GORHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2009


CHORUS
There is 8th grade Chorus this morning at 8:05 in Ms Wheeler’s room.

BAND
Reminder to band students, please make sure you’re aware of your lesson time.

Band rehearsals begin at 7:35. Please come to rehearsal directly from the bus.

Any 6th, 7th & 8th grade students who wish to begin a band instrument please see Mrs. Mathieu during Friday’s tutorial.

GMS LIBRARY-Open to students after school
Our school library will be open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from 2:30-4:00 pm every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons starting Monday, Sept. 28th. Students will be supervised as they do homework, read and explore topics of their interest given the variety of resources available.

Students will sign in as they arrive in the library. They may sign out to use the bathroom, but may not wonder the school building.

Late bus passes will be issued by the adult on duty in the library at 3:55, so that students may ride the late bus.

GIRLS SOCCER (8th grade)
Our 8th grade Lady Rams soccer had a dominating win against Lyman Moore yesterday, 5-0 Great job girls! Practice today at 2:30!!

LEGO CLUB
Lego Club will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 29th after school. Please sign up if interested. Sign up sheet is on the Office window.

ANNIE, JR PLAY
For those of you who auditioned for Annie, Jr., we will be posting the parts next week and the rehearsal schedule will follow.

iTEAM
If you are good with computers or just want to learn more about them, then there is a club designed just for you. It’s called the iTeam. Members of the iTeam will learn how to problem solve computer problems and how to edit video to create movie presentations. We will be running the tv studio and soon helping with the video morning announcements. Sign ups on the cafeteria windows.

GARDEN CLUB
Garden Club meeting today after school in Mrs. Whitaker’s room!

STUDENT COUNCIL
Don’t forget the Student Council is collecting blankets, towels, sheets, toys and food for the Westbrook Animal Shelter. Please drop your donations off in the box outside the nurse’s office.

CRAFT CLUB
Anyone interested in joining the Craft Club please sign up on the Craft Club poster on the cafeteria wall. We will meet on Tuesday’s beginning on Sept. 29th!!! We have a lot of new and exciting crafts and some community service ventures this year!!! Sign up today!!!

X-COUNTRY
The boys and girls cross country team had a great race against Mahoney and Lincoln yesterday. The boys came in second defeating Lincoln by 40 points while losing to Mahoney by just three. Top finishers for their age groups were Morgan Perry, Travis Grant and Cam Tracy.

The girls’ team put in a dominating performance. They took 11 out of the top fifteen spots in their victory. Top finishers were Ashley Woodbury, Abby Perkins, Jackie Turner and Emma Niles. Great job to all!!

FIELD HOCKEY
A great team effort by the 7th grade Girls Field Hockey Team at our game on Tuesday against South Portland, with a tie, 1 to 1 Darcie Brown knocked in an early goal for Gorham, assisted by a great pass from Andrea Stemm. Great defense also played by Whitney Emerson and Kayli Leavitt. Amazing offense played by Reagan Emerson and Maggie Shields. Izzie Grant makes an awesome goal keeper keeping it a beautiful tie. Great job girls!! THERE IS NO PRACTICE TODAY! See you Monday!

BOYS SOCCER
The 7th grade boys soccer team played an excellent game yesterday dominating Lyman Moore, 4-0. Matt Hooker started off the scoring by netting a beautiful shot, assisted by Cole Houghton. Chandler Reagan sealed the deal by scoring the next two Ram goals. One of his amazing goals was scored by a perfectly placed penalty kick. Doug Beahm, assisted by AJ McKay, riffled the final Ram goal in. Andrew Schmidt recorded his first shut out on the season in goal. The Rams aggressive play and stifling defense held Lyman Moore to two shots on goal. Great job guys!! Practice today 2:30-4:00!!

A reminder to all soccer players that we are down to 8 spots remaining for this weekends New England Revolution trip. Please reserve your spot today. Do not miss out on this wonderful experience.

HOMEWORK CLUB
Homework Club is an after school activity for students. The intent is to give students a safe, comfortable environment in which to complete their homework. Homework Club has a structured atmosphere and is a place where students can receive extra guidance with their work. The Club is meant for students who would otherwise have difficulty going home or to the library to do homework. There are two to three educational technicians available to assist the students during Homework Club.

Students come to Homework Club prepared with their homework written down in their planners and all the books and papers they may need to work through out the hour and half time period. They are not allowed to go back to their classrooms and or lockers. Each student must have an independent reading book with them to read when their work for the day has been completed. Students meet in the cafeteria, when walkers are dismissed, to have a snack, drink and to use the bathroom.

Homework Club is not meant for students who cannot work independently or who need one on one attention, nor is it meant for students with behavior issues. Proper behavior is expected.

Students may be signed up by a parent, teacher or students may refer themselves. All referrals need to be put in writing on an official form that can be found in the office. Homework Club is offered 3 days a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:00. Students may take the late bus home at 4:00 or be picked up by a parent. If a parent picks up a student before 4:00, they must come up to Homework Club (room 208) to sign their child out. Walkers may not leave earlier than 4:00, unless signed out by a parent.
GORHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2009


CHORUS
There is 8th grade Chorus this morning at 8:05 in Ms Wheeler’s room.

BAND
Reminder to band students, please make sure you’re aware of your lesson time.

Band rehearsals begin at 7:35. Please come to rehearsal directly from the bus.

Any 6th, 7th & 8th grade students who wish to begin a band instrument please see Mrs. Mathieu during Friday’s tutorial.

GMS LIBRARY-Open to students after school
Our school library will be open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from 2:30-4:00 pm every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons starting Monday, Sept. 28th. Students will be supervised as they do homework, read and explore topics of their interest given the variety of resources available.

Students will sign in as they arrive in the library. They may sign out to use the bathroom, but may not wonder the school building.

Late bus passes will be issued by the adult on duty in the library at 3:55, so that students may ride the late bus.

GIRLS SOCCER (8th grade)
Our 8th grade Lady Rams soccer had a dominating win against Lyman Moore yesterday, 5-0 Great job girls! Practice today at 2:30!!

LEGO CLUB
Lego Club will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 29th after school. Please sign up if interested. Sign up sheet is on the Office window.

ANNIE, JR PLAY
For those of you who auditioned for Annie, Jr., we will be posting the parts next week and the rehearsal schedule will follow.

iTEAM
If you are good with computers or just want to learn more about them, then there is a club designed just for you. It’s called the iTeam. Members of the iTeam will learn how to problem solve computer problems and how to edit video to create movie presentations. We will be running the tv studio and soon helping with the video morning announcements. Sign ups on the cafeteria windows.

GARDEN CLUB
Garden Club meeting today after school in Mrs. Whitaker’s room!

STUDENT COUNCIL
Don’t forget the Student Council is collecting blankets, towels, sheets, toys and food for the Westbrook Animal Shelter. Please drop your donations off in the box outside the nurse’s office.

CRAFT CLUB
Anyone interested in joining the Craft Club please sign up on the Craft Club poster on the cafeteria wall. We will meet on Tuesday’s beginning on Sept. 29th!!! We have a lot of new and exciting crafts and some community service ventures this year!!! Sign up today!!!

X-COUNTRY
The boys and girls cross country team had a great race against Mahoney and Lincoln yesterday. The boys came in second defeating Lincoln by 40 points while losing to Mahoney by just three. Top finishers for their age groups were Morgan Perry, Travis Grant and Cam Tracy.

The girls’ team put in a dominating performance. They took 11 out of the top fifteen spots in their victory. Top finishers were Ashley Woodbury, Abby Perkins, Jackie Turner and Emma Niles. Great job to all!!

FIELD HOCKEY
A great team effort by the 7th grade Girls Field Hockey Team at our game on Tuesday against South Portland, with a tie, 1 to 1 Darcie Brown knocked in an early goal for Gorham, assisted by a great pass from Andrea Stemm. Great defense also played by Whitney Emerson and Kayli Leavitt. Amazing offense played by Reagan Emerson and Maggie Shields. Izzie Grant makes an awesome goal keeper keeping it a beautiful tie. Great job girls!! THERE IS NO PRACTICE TODAY! See you Monday!

BOYS SOCCER
The 7th grade boys soccer team played an excellent game yesterday dominating Lyman Moore, 4-0. Matt Hooker started off the scoring by netting a beautiful shot, assisted by Cole Houghton. Chandler Reagan sealed the deal by scoring the next two Ram goals. One of his amazing goals was scored by a perfectly placed penalty kick. Doug Beahm, assisted by AJ McKay, riffled the final Ram goal in. Andrew Schmidt recorded his first shut out on the season in goal. The Rams aggressive play and stifling defense held Lyman Moore to two shots on goal. Great job guys!! Practice today 2:30-4:00!!

A reminder to all soccer players that we are down to 8 spots remaining for this weekends New England Revolution trip. Please reserve your spot today. Do not miss out on this wonderful experience.

HOMEWORK CLUB
Homework Club is an after school activity for students. The intent is to give students a safe, comfortable environment in which to complete their homework. Homework Club has a structured atmosphere and is a place where students can receive extra guidance with their work. The Club is meant for students who would otherwise have difficulty going home or to the library to do homework. There are two to three educational technicians available to assist the students during Homework Club.

Students come to Homework Club prepared with their homework written down in their planners and all the books and papers they may need to work through out the hour and half time period. They are not allowed to go back to their classrooms and or lockers. Each student must have an independent reading book with them to read when their work for the day has been completed. Students meet in the cafeteria, when walkers are dismissed, to have a snack, drink and to use the bathroom.

Homework Club is not meant for students who cannot work independently or who need one on one attention, nor is it meant for students with behavior issues. Proper behavior is expected.

Students may be signed up by a parent, teacher or students may refer themselves. All referrals need to be put in writing on an official form that can be found in the office. Homework Club is offered 3 days a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:00. Students may take the late bus home at 4:00 or be picked up by a parent. If a parent picks up a student before 4:00, they must come up to Homework Club (room 208) to sign their child out. Walkers may not leave earlier than 4:00, unless signed out by a parent.