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MCAS Testing Tips – Day 3 – the RELAX strategy
The RELAX strategy Let's face it, tests can be stressful. At GCVS, we hope that the testing tips we have shared with you over the past couple of days, along with this one, are ones that you will find helpful as parents/guardians and students. Students - the best thing...
read moreMCAS Brain Strong – Test-taking Tips: Day 2
Test-taking Tips: Day 2 - MCAS Brain Strong! Today's test-taking tips are designed for students and focus on strategies to keep the brain strong during testing. MCAS tests are untimed, so students can take all the time they need to finish during a school day. Today's...
read moreMCAS Test-taking tips: Day 1 – tips for parents/guardians
Here's the first in a series of test-taking tips as we get ready for MCAS testing during the next few weeks: Test Taking Tips for Parents (adapted from jdaniel4smom.com) Check your Canvas calendar for testing dates Be sure that the GCVS School-Wide – Powers course is...
read moreA Letter to Grades 3-8 Families about MCAS Testing
April 10, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians and Learning Coaches, MCAS testing begins for students in grades 3-8 right after the April vacation. English Language Arts testing will take place during the week of April 23rd and Math testing will take place during the week of...
read moreOpening Day at Fenway – Re-registration for Next Year – MCAS season
Opening Day at Fenway and the Rally for the Jimmy Fund - and a #GCVSKindnessChallenge! At long last, it looks like spring is actually on the way! Yesterday was opening day for Major League Baseball and next Thursday, April 5th, is Opening Day at Fenway Park for the...
read moreWeb Browsers Offer Tools to Help Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Learners Alike
Modern web browsers offer many free, powerful tools for all online learners. These tools can help make websites easier to read and understand, with specialized fonts; screen readers and content summary tools. For students with dyslexia, the OpenDyslexic extension...
read moreHonor Roll for Quarter 2 and Kindness Challenge
Congratulations to our Quarter 2 Honors and High Honors Students We are pleased to announce our quarter 2 honors and high honors students in the middle school and high school. These students come from 12 of Massachusetts' 14 counties - pretty impressive....
read moreRecent happenings at GCVS
Good day, GCVS Family and Friends! This is my first post in a while, as we've had to migrate our website to a new host after our name change. We've been very busy during these winter months, making sure that our students are getting the best quality of education...
read moreNo School, Friday, January 5th
In light of the winter storm that has hit New England with power outages current and predicted, there will be no school for GCVS on Friday, January 5th. Classes will resume on Monday. This now means that the last day of school for grades K-11 will be Friday, June 15th.
read moreHappy Holidays from GCVS!
Happy Holidays to one and all from GCVS! Thursday, December 21st, marks the first day of winter and the last day of classes before the holiday break. Our Greenfield Office will be closed Friday, December 22nd, Monday, December 25th, Friday, December 29th, and Monday,...
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