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Welcome to Virgil I. Grissom Middle School

Principal's Message
It is hard to believe the year is already half over. We began our third quarter this past Monday, January 28th. Report cards for the second quarter will be issued on Friday, February 3rd. Looking a month ahead, we turn all of our attention to the upcoming ISAT testing. Students in grades 6th, 7th and 8th grades will be taking the tests March 6th through March 16th. These tests are very important and used by the State to help determine funding. The school uses this information to help gauge the progress of the students. Although these tests are not the sole indicator of progress, it is very important to encourage your student to do his or her best. more

News and Events
Pizza Lunch forms are due back no later than Friday, February 3rd! Our Interactive Pizza Lunch Form is now available in the Virtual Backpack.  This online version is an Excel sheet that automatically calculates your total.  Simply enter your selections on the form, PRINT the completed form and send it to school with the payment. If you do not have access to a computer that has Excel, you can print out the PDF Pizza Lunch Form located in the Grissom Virtual Backpack, fill it out manually, and send in with your payment. forms

February Hot Lunch days are 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, and 2/29.

Our next PTO Meeting is Wednesday, February 1st at 9:30 a.m. Please join us!

Report Cards will be issued on Friday, February 3rd.

Life is a Highway ... Where are you headed? Operation Snowflake 2012 will take place on Saturday, February 25th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Grissom Middle School. Seventh and eighth grade students are invited to attend a day-long retreat featuring food, fun, guest speakers, challenges, dancing and more! Space is limited and forms/fees are due no later than Wednesday, February 8th. registration form

Pizza Day is Friday, February 10th.

Best of Luck to our D140 Solo & Ensemble Contest participants as they compete on Saturday, February 11th at Grissom Middle School! 

Our next Board of Education Meeting is Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the Administration Center.

No School in District 140 – Monday, February 20th – Presidents’ Day

START Day – Friday, March 2nd - Early Release for All Grades
Elementary Schools will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. and Middle Schools will be dismissed at 1:20 p.m. Early Childhood and Half-Day Kindergarten will be dismissed after 2 hours of student attendance.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2012-13 School Year - District 140 welcomes parents to Kindergarten Registration on Wednesday, March 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Parents should register at the elementary school building their child is scheduled to attend. If you are unsure which school your child will attend, or need additional information, please call the Administration Building at (708) 532-6462. more

In the event that Kirby School District 140 needs to close schools due to inclement weather, families will receive notification by phone from Xpedite, our electronic messaging system; by email from KSD 140 eNews, our email notification system; and online at ksd140.org. review school closing information

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