Good afternoon Griffin Community,

Communication Reminder:
Effective February 1, 2024, we will no longer send listserv emails and will transition to using the communication features of the FOCUS Parent Portal. Emails will only be sent to linked users. In order to receive email updates each parent or guardian will need to have an active Parent Portal account linked to their student. To create a Parent Portal account or instructions for password recovery please see the attached flyers or visit https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fparentportal&c=E,1,bOmR7moaybGEzMnR1PC-SIWqaqingS7Lnk2MdV-wcJAGfQ3ZdcwtjZ3FTfRpWiPBXQ7mZZxOCA7Etzfq-PA9iGRv239XvTvdt-gv201tbdhznAs8OSlU&typo=1<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fparentportal&c=E,1,EvqTdJlGHulMK7Rggc851MytBsKLBXDQBfgGHJQcr2xiTE8OpwuoTA_7LEIyADFLqiFHzGnBuTxfq84SMVn2roupr_Vj99UglmcNIc7AxbshG3HYDT9n_dx7&typo=1> for assistance. 

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ZO
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Griffin Community,

Griffin Middle School will be closed to the public, including mail and deliveries, Monday November 20th - Friday, November 24th. We will return to normal operating hours on Monday November 27th .

Please plan accordingly.

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Thanks,

ZO

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Good Morning Griffin Tigers!!

Reminder:

Our monthly PTO/SAC meeting is tonight at 5:30 pm in the Media Center.

Hope to see you there!

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[Delivery Services are NOT Allowed to drop items (food/drink) for students.]Dear Griffin Families,

Please be reminded that food delivery service of any kind at school is strictly prohibited for students. DoorDash, UberEats, Postmates, etc. will not be given to the desired student. We appreciate your support and communication at home regarding this policy. 

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Good afternoon, Griffin Community:

Due to law enforcement activity in our area, we were on lockout today from 12:50pm - 1:45pm. (Remember lockout means that we lock the exterior gates around the campus). All students were safe and classes proceed as normal.

Thanks,

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Leon County Schools will be closed on Wednesday August 30th and Thursday August 31st.

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Important Tropical Storm Idalia Update:

Our school will be open under normal operating hours tomorrow, but we will be closed on Wednesday, August 30. Afterschool activities for tomorrow will remain open until 6:00 pm.

We anticipate that our school will reopen on Thursday, however if we cannot reopen we will inform our community in a timely manner through all available communication channels. 

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Griffin Community,

Attached is the QR code for tonight's football game.

Thanks,

Zelena

[Health Services / State Required Screenings for all Students]
Attention Tiger 6th Grade Families!

Griffin Middle School's state-mandated health screenings will take place on Thursday, September 7th for all 6th grade students. These screenings will include vision, hearing, scoliosis and BMI measurements. If you do not want your child to participate, you must opt-out through your FOCUS account. Please call the front office at (850) 617-5353 if you need any assistance or have any questions regarding these screenings. 

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Tigers,

We are excited to welcome you back to the 23-24 school year! Orientation will kick off promptly at 10:30 am tomorrow August 9th! Remember, this is a drop-in event with no formal agenda. Parents and students will be able to walk around and find their way! Teachers will be inside their classroom continuing to prepare their classes. If you need assistance please report to the media center. Staff will be available to assist you with signing up for the GMS Listserv and Parent Portal. Orientation ends promptly at 12:30 pm. Looking forward to seeing each of you! 

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Griffin Community,

All LCS schools and offices will be closed on June 19, 2023 in honor of the Federal Holiday of Juneteenth.

In addition, LCS offices are open Monday-Thursday from 8:00am-5:00pm during the summer.

Thanks,

Principal O'Banner

Griffin Community,

Please remember there is no school on Monday, May 29, 2023.

Have a safe and blessed day!

Thanks,
Principal O'Banner

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Griffin Community,

We are excited to announce the Parent Expo and Job Fair event being held right here at Griffin Middle School on Thursday, April 20th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.

Hope to see you there!

Principal O'Banner

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Eighth Grade Address Verification

We are excited about your student getting ready to complete 8th grade! With the end of the year fast approaching, we wanted to make sure you are aware that in order to be in compliance for high school, per *LCS Policy 5112, you must submit two proofs of residency, regardless of which school your student will be attending. 

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1. You are invited to the 2023 Curriculum Fair!

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1. 2023-2024 Course Request are available on the Leon High School Guidance Website: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fPage%2f56890&c=E,1,652PLgySnTzaI3R2bVOtBSf1PrYdo7AzBhY2HidG237oS6oz7hXEFPWNjI8ZVGE5j1Kwvwo-m1ZiNN6hSskQvVMSMKmcsNWnsXtSeF2VIwA5Ku9sm4bRNw,,&typo=1<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fnam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2f%3furl%3dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.leonschools.net%252FPage%252F56890%26data%3d05%257C01%257C%257C6f5fe6d1a1064bd423b808db306fb268%257C69292adba72a4537aa24d67a6f5642bc%257C0%257C0%257C638157028540309205%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3dS69%252BC2i3SPe5vM4uJfH2Sxhi69%252F6oXc8owYiYPPZX6s%253D%26reserved%3d0&c=E,1,ZcM-JpTatqpIQRhrxfFp5yv6_-xB13MAtMios5ao9HqUfNN3mmtLFXOU00jctHqJvaSoYck2O1zwpaMaqDikzPHJb9LmSIzDLeyPkVWC5s1u865wCTYI&typo=1>. Completed Course Request Forms should be emailed to Mrs. Sarah Harris, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, by Monday, May 1, or by the date of successful enrollment with LCS.

1. 9th Grade students at Leon High School take three core courses (English, math, and science) and three elective courses. Students should consult with their current middle school teachers for their recommendations prior to making their selections. Electives are best explored by attending he Curriculum Fair on April 12 and 

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Eighth Grade Address Verification

We are excited about your student getting ready to complete 8th grade! With the end of the year fast approaching, we wanted to make sure you are aware that in order to be in compliance for high school, per *LCS Policy 5112, you must submit two proofs of residency, regardless of which school your student will be attending. 

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Good Afternoon, Griffin Community,

Over the last 5 min, we were out on a brief lockout status. (Remember lockout means that we lock the exterior gates around the campus. Classes proceed as normal).

We are currently off this status and are back to normal operations.

Safety is always my top priory. Again, the all students are safe and we are proceeding with school as usual. 

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Good Morning,

Please review the attached graphic about Godby HS Curriculum Fair.

Thanks,
Griffin Middle School

We proudly invite the families of our rising 9th graders to our curriculum fair on March 23rd beginning at 5:30 pm. This drop in event will allow students and parents to learn more about course progressions, elective offerings and ways to get involved here at Godby! We hope to see you there! 

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Griffin Community,

Attached is the 100 Black Men application for young men ages 10 and above to join the Tallahassee Chapter.

Thanks,

ZO

Griffin Community,

We are excited about starting the New Year "2023" with PTO and SAC meetings back in person. Please join us in the Griffin Middle School Media Center beginning at 5:30pm for PTO and 6:00pm for SAC on January 3, 2023.

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GET INVOLVED
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Dear Griffin Families,

Please see the message below from Superintendent Hanna about the 2022-23 School Climate Survey. Please take a moment to provide feedback on your child's experience this year at Griffin Middle School. We value your opinion and your support!

Thank you!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In an effort to improve our schools, the Leon County School District is conducting a 2022 - 2023 Fall Parent/Guardian Climate Survey. We value your opinion and ask that you please take the time to complete this survey based upon your experiences at your child's school. If you have children at multiple school sites (example 

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Join us for the Title I Dads Take Your Child to School: Roundtable Discussion! The Florida Department of Education’s Dads Take Your Child to School Day initiative serves to highlight and support fatherhood engagement in education by helping schools foster this important connection with fathers and father figures. Our LCS Title I workshop will empower fathers and father figures to utilize conversation as a tool in strengthening the relationship with their child. Dads taking their child to school is much more than the physical act. 

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Parents,

Please join un tonight for our SAC meeting beginning at 6:00pm. Join us in person or on TEAMS.

Hope you can make it!

Thanks

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Griffin Community,

Attached is the Q-R Code for tonight's game. Griffin Middle School will be playing Montford Middle School at Chiles High School at 8:00pm . Hope to see you there.

Thanks,

ZO

We are excited to announce that our district will be implementing paperless tickets for our middle school football games this year. Leon County Schools is already working with GoFan as our official digital ticket provider for high school athletics and events. This year we will expand to middle school's football games.
Beginning today August 17th parents and students can use the Q-R code attached that directs them to the GoFan site to purchase tickets for the Jamboree next week. Every week will have new Q-R code. Once you arrive at the stadium, you will present your ticket to the volunteers 

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Griffin Community,

Important dates
9/5/22 Labor Day Holiday
9/26/22 Fall Holiday
10/14/22 End of the 1st nine weeks
10/17/22 Teacher Planning Day (no school for students)

Grades
Please use FOCUS to look at your student's most current (and official) grades. Teachers are working hard to update their FOCUS Gradebook as frequently as they can.

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*SUNSHINE LAW AND PUBLIC RECORDS CAUTION: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Virtually all written communications to or from School Board of Leon County, Florida Personnel are public records available to the public and media upon request. E-mail sent or received on the 

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Reminder:

Griffin Middle School Orientation will take place on August 5th from 10:00a.m.- 12:00pm.
Orientation will be a drop in event for students to locate classrooms. Parents will also be able to sign up for Listserv and get help navigating FOCUS.

Please locate your student schedule in FOCUS to help save time.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!! 

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Welcome!

We are excited to see your student(s) starting Monday, June 13th.

Drop-off/breakfast begins at 9AM, unless your student(s) is also registered with 21st Century (their drop-off begins at 8AM).

Classes begin at 9:25AM. Below you will find the schedule:

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If you have any neighbors or friends that are wanting their students to participate, please have them fill out the attached application and submit to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 

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Enrollment for the 22-23 school year with Leon County Virtual School is open now!! Please follow the steps below to apply through your parent portal account!

What is the enrollment process?

* Parents interested in enrolling their child into Leon Virtual School must submit the Leon Virtual School Enrollment Application found in the Focus Parent Portal.
* Parents of students new to Leon County Schools must first complete Online Enrollment.
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Hello Incoming Leon Lions and families,

Freshman Orientation Day is MONDAY AUGUST 8th. Yes, Monday the 8th, because we are going to hold a totally redesigned "Freshman Orientation Day" for the first time ever at Leon High School. It is going to be a day filled with fun, food, Leon merchandise, and a complete tutorial on what it means to be a successful Leon Lion. (We received special accommodation from Leon County Schools to host our event on Monday instead of the brief time frame the district calendar has set for Friday the 5th.) 

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Griffin Community:

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*SUNSHINE LAW AND PUBLIC RECORDS CAUTION: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Virtually all written communications to or from School Board of Leon County, Florida Personnel are public records available to the public and media upon request. E-mail sent or received on the LCSB system will be considered public and will only be withheld from disclosure if deemed confidential pursuant to State Law. Individual student records are deemed confidential.

Griffin Community,

PTO and SAC has been cancel for tonight Tuesday, April 5th due the inclement weather.

Thanks,

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GRIFFIN COMMUNITY:

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Report Cards have been posted!!

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Good afternoon all!

Attached is the flyer for registering for the LCVS Summer Courses (HOPE and Driver’s Ed). Registration is open beginning March 21, 2022.

Please share this out to your community via ListServe, social media, etc.

We appreciate your support of the Leon County Virtual School program! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or Mrs. Bradley, at 850-487-7277. 

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You are invited to learn more about SAIL through Shadow Days and our Schoolwide Showcase!

About SAIL High School
SAIL was founded in the belief that all students can learn and succeed when provided a learning environment that meets their needs and interests. SAIL emphasizes individualization, democratic decision making, and application of academics and creative electives in a humanistic atmosphere.
Students must meet the same credit and grading requirements as other Leon County High School students. However, the approach is an ever evolving dynamic one that capitalizes on the talents and interests of a diverse staff and student body. 

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Parents and Guardians:

Don't Forget to check your child's report Card!!!
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Report cards are available to view in FOCUS Parent Portal.

Please follow these steps in order to view your student's report card:

1. Login to parent portal.
2. You should see a box with your student's picture on the right hand side.
3. Select the tab that says "Reports" in the box.
4. There will be an option that says "Report Card."
5. Make sure you select the report dated 1/12 and this will be the report card for the 2nd nine weeks 

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Good afternoon, All!

The School Health Division of the Leon County Health Department will be preparing for the annual Tdap Clinics. The Tdap Clinics will allow sixth grade students not in compliance with the Tdap immunization to be vaccinated at school during school hours.

The attached flyer will be sent out via Peachjar but may also be sent out via ListServ with the attached consent forms. Students may return their consent forms to the clinic or the [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> inbox by the listed deadline. 

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01/11/2021

Griffin Community,

Please join us this evening virtually or in person for our January PTO and SAC meeting starting at 5:30.

Topic: Griffin PTO and SAC Meeting

Time: Jan 11, 2022 05:30 PM

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Please see the announcement below and I ask that you please put in your Listserv. Due to covid, we feel a change is necessary for our Open House. Thanks for your help and cooperation.

H. Fred Varn, M.A., C.P.M.
IB Academic Dean
Rickards High School
3013 Jim Lee Road
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-414-5597
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*****CHANGE OF DATE*****

IB VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE 

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As we return to school, we are again faced with Covid challenges, this time it is the highly contagious Omicron variant. Omicron is much more transmissible than the Delta variant, however, estimates suggest that the hospital stay risk is much lower than Delta. There have been no local hospitalizations of school age children in the last several months and there are currently no pediatric hospitalizations. We certainly hope this continues to be the case.. 

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IB OPEN HOUSE

Please join us for our IB Open House on January 11, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the Cafeteria, showcasing all IB academic areas and program progressions; as well as electives, extracurricular activities, and sports.

This IB Open House will help to guide your child and you in choosing classes for your child's 9th grade year. 

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Good Afternoon,

Please find attached a copy of the weekly newsletter for the week of December 13th. We are starting our mid-term and semester exams this week. Additionally, the quarter ends on Friday. Please have the students check their FOCUS portal to ensure all assignments are complete and turned-in before Friday. 

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IB OPEN HOUSE

Please join us for our IB Open House on January 11, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the Cafeteria, showcasing all IB academic areas and program progressions; as well as electives, extracurricular activities, and sports.

This IB Open House will help to guide your child and you in choosing classes for your child's 9th grade year. 

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Good morning everyone,

I wanted to let you all know that Second Harvest will be hosting our annual turkey distribution this Saturday, November 20th at Governor's Square Mall. We will begin handing out the food starting at 9:00 am. We will be there until we run out of food, or until 12:00 pm (whichever comes first). We will be giving out a dry goods box, a box of fresh produce, and a whole turkey to about 1000 families. If you have students or families who would benefit from this food during the holiday, please pass this information along. 

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Leon County Schools will be closed next week, 11/22-11/26.

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Griffin Community,

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour this weekend!

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Good Afternoon,

Please find attached a copy of the weekly newsletter for the week of November 8, 2021. As a reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL Thursday, November 11 (Veterans Day).

Have a great weekend!

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Good Afternoon,

There will be an ESOL Parent Leadership Meeting on November 4, 2021 at the Aquilina Howell Building from 11:30am - 12:30pm or through zoom. Please e-mail Althoria Pickett ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) for the zoom link invitation. More information is attached in the languages of Arabic, Spanish, and Swahili.

Thanks,

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Griffin Community,

Parents you are invited to attend our monthly PTO meeting in the media center tomorrow afternoon beginning at 5:30 p.m.. We will also have our SAC meeting beginning at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

Thanks,

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Good Afternoon,

Today during school it was reported to administration a student brought a weapon to Griffin campus. Administration, along with a Leon County Sheriff Deputy searched the suspected student and no weapon was found. In addition, we have searched the school premises and no weapon was found.

Griffin Middle School takes student safety and security very serious. We believe in being transparent with our school stakeholders and want to reassure you your child is safe at Griffin Middle School. 

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Good Evening,

Please find attached a copy of the weekly newsletter for October 18th. As a reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL for students on Monday, October 18th due to it being a teacher planning day. Students will come back to school on Tuesday, October 19th.

Have a great weekend!

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Good Evening,

Please find attached a copy of the newsletter for the week of October 11, 2021. This is the LAST week of the first quarter and we strongly encourage all students to make-up all missing assignments! We also have picture day on Thursday.

Have a great weekend!

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Good Evening,

Please find attached a copy of the newsletter for the week of October 4th. I hope you have a great weekend!

Thanks,

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Good evening,

Today one of our students was picked up from Griffin Middle School by law enforcement. The student was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center( JAC). During a search of his possessions, a firearm was discovered. The student was arrested with a felony charge. The actions of this student is a poor reflection on the amazing student body we serve at Griffin Middle School. The school will move forward with a recommendation for expulsion. 

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ATTENTION Griffin Tigers!

[What does it take to be a substitute teacher or substitute paraprofessional (aide)? | Olympia CUSD 16]

As you may know, LCS is currently experiencing a shortage of Substitute Teachers. Because the need for reliable substitutes is often greater than the existing pool, we are asking for your help. 

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[Progress Report Distribution - Belmont Runyon]Good Morning,

Progress Reports have been published on each student's Focus account. Parents Please review!!!

Thanks,

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Good Afternoon,

Please find attached a copy of the Griffin weekly newsletter for the week of September 13, 2021. As a reminder, there is no school on Thursday (Fall Holiday).

Have a great weekend!

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Griffin Virtual Open House will be on Thursday, September 9th from 5:00 - 7:00.

Use this link to access the virtual house.

Agenda is as follows:

5:00 - 5:30 Admin Welcome
5:40 - 6:00 Electives Q&A
6:00 - 6:20 6th Grade Q&A
6:20 - 6:40 7th Grade Q&A
6:40 - 7:00 8th Grade Q&A

Good Afternoon,

Tonight is our Virtual Open House! We will be hosting this Open House through TEAMS.

Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGEzZTYzMmQtOTc1Zi00NTFkLWE3NTMtMjljMTIyNjdhZjk2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2269292adb-a72a-4537-aa24-d67a6f5642bc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22da4d25dd-81ef-415f-8668-7b1d44e2135a%22%7d>

Open House Agenda:
5:00 - 5:30 Admin Welcome
5:40 - 6:00 Electives Q&A
6:00 - 6:20 6th Grade Q&A
6:20 - 6:40 7th Grade Q&A
6:40 - 7:00 8th Grade Q&A

Our teachers have prepared short presentations which are available on our website for you to view prior to the Q&A sessions. The link to the presentations can be found here<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fdomain%2f9045&c=E,1,V7JOAwx1UGWacZ3T_M4Kx9AEbZ6VtHB5wA9Q-jheBKWawNXulJYn9BgxcyYdmEcWhSg0ORzOtDftPC1yI2yFIjst58PbakNN0R1gbSK-QqkwvRrT&typo=1>. 

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Good Afternoon,

Please find attached a copy of the Griffin weekly newsletter for the week of September 6, 2021. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday (Labor Day).

Have a great three-day weekend!

[Griffin E-mail signature]

Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Parents:

Please see the following remarks Superintendent Hanna delivered this afternoon in regards to instituting a mask requirement for all Pre-K through eighth grade students. You will have through Friday, August 27th to submit the medical opt-out form. The form is attached.

“The week before school started, I sent a letter to Governor DeSantis asking him for local control and autonomy to make the decisions that were best for our community and our school children in Leon County. Local hospitalization numbers were increasing and some of our children were beginning to fall ill from the Delta variant of COVID-19, so 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our staff members has tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive staff member, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Today we were notified that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine or was already home. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from Focus to your documented email address on file. 

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Families,

We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for ORIENTATION from 10-12pm.

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SIGN-UP TODAY

Please note CORRECTION – On Saturday, July 31st Leon County Health Department will be offering to ALL students ages 3-18 the opportunity for any immunizations, annual physicals, and/or sports physicals.

Please take advantage of this opportunity.

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GMS Families,

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Brian Pollitt has joined our Tiger family as Assistant Principal of Curriculum. Starting July 1, he will officially join the school's leadership team. He will replace Ms. Jennifer Powell, who was recently appointed to be Assistant Principal of Curriculum/IB Coordinator at Fairview Middle School. 

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[Inspire Academy on Twitter: "PLEASE RETURN YOUR PARENT CONSENT FORMS RELATING TO NEW PRIVACY LAWS ASAP. Thank you for your cooperation.... "]

If you have not returned your student's LCS issued Chromebook, please bring the device and charger to the GMS front office as soon as possible.
Our summer hours are Monday through Thursday from 8-4:00. 

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Good morning Tiger Families,

This is a reminder that early release begins today-Thursday. We will dismiss for the day at 1:20 p.m.

Chromebook Return Information:

All devices and chargers loaned out this year will need to be returned this week. Digital Academy students' devices will be collected on Wednesday, 6/9, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to the front office. 

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Good afternoon,

Here's our plan for the "exam"/early release days. If, for some reason, your student will not be in attendance for these exam days, you must request a pre-excused absence form and coordinate with your child's teachers to take exams early, if applicable. Pre-excused absence forms can be requested from our registrar, Ms. Harris, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 

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Parents of 8th Graders Attending Rickards Next Year,

Please see information regarding summer reading.

Thank you!
From: O'Reilly, Shekishma
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 2:59 PM
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Subject: JSRHS 2021 Summer Reading

Good afternoon,

Attached, you will find the 2021 Summer Reading Assignment for incoming freshman at James S. Rickards High School. Please inform our future Raiders of this assignment. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,

We received notice that one or more students have tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file.

Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 

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Good morning,

It appears that some users are having issues accessing ClassLink. Please email your teacher directly if you are experiencing trouble logging in this morning.

We will reach out again when the issue is corrected.

Thank you,

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,

We received notice that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. If you have not updated your email address with the school, please contact Ms. Harris to do so ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) 

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Parents/Guardians,

Each year the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches operates three overnight residential summer camps for youth ages 10-15.

*The purpose of these camps is to provide a wholesome atmosphere and positive camping experience for boys and girls.

*While at camp youth experience many different camping activities. Canoeing, archery, swimming, and many other recreational activities allow them the opportunity to build basic teamwork and peer communication skills. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,

We received notice that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. If you have not updated your email address with the school, please contact Ms. Harris to do so ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) 

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Good morning,

District interim reports for Quarter 4 have been published to your parent portal accounts. Please monitor your student's progress and reach out to teachers with concerns that you may have!

The end of the nine weeks is Thursday, June 10th.

As a reminder, all standards recovery assignments must be submitted on or before that date. Students are required to have 4 quality points in their four core classes for promotion. 

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Please see the information below regarding the 1st Annual Big Bend Youth Energy Academy by Talquin Electric Cooperative.

Talquin Electric Cooperative and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have partnered on this educational initiative which will be the first-ever annual Big Bend Youth Energy Academy (BBYEA) in our region. It is a two-day virtual event on July 15-16, 2021, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. We are inviting sixty 8th to 12th-grade students to participate and enjoy learning about energy. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,

We received notice that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. If you have not updated your email address with the school, please contact Ms. Harris to do so ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,

We received notice that one of our LCS employees has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you will receive a physical letter and/or letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. 

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We are so excited to kick off our 50/50/50 Challenge! We are looking for 50 new business partner to donate $50 (or more!) in the next 50 days! These donations will help with end of year celebrations and incentives for our students. Will you help us spread the word?

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Good morning Griffin Families,

Please be on the lookout for letters being sent home today with 6th grade students regarding their academic progress and information about promotion. Please return the second page to the front office as soon as possible!

Questions? Call the Guidance Department at 850-617-5353.

Your partner in education,

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Good morning Griffin Families,

Reminder for 8th Grade Parents – Address Verification must be completed in order for your student to receive a 9th grade schedule. Send two proofs (utility bill and lease agreement/mortgage) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Reminder for 6th Grade Parents – Immunization records to reflect the Tdap Immunization must be submitted by August 1st in order for your student to receive a 7th grade schedule. Please schedule an appointment with their pediatrician or visit the health department! 

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Good afternoon GMS Community,

This is just a friendly reminder that testing begins next week! Below is the schedule for our DA students (please note that Brick and Mortar students have a separate schedule).

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Digital Academy students will need to report to the front office on their specific testing days by 9:15AM. Parents will need to drop the students from the front office. Digital Academy students must have their own transportation to and from campus on testing days. Students WILL be REQUIRED to wear a mask at all times while they are on campus and will be provided 

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Please see the attached graduation flyer for all high schools within LCS.

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*SUNSHINE LAW AND PUBLIC RECORDS CAUTION: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Virtually all written communications to or from School Board of Leon County, Florida Personnel are public records available to the public and media upon request. E-mail sent or received on the LCSB system will be considered public and will only be withheld from disclosure if deemed confidential pursuant to State Law. Individual student records are deemed confidential.

For Parents of 8th Graders attending Rickards High School next year,

Please see the attachment and information provided for the Rickards High School Course Request Information Night Zoom Meeting for all students interested in attending Rickards for 21-22 school year.

Remember, all 8th graders must provide two proofs of address verification to our registrar in order for course requests to be processed. Two proofs can be provided to our registrar at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (1) lease or mortgage information and (2) utility bill. 

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For Parents of DA 8th Graders headed to Leon High School next year,

Please see the message below from the 9th grade counselor at Leon. Remember, all 8th graders must submit address verification to our registrar in order for course requests to be processed. You can submit you (1) lease or mortgage information and (2) utility bill to Ms. Harris at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 

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Griffin Community,

Please read the testing letter for all Griffin Middle School digital students. Create a calendar to assure you don't miss important dates and times.

Thanks,

ZO

Griffin Family,

This is a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 2 for the Spring Holiday and Monday, April 5 for the Teacher Planning Day. We will see our Tiger Students back on Tuesday, April 6th to kick off Q4!

Be safe and a have a great weekend. Take care. 

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Good Afternoon Everyone,

The school's next PTO and SAC meeting will take place on April 6, 2021 @ 5:30 via zoom. The meeting link information is below. We hope to see you there!
Thanks for all you do,

[Chris 2020]

Chris Gautney is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: PTO/SAC April
Time: Apr 6, 2021 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

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Griffin Community

PBJ PLZ! is now in its 5th year!

Together WCTV and Leon County Schools have collected nearly 23 tons of peanut butter and jelly and when COVID-19 forced the drive online last year, the community rallied and raised more than $66,000 for Second Harvest of the Big Bend to buy PBJ and other kid-friendly foods. 

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Good Morning Griffin Tigers.

At this time Canvas is currently down. The district is aware of this issue and we will let you know as soon as Canvas is back up and running.

Thank you.

ZO

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Griffin Family,

I hope that each of you had a wonderful and memory-making spring break! I know it was a much-needed period of "rest" for all of us! Please be reminded that the 3rd 9-week period ends on April 1st. Please take the time TODAY to go into FOCUS and Canvas with your child to review their current grade standing in each of their courses. If you have any questions regarding your child's grade(s) please reach out to the teacher of each course. Here are some reminders regarding grades and passing each course: 

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Greetings Tiger Family,

This is a friendly reminder that Q3 ends on April 1st. Please encourage your students to work hard and earn those quality points! Here’s a few things to note as we close out the nine weeks:
[Friendly Reminders – Aspen Elementary School]

1. Saturday School will resume on March 27th. Please contact Mrs. Jefferson to reserve your spot – [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that a student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter and/or it will be documented in FOCUS to the email address on file.
Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for 

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*8th Grade Parents: Address verifications are REQUIRED before records can be sent to the high schools. Address verifications include (2) proofs of residency that include the parent/guardian names. Please send a copy of your (1) recent mortgage or lease statement and (2) your recent utility bill to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by March 12, 2021 to ensure your child will have the correct high school course request form. Verifications are required for every 8th grade student, no exceptions. 

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Griffin Community,

Thank you for all of your support for our students, teachers, and staff this year. As you may already be aware, Leon County Schools will NOT be offering the digital academies at each of our school sites in 2021-2022. All of our schools will host in-person learning.

With that in mind, we remain committed to providing your family options. To that end, we are expanding our local, online school Leon County Virtual School. Our online school, modeled after our state virtual school, serves students in grades K-12 and is led by a local Principal and Leon County School 

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Good morning Parents/Guardians of 8th Grade Students,

Attached is the 8th Grade Yearbook Ad Form. Questions? Please reach out to Ms. Hampshire at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or call 850-617-5353.

Thank you and have a great day!

Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that a student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter and/or it will be documented in FOCUS to the email address on file.
Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that a student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you will receive a letter and/or it will be documented in FOCUS to the email address on file.
Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for 

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We hope you can join us!

Topic: GMS March SAC & PTO
Time: Mar 2, 2021 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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February 25, 2021

Dear Parents/Guardians of rising 7th Grade Students:

Per state statute, all student that enter 7th grade for the 2021-2022 school year must have the following immunization:

__X__ One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine (This immunization is typically given to students at 11-12 years of age)

Please have you child immunized as soon as possible for next school year. School immunizations may be received from your child’s private doctor or at the Florida Department of Health - Leon, with payment based on a sliding scale. 

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Good morning Tiger Family,

Picture day will be March 9th, with no makeup day. Students please do your very best to be here!

Digital Academy students are invited on campus to take pictures on March 9th from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

They should report to the main office to check-in. Pictures will be taken in the media center. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,

We received notice that one or more students have tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you will receive a physical letter and/or letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that a student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file.
Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes.
 

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Good evening,

District interim reports for Quarter 3 have been published to your parent portal accounts. Please monitor your student's progress and reach out to teachers with concerns that you may have!

The end of the nine weeks is Thursday, April 1st.

Thank you,

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Our programs provide a pathway to success for high school students and offers each student an opportunity to personalize his or her education based on their unique career interests and learning needs. Welding, Nursing, Engineering, Aviation, Agriculture and Information Technology are just a few of the AMAZING opportunities we have at Godby High School. 

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Good morning, happy Tuesday –

We will be hearing from our friends at SAIL about the programs they have to offer on February 18th during homeroom. This is for 8th grade students.

For 8th Grade DA students, please join using the link below if you’re interested:

Topic: Griffin Recruitment Meeting
Time: Feb 18, 2021 01:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

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In observation of President's Day, our campus will be closed
On
Monday, February 15th.
Have a great weekend!

Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that a student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you will receive a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file.
Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes.
 

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The Florida Department of Education is working with school districts to gather information on how well parents think their child's school is partnering with parents of students with disabilities, and would like to include your input. Your responses will help guide efforts to improve services and results for children and families. This survey is for parents of students with individual educational plans (IEP) receiving special education services during the 2020-21 school year. All information provided will remain confidential. 

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Good morning - please see information below about our district survey for parents of ESE students.

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Topic: Griffin PTO & SAC
Time: Feb 2, 2021 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 997 9836 3408
Passcode: GMS
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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that a student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file.
Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes.
 

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Griffin Families,

In an abundance of caution, we had LCS maintenance, TFD and EMS Services on site due to a strange odor coming from one of the classrooms. The building has been evacuated and students and staff are safe.

Thank you,

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Griffin Community

I wanted to inform you that we have been in a severe weather stance since about 11:35, with all students safe in their building hallway. We expect that we will be in this stance until about 12:45. We are following direction by LCS. Please do not come and pick up your student they are doing awesome and teachers are with them. Also, the lunch schedule has been altered and all students will receive their lunch at our earliest convenience. 

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Parents/Guardians,

This is just a reminder that if your child has been sick, please wait 24 hours from the last noted symptom upset stomach, nausea, etc.) that is NOT related to a known COVID exposure, before having them return to school. Please note that if your child has a fever they are to wait 72 hours from their last fever to return to school. We are having students who were ill the night before, or even in the morning before school and they are being sent to campus, only to have the parents called to come pick their child up 

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Griffin Community,

We will host a Farm Share event at Griffin Middle School on January 30, 2021 beginning at 8:30am. Please drive thru to pick-up food on the Alabama Street entrance. There will be no walk-up services available due to COVID 19.

Hope to see you there!

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Good afternoon Griffin Families,

Quarter 2 Report cards will be published to FOCUS tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27. Printed copies of report cards will be provided for all brick and mortar students and will be distributed during their homeroom class tomorrow. If you would like a paper copy for your DA student, please call the front office and we can make that available for you. 

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This is a reminder that we will have a Zoom meeting tomorrow morning (1/27) at 8:30 for those interested in the Rickards IB program. The link is:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://leonschools-net.zoom.us/j/99285227637?pwd=bmFnWmZtbk1FZEhmTVZIS3lueE1NUT09<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fleonschools-net.zoom.us%2Fj%2F99285227637%3Fpwd%3DbmFnWmZtbk1FZEhmTVZIS3lueE1NUT09&data=04%7C01%7Cpowellj%40leonschools.net%7C3fce4d6b4c154ff05f5808d8c2014238%7C69292adba72a4537aa24d67a6f5642bc%7C0%7C0%7C637472657940538964%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=igVoveFswa1kGryQUb6i%2B0ZGhhYpe%2F3HqiAlp0P5HKw%3D&reserved=0>
Meeting ID: 992 8522 7637
Passcode: 120968

Thanks,

H. Fred Varn, M.A., C.P.M.
IB Academic Dean
Rickards High School
3013 Jim Lee Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
850-414-5597

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We are super excited to kick off our Celebrate Literacy Week next week, January 25-29. Please encourage your student to participate in our spirit week festivities - we will be awarding house points for students and giving teachers a punch on their punch card for getting involved!!
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Good morning,

Please accept our apologies for the error in our blue day/white day calendar. This is a new quarter and we’ve begun on BLUE day (odd periods).

Below is the updated calendar to reflect our class rotation.

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Again, we are sorry for any confusion this may have caused!
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Interested in learning more about the Rickards IB Program? Join their open house and zoom meetings as scheduled!

We are still having our morning Zoom meetings as per our previous discussions, but we will also have a follow-up Open House on the evening of February 4 at 6:00 pm. Here’s a flyer that you can use as you see fit to help us advertise the evening Open House. Thanks for your help, support, and cooperation.
H. Fred Varn, M.A., C.P.M.
IB Academic Dean
Rickards High School
3013 Jim Lee Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
850-414-5597

Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file.

Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes. 

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Good day,

Attached is the Blue Day/White Day Calendar for Q3 for your planning purposes. As a reminder, there is no school Monday or Tuesday next week due to the MLK Day holiday and teacher planning day, respectively.

Quarter 3 begins on Wednesday, January 20th.

Thank you,
Mrs. Powell

Good morning Griffin Families,

Attached is information about the College Reach-Out Program (CROP) - this is a fantastic opportunity for students to receive tutoring and exposure to college programs. If you're interested, please complete the application: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbotform.compansol.com%2f202543227721044&c=E,1,v313PJdOwvalUzc0LzZ77XYjgCFbuofBWlETtXJTo4vOTmSMpTh7V419bEmISoIvajIOVsG9pSFk17M292E4_1EBWtzsbIbfBSLSL5zQgu6VQDnz5dTzrn3N4ood&typo=1

Questions? Reach out to Mrs. Jones - her email is listed below.

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that two of our students have tested positive for COVID-19. The students have been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file.

Over the next 24 hours the Leon County Department of Health will contact anyone who potentially had close contact with this student and advise them of the next steps they must follow. A close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. The student has been quarantined. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. 

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Parents of 8th Grade Students:

Is IB the choice for you?
Students and parents, if you are interested in learning about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program at James S. Rickards High School, you are invited to attend a Zoom meeting to hear a brief overview and ask any questions you have about the Rickards IB program. The meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on January 27. The Zoom information is:
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 992 8522 7637
Passcode: 120968
Also, the Rickards IB program will have a virtual open house on February 4 at 6:00 

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Griffin Community,

In order to streamline communications we are making a slight change to the reporting of positive on-campus Covid-19 cases. Beginning next week, we will be sending out one email at the end of the day instead of the possibility of receiving multiple emails during the day.

No other protocols or procedures are being changed at this time. We continue to follow the Safe Start LCS plan approved by a community Task Force and monitored by the Covid-19 Rapid Response Team. For more information about this plan, visit: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2freopenleon&c=E,1,aOwbWWezL76COVwWQdGMbUTLIcFDJhL_U4hL_2VojcN0W_USQidw4g8McIdxZc_uXdTefg0iBh8dodSz7iuzc0GJbCL56SAsbGrtZfeRemBnZHwCDMl9oA,,&typo=1 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
We received notice that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has been sent home to quarantine. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive student, you have received a letter from FOCUS to your documented email address on file. 

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For the James S. Rickards High School football team, the road to the FHSAA Class 5A title game during a national pandemic has been filled with challenges at every turn. Yet the Raiders continued to persevere and remained united in their unwavering belief in their coaches and in one another. It was a road never-before-traveled, but one that has taken them to a history-making destination. This Friday at 7 p.m., the Raiders will be playing for a state championship at Doak Campbell Stadium. If you want to help cheer them on from the stands, tickets can be purchased at https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2f3nooVNq&c=E,1,rCDRUfvotvrr7JCXbEXIkUc4RQp-oB92KNfZ0pMLjDalXfYLCGF7JNkvutOIeBNOx3EtpHhi00NPjf4JfccNXJA6v3L33ZuR9dXh-AIXuWOrPyXjOknJJg,,&typo=1. 

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Good morning,

We have partnered with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to provide our students with a bag filled with healthy and nutritious food each Friday.

We will begin our Backpack Program this Friday, 12/18/20.

Permission slips have been sent home today through 4th Period homeroom. **Parents can also provide verbal permission. Please call Ms. Hampshire at 850-617-5353. 

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Griffin Community,

Please see important message from LCS:

Information about the nation’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic can sometimes feel overwhelming. Protocols change as medical experts continue to study the virus. Their findings help identify best practices and strategies that can keep people as safe as possible during this time.

Many of you have been contacting the Leon County Department of Health with questions about our quarantine process. This week, the CDC provided an alternative quarantine schedule for individuals exposed to a confirmed positive case of Covid-19. We wanted to send this message to clarify that we will be keeping 

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LCS Wellness Wednesday is December 16

In times of uncertainty, unpredictability, and potentially overwhelming stress, it is especially important to deliberately pause to identify resources and activities that can help us maintain our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Superintendent Hanna and the entire LCS family understands that the 2020-2021 school year has presented challenges to students, teachers, and families. Students are experiencing increased levels of anxiety and depression due to having to maneuver through new ways of learning and attempting to stay connected with others while also social distancing. 

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Parents/Guardians,

This is another friendly reminder that our Chromebooks are here and ready for pick up. Please call the front office ahead of time to let our staff know when you're planning to come by. :)

Please be prepared to return all borrowed equipment (desktop, camera, wifi dongle etc.) in exchange for the Chromebook. 

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Griffin Community,
Yesterday, we received notice that one of our employees have tested positive for COVID-19. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received an e-mail from the school. The Leon County Health Department is in the process of contact tracing and will directly notify families if their child has been potentially exposed. These exposures, unfortunate as they are, highlight the importance of everyone doing their part to minimize the spread of this virus: stay home when sick or while waiting for Covid-19 test results, keep things clean and sanitized, utilize proper hand 

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For your planning purposes! Remember, Q2 ends AFTER the winter holidays … that gives our students lots of time to bring up their averages as they prepare for semester exams.

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Griffin Community,
Today we received notice that one of our students have tested positive for COVID-19. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received an e-mail from the school. The Leon County Health Department is in the process of contact tracing and will directly notify families if their child has been potentially exposed. These exposures, unfortunate as they are, highlight the importance of everyone doing their part to minimize the spread of this virus: stay home when sick or while waiting for Covid-19 test results, keep things clean and sanitized, utilize proper hand 

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Griffin Community,
Today we received notice that one of our employees have tested positive for COVID-19. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received an e-mail from the school. The Leon County Health Department is in the process of contact tracing and will directly notify families if their child has been potentially exposed. These exposures, unfortunate as they are, highlight the importance of everyone doing their part to minimize the spread of this virus: stay home when sick or while waiting for Covid-19 test results, keep things clean and sanitized, utilize proper hand 

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Good morning,

District interim reports for Quarter 2 have been published to your parent portal accounts. Please monitor your student’s progress and reach out to teachers with concerns that you may have!

The end of the nine weeks is Friday, January 15th.

Thank you and happy Wednesday,

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Dear Griffin Community,

Through the Safe Start Leon Plan, the Superintendent and School Board are providing parents the opportunity to make a change to their current educational delivery method of Brick and Mortar (in-person schooling) or Digital Academy (online learning) for the third nine weeks.

To prepare and plan for the third nine weeks of the school year, we ask parents who are requesting a change to their current educational plan to please contact their school between the dates of Monday, November 23, and Wednesday, December 18. 

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Griffin Community,
Today we received notice that one of our employees have tested positive for COVID-19. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received an e-mail from the school. The Leon County Health Department is in the process of contact tracing and will directly notify families if their child has been potentially exposed. These exposures, unfortunate as they are, highlight the importance of everyone doing their part to minimize the spread of this virus: stay home when sick or while waiting for Covid-19 test results, keep things clean and sanitized, utilize proper hand 

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Tiger Families,

We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. We are thankful for our amazing students and families!

As a reminder, there is no school for students Nov. 25-27th

Have a safe break!

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Griffin Community,
Today we received notice that one of our employees have tested positive for COVID-19. If your child was in a classroom with the COVID-19 positive employee, you have received an e-mail from the school. The Leon County Health Department is in the process of contact tracing and will directly notify families if their child has been potentially exposed. These exposures, unfortunate as they are, highlight the importance of everyone doing their part to minimize the spread of this virus: stay home when sick or while waiting for Covid-19 test results, keep things clean and sanitized, utilize proper hand 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
A student at our school has been identified as testing positive for Covid-19. The Leon County Department of Health will contact individuals and their family directly if further action is warranted.
Please remember to stay home when ill or awaiting Covid-19 test results. For more information about the student and family protocol please visit https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fPage%2f49637&c=E,1,3OzVL3BZrGVVHNll7FzIEN5aj1UlRGddsXg6_bfNi2DiuPY3arfgbxLs-rtTmvYOd0vCjQpVbwqSLO3e6EoUxvqlTdrja_v0OdA_sJ0P8WOxoh0f&typo=1<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fPage%2f49637&c=E,1,0xXWvVW3qyITs--sruc9-94F5_2mQ9XWrCDGNik3FiORDmaCEZ9cslChA-tKpFhg8zp3ygF6ASctwMcHXIZiyL0OGZmQGmPt0qgpuMdGW_YUM6nUl9e3OiGJA3w,&typo=1>. The health and safety of our students is our highest priority.
Thank you and take care. 

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Good morning,

Classlink is still down this morning. The district is working diligently to fix the issue. We will let you know when it’s up and running. Please be on standby to log in for 1st period.

Thank you,

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Good morning Griffin Families,

Leon County Schools partners with Capital Regional Medical Center to provide Mental Health Workshops for LCS Parents

Four workshops will be presented via Facebook Live covering topics designed to help parents be on the lookout for signs and symptoms that their child may be experiencing depression, anxiety or increased stress. Each presentation will be led by an expert in the field and begin at 6:00pm live on the Leon County School’s Facebook Page. The presenters will cover important information and then take facilitated questions from online participants. 

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Good Morning!

We have a wonderful opportunity for our students to participate in the TCC Coding Academy. At the end of the coursework, they will receive a coding certification! This is so exciting!

The program will take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:15PM to 5:30PM starting next week. Our 21st Century Students will be able to participate in this opportunity, but we would like to open it to our entire school community (including Digital Academy Students). 

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Leon County Schools partners with Capital Regional Medical Center to provide Mental Health Workshops for LCS Parents

Four workshops will be presented via Facebook Live covering topics designed to help parents be on the lookout for signs and symptoms that their child may be experiencing depression, anxiety or increased stress. Each presentation will be led by an expert in the field and begin at 6:00pm live on the Leon County School's Facebook Page. The presenters will cover important information and then take facilitated questions from online participants. 

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Parents and Guardians,

Quarter 1 Report cards were published in FOCUS today, Tuesday, November 10th.

We also wanted to share some quick notes regarding middle school quality points required for promotion.

1. All students are required to have a minimum of four points in each of their core classes (ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies) in order to promote to the next grade level.
2. Quality points are earned from the letter grades assigned each quarter, for each class.
* Grade of "A" is worth 4 points, "B" is worth 3 points, "C" is worth 2 points, "D" is worth 

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Good afternoon Griffin Families,

Quarter 1 Report cards will be published to FOCUS tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10th.

If you don't have a FOCUS login, call the front office and ask for your Parent Portal Pin! 850-617-5353

We also wanted to share some quick notes regarding middle school quality points required for promotion.

1. All students are required to have a minimum of four points in each of their classes in order to promote to the next grade level. 

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Faculty and Staff,

We are excited to plan Spirit Week for teachers and students next week. Let’s make it a big deal!!! I have attached the week’s activities for each day as we celebrate. I look forward to you sharing your pictures of yourself and students participating. We will post pictures on WGMS News, Listserv, and our Facebook page each day. Teachers will receive sweet treats each day and lunch on Thursday, October 29th. 

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Good morning,

On Tuesday night the School Board voted on the following date changes:

November 2nd has been added as an additional planning day so there will be no school for students on this day.

The January 15th planning day has been moved to January 19th. The new last day of the second semester will now be January 15th. 

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Griffin Family,
This morning, I received notice that a student at Griffin has tested positive for COVID-19. If your GMS student was involved in the contact tracing conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) you will receive a phone call and directives related to your child will be given.
These exposures, unfortunate as they are, highlight the importance of everyone doing their part to minimize the spread of this virus: stay home when sick or while waiting for Covid-19 test results, keep things clean and sanitized, utilize proper hand washing, wear masks, and maintain social distancing.
We take our commitment 

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21st Century Community Learning Centers Registration Form

School: Griffin Middle School

Site Coordinator: Earl Hankerson

Contact Information: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Welcome to the 2020-21 school year and the 21st Century Program. Even with COVID-19 present and changing our lives, we expect to have a great program. Students will receive enrichment in Reading, homework assistance, as well as participate in our Science and Math lab programs. We will also add to our program a mental health component. We will operate each day with a maximum of 35 students in person from 3:50pm-5:50pm and 20 Virtual students. All students attending in person must be 

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Good Afternoon,

LCS is excited to offer a series of gifted parent seminars throughout the year. Please take a moment to fill out the survey regarding our seminars for the remainder of the first semester. You will receive the Zoom link to join the seminar a few days before the event. Our first event is next week so make sure you fill out the survey by the end of this week.
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Good evening Parents and Mentees,

This Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 10 am we will be hosting our second virtual Saturday Success Academy. This weekend's academy will be co-sponsored by Miami University, and the guest speaker is Mr. Clifton Kilpartick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, Louisville, KY.

This weekend's topic, "What Would Martin Do? The Experience of Black Men in America" 

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Good morning,
The first two weeks of October of each year are Disability History and Awareness Weeks. This celebration was created by section 1003.4205, Florida Statues. The law encourages schools to provide information about disability history and promote the awareness of the contributions of individuals with disabilities.

One of every five Americans is a person with a disability. A person may be born with a disability, may acquire a disability through an accident or illness, or may acquire a disability simply as a part of growing older. Despite the fact that disability is a natural part of life, people with 

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ATTENTION PARENTS!

Reminder:

If you take your child to get a COVID-19 test for any reason, you must notify the school and the student must STAY HOME until the test results are received.

As always, safety is our #1 priority at Griffin Middle School. It is our goal to keep all faculty, staff, and students safe and healthy while they are on campus. If you have any questions, please contact the school. 

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Good morning Tiger Families,

Interim Reports have been published the parent portal. Don’t have your login information? No worries! Please call the front office and ask them to email you the parent portal login letter.

Also – see below for the Teacher Planning Days that are coming up at the end of October. Mark your calendars – there will be no school for students on these days. 

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Good afternoon wonderful Tiger Family,

This is just a friendly reminder that Monday, September 28th is the Fall Holiday and there will be NO SCHOOL. Please enjoy the three day weekend and stay safe!

We love you, Tigers,

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Dear Parents and Guardians:

The Superintendent and School Board, through the Safe Start Leon Plan, are providing parents the opportunity to make a change to their current educational delivery method of Brick and Mortar (in-person schooling) or Digital Academy (online learning) for the second nine weeks.

In order to prepare and plan for the second nine weeks of the school year we are asking parents who are requesting a change to their current educational plan to please contact Tarran Jefferson between the dates of Tuesday, September 29 and Friday, October 9. If you are staying with your child's current 

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Dear Parents,

I wanted to take a moment to offer my gratitude and appreciation to you, our parents, for working with your children on the importance of wearing a mask while in school. I have spent every morning the past three weeks visiting each one of our schools and I have yet to see any student-at any school-at any level-acting irresponsibly or not wearing a mask. 

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September 18, 2020

Dear Griffin Parents & Guardians,

We are excited to welcome you to our virtual Open House on Thursday, September 24th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. We invite you to join us on Zoom and to meet your child(ren)s teachers on Canvas as they will be sharing information critical to your student’s success! Campus will not be open for face to face visits for Open House this year. 

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Faculty and Staff,
A student at our school has been identified as testing positive for Covid-19. The Leon County Department of Health will contact individuals and their family directly if further action is warranted.
Please remember to stay home when ill or awaiting Covid-19 test results. For more information about the student and family protocol please visit https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fPage%2f49637&c=E,1,-itYkP3t_8f4W-wkLfsIQYhWA0hTjhrYV6uFZXLYiqSRKdGZDRiiIgLyB49EbYrk6KlIvM1iMGOGd9dFO9vZhIhJKQ3LEXULFcoH0-YNe2Z6k4jxjB1R0zabxiNFNA,,&typo=1<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fPage%2f49637&c=E,1,0xXWvVW3qyITs--sruc9-94F5_2mQ9XWrCDGNik3FiORDmaCEZ9cslChA-tKpFhg8zp3ygF6ASctwMcHXIZiyL0OGZmQGmPt0qgpuMdGW_YUM6nUl9e3OiGJA3w,&typo=1>. The health and safety of our students is our highest priority.
Thank you and take care. 

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Good morning,
Here is information about an upcoming training for parents of exceptional students learning in a digital era. If interested, please follow the registration guidelines referenced.

Happy Wednesday,
GMS Administration

GMS Community,
Please find information attached regarding the Girls on the Run program.

Thank you and have a safe weekend,
GMS Admin

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Families with students in Leon County Public Schools may qualify for the INTERNET FOR ALL Program. Please see the attached guidelines to see if you qualify.

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DA Parents,

Please read the attached flyer.

Thanks,

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Thank you to Ms. Agbasoga and Ms. Ellrich for filming this quick tutorial on how to find your live class sessions through Canvas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vf3WHvIZYY&feature=youtu.be

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Having trouble keeping up with which day is which? Use this handy calendar to help you keep track :)

Please read attached document regarding Zoom Meetings

For further help, please contact the Help Desk at 487-7260.

Griffin Community,

This morning the Griffin Middle Resource Deputy assisted with a medical situation involving an employee. HIPPA guidelines prohibits further information from being released publically. We want to assure you that no students or staff were in danger and that the situation was handled by our administrative staff swiftly. Our Superintendent and District Staff were informed immediately. We have had a very successful first two days of school and want to ensure you that safety and security remains our top priority, and the top priority of Leon County Schools. 

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 Are you having trouble connecting to Zoom? Try these steps below!
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Lisa Peacock

Killearn Lakes Elementary School
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 921-1265
[Image result for shamrock clip art]”Home of the Leprechauns”

For further help, call the Help Desk at 487-7260.

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Griffin Community,

Please utilize the LCS Call Center for any back-to-school questions you may have related to transportation, technology, and digital support

Thank you, Zelena

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Our welcome videos are live on the Griffin Website! Simply click here<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.leonschools.net%2fdomain%2f8528&c=E,1,YL-Oml6vmvcmB9Pf2--J-VZPvgF9Z8gsn-uCAsIbyfccbTd_cSsBrf8zIsvNKHTV-nxB1UUNab_LXlU_tiKjKkqMHT7nmgbBgzRJ1n38QkFJrXOy4A6Hx5Voi8E,&typo=1> to view welcome videos from Administration and Faculty :)

We can't wait to see you on Monday,

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Parents, if your child is attending Digital Academy and has received a device from their school, please note:

The driver for the Wi-Fi adapter has already been loaded onto the machine. You do NOT need to use the disk to load anything. Simply plug the wi-fi dongle into a usb port and it will work.

See attachment for bus routes.

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Patrick W. Wright
Assistant Principal
Griffin Information Technology Middle School
(850) 617 - 5353
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Please save this email in case your child forgets their lunch pin number as it is their password for Classlink.
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Please read through this Day 1 Cheat Sheet :) This will help you navigate what to do and how to get started.

Counting down to Monday,
GMS Admin

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Good Morning Griffin Tigers,

For my GMS Tigers that are attending here, whether you will be in person or digitally, we have virtual meetings set up for you and your parents to learn more about the house system. We will have one on Tuesday, August 25th for our 6th graders and one on Thursday, August 27th for our 7th and 8th graders and any 6th graders were unable to attend on Tuesday. 

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Parents/Guardians,

Please find information about expectations and procedures for the start of school on August 31st. We will be disseminating more information about desktop checkout for Digital Academy students in the coming days. Please read over “A Day in the Life of a Tiger” with your students so they are clear on what to do. 

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Parents/Guardians,

Please find the 20-21 Before School Program Application. Students must complete the application before being admitted to the Before School Program.

The GMS Before School Program will be held on each day that school is in session from 8:00 am to 8:45 am. Students are not permitted on campus before 8:00 am. 

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** Parents of 7th Graders - Tdap Shot Records are due to the school by August 21st!

[Back to School Virtual Orientation - Friday, August th - Harmony ...]We are so excited to welcome our Griffin Tigers to the 20-21 School Year! Mark your calendars and join us for our Virtual Orientation on Friday, August 28th. Principal's Welcome Address, Meet the Teacher Videos and more will be posted on our Griffin Website, sent via Listserv, and posted on our social media accounts. Stay tuned for more information. :) 

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Parents and Guardians,

Due to the Coronavirus Middle School sports start dates have be altered. Please see the changes below.

Softball tryouts will begin August 24th at 4:00. Please contact Mr. Dombek at [log in to unmask] for more information. A current physical and Activities Participation form must be on file in order to tryout. Both forms can be found on the Griffin website and emailed to [log in to unmask] or dropped off in the front office. Physicals must include the date the physical was taken, doctor signature and the cleared to participate line must be marked. Physicals are good for one year from the 

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Good morning Griffin Family,

As a reminder the Bond Clinic is on site today and tomorrow offering COVID testing at the bus ramp, therefore, the Old Bainbridge side of campus is unavailable for parking/school based visitors.

Should you need to visit campus today for any reason (return a laptop, turn in shot records, etc.) please use the Alabama Street entrance. 

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Griffin Community,
We are pleased to offer our community a COVID 19 testing site right here at Griffin Middle School. Please see attached flyer for details regarding this event on Thursday and Friday.

Hope to see you there,
Zelena O'Banner
Principal

Greeting Parents, Students and Stakeholders,

I wanted to give a quick set of updates as the start of school draws nearer! There is a lot of information included in this email - so please read carefully!

1. A general school supply list has been attached to this listserv. Please keep in mind that teachers may have a few specific requests when school starts but this should help to get your student started! Many local groups are sponsoring backpack/school supply drives - be on the lookout for that information if that can be of assistance to your family. 

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TWO IMPORTANT UPDATES:

Last Thursday, Superintendent Hanna held a virtual meeting with 442 middle and high school teachers to update them and talk about possible changes to the class schedule for the fall semester. This meeting was followed by a phone poll asking teachers their opinion. An overwhelming 79.8% of secondary teachers chose to support a block schedule. The superintendent agreed and has made the decision to switch. 

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Dearest Griffin Community,

It is with a heavy heart that I reach out to each of you today to let you know that our beloved Mr. Demarco Speight has passed away. We know that he touched the lives of so many people - faculty, staff, students, and parents - and we know that his legacy will live on here in Tiger Nation. 

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Please see the important and informative email below from Superintendent Hanna regarding the opening of school for the 20-21 school year.

Thank you in advance and have a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend.

Principal Zelena O'Banner

To our Leon County Schools families—

The safety and well-being of every student will always be our number one priority. We have been working around the clock for the past months to provide you options to best return your child(ren) to school. As we move forward to the 2020-2021 school year, I want to share important information about the Re-Open Leon Schools Plan 

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Parents:

Superintendent Hanna will host a question and answer session live on Facebook tomorrow Wednesday, July 1 at 6:00pm.

Please tune in to the LCS Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/LeonSchools/) if you have questions about the options for returning to school on August 10.

As an overview, students will have three options for school in the fall: 

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