Gifford Middle School

🎉🖤💛 Congratulations to Mrs. Jones-Banks! 💛🖤🎉
She is the winner of our Black History Month Door Decorating Contest! 👏✨
A huge thank you to the Gifford High School Alumni Association for taking the time to come and judge the doors. We also appreciate everyone who participated and put in the creativity and effort to make this celebration so special!

Please make sure to complete your students elective form on Focus. We have extended the elective choice deadline until 3/9/26.

Look at our 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade PBIS Kindness Winners for this week! 👏✨ Thank you for leading with kindness, showing positive character, and making Gifford Middle School a better place every day. We are proud of you

Mr. Thimmer's weekly update 2/22/26

🧬🎢 Our Biology students enjoyed an exciting and educational day at Busch Gardens!

🍽️💛 Thank you, Mr. Cecil and our amazing cafeteria crew, for making Soul Food Day absolutely delicious!
We appreciate all the hard work you put in to make this special day so flavorful and memorable for our students and staff. 🐯✨

💙📊 A huge thank you to iThink Financial!
Ms. Maxine Weber visited our afterschool program to share real-life math connections with our students. We appreciate you helping make learning meaningful and relevant beyond the classroom! 🐯✨

📣 Attention Future Tiger Cheerleaders! 💛🐯
On March 24th, 2026 at 4:30pm there will be a Cheer Parent Meeting in the GMS media center for students who are new to cheer and interested in trying out! During this meeting, we’ll review important information about the tryout process, expectations, requirements, and our team culture. 🎀✨

A huge thank you to Mr. Marshall Adams from the A.E. Backus Museum in Ft. Pierce for visiting Mr. Brecher’s art classes! Students enjoyed learning about the legendary Florida Highwaymen as we prepare for our upcoming Night of the Arts event.

They were especially excited to discover that Willie Reagan, one of the original Highwaymen, served as the art teacher at Gifford for 30 years! What an incredible piece of GMS history and legacy. 🖌️🖼️🎨🐯

Black History Month Celebration Week 2026 at Gifford Middle School!

🐯🥍 Meet the 2026 Gifford Middle School Boys Lacrosse Team!

Club Updates for the week of 2/8/26

Mr. Thimmer's weekly update: 2/8/26

It was so much fun watching our Sphero Club in action at the Family Fun Fest today! 🤖✨

📚 Gifford Middle School Scholastic Book Fair is coming! 📚
Join us in the Media Center from February 9–12, 2026 for a week full of great books and reading fun. Families are invited to attend our Book Fair Family Event during Conference Night on February 12 from 3:00–7:00 PM.

For full details and to create an eWallet for your student, visit our Book Fair homepage:
🔗 https://www.scholastic.com/bf/giffordmiddleschool

💌 Sweeten someone’s day with a GMS Candy Gram! 🍬💕
Candy Grams are on sale Feb. 4–11 in the cafeteria during breakfast and lunch.
💲 $2 each or 3 for $5 — limited quantities available!
All proceeds support GMS PBIS 💛

We are proud of our Jazz Band and Chorus for performing at the Gifford Community Center for Arts in the Park, showcasing the incredible talent of the young men and women to the Gifford community. 🎶✨

❄️🎉 GMS 5 Holidays of PBIS FUN! 🐯💛
Get ready for a festive Spirit Week from December 15–19! Each day has a fun dress-up theme and special incentives to celebrate positive behavior and Tiger pride:

✨ Monday 12/15 – Channel Your Flannel
Wear your favorite winter flannel (no PJs!).

🍬 Tuesday 12/16 – Candy Cane Day
Wear red and white! Incentive: Candy canes.

🧥 Wednesday 12/17 – Holiday Sweater Day
Wear a holiday sweater or your best tacky holiday shirt.

🧦 Thursday 12/18 – Holiday Sock Day
Show off your festive holiday socks!

🎄 Friday 12/19 – Holiday Celebration
Wear pajamas/sweats/slippers. Incentives: Juice, chips, candy canes
(Students must have no ASPIRE, no OSS, no A2OSS to participate.)

Let’s end the year with fun, cheer, and Tiger spirit! 🐯✨