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Greenville Middle Academy Page 4 Media Center Hunger Games Tribute Training Camp Almost eighty students were able to take part in the summer reader reward party, the Hunger Games Tribute Training Camp. Thanks to the parents and staff who volunteered to help students make donor parachutes, decorate cupcakes and man the launching stations. Russell Cooper with Saluda River Archer Club brought his equipment and set up an archery station. Bi-lo bakery donated cupcakes for the Mellark Bakery and students sipped on Nightlock Berry juice. The media center can only sponsor these events with the support of our community partners and our PTA. Thank you! Reflections Due to the global studies focus of our curriculum at Greenville Middle, we provide opportunities for international travel. Take a look at our planned itinerary for next June to Costa Rica at eftours.com, enter tour ID # 1184151. The tour will include kayaking in Lake Arenal at the base of a volcano, zip-lining in the Santa Elena rainforest, whitewater rafting down the Sarapiqui River, in addition to visiting a local school and planting trees in Monteverde reserve. We‘ll be immersed in the Spanish language for ten days, and enjoy the food, music and folkdancing of another culture. Consider giving your student an awesome Christmas/birthday gift that will be remembered for a lifetime. Contact Kathleen Carey at 355-5605 or email her at kcarey@greenville.k12.sc.us for more information. Mark you calendar for October 25! Chad Crews will present, Authors of Mystery and Horror to our students as part of our Teen Read Week celebration. The program highlights the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe along with several other classic authors and encourages our students to READ! Chad will also have his book, Magic of Mystery and Horror for $10 and a couple of CDs, each $15, for sale. Look for the flyers and the posting on our school website. Some students will also be selected to have lunch with the author on October 25. Names will be selected as part of our Teen Read Week and Character Counts celebration. Thanks to our PTA for funding for our guest speaker. Author Chad Crews The 2012—2013 Reflections theme is The Magic of a Moment. All GMA students are invited to reflect on that theme and create an original piece of work. Categories include dance choreography, photography, film production, musical composition, literature and visual arts. Students may submit entries in more than one category. Each child that enters will receive a participation gift. Grand prize and runner up prizes will be awarded in each category. Individual category rules and entry form can be found on the GMA website. The deadline for entries is Thursday, October 4, 2012. For more information email Virginia Crews at vcrews@bellsouth.net or call her at 675-0055. Congratulations to all GMA students for achieving a score of Exemplary on the PASS testing that was administered last spring. This is the highest score a school and its students can receive. GMA has some of THE BEST writers in South Carolina!
Page 5 New lunch requirements International Connections Important GMA Website Links GMA School Website The Mirror (school newspaper) Homework Links Greenville Middle Academy School lunches across America are based on new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirements to improve students‘ nutrition by reducing calories, providing more fruit and vegetables, and decreasing protein, bread and sodium. Previously, school lunches could exceed USDA minimum requirements. That is no longer allowed. Posters will be displayed in serving lines advising students of the food items that must be chosen. Please see the image below which explains the new guidelines in more detail. Do you have international experience or expertise? Global Studies is alive and well at GMA! Our fantastic teachers are eager to bring Global Awareness and interaction to life in their classrooms, so we are putting together a resource list which will allow them to identify people in our school community who have international experience. Can you help? Is your employer internationally connected? Have you traveled abroad? Do you have special knowledge or experience with another country or culture? If so, please email Becky Duckett at becky.duckett@furman.edu. We would love to include your name, country(ies) or regions you know about, and your email for teacher contacts. Sports Physical Form Parent/Student Calendar (English) Parent/Student Calendar (Spanish) 8th Grade Trip Information Beta Club Trip Information
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