Spotlight

GMS Celebrates 8th Grade Farewell Assembly

In the evening on June 6, 2024, Greendale Middle School's 8th graders and their families celebrated their Farewell Assembly at the GHS Gavinski Stadium. The winds of change were definitely blowing as the students processed in. The 8th grade Band members played The Star Spangled Banner and then Principal Ray Curry addressed the students and guests. Two student representatives gave addresses, then 8th grade Orchestra members played a song followed by a performance by the 8th grade Choir. The Superintendent, Dr. Kimberly Amidzich, took to the podium to share congratulations and an inspiring message. Each student's name was called as they went across the stage to receive their 8th grade diploma. These students are now on to high school! Best wishes to the future Class of 2028! (You can see a recording of the ceremony on Greendale Schools' YouTube page: https://tinyurl.com/38rsn44a ) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Seventh Graders Thrive at Outdoor Education Off-Campus Program

This year’s Outdoor Education experience for our 7th graders took place at Snake Road Adventure Center at Covenant Harbor Camp in Lake Geneva, May 28 and 29. This off-campus program aims to provide an outdoor experience that allows our students to learn environmental concepts and ideas; to work together through problem-solving and effective communication; and to increase their leadership skills and sense of self-esteem. Students work on encouraging others and meeting students where they are at. Activities include: Low Ropes Courses with Team Building Opportunities - students work together to complete the given obstacles; High Ropes Courses and the Climbing Tower /Zip Line- students help encourage others to push their comfort zone and try the different elements they have to offer; and Archery, Giant Swing (pairs are tethered together) and Fishing. The students had a great time and did a wonderful job! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Motivational Speaker Talks to Students About Overcoming Adversity

Greendale Middle School was proud to host Connor Doran as he spoke to students about overcoming adversity and persevering through challenges. Connor discovered the art of indoor kite-flying as a way to help with his epilepsy. Flying the kite was a way to overcome his own challenges and now shares that message with kids around the country. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS & GHS Buddy Clubs Celebrate the Year With a Service Project

The GMS and GHS Buddy Clubs met for their end-of-year activity and celebration on May 17. Students learned about Mercy Mats and worked on making plaryn (yarn made from cut strips of plastic garbage bags). Volunteers will use the plaryn to crochet mats that are donated to the West Allis Health Department which then distributes the mats to displaced and unhoused persons for use at shelters and to keep them dry and warm when they are outside. The members shared all that they did this year, ideas for next year and are looking forward to next year! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Guest Speaker Helps Students Understand Type 1 Diabetes

GMS 7th graders are doing research projects and presentations about diseases for science class. These students recently welcomed a guest speaker to discuss his diagnosis and experience with Type 1 Diabetes. Logan P. was diagnosed at age 6. Shortly after his diagnosis, he made a video about his life and Type 1 Diabetes. He came in to talk with students and they watched the video. Room 150 students were great listeners and asked some really good questions! We hope to welcome Logan back again to speak with students. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Meet With Their First Grade Buddies

On May 10, 7th grade Team Adventure students visited their 1st Grade Buddies at Canterbury. The Buddies worked together on some school work, had a chance to play some games and generally enjoyed their time together! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Gallery Night Celebrates Art, Creativity & Community

This year's Greendale Middle School Gallery Night celebrated the art, design, and creativity in our students' work and featured art and design displays, live music, ice cream social, and a GMS Raffle Night. Family and friends enjoyed live art by the GHS Art Club, the GMS student Art Exhibition and Musical Performances by Jazz Band, Choir & Orchestra. It was a great evening to celebrate! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS Musical a Big Hit!

Students, family and community members packed the GHS auditorium on May 2 and 3 for the two shows of the Greendale Middle School Musical “Once on This Island Jr.” The 54 GMS cast members and crew, directed in part by 9 GHS theatre students, gave it their all and did a wonderful job on this fun, beautiful family-friendly production! Here are some scenes. Well done, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Health Class Projects Show How Smoking/Vaping Affect the Body

Health classes at GMS are working on projects that have to deal with the effects of vaping and tobacco products on the body. Students presented their findings to the class. They focused on accessing valid information as well as advocacy. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Help With Spring Cleaning at Greendale Historic Site

In late April, 7th grade students spent time at Trimborn Farm doing some service learning. Students did some spring clean up work and learned about this interesting historic site right here in Greendale. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Sixth Graders Tie Greendale Police K9 Demo to Science Learning

Our sixth graders have had some busy days this spring. The Greendale Police K9 Unit demonstrated how K9 Junior works with his handler on investigations. Students made several connections from this demo to their Chemistry science unit, "How do I smell things from a distance?". Great work, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fine-Tuning Skills Ensures All Students Are Successful in English Class

Our sixth graders took and end-of-the-unit assessment in English class at the end of April. They then met with teachers and peers to grow their understanding of standards-based concepts. Students practiced developing paragraphs and writing for different genres. This extra work ensures all students are successful! Great job, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Forensics Team Has an Awesome Season!

The GMS Forensics team hosted a showcase in April with performances from their competition season. This year the teams competed in the categories of prose, poetry, special events, informative and persuasive essay, infomercial and group acting. This year the entire team of 15 students qualified for the state tournament in March and 5 of those students were able to compete in the championship power round in their respective category. Congratulations on an awesome season! (Scene here is from the Showcase.) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Students Benefit From Orchestra Collaboration

In March, GMS 7th grade Orchestra students participated in the first-ever annual side-by-side rehearsal with GHS Orchestra students! Each 7th grade student shared a music stand with a high school student. Students got to know each other and collaborated to make some great music, and the middle schoolers were able to get feedback from the older musicians. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Science Lab Lets Eighth Graders Look at and Touch DNA They Collected

Science students on Greendale Middle School's Team Discovery (lower 8th) expanded their exploration of how DNA affects variations of traits through a lab. Students broke the cells of strawberries, then used the extraction liquids they mixed to pull the DNA from the strawberries' mixture. By the end, students could look at and touch the DNA they collected from their strawberries! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Share Some Learning and Social Time With Younger Buddies

College Park first and second graders visited their 7th grade buddies at Greendale Middle School this time. They worked together on Valentine's Day activities like a math/dice game, an I-spy activity, math coloring sheet on sums, and the buddies talked about things they like at school and home. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

2024 Battle of the Books Competition Ends in Tie-Breaker

Greendale Middle School students had the "eye of the tiger" when competing in the 2024 Battle of the Books competition held on February 1. The 23rd annual optional academic competition came down to the wire, with two teams receiving perfect scores going head-to-head in a tie breaker. Team "Words of Wisdom" will be representing GMS at the statewide competition in February, winning the tie-breaker by one question. The other first place team was "M.A.C.K. and Chez," and they should be proud of their perfect score. The next high score came from the sixth grade team called "The Secret Page," and they only missed one question. The 18 student teams and two teacher teams should be proud of their participation in this event, taking the initiative to read extra books, planning and collaborating with their teams, and maybe even finding a new favorite book or author in the process. Way to go, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Forensics Team Does Great at Brown Deer Cup Tournament!

Congratulations to the GMS Forensics Team on their 2nd place win in the Small Schools Category at the Brown Deer Cup tournament the first weekend in February. In addition to a 2nd place team win, students also received 3rd place medals in the Infomercial category and a 1st place medal in Poetry. Great work, Panthers!!  #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Eighth Grade Info Tech Students Working Towards Coding & Controlling Their Own Computer Games

Eighth Grade Info Tech students at GMS explored with Makey Makeys at the end of January. Makey Makeys use a circuit board, usb board and alligator clips to create closed-loop electrical signals to send to the computer. This leads to it controlling either like a cursor or with a keyboard stroke. Over the next few weeks, the students will continue to explore how it works, different ways to make it work to complete the circuit with other conductive materials and in the end, they will code their own game and use the Makey Makey to control their game! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS Celebrates End of Semester With Fun Activity Day

Our Greendale Middle School Panthers enjoyed a great activity day on Friday, January 19. It was "Pawsome" to see them engaging in fun activities of their choice to celebrate the end of the first semester! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Students Try Adaptive Curling!

Students from Summit Place and GMS joined forces today for a new adventure: Adaptive Curling! This was a new experience for many of our students. They had to face their fear of trying something new and being on the ice. They worked as teams to push the stones closest to the bullseye! Shoutout to the Wauwatosa Curling Club for offering this free activity to students and adults with disabilities. A hardworking day on the ice was followed by lunch at Culvers, where they practiced restaurant etiquette and ordering for themselves. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Use Kindness to Create Placemats for Area Senior Citizens

Greendale Middle School sixth graders used Character Education time to create placemats for the Community Project for Seniors. The work is connected to the theme: Kindness by doing something for someone you don't even know. Students put their hearts into this project for older adults in the greater community. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

GMS Percussion Students Play With GHS Marching Band Drumline

Our Greendale High School Marching Band Drumline traveled to Greendale Middle School in mid December on a recruiting trip to perform for our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade percussion students. Both the middle school and high school students had a blast playing drumline exercises together and getting to know their future section members! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Meet With Buddies at College Park

Our older students always enjoy socializing with and supporting the learning of our younger students. Greendale Middle School 7th graders met with first and second grade "Buddies" at College Park in December. They enjoyed their time together, getting to know their new friends and working on a countdown activity. They'll meet again in February and May. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Eighth Grade Infotech Students Collaborate With High School Computer Science Students

In honor of Computer Science Education Week in early December, on Monday, Greendale High School Computer Science students went to the Middle School to collaborate with 8th graders in Infotech. Tuesday to Thursday, students from other high school classes and staff members visited Computer Science Essentials to test out apps the students have made and hear them talk about the development process. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Sixth Graders Excel in Nonfiction Book Club Unit

Sixth graders at GMS finished up their first nonfiction book club unit in December. Students focused on determining the central idea, while working on speaking and listening standards in book club discussions. They did a great job! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS Offers Lots of Enriching After-School Clubs

Greendale Middle School students have an opportunity to be involved in a wide-variety of enriching after-school clubs this fall, like Spirit Squad and Ukulele Club, shown here! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Snack Business Teaches Important Skills

Some Greendale Middle School students officially launched their snack business in late November. Once a week, they will offer some tasty snack items for purchase to the school staff. These students are excited about this endeavor and are learning a wide variety of important skills with this project. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Sources of Strength Photo Booth Focuses on Gratitude

The Sources of Strength group at Greendale Middle School is focusing on Gratitude in November. They had a "photo booth" set up at lunch for students to show what they are thankful for. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Girl Scout Troop Makes Sensory Calm Room Out of Unused Space

Many thanks to the 8th grade GMS Girl Scout Troop 20123 for their work in transforming an unused room in the middle school into a sensory calm room for students to use. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Buddy Club Makes Treat Bags for Seniors & Soldiers

The GMS Buddy Club collected Halloween candy from students and families earlier in November and recently the Buddy Club members used the candy to made 300+ small treat bags. The bags will be used for a surprise treat in December for senior citizens who receive meals delivered to their homes and for military holiday gift boxes. Thank you to everyone who donated candy! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Seven Band Students Selected & Participated in UWM Honors Band Festival

The third weekend in November was a busy one for the Greendale Middle School Band department - As well as wishing the amazing GHS Marching Band luck at the Macy's Parade, the GMS Band had seven students who were selected and participated in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Middle School Honors Band Festival! Under the direction of three nationally recognized directors, these students spent their weekend rehearsing never-before-seen music with peers, working with UWM performance staff, as well as experiencing concerts performed by UWM ensembles. The culmination of the weekend was their absolutely stellar performance in Bader Concert Hall, showcasing all that they had learned in just two days! These students certainly made us proud! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Popcorn Business Promotes Learning in Several Areas

These Greendale Middle School students worked on their popcorn business last week. These entrepreneurial students prepared, served and sold the crunchy treat to staff members during the school day, practicing their cooking, social, and math skills! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students and Local Seniors Benefit From Clean & Green Event

Several Greendale Senior residents received help from Greendale Middle School seventh grade students during the Clean and Green event. Students helped rake leaves, clear yards of sticks and debris, pull weeds, sweep, etc. This annual autumn “Clean and Green” effort is part of the GMS service-learning education. Thank you to the parent volunteers that drove the students. Both the residents and the students found this a productive and rewarding day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Craft Club Is a Fun Way to Use Creativity

Greendale Middle School's Craft Club, which meets after school once a week, has been busy using all sorts of supplies in October and letting their creativity shine! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

CPR/Choking Rescue Unit Brings Students New Life Skills

Eighth graders in Healthy Choices class at Greendale Middle School are working on a unit that has them practicing adult/infant choking rescue and hands-only CPR. They love it and these are such great skills for them to learn. Students take a written test as well as a physical test. Scores improve dramatically between their pre-test and final test, so it is very evident student learning is happening! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Enjoy 21st Annual Reading Rampage

The twenty-first annual Reading Rampage took place at the Greendale Public Library Saturday, October 21. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were invited to participate in a read-a-thon that included snacks, prizes, and a pizza lunch. Fifty students attended the event, and all received a free book. This event was sponsored by the Greendale Public Library, Greendale Middle School, and St. Alphonsus School. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Team Integrity Focuses on Team Building

Taking advantage of some summer-like fall weather in early October, 7th grade Team Integrity students engaged in some challenging and fun team-building activities at the Community Center as part of Team-Building Day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Our Middle Schoolers Are Engaged in After-School Clubs

This fall the Greendale Middle School Maintaining Earth Club has been working hard on assisting the high school with the community garden! Sign-up is happening now for other clubs. There are lots of ways for our middle schoolers to be involved! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Girls Basketball Team Has First Game of the Season

Fall Sports and activities are underway in our schools. Here is a scene showing the Greendale Middle School Girls Basketball Team during their first game of the season. Go Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Good News from GMS 2022-2023

GMS Alumni Open 1998 Time Capsule

Members of the Greendale community gathered on June 9, 2023, to open the 1998 Greendale Middle School (GMS) Time Capsule. Several students from the GMS Class of 1998, who filled the cooler with artifacts from the 1997-1998 school year, participated in the opening of the time capsule. A wide variety of items were found inside the box, including photos and videos created by the then middle-school-students, newspaper clippings, telephone books, programs from the school 1998 spring drama and student farewell assembly, two pairs of shoes, a 1997 World Champions Green Bay Packers pennant, and the customary, time-capsule-favorite Hostess Twinkies! The students also wrote letters to their future selves that were encapsulated in the box for the last 25 years. The 1998 GMS Time Capsule was buried in the ground in a corner of the school entrance, which was under renovation in 1998. Watch a video of the excavation and opening celebration on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1KVQwol35cU

Wonderful Spring Music Concerts End Year on High (Musical) Note

Greendale Middle School students finished the 22-23 school year on a high (musical) note with their spring concerts. The Orchestra, Choir, and Band entertained a full house of family and friends during their recent two evenings of concerts. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Team Inspire 8th Graders Participate in a Service Day

On June 6, Team Inspire 8th graders participated in a Service Day! They created ceiling tile art for GMS, assisted in the GHS garden, cleaned Scout Lake and the river by Konkle Park, helped teachers in their rooms, and created plarn for Mercy Mats. Way to give back, students! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Future Leaders Raise Funds With Student-Lead Service Projects at Fair

On June 1, Team Inspire 8th grade students presented the Project Impact Service Fair at Greendale Middle School. The fair was well attended by community members, families, and students. While playing games and taking on challenges, attendees learned about a variety of causes from refugee support to mental health and animal rights. With their totally student-led service projects, these future leaders raised over $720 for important causes. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

58 7th Graders Participate in Spring Clean & Green to Help Local Seniors

On Thursday, May 25, 7th graders from Greendale Middle School participated in the annual Spring Clean & Green service-learning opportunity. There were 58 students, 6 parent drivers and 3 Team Integrity teachers who set out to help 17 Greendale senior citizens with spring cleaning/yard projects like cleaning garages, moving mulch, pulling weeds and planting plants. They also got the chance to spend time visiting with the seniors. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Panther PALS Work Together on Beautiful Murals

Panther PALS at Greendale Middle School wrapped up their work this year with 5 murals that are hanging around the building. The students worked together on tiles that were pieced together to form the murals. Thank you 6th and 8th grades for beautifying the school! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS 8th Graders recently celebrated the culmination of their work with the We Are America Project with a book signing celebration at GMS. Students wrote essays about their life experiences and what makes them uniquely American. These writings were compiled into a 57-page book entitled "We Are America Greendale". The organization works with teachers and students nationwide to define what it means to be American and spark new conversation about American identity today led by the next generation. 

Gallery Night Showcased GMS Students' Artistic Talent

At Gallery Night at Greendale Middle School, the students' artistic talent was on full display! Not only were there fine examples of students' art projects using a variety of media throughout the MPR and hallway display areas, there was also band and orchestra groups performing, along with some student musical soloists. Greendale High School students were on hand demonstrating impressive live art creation and everyone enjoyed the ice cream social. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Renowned Author Comes to GMS to Speak to Sixth Graders

Having an opportunity to meet an author in person is a great way to connect students to books. Greendale Middle School was lucky to have Soman Chainani here on May 10 to speak to our 6th graders. He engaged the students as he shared what inspired his books, about his life as an author and clips of the movie based on his books. He also took the time to sign students' books and library copies as well. Mr. Chainani’s books include “The School for Good and Evil” (a 6-book series), and “Beasts and Beauty”. His latest books are “Rise of the School for Good & Evil” and “Fall of the School for Good & Evil” which are prequels to the School for Good & Evil series. These books have everything: drama, suspense, danger, and fairy tales. Soman Chainani has won numerous accolades and all of his books have reached the New York Times Best Seller list. Thank you to Boswell Books for bringing Mr. Chainani to GMS! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Eighth Graders Learn Greendale's History By Touring an Original

Under sunny blue skies, Team Inspire eighth graders learned from their community on May 9. All GMS eighth graders toured the restored Greendale original on Apple Court that week. Thank you to the Greendale Historical Society for helping us understand the families who helped create a community in Greendale during the Great Depression. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Track Season Is in Full Swing!

Spring is here which means Track season is in full swing! The recent Greendale Middle School Quad Meet was a huge success. Pictured here is one of our 8th grade 400-Relay Teams. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Illinois Holocaust Museum Education Center Is Powerful Experience for GMS 8th Graders

Greendale Middle School 8th Graders visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum Education Center in April. The powerful experience included asking questions of a Holocaust survivor via hologram, a virtual reality tour of Auschwitz and touring galleries that inspire students to be upstanders. This is the students second 'visit' to the museum. The students participated in a virtual Student Leadership Day earlier this year to learn about the museum and practice leadership skills. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Eighth Graders Check Out UWM for an Academic Career Planning Session

At the end of April, for a recent 8th grade ACP (Academic Career Planning) session, all students had the opportunity to sign up for a campus visit to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. They got to see all that UWM has to offer and learn about programs, facilities and costs. (Recently, there was also a similar campus visit to Milwaukee Area Technical College.) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Grade Service Learning Brings Spring Cleaning to Trimborn Farm

Seventh-grade students from Greendale Middle School's Team Adventure traveled to Trimborn Farm in late April for service learning. Students demonstrated excellent teamwork while helping the caretakers at Trimborn Farm do some spring cleaning! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Eighth Graders Tour MATC

For an 8th grade ACP (Academic Career Planning) session in April, all students had the opportunity to sign up for a campus visit to MATC. They got to see all that technical colleges have to offer and learn about programs, facilities and costs. There is also a campus visit to UW-Milwaukee coming up on April 28. NOTE: MATC has an open house at the downtown campus on April 27 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. that ALL students and their families are welcome to attend. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Learn Hands-On About Bioluminescence, DNA & Bacteria on BTCI Field Trip

Greendale Middle School had a group of 7th and 8th grade students take a trip to BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) in Madison in March before Spring Break. Students learned about bioluminescence, DNA and bacteria. They were able to put an enzyme into non pathogenic bacteria's DNA to see if it would glow. And it did! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Penny War Sponsored by Buddy Club Raises Funds for Greendale's Polar Plunge Team

Middle School Buddy Club sponsored a Penny War between grade level teams to raise money for Greendale’s own team Ana’s Bunch for Milwaukee's Polar Plunge on March 18. Together the Middle School raised $287.91. Eighth grade Team Inspire, 7th grade Team Adventure, and 6th grade South Stars won a hat day for having the highest positive totals for each grade level. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

GMS Forensics Team Takes 2nd Place at State Tournament

GMS won the 2nd place trophy at the state Forensics tournament in mid March! There were 63 teams and over 1,000 students competing at Brookfield Central High School. Team members qualified for finals in their individual categories and one student took third place! Congratulations! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Community Kids Club Learned From Visiting Village Establishments

GMS's after-school club, "Community Kids Club", had many insightful questions and fun while touring local Village establishments and businesses this winter! Thank you again to our local places for welcoming us in to share how you run your business in Greendale and answering everything we wanted to know. We are appreciative of having businesses like you in Greendale. Our Community Kids Club looks forward to learning from more community members this spring! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Eighth Grade Math Classes Celebrate Pi Day (3/14)

Upper and Lower 8th grade math classes celebrated Pi Day (3/14) with a few fun activities in the GMS Library! These hands-on activities allowed students to explore what Pi means, and how to find it on a variety of different items. A few students even brought in pie to share! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS Battle of the Books Winners Take 12th in State!

Congratulations to the Greendale Middle School Battle of the Books School winners, Words of Wisdom! This clever, hard-working team placed 12th out of 147 middle school teams in the State competition. Great job, Panthers! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Learning About Progressive Era & Career-Related Skills Come Together for 8th Grade History Students

Greendale Middle School Team Inspire 8th Graders learned about the Progressive Era of U.S. History through multiple experience-based class activities. In early March, their Progressive Networking "party" was a big success. Students worked in groups to create an informative brochure about a cause from the Progressive Era. Then, they learned about the importance of networking and fundraising at a Progressive "business networking party." Four students per class played the part of philanthropists. Teams competed to persuade each philanthropist to support their cause. Students also persuaded their classmates to support their cause through a partnership or by making a donation. Students and teachers had excellent conversations and the students learned some career-readiness skills. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Congrats to February Panther PRIDE Winners

Congratulations to the Greendale Middle School February Panther P.R.I.D.E. winners. Every month the grade-level teams pick a student that is showing outstanding effort in the areas of Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Diligence, and Empathy. The teachers submit their winners, a short paragraph is read aloud about each student, and they are presented a t-shirt, a gift certificate for personal pizza, a pen, and their letter of recognition. (One winner was not pictured.) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Great Atmosphere at Home Volleyball Games!

Thank you to the Greendale Middle School volleyball players and staff for an exciting season this year in front of the home fans. Our final home game was vs. St. Francis (pictured here) in late February. We appreciate all the support for the players and the positive atmosphere at GMS! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Seventh Grade Team Adventure Works With 1st Grade Buddies

Students from Greendale Middle School's 7th grade Team Adventure visited the 1st grade classes at Canterbury Elementary. The big and little buddies worked together to create a snowman art piece to celebrate winter! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale

Eighth Graders Share Their Research on Mental Health Issues at Family Wellness Event

Eighth grade students presented on many important topics surrounding mental health in our community during the Family Wellness Event in February. Thank you to the families that attended and allowed our awesome GMS students to share their voices! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Buddies Build Skills Together

In mid February, the first and second graders from College Park visited their 7th grade buddies at Greendale Middle School. They worked on literacy and math skills together. Students wrote an autobiographical poem, tackled some math problems and generally just enjoyed their time with one another. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Art Students Preparing for the Next Big Project

Greendale Middle School students are expanding their creativity in Art class this winter! In early February, the 7th grade students are researching for their next big art project and the 8th grade students are experimenting with clay to prepare for their Sculpture in the Round Project in art. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Congrats to All the 2023 Battle of the Books Competitors

Greendale Middle School held its 2023 Battle of the Books competition on Thursday, February 2. Students read a specific list of books and answered questions as a team during a battle session held in the MPR. Fifteen student teams competed for the chance to earn trophies (the members of the top three teams get trophies) and prizes (Amazon gift cards) and a chance to represent GMS at the state-level competition. One teacher team competed just for fun. Everyone who competes had their name in a raffle for additional prizes which were given out at the Battle of the Books celebration on Friday, when the winners were announced.

First place: Words of Wisdom (7th graders), received 360 points (only missed one question), will represent GMS in the upcoming State Battle. Second place: Night Owls (8th graders) scored 310 points. Third place: IDK (7th & 8th graders), scored 255 points. Congratulations to all the hard-working students who took part in this year’s battle! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Science Lesson Brings New Insights to Light for 6th Graders

In late January, in Science, our 6th grade students were working on models showing how light waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through different materials. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Fun Activities Help 8th Graders Review Concepts Around Energy

At the end of January, Greendale Middle School students on the lower 8th grade team reviewed big ideas learned last year about energy, energy conversions, and energy transfers in systems through games like Jenga, dominoes, rubber band target practice, Marble roller coasters, card tower building, snap circuits, and ping pong ball bounce off. After students explored at each station, they identified which big ideas about energy helped explain what they observed. Students then determined which big ideas may not have been represented and offered ideas on new stations that would demonstrate those ideas. Classes will build on these ideas during the 8th grade physics unit exploring why objects start and stop moving. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Grade Team Dresses Up Like Book Characters to Celebrate Finishing Novel

Seventh grade students and staff on Team Adventure dressed up like characters from the book The Outsiders in mid January. It was a fun way to make meaningful connections to the literature and celebrate finishing this classic novel! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Enjoying Chill Out & Read Challenge Activities

Greendale Middle School students have the opportunity to participate in the Chill Out and Read Challenge that is running through January 31, 2023. They can earn virtual tickets for real prizes by logging their reading, writing reviews and doing a variety of activities. PIctured are students attending the Chill Out and Read Meet Up which was one of the activity badges offered to earn a raffle ticket. The students enjoyed snacks, socializing, and playing games in a fun bonding experience. To register for the challenge, go to: https://greendalepubliclibrary.beanstack.org and good luck! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students, Teachers Celebrate End of Book Study with Character Dress-Up

Seventh graders on Team Adventure, and their teachers, dressed up like characters from the book The Outsiders.  It was a fun way to celebrate finishing this classic novel!

Students Help Out at St. Al's Food Pantry

Some GMS students helped out in January at the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry and learned what volunteering and charity work means. Students collected food items from donation sites, checked expiration dates, and sorted and shelved items. They also packed bags for the pantry to distribute to families. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Winter Concerts Showcase Music Students' Hard Work & Talent

The Greendale Middle School December Winter Concert was a popular ticket with students performing over two evenings. The student performances, Orchestra directed by Jim Hebbe, Choir directed by Emily Wrobel, and Band directed by Sam Kovach, were a wonderful mixture of upbeat current sounds and holiday classics. As seen here, the 6th grade Orchestra performed in front of a standing-room-only crowd. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Class of 2027 Checking Out All GHS Has to Offer

The future GHS Class of 2027 got to see what GHS has to offer at Freshman Transition Night 12/13. Greendale’s 8th grade students and their families turned out in force for this event. The event began with a Co-Curricular Fair, which allowed students to check out all of the clubs, sports, and activities that they can get involved in at GHS. Following the Co-Curricular Fair, administrators, counselors and staff shared a presentation in the auditorium. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

High School Computer Science Students Do Activity With 8th Graders and Share Insight

One of the High School Computer Science classes came to the Middle School in mid December to do a digital escape room with the 8th Grade Info Tech classes. The 8th graders were partnered up with a high schooler for the activity and had an opportunity to ask questions about the high school and the Computer Science classes available to them. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Create African Quilt Squares to Share Learning on Tragedy of Slavery

In November, Team Inspire eighth graders investigated the tragedy of slavery and learned about ways individuals and communities triumphed over slavery. After learning about African textiles and African American quilting traditions, each student created a quilt square to share their understanding. Once the quilt was pieced together students learned from each other by comparing vocabulary words and ideas. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Book Club Murals Celebrate Being Open to Others' Differences

At Greendale Middle School, Team Adventure 7th graders created group murals for their book club final project in English class. Each mural is an artistic celebration of the importance of being open to others' differences and how that is shown in the books they read. Each group did a beautiful job! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Kindness Week Brought a Lot of Smiles!

GMS Kindness Week in November was a great success! Theme days included: thanking a teacher to show gratitude, learning to say "hello" to someone in another language, and making predictions of which countries would win in the first round of the World Cup Soccer tournament. Students and staff also participated in a be-kind-to-yourself pajama day and a kindness-is-my-superpower dress up like a superhero day. For service learning, students created placemats for the Community Projects for Seniors Thanksgiving meals-on-wheels program. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Whole-School Drive to Help Homeless Veterans Made a Difference!

Thank you so much for supporting the 7th grade Team Integrity's Thanksgiving/personal-item drive for the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative! Look at how many boxes they FILLED for area veterans in need. They also sent along a nice stack of cards and letters. Items were picked up from GMS before Thanksgiving, in time to bless veterans during this holiday season. Thank you for reminding, encouraging and donating. This was a wonderful outcome from a whole-school effort. This project made a difference! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

GMS Community Kids Club Has Fun Exploring the Greendale Village

Greendale Middle School's Community Kids Club have been having a wonderful time after school this fall exploring a variety of places around Greendale in the Village. Students have been meeting a variety of community members to learn about Greendale's special and unique history, as well as just seeing places that are familiar or brand new! We are grateful for the community members who have taken time out of their day to spend time with us! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Reading Rampage a Well-Attended Event Around the Love of Books

The twentieth annual Reading Rampage took place at the Greendale Public Library on Saturday, November 12. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade were invited to participate in a read-a-thon that included snacks, prizes, and a pizza lunch. Sixty four students attended the event, and all received a free book. This event was sponsored by the Greendale Public Library, Greendale Middle School, and St. Alphonsus School. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Drive to Collect Items for Homeless Veterans a Big Success

In honor of Veterans Day, the 7th grade Team Integrity students spearheaded an effort this week to collect personal items and items for Thanksgiving baskets to be given to the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative (MHVI), who will then distribute them to Milwaukee Veterans in need. Team integrity along with other Social Studies classes also made cards for our veterans. The whole school got in on the project and it was a great success. Every single donation, no matter how small, was a part of this strong GMS effort. Thanks to everyone who participated! And Thank You to our Veterans! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Sixth Grade Studying Great Lakes in Science

In early November, 6th grade Science classes have been investigating and developing models that represent food chains and food webs in our Great Lakes. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

In Fall Clean and Green Event 7th Graders Help Senior Citizens With Chores

Several senior citizens in the community received help with fall chores from Greendale Middle School seventh grade students during the recent Clean and Green event. Students raked leaves, cleared yards of sticks and debris, pulled weeds, swept, etc. This annual autumn “Clean and Green” effort is part of the GMS service-learning education. Both the residents and the students found this a productive and rewarding day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Students Get Amazing Science Experiences on Florida Trip

Fifty Greendale Middle School students attended an amazing Splash into Science trip to the Florida Keys and Everglades from 10/26-10/30/22. The students experienced kayaking through mangrove canals, swimming with dolphins, dissecting squid (see photo here), a night hike through the everglades, visiting a turtle hospital, and snorkeling in the Atlantic Ocean. (GMS will soon be sharing information about their trip to Washington D.C. in October of 2023!) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Sources of Strength Teams to Support Well-Being of All Community Members

Some GMS and GHS students and staff participated in Sources of Strength training in mid fall. Through a morning of fun, relationship-building and information about Sources of Strength, this group learned about the power of hope, health, and strength in supporting the well-being of all members of our community. These teams are now ready to create campaigns that support this message all school year long. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Enjoy Time With First Grade Buddies

Lower 7th grade students enjoyed a trip over to Canterbury to work on activities with their 1st grade buddies. They all were glad to spend time together outside on a mild fall day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Volunteer to Read With Young Learners in Community

Some Greendale Middle School 7th graders had a wonderful morning volunteering with the Read with Me program at Next Door Foundation in mid October! Once a month, GMS 7th graders have the opportunity to travel to Next Door Foundation in Milwaukee to read, sing, count, and interact with little ones ages 1-3. Greendale Middle School has enjoyed partnering with Next Door Foundation through Read with Me and Books for Kids book drives for many years, and we love seeing our students mentoring the littlest readers and learners in the community! Multiple students asked for literature on how they could come back and volunteer on their own with their families. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Students Gaining Cooking Skills in After-School Club

Cooking Club, one of many after-school clubs/activities offered at Greendale Middle School, is in full swing this fall. The students worked with an autumn theme to make pumpkin pie parfaits and apple pie crescent roll treats! They also learn important life skills along the way including kitchen safety, measuring skills and plating and presentation. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

These GMS students are building connections and relationships with their peers. Recently, this class visited the Milwaukee County Zoo and Swan's Pumpkin Farm. They were strengthening their community and communication skills through this real life experience. It was wonderful to welcome parents and grandparents as chaperones on the field trips.

Sixth Graders Analyzing and Enjoying a Good Novel

Sixth graders have been studying the novel "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" in mid October. They’ve been analyzing plot elements, answering high-level questions through written responses, and enjoying a shared novel. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Team-Building Activities Are a Fun Way to Learn Important Life Skills

Students in 7th grade Team Integrity held a Team-Building Day on October 7. Learning to work well with others as part of a team is an important skill that can be used throughout life. These activities were also a great way to get to know one another better. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

GMS Holds PRIDE Kickoff Tailgate Party

October 7, Greendale Middle School hosted its annual P.R.I.D.E (named for the GMS character education program that focuses on perseverance, respect, integrity, diligence, empathy) kickoff tailgate party. The event took place on the east front lawn of the middle school. Lots of families turned out for a grilled picnic dinner and the chance to visit with other families. Afterwards, some members of the crowd walked over to Greendale High School to watch the Greendale Panther Varsity Football Team defeat Whitnall, 49 to 27. Many people attending this “Pink Out” game wore pink in support of Breast Cancer research. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Sixth Grade Scientists Work Outside to Collect Data/Conduct Investigations

Even though the evenings and nights can be chilly this time of year, the sunny daytime in fall in Greendale can still allow some work in our outdoor classrooms! Here some of our sixth graders at Greendale Middle School were outside in early October collecting data while conducting various scientific investigations. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Seventh Graders Create Pixel Art Drawings in Info Tech

Seventh grade students in Information Technology were spending time learning about Conditional Formatting options on Google Sheets in early October. The students took their knowledge and new learning about the formatting rules to create their own Pixel Art drawings. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Create Celebration Kits for Food Pantry

Team Inspire eighth graders completed their first home base challenge: collecting items to create celebration kits to donate to St. Alphonsus Food Pantry. Each kit contains a cake pan, cake mix, container of frosting and...a can of soda! Did you know that you can bake a cake, replacing the oil, water and egg with a can of soda? Thank you to all who donated to help make upcoming events a little more special for people who need help.

Eighth Graders Analyze the Culture at GMS in Humanities

At the end of September, students in Upper 8th Grade spent time during their humanities block describing the culture of GMS. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Cross Country Team Representing GMS With PRIDE

Stretching (and team-building) can be fun as is proved by these members of the Greendale Middle School Cross Country Team at the recent Fox River Middle School Meet! At both of their recent meets, the students showed their GMS PRIDE by displaying positive attitudes, sportsmanship (cheering and encouraging their teammates and those from other schools) and all around good citizenship. Way to go, Panthers!  #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Tour Shows Sixth Graders How to Enjoy All the Resources of the GMS Library

Sixth grade Panthers got a chance to explore the Greendale Middle School library for the first time with the help from Librarian Mrs. Speare in early September. Students got to sample different novels, learn about finding books, and met the library staff. Each student checked out a book of their choice for independent reading! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Farewell Assembly Sends Our 8th Graders on to High School

On the evening of June 9, Greendale Middle School celebrated the 8th Grade Farewell Assembly at Greendale High School's Gavinski Stadium. After the students processed in, the 8th grade Band members played the National Anthem, followed by a message to the students from Principal John Weiss. Two student representatives spoke and then the 8th grade Orchestra performed. The crowd of parents, family members and friends then heard a song sung by the 8th grade Choir members. Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Amidzich spoke to the students and then each student's name was called and they received their 8th grade diplomas. Congrats to the future class of 2026! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherPride

Music Students Shine at Spring Concerts!

The final weeks of the school year at Greendale Middle School are busy ones with many events taking place each day, including our Spring music concerts. Congratulations to all of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Choir, Orchestra, and Band students on their awesome performances! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

The Most Senior Citizen Ever Were Helped By 7th Grade Team Integrity Spring Clean & Green

The Team Integrity 7th grade semi-annual service project Spring 2022 Clean and Green was a success because of 9 parent volunteers, 2 teachers, 1 administrator and 65 students from 7th grade Team Integrity. Sixteen Greendale senior citizens were helped with their indoor and outdoor spring cleaning projects--the MOST EVER! #PantherPride #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Eighth Graders Host Project Impact Service Fair After Researching Social Issues

Team Inspire 8th graders presented at the Project Impact Service Fair on Friday, June 3. Students formed groups, selected a social issue they cared about, researched it, and then designed and implemented their own service project to inspire change. Topics ranged from animal testing to healthcare access to human trafficking. Some students also spent the time participating in physical community service helping beautify the GMS grounds and working the GHS garden. We are so proud of the students' work on Project Impact! Thank you to all families and students who attended the fair to support the projects. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Students Enjoying Robust Lineup of After-School Activities

Greendale Middle School has been offering a super lineup of after-school activities for students this spring. Here are some scenes from recent meetings of the Lego Club and Panther Spirit Club. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Cooking Club Teaches Culinary Skills With Tasty Results!

The after-school Cooking Club is underway at Greendale Middle School. Over 45 students have signed up to participate and learn some culinary skills. This spring they are making Spaghetti Cups and Mini Tiramisu, Taco Pinwheels with Churro Chex mix and finally- French Toast Cups with Turkey Sausages! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Students' Creativity on Display at Gallery Night

Greendale Middle School held its Gallery Night on Wednesday, May 11. The event celebrated the art, design and creativity in the students' work this year, with art and design displays, and live music. GMS students have worked very hard so this was a nice event for our community to see the results of their learning, diligence and talent. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

String Squad Music Mob Performs for Younger Students

GMS Orchestra students donned their "String Squad Music Mob" attire and headed out to our elementary schools to perform. The 7th & 8th Graders performed a few 'popular' string arrangements, combined with choreography, to entertain the younger students and their teachers.

Eighth Graders Learn How Meiosis Can Produce Siblings With Different Traits

This spring, eighth grade students in Ms. McIlheran's Science classes created "pigeons" as part of their explorations of how meiosis can produce siblings with unique traits. Students modeled the process of meiosis with paper chromosomes and randomly selected paper gametes to determine what variations would appear in their new pigeons, relying on their studies of alleles and Mendelian genetics. Students then analyzed and explained why their resulting pigeons were all different. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

GMS Play Promises to Be an Exciting Evening

GHS Theatre and the Greendale Middle School are working hard in preparation for the GMS play “Tales of Trickery” to be held Friday, May 6. Photo here was from a play rehearsal. The evening performance, open to the public, will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Greendale High School Auditorium. There is no charge but donations will be accepted. (The play's director, Julia Brooks, is a GMS and GHS alumni!) Break a leg! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Eighth Graders Learn About DNA By Extracting It From Strawberries

Eighth grade students in Ms. McIlheran's Science classes extracted DNA from strawberries as part of their explorations of how the structures of cells affect the traits of organisms in early May. Students created their own DNA extraction solution and were able to touch the collected strawberry DNA by the end of their experiments! Students used this activity as a springboard for their individual summaries on our research about genes, DNA, and chromosomes. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Student Activity Night Fun for Students and Helps the Community

Greendale Middle School's student activity night on Friday, April 22, was a fun and well-attended evening! Thank you to all of the parents that helped chaperone and thank you to all of the students that participated in the GMS Book Drive at the event. GMS collected hundreds of books that will be donated to the Next Door Foundation. There were a few new activities this time including bingo and a photo booth! Students had the opportunity to get their picture taken with the GMS Panther! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale

Campus Tours Show Students Post High School Opportunities

On April 22, Greendale Middle School 8th graders took virtual "tours" of Milwaukee Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This is part of the Academic & Career Planning (ACP) work that our 8th graders are doing this year and it was a wonderful chance for students to be able to hear about the many opportunities ahead of them in high school and post high school. In the MATC presentation, students were told about an upcoming Open House event. GMS and GHS students and parents should consider attending to check out all MATC has to offer. (See the flyer shown here for details.) #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Earth Day Inspires 6th Graders to Clean Up Surrounding Area

The 6th grade Science classes went out into the Greendale Middle School's surrounding areas to clean up litter and trash in honor of Earth Day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Sixth Graders Learn About Ancient Egyptians With 'Apple Mummies'

Sixth graders in Dennis Folker's Social Studies class peeled apples and then mummified them by packing them in salt and baking soda on February 7. The students 'unwrapped' their 'apple mummies' on April 4, after 8 weeks/60 days of preservation. No smell, no mold, no decay...just dehydration, like Egyptians of old! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

8th Graders Study Plate Tectonics, Build Models of Plate Boundaries

As Team Discovery 8th graders wrapped up their exploration of plate tectonics in late March, they applied their engineering skills to create working models of randomly assigned plate boundaries. Students had to, within the class period and with materials provided, design and build a moving model that demonstrated how the processes under Earth's surface cause the surface of Earth to change in unique ways, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and other geologic features. Later, students will individually explain how their models were successful in demonstrating core concepts and what they would do with more time and extra materials. Great collaboration, creativity, AND time management shown by our 8th grade students! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Sixth Graders Calculate Pi Using Ancient Formulas

Sixth grade students measured the circumference and the diameter of circles to calculate pi (Pi=C/d) for Pi Day (3/14). This formula goes back approximately 4,000 years to the Greeks, Babylonians, or even the Egyptians...we're not entirely sure who was first. Later 'improvements' were made by Chinese and Indian mathematicians. It was also another chance to practice using the metric system. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Health Class Teaching Students About Nutrition

Students in Health are learning about nutrition in March. They made smoothies with no added sugars and calculated calories from sugars. They are also working on a project about healthy menu choices at restaurants, complete with calculations about fats, carbs, and sugars. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Sixth Graders Studying China's Historical Sites in Social Studies

In March, Students in 6th grade social studies are researching historical sites in China and sharing information in a written letter about the significance of the tourist location in Chinese culture. This supports their investigations of the ancient civilizations. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

GMS Battle of the Books Team Rocks State Competition

Congratulations to the Greendale Middle School Battle of the Books team for achieving Honor Club Status in the 2022 state-wide competition! The Trailblazers team competed during the last week of February and placed 19th out of the 123 schools that competed. They earned 300 points out of 370, which earned them the Honor Club Status. Way to go Trailblazers! #PantherPride #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Health and Wellness Event Features 8th Grade Projects

Thursday, March 3, a good crowd turned out at GMS for Greendale Schools third annual free community wellness event from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. “Family Experiences for Wellness” included an opportunity to view student projects on health and wellness prepared by our 8th Graders enrolled in Healthy Choices. The event began in the GMS Bergner Gym at 6:00 p.m. with a presentation by Dr. Philip Chard, a practicing psychotherapist, award-winning columnist with Shepherd Express, national speaker and author of the "Healing Earth" and "Absolutely Out of My Mind". Dr. Chard presented information on anxiety and how parents can support their students in anxious times by utilizing easy to practice tools and tactics. His presentation focused on anxiety-minimizing techniques the whole family can use. From 6:45 until 7:30 p.m., the community was invited to view the student-created projects on mental health topics and learn about local wellness resources and opportunities in the MPR. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Students Enjoy Trip to Washington DC

Greendale Middle School students in 7th and 8th grade had the opportunity to travel to Washington DC from February 11 to February 14. On the trip, students visited many memorials, museums, and historical places, all of which highlighted particular parts of our government and/or American history. Among the students' favorites were the International Spy museum, the Lincoln Memorial, and Mount Vernon. Also, a group of 4 students had the opportunity to represent Greendale Middle School at Arlington National Cemetery by performing a wreath laying ceremony. Despite cold temperatures on a couple of the days, the trip was wonderful, and we have gotten positive feedback from many students and parents. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong #PantherPride

10 GMS Students Performing in Upcoming GHS Spring Musical

It's almost time for the Greendale High School Spring Musical! This year, 60 kids onstage (including 10 Greendale Middle School students!), another 25 backstage, plus more in the Pit Orchestra will bring OLIVER! to life in the GHS Auditorium. (The photo here shows the stage crew getting the set ready in late February.) Performances open to the public are: Fri. & Sat., Mar. 4-5 and Mar. 11-12 at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Mar. 6, at 2:00 p.m.; and Thurs., Mar. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Except for the Thurs., Mar. 10 Senior Citizen benefit (open seating, $8 for all seats), seats for regular performances are reserved and may be purchased online. Tickets are $10 for adults/$8 for students for the Fri. and Sat. evening shows; $7 for all seats for the Sunday matinee. Go to http://ghstheatre.seatyourself.biz/ for tickets. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Buddy Club Helping Support Greendale's Special Olympians

The week of February 14, the Buddy Club at Greendale Middle School held a Penny War and all of the proceeds are going to the Polar Plunge at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Saturday, February 26, to benefit the Special Olympics. They are donating to the team “Ana's Bunch” who will be plunging in honor of Ana and the other Greendale Special Olympians. Several GMS alumni are now Olympians and 2 former students are members of the plunging team! The team's namesake, Ana is an Olympian with Down Syndrome and a student at GHS. Members of the GMS Buddy Club collected donations at lunch. There were containers marked with each grade level. (The winning grade will have a future “hat day” as a reward.) GHS Buddy Club has two members that will be taking the Polar Plunge into the chilly water. They are selling locker decorations for $1.00. GHS students can buy a locker dec from Mrs. Geiger in the GHS Athletics/Activities office. If you are interested in supporting Ana's Bunch, make an on-line donation using this link: https://tinyurl.com/yumufc69. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong #PantherPride

8th Graders Create Butterflies in Honor of Holocaust Victims Following Study

Team Inspire 8th graders began their study of the Holocaust the week of February 14 in Humanities. After building their background knowledge, they each created a butterfly in honor of a Holocaust victim. The butterflies can be viewed in the GMS library. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Musical Skills Are Sharpened at Before-School Weekly Rehearsals

Many Greendale Middle School students participate in the before-school music programs. GMS has three groups that attend weekly rehearsals beginning at 7:00 a.m. These include the Jazz Band, String Squad, and Chamber Orchestra. Photo here is from a morning rehearsal in early February. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Volleyball Season Is Underway!

The season's first volleyball matches are underway in February at Greendale Middle School! The photo here shows a match against Cudahy. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong #PantherPride

Students Collect Food and Assemble Lunches to Help Homeless

Team Inspire 8th graders and their 6th grade Northstar buddies collected food items throughout the month of January. In early February, they met and packed over 200 "lunch packs for later" to be distributed by Street Angels, an organization helping to support Milwaukee's homeless population. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong #PantherPride

Students Studying Chemical Reactions in 7th Grade Science

In 7th grade science in early February, students are investigating how people could heat up food in an emergency situation. Students recognized they need to make a flameless heater (like in a MRE - meal ready to eat) with a chemical reaction. These photos are their prototypes of their MRE's. Students are in the process of getting feedback from other groups and will be re-designing their MRE's. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

17 Teams Rock the 2022 Battle of the Books

The Greendale Middle School held its 2022 Battle of the Books at the end of January. This year, 58 students and four teachers competed. Out of the 17 teams that participated, most teams got very good scores. The student team that got a PERFECT score of 375 points is the 6th-grade team called the Trailblazers! The second place team is also from 6th grade, the Rapid Panthers. Their score was 345 points, so they only missed 2 questions. The third place team is from 8th grade and earned a score of 320 points. Congrats to the Random Name Generators.

The top three finishing teams will receive a trophy and members of the top two teams also received a Barnes & Noble gift card. At the Battle of the Books celebration, there were also 30 names drawn for raffle prizes. The Trailblazers will represent GMS in the State Battle of the Books competition at the end of February. Good luck to them and CONGRATULATIONS to all teams for taking the initiative to join and participate in this event. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Chill Out and Read Challenge Adds Extra Fun to Winter Reading

Greendale Middle School students have the opportunity to participate in the Chill Out and Read Challenge that is running through January 31. They can earn virtual tickets for real prizes by logging their reading, writing reviews and doing a variety of activities. An activity option is attending virtual and in-person meet ups to discuss books, socialize and play games. The in-person meetup was on Thursday, January 20, after school. Students enjoyed getting to know each other by playing a winter "Would You Rather," Kahoot, and sharing their favorite books. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Panelist Share How They Inspire Positive Change in Their Communities

In early January, students from 8th grade Team Inspire heard from five different panelists who spoke about how they bring about positive change in their communities. The panel was designed to inspire the students with their own service projects, moving forward. SIncere thanks to our panelists: Ryan Clancy, Nyesha Stone, Peggy Creer, Lynne Raines, and Ross Romenesko. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Winter Sports Competitions Are in Full Swing

Greendale Middle School after-school winter sports programs are in full swing! Congratulations to the Basketball and Wrestling Teams as they hosted Greenfield and Oak Creek in early January. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong #PantherPride

Students' Musical Talent and Hard Work Shine at Winter Concerts

Congratulations to all of the Greendale Middle School music groups for their wonderful performances at their 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade Winter Concerts in mid December! It was clear that the students worked very hard to prepare for their performances, took PRIDE in their work, and got everyone ready for the winter break. We thank all of the families that attended the concerts in support of the students. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Class of 2026 Check Out All the Opportunities at GHS

The Class of 2026 Got to See What Greendale High School Has to Offer at Freshman Transition Night! Our 8th grade students and their families turned out in force for the recent Freshman Transition Night at Greendale High School. The event began with a Co-Curricular Fair, which allowed students to check out all of the clubs, sports, and activities that GHS has to offer. Following the Co-Curricular Fair, administrators, counselors and staff shared a presentation in the auditorium. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Seventh Grade Students Model Molecules in Chemistry Unit

In the unit Chemistry in December, 7th grade science classes are modeling molecules. They have investigated how the structure of plastics (polymers) relate to their varied properties. Students were creating human chains of molecules/monomers, polymers and cross-linked polymers. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Buddy Club Virtual Bingo Game Sparks Acts of Kindness

The Greendale Middle School Buddy Club had a November Virtual Bingo game where students could do various acts of service like making dinner for their family (with parent permission) or not complaining for a day to collect points. Four buddy club members submitted their Bingo Cards and got Kindness Swag for their prizes. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

So Many Opportunities for Students at GMS

The week of December 6 was a busy one at the middle school with many activities taking place both in and out of the classroom. This is a photo from one of the home basketball games. The sign-up for the wide variety of Winter Activities was underway for our Middle School students and the activities began the week of Dec 13. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Sixth Graders Reflect on Thankfulness and Gratitude

Check out this photo of the “Thankful Tree” that our 6th grade students created during their ACP Advisory just before the Thanksgiving break. Students reflected on those things that they are thankful for and appreciate. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Eighth Graders Learn About Design Thinking

In November, Team Inspire eighth graders learned about design thinking, a process used in many careers from advertising to design and engineering. After designing several chair prototypes, they collaborated to design a public park. Their designs invite visitors to learn more about the Reconstruction period and to have conversations to build community. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

All-School Service Project Brings Joy to Area Seniors for Thanksgiving

The GMS Buddy Club sponsored an all-school service project to help bring some joy to Community Projects for Seniors this Thanksgiving. GMS students took a little time this past week to decorate placemats to be delivered with hot Thanksgiving meals. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale

Girls on the Run Program Has a Host of Benefits

Sunday, November 13, the Girls on the Run team from GMS completed their ending event 5K at American Family Field. GOTR is a non-profit organization for girls ages 3-9th grade. The program focuses on helping young girls learn self-confidence, recognize positive relationships, help them grow mentally and physically through their girl wheel and guiding them with focus on pushing their comfort zone to do something they haven't done before. GOTR is an awesome program where lifelong lessons are learned and real friendships are created! We are strong, we are powerful, we are GIRLS! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

6th and 8th Grade Buddies Meet and Form Connections

In November, 8th graders from Team Inspire met for the second time with their 6th grade buddies. The pairs competed in a Kahoot to see who knew GMS the best, created goofy self portraits, and designed placemats for meal deliveries for the elderly in the community. This mentoring program aims to build connections and relationships through GMS; this meet was a great day for just that! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Song Lyrics Inspire Visual Representation in Poetry Unit in 7th Grade English

Seventh grade students in Mr. Weishaar's English class are studying figurative language in song lyrics to kick of their poetry unit in mid November. They are creating a visual representation of a line they have chosen from a song. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Eighth Graders Create Social Media Campaign to Thank Veterans

The 8th grade Team Inspire students created a social media campaign to thank our veterans in honor of Veterans Day. They are grateful and inspired by the service of our nation's veterans. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Snap Circuits Engage Students in Hands-On Learning in Science

In 7th grade Science class in early November, students used snap circuits recently to investigate electrical energy transfer. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Bullet Journal Club Provides a Creative Outlet and Fun!

At a recent meeting of the after-school Bullet Journal Club, students seemed absorbed in working on their journals. A bullet journal is a journal you can use to express yourself, show your art, be creative, be organized and have fun. These students bring a notebook or a journal then use the markers and supplies provided for an hour of writing, doodling, planning and organizing. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Clean & Green Helps Area Seniors, Shows 7th Graders the Satisfaction of Service

Twelve Greendale residents received help from 57 Greendale Middle School seventh grade students from Team Integrity during the October 20 Clean and Green event. Students helped to rake leaves, clear yards of sticks and debris, pull weeds, sweep, etc. This annual autumn “Clean and Green” effort is part of GMS service-learning education. Thank you to the 9 parent/grandparent volunteers that drove the students! Both the residents and the students found this a productive and rewarding day. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Maintaining Earth Club Working to Help Environmental Issues

Greendale Middle School students in the Maintaining Earth Club were engaged in a variety of activities at their after-school meeting on October 13. Students were recycling plastic grocery bags by cutting them into strips and creating wound balls of the plastic so that it can be crocheted into "mercy mats", which will be donated to area homeless shelters. Some other students were making a natural background for the enclosure for the classroom's gecko. Still others are creating informative slides and videos to inform the school about environmental issues and highlight the club's initiatives. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Card Games Club Has Fun Learning Lots of Great Games

The Greendale Middle School after-school activities are up and running in early October! On the day this photo was taken members of the Card Games club were engaged in playing the game Speed. They had previously learned to play Spoons. Later on they will be taught how to play Hearts. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Energy Transfer Is the Topic of Study for 7th Grade Scientists

Seventh grade science students at Greendale Middle School are investigating energy transfer between objects in early October; 1. a basketball and racquetball and 2. pendulum and air molecules. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Girls Basketball Part of Robust Lineup of Activities for Students at GMS

Greendale Middle School students had a successful first month of the school year. They are actively engaged both in and out of the classroom. GMS offers many opportunities for students to be involved in activities that interest them after school. (These opportunities are located on the Student Activity Board outside the main office, and are shared with the students during their lunch and through announcements.)

Congratulations to their Girls Basketball Team as they hosted their first home games of the year. The scene here is from a game against Muskego Lakes at the end of September. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Students Embracing All GMS Has to Offer

By the week of September 20, GMS students seemed comfortable with their schedules and were very involved in all that the middle school has to offer both in and out of the classroom. The photo here shows 7th grade students conducting a gravitational and kinetic energy lab in science. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale
 

Seventh Graders Relish Science Lab

Seventh graders at Greendale Middle School in Ms. Burish's science class seemed to relish their first lab of the new school year during the week of September 6. The topic was investigating how speed affects kinetic energy. #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence #PantherStrong

Bergner Gymnasium Dedicated at GMS

Greendale Schools celebrated the dedication of the Bergner Gymnasium at GMS in a special ceremony on Saturday, August 14. Guests at the event were welcomed by GHS Varsity Cheerleaders and Mr. Weiss, heard speeches from Dr. Amidzich and the longtime PE teacher and Greendale Coach Dick Bergner’s children and former students, and enjoyed commemorative treats shared by the family. Many thanks to everyone for joining us in the celebration! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence

Students Help Plant New Trees

Thank you to all of the students who helped plant new trees on the middle school grounds during the last week of May. Here are some of the new trees! #PantherPride

Choir Students Connect, Collaborate

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Check out this official release of our virtual choir recording featuring many of our middle and high school singers! The Greendale Choir Teachers have been determined to find ways for students to connect with one another, and in this case, sing together again.

If you're looking for more music, the high school choir concert will be live-streamed Monday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Digital Students Help Clean Up Local Rivers

In May, Greendale Middle School teachers, Ms. Brown and Ms. McIlheran organized a service clean-up project. In conjunction with Milwaukee Riverkeeper, digital GMS students had the opportunity to give back to their area community to help clean a section of river that feeds into the Milwaukee River. Nice work, Panthers! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong #PantherPride

Students Excel at First Track Meet

On Wednesday, April 28, the 7th and 8th grade Track Team members participated in their first track meet. The students did a great job in all of their running and field events. While they did not compete against other schools, this intersquad meet provided the students an experience to participate in individual events. The team did an awesome job of supporting and cheering for each other! This event also prepares them for the upcoming virtual conference track meet. Congrats, Panthers! #PantherPride #PantherStrong

Students Learn About Origins of Henna Tattoos for Arab American Heritage Month

Sixth graders in Ms. Mutranowski's class learned a bit about the origin of henna tattoos during Arab American Heritage month in April. Known as Mehndi, the art of applying henna to hands and feet is an ancient custom on the asian subcontinent and may have originated in Egypt. The students discovered that henna was also used for its healing powers! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Fun Game Helps 8th Graders Learn Economics

On April 19, 8th graders competed in a Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge to earn rewards. They simulated capitalism, socialism, and communism as part of their economics unit. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Eighth Grade Studying Genetic Traits in Outdoor Classroom

On Tuesday April 6, students in 8th grade took advantage of the nice weather and their outdoor classroom. Students are learning how genetic traits are passed from one generation to the next. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Team Inspire 8th Graders Become "Empathy Advisors"

Team Inspire eighth-graders became "empathy advisors" during the second week of March. Working in teams they investigated issues like discrimination, inequality, stereotypes, and racism. On Friday, students learned how to be informed and take action to make our world more inclusive and welcoming to all. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Virtual Students Learn About Misleading Media

GMS students in our virtual classrooms are learning about misleading media in Social Studies! With guest teacher, Ms. Speare, they are using important literacy skills to evaluate the bias and credibility of media they encounter. With their learning is complete, students will have an understanding of what makes someone an expert, frameworks to use to analyze the credibility of a source, and some fact-checking websites. Check out this slideshow featuring their infographics that show their understanding of misleading media:  https://youtu.be/TQFJhmQpAJo

All GMS Forensics Team Members Heading to State!

The Greendale Middle School Forensics Team has participated in five virtual tournaments so far this year. GMS even hosted a tournament in February! The team has been working hard to perfect their speeches in categories like Prose, Poetry, Persuasive, Non-Original Oratory, and Demonstration. We are proud to announce that everyone on the team has qualified for the state tournament that will be held on March 21st! Special congratulations goes out to Taylor Skarban who placed first in her category of Persuasive speech during the Greendale Middle School and Cudahy Middle School tournaments. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherPride

GMS Battle of Books Team Is #25 in State!

The Book Nerds represented Greendale Middle School in the 2021 Statewide Battle of the Books at the end of February. The results have just been posted and the team placed in the top third of the 85 teams that participated this year, finishing in 25th place! These readers went above and beyond this year, reading 5,105 pages as a team. They also practiced skills such as collaborating, planning, and time management. Congratulations to them on all of their hard work and dedication! Be proud! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherPride

8th Graders Learn Studying Force and Friction Can Be Fun

Recently, Greendale Middle School 8th grade students participated in an activity in their science classes to identify forces and friction when sledding or snowboarding in snow. The students had a great time researching these scientific principles! #WeAreInspiringMinds

Sixth Graders Reflect and Write About Jo Ann Robinson and the 1955 Bus Boycott

Sixth graders at Greendale Middle School in Terri Mutranowski’s English class recently read a chapter on Jo Ann Robinson from the book, "Freedom Walkers-The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott". Jo Ann Robinson was perhaps the individual most instrumental in planning and publicizing the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, proposing the idea more than a year before it was implemented. The students then wrote about the lesson or message they felt the author, Russell Freedman, sent to his audience regarding Jo Ann Robinson's involvement with that historic event. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Girls 7th & 8th Grade Volleyball Season Underway

Greendale Middle School has had some busy weeks this winter, including the week of February 22, which included their first 7th and 8th grade Girls Volleyball Team matches of the season. The photo here is from a match versus Whitnall Middle School. #PantherPride

Presentation Inspires Students to Be Leaders for Justice

On February 25, ten seventh and eighth-grade students attended a virtual Student Leadership Day with the Illinois Holocaust Museum Center. Along with 500 students from states across the Midwest, GMS students investigated human rights and created a social media campaign. Hearing from keynote speaker Dr. Bettina Love fired students up to use their voice as leaders for justice. #WeAreInspiringMinds

Clay Captures Students' Artistic Talent

Greendale Middle School students showed their creativity in Art class in February during their clay unit. The pieces shown here are on display in the case located in the school's lobby. #WeAreInspiringMinds

GMS Math League Rocks MathCounts Competition

The Greendale Middle School Math League competed in the VIRTUAL Regional Milwaukee Chapter competition of the MathCounts on Friday, February 5. The eight Middle school Mathletes who participated were: 6th graders: Johnathan Chen, Colin Gregg, Braden Blask; 7th graders: Ansh Paranjiya, CJ Wilkinson, Noah Thomson; 8th graders: Colette Booth, Isabella Losee. Congrats to the team since all members placed in the top 100! Noah Thomson was the top qualifier from GMS and will be moving on to the state Competition. Thank you to all the mathletes for their hard work and preparation for this event. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherPride #PantherStrong

Digital and In-Person Students Working Hard!

Principal John Weiss reports in mid February that students in both learning environments are working very hard this year. Included here is a photo of experiences that are taking place in the choir classroom at GMS. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Book Nerds Team Wins GMS Battle of the Books With Perfect Score

The Greendale Middle School Battle of the Books final competition took place on Wednesday, January 27 in a virtual format. The scores were very impressive and it is evident that all team strengthened their teamwork skills, planning and time management skills, and of course, reading comprehension skills! Here are the top three winning teams. First Place: Book Nerds with a perfect score of 250/250; Second Place - Hogwart's Heroes closely behind with a score of 230/250; and Third Place - Book Beetles with a score of 210/250. The Book Nerds will represent GMS in the virtual State Battle of the Books competition in late February. Good luck to them and CONGRATULATIONS to all teams for taking the initiative to join and participate in this event. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Project Lets 8th Graders Share Their American Story

Team Inspire 8th graders added a little piece of their family history to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum without leaving home in mid January. As part of the year-long "We Are America" project, students are learning to tell their own stories about American identity. This museum project allowed them to choose any object or family tradition then write about its meaning to them. Several students chose to share their stories in our class gallery as part of this national project. http://yourstory.tenement.org/groups/greendale-middle-school. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Seventh Graders Hear From a Chemist

Recently, our 7th grade scientists met Dr. Madeline Colley through the Skype a Scientist Program. Dr. Colley is a chemist who focuses on using mass spectrometry to explain disease states in Alzheimer's disease. In addition to an engaging presentation, she discussed her experience as a first generation college student and her role as the first person in her family to study science. Her real-time demonstration of using lasers to conduct her research was impressive! Students shared Jambourd thank you notes with her following the presentation. 

Learn more at https://www.skypeascientist.com/

Eighth Grade Historians Research Equality in the 1850's

In late November, 8th grade student historians at Greendale Middle School were engaged in a Seeds of History project. Working independently and collaboratively using Google Meet, they researched who wanted a revolution for equality in the 1850's and identified the obstacles and opportunities that stood between them and equality. The students used inquiry (they examined what life was like in the antebellum era), investigation (asked research questions and used primary and secondary sources), collaboration (compared their answers with team members), interrogated the Constitution and Bill of Rights etc. to see if their historical person had access to democracy, and finally, interpreted what it means to need a revolution, or complete change, in order to achieve the American Dream. They thought critically and creatively to complete their presentations. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Second Quarter Activities Embraced by Students

Greendale Middle School's students are embracing second quarter digital activities! Students can choose to log on for a variety of activities including: Woodworking, Lit Squad Summary, Maintain Earth Club, Sheepshead Summary, Computer Games, Math Club, and MathCounts. The photo here shows a November meeting of the Math Club. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

GMS Staff Promote World Kindness Day in a Big Way

Greendale students and staff celebrated World Kindness day on November 13 and 16. In support of this event, the GMS and GHS Buddy Clubs teamed up with The Summer Shirt Project to offer students and families an opportunity to purchase Kindness Swag of all kinds. Part of the proceeds will help support Buddy Club activities. Here's a photo of some Greendale Middle School staff sporting their kindness wear. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Eighth Graders Reflect on Sacrifices of Our Veterans

On Veterans Day, November 11, we should all stop to remember the sacrifices our veterans have made. Team Inspire 8th graders reflected on the ways that the sacrifices of our service members have kept us safe and made our world a better place. Each student reflected on 11 ways they are grateful for the sacrifices of our veterans. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Digital Students "Walk" to NYC!

After learning about the geography of America, GMS digital students voted on the one place they would most like to visit in the US. The winner was New York City!  The students logged the number of miles they moved each week (walked, biked, skated, etc.) and we totaled them up. As a group, we moved more than 880 miles, meaning we "walked" all the way to NYC!  We will be hosting a NYC trivia challenge with the students to celebrate walking that far! #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

Orchestra Students Working Hard

Greendale Middle School orchestra students are working hard. Here are some students practicing in late October in their beautiful new orchestra room. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong #GDaleBuilds

Team Inspire 8th Graders Create Vision Statement

In mid September, Team Inspire 8th graders focused on setting their vision statement for the school year and prepared a mantra to help them stay balanced when working from home or school. Each student's vision statement is based on their values and strengths. They also brainstormed ideas to stay balanced this school year and took home a journal and fine-tip markers. The journals were made possible by a grant from Donors Choose. #WeAreInspiringMinds #PantherStrong

GMS Teacher's Story Featured in a Local Radio Broadcast

Erin McCarthy, an eighth grade social studies teacher at Greendale Middle School, and the 2020 Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year, had a piece she shared about looking for who is left out of the story in our textbooks featured on a radio broadcast on August 23. Ms. McCarthy originally shared this story, which takes the audience inside a middle school classroom to see what happens when we don't tell the whole story about history, at the Spectacular Slam at Turner Hall in Milwaukee before the COVID shutdown. Two of her students helped emcee the event. This story was featured on Ex Fabula Radio on Riverwest 104.1 FM. If you missed the original airing, you can listen to it here: https://www.riverwestradio.com/show/ex-fabula/

GMS Students Study, Present On Public Health Matters

This spring, our GMS 8th Grade Health Students researched important public health topics and presented their findings in a digital format. From PTSD to cyberbullying to the affects of stress on the mind and body and others.

Check out a sampling of the projects at this link. https://bit.ly/2zJ4abz