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ANNOUNCEMENTS: ENVIROTHON: Envirothon Team practices will be held after school every Tuesday. Meet in Mr. Hiser's room. Practice lasts from 2:45-4:00 PM. Follow-up will be every Wednesday during EPIC in Mrs. Flynt's room. Our 8th Grade team is short 2 people, and we are also looking for alternates! We could really use your help over the next 5 weeks if you are interested!!! GMS ROCKS at IRRSEF (Regional) SCIENCE FAIR: GMS students had a blast and earned high marks at the Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair, one of the most prestigious regional fairs in the state. In addition to bringing home a slew of place awards, special category awards, and monetary prizes, GMS students also earned 5 State Bids to compete at the State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida (40% of all the Junior Division State Bids in the county). Best of luck to Rohan Sadhwani, Rachel Wolf, Garrett Norman, Hava Stenn, and Adam Wolf as they prepare to compete at the State Fair!!! GMS SCIENCE FAIR: Congratulations to all the competitors in this year's GMS Science and Engineering Fair! My special thanks to the following students who put in tremendous effort during this past few weeks to prepare for this year's fair: Nikki Bouldin, Cate Hurley, Sydney Lyons, Emily McCain, Gracie Rubinski, Rohan Sadhwani, Mallory St. Clair, Hava Stenn, Adam Wolf, and Rachel Wolf. All ten of them earned place awards and the opportunity to advance to the Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair on January 21st! MEGAN G. and HANSON P. EARN HONORALBLE MENTION in NASA's CASSINI SCIENTIST FOR A DAY ESSAY CONTEST!!! Congrats to Hanson and Megan for earning honorable mention in NASA's popular,nation-wide essay contest which encourages students to develop and author a compelling, scientific argument for choosing one of three targets that warrant further study by the Cassini spacecraft. Students with winning essays not only get to direct future targets of the Cassini spacecraft, but also participate in a live teleconference with JPL/NASA scientists that work on the Cassini mission. Stay tuned for a link to NASA's updated page with links to this year's winning essays! ARMAND E. WINS NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY CONTEST!!! Congratulations to Armand E. (7th grade), who won first place in the “National Fossil Day™ 2011: Art and Photography Contest" sponsored by the National Park Service and the American Geological Institute. Follow the link to see his winning artwork! ENVIROTHON: Please read the latest email from Kathy Hil (10-19-2011) and add dates and info to your timeline. Note there is now a cost associated with this competition! Please see me with questions/concerns AFTER you read the email. GET PUBLISHED IN THE DOLPHIN DISPATCH! The PTSA is working on the next edition of the GMS newsletter "The Dolphin Dispatch"!!! I expect all of you to contribute a short summary or "blurb" about your SIP project at some point during the year. To be included in an upcoming edition, please send me your "blurb" via email--typed and saved in MS Word and attached to your email--before the 21st of the month. Students that have submitted work to a contest or already won an award need to get on this ASAP! HAT DAY TOTALS: "Hat Day" and similar activities raise money for student council and student events like the 8th grade dance. Remember SPIOP! Your willingness to participate influences others! Here are the cumulative class results for participation in all Hat Day events so far this year: (Hmmm... maybe I need to have a create a hat project before our next hat day...) - 2nd Period- 7 hats
- 3rd Period- 15 hats
- 4th Period- 4 hats
- 5th Period- 13 hats
- 6th Period- 31 hats!!!
- 7th Period- 13 hats
FREE RICE: Have you been practicing your element chemical symbols? The following students have earned the most grains of rice: - Jack C
- Kyle B
- Rachel W
- Lionn B
- Jen C
Fastest 8th grade times for earning 1000 grains of rice while matching basic Chemical Symbols: (Hmmm... I'm noticing lots of yellow...) - Xana P - 4 min (5th P)
- Lucie M - 5 min (5th P)
- Rachel W - 6 min (5th)
- Megan G - 6 min (7th P)
- Jack C - 7 min (7th P)
- Josiah E - 7 min (5th P)
- Dalia H - 7 min (5th P)
- Hunter H - 7 min (5th P)
- Kiki P - 7 min (5th P)
- Hunter H - 7 min (5th P)
- Alexis W - 8 min (5th P)
- Barbora H - 8 min (5th P)
- Teddy W - 8 Min (5th)
- Rohan S - 8 min (6th P)
- Rachel H - 9 min (5th P)
- Jen C - 9 min (5th P)
CALENDAR:Add your event or birthday to our class website calendar. Click "Post Event" in the upper right hand corner. I encourage students and parents to also add any events, important school dates, or major holidays that might interest others or impact homework time.

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