Mustang Messenger
Vol.1: April 13, 2018
S'more Thinking = S'more Learning...at Grandview!
Mission Statement: Honor the Past, Nurture the Present, Prepare for the Future!
Dear Families,
We hope everyone had a restful Spring Break! It's hard to believe we are closing in on the last few months of the year!
The MStep testing window for Grades 3-5 has opened. Please see the section below if you have a child in Grades 3-5 for testing dates at Grandview.
This week we had the honor of hosting the Board of Education meeting at Grandview. FOG was gracious enough to provide the Board of Education, the Central Office staff, and the administration with dinner. We also honored 3 people at the meeting: Cindi Gibson for Teacher of the Year, Donna Pelon for her volunteer efforts, and Lee Taylor for his volunteer efforts. We were grateful for Mrs. Piontek and the students that came and presented on Technology, as well as we thank Leann Buckley and the scouts. It was a great evening!
Thank you for sending your greatest gift to us - your children. GO MUSTANGS!
In Partnership,
Michelle Barsh and staff
UPCOMING EVENTS
APRIL
Wednesday, April 18 - 6-8PM Reading Cafe
Tuesday, April 24 - 6:30PM Coffee with the Superintendent, Board Office
Monday, April 30 - 8:10AM Principal's Breakfast
MAY
Wednesday May 2-Friday May 4 - 5th Grade Camp
Tuesday, May 8 - 6PM FOG Meeting
Thursday, May 10 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Board Office
Friday, May 11 - 1:00-2:00PM Grade 5 students to visit CMS
Monday, May 14 - 6:30PM-7:30PM 6th Grade Orientation at CMS
Wednesday, May 16 - 7PM Grandview Choir Concert
Friday, May 18 - 6-8PM 5th/6th Grade Activity Night CMS
Thursday, May 24 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Board Office
Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday, May 29 - 8:10AM Principal's Breakfast
JUNE
Friday, June 1 - Field Day
Monday, June 4 - Field Day Raindate
Thursday, June 7 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Board Office
Tuesday, June 12 - 6PM FOG Meeting
Tuesday, June 19 - Last Day of School - Half Day for students
Calendar subject to change as we add awesome events to Grandview!
MSTEP: Grades 3-5 State Testing
Students in Grades 3 and 4 are tested in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Students in Grade 5 are tested in English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. The M-STEP is based on Michigan’s academic standards and measures what students know and are able to do according to these standards.
Grandview Grades 3-5 students test on the following days...
GRADE 5 Testing:
April 18
April 19
April 24
April 25
GRADE 4 Testing:
May 2
May 3
GRADE 3 Testing:
May 8
May 9
HOW CAN YOU HELP AT HOME?
-Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and is rested for school!
-Make sure your child eats breakfast at home or school.
-Be on time and in school! We must have all students tested!
Summer Reading/Math GRASP due April 23
Spring Break Reading!
Parents of 5th Graders!!
INCOMING 6TH GRADE ORIENTATION
6th Grade Orientation will take place on Monday, May 14 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM. Please meet in the CMS cafeteria at 6:30 for a short parent presentation by Principal Lown. Students will participate in a connector in the gymnasium during the presentation. Students and parents will then have the opportunity to tour the school and to have questions answered by NJHS students, staff, and administration.
5TH/6TH GRADE ACTIVITY NIGHT
Our annual 5th/6th Grade Activity Night is Friday, May 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Admission is $4 with a student ID and $5 without a student ID. This is a great opportunity for our incoming 6th graders to become acquainted with our 6th grade staff, and to have some fun with their new 6th grade classmates from both elementary schools. We hope your child will be able to attend. Parents are welcome to stay, but it is not necessary. Students MUST be picked up promptly at 8:00.
FOG NEWS!
Mark your calendars…
Friday April 20th from 3pm - 9pm, Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser. More details to come.
Friday - Sunday May 4th, 5th & 6th - Five Below Fundraiser. More details to come.
Tuesday May 8th @ 6pm - FOG Meeting.
Tuesday May 15th from 5pm - 9pm, Basement Burger Bar BUNraiser.
Join the FOG Executive Board
There’s still time to nominate yourself or someone else to one of the open FOG Exceutive Board positions! Nominations will close on Friday April 20th @ 3pm. Please submit your nominations to any current Executive Board member, or Mrs. Barsh. Our current nominations are:
President: Heather Hackenberg
Vice President: Jaime Liss
Treasurer: Kaela Boyd, Aya Lumley
Public Relations Liaison: Marc Luce
Sports Director: Stacey Wittscheck, Ernie Munker, Tom Kruger
Spring Clean-Up
Spring is FINALLY starting to show itself! Birds are starting to sing & flowers are starting to poke through the ground. Along with the lovely and welcome flowers, the unwelcome and dreaded weeds are poking through as well. Please get your gardening tools and green thumbs ready for our Spring Clean-Up! We will chose and announce a date when we are more confident in the weather.
Shoparoo
Way to go Grandview! We’ve surpassed 77,000 Roo Points! Our next major milestone goal is 100,000 Roo Points ($200)! Keep shopping & scanning, we’ll hit 100,000 in no time!
You don’t have Shoparoo? It’s easy, just grab your phone, download the FREE app, scan your receipts & watch the Roo Points add up! Remember, every receipt counts towards Roo Points or contest entries. Don’t forget to ask family & friends to Shoparoo too! You do not need a child at Grandview to participate. Grama, Grandpa, Aunts & Uncles can Shoparoo to benefit Grandview! If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Wittscheck, (586) 222-3641.
Popcorn Friday’s
Popcorn Friday’s are back! Today the school had that delicios scent of popcorn in the air! If you missed today’s popcirn, don’t worry! Our popcorn poppers will be fired up again in two weeks! Our next few Popcorn Friday’s are...
April 27th
May 11th
Remember, popcorn is only $0.50/bag!
Spirit Wear
If you would like to order Spirit wear, please let ANY FOG member know, or watch for an order form to be sent home. Order forms will only be sent home if/when we have a large enough order & we’re confident that our supplier can fill the order in a timely manner.
*** If you ordered spirit wear, but have not yet received your items, please contact Kim Beevers by email at Kimmypri6313@gmail.com or phone (734) 778-4124. ***
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GRANDVIEW HIGHLIGHTS!
Each month, we meet as a school community and learn a new character trait.
April focus = Integrity
Ask you child!
Mustang of the Week/Mustang of the Month
Teachers are choosing a student each week to honor!! Students are chosen based on teacher recommendation: student progress, effort, improvement, character, grit, citizenship, and more.
Principal's Breakfast
Mustangs of the Week are invited to the Mustang of the Month Principal's Breakfast!
We have honored 230 plus students this year!
Horseshoe Heroes
Students are working on living the character trait of the month. When students live their trait, teachers are catching them being a 'Horseshoe Hero' and are rewarding with a sticker on their individual horseshoe. When the students fill their horseshoe with the lucky number of 13 stickers, they are honored as a 'Horseshoe Hero' at the next Mustang Assembly.
Wanted: Box Tops!
PLEASE CONNECT
HELP TELL OUR GV STORY!
Twitter: @Grandview_Elem
Hashtag: #GVStories
Email: michelle.barsh@clarencevilleschools.org
Website: http://www.clarenceville.k12.mi.us/grandview/
Location: 19814 Louise Street, Livonia, MI, United States
Phone: 248-919-0400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandviewmustangs/
Twitter: @Grandview_Elem