Take Your Child to Work Day
Due to FCAT testing, we will not hold the Take Your Child to Work Day on the national date of April 24th. Instead, Leon County Schools will hold the event on May 8th, 2014. This may still interfere with a few middle school students whose EOC exam falls on May 8th and the principal has the authority to deny participation in this event if the date interferes with a statewide exam. The participation form will be available as we get closer to the date of the event.
Volunteering At Griffin
The donation drive ended today. Thank you for your donations during our Goodwill Industries-Big Bend Donations Drive.
Your support for this community drive was very much appreciated.
Our next SAC/PTO meeting is on Monday, March 3rd, in the media center. The SAC meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. and the PTO meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. We look forward to you joining us!
We have many opportunities for you to volunteer at Griffin. If you have not filled out a volunteer form yet, there is one attached. Once you have filled it out, you can email it to me or bring it by the office during school hours. Once we receive the form, it will take about 2 weeks to process. Please do not miss out on volunteering at your child's school. We need you and your student will benefit from your presence at school. Thank you for your time and I look forward to working with you.
Katherine Herring
Parent Liaison
Griffin Middle Information Technology School
800 Alabama Street
Tallahassee, FL 32304
850-617- 5353
FAX 850-617-5354
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Chef Ross' Wellness Blog:
[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: C:\Users\lewisb\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ZQPKTXRU\MC900286855[1].wmf]Put Sweets in Their Place! It's already February - this year is off to a quick start! This month our wellness tip is to Put Sweets in Their PLACE!!! How do you do that you ask, great question!
*Teaching/learning self-control: We live in a society that caters to all of our wants immediately. Sweets should be used as a treat not a snack or substitute meal. Most of us give into our hunger with sweets because we didn't prepare previously for snack time.
Students should have limited access to sweets and sweets should not be used as desserts. The more we as parents give our children dry fruit, healthy snacks, fresh fruit and vegetables the more we can make a sweet treat just that....a treat! Try this healthy pudding snack below:
Chocolate pudding
Ingredients:
1 can of coconut milk
4 to 6 pitted dates
2 tbsp baking cocoa
Directions:
Use the lid to strain and pour the liquid out of the can and into a bowl, leaving the coconut cream in the can.
Take the dates and slice them into smaller pieces allow them to soak in the reserved coconut liquid in the bowl (up to 10-20 minutes can be done overnight). Place dates and liquid in a blender or food processor chop them up until they are as fine as possible.
Add the coconut cream from the can to the blender along with cocoa and blend together with the dates, scraping down the sides of the blender when necessary, until smooth and creamy like pudding.
S. Michelle Ross
WITS Cook, Ruediger Elementary & Griffin Middle School
Wellness in the Schools 455 West End Ave
New York, NY 10024
(850) 284-8653
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Dress Code Policy Implementation
As we enter the second half of the 2013-2014 school year, please take a moment to review our dress code guidelines. When making clothing purchases over the break, please ensure that jeans do not have holes, rips, or tears above the knee, tights are only worn under clothing items that are in dress code (shorts, skirts or dresses reach fingertips), and no see through tops or blouses. Students that are out of dress code will be assigned one day of ISD, we will continue to follow the steps on the Progressive Discipline thereafter which will ultimately result in OSS.
Spirit Wear Fundraiser
Visit http://mylocker.net to order spirit wear for your family. This is a fundraiser for the Griffin band and chorus programs so any purchase you make will benefit the band and music department.
BoxTops For Education
Visit boxtops4education.com to find ways to support Griffin MS as well as discovering a selection of coupons to save money on food purchases.
Pop-Tops For Ronald McDonald House
Don't forget to pop the tops off your aluminum cans and send them in to Griffin. We will donate all pop-tops to the Ronald McDonald House.
Big Brother, Big Sister Mentors Available
Does your child need a positive role model? Big Brother, Big Sister of the Big Bend may be the program for you! They are accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year and have mentors waiting to make a difference in the life of your child! If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Montgomery at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or have your child stop by the Guidance office.
The Pinpoint Parent/Student portal
By now, parents should have received letters containing sign-on information for the Parent Portal. If you need sign on credentials, please email Mr. Mills at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For more information, see the Pinpoint Support page at http://www.leonschools.net/pinpoint/
2013-2014 Calendar
(Dates may change and events will be added throughout the school year.)
Ongoing throughout the school year:
Everyday Waste Free Lunch, cafeteria, 11:30-1:00
Every Friday Recycle Curbside Pick Up, 9:25-9:50 a.m.
1st Monday of the Month SAC (6:00 p.m.) & PTO Meeting (7:00 p.m.)
Friday after 3rd Thursday Faculty Meetings, 7:45 a.m.
Everyday Morning Band Rehearsals 8-8:45 a.m., for students without band class
Spirit Wear Fundraiser http://mylocker.net Proceeds will benefit band and chorus
2014
February
3-13 Valentine Bear-grams, $2.00 each, Guidance Office
3-14 Valentine Candy-grams, $2.00 each, Band Room
7 Girls Soccer vs Swift Creek at Belle Vue Field #2, 6:30 p.m. (make up game)
7 Boys Basketball at Fort Braden, 6:30 p.m. (make up game)
8 Big Bend Spelling Bee
8 Band & Tigerettes Rehearsal for parade, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. in band room
10 Beta Club/Magnet Program Meeting, media center, 9-9:25 a.m.
10 Boys Basketball vs Deerlake at Griffin, 6:30 p.m.
12 Boys Basketball vs Fairview at Griffin, 6:30 p.m.
12 SGA Meeting, 8:45-9:15 a.m., Guidance Conference Room
12-14 Griffin History Fair, Media Center
13 Girls Soccer vs Montford
14 Godby Band Performance, 10-10:45 a.m., Griffin Band room, Mr. Singleton
14 PTO Valentine Carnation Sale
14 Valentine Day Dance, 5-8:00 p.m., Cafeteria, Tickets $5.00, See Mrs. Jefferson in Guidance
15 GMS Band & Tigerettes participate in the African American Heritage Parade, Crawfordville, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
24-28 Girls Softball Try-outs
24-3/11 Track Practice dates
25 Black History Brain Bowl
25 FCAT Writing for 8th Grade
26 FCAT Writing Make-ups
26 SGA Meeting, 8:45-9:15 a.m., Guidance Conference Room
March
3 SAC Meeting @6:00 and PTO Meeting @ 7:00
10 Beta Club/Magnet Program Meeting, media center, 9-9:25 a.m.
12 SGA Meeting, 8:45-9:15 a.m., Guidance Conference Room
12, 26 & 4/2, 9 Track Season
14 End of 3rd 9 Weeks
17-21 Spring Break/No School
17-4/25 Girls Softball Season
24 Teacher Planning/No School
April FCAT Reading & Math Grades 3-10
FCAT Science Grades 5, 8 & 11
2 Report Cards Go Home
7 SAC Meeting @6:00 and PTO Meeting @ 7:00
14 Beta Club/Magnet Program Meeting, media center, 9-9:25 a.m.
23 Interim Reports
May
5 SAC Meeting @6:00 and PTO Meeting @ 7:00
8 Take Your Child To Work Day (Form available soon.)
12 Beta Club/Magnet Program Meeting, media center, 9-9:25 a.m.
23 8th Grade Accolades, Gym/Basketball courts, 9-3:50
26 Memorial Day Holiday/No School
28-30 Middle & High School Exam Days/Early Release Days
Griffin Early Release Time is 1:20 p.m.
30 End of 4th 9 Weeks & Last Day of School
June 11 Secondary Report Cards Available
August 18 Students Report
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