🐝 **JACKET PALOOZA UPDATE — DONATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!** 🐝
GMS Families — **we need your help!** 💛🖤
We’ve extended the **Jacket Palooza donation deadline through FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th** to give everyone a little more time to participate!
Jacket Palooza is our big day of fitness and fun on **Wednesday, September 16th**, but most importantly, the money raised helps support **school events and activities that benefit ALL GMS students throughout the year!**
💰 **Student Prize Levels:**
😎 $10 Raised — GMS Sunglasses
👕 $25 Raised — Official GMS Jackets T-Shirt
🟢 $50 Raised — Sliming of a GMS staff member!
🎟️ Every $50 Raised — 1 Grand Prize Raffle Entry
🎁 **ONE HUGE GRAND PRIZE BASKET PER GRADE!**
These baskets are loaded with gift cards, movie passes, restaurant goodies, candy, and more! Every $50 raised earns another chance to win!
📅 **NEW DEADLINE: Friday, September 11th**
📱 **DONATE ONLINE:**
https://bit.ly/jacketpalooza26
**Every donation helps — $5, $10, $25…it all adds up!** If every GMS family pitches in what they can, we can make a HUGE difference for our students.
Thank you for supporting GMS and helping make Jacket Palooza a success! 🐝💛🖤
**BETTER TOGETHER!**
GMS Families: A quick reminder about morning drop-off! 🚗
For the safest and most efficient drop-off, please pull as far forward as possible in the lane closest to the curb/building. Please do not stop directly in front of the entrance if there is room ahead—this is a drop-and-go lane, and pulling forward allows more students to exit safely at the same time.
The outside lane is a PASSING/EXIT lane ONLY. Please DO NOT drop students off from this lane, as students then have to walk between moving vehicles to reach the building, creating a serious safety concern.
Thank you for helping us keep arrival safe and efficient for everyone. We appreciate you, GMS school family! 💙💛
🐝 Jacket Palooza is Almost Here, GMS Families! 🐝
We are raising money for school events that benefit ALL of our students! On Wednesday, September 16th students will get to enjoy a packed day of fitness and fun.
Student Prize Levels:
$10 Raised: GMS Sunglasses 😎
$25 Raised: Official GMS Jackets T-Shirt 👕
$50 Raised: Sliming of a GMS staff member! 🟢
Every $50 Raised: 1 Grand Prize Raffle Ticket 🎟️
🎁 Grand Prize Baskets (1 winner per grade!):
Every $50 raised earns a entry to win a massive prize basket loaded with gift cards, movie passes, and treats from NCG Cinemas, McDonald's, Arby's, Jimmy John's, Culver's, Taco Bell, Popeyes, El Rancho, Applebee's, Big Boy, Jet's Pizza, and tons of candy!
🗓️ Deadline: All donations are due September 9th
📱 Donate Online: https://bit.ly/jacketpalooza26
Let’s support our Yellow Jackets! 🐝✨
GPS wishes everyone a safe & enjoyable holiday weekend! 🎉 See you on Tuesday (September 8)!
GMS REMINDERS: No School Friday (9/4); No School Monday (9/7). We hope everyone has an amazing weekend!
🐝 Jacket Palooza = Wednesday, September 16th!
🗓️ Deadline: All donations are due September 9th
📱 Donate Online: https://bit.ly/jacketpalooza26
Let’s support our Yellow Jackets! 🐝✨
Odyssey of the Mind might be the perfect fit! Students use creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and hands-on problem-solving to tackle unique challenges—and there’s definitely more than one “right” answer!
Want to learn more? Join us for an Odyssey of the Mind Information Night!
📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Greenville Middle School Media Center
Teams of up to seven students compete regionally, with opportunities to advance to State and even World Finals! GPS teams have advanced to World Finals for the past SIX years in a row! Come discover how your child can start thinking Beyond the Box! ✨
❓ Questions? Contact Joshua Stump, Odyssey of the Mind Coordinator, at joshua.stump@gpsjackets.org.
Greenville Middle School will release at 11:40 AM, Greenville High School will release at 11:45 AM, and all GPS Elementary Schools will release at 1:05 PM.
Lunches will be provided at each school before dismissal.
Children’s Corner childcare will remain open at all four elementary schools until their normal closing time (6:00 PM).
This decision was made with safety as our top priority. We appreciate your understanding and continued support as we prioritize the safety and well-being of our students and staff.
Stay safe, cool, and hydrated, Yellow Jackets!
🐝 Jacket Palooza is Here, GMS Families! 🐝
We are raising money for school events that benefit ALL of our students! On Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, students will get to enjoy a packed day of fitness and fun.
Student Prize Levels:
$10 Raised: GMS Sunglasses 😎
$25 Raised: Official GMS Jackets T-Shirt 👕
$50 Raised: Sliming of a GMS staff member! 🟢
Every $50 Raised: 1 Grand Prize Raffle Ticket 🎟️
🎁 Grand Prize Baskets (1 winner per grade!):
Every $50 raised earns a entry to win a massive prize basket loaded with gift cards, movie passes, and treats from NCG Cinemas, McDonald's, Arby's, Jimmy John's, Culver's, Taco Bell, Popeyes, El Rancho, Applebee's, Big Boy, Jet's Pizza, and tons of candy!
🗓️ Deadline: All donations are due September 9th, 2026.
📱 Donate Online: https://bit.ly/jacketpalooza26
Let’s support our Yellow Jackets! 🐝✨
We've had a great start to the school year! Please click this link for September's Parent Newsletter from Principal Walsh.
Newsletter
Go Jackets!
A new Michigan law is bringing changes to reading instruction across the state—but at Greenville Public Schools, these practices are not new. Our teachers have already been using the Science of Reading approach for several years, using explicit, evidence-based instruction to help students build strong foundational reading skills.
Recently, 13 ON YOUR SIDE visited Cedar Crest Elementary to speak with first-grade teacher Keriann Poquette, who shared how this approach helps students become confident, capable readers.
🎥 Watch the 13 ON YOUR SIDE story:
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTkkpq4Oa3M
We’re proud of the research-based work happening in our classrooms every day! 💜💛
Their generosity makes a meaningful difference for our students. We’re thankful for community partners who continue to show up for our students and families! 💜💛
In addition to the generous school supply donations, $1,500 in monetary donations were collected for our Opportunities for Success Fund, which supports students and families in need throughout the school year.
We are so grateful for the generosity and continued support of our students and families! 💜💛
Greetings GMS School Family!
Click here to see some First Day of School Reminders!
https://bit.ly/gmsfirstdayreminders26
Let's have a great year!
GO JACKETS!
On Tuesday, GPS welcomed all staff back and kicked off the new school year with a delicious breakfast and a short program celebrating several amazing members of our team! 👏✨
While many of our staff have been working hard all summer long to prepare for another great year, Tuesday was a chance for everyone to come together, reconnect, and officially kick off the year as a team!
From professional development and classroom prep to orientations, open houses, and all the behind-the-scenes work that makes a school year possible, our staff have been putting in the work to get GPS ready for our students, families & our community! 📚🍎
The countdown is on… OUR STUDENTS ARE COMING BACK MONDAY (August 24)! We can’t wait to see our halls filled with Jackets again! 💜💛 Here’s to a fantastic 2026–27 school year!
LET’S GO, JACKETS!
