Thank you to the GIRESD Board of Education & Superintendent Hungerford for a special evening at GIRESD! Local school board members from Gratiot & Isabella Counties came together to take a deeper look into the Youth Mental Health Epidemic with Behavioral Health Coordinator, Tracey Galgoci. #GIRESDSupportingSchools
A special thank you to MDE's MICIP Consultants Dot Blackwell & Steven Curry for the enjoyable Continuous Improvement Session at GIRESD!
Mrs. Curtis' students from Alma Middle School embarked on an unforgettable adventure to the Michigan History Museum in Lansing.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Gratiot County Child Advocacy (https://childadvocacy.net/events/) has a calendar of events for the month of April.
Events include:
-Wear Blue every Monday in April.
-Lunch and Learn on Kids and Cyber Safety.
-Adult and child Yoga w/ ZENlightenment Wellness Center.
-Story hour at TA Cutler Memorial Library and Alma Public Library
-Stewards of Children training.
-Signs of Suicide for parents/cargivers.
-Support prevention efforts at some local food establishments
The annual Science Olympiad Region 3 tournament was held at the Mid Michigan College Mt. Pleasant campus on March 22, 2025. Teams from the region, which spans center of the state from coast to coast, spent the day competing in different events that cover all aspects of Science. Teams advancing to the State Finals include: Frankenmuth, Fremont, and Gladwin for the Middle School Division B, and Bay City Western, Frankenmuth, Manistee, and Shelby for the High School Division C. Eight individual students also qualified as individuals by earning gold medals in their events.
GIRESD REMC 5 Director Joe Trommater was the score master for the event and REMC Assistant Stacey Beebe worked for weeks on the back-end planning the tournament to ensure it went smoothly, while Martin Elzroth and Adam VanDyke from Mid Michigan College organized the individual events and coordinated the many volunteers who make this day possible.
A special Thank You to all the guest readers from Gratiot and Isabella Counties who volunteered for the GIRESD "March is Reading Month: Career Guest Readers" program. Thirty-three local professionals visited over 100 classrooms in 23 schools to read to students and share information about their professions.
On Wednesday, March 19, school counselors from Gratiot and Isabella Counties participated in the annual GIRESD Educator to Industry Tour where they visited MERRILL Technologies, Integrity Fab & Machine, and MyMichigan Medical Center. All three businesses gave extensive tours of their facilities and informed counselors of the many employment opportunities available to their students.
On Wednesday, March 19, school counselors from Gratiot and Isabella Counties participated in the annual GIRESD Educator to Industry Tour where they visited MERRILL Technologies, Integrity Fab & Machine, and MyMichigan Medical Center. All three businesses gave extensive tours of their facilities and informed counselors of the many employment opportunities available to their students.
📱🧠 Is your child's screen time impacting their well-being? Join us for "Digital Dopamine" with Dr. Jim Harris! Learn practical strategies to navigate the digital world. Parents & educators in Gratiot & Isabella Counties, don't miss out! https://youtu.be/kMJrOkUNCzY
Students from St. Joseph the Worker School in Beal City created cardboard inventions and games as a part of their March is Reading Month celebration. Joe Trommater from REMC 5 shared the book, "One Plastic Bag" with the class before giving them the maker challenge to create a new invention or game from only cardboard.
Great Lakes Bay Supplemental Math Project (GLBSMP) instructional coaches and administrators spent Pi Day collaborating around Instructional Coaching with Jenn Hlavka from Jim Knight's Instructional Coaching Group. #GLBSMP #GIRESDSupportingPrincipals
GIRESD Teacher Development Series participants spent their final meeting of 24-25 celebrating their accomplishments and learning together. This group of dedicated educators make a big difference for students every single day! #GIRESDSupportingTeachers
GIRESD teachers work together to plan a safe, educational, and fun Swim experience for students.
GIRESD is proud of the long-lasting relationship with our local Central Michigan Manufacturer's Association! CMMA is aligned with the fantastic work led by the Michigan Manufacturer's Association. Please enjoy this video highlighting this innovative and dynamic relationship between industry and education! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0geN33kTTA #GIRESDSupportsStudents #GIRESDSupportsIndsusty
I had a great time last Friday experiencing Mrs. Cotton's interactive Story Walk w/ Mrs. Sheahan-Stahl's class! #GIRESDSupportsStudents
It was great to see Matt Smith GIRESD School Psychologist & Amber Guthrie GIRESD Paraprofessional assisting at the Special Olympics Basketball games at Shepherd HS this past Saturday#GIRESDSupportsCommunity
Last Saturday was a great day inn the gym w/ Mike Myers (Gratiot Alt/Adult Ed) & John Helinski (Alma Public Schools) as we officiated the Special Olympics Basketball games @ Shepherd HS! #GIRESDSupportsCommunity
Are you heading to the MACUL Conference this month? Joe Trommater and Duncan Gervin will be presenting on Thursday March 20 at 2:30. Their session is about using Google Maps to visualize data. See the link below for details:
https://plan.core-apps.com/macul25/event/19680db35c7c4b58e821252944814289
An amazing team of educators had the opportunity to be attend the CEC conference this week!
Encourage little readers to discover the magic of books! What's your favorite childhood book? Tell us in the comments below. #ReadingMonth
