Take advantage of the different ways to stay connected with all things happening at Great Bridge Middle School.

• GBMS Twitter: @GreatBridgeMid
• CPS Twitter: @cpschoolsva
• GBMS Remind: Text @97378d to 81010
• GBMS Athletics Remind: Text @gbmsa to 81010
• GBMS Website: https://cpschools.com/gbm/
• Click here for GBMS Peachjar eFlyers

GBMS is working with Moe’s to help the Hurricane Relief Fund for Pamlico Middle School.  Please mark your calendars for these events and ways to help!

“Moe’s Night” will be on Thursday, November 15, from 5-7 pm. at Moe’s on South Battlefield Blvd.  Students should pick up a flyer in their homeroom or in the school office to show Moe’s you are participating in the fundraiser.  Ten percent of the bill will be donated to the Hurricane Relief Fund for Pamlico Relief Fund.

GBMS is also selling helping hands coloring pages for a $1 donation in the cafeteria during lunches from Nov. 5-23.   We are also accepting any monetary donations in the cafeteria during lunches.

A little thank you note goes a long way. During the month of November, click here to fill out a form to let a teacher or faculty member at GBMS know that you are thankful for them.

Mrs. Shereena Drakeford is Great Bridge Middle School’s 2018 – 2019 Teacher of the Year!  Mrs. Drakeford is an amazing teacher and we are extremely proud of you.

Congratulations Mrs. Drakeford!

Congratulations to Mrs. Kim Whitfield, GBMS’s Reading Teacher of the Year! Kim is a dedicated 7th grade English teacher. We are so proud of her!

The SCA Canned Food Drive is from Oct. 29 – Nov. 16.  All canned goods will go to the Union Mission.  The Homeroom at each grade level that turns in the most canned goods will earn a pizza party.

Come to our Scholastic Book Fair and shop with your family on Nov. 13, 2018 from 4:30-6:30 pm.  English classes will be visiting from Nov. 9-20.  The online book fair link will be available from Nov. 5-25.  Thanks for supporting our school library.

Click here to access the online book fair.

Date: December 7, 2018

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Tickets: $5.00  (Will be on sale starting November 15th. )

Dress: Sparkling glam or your funniest or silliest holiday sweater.

Other Details:

• There will be lots of places for students to take “S’Elf’ies,” so we encourage them to bring their phones and dress how they would like to “Walk in the Winter Wonderland.”
• Dancing fun
• Food: pizza, popcorn, chips, water, candy bags, s’mores station  (All concessions are $1.00.)
• Raffle:
  • plenty of prizes for the raffle!
  • Raffle tickets: Each person at the dance receives one ticket upon entry. Each child that brings canned goods for the S.E. Virginia Food Bank is given another raffle ticket. If they would like to purchase extra tickets, they are 2 for $1.00.

Chesapeake Public Schools Academy Night for all three programs will be held at Deep Creek High School on Thursday, November 29th at 7:00 p.m.  Academy coordinators will present information on their respective programs individually so that interested parents and students can learn about all three programs in one evening.  8th grade parents and students are encouraged to attend this event and learn about the many opportunities that Chesapeake Public Schools has to offer.

Click here to visit Josten’s Yearbooks for more information or click here to access Great Bridge Middle School’s online yearbook sale.  Feel free to call 1-877-767-5217 for any questions.

Clubs are a great way for students to get involved with their school and community.

Click here to see the different club offerings at GBMS! 

Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) has been humbled by the outpouring of support received since the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. Many parents and community members have contacted us to ask how they can help support our safety and security measures through monetary donations. In response, CPS has developed two ways you can help.

Please click the links below for more information:

• Ways Make to Contribute to School Safety
• School Safety Letter
• Keeping our Buildings Safe Throughout the Day Letter

Would you like to support Great Bridge Middle School’s students and teachers?

Click the link to visit the GBMS PTA page for all of the most current information and updates.

Chesapeake Public Schools provides a service for parents that enhances communication by delivering important information, such as delayed school openings or emergency closings due to weather, via SMS text messaging. This service is intended to enhance our existing means of communication and will not replace any existing form of communication.

To participate in the service you must register your mobile phone number. Registration is simple and only takes a few seconds to complete.

• To Register: Text the word subscribe, optin, or yes to 67587
• To Unregister: Text STOP to 67587
• For Help: Text HELP to 67587

Chesapeake Public Schools is currently seeking dependable, conscientious individuals to serve as bus drivers and bus assistants for our school division. We provide all training necessary to acquire a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and skills necessary for operating a school bus. Call 757-547-0001.