GCMS Summer Camp 2023
December 15, 2021 - Last Day for 8th Grade GSP
Today was the last day for 8th grade students in GSP!! After Christmas break, they will have a writing class in place of GSP. We celebrated our last day together by playing board games. I sure will miss these guys!!
December in GSP
GCMS Academic Team
The Academic Team is off to a great season!! They will compete in the District Governor's Cup on Saturday, January 15.
December 9, 2021
Students participated in a gallery walk today! At each exhibit, students answered questions about the data displayed in a scatter plot.
August 26, 2021
Today in GSP we proved the Pythagorean Theorem using Cheez its!
Circle Project
Students have been working on their Circle Projects. Students were asked to create a design that includes at least ten circles. They were required to measure the radius and diameter of each circle and then calculate the area and circumference. Finally, they had to recreate their design and color it. Check them out!!
Reagan Phelps
Brayden Rayburn
Bailee Willis
Chelsie Reynolds
March 12, 2021
"B Week" GSP classes celebrated Pi Day
Christopher Routt
Christopher recited the most digits of pi!
Pi Day Mural
The students each designed a piece of the mural.
Alyssa Peyton
Alyssa won the t-shirt design contest!
2020-2021 Photo Dump
March 14, 2019 - Pi Day!!
Today 7th grade students celebrated Pi Day in GSP!!! We celebrated by eating circular foods, competing in "pi" themed contests, and discovering "pi" by measuring the circumference and diameter of circles.
October 12, 2018
Students played "dominoes" today while learning about the Angle Sum Theorem.
September 25, 2018
Today students participated in a chalk talk. Chalk talks are silent discussion where everyone shares their ideas by writing them on the board. Check out what they came up with!
September 19, 2018
Students worked in their cooperative groups to solve word problems using the Pythagorean theorem. Each group then used an iPad or iPhone to scan the QR codes and check their work. These kids are Pythagorean theorem experts!
September 7, 2018
Students played Pythagorean Theorem Bingo on club day!
September 5, 2018
Today in GSP, students used Cheese-itz to explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.
ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We will have our first unit test on August 30, 2018.
The study guide is due on August 29, 2018. Students will receive 5 bonus points if they have a parent/guardian sign their study guide. The students will receive approximately 20 minutes in class to work on the study guide and may need to finish it at home.
August 21, 2018
Students used plastic plates today to discover the "rules" for rotating figures.
March 15, 2018
We are nearing the end of our circles unit. In order to show what they know, 7th grade students made anchor charts today. Their anchor charts will be hanging in the classroom for them to use as a visual resource for the remainder of the unit.
March 14, 2018 - PI DAY!!!!
Today 7th grade students celebrated Pi Day in GSP!!! We celebrated by eating circular foods, competing in "pi" themed contests, and discovering "pi" by measuring the circumference and diameter of circles.
Chloe Montgomery recited 126 digits of Pi!!!!!!
Lauren Davis won the "pi" themed t-shirt design contest.
Layla Risen won the "pi" themed song and poetry contest.
February 20, 2018
Recently, we have been studying types of angles. Today, 7th graders went on a scavenger hunt. They had to set up and solve two step equations to find the missing angle measures.
January 30, 2018
This week students have been discussing biased and unbiased questions and studying populations and samples. Today, students discussed 20 different scenarios and categorized them as unbiased or biased.
Goodbye January!!!!
Where has January went??? This has been a crazy month with our many snow days and I have not taken the time to post pictures of my 7th graders learning new things. Since we have returned from Christmas we have been focusing on a Statistics unit. Checkout these pictures of our students collecting, representing, and analyzing data.
January 3, 2018
Welcome 7th graders!! Please check back for photos of our 7th grade GSP class. We will be involved in lots of hands on learning this semester and we love to share with the community and our families. You may also follow this page for important announcements and reminders. Let's make 2018 the best year yet!
November 16, 2017
Today in GSP students went on a Scavenger Hunt. In order to move from one destination to the other, students had to determine and apply the appropriate volume formulas to use.
Monday, October 30, 2017
Students were given 30 minutes of in class time to complete their study guide. If they did not finish it is homework. The study guide is due TOMORROW, 10/31/17.
TEST: November 1, 2017
Monday, October 16, 2017
7th and 8th grade students traveled to Bowling Green, Kentucky and visited Jackson's Orchard. Everyone had a great time and the weather was beautiful!
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
In cooperative groups, students completed Pythagorean Theorem task cards. They checked their answers by scanning the QR codes with an iPad.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Today, students proved the Pythagorean Theorem using Cheez-its!
Reflection/Dilation QUIZ on Tuesday, September 12.
Students were given a study guide on Thursday 9/7. The study guide is to be completed and turned in on Monday 9/11. Students may have a parent/guardian sign their paper and receive 5 bonus points on their quiz grade. The students will be given their study guide back in class on Monday so they can study it overnight.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
In teams of 3 or 4, students completed 20 task cards today using their knowledge of Transformations. They used a QR reader on the iPads to get immediate feedback.
Translations/Rotations QUIZ on Monday, August, 28, 2017.
Students were given a study guide on Thursday 8/24. The study guide is to be completed and turned in on Friday 8/25. The students will be given their study guide back in class on Friday so they can have it for the weekend to study.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
In class today, students participated in a guided discovery activity. Students were able to discover the rotation rules on their own!
Monday, August 21, 2017
Today we viewed the #2017SolarEclipse from GCMS front lawn. We celebrated the day with Moon Pies and Capri Suns.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Today is #TransformationTuesday in GSP!! Students are creating a foldable to represent four different transformations: translation, rotation, reflection, and dilation.
