Scott Thompson

Such a great first night with our Portrait of a Learner task force! Thank you to the staff, students, parents and community that are helping us to shape our vision! Thank you @mperezCHS for being a great facilitator!

LPD Officer Flynn playing Stinky Feet with Mrs. Cohen’s class in PE. Officers Flynn and Savage celebrating the 100th day of school with Mrs. Adamakos’ Kindergarten class. We just did 100 exercises to wake us up!

Comparing Elves and Santa. One first grader said, “This is the best Christmas party ever.” Little does he know the party hasn’t started and we are actually still working.

What a great resource for our teachers! Enjoyed the training too. Thanks so much for offering it right at GMS.

Principal for the Day Hannah wrapping up the day doing bus duty with Mrs. Clinton-Jones. Great day today, Hannah!

Principal for the Day Hannah completes a classroom observation cycle with her teacher, Mrs. Cohen.

Principal for the Day Hannah Flanagan with her teacher Mrs. Cohen, the GMS Principals, making morning announcements, counting donations for the food drive. Great start to the day.

Need a lift? This is the view of self that I hope every person can bring to their school, their job, their life every day. How refreshing.

We love the new fresh fruits and veggies bar at GMS. Thank you LSD Food Service!

The new shade structure was installed today. The third and final element of this year’s playground expansion. Thank you again Litchfield parents and the GMS PTO.

Getting ready for day 1. Find your teacher’s balloon color. Mrs. Robinson adding positive messages to welcome students to a new year! We can hardly wait!

Our new swing set going in today...a work in progress. Heartfelt thanks to Litchfield families for their generosity and our PTO for all those fundraisers!

We began the 7th annual GMS Recess Relay with a rally. Luminary bags to remember those affected by cancer line our sidewalk. Mrs. Saxton and a guest clown rally the troops. @Stonyfield truck on site with treats. $5247 raised by GMS families for cancer research today. Thanks!

More Grade 3 NHSAS test prep - a challenging race to explore perseverance and working through difficult tasks; learning a little about brain function, information storage, and how to think about thinking

Grade three doing test prep for next weeks NHSAS assessments. Inspirational bookmarks and posters, yoga to help with focus and concentration.

Twins!

Career Day at GMS with Dr. Hein, Chef Israel and Justice “Judi” Ginsberg.

Look at all the exciting books we used for our Informational Text projects! Our finished writing pieces are hanging proudly in our classroom! Each student has also started to make a Google Slide with all the information!

Heartfelt thanks to a GMS family for their generous contribution of lunch for the GMS staff today. It was their way of recognizing all the great things our teachers and staff do each day for our students and families. Clearly we are all enjoying it!

Thank you to all of the parents and students who greeted us this morning! What a wonderful way to start the day!