Kool-Aid & hot chocolate, dried beans, rice, pasta, noodle soups Monetary donations can also be sent with students. Students will give their food or monetary donation to their teacher and it will be given to the front office at each school. THANK YOU GMS COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!

The Caring Van will be at the Upper Elementary parking lot on November 15th from 3-5 pm to give students flu shots. These are free for children 18 and under.

Fundraiser Goal: $2000.00 We are currently at $1245.00 (Updated at 9:53am on 10/30) If we reach our goal, Mr. Wise will camp on the roof of the school Halloween night and pass out candy from 8:00-9:00PM! MONEY IS DUE TO MRS. SHINN BY Thursday, OCTOBER 31st! GMS Counselors, D.A.R.E Team, and the HOPE Squad are partnering to sponsor the Red Ribbon Week, “Scare Away Bad Behavior Walk-a-thon” Thursday, October 31st. The walk will show Glenpool Middle School’s continued pledge to help stop bullying in our school and community and the “Warrior Way” of being Drug-free! Students will be allowed to dress up in school appropriate Halloween costumes on Thursday, October 31st. We will have an inflatable obstacle course, carnival games, 9 Square, Volleyball, Tetherball, and concessions for sale. It is the best event of the school year!!!! The money raised will be used to for the following: Student Initiative Rewards Roller Skating Pizza Parties Trivia Rewards Popsicles Ice Cream Cups School Dance End of Year Celebration Inflatables Laser Tag Thank you for your generosity and support!

The second annual Softball/Baseball Halloween game is tonight at 7:30. The players will be in costumes & pass out candy on the field before the game to kids who show up in costume. There will be male and female home run derbies , and we will sell pizza and drinks from Mazzio‘s.

Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest annual drug prevention awareness program in America! This year's theme is "Life is a Movie Filmed Drug Free"! We look forward to seeing GMS students participate in all the activities we have planned for the week!

Dear Students/Donors, GMS Counselors, D.A.R.E Team, and the HOPE Squad are partnering to sponsor the Red Ribbon Week, “Scare Away Bad Behavior Walk-a-thon” Thursday, October 31st. The walk will show Glenpool Middle School’s continued pledge to help stop bullying in our school and community and the “Warrior Way” of being Drug-free! Students will be allowed to dress up in school appropriate Halloween costumes on Thursday, October 31st. Students will walk on the designated route outside. Students are asked to raise $5 minimum to participate in the walk-a-thon. Donations may be made by parents, guardians, or family friends. Students have received donation sheets and envelopes. Last year this fundraiser raised $1750.00. Our fundraising goal this year is $2000.00. The money raised will be used to for the following: Student Initiative Rewards Roller Skating Pizza Parties Trivia Rewards Popsicles Ice Cream Cups School Dance End of Year Celebration Inflatables Laser Tag Collect money at the time of the pledge. Turn in money to Mrs. Shinn to be receipted. MONEY IS DUE TO MRS. SHINN BY Thursday, OCTOBER 31st! **Students who do not attend the Walk-A-Thon will stay inside and play board games or participate in Drop Everything and Read. Thank you, GMS Community in your efforts to help us reach our goal!

Fall Break is Thursday through Monday, October 17 through 21. Classes resume on Tuesday. This is not a distance learning time, so enjoy your time off and long weekend. Schools are closed, the main office will be open Thursday and Monday, but closed Friday the 18th.

The October Friend of Education is American Heritage Bank. Thank you to them for all of their contributions throughout the school year, helping us reach our community.

Help us recognize Darla Kilgore as our support person of the month. Ms. Kilgore works in Child Nutrition and is a vital member of the team that feeds our students.

Congratulations to our elementary certified person of the month, Rachel Calvert. Mrs. Calvert is a counselor at our Upper Elementary.

Congratulations to Mary Grimmett, our secondary certified teacher of the month! She teaches Language Arts to our 5th grade students.