Welcome To Garrett Middle School!
Important Dates:
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December 5 |
Winter Dance (4:30 - 6:30 pm) |
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December 12-13 and 16-18 |
Scholastic Book Fair |
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December 13 |
Fresh Air Friday |
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December 17 |
Orchestra Concert |
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December 19-20 |
Early Release Days (students
dismissed at 1:30 pm) |
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December 23 - January 3 |
Winter Break |
News and Announcements
All Transportation changes for students must
be requested through our Front Office before 12:30 p.m. due to
school safety protocols. Please review our
policy on requesting
any transportation changes.
Information for the 2019-2020 School Year
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Dress Code - Garrett Middle School
requires Standard School Attire. We will also have Standard
Student Attire for Physical Education classes. Designated casual
days may be permitted for certain events and activities (Casual
Dress Attire rules).
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Parents, students
and teachers can now show their Gator support by purchasing a
school logo hoodie. Order forms are available from our
bookkeeper or
print this form.
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Supply List
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Intramurals
run from August 19 - May 1 (7:50 - 8:40 AM).
Students should be dropped off at the bus port doors between
7:50-8:00 AM. Students are not
allowed to enter after 8:00 AM.
Garrett Middle School Named 2019-20 Reward School
We are proud to have been selected as one of seven Reward Schools in
the Cobb County School District by the Georgia Department of
Education!
Read about how our school's achievement as one of the
greatest-improving 10% of Title 1 Schoolwide Schools and Title I
Target Assisted Schools here.
Coming Soon! Shop Our Scholastic Book Fair
Shopping our Book Fair has never been easier! Go cash-free
this year by using the new student eWallet - it's the new digital
way to pay! Check out our Book Fair dates below and learn more about
visiting in person or using the online shopping experience. We hope
to see you soon!
***Special Parent and Student Night: December 17 from 4:30 - 6:00 PM
before the Orchestra Concert***
Click
here to RSVP to the South Cobb Cluster
Holiday
Feast
by
December 13th
Reality U at Garrett
Our students participated in Reality U, a Communties in Schools
sponsored program, where eighth graders and high school students
learn about financial literacy such as budgeting and other personal
finance skills.
Learn more about this valuable experience for our students
here.
Garrett Parents and Community Members Feedback
We invite our parents and community members to provide feedback on
Garrett's State of the Schools Title I program. Please review our
School Improvement Forum video to learn about our
goals, family school policy and compact. Feedback may be provided by
visiting the
Garrett School Improvement Fall Input survey.
We appreciate your input!
CCRPI Scores Show Great Gains
We are celebrating our students and staff for their
latest achievements of a 14.6 point increase in the CCRPI score! Garrett
Middle School has the third highest growth among all of the middle
schools in Cobb County. Congratulations to our deserving students
and staff for all of their hard work and dedication!
Georgia Parent Survey
Each year, our
school receives a School Climate Star Rating within CCRPI. Our
rating is based on students, staff, and parents completing climate
surveys. The Georgia Parent Survey contains 24 questions. Parents,
you may complete the survey using your personal computer,
smartphone, or tablet. If you do not have access to the Internet,
you may come to the school to complete the Georgia Parent Survey.
Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the
Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The Georgia Parent
Survey is also available in Spanish. Parents may select the Spanish
version within the survey. The Georgia Parent Survey link is posted
below. We need ALL parents to
complete the survey.
Georgia Parent Survey link
Classified
Employee of the Year
Congratulations to Mrs. Brannon, our Food
Services manager, on being selected as Garrett Middle School's
2019-2020 Classified Employee of the Year! Mrs. Brannon was honored
during the district's annual luncheon.
Grant Awarded for JumpStart Theater Program
We are pleased to annouce Garrett Middle
School has been awarded a grant from the Educational Theater
Foundation which will help build a musical theater curriculum for
our students.
Read the CobbCast article here.
Superintendent Ragsdale Visits Garrett
Middle School
Students and staff arriving on the first day
of school were greeted by Cobb Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and
members of the Cobb Schools team. Superintendent Ragsdale visited
classrooms throughout the building, several of which are 360 math
classrooms where students' work can be assessed instantly.
Click here to view the CobbCast article and video.
New Student Registration by Appointment Only
¿No habla inglés? ¿Necesita ayuda?
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Si usted no habla inglés y necesita ayuda con el proceso de
inscripción a Garrett Middle School comunicarse con Tracey
Parris al 770.819.2466 (Tracey.Parris@cobbk12.org)
o Alfredo Mieles al 770-819-2611 Ext. 016 (alfredo.mieles@cobbk12.org).
- Si
usted necesita ayuda con una cita para la evaluación de inglés
para estudiantes en la escuela media (middle school, 6°-8°),
favor de comunicarse con el Centro Internacional de Bienvenida
(International Welcome Center) al 678-331-3134.
Garrett Serve Days
We
appreciate Woodstock Church // Austell and participating fellowships
from Knoxville, Tennessee for all of their efforts in making our
campus look so beautiful in June. They persevered in the heat and helped to
provide landscaping on our school campus. An additional thanks goes
to Mr. Boggs and Mrs. Kamhout for all of their hard work painting
inside our building. It takes a village to raise a child. Today the
village stepped up.
Parent Visitation: School Tours
Garrett Middle School is excited to open the doors to our community for parents, both veteran residents as well as new to Austell, to visit our
school and tour our amazing campus.
You will have an opportunity to see where our 6th, 7th and 8th Grade core courses are being taught as
well as where our Connection classes are being held, such as
Business, Band, Chorus, Art, Physical Education, Read 180 and
Math Connections.
Garrett Middle School Tours will be made available
for the 2019-2020 school year. Please check back for this
information.
New Partnership with MUST Ministries
We
are proud to have opened the 30th MUST Ministries food pantry!
Through the efforts of the Garrett Middle School staff and
community, our new food pantry will help feed and assist Garrett
families in need as a part of
MUST's Save It Forward Program. Approximately
40 families have visited the food pantry and shopped for items such
as groceries, school supplies and more. For more information or how
to get involved, contact our school secretary, Shannon Fritts
through email
or by calling 770-819-2466.
We Believe:
- that all students are capable of meeting or exceeding state standards in all disciplines given adequate time and instructional support.
- that it is the shared responsibility of teachers, staff, administrators, students, parents, and the community to ensure learning and social success for all students.
- that the collaborative efforts of our school community will enable each student to become a responsible, contributing citizen.