COMPLETED EVENTS
COMPLETED EVENTS
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2018-19 Completed Events
2018-19 Completed Events
August 2018 Completed Events
28 • SCHOOL TOURS, 2-6pm: Gillette's returning Student Council members will be providing tours for new 5th grade students and their families, as well as for families new to Gillette (or even returning 6th and 7th grade students who just want to find their classrooms and be prepared ahead of time!). Come find your classrooms (you'll have your teacher assignments on August 28 via SchoolTool, later by snail mail), see the cafeterias, library, and other common areas of Gillette. And please drop by our PTG table in the front lobby and say hello! We'd love to meet you! PLEASE NOTE: Most teachers are NOT present at the school tours - opportunities for parents to meet teachers will be at the Open Houses in mid-September.
September 2018 Completed Events
10-14 • Maintenance & Operations Staff Appreciation Week: Please encourage your kids to say THANK YOU to these District employees (custodians) who work hard to keep our school buildings clean and functional for our students!
13 • PTG MEETING
17 • 5th GRADE OPEN HOUSE, 6:30-8:00pm: Come meet your 5th grade student's team of teachers, see their classrooms and visit other areas of Gillette! This is a great opportunity to get a feel for what your student's everyday life at school is like. You'll learn about each teacher's curriculum and class projects and expectations. Drop in any time between the hours of 6:30-8:00pm. For more information, please click here. And please drop by our PTG table and say hello - we'd love to meet you!
20 • 6th GRADE OPEN HOUSE, 6:30-8:00pm: Come meet your 6th grade student's team of teachers, see their classrooms and visit other areas of Gillette! This is a great opportunity to get a feel for what your student's everyday life at school is like. You'll learn about each teacher's curriculum and class projects and expectations. Drop in any time between the hours of 6:30-8:00pm. For more information, please click here. And please drop by our PTG table and say hello - we'd love to meet you!
21 • WELCOME TO GILLETTE 5th GRADE PARTY: We are happy to announce the return of our annual PTG welcome party for all 5th graders and their families to meet and mingle and have some FUN! And it's FREE ADMISSION for the whole family! FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 6:00-8:00pm / Z-89 DJ Dance Party / Refreshments / Kickball Tourney. The fabulous Top 40 party radio station Z-89 is donating DJ services for our party to take this already-great event up to a whole new level! We will be needing many parent volunteers to make this event amazing for everyone, but we'll just do it in short 30-minute shifts so you can have plenty of party time with your family. Please click here to volunteer and sign up via SignUp Genius! THANK YOU!We can't wait to see and meet our new Gillette students and families there!
25 • 5th GRADE SCHOOL PHOTOS: We are asking for parent volunteers to come in and help manage lines, smooth stray hairs, etc. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please sign up using our SignUp Genius link here! This is a fun duty interacting with the kids when they're looking their best and they're excited to be out of class and getting their photos taken. We are not changing the kids' looks, just making sure they are picture-perfect!
25 • 7th GRADE OPEN HOUSE: Come meet your 7th grade student's team of teachers, see their classrooms and visit other areas of Gillette! This is a great opportunity to get a feel for what your student's everyday life at school is like. You'll learn about each teacher's curriculum and class projects and expectations. Drop in any time between the hours of 6:30-8:00pm. For more information, please click here. And please drop by our PTG table and say hello - we'd love to meet you!
27 • 6th GRADE SCHOOL PHOTOS: We are asking for parent volunteers to come in and help manage lines, smooth stray hairs, etc. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please sign up using our SignUp Genius link here! This is a fun duty interacting with the kids when they're looking their best and they're excited to be out of class and getting their photos taken. We are not changing the kids' looks, just making sure they are picture-perfect!
28 • 7th GRADE SCHOOL PHOTOS: We are asking for parent volunteers to come in and help manage lines, smooth stray hairs, etc. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please sign up using our SignUp Genius link here! This is a fun duty interacting with the kids when they're looking their best and they're excited to be out of class and getting their photos taken. We are not changing the kids' looks, just making sure they are picture-perfect
October 2018 Completed Events
October 1-Dec 31 • Abbott Farms Fall Fundraising Partnership: The wonderful Abbott Farms is partnering with local school parent groups to assist in raising funds! From now through December 31, 2018 when you visit Abbott Farms, please mention your school organization - Gillette Road Middle School PTG - to have 10% of your total sale returned to our school to funnel into amazing programs and events for our students. Click here to download an information form. Please tell all your friends, family & neighbors about this EASY and FREE (if you're going to Abbott Farms anyway, and who doesn't visit there this time of year?? It's the BEST place to visit for family fun during the fall & winter seasons!) fundraising opportunity for Gillette!
1-5 • Food Service Appreciation Week: Gillette's lunch ladies are the BEST in the business! Please encourage your kids to say THANK YOU to these wonderful ladies who work hard to keep our students' bellies full so they can concentrate and focus on their schoolwork.
3 • District Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting, Wednesday, 9:45am at District Office : PAC was formed to encourage communication between NSCSD parents and District-level administration, and addresses all levels of education from elementary to high school. Meetings consist of a roundtable discussion of current issues in the District, dissemination of information and events to the group, followed by time to discuss those issues with the District Superintendent. All parents in the district are invited and welcome to attend. For more information about PAC, please call the Superintendent of Schools at 315-218-2150.
11 • PTG MEETING
15 • Spiritwear Orders Due!: We are excited to bring you the opportunity to order school spirit apparel and accessories to outfit your Gillette student in style and to be ready for Gillette School Spirit Days! We also have CNS gear! Click here to download the order packet. We're offering our super-popular tie-dye tees, as well as hats and hoodies and gym cinch sacks! Orders will be delivered in early-mid November, just in time for holiday gift giving!
15 • Box Tops Contest Deadline: Please collect and turn in your Box Tops - each Box Top earns 10 cents for Gillette and these can add up fast to turn into money for our school and students! For more information, please click here.
15-18 • Student Council 5th Grade Party Ticket Sales *, 10:30am-1:30pm during Gillette's lunch periods in the front lobby: The Gillette Road PTG is assisting Mrs. Gleason and the Gillette Student Council by lining up parent volunteers to sell tickets to their annual 5th Grade fall party. This is an easy, entertaining opportunity to hang out in the lobby of Gillette and watch and hear the kids mingle and talk, and for you to interact with them as they buy tickets. The 5th grade party is after school on Thursday, October 18 from 3:00-4:10pm.
20 • COLOR-A-THON FUN RUN, Saturday October 20 at 10:00am: Mark your calendars NOW for what will be one of Gillette's biggest events of the year (dare we say decade?)! Our COLOR RUN, aka Color-A-Thon, is a new and exciting fundraising event we're bringing to Gillette! The kids will get red, yellow, blue and pink to celebrate with, while we’re earning some “green” for our school! We also love that this event promotes healthy activity, family fun and community spirit! Students collect donations from friends & families, earn rewards according to the amount they raise, and then participate in a 1.5 mile race/walk that ends in a BLAST of color!! For more information, please click here.
22-25 • Student Council 6th Grade Party Ticket Sales *, 10:30am-1:30pm during Gillette's lunch periods in the front lobby: The Gillette Road PTG is assisting Mrs. Gleason and the Gillette Student Council by lining up parent volunteers to sell tickets to their annual 6th Grade fall party. This is an easy, entertaining opportunity to hang out in the lobby of Gillette and watch and hear the kids mingle and talk, and for you to interact with them as they buy tickets. The 6th grade party is after school on Thursday, October 25 from 3:00-4:10pm.
November 2018 Completed Events
Oct. 1-Dec 31 • Abbott Farms Fall Fundraising Partnership: The wonderful Abbott Farms is partnering with local school parent groups to assist in raising funds! From now through December 31, 2018 when you visit Abbott Farms, please mention your school organization - Gillette Road Middle School PTG - to have 10% of your total sale returned to our school to funnel into amazing programs and events for our students. Click here to download an information form. Please tell all your friends, family & neighbors about this EASY and FREE (if you're going to Abbott Farms anyway, and who doesn't visit there this time of year?? It's the BEST place to visit for family fun during the fall & winter seasons!) fundraising opportunity for Gillette!
Oct 29-Nov 1 • Student Council 7th Grade Party Ticket Sales *: Monday, October 29 - Thursday, November 1 10:30am-1:30pm during Gillette's lunch periods in the front lobby. The Gillette Road PTG is assisting Mrs. Gleason and the Gillette Student Council by lining up parent volunteers to sell tickets to their annual 7th Grade fall party. This is an easy, entertaining opportunity to hang out in the lobby of Gillette and watch and hear the kids mingle and talk, and for you to interact with them as they buy tickets. We don't have a SignUp Genius link for this one, so please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Angela Cox at xtramiletravel68@gmail.com or call/send a text to 315-516-3008 if you'd like to help! The 7th grade party is after school on Thursday, November 1 from 3:00-4:10pm.
1 • School Administrator Appreciation Day, Thursday, November 1: Please say THANK YOU to Mr. Leahey and Mr. Cordone today for the great job they are doing for our school and for our children!
1 • Speech Dept. Raffle Drawing: A beautiful quilt and incredible carved walking stick were donated in order to raise funds for the purchase of an Ultrasound Machine for the North Syracuse Speech Dept. If you would like tickets for your chance to win the quilt (first place drawing) or walking stick (second place drawing), please contact Lisa McVey, GRMS speech therapist at LMcVey@nscsd.org, or send money in an envelope to Gillette’s front office. Include your name and phone number as the contact if your name is drawn. Include your email if you want a confirmation that the money was received by Ms. McVey. Raffle ticket prices are 1 tickets for $1, 6 tickets for $5, and 15 tickets for $10. The drawing for the raffle items is November 1. (Ultrasound technology is currently used at SU’s Gebbie Speech and Hearing Clinic to improve articulation of sounds in those who have not yet acquired them on their own. Students hold the ultrasound wand under the chin and use the real-time images of the tongue to cue articulation. The images allow students to see how they should place the tongue in order to correctly say the sound.)
1 & 2 • Candy For the Troops *, Thursday, November 1 & Friday, November 2, 8:00-8:30am in Gillette's Cafeteria A: Gillette's "I Make A Difference Optimist Club" headed by the wonderful Mrs. Ormsbee collects candy for our troops every year. The candy is given to the Gregory Harris Room at the Syracuse Airport and the hard candy is shipped to the troops by the American Legion in Cicero. Students bring in Halloween candy to donate and parent volunteers help weigh it. Students are given a raffle ticket for every pound of candy they bring in to be entered to win a $5 gift card. VOLUNTEERING: We don't have a SignUp Genius link for this one, so please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Angela Cox at xtramiletravel68@gmail.com or call/send a text to 315-516-3008 if you'd like to help!
5 • Northstars Junior Winterguard Informational Meeting: This program is open to girls and boys in grades 6 and up. No experience necessary as this is a training Guard - just bring a positive attitude and a willingness to try new things. You will learn dance & movement skills and spinning flags, rifles and sabers. An informational meeting for students with CNS Band Director Ms. Seamons will be held November 5 at Gillette after school until 3:20pm. Click here to view informational flyer.
7 • Photo Retakes *, Wednesday, November 7: Simply have your student bring in his/her unwanted packet and sit for a new one!VOLUNTEERING: We don't have a SignUp Genius link for this one, so please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Angela Cox at xtramiletravel68@gmail.com or call/send a text to 315-516-3008 if you'd like to help!
8 • PTG MEETING
13-16 • Scholastic Book Fair *: Tuesday, November 13 - Friday, November 16, during school hours - Gillette's annual Scholastic Book Fair is coming up from Tuesday, November 13 - Friday, November 16. Students visit the book fair with their ELA teachers for about 20 minutes. If you'd like to sign up for a volunteer slot, please click here to go to SignUp Genius. This is always a fun volunteer opportunity hanging out in Gillette’s library keeping an eye on students, helping them with suggestions if needed, and keeping display areas neat and stocked. It's a great opportunity to become more familiar with Gillette, AND you’ll get to hear and see what all the rage is right now in middle school reading and interests! To view a class schedule to see when your student will be attending the Book Fair, please click here to download.
Nov 13 - Dec 10 • Holiday Food Drive: Gillette's Student Council is coordinating a school-wide non-perishable food drive from November 13 through December 10. Collection barrels will be in the main lobby. Please, no glass and no expired food! All food will be distributed to local families within our school district.
December 2018 Completed Events
Oct 1-Dec 31 • Abbott Farms Fall Fundraising Partnership: The wonderful Abbott Farms is partnering with local school parent groups to assist in raising funds! From now through December 31, 2018 when you visit Abbott Farms, please mention your school organization - Gillette Road Middle School PTG - to have 10% of your total sale returned to our school to funnel into amazing programs and events for our students. Click here to download an information form. Please tell all your friends, family & neighbors about this EASY and FREE (if you're going to Abbott Farms anyway, and who doesn't visit there this time of year?? It's the BEST place to visit for family fun during the fall & winter seasons!) fundraising opportunity for Gillette!
Nov 13 - Dec 10 • Holiday Food Drive: Gillette's Student Council is coordinating a school-wide non-perishable food drive from November 13 through December 10. Collection barrels will be in the main lobby. Please, no glass and no expired food! All food will be distributed to local families within our school district.
Nov. 26 -Dec. 13 • Gillette Road Christmas Giving Program: Making the holidays a little brighter for those less fortunate! To demonstrate this month’s Character Ed theme of Caring, the "I Make a Difference/Optimist Club” will be collecting items for our annual Christmas Giving program. We hope to make the holidays a little brighter for local families. We are asking students to bring in board games, crafts, toys, gift cards or other items suitable for a 5th, 6th or 7th grader (all items should be new please). We will be collecting these items starting on November 26th, up until December 13th. Please bring unwrapped items to school and place them in the collection barrel located at the main entrance. Your donations will be greatly appreciated by the local families we will be able to help this Holiday Season!
5 • District Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting, Wednesday, December 5 at 9:45am at District Office: PAC was formed to encourage communication between NSCSD parents and District-level administration, and addresses all levels of education from elementary to high school. Meetings consist of a roundtable discussion of current issues in the District, dissemination of information and events to the group, followed by time to discuss those issues with the District Superintendent. All parents in the district are invited and welcome to attend. For more information about PAC, please call the Superintendent of Schools at 315-218-2150.
6 • Student Council Wreath & Poinsettia Order Pick Up, Thursday, December 6, from 3:45pm-6:00pm: Please pick up your orders today!
11 • Spiritwear Sales at Orchestra Holiday Concert, Tuesday, December 11, 6:30pm (concert begins at 7:00pm): If you missed our recent Spiritwear sale or weren’t sure about sizing, we have good news for you! We’ve ordered new inventory and will be selling at Gillette holiday concerts! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: We’re looking for 1 or 2 parents to assist a PTG Board member in selling spiritwear before and after this holiday concert. If you’re already going to be attending (and your child has to be there early anyway and you have someone to save your seat) this is an easy, quick and convenient way to help out! Please go to our Volunteering page to see how you can help us out at this event. THANK YOU!
18 • Spiritwear Sales at Band & Chorus Holiday Concert, Tuesday, December 18, 6:30pm (concert begins at 7:00pm): If you missed our recent Spiritwear sale or weren’t sure about sizing, we have good news for you! We’ve ordered new inventory and will be selling at Gillette holiday concerts! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: We’re looking for 1 or 2 parents to assist a PTG Board member in selling spiritwear before and after this holiday concert. If you’re already going to be attending (and your child has to be there early anyway and you have someone to save your seat) this is an easy, quick and convenient way to help out! Please go to our Volunteering page to see how you can help us out at this event. THANK YOU!
19 • Teacher & Staff Hot Cocoa Bar, Wednesday, December 19, before & after school: Our PTG is hosting our 3rd annual Hot Cocoa Bar to treat our Gillette teachers and staff on Dec. 19. We are asking families that can, to donate various items. Please click here to visit SignUp Genius to see list of items requested and to sign up. If you are sending in something perishable, please send in the day prior (December 18) or on the day of the event (December 19). There will be baskets and bins in the lobby marked with " Hot Chocolate Bar" for when you or your student drop off your items. We will also be asking for 1-2 parent volunteers that can help set up, clean up and perhaps refresh during the day on the 19th. THANK YOU!
2017-18 Completed Events
2017-18 Completed Events
September 2017 Completed Events
11-15 • Maintenance & Operations Appreciation Week
18 • 5th Grade Open House, 6:30-8:00pm
25 • 6th Grade Open House, 6:30-8:00pm
26• 7th Grade Open House, 6:30-8:00pm
October 2017 Completed Events
2-6 • Food Service Appreciation Week
3, 4 & 5 • School Photo Days
4 • NSCSD Parent Advisory Council meeting
10, 11 & 12 • Student Council 5th Grade Party ticket sales
12 • Student Council 5th Grade Party
12 • PTG Meeting
16, 17, 18 & 19: Student Council 6th Grade Party ticket sales
19 • Student Council 6th Grade Party
23 • Box Tops submission deadline: Please save and turn in your Box Tops! The PTG keeps a running grade level tally throughout the school year, and the Gillette homeroom that turns in the most Box Tops is rewarded with a class party at the end of the school year!
23-26 • Student Council 7th Grade Party ticket sales: ALL VOLUNTEER SLOTS FULL - THANK YOU! To view SignUp Genius information & signups, please click here.
26 • Student Council 7th Grade Party: After school from 3:00-4:00pm. To view original flyer, please click here (it's the same exact information for all three grades).
November 2017 Completed Events
2 • School Administrator Appreciation Day: Please say thank you to Mr. Leahey today for the great job he's doing for our school and for our children!
2 & 3 • Book Swap: This is Gillette's first Book Swap, with future plans to have it quarterly. We're hoping this will be a great way to advance reading among our students by sharing great books (and saving money, too!). Books will be collected from students from October 23-October 27 (see flyer for more details). Parent volunteers needed, please: On Thursday & Friday, November 2 & 3, students will attend the Book Swap. Volunteer parents will be needed to simply supervise the Book Swap tables in 2-hour shifts throughout the day. If you'd like to volunteer to help out at the Book Swap, please click here to go to SignUp Genius to sign up!
9 • School Photo Retakes: Simply have your student bring in his/her unwanted packet and sit for a new one!
9 • PTG Meeting
13-17 • Scholastic Book Fair: Parent volunteers needed, please - Please click here to sign up using the SignUp Genius app/software (it's really easy!). Gillette's annual Scholastic Book Fair runs from Monday, November 13 through Friday, November 17. Mrs. Pratt, Gillette's fabulous librarian, and our PTG will be seeking volunteers to help in 2-hour shifts throughout the day. The duty consists of helping students with books, keeping things neat and organized, and sometimes running the cash register and processing payments (only on Wednesday & Thursday afternoon). We need: Parent volunteers to assist in 2 to 2 1/2 hour shifts on Book Fair days from M-Th, November 13-16 (start & end times vary slightly from day to day) and parent volunteers to supervise Book Fair & operate cash register for Wednesday & Thursday (Nov. 15 & 16) after-school Book Fair hours from 3:00-5:15pm This is always a very fun volunteer opportunity hanging out in Gillette’s library keeping an eye on students, helping them with suggestions if needed, and keeping display areas neat and stocked. It's a great opportunity to become more familiar with Gillette, AND you’ll get to hear and see what all the rage is right now in middle school reading and interests! AND, new for this year! - a special treat for our much-needed & appreciated Gillette parent volunteers: Mrs. Pratt has arranged for a $10 Scholastic Dollars coupon for every parents doing at least one 2-hour volunteer shift - you can use the $10 to choose a book yourself, or give it to your student for his/her Book Fair purchases! To view/download a Book Fair class Schedule chart to know when your child's class will attend, please click here. 5th & 6th grade students come in during teacher-scheduled times (pink & yellow on the chart), and 7th graders will attend during their ELA classes (blue). To view an online Book Fair sales pamphlet of some of the books that will be available, please click here.
December 2017 Completed Events
8 • SPIRITWEAR ORDER DEADLINE: We are offering new School Spirit Wear just in time for holiday & gift ordering. You can view & print the order form with all product information and prices by clicking here. To view sizing guides, please click here. To order, please have your GR student bring in the completed form with payment to the Gillette Road main office - ORDER DEADLINE to ensure delivery before the holidays is FRIDAY, December 8. Clothing will be distributed to students to bring home on Wednesday, December 20. If your order is a holiday gift or surprise for your student, your order can be held in Gillette's front office for you to come in and pick up - just be sure to check the "This is a gift" box on the order form. You can also pay with your credit card via Paypal: (1) Download a copy of the order form by clicking here. It's a fill-in PDF form you can do right on your computer. Fill it out with your order and totals and save to your computer. (2) Attach saved order form to an email and send to gilletterdptg@gmail.com with Subject: GRMS Spirit Wear Order. (3) Then use Paypal's Money > Send a Request or Money > Pay For Goods & Services option and send payment to gilletterdptg@gmail.com. In the notes, please add "GRMS Spirit Wear Order" and your child's name & homeroom teacher/number. Please contact Gillette Road VP Sandi Fiermonti with any questions at slfiermo@gmail.com. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
15-20 • TEACHER & STAFF APPRECIATION HOT CHOCOLATE BAR DONATIONS ACCEPTED: The PTG is planning our 2nd Annual Hot Chocolate Bar for Gillette's teachers and staff for Friday, December 22. We're in need of donated items and treats such as hot chocolate, marshmallows, etc. There will be a collections bin out from Friday, December 15 through Wednesday, December 20. Also, if you'd like to send in a note or card of thanks for a teacher or staff member to be distributed to them on Hot Chocolate Bar day, please leave those in the marked basket in Gillette's front office. Please see attached flyer for more information. Also, if anyone would like to help set up or take down/clean up the Hot Chocolate Bar with our Hospitality Officer Maureen Foster, please send an email to gillettevolcoordinator@gmail.com. ~*~* THANK YOU!!!! ~*~*
18-20 • SPIRITWEAR SALES AT GILLETTE HOLIDAY MUSICAL CONCERTS: Our custom ordering deadline of December 8 has come and gone, but we WILL have some inventory to sell at Gillette's holidays concerts, starting beforehand at 6:30pm and selling afterwards until around 8:30pm: MONDAY, December 18 at the Chorus concert, TUESDAY, December 19 at the Band concert, WEDNESDAY, December 20 at the Orchestra concert. Also, if you'd like to HELP US OUT BY VOLUNTEERING TO SELL SPIRITWEAR on either Tuesday (Band concert) or Wednesday (Orchestra concert) for about 30 minutes both before and after the concerts (arriving at 6:30pm), please send an email to gillettevolcoordinator@gmail.com and we'll sign you up. We'd love to hang out with you! Please note that if you DID place a previous spiritwear order with us, the orders are still on track to be coming home with your student on Wednesday, December 20 (unless you checked the "gift" option in which case your order will be held at the main office for you to pick up).
January 2018 Completed Events
4 • NSCSD Parent Advisory Council meeting
11 • PTG MEETING
February 2018 Completed Events
8 • PTG MEETING
10 • Smiling Student & Parent Volunteers Needed at Barnes & Noble on Saturday, February 10: Hi parents! We have a last-minute volunteering opportunity - and it involves SHOPPING! And BOOKS! And SOCIALIZING! And YUMMY FOOD & COFFEE! And helping YOUR Gillette student! So, hopefully you all know that Gillette is having a Book Fair at the Clay Barnes & Noble tomorrow - SATURDAY, February 10, right? Several of our amazing Gillette student instrumental groups will be performing from 10:00am-1:00pm. BUT the sale goes on ALL DAY day in-store 9:00am-9:00pm, and we are asking for help manning our information table from 2:00pm-8:00pm. All you have to do is sit at the table in the front lobby of the store (please bring your Gillette students to help, too!), smile and look cute & friendly, and hand out informational flyers to encourage store patrons to use the Gillette code when making their purchases. It doesn't cost patrons anything extra time-wise or money-wise, but it benefits our school & kids greatly!!! You can even select your favorite books for sale in B&N to display on the table! If you can help us out, please email our Volunteer Coordinator Estelle at gillettevolcoordinator@gmail.com. THANK YOU! (Don't forget, Barnes & Noble has a cake & coffee shop right in-store, so you can enjoy that while you man the table!)
10-15 • Gillette Road Book Fair Fundraiser at Barnes & Noble - In-store & Online: Please come shop at Barnes and Noble in Clay/Liverpool (3956 Route 31, across from Wegmans) anytime on Saturday, February 10. Store hours are 9:00am-9:00pm. The online sale runs from Saturday, February 10 through Thursday, February 15. Students and parents are encouraged to ask store patrons to mention this fundraiser when they check out - a percentage of sales will go directly back to the Gillette Road PTG to benefit our students and school! Please print out the flyer below and show to cashier when you make your purchase. Or, if you prefer to order online through Thursday, February 15, please use ID code 12320313. Thank you!! Gillette's musical groups are scheduled for performances throughout the day to help draw in patrons and thank them for supporting our school by participating in this fundraiser: Mr. Liccione and the Gillette Road Chorus: 10:00-10:45am, Ms. Seamans with the Gillette Road Band: 11:00-11:45am, Ms. Stephenson with the Gillette Road Orchestra: 12:00-12:45pm.
March 2018 Completed Events
1 • Wonder Movie Screening, Thursday, 6:30pm: GRMS families are invited to attend a special screening of the movie Wonder on Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 pm. Based on RJ Palacio’s bestselling book, Wonder tells the inspiring story of Auggie Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream school for the first time. Wonder is rated PG. Tickets cost $1 and will be sold during lunch periods from February 12-16. Students are required to attend with their parents and can purchase up to 5 tickets for their immediate family. Ticket are RESERVED seating. Doors open at 6:00pm. No food or drinks allowed. Tickets WILL be available to purchase at the door on the evening of the showing.
5, 6 & 7 • March Madness Basketball Classes Begin, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday after school: Signup sheets will be coming home soon with your student, but feel free to get your registration and payment in EARLY because these super-popular classes almost always fill out. Just click here to download and print the registration form. This is a super-popular offering held every spring by Gillette's own Mr. Haas, teaching a 4-week after-school basketball program focusing on drills, games and fundamentals of the sport.
8 • PTG MEETING
22, 23 & 24 • SPIRITWEAR SALES AT THE GILLETTE ROAD MUSICAL, 6:30-7:00pm and again after the show: We will be selling Gillette Road spiritwear this week at Gillette's always-fabulous musical - this year we're celebrating The Birth of Rock! We'd love a couple of parent volunteers to help us out with spiritwear sales! If you'd like to hang out with us for about 30 minutes before or after the show, please send an email to gilletterdptg@gmail.com or sign up online using SignUp Genius (it's easy!): http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054da8ac29a1fc1-spirit. Look for the PTG table outside of the auditorium doors to purchase spiritwear, starting at 6:30pm and again after the musical. The musical begins at 7:00pm on these dates: THURSDAY, March 22, FRIDAY, March 23, SATURDAY, March 24.
29 • SHADES OF ORANGE CLASSES BEGIN, After school from 2:40-4:00pm: We're excited to announce the return of Shades of Orange Art Studio classes to Gillette! It will be a 4-week after-school session on Thursday afternoons, beginning March 29. This popular art class provides instruction and art projects using painting, drawing, oil pastels and more! Each project goes home on a mat board, suitable for framing. All materials will be provided. To register your student, please click on the form to download and complete, then submit to the Gillette front office with payment. Registration acceptance is on a first-come, first serve basis. Last year this class was just one student away from being full, so sign your child up soon to ensure his/her spot! Also, the class will be needing a parent volunteer for each session, so be sure to check the volunteer box at the bottom of the form. Please remember that 25% of the registration fees goes directly back to Gillette's PTG, enabling us to provide even MORE fun and educational opportunities for our students! Thank you for your support!
April 2018 Completed Events
4 • District PAC Meeting
12 • PTG MEETING: Gillette School Resource Officer Sheriff's Deputy Jason Wright will provide an overview of his role as an SRO, the ways in which we can work together to ensure student safety, and answer any other questions from parents. 2018-19 PTG Board Nominations committee formed, accepting nominations for 2018-19 PTG Board candidates.
25 • OFFICE PERSONNEL APPRECIATION DAY: Please ask your Gillette students to drop in and say thank you to the front office staff for the great work they do for our school!
25 • PANERA BREAD FUNDRAISER, Wednesday, 4:00-8:00pm: Please come enjoy a great meal at Panera Bread (5662 East Circle Drive - in the Lowe's shopping area) on Wednesday, April 25, between 4:00-8:00pm, and a portion of profits will come back to Gillette Road! Simply print this flyer and show it to the Panera cashier, or just show it on your phone when you check out. You can also order online for pickup or delivery and use the code "FUND" to benefit Gillette. Thank you for your support!
May 2018 Completed Events
8 & 9 • SPIRITWEAR SALES AT ORCHESTRA & BAND CONCERTS
10 • SPIRITWEAR SALES AT ORIENTATION FOR INCOMING 5th GRADER PARENTS
17 • PTG MEETING: We hope you can join us - we'd love to meet with you and hear your ideas and answer your questions. Principal Leahey attends these meetings as well, so it's a great opportunity to also talk with him and receive additional curriculum and school events information. Meetings are always held on the second Thursday of every month. Minutes from previous meetings can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here. Free childcare is provided by CNS High School's National Honor Society student volunteers!
21-24 • 5th Grade Student Council Party Ticket Sales*: Monday-Thursday, 10:30am-1:30pm during Gillette's lunch periods. The Gillette Road PTG is assisting Mrs. Gleason and the Gillette Student Council in lining up parent volunteers to sell tickets to their annual end-of-year parties for 5th and 6th grades. 5th GRADE PARTY: The 5th grade party is after school on Thursday, May 24 from 3:00-4:10pm. Tickets sales will be from 10:30am-1:30pm during lunch hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday of that week (May 21-24). Please click here to sign up using SignUp Genius.
23 • USA DAY*: Wednesday, all day during school hours. Gillette's FABULOUS annual USA Day honors and features regional veterans who conduct presentations and host interactive displays for our students. The goal is for students to learn about their hard work, sacrifices, as well as to be inspired to continue that work as valued members of our community. Many local emergency responders also come, so you'll see Gillette's back areas filled up with fire engines, police cars, police dogs, the National Guard, and maybe even a military Humvee! In coordination with USA Day, the Gillette Military Club (run by Mrs. Ormsbee) conducts a Walk-A-Thon for the students to help raise money for local organization Clear Path for Veterans. The Walk-a-Thon is typically the two preceding days - Monday and Tuesday before the Wednesday USA Day. Parent volunteers are needed all day to help serve breakfast, snacks and lunches to our veterans and guests. This is a GREAT opportunity to see Gillette kids mingle and interact with our community's heroes, and to show our veterans and current military and emergency responders that we support them! Please have your student wear patriotic colors on USA Day!
25 • Yearbook Ordering Deadline: Friday. Online ordering for the 2017-18 yearbook is now closed, but you can still order by sending in a paper form and check. Click here or on the form at left to print and submit your order to Gillette with payment BY FRIDAY, MAY 25. Please keep in mind that if you wait until June to buy your yearbook the price will increase to $20 and you will not be guaranteed one - they'll only be available if there are extras.
29-31 • 6th Grade Student Council Party Ticket Sales*: Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30am-1:30pm during Gillette's lunch periods. The Gillette Road PTG is assisting Mrs. Gleason and the Gillette Student Council in lining up parent volunteers to sell tickets to their annual end-of-year parties for 5th and 6th grades. 6th GRADE PARTY: The 6th grade party is after school on Thursday, May 31 from 3:00-4:10pm. Ticket sales will be from 10:30am-1:30pm during lunch hours on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday of that week (May 29-31). Please click here to sign up using SignUp Genius. THANK YOU!
June 2018 Completed Events
8 • Gillette Staff Appreciation Luncheon Hosted by the PTG *: Friday, 11:30am-1:30pm. Every year the PTG hosts a Staff Appreciation Luncheon at GRMS for all the wonderful staff and faculty who work at Gillette! We are looking for some volunteers on the day of to help in setting up, serving, and cleaning up at the event. If you are able to volunteer day of, please click here to use the SignUp Genius link. Maureen Foster, our Hospitality Officer, is also looking for a few more members on her team to help in planning and carrying out the event. If you want to make the event great and help with planning, please call/text Maureen at 315-516-6311. Please help us show our Gillette teachers and staff how much we appreciate their hard work for our kids!
14 • 7th Grade Awards Ceremony, Thursday, 7:00pm: Our PTG is delighted to be able to provide CNS spiritwear to 7th graders receiving the distinction of being on the Honor Roll every quarter of their years at Gillette!
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