Welcome to Gable! We are looking forward to having a great 2007-2008 school year! We have an outstanding school with the best students, the best teachers, and the best parents anywhere! I am looking forward to a great year at Gable as we ALL show our Gable PRIDE!

The 2006-2007 school year proved to be another exciting year for Gable Middle School. We celebrated many accomplishments and participated in several service projects. We had an outstanding school year where we all showed our Gable PRIDE.

GMS celebrated many accomplishments during the 2006-2007 school year. Thirty-three eighth grade students were selected as SC Junior Scholars for excellent performance on the PSAT. The GMS chapter of National Junior Beta Club had over 300 members participating in Beta Club activities and service projects. GMS competed in the Continental Math League for the ninth year in a row. The GMS seventh grade orchestra and the GMS eighth grade orchestra both received superior ratings at the South Carolina Orchestra Concert Festival. GMS chorus students also received a superior rating at their State Choral Festival with the one of the highest sight reading scores in the state.

The faculty, staff, administration, and students also participated in several community service projects. GMS student council sponsored a canned food drive in the fall where students and teachers contributed 6,415 cans and $200 in donations to Total Ministries of Spartanburg. Beta Club members participated in the St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital Math-A-Thon. They raised $2,300 for the children of St. Jude. Students and teachers raised $600 for the “Give a Little Love” project to support the Ronald McDonald House. Seventh grade Beta Club students collected 400 pairs of socks for the Spartanburg Children’s Shelter, and 120 Beta Club members volunteered at the Special Olympics held at South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind. In addition, the Gable Middle School family also raised $3, 211 for Relay for Life.

During the 2006-2007 school year, the faculty and administration of L.E. Gable Middle School continued to implement five literacy goals for students. The five literacy goals included reading twenty-five books, writing a research paper, learning reading and writing strategies, participating in enriched language arts classes, and writing frequently in all classes. As a part of the promotion of literacy, each academic and exploratory teacher was responsible for teaching reading through the use of five strategies. These strategies provided our students with skills in the areas of comprehension, listening, summarization, organization, and note-taking. Students continued to use “Thinking Maps” to organize their thoughts and focus their writing.

Teachers and administrators at GMS also continued to focus on data analysis to improve instruction. Through the use of Test View, teachers and administrators were able to analyze MAP scores and PACT data. This data analysis allowed teachers and administrators to make data driven decisions concerning curriculum and instruction. Gable Middle School continued to implement its Compass Odyssey computer lab. The Compass Odyssey Program is an enrichment program that correlates with the South Carolina Curriculum Standards. L.E. Gable Middle School also continued a school-wide sustained reading program in which students read each day for fifteen minutes in a specified class. In addition, GMS continued to implement its character education program. Gable P.R.I.D.E. encourages teachers and students to display their Productivity, Respect, Initiative, Determination, and Excellence.
We are going to have another great year at Gable…..where we ALL show our Gable PRIDE!!!

Sincerely,

Karen N. Bush

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