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The Thunderbird Report
Gi lcrease Midd le School 5550 North Cincinna t i Ave .
Tulsa , Oklahoma 74126
Phone: 918-746-9600
E-mai l : http : / /www.tu l saschool s .org /school s/g i l crease
EDITOR PAMELA NOBLE,MBA [email protected]
ISSUE 1 VOLUME 1
DECEMBER NOVEMBER
Dr. Meadows, Principal Dr. Meadows, Principal Dr. Meadows, Principal Dr. Meadows, Principal
Mr. Wilson, Assistant Principal Mr. Wilson, Assistant Principal Mr. Wilson, Assistant Principal Mr. Wilson, Assistant Principal
Mr. Baker, Dean Mr. Baker, Dean Mr. Baker, Dean Mr. Baker, Dean
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HELLO GILCREASE!
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Gi lcrease Midd le School 5550 North Cincinna t i Ave .
Tulsa , Oklahoma 74126
Phone: 918-746-9600
E-mai l : http : / /www.tu l saschool s .org /school s/g i l crease
EDITOR PAMELA NOBLE,MBA [email protected]
Applications are accepted
ALL year for free/reduced
breakfast& lunches if
there has been a REDUC-
TION in your income,
please contact Mrs. Boone
in the cafeteria at 746-
9600 ext. 69609 to fill out
an application ASAP!
Progress reports will be sent home with students on the following dates.
September 19th November 20th
February 6th
April 24th
Jefferson Learning in coordi-
nation with Gilcrease Mid-
dle School will be offering
FREE TUTORING for all
students beginning Novem-
ber 18th. The tutoring will
be every Tuesday, Wednes-
day, and Thursday from
3:15-5:15. If you have any
questions, please call Ms.
Love at 746-9600 ext.
69617
November 30th at 9:00am.
Student’s must Return
their original Picture
Packet or be a new stu-
dent to have re-takes. If a
student needs a form, see
Mrs. Macon in RM.36.
If we have a delay or school
cancellation, LOCAL
TELEVISION/or Radio Stations will
report Tulsa Public Schools this
includes GMS. Please listen
to these reports carefully!
T-Bird Yearbooks can be purchased for $15.00. Deadline for orders will be announced in the January issue of the T-Bird Report. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Macon in Room 36 or call her @ 918-746-9600 ext: 21936
FREE & REDUCED
7 TH GRADE NEWS fulfill a will not only requirement in class and increase Accelerated Reader , but also raise reading scores! If you have a 6th, 7th or 8th grade artist, writer or photographer in the home that is interested in sharing his/her skills, please encourage participation in the Journalism Club. The Gilcrease Middle School T-BIRD REPORT meetings are held after school in room 35C every Thursday until 4:00 p.m.
was a great success! It was
held on October 16th-19th
in the library.
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6th Grade News
All students who ride the bus must have a transpor-tation form completed and turned in to the office. You may only ride your assigned bus.. You will be picked up and dropped off at your assigned bus stop only. For special exceptions, a parent or guardian must con-tact the Transportation Coor-
dinator at the Admin. Office.
918-833-8100
Parents can request a free Vision Screening for their child at any-time during the 2008-2009 school year. Please call Mrs. Pruitt 746-9600 ext. 69610.
UPCOMING TESTS FOR GILCREASE STUDENTS UPCOMING TESTS FOR GILCREASE STUDENTS UPCOMING TESTS FOR GILCREASE STUDENTS UPCOMING TESTS FOR GILCREASE STUDENTS
Benchmark Unit 4 Reading Test
• Monday, December 8th & Tuesday, December 9th
Benchmark Unit 2 Math Test
• Monday, December 15th & Tuesday, December
16th
GILCREASE
GILCREASE
GILCREASE
GILCREASE
WELCOM
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WELCOM
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WELCOM
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WELCOM
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AS OUR
AS OUR
AS OUR
NEWEST P
ARTNERI IN
NEWEST P
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NEWEST P
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NEWEST P
ARTNERI IN
EDUCATION!
EDUCATION!
EDUCATION!
EDUCATION!
2008-2009
THUNDERBIRD
STUDENT
COUNCIL
MEMBERS
PRESIDENT
Kori Lee
VICE-PRESIDENT
Maisha Prejean
TREASURER
TBA
SECREATARY
TBA
Tiger Woods (6th grade only)
• Tuesday, December 9th
(home base)
• Thursday, December 11th
(home base)
Operation Aware (6th grade
Student’s and Parent’s if you are need
of any counseling services or social
services please feel free to contact
7th Grade Dr. McClendon 746-9600 ext. (69613)
6th Grade Mrs. .Gray 746-9600 ext. (61904)
8th Grade Mr. Petit 746-9600 ext. (69631)
Mrs. Mayer, MSW 746-9600 ext. (21905)
Mrs. Kraus will be
showing pieces of
her art work in the
library. Please visit
before it is over!!
DR MEADOWSDR MEADOWSDR MEADOWSDR MEADOWS
MR. WILSON MR. B@KER
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All students who participate in interscholastic
activities must adhere to the attendance rules
established by the Oklahoma Secondary
School Activities Association as well as all
rules and regulations of the District related to
participation in such activities. See current
Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Asso-
ciation (O.S.S.A.A.) Administrators Handbook
for details. The handbook is
available at all middle schools
and high schools.
MS. PAMELA NOBLE, MBA EDITOR
WAY TO GO
WAY TO GO
WAY TO GO
THUNDERBIRDS!!
THUNDERBIRDS!!
THUNDERBIRDS!!
G i l c r e a s e M i d d l e S c h o o l
5 5 5 0 N o r t h C i n c i n n a t i A v e .
T u l s a , O k l a h o m a
7 4 1 2 6
P h o n e : 9 1 8 - 7 4 6 - 9 6 0 0
E - m a i l : h t t p : / / w w w . t u l s a s c h o o l s . o r g /
s c h o o l s / g i l c r e a s e
Spelling Bee Winners
♦ 6-1 Loretta Tyson, 6-2 Jaleel Friday, 6-3 Anika Crawford, 6-4 Melvin Samuel,
♦ 6-5 Janelle Morgan, 6-6 Devin Duckett
♦ 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 (no participants), 7-4 Robert Moya, 7-5 LaKendra Jones, 7-6 Smith-Relf, Berry
♦ 8-1 Taniesha Gunter, 8-2 Robert Eastland, 8-3 Destiny Murray (Dickenson), 8-4 Jermaine Parks, 8-5 Montrainique Anderson, 8-6 Tiron Pete
♦ Gilcrease Spelling Bee Competition TBA
♦ District Spelling Bee – Tuesday, February 10,
2009 GERMAN CHOCOLATE
DECEMBER
The December Group will be
having their luncheon on Friday,
December 19, 2008 beginning @
11:00am. Please come and join
us in this festive feast before our
Christmas Vacation!
TTTT----BIRDSBIRDSBIRDSBIRDS
NIMITZ
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“Ain’t no stop-
ping us now,
were on the
move!!”