Upcoming Dates
- September 11 – 14: GWMS Picture Day dates
- September 12: MAP Testing for Math
- September 12: PTA Meeting
- September 14: Back to School Night
- September 18-20: Los Tios Dine Out Fundraisers
GWMS Picture Day
All students will be photographed in PE according the schedule:
Sept 11th and 12th:
- Ms. Gregory
- Ms. Partlow
- Mr. Quinn
- Mr. Hart
- Ms. Moody
Sept 13th and 14th
- Mr. Eisenhour
- Mr. Sonoda
- Mr. Alderton
- Ms. Sonoda
- Mr. Storr
ORDER IN ADVANCE:
Step 1: mylifetouch.com
Step 2: Picture Day ID – EVTRSFVF9
Step 3: Choose a package and process your payment
COME TO THE FIRST PTA MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th at 7pm
COME TO THE FIRST PTA MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th at 7pm. Our first PTA meeting will be virtual and hosted via Zoom and live-streamed on our Facebook page. We are kicking off the first meeting with an update from our principal, Mrs. Jeanette Vinson. Spanish translation is available for all meetings.
- AGENDA
- We will approve our June meeting minute’s, including the online vote to 1) approve the May 2023 minutes and 2) approve the slate of GWMS PTA officers.
Back to School Night, September 14, 2022, 6:00PM to 8:00PM
We look forward to seeing everyone at Back-to-School Night on Wednesday, September 14, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Please plan to arrive early (5:30-5:45PM), so you can be ready for the first presentation. It’s a fast paced event and you don’t want to miss anything!
The evening will begin in your student’s advisory class at 6:00 PM. After advisory, you will follow your child’s schedule (for periods 1-7), visiting with each teacher for 10 minute periods. Arrive on time to make sure you are in the right class at the right time to hear the right presentation.
Remember to bring your student’s schedule with you. Students will create an adult friendly schedule during their Advisory for you. You can also find your student’s schedule in Powerschool. Look under “Grades and Attendance” to get the schedule in number order with the room numbers. (Note that you will be going in number order, which is not the same as students do with block schedules.)
And finally, please stop by the PTA table before or after the event! You can meet the PTA officers, join the PTA, buy a car magnet, and/or pre-order spiritwear.
Los Tios Dine Out Fundraisers
Neighborhood favorite Los Tios Grill is hosting 3 nights of fundraising socials for George Washington Middle School PTA! Each night will feature one grade so you can be sure to see new and old friends from your classes. Los Tios will donate a portion of each evening’s sales to GWMS PTA so come hungry!
6th grade-Monday, Sept. 18
7th grade-Tuesday, Sept. 19
8th grade-Wednesday, Sept. 20
Los Tios is located at 2615 Mount Vernon Avenue. Dine-in sales from 5 to 10p.m. count toward the fundraiser. Be sure to tell them that you are with GW when you arrive to be seated in the GW room!
Join the PTA!
Thanks to all who have already joined for the 2023-24 school year!
We are working toward 400 members by Oct. 1 for a chance to win $200 from the Virginia PTA membership! Help us meet this membership challenge and join today!
It’s just $10 per person per year, plus a small amount to cover credit card fees. You can also join by cash or check. Email [email protected] or stop by the PTA table at Back to School Night.
As a reminder, your PTA membership dues are tax-deductible and support our entire GW community.
PBIS Store
Dean Malone will have the PBIS store open again September 15th! The PBIS Store Volunteers link includes all of the PBIS sign-up opportunities for the first quarter. We are still in need of 7th grade parents!
Volunteers Needed
Thank you to everyone who has contacted the PTA about volunteering! We are still looking for a few more volunteers to chair committees.
Please email us to help fill the following roles:
- 7th Grade Social/Events
- Parent Social Coordinator
- Field Trip Coordinator
- Business Partners / Sponsorships
- Membership Chair
- Resturant Dine Out Fundraisers
- PTAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Representative
- PTAC Special Education Committee
- Nominating Committee for 2024-25
PTA Reflections Art Competition
Calling all Prexies – PTA Reflections Art Competition 2023-2024 needs you!
It’s that time again, when pre-K through grade 12 students nationwide create theme-based artwork – will you be one of them? The 2023-2024 theme is I am Hopeful Because…share why you are hopeful through dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, or visual arts.
Contest entries due by Oct 15. Entering takes 5 minutes online here or at the below QR code.
You can also turn your entry into GW Middle School Art Teacher Ms. Janice Rollins, Rm: C205, or into your grade-level office.
Entries are evaluated for interpretation of the theme, creativity, and technique.
Questions? Email [email protected]
ASA Afterschool Soccer
Afterschool pickup soccer program with ASA is back on September 12th. Open to all GWMS students for free. See details below, link to register in the comments and email [email protected] with any questions.
Community Events
- Discover Rowing with Fall Crew Registration is Now Open
- Alexandria Lacrosse Fall Clinic
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