Gifford Middle School

📣 Great news! Our very own Amy Shuman has been nominated for Teacher of the Week by TCPalm! 🎉

Voting is now open and will run through Friday, June 5 at noon. The winner will be announced Friday afternoon, so every vote counts!

🗳️ Anyone can vote and the poll is free to access and does not require a subscription.

Let’s show our support and celebrate one of our amazing teachers!

Here is the link to the article with the poll:

Vote in the TCPalm Teacher of the Week poll (May 31-June 5) TCPalm invites you to support your favorite teacher by voting in this poll.

A special thank you to the Vero Beach Rotary Club for their continued support of Gifford Middle School! 💻🐯 Through their generosity, our students were rewarded with 4 HP laptops and 14 tablets to help encourage and inspire student success. We truly appreciate our amazing community partners! ✨

🧮🐯 Our GMS Mathlete Team competed today at Dr. Moore’s Magnificent Mathlete Competition!

We are so proud of our students for representing Gifford Middle School with teamwork, determination, and strong problem-solving skills. Great job, Tigers! ✨👏

Students will keep their Chromebooks and chargers over the summer and are encouraged to use them for reading and completing iReady lessons during the summer months.

Please remember that these devices are intended for educational purposes only and should not be used for gaming or other non-school-related activities. Any personal use should take place on a separate personal device.

Families are asked to review the attached documents regarding Chromebook expectations and free Wi-Fi locations available throughout the county.

Thank you for your continued support in helping students properly care for their devices and ensuring they are returned at the start of next school year.

Please note: Current 8th grade students will also keep their Chromebooks over the summer. However, if your child will not be attending an SDIRC high school, the Chromebook and charger must be returned to the school ASAP

Today, we celebrated the groundbreaking of our future outdoor classroom " Wise Open Spaces" created to promote hands-on learning, creativity, collaboration, and meaningful connections beyond the traditional classroom setting.

This exciting new space will give students innovative opportunities to explore, discover, and grow in an engaging outdoor environment designed to spark curiosity and inspire learning.

Thank you to our community partners and supporters who are helping make this vision a reality for our students! 🐯

🏆🐯 Last night we celebrated an incredible year of athletics at our End-of-Year Sports Banquet!

It was a wonderful evening recognizing the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of all of our student-athletes. 💪✨

A huge thank you to our amazing GPAC for making the evening so beautiful and special for our athletes and families. Your support is truly appreciated! 💛👏

Mrs. Hyde’s students brought engineering, coding, and creativity to life this week with an epic LEGO Spike Prime Battle Bot Challenge! Students worked collaboratively to design, build, code, test, and improve their own battle robots before facing off in the arena. From strategic builds to quick problem-solving under pressure, they showed incredible perseverance, innovation, and teamwork every step of the way.

💻🐯 Laptop & Charger Check May 21, 2026 🐯💻
Students will be keeping their laptops over the summer, but all devices and chargers must be brought to school on 5/21/26 for a required check to ensure they are in working order.
Please make sure students bring:
✔️ Laptop
✔️ Charger
Thank you for helping us make sure all devices are ready for summer learning! ✨

Mr. Thimmer's Weekly update: Week of 5/18/26