The voting is officially open! Congrats to Faridah Ismalia and her Doodle 4 Google that was selected to represent our entire state. Faridah needs our assistance to move on to the next level of this prestigious competition. Please visit and vote doodles.google.com/d4g/

Congratulations to GVMS student Faridah Ismaila who was named a 2022 Doodle for Google National Finalist and winner in the 6-7 grade group! She is one of five student winners to be named a national finalist. Learn more about her doodle at doodles.google.com/d4g/

First Day of Year 3 ☑️ I like showing my students a picture of myself in 6th grade to remind them that I’ve walked in their shoes before, and remember how stressful, yet exciting the start of middle school is. We’re ready for a great year!

Super excited about the notebook cover stickers I made for my students this week. I personalized a design on Canva, then printed it out on blank shipping labels. It was so easy, and I love the way they turned out. Students had fun decorating them yesterday during class!

One of my favorite classroom traditions—guess how many candy corn are in the jar! Students practice their measurement and CER skills to make a claim supported by quantitative evidence. I’m always impressed by the creative calculations students attempt.

My students created “case files” to display their research on a phenomenon related to sound and light waves. Many students chose to demonstrate their phenomenon live for the class. As always, I was so impressed by their creativity and application of our content!

On December 7 members from Vanguard will be at GVMS hosting a Minecraft Hour of Code during 8th period. Students interested will need to sign up via the QR codes posted on the flyers throughout our school. Seating is limited to 50 students.

Thank you to our volunteers from Vanguard who came to lead an Hour of Code session with students at GVMS. They had so much fun! Hour of Code Code.org Minecraft Great Valley Middle School

6th grade had an incredible time bringing content from our Physics unit to life at iflyus this week. Students explored how different objects behave in the wind tunnel, and even got to fly themselves! Such a cool field trip. Great Valley Middle School

I found the perfect density teaching tool this summer at the Mount Washington gift stop! Today, we explored the souvenir and made a model to facilitate conversations about density.

My favorite way to review vocabulary…Students sorted cards with pictures, diagrams, examples, and definitions of each vocabulary term. Then, we played my favorite card game: spoons! They had to collect all 4 cards describing a vocab word. So fun!

One of my favorite lessons of the year—dry ice day! This is one that former students reminisce about when they come to visit. This year, we also froze flowers and gummies using isopropyl alcohol. A great way to experience states of matter, and other phys properties and changes.🧊

6th grade students made over 300 dog toys this year. On Friday, we were able to donate a large box to the puppies visiting from To Love a Canine Rescue. They loved them! The remaining toys will go to Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester.

Chalk markers make everything more fun!

Wishing our athletes the best at this year's Special Olympics. We are GV Proud!

Finally had the chance to experience Henlopen—a long-standing GVMS tradition. 2.5 days of fun, learning, and community-building in a beautiful location ☀️ @MissGillard1 Lauren Marabella

Feeling so proud of the cast of GVMS’s production of the Wizard of Oz. It was an honor to help bring the musical back to our school after 4 years. Already missing this group of talented kids and my lovely colleagues—Director Ms. Bevan and Co-Assistant Director Mr. Salerno 💚

60s 70s 80s spirit day at GVMS! @MissGillard1 Great Valley Middle School

Another successful 6th grade orientation at GVMS! So excited for these students to officially start next week. 💙 Great Valley Middle School