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2018-2019 School Year: Volume 3: Week 3 September 16, 2019
Be the Best YOU at Grandview!!!
Welcome Back!
It's been a hot, humid, Indian Summer here this past week combined with some crazy rain storms! Thank you for your patience as you waited for your child in the rain or stayed in la longer line than normal as you pick up your child.
We are getting in a nice routine and back into the swing of school! Teachers are working hard to assess all students and plan top notch instruction to move our students forward. Your students will take the Fall NWEA over the next few weeks, as well as, being DIBLED and DRA-ed. Phew......We will be using all of this data to help support the students for intervention and help the teachers to guide their instruction and their workshop model to meet your child wherever they are at with their learning. During testing days, it is important that students are getting great sleep and come to school prepared and ready to learn.
Also this week is Curriculum night on Thursday! It is from 6-7:00. We will have people watching the kids at the playground so that the parents can focus on instruction and curriculum in the classrooms. There will be two sessions to help parents that have more than one child at Grandview or are running late or need to leave early. There is lots of important information that will be shared, so do not miss this opportunity!!!
We have the most dedicated, caring staff, working hard for our students every day. We thank you, families, for helping get your children into a routine to help with this smooth beginning to the year.
We are off to an amazing start!
Your Proud Principal,
Mrs. Melissa Carruth, Ed.S
Great Week of Learning
2nd Grade Writers
3rd Grade STEM
1st Grade Recess
3rd Grade Effort Meter
1st Grade Sensory Break
2nd Grade Readers
On-line Registration for ALL Grandview Students
On-line enrollment closes THIS FRIDAY, September 20th!!!! We need 100% completion by all Grandview families. We have Chromebooks in the office and will have Chromebooks at curriculum night to help support anyone who has not completed.
Remember our enrollment and re-enrollment process is now 100% on-line. To process the paperwork, you need to log into your child's parent portal site. The parent portal site can be accessed from the main page of the Clarenceville website by clicking on the blue on-line registration button or you can click the following link https://mistar.oakland.k12.mi.us/clarenceville/parentportal/. You will need your PIN number and password. If you do not know it, please contact the Grandview main office at 248-919-0404. For this process, you will be asked and prompted to go through the annual registration forms and approve the forms for this year, as prompted.
If you are new to Grandview, you need to click on the pre-enrollment button (has a pencil) located on the Clarenceville home page.
If you want to enroll on a phone or tablet.....
We now have a mobile version of Mistar that can be used on phones/tablets. It must be downloaded from the Google Play Store or Itunes. I have attached instructions if you would like to share with your parents. With the app a parent can now complete their re-enrollment forms.
Students can also download their Student Connection through Google Play Store or Itunes.
Parents can now can report absences through the app. To report an absence or complete the re-enrollment packet there is a drop down icon that they need to click, I highlighted it in red and attached a screenshot of what it looks like from their perspective.
Once they click they can choose from the options.
The instructions for the app are included below......
Constitution Day
Tuesday is Constitution Day! In honor of this day, we ask for all Grandview students to wear Red, White and Blue on Tuesday. Why do we celebrate Constitution Day?? See below for more information......
Curriculum Night
Watch D.O.G.S Pizza Party
FOG Elections
FOG Fall Elections is under way. Ballots are in the office and people can vote during the school day. Below are the candidates that are running for each position. Last day for voting is Friday, September, 27th!
1) F.O.G. Board President
**Gina Londo
**Melissa Wells
2) F.O.G. Board Co-Vice President
**Beth Hall
3) F.O.G. Board Secretary
**Amanda Dixon
**Audra Roberts
FOG Update
If you wish to provide FOG with suggestions, please be sure to add it to the Suggestions document hanging from the FOG bulletin board to be sure that all voices from the community are heard.
Minutes from the last FOG meeting are now posted on the FOG website on the Grandview site.
Finally, be sure to follow Friends of Grandview on Facebook as Joy Mitchell, FOG Public Relations chair is doing a great job keeping that site updated.
Grandview Apparel
https://stores.alleycatdesigns.com/grandviewmustangs/shop/home
Order are due by 9-22, this Sunday to get here in time for Homecoming.
Please remember that you can continue to order after the 22nd! Grandview Apparel make great Christmas gifts too!!! A portion of your order comes back to FOG!!
Grandview Dinner Night
Transportation Changes
Cub Scouts Pack 279
Sept 16 1st Den meeting
Sept 23 is our Pack meeting.
Every Monday, starting Sept 30 at 6:30 are the weekly scouts meeting.
POMS
Mary Ann Gould-Brent @ mbrent0909@hotmail.com or by calling 724-744-5587.
FUN (or FUND) Run
The Fall FUN Run is 11 days away!!!
We are doing the event a little different as we barely had 25% participation last year. So we are hoping for $20 per student, but will take whatever they can support.
Here is how it works....
- The flyer was sent home on Monday, but if iit has been misplaced, it is attached below
- Each box asks for $1 donation from neighbors, parents, siblings, relatives, and family friends.
- Once they have a donation, they fill in the box. When their page is full, send in the form with their money.
- If you raise more, AMAZING!! We will take it.
- If you raise less, still AMAZING!!! Every cent counts
- Cash or Check is accepted. If you write a check, make it out to Clarenceville School District
- Selling starts Monday and ends on race day, Friday, September 27th
- The purpose of the race is to provide support to our educators while also promoting a healthy lifestyle to our students and the community.
Please help us reach our fundraising goal by supporting our Fun Run.
If you have any questions please contact our Fun Run Chair: Donna Pelon at grandviewfunrun@gmail.com or call the school office and leave a message for her to call you back. Grandview: 248-919-0404
School Hours
8:30-3:40. 1/2-day ends at 11:30.
School Doors open at 8:20 and the students will report to their grade level location. At 8:25, the first bell rings and the 2nd bell rings at 8:30, when learning begins.
At dismissal, parent walk-up and pick-up will begin to be dismissed at 8:35. The final bell is at 3:40 when all students will dismiss from their afternoon dismissal location.
Your child is marked tardy starting at 8:40. Attendance and tardy was a problem at Grandview. Please do not get into the same routine this year. We need your children in school each and every day!!
Clarenceville Homecoming Parade
Fun Family Event within our Community
Free Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Late Drop off and Early Pick Up
Tardy is marked starting at 8:40.
Children will not be allowed an early dismissal from the office after 3:15 pm so we can ensure a calm and safe end to the day for all students. Please plan accordingly. If you need your child picked up between 3:15-3:40, please contact the office or classroom teacher in the morning so that we are ready for this early release.
Emergency Cards and Transportation Forms
Tuesday Night Night
Grandview Sports
We need more students to play Football!! Be sure to sign up and participate!!
Kroger and Grandview
Kroger and Grandview
We get money from Kroger if you add Grandview to your profile. Thank you to all of you who have already added Grandview to your account. Though know that it is never too late to sign-up and join!!! So shop away, Grandview is benefitting from your grocery shopping!
Simply encourage your participants to visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into their Kroger account they can search for Friends of Grandview either by name or TH003 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.
*Customers must have a registered Kroger rewards card account to link to your organization.
*If a member does not yet have a Kroger rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger
REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register their rewards card.
Participants must swipe their registered Kroger rewards card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count.
Volunteering at School
iChats are also needed to be filled out if you wish to be a WatchDOG dad or chaperone a field trip.
Job Opportunity
Important Dates and Upcoming Dates
16: First Cub Scout Den Meeting
17: Constitution Day - Wear red, white and blue
18: Fire Drill @ 10:30 am
19: Curriculum Night (K-5) @ 6 pm -- 2 sessions
22: Spirit Wear Deadline
23: First Cub Scout Pack Meeting
24: Community Church Readers start (every Tuesday)
25: MOD Dinner Night
26: Board of Education Meeting @ 6:30 pm
27: Fun Run
30: Mustang Mindset Monday’s Begin
October
1: Watch D.O.G. Pizza Night 6-7:00
2: Count Day
4: Homecoming Parade