Intermediate School

Happy New Year. We are excited to get the second half to the school year started. Report Cards will be sent home with students on Friday. Popcorn Sale on Friday. Blue and White Day on Friday. The start of the new semester and the start of the new calendar year is a great time to revisit your goals. Set new goals if the old ones aren’t working, and celebrate the success you’ve had. Let’s have a great week. Mr. Cote

Thank you for coming to the Christmas Assembly. It was fun. The students enjoyed the event. This week we just have school on Monday. Christmas Break begins for our students on Tuesday. Enjoy your break. We are back to school on Wednesday, January 4th. Be safe and healthy over break. Have a wonderful Holiday. Take Care, Mr. Cote

This week we have a few exciting events for our students. Last week our students did a great job with the Holiday Spirit Dress up Days, we are doing it again. Attached is the list of what to dress up with each day. Monday is Flannel Day. Tuesday, Author Jonathan Rand is coming to our school. He will be present to our students. He was here before about 8 years ago and did a great job. He gets the our students excited about reading and writing. Attached is a flyer that we sent home if you are interested in any of his books. Wednesday, Our local performer, Lynn Morgan, will be coming in to give our students a concert. He has been here in the past and our students have enjoyed every minute of it. Friday is our Christmas Assembly. It will begin at 9:00 AM in our gym. Parents are invited to attend. Each classroom will be performing on stage. We are excited to be able to do this again. Our students are getting excited to put on the performance. We have school on Monday, December 19th and Christmas Break begins on Tuesday, December 20th for our students. We are back to school Wednesday, January 4th, 2023. This is a long break from school. I encourage you to spend a little time reading with your children over Christmas Break. This week we are also doing our mid year Benchmark Assessments with Acadience. Students will be reading with their teacher. We will be testing in both reading and math. Encourage your child to do their best. Check your email for Jonathan Rand flyer Have a great week. Mr. Cote

Book Fair week. Students will have a couple of opportunities to get to the Book Fair with their classroom. You are welcome to come in and take your child also. It will be open during Bedtime Stories with Santa also. We will also have dress up days this week. Monday – Candy Cane Day (wear Red and White), Tuesday – Ugly Sweater Day, Wednesday PJ Day (wear your favorite PJ’s), Thursday – Christmas Vacation (either from the movie or as if you’re going on a vacation over the holidays), Friday – Santa Hats and Crazy socks. Book Fair closes Friday before 11:30. We are collecting new and like new toys for Stuff the Bus/Christmas Kindness in our community. Thank you to those of you who have already brought items in. Help us help those who are in need during the holiday season. Thank you for sending in your RSVPs for Bedtime Stories with Santa. Come in and See Santa and visit a classroom and listen to holiday stories being read to you and your children. 5:30 – 7:00 Wednesday at the Intermediate School. Popcorn Sale this Friday. Have a great week. Take Care Mr. Cote

Congratulations to our Varsity Football Team on winning the State Championship. Outstanding! Congratulations to all who helped them get there. This week we are back to having a full week of school with full days. The next scheduled day off is December 20th which begins the Christmas Break for our students. Back to school on Wednesday, January 4th. Popcorn Sale Friday, Blue and White Day on Friday. Have a Great Week. Mr. Cote

Spirit weeks as we take on Frankenmuth at Ford Field for the Division 5 State Championship

We are proud of our Varsity Football Team headed to Ford Field this Saturday to compete for the State Championship. We are showing our support and school spirit this week by wearing Blue and White on Monday. Tuesday will be a White Out by everyone wearing White. Wednesday is Paint the Town Blue by everyone wearing Blue. Good Luck to our Flying G’s. Wednesday is a ½ Day of School. Dismissal is at 12:45. This starts our Thanksgiving Break. No school on Thursday and Friday. Have a great week. Mr. Cote

Picture Retakes are tomorrow. If you are in need of retakes, bring your previous pictures in. If you missed picture day, you can get yours taken tomorrow morning. No School Tuesday. Deer Day. Be safe and good luck. Popcorn sale Friday. Blue and White day Friday. Have a great week.

Thank you for participating in sending in the Wall of Honor pictures and pages. We are thankful of the dedication, commitment and sacrifice that our Veteran's and Active Duty members of our military has a demonstrated. Please enjoy our Veteran's Assembly. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/hel0nKhR2hw Happy Veteran's Day

This Thursday and Friday are ½ days also.  November 10th and 11th.  Dismissal will be at 12:45.  Teachers will be participating in Professional Development.  This Thursday we will have specials but we will have Friday’s specials on Thursday.  If a student normally had gym on Friday, they will have gym on Thursday this week instead of their normal Thursday special. We are asking all our students to wear RED, WHITE, and Blue on Tuesday this week.  We will be recording our Veteran’s Tribute on Tuesday morning.  As soon as we get it all put together, we will post it on our school APP for all to see and enjoy.  We hope our Veterans enjoy it. School pictures were finally delivered to our school on Friday afternoon.  We will pass them out to the students to take home tomorrow, Monday.  Picture Retakes are Monday, November 14th. No popcorn sale on ½ day Fridays. Friday will be a Blue and White Day. Have a Great Week. Mr. Cote

Thursday and Friday this week are 1/2 days of school. Dismissal at 12:45. No SPARKS on 1/2 days of school.

Happy Halloween.  I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween.   Report Cards were sent home on Friday.  Please keep the report card, but sign and return the envelope that the report card was sent home in.  We are planning to use the same envelope for the remainder of the school year. Please take a look at the attached picture.  It is of the Wall of Honor.   We have a lot of space to fill up.  Please send in your Wall of Honor Hero form so we can get it posted.  If you need another form, please ask your teacher. Thank you for the great work of collecting and turning in the fundraiser money.   This Thursday and Friday are ½ days of school.  Dismissal will be at 12:45.  Thursday, November 3rd is for 6th – 12th grade Parent Teacher Conferences.  Friday is due to the fact that the teachers worked a day and ½ on their Parent Teacher Conference day.  Enjoy the shortened days. Friday will be Blue and White Day. Have a great week. Mr. Cote

Ms. Voorheis students are learning the importance of reading fluency. Reading everyday makes a huge difference in your students achievements📚

If you’re wanting to email the WALL OF HEROS paperwork to Mrs. Berthiaume, please use the following email address and it is incorrect in the letter, msberthiaume@gladwinschools.net

Thank you for the great participation in our Fundraiser. Many students have turned the money collected already. The money yet to be collected is due this Friday. This Friday we sent home in Friday Folders a Veterans Day Wall of Heroes. Please take a look a it, fill it out and return it to school. We are putting together a special project for Veterans and we want your Veteran Hero/Active Duty Hero to be recognized. A reminder for your calendar; November 3rd and 4th are ½ days of school for 6th – 12th grade parent teacher conferences. Halloween Parties will be celebrated on Monday, October 31st. Report Cards will be going home this Friday. Please sign and return the envelope indicating that you received the report card. Keep the report card. This Friday is Blue and White Day. Popcorn Sale this Friday. Have a great week. Mr. Cote

It’s always an honor to see the students who have moved onto other buildings. Today they honored some staff members with their jerseys and a nice letter. We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to honor us. Best of luck at your football game tonight. Flying G Proud!

A BIG THANK YOU! for everyone participating in our Red Ribbon Canned Food Drive. We collected nearly 5,000 items to be donated to our local food pantry. The students did a great job and were very excited to exceed our goal. We had fun at the assembly. The Sumo outfit had the students excited. Congratulations to Mr. Lake’s class for winning. If you’d like to see some pictures of the event, down load the Apptegy App for Gladwin Community Schools. Search for Gladwin Community Schools in your app store. It’s free. It has the Flying G logo. This week we will be beginning our grade level meetings with students in the morning. Meetings will begin at 8:00 AM in our Gym. When students arrive at school we will direct them to get their breakfast if they plan to eat here and head to our gym. I will discuss with them some up coming events, some behavioral improvements, and teachers will recognize a student or two from each class for either Academic or Behavioral successes. 5th Grade will meet on Tuesday, 4th grade on Wednesday and 3rd grade on Thursday. If your child rides a bus, they will arrive on time. If they are a walker or drop off, you will want to make sure they arrive prior to 8:00 on their meeting day. This Friday is Blue and White Day. We will have a popcorn sale on Friday also. Have a great day. Mr. Cote

Today we ended our “Red Ribbon Week” with a school wide assembly. We would like to thank everyone who donated a can or 500 cans. Every can counts! Teaching our students the importance of a DRUG FREE life is important to of us! A huge thank you to Ms. Kristy for all you do in organizing this important events of the week.

Red Ribbon Canned Food Drive. We will be collecting items until 2:00 today. Ms. Breault’s class is in the lead as of yesterday at the end of the day.

Fundraiser delivery. Unfortunately the delivery truck didn’t arrive before the end of the school day. Hopefully it will show tomorrow. I apologize for any inconvenience.