2008-2009 Student Handbook
Attendance Policy
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2008 Spring Newsletter Online
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Letter from our Principal
About GMS
Greenbrier Middle School opened in the Fall of
2000 to complete the Greenbrier Schools
Complex. For the 2006-2007 school year, we
had 825 students enrolled in grades six through
eight. With the rapid construction of
several new subdivisions within our school zone,
we expect our enrollment to increase steadily in
the coming years.
Our
56 professional staff members are blessed
with tremendous support from our parents and
local businesses. Parents are involved
through our active PTSO (Parent, Teacher,
Student Organization) and Athletic Booster
Club. We also have a GMS Parent
Volunteer Program that enables our parents
to help by volunteering in the front office
and media center, and by chaperoning field
trips, dances and other school events.
In
addition to the core areas of instruction
which include language arts, math, social
studies, and science, we offer Spanish for
our seventh and eighth grade students.
A number of extracurriculuar activities are
available. These include after-school
clubs as well as a comprehensive program of
middle school sports. A large portion
of our student body participates in the band
and chorus programs that are available to
all three grade levels through our career
connections classes. Other available
career connections courses are Family and
Consumer Science, Technology Lab, Business
Information Technology, and Art. Physical
Education and Health are taught to all
students for at least one semester.
After school clubs include Art club; Math
Team; Academic Bowl; Thespian Club; Beta
Club; Earth Club; JAM and Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA). Sports teams are
fielded in football, JV and Varsity
Softball, boys and girls basketball, tennis,
golf, track, girls and boys soccer and JV
and Varsity baseball. We feel we have
much to offer to our students to make them
well rounded.
Newcomer Information
PTSO & Boosters
President - Wendy Withrow
Treasurer - Rita Tannehill
Secretary - Joan Purucker
Membership - Fran Lemmmen
Directory - Mellody Edenfield
Fundraising - Becky Pasma
Spirit Sales - Diane Chiera
Teacher Appreciation- LeighAnn Chambley & Brenda Doolittle
Honor Roll Party - Carolyn Mutimer
Dances - Julie Seabolt & Beth Booth
Newsletter - Kelly Robertson
Volunteer Coord. - Suzanne Leicht & Julie Howard
CCBOE
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Sleep
From kidshealth.org
How much sleep do I need?
School-Age Children and Preteens
Kids ages 6 to 9 need about 10 hours of sleep a night.
Children ages 10 to 12 need a little over 9 hours of shuteye a night. But it's up to parents to judge the exact amount of rest their children need and see that they're in bed in time for sufficient sleep.
Lack of sleep for kids can cause irritable or hyper types of behavior and can also make a condition like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) worse.
Teens
Adolescents need about 8 to 9.5 hours of sleep per night, but many don't get it. And as they progress through puberty, teens actually need more sleep. Because teens often have schedules packed with school and activities, they're typically chronically sleep deprived (or lacking in a healthy amount of sleep).
And sleep deprivation adds up over time, so an hour less per night is like a full night without sleep by the end of the week. Among other things, sleep deprivation can lead to:
- decreased attentiveness
- decreased short-term memory
- inconsistent performance
- delayed response time
Adolescents also experience a change in their sleep patterns — their bodies want to stay up late and wake up later, which often leads to them trying to catch up on sleep during the weekend. This sleep schedule irregularity can actually aggravate the problems and make getting to sleep at a reasonable hour during the week even harder.
Ideally, a teenager should try to go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning, allowing for at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep.
Is your child getting enough sleep?
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