Germantown Hills School District #69

Kindergarteners have been working hard at recess making beautiful bouquets!

Congratulations to this week's dude.we.see.you winner, Ethan Roton! Here is what another student said about Ethan: "He was cleaning up a spill after lunch that was not his." Ethan, great work! We see you.

More pictures from Touch-a-Truck!

The Touch-a-Truck was a success! A special thanks to Mrs. Hensley for all of her organization. We were so thankful for all of our volunteers! The Village of Germantown Germantown Fire and Rescue Bully Tree Service Ameren Earlybird Feed and Fertilizer GFL Woodford County Sheriff's Department Schieber's Farm

We have moved all of the Lost and Found items to the middle school foyer. Please encourage students to look through this when they have time. Parents are also welcome to come up and look if you know you are missing something! After the last day of school, all items will be donated.

Student Council is out volunteering at the Midwest Foodbank today!

Here are some additional photos from Career Day!

Today is Career Day in the middle school! These are the careers we are hosting: HVAC - Manpower - Teacher - Engineer - Agriculture - Police - Lawyer - Counseling - Veterinarian - Physical Therapy - Nursing - Firefighter - Maui Jim - School Psychology - Marketing - Biology - Military - Construction - Veterinarian - Dentist

Please take a look at GHES and the Solar Eclipse! What a great experience! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGB8MN8RFM/siWsFW3wRI7UnmP3U44zHQ/edit?utm_content=DAGB8MN8RFM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Today, we watched the Solar Eclipse! Students got to learn about changes in the weather with our new weather stations.

Germantown Hills Middle School is looking to update our weight room at the school. If you or someone you know has any working equipment that they are wanting to get rid of, could you please contact Ryan Davis at davisr@ghills69.com . We are looking for any cardio machines (treadmills, elliptical machines, bikes) and any smaller equipment like dumbbells, Pilates balls, yoga mats, kettlebells, etc.. Thank You

The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Science teachers at GHMS attended a NGSS training workshop on Wednesday with 25 other Science teachers from the Tri-county area led by Dr. Jeff Spencer at Central District 51 in Washington.

The 8th grade band and chorus students are enjoying a snowy day in Chicago today, including a trip to Giordano's for lunch!

Mark your calendars: GHMS will present Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on May 3rd and 4th at 7pm at Great Oaks Church. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and can be purchased at the door. Hope to see you there!

Today, our Daily Life class completed a social-emotional lesson on teamwork!

If you have a GHMS students that is interested in participating in the IESA Sectional Golf Tournament in September, please email Coach Davis davisr@ghills69.com for more information. The entry deadline for the tournament is June 3rd.

Congratulations to our dude.we.see.you winner this week, Cheyenne Grubbs! This is what another student wrote about her: "When I am behind or lost on work, she always helps me out." Cheyenne, we see you. Awesome job!

GHES also got to enjoy Candice Fleming yesterday as she spoke to the elementary students. She shared with the 3rd and 4th graders her knowledge of giant squid and how that helped to write her book. The first and second graders read Oh, No! Candice had great words of encouragement for our young writers to share their stories with others!

This morning we had the Floor Hockey Championship game. The Mayhem took on the Cyclones. Congratulations to the Cyclones for winning the Championship! Great job to all players for a very exciting game!

Author Candace Fleming joined us today! She gave a really interesting presentation to the middle school about all of her books and the research that went in to writing them.