GORHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday, September 28, 2009

RECYCLE
Monday morning is paper recycling time. Please bring your bins and boxes to the area by the edge of the back parking lot. Thank you!

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

iTEAM
The iTeam will be meeting today from 2:30-4:00. Bring your laptops if you are allowed to bring them home.

STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Council meeting today after school. Please meet in the auditorium at the end of the day. Don’t forget your Beary Special Bear envelopes. Also, a reminder that 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!!!

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.

CIVIL RIGHTS TEAM
There will be a Civil Rights Team meeting on Tuesday and again on Thursday afternoon in Ms. Rubin’s room from 2:15 to 3:30. All students interested in joining the Civil Rights Team need to attend at least one of these meetings or see Ms. Rubin before Thursday.

GIRLS SOCCER
Our 8th grade lady Rams had a close loss to Windham on Friday, 2-0. Despite their loss, they played with great effort. Great job girls! Home game today at 3:30 vs. Mahoney. Be on the field and ready to play by 2:30.

The 7th grade girls played with a lot of heart and intensity during Friday’s away game vs. Windham. Windham was up on us 2-0 first half but we came back to tie them 2-2 with ten minutes left in the second half. Windham scored again to regain the lead. With five minutes left Windham scored again to make it a 2 point runaway 4-2. But with one minute left in the game, Gorham scored to make it a final score of 4-3. The girls never gave up and played exceptionally well as a team!

BOYS SOCCER
The 7th grade boy’s soccer team completed a perfect week, improving to 3-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory over Windham. Chandler Reagan initiated the Ram scoring with a nasty goal on a direct kick. Cole Houghton, assisted by Matt Hooker, blasted the second Ram goal in. Doug Beahm played the third Ram goal beautifully. Matt Hooker ended the Ram scoring on an amazing header thanks to a Chandler Reagan cross. Andrew Schmidt and Tucker Gasowski were stellar in goal. The whole team played excellent, shutting Windham down. Great job guys!!

All boys’ players be dressed and ready to board the bus at 2:30 pm for our away game at Mahoney.

8th Grade Boys-The 8th grade boy’s soccer team defeated Windham Friday 3-2. Goals were scored by Austin Bell and Jamie Biegel, Tyler Eldridge’s physical play up back has earned him the first “Little Figurine with the Pink Ice Cream Cone” team award of the season. Congratulations Tyler! Game this afternoon at Mahoney at 3:30!